SRD News…

SRD have just signed with a new digital partner and ‘music discovery engine’ Zvooq.

Zvooz is based on ‘the idea is to launch a music, book and movie platform that will make money from catering to the huge, pent-up demand in a market of 65 million online punters in Russia.’
The concept of Zvooq is to move all your content-text, music and video- off your computer’s hard disk and onto a server, freeing yourself from devices in the process. “Zvooq.ru is not a music store in the traditional sense,” says Dunlop (Business partner of Zvooq) “It’s more like a library where you pay to come in – but once you are there you can stay as long as you like and take as many books off the shelf as you like.”
‘The site will be a revolution for the music industry, as for the first time they will have a legal channel to both distribute and promote their products across Russia, it (Zvooq.ru)…will democratise the music business.”
‘Mr Dunlop and Alexei Ostroukhov (his business partner) have built an online music sharing platform that allows you to listen to music online free, share it with friends through Facebook and/ or to synchronise unlimited music with a phone or desktop – all for $5 month. The service works with 25,000 music labels, most of which have never worked in Russia before. Services such as iTunes and Spotify are not available in the region.
Zvooq also acts as an online community. You can see what your friends are listening to, follow their recommendations and playlists and tip them off about new discoveries. Consumers in emerging markets download pirate tracks because it is faster and more convenient, not simply because it’s cheaper,” says Mr Ostroukhov.
However, he says most Russians who download pirate tracks online 8,000 to 10,000 files on their hard drives, but never listen to 80% of those they have downloaded illegally because there is no way to sort or browse through them. With no artwork, the face of music has disappeared, leaving users with a pile of anonymous computer files.
The service also offers opportunities for artists, who have previously had no way to profit from their recordings or to connect with fans. They can set up fan pages and update them with news.
“Russian artists have been limited to making money by playing live at gigs and on tours. They have had no way of reaching consumers through their mobile phones, but we provide them with a route to do that,” says Mr Dunlop.
The Zvooq music service is already at a point where it can be exported to other developing markets, where music distribution has so far been conducted by pirates.”

(Sources: Financial Times [Rachel Morarjee] and Business New Europe [Ben Aris])

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A WHISPER IN THE NOISE

20.04.2012 GER Potsdam, Fabrik
21.04.2012 GER Chemnitz, AJZ
22.04.2012 GER Weimar, Küchenshow
23.04.2012 GER Bayreuth, Glashaus
24.04.2012 GER Frankfurt, Ponyhof
25.04.2012 GER Dresden, Beatpol
26.04.2012 CZ Prague, tba.
27.04.2012 GER Nürnberg, tba.
28.04.2012 GER Leipzig, UT Connewitz
29.04.2012 GER Berlin, Schokoladen (Matinee Show)
05.05.2012 POL Wroclaw, Asymmetry Festival
06.05.2012 CZ Kadan, Cavern
08.05.2012 GER Erfurt, Museumskeller
10.05.2012 GRE Athens, tba.
12.05.2012 GER Köln, tba.
13.05.2012 GER Münster, Fachwerk
15.05.2012 BEL Brussels, Magasin 4
16.05.2012 FRA Le Havre, tba.
18.05.2012 FRA Nantes, Stakhanov
20.05.2012 SUI Zug, Schollerhalle
21.05.2012 SUI Lausanne, Le Bourg Cinema
23.05.2012 GER Karlsruhe, Jubez
24.05.2012 GER Duisburg, Steinbruch
25.05.2012 GER Berlin, Schokoladen

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BEEHOVER

20.04.2012 GER Leipzig, Werk2 (w/ Karma To Burn)
21.04.2012 GER Braunschweig, Nexus (w/ Black Shape Of Nexus)
28.09.2012 CZ Brno, Degeneration NEXT Festival

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BLACK SHAPE OF NEXUS

04.02.2012 GRE Athen, An Club (+ Omega Massif, Rotor)
14.04.2012 GER Würzburg, Immerhin (+Conan, Obelyskkh)
15.04.2012 GER Bonn, Kult41 (+WALL)
16.04.2012 GER Karlsruhe, Jubez
17.04.2012 GER Nürnberg, KV
18.04.2012 GER Leipzig, UT Connewitz
19.04.2012 GER Berlin, Red Rooster
20.04.2012 GER Dresden, Chemiefabrik
21.04.2012 GER Braunschweig, Nexus (+ Beehoover)

