A short interview with Ralph about the forthcoming Bass Clef album is now up on the FACT site. Brief extract:

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"It took a lot longer than the first album," Cumbers tells FACT. "It started off that I wanted it to be more like the live set than Smile, but then it totally took on a life of its own. Still underpinned by the usual brutal beats and bass, but a lot more nuanced and layered up, there's more to discover if you want to spend some time with it.

"I think it sounds a lot more 'up' and energetic than Smile, which is ironic as I was in a much darker place. Go figure."
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Full article here.

Two French dates for Yann coming up:

A duo show with the always-amazing Ballake Sissoko in Pau, on 22 October 2009.

And, first confirmed show for 2010: Genevilliers, France, at the Ciné Jean Vigot LA, 6 February

'Chunk + Swirl' at End of the Road



More from End of the Road...



Finale at End of the Road: note that this is the *stage*

At long long last, BLANK010, the debut release by Zun Zun Egui is in physical form and in the shops.

Click here to skip through to Rough Trade and admire it: http://bit.ly/2CpRxo

More to follow.

Zun Zun Egui are confirmed for the line-ups of the following festivals:

Green Man - 23 August
Fellfootsound - 5 September
End of the Road - 12 September

We are also very excited about their new tour dates, supporting Fuck Buttons around the UK in September. Leeds, Sheffield, Oxford, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Lancaster, Bristol and Brighton, get ready.

More details in the LIVE section.

More confirmed summer action for Bass Clef and Zun Zun Egui.

Bass Clef will return to Sonar in June, hit Fabric in July, play the Big Chill in August and visit Oslo in September.

Zun Zun Egui follow up their triumphant Royal Festival Hall appearance with another gig at a concrete modernist landmark, the Barbican (25 July).

More details in the LIVE section.

And more releases to come from both . . .

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This year's BAFTA for best short film went to the wonderful
'September', directed by Esther May Campbell. 'September' also won Best British Film at the Encounters Short Film Festival in November 2008, and has been screened at the London Film Festival, as well as Nova Scotia, Milano, and St Louis festivals.

You can read more here.

'September' features music by Bass Clef, Crescent, Paavojarju, James Blackshaw, A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Richard Youngs and others. A very limited and very special vinyl edition of the soundtrack will be available shortly from Invada Records, so get ready.

More confirmed gigs for Bass Clef and Zun Zun Egui.

Bass Clef will be flying pirate flags in: Chelmsford (Feb), Bristol, Leeds and London (March) and Carmarthen (April). You can also see him at the BLOC Weekend, taking place at the Butlins in Minehead, 13-15 March.

Zun Zun Egui will be supporting David Byrne at the Royal Festival Hall on 12 April. This is a special one - they're the only support, and you can catch them for free if you get there early enough - stage time is 630pm, and they pokay in the Ballroom.



More details in the LIVE section

New dates to announce for Bass Clef, ZunZunEgui and Thee, Stranded Horse

Bass Clef will be appearing at the Bloc Weekend (14-15 March) with (among many others) Aphex + Hecker, Carl Craig, Afrika Bambaataa, Lee Perry, Skream, Benga.

ZunZunEgui play Bristol (24/1), London (20/2) Manchester (22/2) and Trowbridge (14/3). Full details in the Live section.

Thee, Stranded Horse plays l'Arsenal in Metz on 23 January.

gig news - ZunZunEgui will be making their Swedish debut on 13 December at Stockholm's Strand club.

Thee, Stranded Horse have announced three new French shows.

Sadly the Bass Clef/ZunZunEgui show scheduled for 6 December at Miss Peapod's, Penryn, has been cancelled. Apologies to all planning to attend.