Posts by Month: December 2010

Dinosaur Pile Up

Video: Dinosaur Pile Up

For those of you who have heard Dinosaur Pile Up’s first E.P ‘The Most Powerful E.P In The Universe’ you will understand why we were eager to film with them. They blasted our mic with this acoustic song from there debut album ‘Growing Pains’

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Freschard

Video: Freschard

Following on from our last session with Stanley Brinks, we introduce you to Freschard. Filmed in the fabulous library at Didsbury Art Of Tea, Freschard and Stanley Brinks performs ‘You Can’t Fool Around Forever’ from her latest album ‘Click Click’. Try not to smile along!

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Stanley Brinks

Video: Stanley Brinks

For those of you familiar with the incredible French duo Herman Düne, you would have been upset to hear about the departure of André back in 2006. However, we had a tip off from a friend that he was back doing solo material, and he was playing at the Art Of Tea in Didsbury. We headed down to the cafe, and discovered an extraordinary library in the back of the shop, perfect for this intimate session.

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Vincent Nifigance

Video: Vincent Nifigance

We discovered Vincent Nifigance after he sent us a link to his songs. We were impressed by his anti-folk style and abstract lyrics. Seth arranged to meet us one Monday morning at the photography department at MMU along with a clip from a ‘straight to VHS’ movie from the 80′s. The over acted surrealism of the footage complemented Vincent Nifigance whimsical performance, and delivers this solemn ceremony.

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Maps & Atlases

Video: Maps & Atlases

We were extremely excited to film with Chicago’s Maps & Atlases as we had their incredible debut album Perch Patchwork on high rotation in the office. We met with the critically acclaimed math-rockers ahead of their Deaf Institute show, where they performed this stripped back version of ‘Solid Ground’.

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Review: Interview: Matthew Britton, The Pigeon Post

Matthew Britton is the man behind the fantastic blog, The Pigeon Post. As someone who has received a great number of readers over the past year, we thought we should find out a little more about the person behind increasingly influential Blog.

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Onions

Video: Onions

When the magnificent Onions decided on Withington Fruit & Veg as their location of choice we jumped at the chance, and the venue did not disappoint! There were unsavoury characters aplenty as Onions ripped through the ultra catchy ‘An IE Or A Y’. Great session with one of Manchester’s finest bands!

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seattle-skyline

Review: The Other Side of The ‘Scene’

The Northwest American music scene has always meant a lot to us. Like so many people, we grew up listening to everything Subpop Records had to offer. And nothing has changed. Cities like Seattle and Portland are still producing incredible bands at a rate of knots. That’s why when we … Read on

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of Montreal

Video: of Montreal

We couldn’t wait to film this session with the wonderful of Montreal. They were kind enough to meet with us ahead of their Academy show and re-worked this new album track for our acoustic needs. True Gents.

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Silje Nes

Video: Silje Nes

We met with Silje Nes prior to her show with Mice Parade at The Ruby Lounge. We went on a prowl for a location that would suit her delicate sound. We dropped into Cup, but was too public and busy. We then attempted to film on Edge street, but we were rudely interrupted by what seemed to be a ‘practical joke’ number of cars. We finally ended up near the craft centre and a building site. A perfect setting for this beautiful, melodic and intimate performance by Silje Nes.

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