Mitchelstown's Indiependence Arts & Music Festival , which takes place on August 3rd, 4th and 5th just got more exciting with new acts confirmed such as rock headliner British Sea Power , London DJ collective Horse Meat Disco and a DJ Set from math-rock stars Foals . This new announcement also includes The Pale , Zombie Computer , Slow Motion Heroes , Last Days of 1984 , The Gandhis and The Shoos , joining the line-up. Weekend Tickets are still available on [...]
PALE - FREE DOWNLOAD New track as part of I Love Bass Music's 1st birthday compilation. 18 year old Producer/DJ Leo Marcus from Manchester, UK is having an extremely productive 2012 so far, keep your eyes on his soundcloud for more productions and information about shows around the UK this summer! Free download on the Buy This Track [...]
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Words: Saam Das Another day, another mysterious new act. Yesterday we discussed the slowly building hype of the still somewhat enigmatic Arthur Beatrice . While I wrote about Arthur Beatrice comparatively late on, waiting it out till enough details were revealed, I intend to pounce upon new solo artist Pale early to see how things pan out. Much like another veiled act Father Sculptor , Pale supported [...]

Our good friends at Chew The Fat! have just put out a new release from Pále . The killer things is that for a limited time you can grab 3 remixes from the forthcoming remix package for free before this goes on sale in the coming months. First, why not check out the original EP. With cuts from Lakosa (formerly Lo:tek), Wolf Cub and BNRY there are straight up house vibes, smooth beats, euphoric breaks and 4/4 techno grooves on offer. Don't sleep on this [...]

Marco Del Horno 's Bullet Train imprint has been a goldmine of top quality UK garage and house music for the past few years. So far most of the releases are credited to Del Horno, but in the past year or so more and more artists are finding themselves drawn to Bullet Train and its off-kilter approach to releasing music. Among the BT luminaries are Pále, Skanky, Last Japan and newcomers Shift Key and Kashii. These new additions to the roster. Though the compilation is predominantly UK funky and garage, Pále takes [...]

"Worst Job of Good Luck" by Palé is the choice note off Bullet Train Records ' BulletTrain Allstars EP, a five track release with additional works by Marco Del Horno, Last Japan, Skanky and Kashii. This clean and almost minimal style is what I'm really into, so I'm pretty excited for this one to drop. Preview the rest of the tracks on SoundCloud and be on the lookout for a March 2012 release. Palé - Worst Job of Good Luck
FREE MP3 GIVEAWAY It's been a whirlwind year for 18 year old Manchester based producer Pále, having only made the switch from producing drum n bass to his unmistakable brand of spacey future garage a mere 11 months ago. Since then he's already made a name for himself with a remix for Maribou State and [...]

We've had dream-pop, dream-house and probably dream-classical (that's actually quite a cool idea...), so why not dream folk? Here it is, courtesy of Pale Seas , once Netherlands of Southampton, now firmly Pale Seas of London. Instead of cloudy cowbells, this is more pastoral psychedelia, the traditional guitars and life-scarred vocals stretched, shimmered and stranged-up, gone eerie and epic. Imagine a freaky all-nighter involving bikesheds, haystacks, hicks and one-horse-towns and you're not far off. The below double-A side is out 5 March; pre-order it here for £3 and you get a free ticket to a Sebright Arms [...]
De la Bass britanique aux accents electronica mélodiques, tout en légèreté, le mec a bien évidemment 18 ans et viens d'Angleterre.
I might make this a regular monthly update on the blog this year and Irish bands aim to battle the recession by thinking of new ways to fund the release of an album. Here I talk about the ways Delorentos, El Hombre Jokes, Yngve & The Innocent, The Walls and The Pale are attempting to bring their sounds to the masses! Delorentos - Pop-Up Shops from @jamesvincentmcmorrow twitter [...]

Just ran across this great new single from London five piece Pale Seas . The track titled "Something or Nothing" is an enjoyable dose of dream-pop for these gloomy winter days. The 7 " single will be out on March 5 , but for now can be streamed via there bandcamp link below. Pale Seas - Something Or Nothing by Fastcut Records

The biggest struggle when putting together this list is how to rank the albums. What exactly is the difference between a #1 and a #2 album? Without doubt, Viva Brother's "Darling Buds of May" was the song I listened to the most in 2011 and the album it comes from is pretty damn good. But is it my favorite album as a whole? The Damnwells have consistently put out great material and I'm sure I listened to No One Listens to the Band Anymore more, front to back, than any album on the list but did I do that because [...]
It's ten years since Mic Christopher left this earth in his prime. His memory and music is celebrated tonight in Vicar Street! Here's Mic in his Heyday in The Spirit Store: According to The Frames manager: "Still tickets left for gig for Mic at Vicar St. tomorrow night! Note from Claire: "mary janes and mundy, gemma, lisa, ronan, glen, matthew pale, acko, eoin glacklin will be opening the proceeding" RIP Mic Christopher
Maribou State's Got Me Down is out next week on Fat! Records. Leo Marcus, aka Pále, has got on board for remix duties. The resulting treatment is velvety-smooth - the original gets drenched in tropical sass and pulsating energy building into an all-out hurricane finale. I can't decide whether the eye of the storm is a [...]
Always, Like This by submerse Jonwayne: King by ALPHA PUP Motion Picture Soundtrack - Radiohead (Pále Bootleg Remix) by Pále ------ "A persian fairy tale" told by Rockshamrover/Michael Klatte---------- by Michael Klatte Miracle by Ice Cream THE [...]
Birthday boy, Pále, aka Leo Marcus, has decided to mark his 18th with a bootleg, like any self-respecting producer on the rise.He takes on 'Motion Picture Soundtrack', the penultimate track off their otherworldly electronic masterpiece.No words really for this one, just bask in the utterly immersive nature of Pále's productions. Motion Picture Soundtrack - Radiohead (Pále [...]
Not sure if Bluestone will be to '90s alternative rock what the Alrosa is to '80s hair metal, but recent bookings suggest that the relatively new Columbus hotspot will be a nostalgic venue for the working professional crowd. Following last week's Gin Blossoms show, Bluestone follows it up Monday night with Fuel , known for hits such as "Shimmer", "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" and "Bad Day". As is the case with many bands from this era that are still touring, Fuel's [...]
Pále & Vyperod - Superblunder by Pále Coming on strong like a defunct air-raid siren, skulking percussion that glides up the walls of your psyche, insistent and powerful washes of sound bring in this collaborative effort from Pále & Vyperod. Eventually subsiding into this glorious bass-clap interlude that revs up and up and up until [...]
We featured Leo Marcus on these pages before, his refreshing take on bass music marking his Pále project as a serious one to watch. His debut EP will drop on four40 later this year, following in the footsteps of Last Japan, Bondax, etc). The obvious thing to ask was for a Fat! mix. Catch [...]