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RISING

08.03.2012 DK Viborg, Paletten w/THE KANDIDATE
09.03.2012 DK Copenhagen, Beta w/THE KANDIDATE
10.03.2012 DK Odense, Kansas City w/THE KANDIDATE
16.03.2012 GER Berlin, Red Rooster
17.03.2012 GER Halle/Saale, Rockstation
18.03.2012 GER Dresden, tba.
19.03.2012 CZ Prague, Cafe na pul cesty
20.03.2012 CZ Olomouc, Galerie u Mloka
21.03.2012 AUT Linz, Stadtwerkstatt
22.03.2012 SLO Maribor, Club Gustaf
23.03.2012 ITA Massa Carrara, Swamp Club
24.03.2012 ITA Chatillon Aosta, Centro Hibou
25.03.2012 GER Frankfurt/M., Ponyhof
27.03.2012 SUI Bern, Dachstock
28.03.2012 LUX Luxembourg, Rocas Cafe
29.03.2012 GER Osnabrück, Bastard Club
30.03.2012 GER Essen, Cafe Nova
31.03.2012 GER Hannover, Glocksee
01.04.2012 GER Hamburg, Molotow
02.04.2012 GER Rostock, MAU Club
05.04.2012 SWE Linköping, L’ Orient
26.04.2012 SWE Stockholm, Fritz’s Corner@Strand
27.04.2012 SWE Gothenburg, Sticky Fingers
28.04.2012 DK Copenhagen, Loppen
03.05.2012 SWE Malmö, Debaser

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WINO & CONNY OCHS

01.03.2012 GER Rostock, Warmbad
02.03.2012 GER Dresden, Beatpol
03.03.2012 CZ Hradec Kralove, Klub 4
04.03.2012 CZ Prague, 007
05.03.2012 CZ Mutisov (Slavonice), Dilna
06.03.2012 AUT Wien, Variete Arena Bar
07.03.2012 ITA Montebelluna, Osteria Tocchetto (free entry)
08.03.2012 ITA Savignano, Sidro Club
09.03.2012 ITA Milano, Lo-Fi
10.03.2012 ITA Bologna, LAB 16
11.03.2012 SUI Bern, Rössli
12.03.2012 SUI Olten, Outsider Record Shop INSTORE Gig (afternoon)
12.03.2012 SUI Zürich, Mata Hari
13.03.2012 SUI Basel, Hirscheneck
14.03.2012 FRA tba.
15.03.2012 FRA Bordeaux, Heretic Club
16.03.2012 FRA Poitiers, Le Zinc
17.03.2012 FRA tba.
18.03.2012 FRA Lille, Le Viziteur “Restau Soleil”
20.03.2012 UK Preston, The Continental
21.03.2012 UK Edinburgh, Bannermans
22.03.2012 UK Bradford, Gasworks
24.03.2012 UK London, Black Heart (Matinee show, 2:00 pm!)
25.03.2012 NL Utrecht, dB’s
26.03.2012 GER Bremen, Römer
27.03.2012 GER Hamburg, Grüner Jäger
28.03.2012 GER Berlin, Jägerklause
30.03.2012 GER Leipzig, Doom Over Leipzig Festival
02.04.2012 GER Jena, Rosenkeller
03.04.2012 GER Würzburg, Cafe Cairo
05.04.2012 GER Tübingen, Münzgasse
06.04.2012 FRA Metz, L’Astrophone
07.04.2012 NL Goes, t’Beest (w/ Gingerpig)
08.04.2012 GER Köln, Christuskirche
13.04.2012 NL Tilburg, Roadburn Festival
21.04.2012 GER Berlin, Astra – DesertFest

(Trunk)

The Times
Written By Will Hodgkinson

“Now Trunk has unearthed a legendary, long-buried album by the BBC Drama Workshop, which was designed for use with that staple of British primary school education in the early Seventies: the music and the movement class. Music and  movement was a product of forward-thinking hippies who infiltrated both the BBC and British education. They believed that getting young children to skip around a gym in pants and plimsolls, pretending to be a leaf in the wind, was much more useful than, say, making them do 30 squats in sub-zero temperatures.
The Seasons aligns the nature-themed poetry of Ronald Duncan, best known for his libretto for Britten’s The Rape Of Lucretia, with the music of David Cain, an employee of the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop who aimed to evoke the sounds of the Earth through electronic experimentation. It is remarkable.
Narrated by the broadcaster Derek Bowskill, The Seasons demonstrates a respect for the intelligence and imagination of young children. It also shows how hidebound attitudes to education have become in the decades since it was released. It has 16 tracks- one for each month of the year, plus one for each season – and combines the traditional with the avant-garde, the sinister with the domestic and reassuring. You certainly don’t hear lines such as “within the groin of grief, their branches breaking” in PE classes today…
The fact that a generation of British children spent their formative years unwittingly listening to The Seasons while following their teacher’s exhortations to be a tree, might have caused some of the psychological aberrations of today’s fortysomethings, but that’s a small price to pay. The album demonstrates that music and movement should be reinstated as a key part of primary school education, and that the spoken word still has a place on the musical landscape.”

