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Last Updated: 22nd Jan

A Long Absence (22nd Jan)

You may well have noticed an inordinately long time has passed since we last updated news on this site. Unfortunately this has been due to a few software problems which haven't quite been resolved as yet. We are very close to resolving these and hope to resume a full service very, very soon, and bring you up to speed with our growing news backlog. Thanks for your understanding.
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Faith, Folk and Anarchy (30th Jan)

Martyn Joseph, Steve Knightley (Show of Hands) and Tom Robinson are getting ready to head out on their "Faith, Folk and Anarchy" tour which will be visiting venues across the UK through February. The concept of the tour was born during Martyn and Tom's Greenbelt slot in 2000 and has since developed to encompass an album (released very soon) and this tour. Check out our gig guide for tour dates. Martyn is also hoping to have a second live album released very soon, bringing his live catalogue up to date with recordings taken from shows over the last couple of years.
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Cephas Record (30th Jan)

Cephas have been busy demoing new songs for their next single and are planning to go into the studio in February to record the final versions. The band continue to tour widely and the next couple of months will see them playing a variety of universities, punk clubs and church events.
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Nameless Two (30th Jan)

NamelessMusic have completed work on their second live worship album. The album, yet to be named, contains ten new songs and should be on general release in the Spring. The label tell us this new album sees the band continue in the and it sees them heading in the direction of acts like SonicFlood and away from the mainstream rock sound of Undone.
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Booley Change Name and Split (04th Feb)

Seems we fell a little behind on our Booley news. After a number of delays the band released a second album titled Garcon Pamplemousse under the name Benzine Headset before calling it a day recently to pursue other interests. Peter Wilson, the mainstay and singer/songwriter with the band, looks set to start a solo career.
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BottleRockit Join Touring Acts (04th Feb)

BottleRockit are the latest band to announce a big tour. The band, who have recently become a four piece with the addition of a second guitarist, will be playing dozens of dates across the country over the coming months. They follow the example of Kato and Kindle who are currently in the middle of the "Welcome To Our World Tour". Dates for both tours are in our gig guide.
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Beautiful Feet CD (04th Feb)

Beautiful Feet have capped a busy few months with the release of their new CD EP, Unfinished Business, recorded at the end of last year in Leeds and Sheffield. The band are currently in talks with a couple of companies about the possibility of being included on some compilation albums and are also preparing for some "Battle of the Bands" competitions.
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Aieris Distribution Discussions (05th Feb)

Scottish indie-rockers Aieris are currently involved in distribution negotiations for their Sophomore EP. The EP was recently described as "clever" by the NME and the band say it has attracted "definite interest from two UK distribution companies". They hope that this means the EP will be repackaged and released across the UK this spring. The band are also planning an extensive tour for the spring/summer.
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Coastal's New EP (05th Feb)

Coastal Dune are gearing up for the release of their new EP Survive. The band completed recording of the five tracks a couple of weeks ago and are said to be very pleased with it and looking forward to releasing it on February 11th at Water Rats in London, though the official release party will be in Nottingham on February 19th. A spokesperson for the band described it as having a "more rocky, experimental edge than the previous recordings". The band's website has been redesigned to tie in with the release.
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Back On Top? (06th Feb)

So you may well have noticed that the news has been updated a little recently and wondered if that means the technology problems are now behind us. Well, hopefully, they are. The update scripts aren't working quite as they should but they're operating and we've installed a backup database option which will hopefully solve those annoying "too many connection" errors [though if the backup is in place, the most recent updates may be briefly unavailable]. We've also taken some time to upgrade our discussion boards. There's still an update backlog which we hope to get caught up on soon, but for most things it seems we're back to usual operations. Thanks for bearing with us during the downtime. James.
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Cathy's Fierce Release (06th Feb)

Cathy Burton's highly anticipated solo album Burn Out is to be distributed by Fierce Distribution, the new distribution arm of Delirious' Furious? Records operation. The album is to be released some time between March 23rd and 25th in the UK. Cathy last night played two sets at the Kashmir Klub in London, including one through a drum monitor which was the only amplification available after a power cut. She will be appearing at Spring Harvest. Fierce Distribution continue to build their roster, with plans to release the new album by American act All Star United at the same time as Cathy's album appears and negotiations under way with other acts including Superhero.
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Supervision Recording (07th Feb)

Supervision have just completed recording the first track ("Here I Am" for their new CD. The track, and its accompanying video are available for download from their website. They're now busy recording the rest of the tracks for the new release at Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts with producer Paul Stak. They promise some live versions of the new material will also be available for download from their website shortly.
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