Future Noise News Blog
OXBOW: ‘The Luxury Of Empire’ Film By Mariexxme Is Now On Sale Exclusively In The UK By Future Noise
16th May 2012
This DVD filmed on OXBOW’s European tour of 2009 and which coincided with their 20th anniversary follows the seminal band as they tour alone for the first time in many years and is available exclusively in the UK via Future Noise and can be purchased over in our store for £11 HERE.
The three complimentary parts give a rare 360 degree glimpse of the front and backstage realities of touring offers an intimate portrait of a band in full artistic maturity. It sees them undergoing the daily trails of touring with grace and provides sometimes touching and humorous insights into an otherwise mysterious band. The film’s dark cinematic aesthetic was inspired by the atmosphere of OXBOW’s recent work. It echoes its title and is interlaced with live performances and candid interviews in which the band peel away layers of their processes and which bring the viewer as close as it’s possible to get to a band without being in it.
By contrast, the band’s long time sound engineer, Manual Liebeskind’s film “Still Before” is a road dairy filmed entirely on an iphone and covers the entire tour. It widens the cast introducing many more of the behind-the-scenes players involved in making such a tour happen much more raw in its style and making use of still photos as links between scenes, it’s loose, convivial style juxtaposes perfectly with the first film.
The final piece is the live performance in Paris, filmed in its entirety. Impressive in its execution, it serves as a document of the culmination of all the work and energy expended in the two accompanying films.
A delight to watch of anyone, whether familiar with the subject or not, but for a fan of OXBOW an invaluable addition of the collection.
3 Movies , 16/9 video, 3hr
Mariexxme began her career in animation where she worked on the full spectrum of the industry’s subjects from Kellog’s adds to art house animations sucvh as “Persepolis”, from the Disney channel to an adaptation of the lost Jacques Tati script which came to be the film “The Illusionnist”, The list of bands she has filmed since and edited is exhaustive but includes The Melvins, The Jesus Lizard, Kylesa, Lighting Bolt, Julie Christmas, Jello Biaffra, Senser.
UNDERSMILE: Narwhal Pre-Sales Start Today; Artwork Revealed + New Track ‘Lockjaw’ Streamed Via The Sleeping Shaman
23rd April 2012
FUTURE NOISE are ecstatic to announce that we will be releasing UNDERSMILE’s long-awaited debut album Narwhal on May 28th 2012, the recording, which follows 2010′s A Sea of Dead Snakes EP and last year’s split EP with Caretaker, is a progression into darker, heavier territory for the band and the opening track ‘Lockjaw’ can be streamed exclusively via The Sleeping Shaman at THIS LOCATION.
Clocking in at just under the 80-minute mark, Narwhal was co-produced and mixed by the band and Jimmy “Evil” Hetherington and mastered by the legendary Billy Anderson. The album will be released as a 4-panel digipak CD, as a digital download and Pre-Sales start today via our webstore HERE.
As if that wasn’t enough, the artwork which can be checked out below, was created by the one-and-only Tony Roberts whose distinctive style has adorned the work of Electric Wizard, Conan and many, many more. You can see more of his work at his website HERE.
The album will be launched with a gig at the Unicorn in Camden on Friday 11th May. Support comes from groovy doom lords Serpent Venom and the crushingly heavy, female-fronted Ishmael. Oh, it’s free entry so get on down to the Unicorn for three different shades of doom and and you can confirm your attending at the Facebook event HERE.
The tracklisting for Narwhal is as follows:
- Lockjaw
- Milk
- Funayurei
- Berk
- Cortege
- Myra
- Mandrill
- Verdigris
- The Unthinkable
- Qaanaaq
Bastard Of The Skies To Support Harvey Milk @ The Roadhouse, Manchester on Thurs 24th May 2012
20th April 2012
After their recent UK/Euro jaunt with JUCIFER, we are extremely chuffed to announce that BASTARD OF THE SKIES will support the mighty experimental rock/noise band HARVEY MILK on Thursday 24th May @ The Roadhouse in Manchester.
Tickets are £9 Adv and are available from seetickets.com, wegottickets.com & ticketweb.co.uk.
A little bit about the bands….
HARVEY MILK are an American experimental rock/noise rock band that formed in Athens, Georgia in the early 1990s. While Harvey Milk invariably draws comparisons to the Melvins, due to their penchant for slow, heavy riffs, the band has touched upon such artists as ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, and Kiss as influences in their music.
Hailing from Blackburn, Lancashire, BASTARD OF THE SKIES have been spewing their own, uniquely filthy, racket since 2006. Through two albums, an EP and a Split LP the band have cemented their own sound by welding massive, lurching, riffs to sludgy noise and discordant melody.
Gigging heavily across the UK the band has evolved into a brutal and unrelenting monster. The drums pound, the bass rumbles, the riffs crush.
