From Digital Sent Fri, Oct 24th 2003, 15:23
From Digital Sent Fri, Oct 24th 2003, 15:23
>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Original Message From Warpbot <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Hello Warpfriends, This is a dual-format HTML and plain text info mailout from warp, dedicated to the new Plaid album =93Spokes=94. If you see plain text below it is because your email account is non-html compatible. To see the HTML version by TDR, click here: www.warprecords.com/emails/plaid/plaid.html PLAID SPOKES The fourth Plaid album for Warp from Ed Handley and Andy Turner, Spokes marks a return in mood, if not production, to some of their earlier work in the 90's as The Black Dog, but retains the characteristic harmonic warmth and rhythmical sensibility they have developed in recent years. "The seeds of the album were sown as we toured America and Europe during 2002 and many of the venues we played now have small Spokes trees growing in their dressing rooms and toilets. However, some of these initial ideas went terribly wrong and we would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any distress we may have caused during the course of our experimentation. We can only pray for Carston Banister. After returning home with the basic working structures of the album in place, five months were spent in the studio editing, enhancing, mixing and removing some of the more extreme emotional content until one night in May, when covert Warp agents were finally able to extract these ten finished tracks." The cover painting is by Elena Kopenkova and The Designers Republic completed the rest of the design and layout. In addition to Spokes, Ed, Andy and visual collaborator Bob have been working over the past six months on their highly anticipated full length DVD project, recorded in surround sound and due for completion in 2004. Initial views of the completed tracks promise an extra special release. SPOKES MICROSITE www.warprecords.com/spokes Listen to album tracks, and solve the puzzle to unlock a free download of an exclusive track =91Awotm=92. (You will need speakers, think from L to R) Plaid=92s own site is at www.plaid.co.uk/indezex.html Plaid visual artist Bob is at www.Softloader.com DIALP MIX CD Lovingly assembled and mixed by Plaid, this is a one hour mix CD of Plaid back catalogue classics and unreleased live versions and edits. Designed by TDR and in a limited pressing, DIALP is available only from Warpmart, free with every order for Spokes while stocks last. Order Spokes and DIALP in Warpmart : www.warprecords.com/?mart=3Dwarp114 WARPMART SALE Warpmart currently has a sale on the Plaid back catalogue, all albums are =A37.99, except the double CD =93Trainer=94 at =A39.99. Double Figure: www.warprecords.com/?mart=3Dwarp84 Trainer: www.warprecords.com/?mart=3Dwarp74 Rest Proof Clockwork: www.warprecords.com/?mart=3Dwarp63 Not for Threes: www.warprecords.com/?mart=3Dwarp54 PLAID REMIXES Plaid released =93Parts in the Post: Plaid Remixes=94 on Peacefrog records earlier this year. This 2CD/4LP set compiled the best of their remix work to date, and is essential listening. Full tracklisting and information below Parts in the Post: Plaid Remixes : www.warprecords.com/?mart=3Dpfg030 ZEAL VIDEO A new video by post-production supremos Glassworks has just been completed. Filmed in the legendary Jim Henson=92s caverns underneath north London, the film accompanies =93Zeal=94 from Spokes, and showcases some of the eye-opening techniques that Glassworks are currently pioneering. The video will soon be available to watch at the Plaid microsite. www.glassworks.co.uk PLAID RADIO Plaid recently recorded their second session for John Peel (unfortunately no longer archived), the show was then followed by a One World special on recent warp releases, including Spokes: BBC Radio 1 One World Warp Special http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/urban/oneworld/warp.shtml Upcoming: BBC Radio 3 Mixing It =96 interview 31 October 10.15-11pm www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/mixingit.shtml BBC 6 Music 6 Mix session Sunday 2 November 7pm-9pm www.bbc.co.uk/6music/presenters/6mix repeated Saturday 8 November midnight-2am LINKS AND PRESS REVIEWS Feature on Burn it Blue www.burntblue.com/features/feature.asp?Feature=3D675 Spokes review on Burn it Blue www.burntblue.com/music/review.asp?MusicReview=3D2345 Review on Igloomag www.igloomag.com/doc.php?task=3Dview&id=3D503&category=3Dreviews =93Plaid produce their best in years.. Spokes is a return to the music-box melodies and wistful, evolutionary passages they first became known for, with the snappier rhythms the duo have preferred of late and a touch of android electro=94 4/5 Mojo =93one listen to this breathtaking set=85 proves that the wheels of electro exploration still turn in the most obtuse and beautiful ways=94 4/5 Bang Magazine =93Cedar City is motorway music for rainy speeding, =91Buns=92 is freaked-out glitch funk=85. Plaid excel at fulsome warp techno. Class.=94 Q =93Ed Handley and Andy Turner still explore the syntax of electronica with awe and excitement. Tracks here like "Crumax Rins" or the haunted synth fugue "Cedar City" may hint at the tenebrous dissonance of their earlier incarnation, but generally *Spokes* is a passionate, optimistic album. A startling selection of sound sculptures hewn from taught percussive textures("Buns"), iridescent stabs of melody ("Get What You Gave"), crunchy abrasive beats ("Even Spring") and quirky bouncing electro ("Upona"), this is a visceral album, intelligent and addictive, with soaring emotional crescendos=94 Uncut. =93dreamy, warm, experimental dance music. Spokes can freewheel, but it=92s always accessible too. Well Plaid son=94 Observer Music Monthly PLAID LIVE DJ =3D Plaid Djs (laptops + Vinyl) LIVE =3D Full live shows with Plaid visual artist Bob October 24 Fri Zurich. Bogen 13. DJ 25 Sat Dublin. Electronic Arts Festival. LIVE 31 Fri London. Warp/Vapour party Halloween. LIVE November: USA Tour. (LIVE, with Luke Vibert, Chris Clark, DJ N.E.D ) 06 Thu New York / Bowery Ballroom 07 Fri New York / Bowery Ballroom 08 Sat Boston / Paradise 09 Sun Montreal / S.A.T. 11 Tue Toronto / Opera House 12 Wed Detroit / St Andrews Hall 13 Thu Columbus / Wexner Center 14 Fri Chicago / Abbey Pub 15 Sat Minneapolis / Ascot Room 18 Tue Seattle / Chop Suey 19 Wed Vancouver / Commodore Ballroom 20 Thu Portland / Halocene 21 Fri San Francisco / Mezzanine 22 Sat Los Angeles / Hollywood Athletic Club 29 Sat UK Birmingham. The Sanctuary. LIVE December 05 Fri Leicester. DJ 19 Fri Glasgow. Glasshouse. LIVE --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: xxx-xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx For additional commands, e-mail: xxx-xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx