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.

http://www.theoxbow.com

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:

1. Lockjaw
2. Milk
3. Funayurei
4. Berk
5. Cortege
6. Myra
7. Mandrill
8. Verdigris
9. The Unthinkable
10. Qaanaaq

www.facebook.com/undersmile

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

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 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

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

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

http://www.facebook.com/Undersmile

The album contains eleven soulful tunes written by Wino and Conny together. The songs speak for themselves and personalities shine truth within. The album contains one cover song by Townes Van Zandt – an artist Conny and Wino deeply admire. Four of the songs were written on one day in Berlin in Summer 2011, among them ‘Heavy Kingdom‘ which marks the first song they ever wrote together.

Their first recording session was at the Baltic Sea resort on Rugen island in August 2011, during the beach party/ jam session/ hang out where Wino and Conny first met. The tracks were later twisted into shape in a second recording session at the seminal Kabumm Studios in Berlin. The artwork contains drawings by both artists and follows the dedicated and deeply intense approach of the whole album.

The full tour dates are as follows:

20/03/2012: Preston, The Continental (With Mary Epworth & The Jubliee Band)
21/03/2012: Edinburgh, Bannermans
22/03/2012: Bradford, The Gaswork
23/03/2012: Oxford, Truck Store (Instore performance)
24/03/2012: London, The Black Heart (Matinee Show 2pm)

http://www.scottweinrich.com
http://www.connyochs.com
http://www.mainstreamrecords.de
http://www.thesleepingshaman.com

The night also sees the collision of 2 UK Tours as JUCIFER and BASTARD OF THE SKIES join the party to make a 4 bill line up for a night of heavy riffing and all for the measly sum of £12.

Tickets Available from:
www.wegottickets.com/event/140883
www.ticketline.co.uk/orange-goblin

You can also check out the official video for the track ‘Red Tide Rising‘ below…

More info on the bands at:
www.orange-goblin.com
www.grifterrock.co.uk
www.facebook.com/pages/Jucifer/6909806762
www.facebook.com/pages/Bastard-of-the-Skies/150192848376922

Future Noise and The Sleeping Shaman in association with Exile On Mainstream Records are thrilled to announce the now confirmed dates for WINO & CONNY OCHS UK Tour in support of their recent collaboration album ‘Heavy Kingdom’, to quote Ollie from The Sleeping Shaman about the recording “The songs are in their raw, basic state that displays the naked emotion that underpins the album as a whole” and you can read the entire review HERE.

The dates for Wino & Conny are as follows:

20/03/2012: Preston, The Continental (supporting Mary Epworth)
21/03/2012: Edinburgh, Bannermans
22/03/2012: Bradford, The Gaswork
24/03/2012: London, The Black Heart (Matinee Show 2pm)

We’re still on the lookout for a date on Friday 23rd March, the location would ideally be between Bradford and London, and if you think you can help, please get in touch via our contact page.

Please note that the London gig on the 24th is a Matinee show which starts at 2pm! The Black Heart are also playing host to Conan, Serpent Venom, Undersmile & Grimpen Mire the same night, so stick around for a night of impending Doom.

http://www.scottweinrich.com
http://www.connyochs.com
http://www.mainstreamrecords.de
http://www.thesleepingshaman.com

Photo Credit: Steffi Schatte

The April tour dates are:
09/04/2012: Stairway, Glasgow w/ Black Sun
10/04/2012: The Well, Leeds
11/04/2012: Sound Control, Manchester w/ Orange Goblin & Grifter
13/04/2012: La Zone, Liege, Belgium w/ Ultraphallus

We were hoping to have a southern date on the 12th, but due to being let down last minute, the date has been withdrawn until we get a confirmed replacement, so if anyone thinks they can help, please do get in touch.

