British icons The Charlatans are headlining Castlepalooza Music & Arts Festival , which takes place at Charleville Castle, Tullamore August 3rd to 5th. Other acts have been announced such as Ghostpoet , Solar Bears , Jape and King Charles . The full line up is: The Charlatans, Ghostpoet, Solar Bears, Jape, Donal Dineen’s Parish Project, Mmoths, Little Green Cars, King Charles, Jon Phonics, Hush War Cry, Young Wonder, Le Galaxie, Monto, Reid, Toby Kaar, Bouts, Katie Kim, Diamond Dagger, Cloud Castle Lake, Tu-Ki, The Ambience Affair; The Altered Hours; Arman [...]
The Charlatans, Ghostpoet, Solar Bears, Jape, Donal Dineen’s Parish Project, Mmoths, Little Green Cars, King Charles, Jon Phonics, Hush War Cry, Young Wonder, Le Galaxie, Monto, Reid, Toby Kaar, Bouts, Katie Kim, Diamond Dagger, Cloud Castle Lake, Tu-Ki, The Ambience Affair; The Altered Hours; Arman Georgio; Automatic Tasty; Baz Hickey; Big Dish Go, Cat Dowling, DOGS, Djs Double Agent 7, John Blek and the Rats, J Roots; Maria V, Melodica Deathship, Temper MissEalayneous, North Strand Kontra Band, Shadowplay, The Violet Roadkills, Windings. That's the lineup for this year's Castlepalooza Festival taking place as ever on the small and suitable [...]
Cast your mind back to Ghostpoet's crossover single Survive It and it's the chorus that'll first bite. Those otherworldly yet quintessentially London vocals came from the bocca e polmoni of Fabiana Palladino and, if latest demo Young Thing is anything to go by, there'll be further puffing, panting, ranting and raving over this youthful being sooner rather than later. Mooted to have been snapped up by Kwes.' very own microlabel BOKKLE. , the Warp upstart's gooey mellifluousness and honeyed keys are smeared all over it and, as Palladino chirps: "Young thing I'd like [...]
I'd like to claim I've been keenly following the music of Fabiana Palladino from the second I heard her voice on Ghostpoet's " Survive It " last year. Unfortunately though I simply loved the tune, swooned at the gorgeous vocals and then didn't bother my arse finding out who was responsible for said voice. Thankfully Ghostpoet places more value on the people that made his debut such a success and tweeted a link to Fabiana's new demo late on Sunday night. And what a demo! it's got fretless bass on it WOAH. 802s [...]
New Music Festival | Soundwave 2012 England has its advantages when it comes to festivals. It's close (being where I live). I guess that's about it. So Croatia pretty much wins hands down when you look at it that way. And when you skim through even this tiny NMB pick of the lineup ( full lineup here ) and watch the teaser video you'll see what I mean: De La Soul | Fink | DJ Yoda | Ghostpoet | Submotion Orchestra | Teebs | Mr Thing | Olugbenga | Funkineven [...]
Perhaps its not well recognized, but you can't try to reach in and grab it out.You gotta be in it full up; push it out, kick it out, and drown completely. Whatever it is. “There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.” - Willa Cather With a name like Beneix Frederic (aka Fred BNX) its a good guess France is somewhere in the equation. And if it isn't house, its downtempo. Fingerbanger 1 : Zimpala - New Home (don lowed) [...]
This year sees the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic and to mark the event the city of Belfast is hosting a series of events, both historical and cultural. Of particular interest to State readers will be the Titanic Lockdown festival, taking place on 1st / 2nd June at T13 (Urban Sports Park & Shared Cultural Space) and overlooked by Harland & Wolff's iconic Samson & Goliath cranes. The line-up so far features New Order and Happy Mondays as headliners, with support from Anna Calvi, Ghostpoet, Factory Floor, Errors and Lee 'Scratch' Perry'. Festival [...]
Ghostpoet worked on this remix of “Matilda” from Leeds 4-piece, alt-J, whilst rehearsing for his headline tour + working on new material in the Red Bull Studios in London. “Matilda (Ghostpoet... **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
Earlier this week I met up for a local cup of coffee with the GHOSTPOET . Those in the unknown, the London-slash-Coventry based he-rapper released his debut LP in the '011, has been on four tours since, scored a Mercury nomination, lost to the PJ HARVEY, and considers himself "a lad with a lisp with some stories to tell". Amongst other thangs. Watch below, as the GHOSTPOET and I chat about the above, alongside a few other matters including his forthcoming album number two, music piracy, plus more.
