Leaf Newsletter #49
1 October 2001
This newsletter contains details of the following:
1. New release: EARDRUM - Side Effects LP/CD
2. SUSUMU YOKOTA - on your radio - tonight!
3. Leaf party in London this Thursday
4. Other Leaf events
5. Other release news
6. Leaf radio shows go international
7. Charts
New Release:
1. EARDRUM - Side Effects
format: limited edition double LP (BAY 18V) & CD (BAY 18CD)
release date: Monday 1st October 2001
for mail order, real audio samples and further info, go to:
http://posteverything.com/artists/release.php?id=1376
"There's some fierce voodoo going on here..." Wax magazine 2001
Down the steep narrow stairs to Eardrum's studio demi-monde in
Clerkenwell, where you are greeted by the unmistakeable notes of an
old Sun Ra tape and a sense of being deep underground.
Enter a blonde wood-panelled recording space (that late at night
looks, and sometimes feels, like a sauna), piled up to the roof with
kit. In the midst of this cacophony-in-waiting are Lou Ciccotelli and
Richard Olatunde Baker, seasoned musicians with respective histories
in Laika, Spleen, Mass, Kevin Martin's God and Ice projects as well
as Cath Coffey, NT, the poet Akure Wall and various African
percussion groups. Now they begin playing together, back to back,
lost to the shifting patterns of rhythmic percussion. This is the
simple heart of Eardrum's hypnotic groove assault.
Eardrum's second album, Side Effects, is a testament to the methods
of both improvisation - afrobeat, free jazz, musique concrète and
carnival street music - and the insularity of studio manipulation.
Inspiration comes from Miles Davis, Lee Perry, Fela Kuti, the
limitless influence of African music and the aural chaos of London
life.
Side Effects evokes cinematic imagery, sparked from dark urban and
untamed rural counterpoints. Musical textures are in continual flow,
a sense of motor drive and movement creating a sensation akin to road
hypnosis. Harnessing the talents of diverse musicians from distinct
disciplines, Side Effects is the link between the ambient rhythmscape
of Last Light and the dynamic, unpredictable energy of Eardrum's live
performances.
As much a live force these days as a studio-bound entity, Eardrum
performed at last year's Notting Hill Carnival, as well as a stunning
set at Paris' Batofar. Further shows are planned around the release
of Side Effects.
An EP of remixes of tracks from Last Light (featuring reworkings by
Eardrum fans Ashley Beedle, Sofa Surfers, Monolake and Freeform),
added names like Jazzanova, Laurent Garnier, Richard Dorfmeister and
Matthew Herbert to a list of devotees that include Richie Hawtin,
Andrew Weatherall, Frederic Galliano, Jason Swinscoe and Alex Attias.
Eardrum repaid the Sofa Surfers' favour on their remix album
Constructions alongside Mad Professor, Howie B, Ian Simmonds and
others. A remix for the Kalahari Bushmen project on M.E.L.T. 2000
will appear on the second volume of the Sanscape project.
The contributing musicians include Jason Yarde (J Life, Yoruba Jazz
People, Manu Dibango), Folasade Barbarinde (Adzido Pan African Dance
and Drum ensemble), Gary Jeff (Mass, God, Scalpel), Nii Tagoe
(Adzido, Frititi, African Head Charge), Nana Tsiboe (Dade Krama,
Moire Drum Orchestra, Trouble Dat) and Guy Fixsen (Laika).
CD LP
1. A1. Little Bang Theory
2. A2. Red Eye
3. A3. Sleep Test
4. A4. Two Strangers
5. A5. Lightfell
6. B1. Deadbeat
7. B2. Family Mask
8. B3. Sandblasted
9. C1. Trickster Tale
10. C2. Bone Room
11. C3. Escape From Evil
12. D1. Darker Still
13. D2. Deep End
DeadBeat 12"
"sheer heaviness and a swirling undercurrent of hazy psychedelic
malevolence. Redolent of 23 Skidoo's best bits or a more twisted
African Head Charge, this is easily their best yet" 4/5 Muzik
"Eardrum once again turn the principal of rhythm inside out and
upside down in a three track explosion of polyrhythmic chaos" DJ
"Deadly, absolutely deadly" 8/10 Wax
"busted beatbox psychedelia" Mixmag
Last Light Remixes
"stunning percussive talents... majestic" Wax, 9/10
"freeform jazz collides with electro breaks in space as the spirit of
Sun Ra tears through a lysergic wig-out" Muzik
"bloody good" Echoes, 4/5
Last Light
"a dense, compelling stew of steamroller jams, spooky electronics,
distorted trumpet and sax squealing; this dark and powerful drum-fest
draws on the harder side of jazz funk, Afrobeat and dub reggae.
Although Last Light is hardly the smoothest of rides it carries some
mighty grooves and swings too much to resist" Mojo, Avant-Garde Album
of the Month
"a captivating debut" Top, 5/5
"an inspired and ambitious debut... majestically eerie and deeply
evocative" Wax, 8/10
"darkly intoxicating, hypnotic, bordering on spooky. A welcome
reminder of rhythm's wider purpose" The Times
"an uncompromisingly intelligent exploration of rhythmic possibility" dotmusic
"deep, dark, compulsive and spooky... You won't hear anything like
this for the rest of the year" Music 365, 4/5
"highly recommended" XLR8R
2. SUSUMU YOKOTA - on your radio - tonight!
Mary Anne Hobbs' Radio 1 show The Breezeblock will broadcast an
exclusive Susumu Yokota DJ mix on tonight's show (Monday Oct 1). The
show goes out between midnight and 3am (GMT +1) and we estimate that
Yokota's mix will go out around 2am.
