Blackpool Astronomy

Gothic Shoegazers from Seattle

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New Tracks Weekend, September 11-13 - DKFM Shoegaze Radio News

RFTW = ready for the weekend. We are. We’re ‘long’ on new music from Infinity Girl, Funeral Advantage, Walking Misery, Baby Honey, Makaras Pen, Miners, Schonwald, Monotronaut, Saturno Devorando, Cherry Picker, HOLD, Tuath, Sunken Seas, Helen, and Holden Girls return with their first new music in two years. None of this is to be slept …

It's Friday so we will be tuning in for another new tracks weekend on DKFM Shoegaze Radio!!! Like we usually do!! Lot's of great stuff ready for your ears!! This weekend DKFM will be exclusively playing new music from our new album out on The Blog That Celebrates Itself records September 18th!! Mandy's other band Season of strangers is also featured along with our good friends Charlatan this weekend! So tune in and enjoy!!

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Cover photo for our Facebook page updated by Mandy

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Thanks to Indie 500 Radio on Primal Radio Live for including us this week take a listen!!

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This is a great playlist!! and were on it!!! So cool!! Thanks Renato!!

The Blog That Celebrates Itself

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1 - Tamaryn - Keep Calling 2 - Amethyst Milk - Yr Hatred is Magnificent 3 - Tender Age – Always 4 - Blackpool Astronomy - Brazen Blackout 5 - Tuath - Amhairc thart ort fein 6 - Oyama - The Right Amount 7 - Grivo - HDC 8 - ultraviolet - Hearts in the Sand 9 - The Sensualists - September Wild With Flame 10 - Area - Parachute 11 - @Fait – Solace 12 - Between The Cities Are Stars - Diet Coke No Ice 13 – Cherry Forever - Higher Than Heaven 14 - Chapterhouse - Pearl

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We really love the Reverb! Tune at 10:30am pacific every wednesday morning!! Tomorrow night on the reverb, music from Exiles, ENGINEERS (Official Page), Casting Circles, Tender Age, Blackpool Astronomy, Malka, The Virgance, AIR FORMATION, Between The Cities Are Stars, Presents for sally, 93MillionMilesFromTheSun, Justine Never Knew The Rules and many more from 18.30 - 20.30 GTM Time on Ipswich Community Radio (ICR) 105.7 FM, also repeats Mondays from 21.00 - 23.00 GTM time on Primal Music Blog & Radio http://icrfm.co.uk/radioplayer/ http://www.icrfm.co.uk/ http://tunein.com/radio/Ipswich-Community-Radio-1057-s92200/ Go to http://www.radioplayer.co.uk/ or http://tunein.com/ to download their app for Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Windows phones. Also available for iPad and Android Tablet ‪#‎Bedifferent‬ ‪#‎thereverbisshoegaze‬ ‪#‎shoegaze‬ ‪#‎dreampop‬ ‪#‎noisepop‬‪#‎ipswichcommunityradio‬ ‪#‎thisisprimalradio‬

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Loose Canon - Monday 7th September 2015

Two hours of alternative/experimental/quirky pop/punk/post-punk/no wave/darkwave/shoegaze/psychedelia/dreampop and other assorted slices of musical excellence, plus talking - presented by Simon Edwards. Mondays 9 til 11pm, GMT/BST. The featured album was The Virgance's 'Paradigm 3'. www.6towns.co.uk/ www.facebook.com/LooseCanonOn6TownsRadio Twitter - @SimonEdwardsxyz https://soundcloud.com/simon-edwards-6

Thank you Simon for playing us!! Also for playing the full version of Brazen Blackout!!

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New Tracks Weekend, September 4-6 - DKFM Shoegaze Radio News

We're still shoveling in the sparkly new sounds and 3x world premieres! New Tracks Weekend kicks off 8 pm Eastern, 5 pm Pacific, and continuing through...

So this happened last weekend!!! We were featured and exclusively played on DKFM Shoegaze Radio.

