LOOP!STATION was formed in July 2002 by Sam Bass and Robin Coomer almost by accident. Robin asked Sam if he would come and play some cello at her upcoming photography show. He convinced Robin to join him and his new favorite tool the loop station. After going to the music store and getting her own, they only had two rehearsals before the opening thinking they would only play one show. But after an overwhelming crowd response and sixty five new emails on a list, they decided to play again, and again... Their first c.d. 'conversations with water' was released in July 2003 with amazing response. Suddenly what had started out as an escape for these two classically trained musicians from their respective rock bands, (Deadweight and Birdsaw) and the pressures of writing the 'perfect' 3:30 second pop song, had turned into an escape for their listeners as well. LOOP!STATION sample themselves live and 'loop' the parts creating honest and unique compositions. The shows are intense and captivating. When you get the album home and it sounds just like the show you just saw, it becomes very apparent that LOOP!STATION is operating in a world all its own, a world that is really freaking awesome...Visit LOOP!STATION at MOLI.com
Intellipunks Black Bikini Alpha let loose their anthemic single London Town is Falling Down. This controversial video toys with recent issues of national security and the looming presence of Big Brother style surveillance systems. Recently championed as the best debut of the year so far by Fuse Magazine, BBAs latest endeavor is set to take the London electro punk rock scene by storm. GET ON BOARD!
Grace Solero’s music possesses certain raw energy that few artists can convincingly convey. Picture a bubbling cauldron of sweat filled, ragged indie rock, throw in Alanis Morissette’s angst driven vocals, mix with Skunk Anansie’s attitude and add a pinch of PJ Harvey and you’ll start to get the idea of her sound.
Emerging like a dark pop-rock cloud with its gritty lyricism, soaring riffs and pain ridden vocals, New Moon will be released on 26th October, preceded a week before by the single Apartheid.
Back once again in the UK, Grace Solero will also make an almighty wave on English shores when she shakes stages and blows minds up and down the country.
Water Rats, Kings Cross - 22nd September onstage 8:30pm
Dublin Castle, Camden, London – 22nd October onstage 9pm
The Bullingdon Arms, Oxford – 30th October onstage 9pm
The Fly, London – Date TBC
MORE DATES TO BE ADDED SOON!
Candice Night is an American vocalist/lyricist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist for the traditional folk rock project, Blackmore's Night since its origins in 1997, and wife of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.
