11th October sees worldwide distribution for music from Mistletoe, Ian and Neil Moss and Unseasonal Beasts.
Check them out on Bandcamp…..
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Matthew Hopkins and Harveys Sets from Friday last
Many thanks to the ever reliable Paul Forshaw for the video capture of the sets from Matthew Hopkins and The Harveys at The Peer Hat – additional audio has been provided by Stephen Doyle to really bring the live experience out.
We are also pleased to announce that Matthew Hopkins will be joining The Harveys at their gig on 14th December with TV Smith at The Peer Hat.
New Moff – Strange Acrylic Night Custard
We are pleased to announce a brand new album from the master of Eddodi – Moff Skellington.
Entitled “Strange Acrylic Night Custard” the 12 track release is the latest in Moff’s unique journey through the Brigadoon of Dreamsleep – Abstercot
It is released in digital format only on 4th October via our Bandcamp Page as well as via all the usual digital platforms through AWAL.
Moff, whose given name is Andy Quayle, is an iconoclast blessed with a unique talent with words and music that defies convention and operates in a separate and quite distinct time continuum to the rest of the world of entertainment. His prolific and prodigious output, over thirty albums, EPs and one DVD since 1999, offers some of the most exciting and challenging work you are ever likely to hear. Aside from his musical endeavours he is also a gifted and talented visual artist who has exhibited his unique painting and drawings in many different locations.
Moff also works alongside Ian Moss as “Moss Skellington” and “The Colourful Disease”, and has also collaborated with Auster Boys, and with Hazel Fairburn in the project Sleeping Ducks.
The vast majority of the Moff Skellington albums are home recordings, on which Andy sings, talks and plays a variety of instruments, including accordion, melodica, harmonicas, whistles, ukulele, guitar, huttyphone, stylophone, bodhran, jaw harp, kalimba, dulcimer, metronome, tenor horn, baritone euphonium, various percussion and elastic bands.. The results are then mixed and mastered to create amazing collections of songs and poems. Everything is recorded in real-time, there is no cut and paste, no sampling, in fact nothing artificial at all, except perhaps the stylophone and the occasional drum machine.
Moff’s manifesto is simple and quite direct
“The chosen musical form is that of Edoddi, a species of folk music which celebrates the very individual and often skewed perceptions of the world engendered by modern life. Edoddi provides a refreshing alternative to the prescriptions and formulas of mainstream and “alternative” folk music. Edoddi philosophy: nothing is arbitrary. Make it up as you go along, it’s bound to be authentic!”.
Moff’s is inspired by a disparate variety of artists from Pere Ubu, through to Tom Waits via Cabaret Voltaire and The Red Krayola. This is “folk music” viewed through a post-punk prism.
Our promotional package for this release includes a thirty minute audio presentation from Moff on the thinking behind the album where he introduces each track this will be available on release date from our Mixcloud Select page.
In addition to the above Moff has prepared a one hour podcast for our Mixcloud Select channel which will include three songs from the album and a fascinating selection of music that has inspired him over the years including some rare and unique artists that we hadn’t even heard of here at German Shepherd HQ.
Strange Acrylic Night Custard will be followed by a second album “The Infrasound Guest” on October 25th and a new Sleeping Ducks album “The Radio People” on November 29th.
Pre-order Unseasonal Beasts EP Number Two
Marking the full gig debut of Unseasonal Beasts at Fuel Cafe Bar Manchester on 28th September we are pre-releasing a track from their second EP. Scorpion Joe, which features Dan Woolfie from Coroner For The Police, AAAK on drums. Ding and Moet promise a spectacular sound experience at the gig with some technical wizardry being used to create a unique listening environment.
Other tracks on the EP feature Mike Kelly (The Mission) on Drums and Susan O’Shea (Factory Acts) on vocals.
You can pre-order the EP now, which will be released on 27th September on Bandcamp, and across all other digital platforms in October.
Harveys Podcast
The German Shepherd Mixcloud Select channel now features a great podcast from Tim and Mick from The Harveys to celebrate the release of their new single “Skeleton Dance/Laugh at the Stars” and as a precursor to their single launch show at the Peer Hat on September 20th.
With a wide selection of music that inspired the band as well as their single, a Harveys Rabbit classic and something from support band Matthew Hopkins coupled with some interesting chat this is a show not to miss….. it’s so good we are releasing world wide straight away.