If you're in the UK, you can tune in on the FM dial - otherwise you
can catch a stream from the Radio website.
more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/hobbs.shtml
3. LEAF party in London this Thursday
We're having a little bash at the all new Downstairs room at The
Embassy Bar in Islington this Thursday. It's part of their Slowdown
month of events, and you'll be able to hear some nice records played
nicely by Manitoba + Gorodisch + Tony Morley. You'll enjoy it, we can
assure you.
Thursday October 4
Slowdown Leaf special @ Embassy Bar, Essex Road, London N1
Free before 10pm
DJs Manitoba + Gorodisch + Tony Morley
4. other forthcoming Leaf events
Friday October 5
Miles Ahead @ Hanway Arms Ballroom, 83 Saint Georges Road, Kemptown,
Brighton BN2, UK
DJs Manitoba + Tony Morley
10pm-2am, £5/£4
info: 07751 328 567
Sunday October 7
Pause_2 Presents...
Manitoba Live + DJing
6pm, £1
The Arc Bar, 27 Broad Street, Bristol, UK
info: 0117 922 6456
Friday October 12 (rescheduled from September 14)
CMJ event - The Leaf Label + Carpark + Orthlorng
The Polar Bear Club @ Subtonic, 107 Norfolk (Delancey/Rivington).
Lower East Side, NYC, USA
FREE entry
310 vs fire/fly (live) + so takahashi + marumari + miss dinky +
timeblind + stripcentre + mike wolf
Thursday October 18
Breaks Bar, Longueville Hotel, Lane Cove, North Shore, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Tony Morley
Tuesday October 23
Cargo, Rivington Street, London, UK
To Rococo Rot + Manitoba (live)
Monday November 5
Frigid @ The Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Tony Morley
Friday November 9
Barfly @ The Monarch, Chalk Farm Road, Camden, London, UK
SI Futures (live) + Manitoba (live) + Wauvenfold (live)
Saturday November 10
Komponent @ venue tba, Copenhagen, DENMARK
Manitoba (live)
Friday November 16
Club Karma, Osaka, JAPAN
Manitoba (live) + Tony Morley
Saturday November 17
Extremes @ Liquid Room, Tokyo, Japan
Manitoba (live) + Tony Morley
Monday December 10
LEAF PARTY!
Cargo, Rivington Street, London, UK
Eardrum (live) + Manitoba (live) + Gorodisch (live) + Tony Morley +
EkhornForss visuals + more tbc...
Friday December 14
venue tbc, Belgium
Tony Morley
keep up-to-date at:
http://posteverything.com/news/article.php?id=1428
5. other release news
NEW MANITOBA SINGLE + DATES
Manitoba's new EP, Give'r, featuring a remix of Dundas, Ontario from
the album plus two brand new cuts, will be released on November 19
(DOCK 29/DOCK 29CD).
more:
http://posteverything.com/news/article.php?id=1375
310 TO REISSUE FIRST 2 ALBUMS THROUGH LEAF
SNORKELHOUSE and AUG 56, the first two (self-released) albums by 310,
will be released as a specially-priced double CD (titled Downtown &
Brooklyn Only) on November 3 (BAY 21CD).
more:
http://posteverything.com/news/article.php?id=1390
6. Leaf radio shows
The first of The Leaf Label's monthly radio shows for Campus Radio
Network in France should be going out about now. This month's show
features half hour mixes by EARDRUM and TONY MORLEY, and will be
followed by shows including mixes by SUSUMU YOKOTA, 310, MANITOBA,
GORODISCH and more.
If you have a radio show that would like to broadcast our mixes,
please get in touch and we'll send you a CDR!
here are the tracklistings for this month show:
Tony Morley Radio Mix
Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before (acapella) (Atlantic)
Manitoba - Tits And Ass: The Great Canadian Weekend (The Leaf Label)
Busta Rhymes - What It Is (Loud)
The Notwist - Trashing Days (City Slang)
The Bug feat. Tikiman - Live & Learn (Morpheus)
Sofa Surfers - Eldorado (Klein)
Roots Manuva - Bashment Boogie (Big Dada)
Riow Arai - Gift (Soup Disk)
Hanumand - Wat (Revirth)
Murcof - M.O. (The Leaf Label)
Eardrum Radio Mix
Doctor L feat. Tony Allen and Afrobeat 2000 - Psycho On The Bus
African Head Charge - Orderliness, Godliness, Discipline and Dignity
The Specials - Stereotypes Part 2
Finley Quaye - Sugumugu
Eardrum - Lightfell
Miles Davis - Little Church
Sunny Ade - Synchro System
Adewale Ayuba - Bubble Fans USA
7. Charts
Chart by Doublescreen (310) - 20/9/01
Artist - Title
1. Brand Nubian - Allah U Akbar
2. Harry Mudie Meets King Tubby's in Dub Conference
3. Tad - God's Balls
4. Soft Rock Renegades - Choreographed Man of War
5. China Dolls - More
6. Jackie Mitoo - Showcase V3
7. Kinski - Be Gentle With The Warm Turtle
8. Ciu Jian - The Power Of The Powerless
9. Rapoon - Recurring (Dream Circle)
10. Hamza El Din - The Water Wheel
Thanks for listening. Get in touch!
The Leaf Label
Suite 219, Bon Marche Building, 241 Ferndale Road, LONDON, SW9 8BJ, UK
leaf@posteverything.com (please update your address books!)
http://posteverything.com/leaf
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