Culture Review

Bong Tour Announcement

Bong
Beyond Ancient Space
Ritual Productions

New Bong album ‘Mana-Yood-Sushai’ out soon, we’ll keep you posted as to when the dates are finalised, until then here’s a tour announcement, get tickets for these as they will go quick.

11/03/12 Bong The Chameleon Arts Cafe, Nottingham, UK
15/03/12 Bong Plugged Inn, Sunderland, UK
15/04/12 Bong @ Roadburn 2012, O13, Tilburg, NL
17/05/12 Bong  Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex UK
27/05/12 Bong Trillians, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

Ritual Productions.net

Dark Dark Dark

22-Mar-12 Tours France @ Le Temps Machine
23-Mar-12 Paris France @ Teatre de la Cite
24-Mar-12 Lyon France @ Marche Gare
25-Mar-12 Coustellet France @ La Gare
26-Mar-12 Montpellier France @ Rockstore
27-Mar-12 Bayonne France @ Le Musee Basque
28-Mar-12 Pau France @ La Centrifugeuse
29-Mar-12 Pamplona Spain @ Casa De La Cultura De Villaba
31-Mar-12 Barcelona Spain @ Minifestival
1-Apr-12 Cenon France @ La Rocher de Palmer
2-Apr-12 Nantes France @ Stereolux
3-Apr-12 Gent Belgium @ Vooruit
4-Apr-12 London UK @ Bush Hall
4-Apr-12 London UK @ Bush Hall
6-Apr-12 Utrecht Netherlands @ Ekko

7-Apr-12 Hamburg Germany @ Prinzenbar
9-Apr-12 Aarhus Denmark @ Atlas/Voxhall
10-Apr-12 Gothenburg Sweden @ Henriksberg
11-Apr-12 Stockholm Sweden @ Café Theatre
12-Apr-12 Oslo Norway @ Revolver
13-Apr-12 Copenhagen Denmark @ Huset Magstrade
14-Apr-12 Berlin Germany @ Private Club
15-Apr-12 Frankfurt Germany @ Brotfabrik
16-Apr-12 Zurich Switzerland @ El Lokal
19-Apr-12 Fribourg Switzerland @ Fri-Son
20-Apr-12 Tourcouring France @ Le Grand Mix
21-Apr-12 Brussels Belgium @AB

Dark Dark Dark have also just been confirmed for the ATP curated by The National in December 2012.

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Youth Lagoon

23-Feb-12 Amsterdamn Holland @Paradiso
24-Feb-12 Koln Germany @ Gebaude 9
25-Feb-12 Paris France @ Point Ephemere
27-Feb-12 Brussels Belgium @ Botanique/Rotonde
28-Feb-12 Munich Germany @ 59 TO 1
29-Feb-12 Berlin Germany @ Postbahnhof
2-Mar-12 Stockholm Sweden @ Debaser Medis
3-Mar-12 Copenhagen Demnark @ Vega
4-Mar-12 Hamburg Germany Molotow
6-Mar-12 London England @ ElectrowerkzW/Patterns

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Class Actress

29-Mar-12 France @ Les Femmes s’en Mêlent festival
30-Mar-12 Paris France @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge
31-Mar-12 Corsica Corsica Aghja Ajaccio

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Patterns

4-Feb-12 Castellon Spain @ Tanned Tin Festival
10-Feb-12 Liverpool UK @ Mello Mello Free Entry
3-Mar-12 Preston UK @ Mad Ferret
6-Mar-12 London UK @ Electrowerkz W/Youth Lagoon (Sold Out)

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The Longcut

23-Feb-12 Wakefield UK @ The Hop
24-Feb-12 Manchester UK @ The Roadhouse
26-Feb-12 Stamford UK @ Mama Liz’s Voodoo

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Standard Fare

4-Feb-12 Birmingham UK The Victoria
15-Feb-12 Sheffield UK @Memorial Hall
16-Feb-12 London UK @ Bush Hall
19-Feb-12 Sheffield UK @ Rutland Arms
20-Feb-12 Nottingham UK The Chameleon
23-Feb-12 @ Manchester UK @ Deaf Institute
24-Feb-12 Sheffield UK @ Shakespeare
22-Mar-12 Hamburg Germany @ Astra Strube
23-Mar-12 Dresden Germany @ Ostpol

2 x LP Coming On Type!

