Having trouble? You need to have JavaScript enabled to use all of MySpace's features. Click here for help enabling it.

Polaris's Comment Board

Listing 1-50 of 98

Name	Comment
Cooper’s Market	Jul 1, 2009 12:10 PM
Cooper’s Market
the papertiger sound	Mar 28, 2009 10:19 PM hi! the free EP, "tiny robot love" is now available for download on our website! www.thepapertigersound.com cheers! dan & kerstin
the papertiger sound
Forest of Sound	Mar 5, 2009 12:54 PM Damo Suzuki is a legend! Best known for his stint as the legendary Krautrock pioneers Can as their singer in the 70s, Damo now tours the world to hook up with the best of local musicians to produce stunning sets of improvised music. We cannot stress how good this will be enough - you’ve never experienced anything like a Damo Suzuki show before, even if you’ve been to a Damo Suzuki show before! This extra special show will see Damo backed by the collective brilliance that is Quack Quack and Napoleon IIIrd. Quack Quack simply the best live band Forest of Sound have ever seen - so much energy, so much musical invention, so much skill... well, it's almost obscene. One man empassioned alt-pop legend with his reel-to-reel tape player, Napoleon IIIrd is a man of skewed melodies, bouncing beats and a big bucket of inventiveness... and is simply ace. Friday: 13/3/2009 @ The Brudenell, Leeds. Doors 7.30pm. A Forest of Sound presentation. £6 adv / £7 on the door. Tickets available at Jumbo Records, Crash Records, and We Got Tickets.
Forest of Sound
Forest of Sound	Feb 24, 2009 1:18 PM Charlie Parr is from the same Duluth music scene that spawned the likes of Low and Haley Bonar, and his music delves deep into the back roads of American folk music, there’s hints of Robert Johnson, Nick Drake and Will Oldham in his playing, and a true from the heart power and clarity that is simply stunning. This guy is the real thing, and you can hear it in every note he plays, which would also explain why the people at the superb End of the Road festival ask him back every single year! Neil McSweeney plays beautifully considered and perfectly restrained music that will delight fans of Low, Adrian Crowley, Nina Nastasia, Mark Kozelek, and Jason Molina. Deftly fingerpicked folk loveliness from a local favourite - Michael Rossiter perfectly executes traditional folk as well as his own material, sings from his heart and gets the perfect sound from his guitar. Sunday: 1/3/2009 @ The Packhorse, Leeds. Doors 8pm. A Forest of Sound presentation in association. £5 adv / £6 on the door. Tickets available at Jumbo Records, Crash Records, and We Got Tickets.
Forest of Sound
El Berro Records	Nov 17, 2008 10:25 AM You can now stream the full Die Emergency EP on our player. If you like it please buy it as we are both broke and need the cash! x
El Berro Records
Forest of Sound	Oct 23, 2008 12:09 PM Hauschka Having studied classical piano for ten years, Dusseldorf-based pianist/composer Volker Bertelmann's work as Hauschka is based upon a playful exploration of the possibilities of the 'prepared' piano. His resulting tracks are vivid, unconventional pieces made in a spirit of playful research-enthusiasm, which he's taken around the world - in the USA with Múm, in Japan with Colleen, and a debut, sold-out London show with Max Richter. Hauschka's music is a thing of beauty - intertwined melodies and rythyms that flit between gorgeously lush and complex and stunning minimalism. Gareth S. Brown With influences as diverse as Eastern European folk music, funeral marches and jewellery boxes, Gareth creates gorgeous work of layered beauty with nods towards Philip Glass, Terry Riley and Michael Nyman as well as latter day travellers such as Max Richter, Yann Tiersen and Aphex Twin. Saturday: 8/11/2008 @ The Holy Trinity Church, Leeds. Doors 8.30pm. A Forest of Sound presentation. £5 adv / £7 on the door. Tickets available at Jumbo, Crash & We Got Tickets.
