Our artist curated podcasts are back with a new one from Bryn Thorburn of The Screaming Love Collective which includes three tracks from the new album “Human Traces” plus a selection of tunes which have influenced him. There is music from Gram Solo, The KLF, Send Medicine, Soviet Disco and Ghost Dance Collective
After a few weeks off to recharge our batteries we are back with two brand new releases on 10th and 17th January..
We kick of the new year with a new single from The Get.
The Get are a band from Southend On Sea. The main songwriter is Gary Smith who is also a member of another band on the label Angry! Vocals and lyrics are provided by Bruce Gordon who is also the partner in crime of Toska Wilde as Brucie Bitch. Drums are provided by Jon Smith .Bass, Keyboard and Production is from Jordan Ayriss
Their release is called “Genre Reassignment” and consists of three new songs and one which appeared on our recent charity album “Off The Leash”.
Unashamedly lo-fi the quartet distill the spirit of punk into short pithy songs covering everyday occurrences and foibles.
This is a digital only release which will be available from Bandcamp, Spotify, You Tube etc from 10th January
Our release for January 17th is from The Screaming Love Collective.
It is their 11th release with us and follows on from last years “Do What You Love”.
The Screaming Love Collective are a psychedelic punk rock dark disco groove sensation – they take electronic dance music and add some extra layers from a variety of other genres to create an infectious and sometimes dangerous aural cocktail.
Sounds vary between motorik dance repetition via mutant reggae/dub, hypnotic arpeggiating, grime leaning sonic attacks and slow funky workouts and even a little bit of post-punk.
The new album is called Human Traces and is a digital only release – it comprises 11 brand new tracks. Here’s a taster……
It will be available from Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music and all of the other digital outlets.
Bryn from The Screaming Love Collective will be appearing on the drum stool with The Mind Sweepers on the following dates:
In addition to the above further releases are already planned for the next few weeks
We are pleased to announce the pre-release of the new album from The Screaming Love Collective with immediate access to stream/download the track “Hard Light”.
The album will be released on March 1st
Hello and welcome to the latest newsletter from German Shepherd Records
This week we preview the release of a brand new album from the Screaming Love Collective and also celebrate our 5th Birthday with a special offer….
ALL THE LIGHT YOU SEE COMES FROM THE PAST
The Screaming Love Collective are back on March 1st with 10 slices of their trademark psychedelic punk rock groove sensations.
Masterminded by Bryn Thorburn the groove is intense and subject matter looks to the stars. “All The Light You See Comes From The Past” is the 10th release with German Shepherd Records from the Collective.
At the core of The Screaming Love Collective is Bryn Thorburn who is the drummer for The Mind Sweepers and has years of experience both playing and writing in bands including the Glasgow based self proclaimed art noise terrorists Spacehopper and the Edinburgh based psychedelic band Gram Solo.
Bryn also creates the artwork for The Screaming Love collective.
FACEBOOK – /www.facebook.com/thescreaminglovecollective/
For a preview check out “Hard” Light from the album on You Tube :
FIFTH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
As we celebrate our fifth birthday we are offering on our Bandcamp page the following FIVE releases for 50 pence only for the next 5 DAYS!
WEST COAST SICK LINE – HOPE YOU ALL HAVE NIGHTMARES EXCEPT KIRSTY
MOFF SKELLINGTON – MARINE SUGARS (LOCALLY GLIMPSED)
HAMSTERS – LIVE ON THE INDEPENDENTS TOUR
HOUSE MOUSE AND SPACE MUSEUM – POST FACT
VARIOUS ARTISTS COMPILATION – 100
Check out our Bandcamp at – http://www.germanshepherdrecords.bandcamp.com
GIGS
Forthcoming events featuring German Shepherd records artists!
February
22nd – Moff Skellington plays at Shangri-La, The Carlton Club, Prestwich
23rd – Electric Cheese and Four Candles play The Railway, Chorley
24th – Positronik play Fab Cafe, Manchester
28th – Cassette Apes play West Street Live, Sheffield
March
2nd – Four Candles, Johann Kloos and Rose Niland play the Peer Hat, Manchester, a benefit for Macmillan nurses as a memorial for Modal Roberts
2nd – Pearl Divers play Malaga Drift, Eccles Town Centre (Near the station and not far from German Shepherd HQ!)
2nd – The Mind Sweepers play The Normandy, Dumfries
11th – The Junta supports Strange Circuits at The Eagle, Salford
13th – Bouquet of Dead Crows play West Street Live Sheffield
15th – Adventures of Salvador play The Deaf Centre, Chester
16th – Bouquet of Dead Crows, The Scissors and Umbrella Assassins play The Smokehouse Ipswich.
16th – Cassette Apes play The London Road Inn, Buxton
16th – The Mind Sweepers play Midnight Breakfast Club at Bathgate.
23rd – Electric Cheese play The Ferret, Preston
30th – Bouquet of Dead Crows play The Blue Moon Cambridge + Basement Strippers & Matt Hammond
30th – Dominic Carlton Jones is playing an LGBT fundraiser at The Rose Of Farington .Leyland.
April
20th – Toska Wilde plays The Venue, Southend On Sea
June
15th – The Mind Sweepers are supporting JD Meatyard at Leith Depot Edinburgh tickets are £5 with £1 going to local homeless charity.
