Miaoux Miaoux "Hey Sound!" new single

Our friend Miaoux Miaoux has a new single out right now, and you can hear it (and download a taster mix) from his Soundcloud right now. It's called "Hey Sound!" and this is what MM (Julian to his mum) has to say to describe it:

"[Hey Sound!] a racing tropical dancefloor smash, backed with dream electro track 'Cloud Computer'. It'll be available from Monday 23rd May on iTunes and all good digital download stores."

And very good it is indeed - check it out for yourself if you don't believe me (and what the fuck do you mean by that? Are calling me a liar?!)

Hey Sound! by miaouxmiaoux

Cloud Computer by miaouxmiaoux

Hey Sound! promo mix by miaouxmiaoux

Hey Sound! (Dems Remix) by miaouxmiaoux

Stanley Odd - Oddvent

Set to be Scotland's number one export very soon, Stanley Odd are celebrating December by giving away a free track, video or remix every day, up to the 25th. Combining hip-hop, electronica and indie, Stanley Odd have been gradually rising throughout 2010, with the launch of their debut album Oddio, gigs across the country and a session for Vic Galloway's Radio 1 show. File under "next big thing".

Stanley Odd - Oddvent Day #7 - free download of Sun Dance

The full Oddvent calendar can be accessed at stanleyodd.com
Interview and radio slot coming very soon.

Cry Parrot Minterview & Compilation #3

Local DIY gig promoting legends Cry Parrot have just released their third compilaiton album through Winning Sperm Party (more on that below). I thought that would be a good excuse to send main Parrot Mr Fielding Hope our usual set of 10 questions to get his chops aboot.




What made you start putting on gigs?

I got really into the whole thing after seeing loads of my friends bands being exploited by promoters. Seeing them sell 20-30 tickets, play in front of no one then not being paid a penny totally broke my heart. People like Nuts and Seeds and This Is Our Battlefield really inspired me to cut the crap and refuse to put up with all the bullshit that was - and still is - going on.

I always thought of it as quite a rewarding thing, too. The idea that you can support music that you love was always an appealing idea to me.

"Cry Parrot" - how did you come up with the name?

It was my good friend Ewan - who used to be involved in Cry Parrot - who came up with it. I think it had some really deep meaning at the time, but i've completely forgotten. Whats quite funny now is realizing its uncanny similarity to 70's Scottish cult band 'Chou Pahrot'.

Pieces of eight or would you rather have a cracker?

Piece of eight as in CHOCOLATE pieces of eight? If so, pieces of eight...

What's the best gig you've put on so far?

Theres quite a lot that are really memorable: Sic Alps playing in front of the biggest, most enthusiastic crowd ever at the Glasgow Social Centre, the first New Year fest (Ultimate Thrush's first ever gig) or the time when O'Henrys were threatening to call the police during a Action Beat / Destructo Swarmbots / Vars of Litchi & Remember Remember gig. I've loved all our gigs this year, too.

And the worst (come on be honest!)?

Haha, theres a few that come to mind, but i'd say Tickley Feather at the V Club sticks out. None of the venue monitors were working and most of the band's equipment was fucking up really bad. I think it was received in good spirit by the crowd, but jeez - embarrassing stuff.

Anyone you'd like to put on you haven't?

I think i've been really lucky that most of the smaller acts I love i've been able to put on. Because Cry Parrot is independent or 'DIY', we get offered acts of a specific size and commercial outlook, while bigger promoters deal with everyone else. Right now i'd love to organize a gig for Oneohtrix Point Never, Lucky Dragons or Forest Swords.

BBC 4 or Radio 4?

I'm not much of a radio or TV man to be honest! Pretty sure i've seen some good programmes on BBC 4 but my mind fails me.

How did the albums come about?

Winning Sperm Party is such a perfect platform for new, independent music, so it just made sense. I think its helped a lot in giving people a taster of our nights and some music they might have not heard before.

What have you got coming up in the next few months?