Forest of Sound
Forest of Sound	Sep 19, 2008 12:42 PM The idea is simple: eight bands play across two stages in the same venue - four chosen by renowned local DIY promoters Forest of Sound, four chosen by fantastic local independent label Gizeh Records. All bands play consecutively so the audience gets to see everything. Rothko / The Boats / Glissando / Pan Am Scan / Sleepingdog / Winter North Atlantic / Spokes / Phantom Dog Beneath the Moon At The Packhorse, 208 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9DX. Tickets are £6 and are available from We Got Tickets. It’ll be £7 on the doors, and doors are at 6pm so get down early! Join the Last FM fun here.
Forest of Sound
Forest of Sound	Aug 8, 2008 9:50 PM This is going to be amazing! 2 days of fantastic music on a beautiful site in the Lake District overlooking the southern shores of Lake Windermere, with a selection of excellent bands as chosen by us & the lovely people at Fell Foot Wood. Passes for music and camping are a bargain at £16/person for the weekend or £9/day (vehicles are £2 per extra per night). Bookings with card payment must be made in advance by calling Barry at Fell Foot Wood on 015395 31014. There are only 170 spaces, so book early! Friday 29th August from 5pm: Lake Me / Hub / Phantom Dog Beneath The Moon /John Fairhurst / Death in Public / Mirrorkill Saturday 30th August from 5pm: randomNumber / Wintermute / The Declining Winter /Glissando / Mato and the Deep Blue Sea / Dan Haywood’s New Hawks More info at Forest of Sound & Fell Foot Wood.
Forest of Sound
Forest of Sound	Jul 17, 2008 1:17 PM For this Forest of Sound we’re getting together with our good friends at Misplaced Music to celebrate the release of Gareth S. Brown’s new album, The Gallows on Misplaced Music (order here). Bracken makes simply stunning music - walls of ambient sound, dark dub bass and atmospheres, destroyed and re-claimed found sound, beats that range from over-powering to perfectly understated. Gareth S. Brown creates gorgeous work of layered beauty with nods towards Philip Glass, Terry Riley and Michael Nyman as well as latter day travellers such as Max Richter, Yann Tiersen and Aphex Twin. Sketches for Albinos makes a sound that manages to be both truly heartfelt and organic, but also encompassing the majestic glacial soundscapes that would make the likes of Tim Hecker or Fennesz proud. The Declining Winter are a new musical project, led by Richard Adams, the co-founder of Domino Records group Hood, and is influenced by the music of Low, The Durutti Column, Songs of Green Pheasant and more. They have recently toured with ambient legends, Stars of the Lid. Live they’re a wonderful, beautiful, pastoral experience. Friday: 1/8/2008 @ The Packhorse, Leeds. Doors 7.30pm. £5 on the door. Join the last fm fun here.
Forest of Sound
Forest of Sound	Jun 27, 2008 1:02 PM Efterklang are astounding on record - a fusion of electronics, sea song, rock and ambience that envelops you slowly and beautifully. Live, they take this core of beauty and project it with such force in to the audience that it takes on a whole new life - every emotion amplified, every note laden with passion. If you caught them last time, you know you can't miss it again. If you didn't... well, you know what you have to do... Bracken , led by Chris Adams (co-founder of Hood), make simply stunning music - walls of ambient sound, dark dub bass and atmospheres, destroyed and re-claimed found sound, all topped with vocals & lyrics from a man who knows his own heart. James Yates’s solo show is something to behold - organic electronics, perfect drums, spot on percussion and mad-as-a-hatter inventiveness. Thursday: 10/07/2008 @ The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. Doors 7.30pm. A Forest of Sound presentation in association with The Brudenell Social Club. £7 adv / £9 on the door. Tickets available at Jumbo Records, Crash Records, and Seetickets.