Hello and welcome to our weekly newsletter….in this edition
The Screaming Love Collective return with their infectious “Psychedelic Punk Rock Groove Sensation” with the album “Imola” which comprises 13 tracks of dance orientated hypnotic grooves. Including former single “Laika/Cosmonaut No 1.” the album takes found sound/clips and mingles them with electronic explorations to create 42 minutes of prime aural entertainment. Led by the ever busy Bryn Thorburn the Collectives’ latest release is due on 7th September via Bandcamp, Spotify, I Tunes, Apple, Amazon and a wide selection of other digital download options. Lovers of dance oriented electronica will enjoy the wide open sound on this excellent collection.
Poet of the surreal, musician extraordinaire, and exceptional artist Moff Skellington returns to Manchester on Thursday October 11th for a mixed media show. Dubbed “An Evening with Moff Skellington” the show features one or two songs and a lantern show based upon Moff’s celebrated art pictures. The show will be held at The Peer Hat on Faraday Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester and commences at 7:30pm. The show is £3.50 and there will be no ticketing so pay on the door. We hope to see you there for what will be a fascinating evening.
Longstanding German Shepherd watchers will know that for the last four years we have hosted visits from visiting Australian musicians – two visits by Dave Graney and Clare Moore (The Moodists, The Coral Snakes, MistLy), and one by Harry Howard and the NDE (Birthday Party, Crime and City Solution). This year it’s the turn of Charlie Marshall. Charlie is over for a short solo tour of the UK during September- here are the dates
15th The Cornerhouse, Cambridge with Scissors
21st The Peer Hat, Manchester with Four Candles and Poppycock
23rd Grayston Unity, Halifax
28th Betsy Trotwood, Clerkenwell, London with Doomed Bird of Paradise and Michael Plater
Charlie’s most recent album “Sublime” was rightly heralded a pop masterpiece with some exquisite melodies and thought provoking lyrics.
Charlie Marshall is an acclaimed singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Australia who has been an important part of the scene in that great music city since the 1980s. As a performer and songwriter, he comes from a similar place, and stands comparison, with better known Australian exports like Nick Cave, Ed Kuepper, Robert Forster, Dirty Three, Kim Salmon and Dave Graney.
Charlie has been the guitar-slinging backbone for many of Melbourne’s finest bands, starting with the legendary Harem Scarem who were a dynamite force in the key of punk blues, followed by the soulful intensity of The Body Electric whose stellar lineup included members of Dirty Three, Beasts of Bourbon and the Avalanches. Lately, he’s been backed by The Curious Minds featuring Clare Moore (Dave Graney ‘n the Coral Snakes), Bryan Colechin (Hugo Race True Spirit) and Tim Deane (Ron Peno & the Superstitions).
His songs are poetic, romantic meditations on life, love, philosophy and the universe, combining colourful chords with incisive lyrics and plenty of soul. In solo mode he’s a passionate, foot stomping, electric guitar slinging force, ranging from gentle, intimate moments to raging, beguiling intensity when in full flight. The latest album ‘Sublime’ is a unique blend of music, politics and science – try imagining Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys collaborating with the BBC’s rock star scientist Brian Cox. A new recording due out September 2018 promises lots of late 60s/early 70s soul-inspired grooves.
“My musical adventures have taken me on many paths since the 90’s but still some of my fondest musical memories are of playing with Charlie in The Body Electric and recording our first album, which I still regard as a great piece of work. A stone cold classic.” Warren Ellis, Paris, 2016
Ian Moss’s solo project “Mistletoe” returns with a new three track in EP. The September release will include collaborations with Loop-aznavour, The Boom Da Da Booms and Foghorn Leghorn. Watch this space for more details.
6th September – The Strays play Tap ‘N’ Tumbler, Nottingham
15th September – The Scissors and Charlie Marshall play The Cornerhouse, Cambridge
15th September – Mesmer Disciples play Music Lounge, Stockton on Tees
16th September – Mesmer Disciples play Museum Vaults Sunderland.
21st September – Four Candles, Poppycock and Charlie Marshall play The Peer Hat, Manchester
27th September – Inferior Complex play Ferndown RBL
27th September – Electric Cheese support Tom Hingley at Preston Guildhall
28th September – Inferior Complex play The Shooting Star, Southampton
5th October – The Scissors are at Oxford Wheatsheaf (Klub Kakofanney).
5th October – Shaun Maxwell of Taser Puppets plays a solo acoustic set at Chorley Live
6th October – Toska Wilde plays Saks Southend on Sea as part of Cult 13 Showcase
6th October – Inferior Complex play Liberties, Southampton
11th October – An Evening with Moff Skellington at The Peer Hat, Manchester
14th October – Taser Puppets play TNT Punk Fest at The Peer Hat, Manchester
17th October – The Strays play West Street Live, Sheffield
19th October – Taser Puppets play Old Courts, Wigan
2nd November – German Shepherd Records Fundraiser at The Peer Hat, Manchester – with Drink and Drive, Taser Puppets, The Strays and Flea
22nd November – Inferior Complex play The King Charles, Poole
29th November – Four Candles play “Free Rock & Roll” at Sound, Duke Street, Liverpool
1st December – Toska Wilde plays Saks Southend on Sea as part of Cult 13 Showcase
8th December – Boz Hayward and Ketrix play The Peer Hat, Manchester
8th December – Poppycock support Vic Godard at Yes (The Basement) on Charles Street, Manchester with ASBO Derek – it’s next to the Lass O’ Gowrie.
22nd December – Drink and Drive play Strummercamp Fundraiser and Oldham Rugby Club