Loads! Full listings can be seen at www.cryparrot.co.uk. Really chuffed we got Grouper, who I absolutely love. It'll be great having The Ex, Sun Araw and Gary War back, too.

Megan Fox or Optimus Prime?

100% Optimus Prime. Megan Fox can git tay.


And there you have it - proof that Fielding is more attracted to robots than he is to human beings. Of course, there is an ulterior motive to this interview, and that of course is to pimp the latest Cry Parrot compilation. Featuring 14 acts who have all played at CP at some point, the album is available as a free download from Winning Sperm Party, at this address: http://winningspermparty.com/node/759

And if our recomendation is not enough, have a look at the very impressive tracklist:

1. Adam Stafford - Shot Down You Summer Wannebees
2. Prayer Rug - A Ritual
3. Gummy Stumps - Gumbo
4. Small Scale Collisions - Goodbye To All That
5. Fur Hood - Know The Letter Know The Language
6. Galoshins - Sprayed with Blood
7. Ben Butler & Mousepad - Avocado Dream Triangle
8. Blue Sabbath Black Fiji - Contact High
9. Ultimate Thrush - Ladyfingers
10. Wounded Knee - Oatcakes Oatcakes
11. Streets of Rage - Paris
12. Tangles - Sunday (afternoon)
13. Cheer - Memory Circle
14. Eternal Fags - Street Juice

So what you waiting for?

XMRV

For the Edinburgh peeps, one of Glasgow's finest metal / punk / spastic acts XMRV are playing across at Bannermans on Sunday night (that's May 16th). Doors are at 8, and entry's free. For the uninformed, think a more melodic version of Dillinger Escape Plan, or Delta 5 if they'd grown up listening to Black Metal and you're not really very close. Live, they're a frenetic explosion of bass / guitar collision, math-rock drumming and vocals that veer between delicate lilt and throat-shredding scream. We likey.

They've kindly given Shallowrave an exclusive free download of Suicide Slide, from their first self-released EP (available at gigs only). Get it here.

They're currently working on an album, and have gigs in Bloc next month, as well as playing Distorted Picnic this summer. They've toured Europe and played a number of festivals, and we expect big things from them in the near future. Be there.

Download XMRV - Suicide Slide

Tanith is Sick

Techno legend, outspoken politico and our co-panelist in Berlin, Tanith runs an excellent blog (I'm assured of this by German speaking friends) over at http://www.tanith.org/, he's also responsible for some awesome techno / dubstep / nasty mixes, which I've been enjoying. As Tanith is a renowned supporter of the Creative Commons mindset, all these are free downloads. Yeah.
TanithMix 2-10 (Nosebleed 2010 Mix) by Tanith
Tanithmix 3-10 (Winteraustreibung) by Tanith

Happy Birthday CRY PARROT!

Last night saw the third birthday bash of one of our favourite local gig promoters, CRY PARROT.

These guys have been putting on DIY gigs for three years and have put on some amazing shows. We could do a list of all the bands they have put on, but they've done that already and you can see it here. It would take all day to list them, but suffice to say that 8 of the acts on FUCKNO have played for them, so you know they've got good taste.

They have not one but TWO free compilation albums available for download through our other local favourites Winning Sperm Party, which you really should get. To make it as easy as possible, here are the direct download links:



Compilation 1



Compilation 2

Happy Birthday guys, and here's to many more years of great gigs!
LRxxx

And ach, seeing as we're such slags for name dropping, here's a list of who's been on the Cry Parrot stages (though I reckon this needs an update): the ex & brass unbound, john maus, lovvers, quack quack, zu, chin up chin up, vars of litchi, gay against you, pocahaunted, sun araw, plaaydoh, triple school, clorinde, cleckhuddersfax, marble valley (feat steve west from pavement), gary war, blue sabbath black fiji, bird names, dam mantle, tattie zones, zun zun egui, sun araw, divorce, ultimate thrush, copy haho, divorce, tickley feather, wounded knee, moha!, cheveu, action beat, poltergroom, stig noise soundsystem, beards, blues control, tropa macaca, household, tiny little hearts, remember remember, viking moses, pvh, katie stelmanis, yoko oh no!, my kappa roots, rm hubbert, nackt insecten, golden ghost, destructo swarmbots, noma, kylie minoise, ballad of mable wong, louts, streets of rage, adebisi shank, mr peppermint, y'all is fantasy island, fox gut daata, trees, an emergency, grozny.