Even the occasional moments of melodic respite pave the way for even bigger, more devastating and ferocious, riffs. Along the way the band are proud to have shared the stage with such titans as Baroness, Kylesa, Today Is The Day, Jucifer, Black Sun, Lazarus Blackstar, Volition, Conan, Alunah, Undersmile, Witchsorrow, The Sontaran Experiment and many more.
http://www.harveymilktheband.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bastard-of-the-Skies/150192848376922
http://www.theroadhouselive.co.uk
ORANGE GOBLIN Tonight – Ticket & Door Charge Info
11th April 2012
It’s Orange Goblin at the Sound Control, Manchester tonight with support from Jucifer, Grifter and Bastard Of The Skies, tickets are no longer on sale, but don’t worry as you can still pay on the door and please note it’s an early start with the doors opening at 7pm!!
UFOMAMMUT: Set To Play One Off UK Date At The Garage, London On 24th April
10th April 2012
Psychedelic Doomers UFOMAMMUT will be playing at one off UK gig as part of their up and coming European Tour in support of their new album Oro: Opus Primum which is being released via Neurot Recordings on CD and LP via Supernatural Cat.
The night takes place on Tues 24th April 2012 at The Garage, London with support from fellow Italians and recent Supernatural Cat signings Incoming Cerebral Overdrive, tickets are £10 (+ booking fee) and more information is available HERE.
http://www.ufomammut.com
http://www.malleusdelic.com
http://www.neurotrecordings.com
http://www.supernaturalcat.com
UNDERSMILE To Play Desertfest & Supernormal Festival
3rd April 2012
UNDERSMILE have been confirmed for DesertFest where they will be playing twice at the Black Heart, Camden on the Sunday 8th, that’s this weekend folks! The first set will be an Acoustic performance which starts at 16:00 and will be followed by an Electric set later in the night at 19:50.
UNDERSMILE are also among the first acts to be announced for Supernormal Festival which takes place between 10th and 12th August in Braziers Park, Oxford and the so far confirmed line up, which also includes Hey Colossus and Purson can be found HERE.
http://www.facebook.com/Undersmile
http://www.thedesertfest.com
http://www.supernormalfestival.co.uk
JUCIFER & BASTARD OF THE SKIES Tour Kicks Off Next Week
2nd April 2012
JUCIFER & BASTARD OF THE SKIES tour kicks off a week today, starting in Glasgow with Black Sun, then onto Sheffield, Manchester then Liege (Belgium) and please note the change of city/venue for Tuesday 10th which is now taking place at the Red House in Sheffield.
The April tour schedule is as follows:
09/04/2012: Stairway, Glasgow w/ Black Sun
10/04/2012: The Red House, Sheffield w/ Berserkowitz & Cry Havoc
11/04/2012: Sound Control, Manchester w/ Orange Goblin & Grifter
13/04/2012: La Zone, Liege, Belgium w/ Ultraphallus
www.facebook.com/pages/Jucifer/6909806762
www.facebook.com/pages/Bastard-of-the-Skies/150192848376922
UNDERSMILE – Gigs & Merch
23rd March 2012
Just a quick a update to say Undersmile are playing a few dates in the UK & Europe as follows:
UNDERSMILE TOUR DATES:
23rd March – Alma Inn, Bolton w/Conan, Serpent Venom, Grimpen Mire and Volition
24th March – The Black Heart, Camden w/Conan, Serpent Venom, and Grimpen Mire
25th March – The Croft, Bristol w/Conan, Serpent Venom, Grimpen Mire and Volition
30th March – Gouda, NL w/Cultura Tres, Banda de la Muerte and Pandejo
31st March – Roermond, NL w/Cultura Tres, Banda de la Muerte and Pandejo
1st April – Middelburg, NL w/Cultura Tres, Banda de la Muerte and Pandejo
8th April – ???, Camden
11th May – The Unicorn, Camden – NARWHAL ALBUM LAUNCH
14th May – The Black Heart, Camden w/Dylan Carlson (of Earth)
16th May – The Purple Turtle, Oxford – Oxford Punt
13th June – Brighton w/Witchsorrow
A little bit more info on the band…
Undersmile are a dual-female fronted doom/sludge band from Oxford, England that formed in 2009. In less than two years they have released two EPs and played gigs all over England including support slots with Weedeater and Zoroaster at the Camden Underworld and have played the Terrorizer Magazine-sponsored Seven Churches Festival alongside Black Sun, Bong and Dopefight. Both their live shows and their recordings have garnered critical praise for their intense and original take on the doom and sludge genres. They’ve been hailed as “The Future of Doom” by Terrorizer Magazine and their debut album “Narwhal” (which was mastered by sludge legend Billy Anderson) will be released on Future Noise Recordings in May 2012.
Current Releases:
“A SEA OF DEAD SNAKES” – Blindsight Records
“SPLIT EP w/CARETAKER” – Blindsight Records