Weekend Explorations with Woodpecker Wooliams

Last Saturday, Soundtracks Festival hosted Woodpecker Wooliams no less than twice! First up solo in an incredible underground bunker like environment at the Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe. The great entrance hall to the former Thames tunnel - apparently hailed as the 8th wonder of the world at its times, 1826 that was.

Later on, Dalston Boys Club with the full band, which seems like something of Jimmy Saviles old hideout..
All together a roaring success and a great start to woodpeckers festival season.

New Mix on Kit Records


We made a new mix, for Brighton Blog & Radio Show KIT Records!

Better being consumed after midnight.. and it contains an exclusive preview of a track from our next release - Men in Burka - Techno Allah!

Track Listing:

Roly Porter – Arrakis
Time Attendant – Burgundy Pavillion
Raime - Exist in the Repeat of Practice
Porter Ricks – Nautical Dub
Vatican Shadow – Cairo is a Haunted City
Container - Dissolve
Bintus - Drink Ye from the Acid Chalice
Silent Servant – Invocation of Lust
Meddicine - Night Child
Blue on Blue – Night Terrors
Men in Burka – Kumb Mela
D.E.A.D. – Pookie
Anne Meredith – Nautilus

Introducing: Men in Burka.
The crew out of Denver is the brain child of Kamran Khan, member of Modern Witch. The project began as a solo effort founded in September of 2011. Khan recruited fellow Modern Witch member Mario Zoots and long time collaborator Strange Powers shortly after the project’s inception. Their self-titled debut with the Bay Area’s Tundra Dubs label was released on the 15th of May 2012.  The album was a blend of various Middle Eastern themes and influenced by the rhythms of modern dance music including Chicago House, Hip Hop, Bass, Electro and Bounce.
Since their first release, the group has gone on to share stages with Balkan Beat Box, Chelsea Wolfe, SSION, Pictureplane, Tanlines, oOoOO and many others. In 2012 MIB played over 30 shows including the two biggest Denver music festivals (Underground Music Showcase and the Westword Music Showcase), played several shows at SXSW and self-released a follow up album titled War / Magic.
The 6-track EP “Techno Allah” is scheduled for release end of July on ltd. 12” Vinyl, ltd. CD and Digital Download. 
More details soon.. but for now, read all about them in this great interview with Denver Westwood!

Introducing: Men in Burka.

The crew out of Denver is the brain child of Kamran Khan, member of Modern Witch. The project began as a solo effort founded in September of 2011. Khan recruited fellow Modern Witch member Mario Zoots and long time collaborator Strange Powers shortly after the project’s inception. Their self-titled debut with the Bay Area’s Tundra Dubs label was released on the 15th of May 2012.  The album was a blend of various Middle Eastern themes and influenced by the rhythms of modern dance music including Chicago House, Hip Hop, Bass, Electro and Bounce.

Since their first release, the group has gone on to share stages with Balkan Beat Box, Chelsea Wolfe, SSION, Pictureplane, Tanlines, oOoOO and many others. In 2012 MIB played over 30 shows including the two biggest Denver music festivals (Underground Music Showcase and the Westword Music Showcase), played several shows at SXSW and self-released a follow up album titled War / Magic.

The 6-track EP “Techno Allah” is scheduled for release end of July on ltd. 12” Vinyl, ltd. CD and Digital Download. 

More details soon.. but for now, read all about them in this great interview with Denver Westwood!

woodpecker wooliams next London date is May 11th 2013 - playing Soundtracks Festival in an obscure venue along the East London line - the Brunel Museum in the old Docklands. Never heard of it? Me to, sounds like a splendid urban adventure then.. 

This is next. You’ll find us deep in an old shaft…x

http://soundtracksfestival.co.uk

woodpecker wooliams next London date is May 11th 2013 - playing Soundtracks Festival in an obscure venue along the East London line - the Brunel Museum in the old Docklands. Never heard of it? Me to, sounds like a splendid urban adventure then.. 

This is next. You’ll find us deep in an old shaft…x

http://soundtracksfestival.co.uk

Upcoming Shows of R.E.R. Related Bands


A lot going on this week - including a short stint into Paris - meet us and Woodpecker Wooliams at L’Espace B tomorrow (Tuesday Apri 2nd) and hang out!