Future Noise will also be releasing a limited cassette of ‘Nadir’ to coincide with the tour which will be available direct from the band, any leftover copies will then be available to purchase online, more news to follow soon.

www.facebook.com/pages/Jucifer/6909806762
www.facebook.com/pages/Bastard-of-the-Skies/150192848376922
www.thesleepingshaman.com

Confirmed dates and venues will be announced very soon!

www.facebook.com/pages/Jucifer/6909806762
www.facebook.com/pages/Bastard-of-the-Skies/150192848376922

Most items are in very limited stock, including a box of Unearthly Trance/Ramesses 10″ vinyl’s, a few Roadburn Records releases from Wino, Bong, Church of Misery, A Storm of Light along with Privileged To Fail releases from the likes of Generic, 21 Gramms, Nasdaq, Winters in Osaka. Plus we also have copies of the latest Snowblood album on CD & LP, along with Pombagira’s epic ‘Iconoclast Dream’ on CD, more items will also be added in the coming weeks.

That’s all for now and who knows we might have just solved your xmas present dilemma!!!! (well, we live in hope!) so head over to our stall at http://futurenoise.bigcartel.com.

Bastard Of The Skies are currently putting together their third album to date at Full Stack Studio which is now at the mixing stage, and finally being handed over to James Plotkin (Khanate, OLD, Phantomsmasher, Scorn) for mastering, whilst Undersmile‘s debut album entitled “Narwhal” recorded at Studio 101 in Kidlington by Jimmy Hetherington and due to be mastered by Billy Anderson (Eyehategod, Sleep, Neurosis, The Melvins) both are pencilled in to be released on the 9th April 2012, plans are currently in the making for both bands to tour the UK.

“In another life, Paul Catten would perhaps have been horribly disfgured during the explosion of a machine to communicate with the dead, brought about by his own flawed calculations, rescued by mysterious Tibetan monks and perpetually encased within a suit of armour in order that the world not see his scarred visage. He may then, perhaps, go on to terrorise the world from within the borders of his homeland of Latveria, his terrifying armour-clad steel visage being a recognisable symbol of universal fear and dread, holding humanity in contempt whilst wishing to crush and rule them with an iron fist…” Continue reading HERE!

You can check out their roster page HERE along with some video footage of a recent gig in Oslo.

The album was written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Catten himself over the course of late 2010 to early 2011 resulting in a disturbingly dark amalgam of experimental noise and sumptuous classical compositions, recalling the likes of Ben Frost’s acclaimed By The Throat album and Brian Reitzell’s soundtrack for 30 Days Of Night.

Limited to 200 copies, hand printed on an original Victorian letterpress in a gatefold sleeve and is available now for £7 + shipping from our Big Cartel Store.

Here’s some initial comments from the press.

“Powerful and provoking.” ALTERNATIVE MATTER

“Demands repeated listens.” ONE METAL

“An eclectic mix of subdued beauty mixed with feedback and distorted noise. The mix works well, and the whole idea and presentation of the album gives the idea as this being a labour of love. An album that could easily be misunderstood as just noise, but when you take the time to listen to it fully (and through headphones), it is half an hour well spent, and you seem to discover something new on every listen.” THIS IS NOT A SCENE

“What Paul Catten is doing here is using over twenty years of experience in making music to take us on a musical trip.” FLUID RADIO

“Genius song titles (“The Jedi And The Selective Mute”) and bursts of Theremin created static that would burst a dogs eyeballs (“An Army Of Narcoleptics Swa! rm Among Us”)…A Jolly good record.” SITTING NOW

“A dark, isolating and yet exciting experimental record.” SONIC SHOCKS

“It’s an album of ranging textures and moods, making effortless transitions between delicate minimalism, sweeping orchestral majesty and punishing noise.” WHISPERIN AND HOLLERIN

“It is at times brutal, egotistical and wilfully obtuse. Even where it is outstandingly beautiful, it is a fragile beauty, hard-won and constantly threatened. That is why it is so inspiring and rewarding, and why the juxtaposition of strings/piano and electronic future noise is so apt. You can’t dance to it, but it may well inspire you.” TREBUCHET