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#FNO14 3D GIFS (PART III)

More beauties from Ewan Jones Morris: Richard Dawson & Rhodri Davies

Laura J Martin:

Lucky Dragons interaction:

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#FNO 3D GIFS (PART II)

Here are some more incredible 3D GIFS from the festival by filmaker Ewan Jones Morris. Bridget Hayden:

Rhodri Davies:

Peski Nacht:

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#FNO14 3D GIFS

Filmaker Ewan Jones Morris has created a series of incredible 3D GIFS of From Now On 2014. Here are three, we will post more over the next few days. Richard Dawson:

Serafina Steer:

Lucky Dragons:

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From Now On Festival

Well, that was fun! Thank you to everyone who attended the festival, to all the artists who performed, to Team Chapter & everyone who helped. We’re still on a massive buzzy high! We should do that again sometime...

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Artist Profile No. 12: RICHARD DAWSON

Well bloody happy to have Richard Dawson playing at From Now On. My brother, JT, went to a gig of his put on by Cardiff's Joy Collective some time ago and played me a track. I wasn't sure what to think but something made me go back and listen again. And again. And again x A MILLION. 100% HOOKED. Listen to Wooden Bag:

Here is what Joy Collective wrote about Richard for #FNO14: Richard Dawson is a Newcastle-based folk musician whose primary format is wonderfully freeform takes on English folk traditionals and his own electro-acoustic originals, showcasing cracked, imperfect and captivating vocals reminiscent of John Martyn or Richard Youngs and a bluesy intimacy and untethered beauty recalling anything from Jandek to Captain Beefheart. By turns tender and cathartic, bitter and hilarious, there’s also a streak of dark but utterly deliberate humour in his songwriting and stage presence. He’s worked closely with North East arts collective Tusk on archival story-song projects, and dabbles in improvised drones and wild psych-rock in different guises. ALSO. Check out RD's website. IT'S BRILLIANT.

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Artist Profile No.11: SERAFINA STEER

Serafina Steer is a singing harpist from Peckham. Her latest album 'The Moths Are Real' was produced by Jarvis Cocker and features, amongst others, Polar Bear's Seb Roachford. Track 'The Removal Man' is wryly odd with lines such as "You hate my friends/Yet you fantasise about them as well". We think these are all good reasons to catch Serafina's set on Sat 15th.

Next up in our exclusive FNO artist to artist interview series, Laura Bryon (aka Tender Prey) grills Serafina. We imagine she was pulling this face at the time. L: Do you have a signature dance floor move and what would you be dancing to? S: I don’t always have the gift of dance but when I do I can be found body popping to Salt n Pepa. L: What is your favourite gig experience (as a performer or audience member?) S: I’m not sure, I did really love playing at End Of The Road last year. I also played in a temple in Japan a number of years ago which was very special. I saw Pet Shop Boys and The Fall and Steve Malkmus and the jicks at Primavera one year. That ticked most of my boxes. PSB’s wow. L: Does your harp have a name? S: No. But my current car is called the mothership. L: Where is the strangest place you have found inspiration for a song? S: I can't think of anywhere very strange. L: What would be your weapon of choice in a zombie apocalypse? S: I'd be useless, I'd be the first to go. Zombie treats.

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Artist Profile No. 10: THOUGHT FORMS

Thought Forms are freaking brilliant. They are a good choice for today's #FNO14 artist profile because they've got a new song out TODAY! It's a split with our friends, Esben & The Witch & coming out as a 7" on Invada Records, niiiice. Let's let the music do the talking:

