We’re really pleased to announce that we are one of 39 acts supported by Help Musicians UK’s Do it Differently Fund, alongside other acts from Leeds such as Living Body and Magick Mountain.
The fund supports the work of self-sufficient artists and promotes self-organised activities in music making, performance and production.
Read the announcement and further information about the fund here .
We’re delighted to feature in music blog Pink Wafer’s latest blog, 20 Leeds Bands And Musicians You Need To Hear.
“It’s hard not be affected by the live energy of Galaxians. Blending dense rhythmic synths, live and sampled drums, and insanely powerful vocals, Galaxians – preferably in some sweaty underground venue – are a band you need to open your heart to and experience.” PINK WAFER
Read the full interview here:
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be sharing the stage with NYC No Wave legends ESG on their final ever UK shows on 1 and 2 March 2019. Read on…..
ESG began life when the mother of the Scroggins sisters, afraid of the life of crime and drugs that awaited them on the streets of 70s Bronx, NY, presented her daughters with some basic instruments and encouraged them to make music together to keep them busy. What followed was, quite simply, a musical revolution.
The Scroggins sisters’ unique sound as Emerald Sapphire & Gold, or ESG, immediately spread right across Europe, with Tony Wilson’s FACTORY records releasing their debut EP in 1981. They played the opening night of the Hacienda nightclub, and their live shows have never been anything short of absolutely phenomenal.
They were welcomed into New York’s post-punk and no wave scene but in the end they’d prove more influential than most of their peers. Their style—funky and minimalist with a punkish sense of urgency—would become a key influence on house and the dancey side of indie rock (think LCD Soundsystem and DFA).
This exclusive UK is a rare opportunity to catch one of the most important DIY acts of all time in their native environment, the live stage.
01.03.19 LONDON The Jazz Cafe
Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/esg-jazz-cafe-tickets/8863515?pl=JC
02.03.19 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
Tickets: http://www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk/whats-on/esg1/
Ahead of our recent show for Endless Window at The Cumberland Arms in Byker, Matt spoke to NARC magazine about Galaxians and dance music. Read the full feature here:
Music Musings & Such “all-female Autumn-ready playlist” includes Galaxians. Read the full feature here:
We’ve been a bit quiet with our mixes recently but we’re back with a heady cocktail guaranteed to whet your weekend whistle and designed to get you from A (ace) to B (bangin’) via Patrick Cowley, Stellar Om Source, Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks and more.
1) Intellectual Thinking // NEW WORLD MUSIC (New World Music 1985)
2) One Hot Afternoon // PATRICK COWLEY (Dark Entries 2017)
3) MPB (Missing Persons Bureau) (Paradise Ballroom Mix) // WOMACK & WOMACK (Melodies International 2018)
4) The Believer // TATHAM, MENSAH, LORD & RANKS (2000 Black 2016)
5) You Love My Music // SWITCHBLADE SISTERS (Different Drummer 1997)
6) So Smooth (Kon Hit N Run Mix) // KRYSTAL DAVIS (Glitterbox 2018)
7) Talk Talk Talk // THE GOLDEN FILTER (4gn3s 2018)
8) Mother (Featuring Steffanie Christian) // WAAJEED (Planet E 2018)
9) Games That We Play // OMAR S (FXHE 2018)
10) Par Amour // STELLAR OM SOURCE (Rvng Intl 2013)
11) Shook (Unnayanaa Mix) // IRFAN RAINEY & BONAFIDE ROJAS (Rainy City Music 2017)
‘How Do U Feel? (Radio Edit)’, the single from our album Let The Rhythm In was featured on Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie’s daytime show on BBC 6 Music last Friday.
Listen to the full show here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000kzn
BIG SHOT PREMIERES METRO AREA / SIREN AND NYC LEGEND DARSHAN JESRANI’S REMIX OF ‘HOW DO U FEEL?’
Premiere: Galaxians – How Do U Feel (Darshan Jesrani Morning Remix)
Our debut album Let The Rhythm In (Dither Down 2017) is available worldwide from the following shops and online sources. More to be added…..
UK
SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE (London)
PHONICA (London)
TOME (London)
LOVE VINYL (London)
LION COFFEE & RECORDS (London)
KRISTINA RECORDS (London)
YAM (London)
LOBSTER RECORDS (London)
RUBADUB (Glasgow)
PICCADILLY (Manchester)
JUMBO (Leeds)
DISQUE 72 (Leeds)
TRIBE (Leeds)
VINYL TAP (Huddersfield)
THE VINYL CURTAIN (Brighton)
REDEYE (Ipswich)
NORMAN RECORDS (Leeds)
VINYL RESTING PLACE (Manchester)
WOO TOGETHER (Leeds)
WAH WAH (Wakefield)
SOUND IT OUT (Stockton)
POP RECS LTD (Sunderland)
FRIENDLY RECORDS (Bristol)
HOT SALVATION (Folkestone)
EUROPE
OYE RECORDS (Berlin)
HHV (Berlin)
LA CHINERIE (Paris)
EXTEND AND PLAY (Marseille)
RUSH HOUR (Amsterdam)
BORDELLO A PARIGI (Amsterdam)
KOMPACT (Cologne)
GROOVE ATTACK (Cologne)
TOPIC DRIFT (Cologne)
DISCO PIU (Rimini)
CLONE (Rotterdam)
DEEJAY (Dohlau)
DISCOS PARADISO (Barcelona)
PLATTFON (Basel)
UNITED STATES & CANADA
GROOVE (Chicago)
CO-OP 87 (New York)
JUNE RECORDS (Toronto)
ATOM HEART (Montreal)
LA RAMA (Montreal)
REST OF WORLD
STRADA (Hyogo)
TECHNIQUE (Tokyo)
DISK UNION (Osaka)
JET SET (Tokyo / Kyoto)
WAX MUSEUM (Melbourne)
ONLINE
JUNO
DISCOGS
BANDCAMP
DITHER DOWN
ITUNES
EBAY
…and more
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Galaxians have been announced amongst the first wave of acts to play at Wakefield’s long-standing and acclaimed Long Division festival, which takes place on Saturday 2nd June.
We are following up our first ever appearance at Long Division in 2017 when we played at the wonderful Neon Workshops, also our first live performance as a trio.
Tickets and further information >>> http://longdivisionfestival.co.uk/
Matt had a conversation with Rose Mason from Guestlist about Galaxians, Leeds, disco and more. Read the full interview here:
