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Phantom Album Review on The Quietus!
Phantom's recently released debut album, Smoke & Mirrors, has been receiving great praise from the music fraternity and this continues with a fantastic review from The Quietus."Measure by measure, drop by drop, Elsie Martin is redefining London Gothic for the second decade of the twenty-first century." - The Quietus
You can read the full review HERE.
The album comprises two parts - part A and part B - with each running over twenty minutes long, comprising four to five tracks at a cost of just £1.79. It's download only but the band have constructed a hypnotic, ambitious album meant to be listened to as a seamless whole.
You can buy the album on iTunes here.
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Ex Libras - ‘Will my face be in the video?’
Ex Libras. When they’re not busy touring, recording albums and EPs (or building the recording studio in their garden themselves) they’re making comedy vignettes behind the scenes of their forthcoming "Teenage Eyes" video. They’re nothing if not prolific.
The video follows hapless drummer Ross as he tries to glean some kind of hint from band-mates, actors and the film crew as to whether he’ll be getting some face time in the finished cut of the "Teenage Eyes" video. Met mostly with confused looks and evasive answers, Ross tries his best (bless him) to reassure himself and/or remind people that he is actually in the band. Will his face be visible? Is he even in shot?!
Watch the video here and help Ross' cause
Ex Libras release Cut(s), their stripped down reworking of key tracks from incredible debut album Suite(s), on the 6th October. The band will also play a string of no doubt “jaw dropping...completely euphoric” (Glasgow Podcart) London live dates soon after.
Check out and download ‘Teenage Eyes’ below, or click here
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The EyeSeeSound Live Sessions: Download Now for just £2.50!
EyeSeeSound, the company behind the innovative five-track DVD EP, are now selling downloadable versions of the DVD EPs via their website.
Now you will be able to experience independent, dynamic bands in all their live glory for just £2.50. With a 50% saving on the cost of the physical release, it could well be the bargain of the summer!
Check out a sample of Ex Libras live session below. If you can not see the video below, click HERE
The Live Session content includes a five track MP3 and live video footage of the band's performance recorded at The Luminaire. Sessions include acts such as the mesmerising Ex Libras, the ethereal Shadow Orchestra, indie-rock stalwarts Spring Offensive and the inimitable The Penny Black Remedy.
Download the live sessions from the DVD EPs HERE.
The aim of the live sessions is to capture the featured bands in their most raw, and honest form - as a live act. Everything on EyeSeeSound is chosen from a passion and belief in great independent music that hasn't received the attention they feel it deserves. Genre isn't important, and the bands featured are eclectic, but what is important is that the bands are passionate about the music they create.
EyeSeeSound are changing the moral landscape of the music industry as we know it. They are not restricted by boundaries. Instead intent on cultivating fresh, high quality music video content, which is cutting edge yet affordable and is now available for music lovers everywhere to download directly into your mobile phone, iPod or laptop.
So, rise up, call out and join EyeSeeSound's new revolution:
The music industry is dead! Long live music!
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ABoF & EyeSeeSound’s “Guilty Pleasures”!
The 405 asked A Badge of Friendship and EyeSeeSound to contribute to their regular Guilty Pleasures feature.
You'll be able to gain a little insight into what the music industry is really listening to on the sly in a darkened room!
Hall and Oates, Will Smith and S Club 7 all get a mention, so you better prepare because it's enough to make your ears bleed...
You can read the full Guilty Pleasures article HERE.
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Video Exclusive: Phantom “Voodoo Romantic”
Phantom recently released their gorgeously dark and simply stunning debut album Smoke & Mirrors.
The first single to be lifted from the album was Voodoo Romantic, which was released as a free download single at the beginning of August. The single, available to download gratis from the band's official website, has received Track of the Day accolades from the likes of Q and Classic Rock.
The video for Voodoo Romantic reflects the mood of the album and is heavily influenced by surrealism, Man Ray and Duchamp. Enough talk! We'll let the video speak for itself.
If you can't view the YouTube video below, you can view it HERE or on Phantom's official website.
Smoke & Mirrors creates a new percussive landscape for Phantom's music. They used recordings of places, objects and sounds found organically around them, both familiar and alien: an antique typewriter thump, the flap of a letter dropping through a letter box, heels clicking on concrete, the Mars Space Rover rumbling across the surface of the red planet. Each sound has been carefully treated and morphed into a rhythm to support compositions.
Phantom's strength is being able to create an atmosphere; therefore it's apt that the album - provided in two 22-minute parts with no track marks - is seamless when played in sequence. The songs build and bleed into one another just as they do during Phantom's captivating live set. A remix of "We Float" by Death In Plains is also featured on the album. Death In Plains is a visual/musical adventure, the brainchild of Enrico Boccioletti, who creates a sound that joins Fuck Buttons to Jesus and Mary Chain via MGMT.
Smoke & Mirrors mysteriously transports you into Phantom's world of alluring, sensual sounds, captivating your imagination and enticing you into their silky neo-noir musical landscapes.
The album is available to buy from the band's official website (89p for side A and 90p for Side B), iTunes(£1.79 for both parts) and 7Digital (£1.58 for both parts).
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