Forest of Sound
Forest of Sound	May 29, 2008 12:37 PM Koen Holtkamp is no stranger to producing beautiful music. Expect layers of warm organic noise and found sound combine to make pieces that are both gorgeously minimalistic and endlessly deep. He's making the trip over from New York to celebrate the launch of his new album on Type records, and you'd be a fool to miss him! Gorgeously organic music that washes over you and through you - the best of all ambient music understands the importance of holding back, of understatement, of beauty - Pausal achieve this, and more. Stunning stuff for a night of pure sonic bliss. Forest of Sound's favourite one man laptop genius, randomNumber, comes back to regale us with his excellent and deeply inventive brand of electronica. There's a reason that he's so energetic in his performance - his music is brilliant. Simple. As. A Forest of Sound presentation. It’ll be £5 on the door, and doors are at 8pm. Join the Last FM fun here.
Forest of Sound
the NCM room	May 28, 2008 12:19 PM Tickets from: http://www. seetickets. com/s. asp?a=those+dancing+days+%2B+support&p=6312 http://www. myspace. com/thosedancingdays Currently Sweden's hottest export, THOSE DANCING DAYS combine "Sweet as apple-pie pop" with a devilishly sassy Northern Soul and it's this unique combination that has the got the whole of the UK falling over itself and for good reason too! The subtle dynamics in their songwriting of JOHN and JEHN and the balance between chaos and beauty and the mastery of heartbreaking melodies Expect beautifully skewed hymns in the key of Serge Gainsbourg. http://www. myspace. com/johnjehn Wakefield's THE RESEARCH are makers of fun, but also write songs that are like punches in the stomach that knock the wind out of you but afterwards you agree that you feel much better for it. www. myspace. com/theresearch
the NCM room
Forest of Sound	Apr 22, 2008 12:34 PM Easily one of the most important bands of our times (and we don't say that lightly), Stars of the Lid are the highpoint of the ambient genre. Their influence on the music that really matters over the last decade has been huge, and we're incredibly honoured to be hosting them again in Leeds. This gig will be very very different, and very very special. Stars of the Lid have excelled at designing subtle, minimalist epics which sound like they're being played on a single multifaceted organic instrument. A wise man once described SOTL as "divine classical drones without the tedious intrusion of drums, or vocals. " The Declining Winter is the musical project of Richard Vincent Adams of Leeds UK, the co-founder of the continuing group Hood and a full time stricken office worker. What does it sound like? Richard says "cassette tapes spilling out of the glovebox of a 1970's Datsun Sunny somewhere in the north of England, captured on Super 8 film". He's not far off. Live he is joined by a few more people to bring the beautiful pastoral feel to life. Wonderful stuff. A Forest of Sound presentation. Tickets are £10 and are available from We Got Tickets and Jumbo Records. It’ll be £12 on the doors, and doors are at 8pm. Join the Last FM fun here.
Forest of Sound
Forest of Sound	Mar 12, 2008 1:10 PM Golden Diskó Ship combines a mass of instruments and found objects (guitars, viola, glockenspiel, sticky tape, compact disc cases, toys…) together with perfectly crafted laptop electronica to form a world of beautiful, original and individual music - “…dreamy, experimental folk electronica that sounds like walking on the beach with the sun in your eyes." The Declining Winter is the musical project of Richard Vincent Adams of Leeds UK, the co-founder of the continuing group Hood and a full time stricken office worker. What does it sound like? Richard says "cassette tapes spilling out of the glovebox of a 1970's Datsun Sunny somewhere in the north of England, captured on Super 8 film". He's not far off. Live he is joined by a few more people to bring the beautiful pastoral feel to life. Wonderful stuff. Hands and Fingers makes minimally gorgeous cerebral music. He mixes samples, acoustic guitars, glockenspiel and ambient atmospheres with drum breaks that have been described as "Tortoise having a fight with Four Tet in the dark, with John Bonham trying to split them up". It's ace. Very ace. A Forest of Sound presentation. It’s £4 on the door, doors are 8pm. Join the Last FM fun here.