Blue on Blue - will be supporting Bo Ningen on Thursday, April 4th at London / Dingwalls

Dead Fader - will be playing Cafe OTO with Devilman and Walter Gross on Friday, April 5th


Woodpecker Wooliams
Dates for 2013 (as of yet):

02/04/2013: L’Espace B, Paris, France

03/04/2013: Live Radio session @ Planet Claire / Aligre FM, Paris, France

04/04/2013: Live instore @ Balades Sonores, Paris, France

11/05/2013: SOUND TRACKS FESTIVAL

24/05/2013: Hemdendienst, Nürnberg, (Germany)

25/05/2013: Black Box, Leipzig (Germany)

26/05/2013: Gute Stube, Darmstadt, (Germany)

01/06/2013: HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN  FESTIVAL

08/06/2013: SERRALVES EM FESTA,  (Portugal)

20/06/2013: Dead Cat Cafe, Rochester 

29/06/2013: Old Cinema Launderette, Durham

08/08/2013-11/08/2013: WILDERNESS FESTIVAL

17/08/2013-18/08/2013: WOOLFE MUSIC FESTIVAL

30/08/2013- 01/09/2013: END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL

05/08/2013- 08/09/2013: BESTIVAL FESTIVAL

There are some Woodpecker Wooliams shirts available now. Go on, wear the rooster with pride!

The first ever Woodpecker Wooliams t-shirts!Screen printed black tees inked with the finest gold.Only 50 will be made in these colours.GO…
http://woodpeckerwooliams.bigcartel.com/product/black-gold-t-shirt

There are some Woodpecker Wooliams shirts available now. Go on, wear the rooster with pride!

The first ever Woodpecker Wooliams t-shirts!
Screen printed black tees inked with the finest gold.

Only 50 will be made in these colours.

GO…

http://woodpeckerwooliams.bigcartel.com/product/black-gold-t-shirt

Robot Elephant Records DJing this Thursday at Corsica Studios - with Oneida, Thought Forms, Vision Fortune
That’s right, we will be playing suitably and supremely psychedelic and heavy shizz, interluding the mighty Oneida and some of UKs finest - Heavy Proggers out of Bristol -  Thought Forms - and relentlessly repeating Dalstonites Vision Fortune
Get down for a lousy twelver here 

Robot Elephant Records DJing this Thursday at Corsica Studios - with Oneida, Thought Forms, Vision Fortune

That’s right, we will be playing suitably and supremely psychedelic and heavy shizz, interluding the mighty Oneida and some of UKs finest - Heavy Proggers out of Bristol -  Thought Forms - and relentlessly repeating Dalstonites Vision Fortune

Get down for a lousy twelver here 

New in the Robot Elephant Shop - D.E.A.D. - S.T.I.L.L. D.E.A.D. 


Part of the R.E.R. Store Distro Section, we now have the first title from our friends of GM Sounds, D.E.A.D. A record of excellence, the self-imposed Doom Dub Pioneer D.E.A.D. could have fit suitably into the Robot Elephant Catalogue as well. If you liked our last years releases with Dead Fader or Fostercare, make sure to check it out!

Another Woodpecker Wooliams Session, this time recorded by the formidable songbytoad out of Edinburgh…

Woodpecker Wooliams - Gull (Toad Session) from Song, by Toad on Vimeo.

This was recorded at Toad Hall in October 2012 with Woodpecker Wooliams, who releases with our friends Robot Elephant Records. She played at a BAD FUN night on the Friday at Henderson’s at St. John’s, and we were finally able to get this recorded on Sunday after the hangovers had subsided a little.

The rest of the videos, free mp3s of the session tracks, the full interview podcast and photos from the session can all be found at toadsessions.com

RER Retrospective- Woodpecker Wooliams - Gull - from “The Bird School of Being Human”

Favourite 2012 Albums in the R.E.R. Towers #10 - Swans - The Seer

What an album of over-boarding ambition - triple album, songs of 30 minutes length, Swans are going from strength to strength, also in their live instalment, providing 3 hours of pure intensity, Swans are shaping up to be the legendary band of the decade, and this is in the 30iest year of their existence.. 

Favourite 2012 Albums in the R.E.R. Towers #9 - Raime - Quarter Turns Over A Living Line


Dark and bleak soundtrack for … I don’t know.. films like The Road? Possibly best production quality I heard in 2012 .. 

Favourite 2012 Albums in the R.E.R. Towers #8 - Grimes - Oblivion


actually THIS might be my favourite album of all last year.. 

Favourite 2012 Albums in the R.E.R. Towers #7 - Julia Holter - Ekstasis

Brilliant and magical avantgarde pop with a slight twee factor made by an incredible all-round talent… 

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