Loaded Dice Records are delighted to announce the release of ‘Mutant Soul’. This compilation of tracks from the bands first Three albums will be release across the world(excluding North America and Eire) on Dec 19th (Dec 17th for Germany, Switzerland, Austria & Benelux), with Comeback Girl as the lead single released on Dec 5th.
‘Mutant Soul’ will be a digital release and will be available on iTunes and all other download platforms with a physical release to follow later in 2012.
The album is distributed by ADA Global.
Mutant Soul – Tracklisting
1. The Steady Song
2. I Like Music
3. Comeback Girl
4. Ride With Us
5. Break!
6. The Ritual
7. Awful Cold
8. 13 Shots
9. You Know It
10. Girl I’m Gonna Fuck You Up
11. Shame
12. The Idiots
13. Comeback Girl – Snow Patrol Re-Mix(iTunes Only)
A new anthology of original writing by several authors based on their favourite music will include a contribution inspired by Republic of Loose song ‘Comeback Girl’ writen by Trainspotting author Irving Welsh. BookSlam’s first published anthology will be available as an ebook, multi-platform app, and audio download as well as hardback. The stories will also be available individually.
Book Slam was London’s first true literary nightclub, featuring writers, live music and a Serbian DJ. Guests over the years have included the likes of Hanif Kureishi, Dave Eggers, Adele, Nick Hornby and Kate Nash. BookSlam was founded in 2003 by ex Everything But The Girl musician, Ben Watt, and author and Whittbread Book Award winner, Patrick Neate. Elliot Jack, promoter and producer, and Canongate’s Head of Publicity, Angela Robertson now run the event on the last Thursday of every month. This year BookSlam has taken its first step into book publishing with the release of an anthology of written material inspired by music. The anthology features writing by Irvine Welsh, William Boyd, Hari Kunzru, Simon Armitage, and several other established and new authors.
For the record, Armitage chose to write a poem based on Joy Division’s “New Dawn Fades” to explore lead singer Ian Curtis’ suicide, Kunzru piece is based on “New Gold Dream” by Simple Minds, Boyd chose Smokey Robinson and the Miracles’ “Tears of a Clown”.
However, many more spoken word artists and poets have not chosen publish their work in book form, preferring instead to use video and audio recording and the reach that mediums like YouTube and live performance can deliver. Spoken word artist Hedwig Gorski rejected what she described as the “dull-drums” of book publishing in the 1980’s. What is very definitely clear about the place the spoken word movement has in our oral culture and literature today is its continued rise across the world in all languages. The new wave of self and digital publishing has given a voice to many writers without a formal academic background, and whether live on a stage of performance, or through digital and audio platforms of distribution, the modern writing community is embracing spoken word in a way not seen since before the days of the Guttenberg Press.
An amazing vibe.
You can check out ‘You Know It’ and ‘The Steady Song’ live from the Picnic on the BBC ATL site here….http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014548k#synopsis
You can check out photos of the gig here….. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.281277025219463.83893.193152657365234
You can check out the band playing at the 2FM roadcaster here…. http://youtu.be/8ItjqNslhFI
Setlist here….
The Loose will be playing the Electric Picnic at the Stradbally Estate, Co.Laois this September. Bring your bibles and a change of underwear.
It’s a busy weekend with festivals on Saturday(West Fest) and Sunday(Bandon). But it all kicks off at the Velvet Room in Sligo on Friday night…..
The Philip Lynott exhibition ends on June 12th. Mik Pyro is among the many contributors in the video section. It’s a must see for all Lizzy/Lynott fans.
www.philiplynottexhibition.com
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Hot Press presents: The Jagermeister Freezer Sessions featuring Republic of Loose
Saturday, 10th December
The Forum, Waterford
Also playing on the night:
LE GALAXIE
THE CASANOVA WAVE
DAITHÍ
To get your FREE TICKETS go to http://www.hotpress.com/thefreezersessions/
This weeks Free Download Is….’The Lamp’
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