Forest of Sound
Mor Karbasi	Feb 26, 2008 1:58 PM Hi Polaris, I am very proud to inform you that my Debut album is going to be released in the UK on 29th March 2008! It's called "THE BEAUTY AND THE SEA". You will be able to get it in stores, itunes and Amazon... Also, to support it we have a UK tour coming up, the tour will include also a concert at the "PURCELL ROOM" (Qeen Elizabeth Hall) 29th April , WOMAD FESTIVAL in Charlton Park 2008. You can see all the dates on my profile. I look forward to see you in my concert/s. Hurry Up, Seats are going quickly :) much love, Mor Karbasi
Mor Karbasi
Forest of Sound	Feb 13, 2008 2:53 PM Hailing from Rouen, France, Dirge are a find that got the Forest of Sound camp very, very excited. Based around a minimalist core of guitar/vocal/violoncello/drums, Dirge take the raw emotion and sweeping bleak sounds from the post-rock canon (Mogwai, Godpseed You! Black Emperor et al.) and fuse them with story telling and lyricism of lo-fi indie and folk (think Arab Strap, Tindersticks) and slowcore beauty (Low, Audrey). Dirge are an extraordinary band who fuse the vital elements of truly affecting music together. It's their first time in Leeds. Don't miss them. Her Name Is Calla have become very very strong Forest of Sound favourites, for one very simple reason - they're astoundingly good. Watching these guys play is like watching a force of nature threatening to destroy everything around you - the power, beauty and effect of their music has to be seen live to be appreciated. We've never met anyone who hasn't been converted by them As always, Forest of Sound is partial to a bit of super high quality instrumental beauty in music, and so are delighted to have Capulet enter the fold! A four piece feauturing members of Oceansize and Kong, these guys have a keen ear for the just right nagging meoldy, for the power of musical dynamics and the ability to pull off a blistering live show. Oh yes. On tour with Capulet, CHARLIESHERO are another band who read from the post rock canon and spit it back out with blistering energy and conviction. This kind of music lives and dies in the playing - the dynamics, the passion, the sheer force
Forest of Sound
the NCM room	Jan 20, 2008 6:29 AM the NCM room... THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 7th - 2008 @ The BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB - LS6 1NY Doors 8pm - £4 .. Kling Klang I totally buzz off Kling Klang. Fat electro krautrock riffs and landscapes get channeled through amiable scousers. http://www.myspace.com/klingklang listen to Heavydale Quack Quack Yorskhire's top semi-pro rock band create pulsing rhythmic grooves lovingly fermented from the finest drums, synths and bass they could get their hands on. A very special vintage. http://www.myspace.com/thisisquackquack listen to Conversations Minghe Morte Musicianship of the highest calibre which will blow your head clean off. With drums, fucked up sax and bass coming together for infectiously violating rock grooves, tender atmospheres and aggresive spasmodic climaxing. http://www.myspace.com/minghemorte listen to i Punch U Coz i Like U Curious Voice Duo Two lovely girls from LIMA* who know their voices. Performing within semi-structures with an innocent improvisational flair, entwining their heavenly voices in gorgeously melodic dialogue. With no added vocal effects. http://www.myspace.com/elisabethnygaard http://www.myspace.com/mariajardardottir listen to Elisabeth's 'Clinical Waste' here : http://www.myspace.com/underthestairsstudio listen to Maria's Part 5 Joy of Liberation on her site * LIMA = Leeds Improvised Music Association http://www.myspace.com/leedsimprovisedmusicassociation
the NCM room
Veerle	Jan 6, 2008 3:41 PM unbelieveable HAHA look at her profile. she is so freaking crazy. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm.fuseaction=user.viewprofile=11523822
Veerle
robholden	Dec 23, 2007 12:03 AM haha i cant believe these pictures got posted on myspace. her xmas is going to be ruined if her parents find out. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=125723
robholden
Forest of Sound	Nov 21, 2007 1:11 PM Easily one of the most important bands of our times (and we don't say that lightly), Stars of the Lid are the highpoint of the ambient genre. Their influence on the music that really matters over the last decade has been huge, and we're incredibly honoured to be hosting them on their first European tour in six years. This gig will be very, very different, and very, very special. Stars of the Lid have excelled at designing subtle, minimalist epics which sound like they're being played on a single multifaceted organic instrument. They offer subtle, endlessly evolving stories about the dynamics of sonic texture, at the same time seeming to offer a picture of pure, unfettered consciousness. A wise man once described SOTL as "divine classical drones without the tedious intrusion of drums, or vocals." Also joining the bill are the brilliant Glissando and Pausal. Tickets are £8 advance from We Got Tickets and Jumbo Records online and £10 on the door.