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https://www.facebook.com/events/500933090081354/

This Friday Septemeber 18th come join us as we celebrate our release on The Blog That Celebrates Itself records of our new record "Tripping The Mortal Coil" We will be playing a full set and more than likely will have copies of the cd for you to take home. We will be bringing the shoegaze dreamscape complete with visuals and delay laden whirlpools that will whip through the room for your enjoyment. Opening for us will be post rock power pop favesGibraltar the Band who are quite capable of getting you on the floor with their hooks and poweful guitar lines. Our very good friend Charlatan will bring his psych shoegaze which has been greating rave reviews and likeBlackpool Astronomy has gotten a lot of airplay on shoegaze powerhouseDKFM Shoegaze Radio Opening the show will be our friend Sacred Signs who is making her first appearance in 6 months just for this event. Her dark drones and haunting vocals will have you haunted in that most beautiful of ways. It will all start at 9pm and it's only $8 at the door. We can't wait to see you there!!

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Blackpool Astronomy - Brazen Blackout, by The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records

Our first single is out for you all to enjoy!! Thanks to Renato Malizia and The Blog That Celebrates Itself records for making this dream come true!!

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This Friday September 4th we release the first single off our new album Tripping the The Mortal Coil coming out on The Blog That Celebrates ItselfRecords. On Friday the 4th you will be able to download the single “Brazen Blackout” from the TBTCI’s bandcamp page. We can’t wait to let you hear it. It will also be on DKFM Shoegaze Radio's New Tracks Weekend exclusively this weekend!

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https://www.facebook.com/events/500933090081354/

Friday Septemeber 18th come join us as we celebrate our release on The Blog That Celebrates Itself records of our new record "Tripping The Mortal Coil" We will be playing a full set and more than likely will have copies of the cd for you to take home. We will be bringing the shoegaze dreamscape complete with visuals and delay laden whirlpools that will whip through the room for your enjoyment. Opening for us will be post rock power pop faves Gibraltar the Band who are quite capable of getting you on the floor with their hooks and poweful guitar lines. Our very good friend Charlatan will bring his psych shoegaze which has been greating rave reviews and like Blackpool Astronomy has gotten a lot of airplay on shoegaze powerhouse DKFM Shoegaze Radio Opening the show will be our friend Sacred Signs who is making her first appearance in 6 months just for this event. Her dark drones and haunting vocals will have you haunted in that most beautiful of ways. It will all start at 9pm and it's only $8 at the door. We can't wait to see you there!!

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For Immediate release from TBTCI Records

Blackpool Astronomy

Tripping The Mortal Coil Full Length LP featuring the single “Brazen Blackout” (out September 18th); with a release celebration at Seattle’s Substation on the date of release Friday September 18th!!

Blackpool Astronomy have booked their record release for a very special show with good friend and Seattle shoegazer Charlatan, Long time friends Sacred Signs and Gibraltar at Substation! It will feature Blackpool Astronomy’s sonic dreamscape and Sacred Signs will be playing a special show as it will be there first after a long hiatus they are breaking to celebrate the release of the record.

Blackpool Astronomy

Started as a side project by Jeff McCollough a former founding member of 1990's Seattle Shoegaze band Lapis. Blackpool Astronomy has a dark shoegaze sound with a heavy psych bent that has helped create “Tripping The Mortal Coil”. Jeff plays Guitar, Bass and keys in the band along with longtime drummer and old friend Ben Madonna creating a sonic dream state with endless delays and modulation. Tripping the mortal coil is a collection of songs inspired by the events around them including a tragic loss of Jeff’s father to cancer in the period of six months and the grief he was feeling. This has brought a much more open sound which has gotten them high marks from various radio stations, fans and music journalists. The band had been a 2 piece outfit made up Ben and Jeff in which Jeff was playing all the bass lines at the same time as the guitar, this year they added good friend and classically trained musician Mandy McGee to play Bass and sing backing vocals. Mandy already loved the music and was a good friend of Jeff’s so they figured she was a great choice. Since the decision the trio has recorded and performed together at multiple venues and will be performing the material from the album as a full band on September 18th to celebrate the release on The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records of “Tripping The Mortal Coil” with the help of good friend and label owner Renato Malizia.

