Shape

Established in 2006. Based in the hills of Mid Wales.

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Islet sign to Fire Records

Islet have signed to https://www.firerecords.com/islet/! 

First release for the label is ‘Clouds’ as part of the Outer Limits compilation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS_5IB-oT4w 

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William Hughes

All of us at Shape are extremely sad to hear of the passing of William Hughes. We are so proud to have been involved in his life. He was an extraordinary man. The Fredrick Stanley Star album we released is so full of Will’s voice, soul and personality. He did the artwork (see above). We will never forget those times. The music he went on to make as Little Arrow on Bubblewrap is wonderful and they have put together a playlist celebrating his music here. Much love to Will’s family and friends. Rest peacefully Will. Love from Mark, Lee, JT, Emma and the wider Shape community xx

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Islet at Green Man 2018

islet are playing at 15:35 on Saturday 18th August on the Cinedrome stage as part of Casey + Ewan’s Crystal Massage. 

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Farm Hand Live Dates

Farm Hand has two live shows in Cardiff coming up: 

26th May 18 - Tiny Rebel, Cardiff Psych and Noise Fest 2018 

31st May 18 - Gwdihw, Cardiff supporting Ed Dowie

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Farm Hand ‘International Dreams’ Press

Thanks to Louder Than War, Drowned In Sound, M Magazine, Gold Flake Paint, Buzz Magazine, God Is In The TV, From The Margins, New Sound Wales, South Wales Echo and more for featuring Farm Hand over the past couple of months! 

Thanks to everyone who has sent love & positivity towards the album. 

Interview and feature: Drowned In Sound 

Interview with Gold Flake Paint 

"International Dreams" is almost spiritual in its delivery, with drawn out melodies and deep choral harmonies rubbing against bucolic electronics." - M Magazine

"With its arcane oddness and warped, subterranean beats, the music of Farm Hand seems very much at ease alone in the dark." - Gold Flake Paint

“It’s good for you” - 4/5 Buzz Magazine

“super-creative” 8/10 God Is In The TV

“International Dreams feels like an important album” 8/10 Louder Than War

There are still some copies of the vinyl left here: https://farmhand.bandcamp.com/releases

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Farm Hand - ‘International Dreams’ Out Today!

Track by Track guide by Farm Hand on Drowned In Sound here

Limited edition vinyl (100 copies) hand numbered, hand stamped and with a riso-print sleeve available here

Thanks!

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Farm Hand Gigs

13th October - The Castle Hotel, Manchester (supporting Thomas Truax)  14th October - The Tabernacle, Talgarth (Make Noise Wales)  4th November - Spillers Records, Cardiff (album launch)  4th November - Printhaus, Cardiff (Quodega album launch) 14th November - The Social, London (Huw Stephens Presents) 6th December - The Lexington, London (supporting Sweet Baboo) 

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The Future Is Female 7/10/17

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Farm Hand - International Dreams

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'International Dreams' is the debut album from Farm Hand and is out 3rd November on Shape Records.  Available to pre-order on Super limited (100 copies) vinyl as well as digital on the new Farm Hand Bandcamp page: here. 

Watch the video (shot by Farm Hand on his mobile phone) for the title track of the album here: 

Live dates: 

4th November - Spillers Records, Cardiff (album launch) 14th November - The Social, London (Huw Stephens Presents) 

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From Now On Presents: The Future Is Female Lone Taxidermist Charismatic Megafauna Accü Shrouk El Attar’s Dancing Queer Kayla Painter Adwaith Bishi 3-11pm, £15 Saturday 7th October Chapter, Cardiff An afternoon and evening of future thinking music and performance from Wales and beyond, with a focus on feminism, gender and identity. Presented by the team behind From Now On. Highlights include the visual spectacle feverish cake-fetishist Lone Taxidermist, feminist dance-punk band Charismatic Megafauna and a full live AV show from producer Kayla Painter. Plus Welsh language electronic producer Accü, folkish trio Adwaith and the bearded bellydancing of Shrouk El Attar’s Dancing Queer. We are proud to present WITCIH Salon, showcasing women working in creative tech. WITCIH’s aim is to educate and inspire and will be hosted by the sitar shredding, vocal looping Bishi. More artists tba. Female focussed and gender inclusive, all are welcome. Produced by Shape and Chapter fromnowon.wales

“From Now On is a festival with a conscience” Metro “Cardiff should feel privileged to host such an event.” WIRE “Green shoots spring forth in the form of From Now On, bringing more esoteric approaches to rock, psych and composition to South Wales.” The Guardian “One of the most exciting and cutting edge contemporary music festivals” Crack 

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More info soon http://fromnowon.wales/ 

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From Now On

https://fromnowon.wales/

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From Now On 2017

https://fromnowon.wales

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From Now On 2017

We’re excited to be organising a May edition of From Now On, our festival of crazy music and what not in Chapter, Cardiff. More details coming soon, but for now, here are the dates: 19 - 20th May https://fromnowon.wales

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Mark’s New Website & Blog

Mark has a new website and blog: https://markdamanthomas.com

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Enough Is Enough

Emma Daman Thomas of Islet & Shape is acting, drumming and singing in 'Enough Is Enough' - a play created by exiled Turkish artist's Meltem Arikan (Writer), Memet Ali Alabora (Director) and Pınar Öğün (Actor). It is an important play, go see it if you can! Tour of Wales starts tonight in Newport. 

Full details here. 

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Islet in Clwb Ifor Bach by Joe Singh.