Forest of Sound
tiny cat	Nov 16, 2007 11:12 AM
tiny cat
Forest of Sound	Oct 28, 2007 9:32 PM The Chap! The Chap! They make indie-electro-punk-electronica-rock-pop fun. They make slow tunes, but they make FAST tunes. They're known for their energetic live shows which often end with exploding violins and cellos. They're so much fun it's almost obscene. COME ON! Also joining the bill are the brilliant purveyors of some of best live shows you'll ever see Fonda 500, as well as aceness in the form of The Debuts and local funpunk rocking beats legends Cowtown Tickets are £5 advance from We Got Tickets and £6 on the door. Get yourself down!
Forest of Sound
Forest of Sound	Oct 18, 2007 11:46 AM Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Audrey make stunningly beautiful music. Four part vocal harmonies combine with lush organic instrumentation to conjure up the feeling that you're watching a winter morning's sunrise, but with a sense of nagging unease... (ahem). Comparisons to Low, Sigur Ros and Red House Painters are spot on in terms of quality, but miss that certain something that makes Audrey so captivating. Forest of Sound can't believe its luck in getting them to come to Leeds. They're amazing. Also joining the bill are the brilliant Paul Marshall and Laura Groves. Tickets are £5 advance from We Got Tickets and £6 on the door. Get yourself down!
Forest of Sound
Sierpinski	Oct 16, 2007 8:00 AM
Sierpinski
Sierpinski	Oct 15, 2007 6:17 PM
Sierpinski
Sierpinski	Oct 14, 2007 10:09 PM
Sierpinski
Veerle	Oct 14, 2007 1:51 PM
Veerle
Forest of Sound	Oct 9, 2007 8:08 PM Stafrænn Hákon, once described as “frequently mesmerizing, seamlessly interwoven combination of electronica and ambient guitar…” by Wire magazine, are coming to play in the Forest of Sound! The band centre around the Icelandic born Ólafur Josephsson, and produce walls of shimmering beauty, pitching guitars in to etheral noise. They're the perfect way to make the fast approaching winter in to something wonderful, and are joined by the fantastic Her Name Is Calla and Glissando.
Forest of Sound
Forest of Sound	Sep 10, 2007 6:11 PM Golden Diskó Ship is a Berlin based musician who combines a mass of instruments and found objects together with perfectly crafted laptop electronica to form a world of beautiful, original and individual music. She’s embarking on her first UK tour this September, and is visiting: 15/9 - Leeds - Packhorse 16/9 - Manchester - Cafe Saki 17/9 - Margate - QUBAR 18/9 - London - Betsey Trotwood 19/9 - Sowerby Bridge - The Vine 20/9 - Lancaster - The Yorkshire House (w. Josh T. Pearson) 21/9 - Leeds – Packhorse Get yourself down!
Forest of Sound
bilge pump	Aug 24, 2007 5:00 PM
bilge pump
Falconetti	Jun 10, 2007 7:54 PM Hi fellas!
Falconetti
circusfilms	Jun 6, 2007 2:13 PM Terry Jones told us we are ‘very funny’, so to celebrate; here’s the first of a new bunch of web-exclusive mini-episodes. Made especially for you, oh tenacious myspace chum. number eight: CLOWNS (2m59s) Also, please come and find us on facebook and be circusfilms’ friend. We really ain’t shy.
circusfilms
Poor Girl Noise	May 7, 2007 4:29 PM come back :(
Poor Girl Noise
BUL!M!ATRON \| MOTIVE EV…	May 5, 2007 8:23 PM
BUL!M!ATRON \| MOTIVE EV…
El Berro Records	Apr 22, 2007 10:31 PM We have just released the debut EP by Die Emergency. You can listen to them on our profile. Please buy a copy if you enjoy the songs! The band features members of Send More Paramedics and the ex vocalist from And None of Them Knew They Were Robots.