The hugely hyped ‘808s & Dark Grapes II’ on wax for the first time with limited edition double-vinyl pressing, cut at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin.
It features productions from Clams Casino, Friendzone, Marlee B, Keyboard Kid and more…

Now It’s Time/ Hotbox
Ram Records

Watch the Official Music Video here.

‘Transmission / Give It Up’
Afterglow
12″

Akira Kiteshi has carved a special place for himself in the hearts of many by skewing the instant gratification of Dubstep bangers to preserve his roots in the wonky and broken. In the run up to his forthcoming album Akira Kiteshi throws yet another curve ball into the face of those who seek to label and limit the electronic music pioneer. “Transmission” is a slice of hands in the air euphoric anthemia in the key of Joy O or Jamie XX. “Give It Up” In yet another massive turn left AK twists the beats into UK Funkee mode to produce yet more dancefloor detonation. It’s now getting some serious radio play from the likes of Huw Stephens Radio 1,  Mary Anne Hobbs XFM, Jackmaster, Fantastic Mr Fox, Nick Grimshaw Radio 1 , Kissy Sellout Radio 1, Mistajam 1Xtra, Eddy Temple Morris XFM , John Kennedy XFM Joy O or Jamie XX.

Tracklisting
01. The Air
02. A Day Ti Due
03. I Just Saw
04. In This Grass
05. Cast Out For Days
06. Lament For Morning
07. The Right Idea
08. Don’t Shoot
09. Time Passed By
10. Waiting For My Brothers Here
11. Mothers

(in no particular order)
[Artist/Title/Label/Genre/Format]

New Album Releases 13.02.12

01. Blondes ‘Blondes’ (RVNG INTL) Hypno-Beat/ Jam-Band/ Electronic 2CD
02. Terranova ‘Hotel Amour’ (Kompakt) Electronic 2LP/CD
03. Fluxion ‘Traces’ (Echochord) Dub-Techno CD
04. Felix Kubin ‘TXRF’ (It’s) Electronic 2LP/CD
05. Earth ‘Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II’ (Southern Lord) Ambient/ Rock CD
06. Wendy Rene ‘After Laughter Comes Tears: Complete Stax & Volt Singles + Rarities 1964-1965′ (Light In The Attic) Southern Soul 2LP/CD
07. Tennis ‘Young and Old’ (ATP Recordings) Lush Pop/Surf Pop CD
08. Thomas Brinkmann and Oren Ambarchi ‘The Mortimer Trap’ (Black Truffle) Leftfield/Ambient CD
09. Raleigh Moncrief ‘Watered Lawn’ (Anticon) Leftfield Pop 2LP/CD
10. Karen Dalton ’1966′ (Delmore Recordings) Classic Folk-Blues/Singer-Songwriter LP

New Singles Releases 13.02.12

(in no particular order)
[Artist/Title/Label/Genre/Format]

01. Mind Vortex ‘Now It’s Time/ Hotbox’ (Ram Records) Drum & Bass 12″
02. High Contrast ‘The Agony & The Ecstasy/ Father, Can’t You See I’m Burning?’ (Hospital Records) Drum & Bass 12″
03. D Bridge ‘The Little Things/ Cornered’ (Metalheadz) Drum & Bass 12″
04. John B ‘Robot Lover (Original Mix) b/w Robert Lover (Cute Heels Remix) (Beta Recordings) Drum & Bass 12″
05. Need For Mirrors ‘Decimal Point/Valentino (Feat. Stapleton)’ (Zoltar) Drum & Bass 12″
06. SBTRKT ‘Braiden/ Lil’ Silvia Remixes’ (Young Turks) Electronic 12″
07. DJ Madd ‘Deeply Ft Lady Maroo/Riginal’ (Black Box) Dubstep 12″
08. Various ‘Learn Faster/Air’ (Various UK) Dubstep/ Bass 10″
09. Steinvord ‘Steinvord’ (Rephlex) Electronic 12″
10. Vince Watson ‘Interference EP’ (Tresor) Techno 12″