Alternative music interviews http://soundblab.com/ http://soundblab.com/images/soundblab.png http://soundblab.com/ editor@soundblab.com (Rich Morris) Copyright 2012 Soundblab Ltd support@soundblab.com (Nick Honer) http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4477 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:38:00 GMT Hailing from Brighton, Birdeatsbaby an unusually talented four-piece who, not fitting into any of today's music genres, discovered their own sound by mixing classical with punk and rock. They take violins, piano, drums and bass and wrap it all up in to one package which once opened explodes into a... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4477 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4472 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:32:00 GMT The freshness of a new young guitar band to get your juices flowing in 2012 - check; a confident four-piece effervescent in ideas, confidence and a roaring live act - check. Check list ticked off, people, I give you Reading's Kinky Boot Beasts. Holed up in a boozer in rural Berkshire... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4472 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4370 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:47:00 GMT The 2 Bears, made up of Hot Chip's Joe Goddard and house DJ Raf Daddy, are a whole lot of fun. Seamlessly mixing club-shaking house beats with leftfield electronica and myriad other influences, they've released some of the most purely enjoyable, loveable music of 2011. Their new single 'Work' is... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4370 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4393 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:38:00 GMT Hotly tipped Yorkshire three-piece I Swim With Sharks have been creating a buzz with their new single 'Just Be Good'. We caught up with them for a quick chat. How did I Swim with Sharks come to be? I used to play a lot of solo beatbox/guitar style stuff and ended up... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4393 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4371 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:24:00 GMT Half Japanese are one of those bands from the punk era that influenced a whole host of bands over the past 35 years. Co-founder Jad Fair is pleased with his band's long-term legacy. "Yamantaka Eye, from The Boredoms, said once, 'Had there not been Half Japanese, there would not be the... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4371 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4357 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT As we speak, journalists everywhere are getting their heads in a spin trying to determine exactly who it is that hot new band Spector sound like - is it The Killers or Frank Sinatra, The Strokes or Roxy Music? Whatever it is, it certainly seems to be getting people's attention. I... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4357 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4354 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:11:00 GMT Monument Valley is the brainchild of London-born musician, Ned Younger. Although confessing to a penchant for UK garage, Younger is better known for his poetic and articulate lyrics which are perfectly demonstrated on his EP Tongues, released on November 28. Tongues features songs inspired by photographs of strangers that Younger has... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4354 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4291 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:28:00 GMT I caught up with Nottingham band Swimming as they prepared for their recent gig at XOYO in London. We chatted unusual side-projects, bizarre comparisons and what to expect from their new album, Ecstatics International… Let's start with how you came up with the name Swimming? John: It all started as a kind... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4291 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4280 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:15:00 GMT Having already been formally trained on guitar at only eight-years-old, composing his original material at 14 and gigging in night clubs while still only a minor, Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche had already made himself known, but now at 28 years of age, and with six full length albums recorded in... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4280 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4252 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:20:00 GMT Next month Gizeh Records launches a new series of concerts entitled the Silent Bells tour. November's installment features three artists from the label roster in the shape of FareWell Poetry, Sleepingdog (featuring Chantal Acda of True Bypass and Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie of Stars of the Lid / A Winged Victory for... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4252 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4229 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:32:00 GMT It's a crying shame that the most famous thing hailing from Essex appears to be the fake-tanned eejits currently overtaking our screens especially when the county has given us some of the best dance music of our generation including The Prodigy, Depeche Mode and Underworld. The latest exciting emergence from... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4229 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4212 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:51:00 GMT Firstly, how did the band name come about? I'm assuming all if not one of you is a Blonde Redhead fan? Yeah, it's a play on their song title. Basically, the faults are all the faults I see in myself and it's a reminder to me to not hold back because... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4212 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4206 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:29:00 GMT Manchester-based music maker Niall O'Conghaile, who goes by the tag of The Niallist, has made what may very well be the party album of the year with AKA, a collection of old-school hip hop and acid house workouts featuring the likes of Beth Ditto, Scream Club and Yo Majesty. Fiercely... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4206 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4097 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:10:00 GMT Named after a Beat Happening song, This Many Boyfriends are based in Leeds have already gained a strong following in Sheffield and Manchester, but now with their EP and newly released single 'Young Lovers Go Pop' under their belts their fan base is set to get even bigger. After having a... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4097 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4092 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:51:00 GMT Jeff T Smith aka Juffage has made one of this years best albums; Semicircle is a mixture of electronic experimentalism and unexpectedly catchy pop songs. To really understand why people wax lyrical about Juffage, however, I recommend you see him live. It's here, surrounded by loop pedals, ghetto blasters, amps... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4092 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4083 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:48:00 GMT Leeds' Yugoslavian Boys are simply one of the most thrilling, fun, dumb, angry, plain odd live acts around right now. I saw them open for Vivian Girls at the Brudenell Social Club back in July and watched alternately slack-jawed and giggling as they shouted non-sequiturs at each other and the... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4083 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4057 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:26:00 GMT Glasgow's Dam Mantle, aka Tom Marshallsay, has fast become one of Soundblab's favourite artists. His dubstep-influenced beats and warped, always inventive ambient soundscapes, captured on First Wave, a compilation of EPs released earlier this year, feel like places you can visit for hours on end. His new EP, WE, is... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4057 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4029 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:33:00 GMT As soon as you hear Maria & the Mirrors' twin-drum, synth 'n' shout assault on their new Travel Sex EP, you'll want to know more out this band of otherworldly helliens and the seriously out-there sounds they make. Soundblab caught up with synth-basher Charly to find out about upsetting hedge... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4029 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4005 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:19:00 GMT Soundblab catches up with our favourite "polished turd" electro-punk-whatever band to talk about their up-coming debut album, being scummy and their essential rules for an amazing party. We last talked to you at the end of 2010. What's been happening since then? Highs and lows? HIGHS: When Diplo opened for us in... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4005 http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/3969 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:58:00 GMT Get People aren't strangers to a little bit of media hype. Their debut offering 'Careless'/'Odyssey' started a mini frenzy as people hyped them as the next big thing due to their unique sound and their inspired remixes of Is Tropical, Mystery Jets and The Wombats. After touring with Metronomy and... http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/3969