Asthmatic Astronaut announces album...

Brought to our attention by the Weaponizer lot.
How nice is that?
Asthmatic Astronaut's beats are just awesome, and he's worked with nearly all the major names in Scottish hip-hop - really looking forward to hearing his own productions.

Miaoux Miaoux @ King Tuts *Cancelled*

Miaoux Miaoux makes gorgeous tunes; electropop / ambient with lush melodies and slick beats. Something akin to Ulrich Schauss, Rune Grammofon and Panda Bear colliding with a truckload of Codeine. It is so nice. He's playing King Tut's tonight in support of Unicorn Kid; a down-with-the-kids, Edinburghian producer who's got a heck of a following from big names like the NME etc etc. 7 Bucks entry, doors at 8. Be there early for Miaoux Miaoux. MM tunes due on Little Rock soon as well....

Miaoux Miaoux Live - Trailer from James Drake on Vimeo.

EDIT: Miaoux Miaoux has just informed us he's ill and will be pulling out of the gig. This saddens us, and we wish him speedy recovery. Catch him next month as well though, in the 13th Note, on the 16th of March.

We rock the shop

Massive props as always to Che Camille. We shot this video a few months back, and the finished product looks great. Biggupage!

Rock the Shop - The Niallist from Che Camille on Vimeo.

Rock the Shop features cameos from the cream of Glasgow's creative talent; musicians, designers and illustrators all descended on Che Camille to rave it up while making the video. Team Little Rock, Camille, Rabbi Denim, Yoko, Oh No! and Paul McCann can all be seen partying in Scotland's leading fashion boutique.

Louts mixtape for Halleluwah Hits

Glasgow independant music store Halleluwah Hits (located deep in the heart of Che Camille) have just released the fifth in an ongoing series of mixtapes. This one is by Little Rock recording artist / Cry Parrot co-organiser Callum Cunneen aka LOUTS. It's a mixture of wonky hip-hop, ambient and a bit of alt-rock for good measure, and damn fine it is too. Check it out y'y'y'y'all:

Halleluwah Hits Mixtape 5 - Mixed by Louts by louts

Blood Of The Bull

Blood Of The Bull is the musical outlet of Hilary VanScoy, better known as the lead guitarist in the amazing Divorce. While they exist in the same alt-rock ballpark, don't expect them to sound like each other. Where Divorce are brutal and complex, BotB is more direct and emotionally compelling.

They have a free download EP available at the moment on the ever excellent Winning Sperm Party, which we highly recommend you check out, as it's really good. There's also new releases available from Monoganon and The Ballad Of Mable Wong among others, so get a-clickin'.

Genesis P-Orridge

is the (wo)man! I have only pretty recently been turned on to the music and work of P-Orridge, but it's fascinating and inspiring. P-Orridge used to front the bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, both of whom have played pivotal parts in the British industrial, rave and independant movements. He has been a poet, artist, occultist, exile and agent provocateur. His most recent project was to physically transform himself and his wife into the same person, "The Pandrogyne", through plastic surgery and body modification. Unfortunately his wife Lady Jaye died in 2007 (gutting!) but the project continues anyway.

For more info on the great (wo)man, here's hir wiki entry, and here (s)he is being interviewed by Ian Svenonious on Soft Focus.



A more indepth interview focusing on the early years (and specifically Throbbing Gristle and thier notorious Prostitution show) is below, taken from Disinformation's "Infinity Factory" broadcast. Highly recommended!