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Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:31:36 -0500 (EST)
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Re: [idm] FWD: BROADCAST :: HaHa Sound
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Actually going to see them tonight! I'll let you know how it goes! Yer Pal, Gel-Sol www.gel-sol.com <----download my debut album before it hits stores next year!
quoted 195 lines ===== Original Message From Warpbot <warpinfo@warprecords.com>>>===== Original Message From Warpbot <warpinfo@warprecords.com> >>====Hello Warpfriends, > This is a dual-format HTML and plain text info mailout dedicated to > Broadcast’s album from August 2003, "HAHA Sound". > > If you see plain text below it is because your email browser or account > is non-html compatible. To see the HTML version, click here: > www.warprecords.com/emails/broadcast/ > > > Broadcast HAHA Sound > After a three year absence, Broadcast are back. Their new album HAHA > Sound was released to much acclaim in August, preceded by the > ‘Pendulum’ EP in May. This is their first new material since The Noise > Made By People in 2000 and judging by the response (see some of the > reviews below), it is their best-loved work so far. This warpmail > rounds up all the information and activity surrounding Broadcast in > 2003. > > Biography: read an excellent short piece by St Etienne’s Bob Stanley > about the band and the new album here: http://tinyurl.com/uq00 > > Broadcast Website www.broadcast.uk.net > The new site with artwork by Intro. > > Broadcast on Tour > The band are currently on tour in the US during November and then > return to the UK for nine dates in December. If you have never > experienced Broadcast and their spellbinding live visuals, then now is > your chance! > > November USA > (Support: Manitoba) > > Tue 18 Washington DC Black Cat > Wed 19 Philadelphia Unitarian Church > Thu 20 New York Bowery Ballroom > Fri 21 New York Bowery Ballroom > Sat 22 Boston Paradise > > December UK > (Support: The Projects) > > Tue 2 Nottingham Rescue Rooms > 0115 958 8484 www.wayahead.com > > Wed 3 Manchester University > 0161 832 1111 www.gigsandtours.com > > Thur 4 Aberdeen Lemon Tree > 01224 642230 > > Fri 5 Glasgow King Tuts > 0141 332 4864 > > Sun 7 Leeds CockPit > 0113 2455570 www.wayahead.com > > Mon 8 Cardiff Clyb Ifor Bach > 029202 32199 > > Tue 9 Brighton The Old Market (Hove) > 01273 736222 www.ticketweb.co.uk > > Wed 10 London Islington Academy > 0207734 8932 www.gigsandtours.com > > Thur 11 Birmingham The Sanctuary > www.gigsandtours.com > > > Microtronics exclusive tour CD > Broadcast have released a limited edition 3” CD that is only available > at the autumn/winter 2003 live shows. 'Microtronics' contains 11 > instrumental tracks in the ‘library music’ style. The CD will be > limited to 2000 copies and is not available in shops, but any left over > will be available to buy from Warpmart once the tour is completed. > > Peel Session > Broadcast recorded their first Session for John Peel in August, joining > other Warp artists Boards of Canada, Plaid, Autechre and Mira Calix in > contributing to this prestigious series. > > Eley Kishimoto Shoot and Competition > This summer Broadcast did a shoot for Elle Magazine UK, styled by Mark > Eley for Eley Kishimoto. > In May, Eley Kishimoto also contributed a customized and screenprinted > version of the Pendulum 12" vinyl to an exhibition in Tokyo, and 10 > copies were then given away in a competition on the Broadcast website. > www.eleykishimoto.com > www.rocket-jp.com/gallery/exhibition/detail.jsp?exhibitionCode=20030711 > > > Broadcast In Warpmart > > HAHA Sound - The new album > www.warprecords.com/?mart=warp106 > > Pendulum - EP from earlier this year > www.warprecords.com/?mart=wap162 > > The Noise Made by People - Their debut album from 2000 > www.warprecords.com/?mart=warp65 > > Work and Non Work – A compilation of their early EPs > www.warprecords.com/?mart=warp52 > > > T Shirts > There are several new Broadcast t shirts available, all with designs > taken from the album artwork by Intro. Two are linked below, or can > find the full selection by searching for Broadcast in Warpmart: > www.warprecords.com/mart > > Grey Pendulum design > www.warprecords.com/?mart=bct003 > > Blue Pendulum design > www.warprecords.com/?mart=bct004 > > > Reviews, Press, Interviews > > Broadcast recently weighed in at number 20 in The Guardian’s list of > "Top Bands in Britain Today". > Go here: www.guardian.co.uk/arts/page/0,10607,1053432,00.html for more > info and to see who else made the list! > > Links to Online Features and Reviews: > > The Guardian Interview > www.guardian.co.uk/arts/homeentertainment/story/0,12830,1026999,00 > > Playlouder Live Review > www.playlouder.com/feature/+broadcast > > Interview on the Milkfactory > www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/broadcastiw_1.htm > > Review on the Milkfactory > www.themilkfactory.co.uk/reviews/broadcast_hahasound.htm > > Review from The Guardian > www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1014100,00.htm > > Review from Pitchforkmedia > www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/broadcast/haha-sound.shtml > > Review from The Onion > www.theonionavclub.com/review.php?review_id=6780 > > Metacritic: round up of online and published reviews > www.metacritic.com/music/artists/broadcast/hahasound > > Some choice reactions to HAHA Sound: > > "(Broadcast) mess with preconceptions by embellishing sweet pop > melodies with subtly executed electronic freakery… A delicate treat, > and a potent tonic" The Daily Telegraph > > "It works beautifully…a vocalist who humanises the experiment: still, > true, emotionally constant" The Wire > > "There isn’t space to do them justice… Like Birmingham’s answer to > Françoise Hardy" 5/5 Hot Stars > > "Beautifully odd, as any band would be to unite Courtney Love, Bert > Jansch and Radiohead in awe" GQ > > "Why settle for anything less than the best? HaHa Sound is a Mona Lisa > of an album" 8/10 Vice Magazine > > "Can a passion for obscure Morricone soundtracks, European art-house > cinema and junk shop electronics really be channelled into great pop? > Drop your avant-guard, for there are few places better to while away an > hour than with a Broadcast album" Word Magazine > > "the band apply sonic colour to pop basics in a way that transcends pop > and experimental music" The Independent > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> ------- > ------------------------ > To unsubscribe from the Warp mailing list send a blank email to: > <warpinfo-off@warprecords.com> > To subscribe to the Warp mailing list send a blank email to: > <warpinfo-on@warprecords.com> > Please feel free to forward this to anyone you know who might be > interested in this e-mail. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
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