El Berro Records
Forest of Sound	Apr 21, 2007 3:17 PM Woo yeah!
Forest of Sound
the NCM room	Apr 17, 2007 10:36 PM THE PACKHORSE - THURSDAY MAY 3RD - 8pm - £4 A night of men ripping with their members. THAT FUCKING TANK www.myspace.com/landsandbody Sounds like: Lightning Bolt, Springsteen, Africans jesting Fat techno style guitar riffage and drums for the downtrodden of today. INDICA RITUAL www.myspace.com/indicaritual Superior blockhead pop coated with ropes of electro jizz, a feast for all the senses. Sounds like: a mixture of Cardiacs, Blur fuzz rock and electronic jabs THE GEORDIE APPROACH www.myspace.com/thegeordieapproach www.myspace.com/leedsimprovisedmusicassociation The essence of rippage. Featuring Chris Sharkey, Stale Birkeland and Petter Fadnes of LIMA pulling out all the stops with semi-structured improvised meanderings of guitar, drums and sax. Skill!!!
the NCM room
circusfilms	Mar 27, 2007 1:33 PM Just like most people do when they get bored or mildly restless, circusfilms has started it's very own detective agency. This is our first case... mini-episode: CULT (2m38s)
circusfilms
the Cathode Ray Syndrom…	Mar 20, 2007 12:43 AM
the Cathode Ray Syndrom…
Madeline	Mar 17, 2007 2:10 AM Hi Polaris thx for the add
Madeline
circusfilms	Mar 2, 2007 5:26 PM Are you hungry? Here, have a tasty treat for your face. The brand new ‘deadbeat’ mini-episode. deadbeat mini-episode: GAME 2 (2m31s) Mmm… that is entertainingly delicious. Please note: ‘deadbeat’ mini-episode should not be taken internally. If swallowed, please consult your nearest mortician.
circusfilms
circusfilms	Feb 20, 2007 10:16 PM You can’t stop circusfilms. No sir, circusfilms can’t be stopped. Why would you even try? Why? We’re an unstoppable, can’t be stopped force which you can’t even stop. Why are you trying to stop us? What has circusfilms ever done to you? Apart from that one thing that we did, of course, which was a long time ago now and you said you’ve forgiven circusfilms for that. circusfilms thought that we’d both moved on. Are you still angry? Jesus, how many different ways can we say sorry. This is driving us apart. Let’s build some bridges by you watching our brand new mini-episode. number five: PROBLEM (2m55s) Then we’ll talk, baby. circusfilms has got all night.
circusfilms
METAFORME	Feb 15, 2007 6:32 PM thanks guys!!! why is so difficult to find your bands in spain???!!! why has that been almost impossible a long this years!!! thanks a lot!!!
METAFORME
Weirdo Guise	Feb 1, 2007 1:41 PM
Weirdo Guise
Left Engine	Jan 31, 2007 6:24 PM herts/essex/cambs 4 piece LEFT ENGINE www.myspace.com/leftengine have now been added to this great bill. Tickets available online at: www.seetickets.com Also available from venue: 01462 434801 And Davids Music in Letchworth.
Left Engine
In a Place	Nov 1, 2006 9:23 AM Dudes it time you played in London again, you should check out 'They dont Sleep'( London band), go to my page for link. That would be a great gig. Both of you at the Lumanaire
In a Place
In a Place	Oct 9, 2006 4:48 PM Thanks for adding me, saw you guys at the lumanaire, excellent, look forward to seeing you again. Album is top notch, so good I brought another copy and sent it to my brother in New Zealand,so you are known in NZ now.
In a Place
Weirdo Guise	Oct 8, 2006 10:27 PM
Weirdo Guise