The cover art of “Tripping The Mortal Coil” is an original piece by long time friend, producer and artist/photographer Alexander 23. The piece was especially created for the release by Alexander.

Blackpool Astronomy - Tripping The Mortal Coil

1.The indefinite door 2.Gold is the color 3.Blackpool Academy Fight Song 4.J-Halo 5.Brazen blackout 6.On the cliff 7.Cataclysm coming soon 8.Time to say goodbye

“Shoegaze rock continues to balloon in popularity in Seattle, as evidenced by the newish local duo Blackpool Astronomy. They fall on the more turbulent side of the shoegaze spectrum—more Swervedriver, Telescopes, and My Bloody Valentine circa “You Made Me Realise” than Slowdive or Seefeel, so you’ll probably be whipping your hair around in a vortex rather than gently nodding your head. The few songs I’ve heard by them suggest they could be an exciting proposition live, perhaps filling the void left by Jetman Jet Team’s absence.” — Dave Segal, The Stranger

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DreamGaze Collective Expands DreamGaze Festival to San Francisco Bay Area - 8/29

We're excited to share the news that a new festival will be taking place at The Cave on August 29th in San ...

It's Friday so we will be tuning in for another new tracks weekend on DKFM!!! Like we usually do!! Lot's of great stuff!! We will be listening!! You should too!! In fact our bass player Mandy's other band Season of Strangers is featured again this weekend! While at the same time some are lucky enough to be at the Dreamgaze festival in San Francisco preparing for tomorrow night!! We will be there in spirit!

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While I have a minute

While I have a minute I thought some thank yous need to be addressed. Thank you all of you who helped us by being extremely supportive. This is truly the scene that celebrates itself and my heart knows it. So thank youDKFM Shoegaze Radio Grit Rock The Reverb and Primal radio for playing our music. Nothing is more of a compliment knowing you have made something people not only enjoy but speaks to them. Some of you have been literally there through this entire remaster process. The biggest thank you must go to Renato Malizia and The Blog That Celebrates Itself. Your love of our music has made a major impression on all of us in this band. Your friendship and your commitment to helping us put this record is already stellar. Thank you so much Renato. We also must thank the bands who have been there always supporting us. Sacred Signs, Charlatan BlickySeason of strangers, C'est la Mort, Jupe Jupe, Black Nite Crash Red Martian, PXKX, Jigsaw Puzzle Glue, The Spider Ferns, Wind BurialAppendixes Darren Selecter and Patrrick Galactic. VibraGun The Jesus Rehab, Noisepoetnobody, Mary Abaddon Nostalgist This Blinding Light,Vibrissae and all the other bands that walk up to us and celebrate with us thank you. This process is in the home stretch an your positive words have helped at every turn especially when pain and anxiety have made things difficult. I can't wait for you to hear the finished product because I think you will all really enjoy it.

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Winter of Sacred Signs who is very good friends with our band just got interviewed by our record company!! Plus her band is playing our record release party!! at Substation on September 18th!!

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New Tracks Weekend, August 21-23 - DKFM Shoegaze Radio News

We’re on fire out here in sunny California, both literally and figuratively. Let us entertain you with the newest and brightest from Leave The Planet, Silverbird, Blossom, Harbor, Weary Heads, Jay Som, and a world broadcast premiere from San Diego’s Two Moons Merging. Plus we get to “go deep” with a recent release from Seattle’s …

It's Friday so we will be tuning in for another new tracks weekend on DKFM!!! Like we usually do!! Lot's of great stuff!! We will be listening!! You should too!! In fact our bass player Mandy's other band Season of Strangers is featured again this weekend!