Last week curators got together and picked the lineups for each of their venues over the weekend (see On The Record vs. Nialler92s London lineup - Charli XCX, Willy Moon, Cymbals & Disclosure ) and this week, Camden Crawl Dublin is announcing those names that have been added to the Dublin event on May 11th and 12th for the 15 total venues its taking over that weekend. Look out for future announcements of my gig in The Grand Social on the Friday with four bands from below's lineup. New names added to the [...]
Alt-J - Matilda ( Ghostpoet 'Gang Panang Adlit' Remix) [ mp3 SoundCloud] Alt-J have just finished up supporting Ghostpoet on his UK tour plus they've released their new double AA side single Matilda / Fitz pleasure no surprise that it comes with a Ghostpoet remix
I haven't been shy in showing my support for (Alt-J) ( facebook ) over the past eight months , and their recent signing to Infectious should mean we will have an album upon us soon - with a release date rumoured for May. In the meantime, however, the wonderfully talented Ghostpoet has sprinkled his magic dust over Matilda for his "Gang Panang Adlit Remix" - which turns the sweet and loving ballad into something all the more spaced-out and slightly sinister. BUY Fitzpleasure / Matilda on [...]
Since meeting at Leeds University in 2008 the foursome have gone on to support Ghostpoet, perform a live session at Maida Vale Studios, play at independent music gathering In The Woods and have produced their début album Awesome Wave coming out early summer on Infectious. [FACEBOOK]
Sometimes you need a summer holiday but also want to the fun and the freedom of a music festival, so what better way to combine the two than a foreign festival. Take a trip this summer (19-23 July) to Tisno, Croatia, for 4 days of live music, boat parties and beautiful beaches at Soundwave Croatia! And who will you be seeing if you take the flight to Eastern Europe? Already confirmed are the Long Island hip hop masters De La Soul , the indie folkster Fink (pictured above), [...]
The alt-J/∆/FILMS plot has seen another twist. It's good news though. The band are currently touring, released their debut single back in October and just this Monday followed that debut with double A side "Matilda/Fitzpleasure". As long term readers are no doubt aware we've been following the alt-J story with interest for a couple of years now. Indeed it was the gorgeous "Matilda" that first grabbed our attention and found it's way onto our Songs Of 2010 release. Since then the band have seen a name change and free giveaways of demos recorded under the name FILMS. Giveaways followed by [...]
London musicians Tawiah and Ghostpoet performed together recently in a show I'm disappointed there isn't more live footage of. The video shows Ghostpoet's song "Us Against Whatever" featuring Tawaih in what turned out to be an amazing performance. Hopefully they release more footage from the show at some point but until then check out Ghostpoet and Tawiah live above...
Alt-J's set is one of lilting harmonies, piercing guitar lines and the kind of nervous energy that gets better over time.
This June, Parklife Festival returns for its third year at Platts Field Park, Manchester, featuring an absolutely stellar lineup featuring acts such as Twin Shadow , Gold Panda , Mount Kimbie , Tom Vek , Ghost Poet , Azealia Banks and (the shining diamond at the top of the line-up) The Flaming Lips , whose festival appearances we have gushed over before and whose inclusion turns the festival's line-up from a fantastic one to an unmissable one. The full line-up can be read below, [...]
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From their AA sided single Matilda / Fitzpleasure, which will be released courtesy of Infectious Music , comes "Fitzpleasure" from Leeds quartet Alt-J. Don't let the lead in on this song deceive you because the bright vocals quickly blend with a heavy bass fuzz, guitar scratching and percussion that will draw you into focusing on all of the intricacies. The band will be heading out on tour in February with Ghostpoet before joining Wild Beasts on their tour in March. Be on the lookout in May for their debut album. We'll [...]
Ghostpoet has announced a gig in Whelan's, Dublin on Wednesday the 22nd of February. The wordsmith played a triumphant show in the same venue late September last year, and is returning for another round just five months later. Tickets are priced at €17, available from whelanslive.com or call the WAV Box Office [Lo-call 1890 200 078]
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