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/
Stargaze Records Presents……
GALAXIANS
(Dither Down / Stargaze)
G_P
(Stargaze)
VIDE0
Brudenell Social Club
19.10.17
8pm
FREE ENTRY
We would like to invite you to party with us as we celebrate the release of our first long player, Let The Rhythm In. The record is our first as a trio and our third release on Brooklyn New York imprint Dither Down.
GALAXIANS
Within the music of Galaxians – the trio of Emma Mason, Matt Woodward and Jed Skinner – lies a powerfully hedonistic strain that does much to loop a thread through the party lineage of their adopted hometown of Leeds. Coupled with the first impressions of what the pair loosely term their “pre-digital dance music”, you might not raise an eyebrow to find out that their cues are taken in-part from classic disco and house labels such as Sleeping Bag or Chicago’s TRAX, nor that their early EPs found homes across the Atlantic on the similarly-minded Dither Down in Brooklyn, and Atlanta’s Rotating Souls Records.
However, it’s the beating pulse of Northern England club life, married with the thriving independence of much of the region’s best venues and spaces that forces its way through on the duo’s debut LP Let The Rhythm In. Recorded at Leeds Ghost Town studio with Ross Halden, the eight tracks come steeped in the Yorkshire city’s less-trumpeted but enduring house heritage – with inspiration drawn from the all-day parties of the late 70s and early 80s, the disco that emerged from the fading Northern Soul movement of the early 80s and the resonant acid house era that boomed across both sides of the Pennines.
Previous 12”’s Galaxians and Personal Disco Component captured much of the lo-fi scuzziness that Galaxians have long-surrounded themselves with – as likely to pop up playing more punk-associated DIY spots like their hometown’s Wharf Chambers as they are in front of the heads at Beat-Herder or late-night with the likes of Horse Meat Disco and Auntie Flo. That raw playfulness in their sound still bubbles beneath the surface, but there’s a whole new fluidity to proceedings, a seamless flow between the rattle and strut of their analogue funk.
If Skinner and Woodward have deftly refined things however, then what’s altered the soundscape unequivocally is the addition of long-time friend and vocalist Emma Mason. Though not a constant, her presence is felt immediately on the opening track Street Level, a powerful, soulful vocal that commands the track in a way that resonates far beyond the relatively brief time she actually appears. On Subway Dancers, meanwhile, the heat and hustle of its bassy propulsion melts beneath the shimmer and sway of the melody.
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October tour dates:
19.10 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
20.10 BRISTOL Crofters Rights
21.10 AMSTERDAM Doka (ADE)
22.10 JEUMONT Jardin de l’espérance
24.10 COLOGNE Buhmann & Sohn
25.10 BRUSSELS Bonnefooi
26.10 LILLE Gare Saint Sauveur
28.10 LONDON Total Refreshment Centre
G_P
The artist formerly known as Game_Program, aka multi-instrumentalist and member of Hookworms, Cowtown, and Nope, Jon Nash.
Recent performances have shown a tasteful refining of ideas incorporating lo-fi, lo-slung house grooves, arpeggiated synth lines designed to hypnotise, and classic drum machine sounds. Altogether it’s a sound not dissimilar to artists such as Warp’s Clark and Argentinian DJ / producer Leonel Castillo, though it’s an arguably more soulful listening experience.
VIDE0
Back to basics pop duo VIDE0 comprises song writing partners Alex Brown and Emily Garner, previously of bands Bathymetry and Prowles. Operating in Salford, the pair’s direct, uptempo, fun pop music may come as a surprise given the more whimsical guitar-focused sound of their previous band. However, in reality it’s a logical progression to a more immediate, fully formed sound, expressed for the most part through sparkling synths and riff-heavy bass, accompanied by machine programmed beats and dual vocal melodies. Comparisons to New Order may appear lazy, but there’s a definite link here to the city’s lineage of bass-driven synth pop and post-punk.
Sheffield DIY collective The Audacious Art Experiment returns to the Picture House Social for another Bank Holiday marathon of intense and delirious underground sonics, chopped against the rarest visual stimulants.
Featuring 15 acts curated over 12 hours, TAAE will take you on a fibre optic journey through their favourite zones of noise, pop, loud, bounce, indie, techno, quiet, odd, weird and shuffle. All via 3 interchanging rooms and a few Windows compatible PC towers.
Performances come from acclaimed UK DIY acts such as London’s sonic innovator Ewa Justka, Leeds’ future funk navigators Galaxians, newly signed Rocket Recordings quartet Housewives and rising Manchester no-wave legends DUDS. All this will be backed and buffered by the cream of Sheffield’s current TAAE squad and stable mates Isis Moray, Baglady, Toucans, Acid Mass, Negative Midas Touch and Sleep Terminal. If that wasn’t enough, the ever advancing noise duo Trans/Human will make a special main stage appearance, whilst Lincoln collective Weird Garden take over the outside decking with performances from the esoteric kinetic sculptor Experimental Sonic Machines and Tape Noise.
Full line up:
Ewa Justka // Galaxians // Housewives // Isis Moray // Trans/Human // DUDS // Baglady // Toucans // Acid Mass // Negative Midas Touch // Sleep Terminal // Tape Noise // Experimental Sonic Machines
SUNDAY 27th AUGUST
Picture House Social
Sheffield
3pm – 3am
£15 / £17.50 / £20
Limited early birds on sale now —-> http://bit.ly/LANGathering
We’re thrilled to have been invited back to Beat-Herder festival this year, and we will perform a one-off duo set on the Factory stage on Sunday 16th July, alongside acts such as Factory Floor and Romare across three days.
We will play live at 8pm before The Reflex’ DJ set. Hope to see you there.
ENDLESS WINDOW:
This August, we’re bringing you one of our most diverse, high-octane and party ready bills to date! Make sure you’ve got your dancing shoes ready for this one…
PLAYING LIVE:
Galaxians
Hailing from Leeds, Galaxians have been busy wowing crowds at festivals like Beacons and Bluedot with their dynamic, lively mixture of funk, house and space disco. Since the addition of vocalist Emma Mason, their live show has become even more immersive, and with new studio material on the way, we’re delighted to be bringing Galaxians back to Newcastle after a three year gap for this special summer headline slot.
Kay Greyson
One of the most in-demand names in north-east hip-hop, Kay Greyson had built a formidable reputation on the back of shows with the likes of Pharoahe Monch as well as last year’s Morning After Music mixtape. Get excited for this one!
Jennifer Walton
Having amazed us (and plenty of others) at Evolution Emerging this year, Jennifer Walton’s opening set is not one to be missed. Although relatively new to live performance, her intricate and dazzling productions have already been making waves nationally. The future is now.
PLUS: Endless Window DJ after the live acts until late, playing…
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£6 on the door, 7:30pm until late.
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