Bristol’s premier eardrum-botherers have been surfing a swelling wave of popularity recently (end of year lists, international and ATP festivals), with rightly-praised recent LP ‘Ghost Mountain’ their calling card. A superb brew of sludgy storm-warning fuzz, needling distortion and giddy MBV harmonies, Thought Forms take volume and drone into highly blissed out territories. Here, in a #FNO14 artist to artist interview exclusive - Bridget Hayden interviews Charlie and Deej of Thought Forms. B: Your music is very fluid and you all swing to a beat that feels bigger than yourselves. is this something you've had to work on or was it natural from the beginning? C : Deej and I were complete strangers the first day we jammed together and straight away it clicked. It definitely feels like something bigger than us as individuals because that just doesn't happen with everyone you play music with. So yeah, it's been natural from the beginning and when Guy joined the band it was the same with him… There's a very strong connection between the three of us when we play music… having played with other musicians it's made me really appreciate how special it is. B: How much is composed and how much improvised? D : I would say it is 50/50. We have songs that have developed from improvised gigs and practices. We also have riffs and rough ideas that everyone helps compose. B: It seems like you are far reaching and determined to open up a path to the sky. Do you vision when you are playing? D : I do like to close my eyes and feel the music. When we play most of the time I forget where we are and the band feels like one. (As cheesy as that sounds it is true). I think we are up for pushing that kind of experience further too. B: Any experiences of synasthesia to report? C : Some stuff with colours and numbers or certain pieces of music but I don't really know enough about it as a subject… D: This is the first time I've ever heard about synasthesia but it sounds very interesting. I haven't recalled those type of experiences. B: if so, does this relate to your band name? D : Luckily we didn’t choose the band name, it was a former member that came up with Thought Forms. I think he read a book about the experiences of thoughts coming alive and bouncing around the room. and here Holly from Hail! The Planes does the asking! H: Thought Forms is a class name for a band. What are the names that didn't get used? C : There was a long list… Chase O Neil, Yagé and one so painfully bad I don't even want to say it. Our ex-member Anthony came up with Thought Forms. D : I came up with a heavy load of crap names… Like Bliss and Yagé. It still sends shivers down my spine that I actually suggested BLISS. H: My parents recently moved to Melksham in Wiltshire which is where you come from. Where should they go to have a nice time? D : Melksham was very important for my musical development because most of the time there was nothing to do so I spent hours playing guitar. I suggest they go out of Melksham to Lacock or Avebury. Fun fact about Melksham, they named and built the new Secondary school “The Oak” because it stands next to a hanging tree that Oliver Cromwell used to execute traitors. Positive education! C : There are lots of beautiful places around Melksham. It's always nice to walk along the canal to The Barge for a pint. Do your parents like mussels? If they do tell them to go to the Northy for a bowl. Best mussels around! H: You use lots of effects pedals to create your sound. Is there one pedal you can't do without? D : I love all my pedals equally but my first pedal which was the Korg AX30 multi fx unit was my gateway drug. The pedal has loads of cool individual functions in it. I have had the pedal for 14 years and it still surprises me now. Other bands that love it ranges from Pantera to Growing. I think you can buy on ebay for £50 and it is worth every penny! C : My favourite at the moment is the Silver Kiss. It's got such a wide range of tone and it's the best overdrive I've ever used. It can be as subtle or as gnarly as you want! H: Touring America with Portishead must have been incredible. Has it changed your approach to being a band? We had an absolutely amazing time on that tour… We were out there for 6 weeks, playing in some insane venues with a band we really love and we feel very lucky to have been able to have that experience. It's definitely developed our approach to being in a band… On a practical level, we learned a lot of useful things as there was so much organising to do, obtaining visas and all those other not so fun things that you have to go through. That was pretty stressful but we have a much better idea of how things work now! It also made us realise that we are quite adaptable, playing to 10,000 people at a huge outdoor gig one night and crammed onto a tiny stage in a dark warehouse with a sticky floor the next. And loving both! It was also very inspiring to see how a band of their calibre operates… so much hard work goes in each day, setting up from 8am and not finishing until gone2am. The bar is set very high and they never disappoint. That's definitely something to aspire to. H: We like pickled stuff. Pickled egg or picked gherkin? D : Pickled gherkin with a veggie burger works well for me! C : I like both but I think the egg would win.

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Artist Profile No. 9: TRWBADOR

Carmarthenshire duo whose collision of gorgeously poised, crystalline folk melodies and pointillist electro-pop made the Welsh Music Prize shortlist in 2013. Gently fluttering loops and clicks, curlicues of acoustic guitar and Angharad’s delicate Melys-meets-Stereolab falsetto feel like opening the windows onto a bracing, bright-skied morning, while the diced hip-hop patterns and stuttering samples add just the right amount of grit. Collaborations with Cornershop and rapper Odlgymix are playful, inventive and accessible; a tricky balance achieved effortlessly. Here, in a #FNO14 artist to artist interview exclusive - Euros Childs interviews Trwbador! Do you know the way to San Jose? We've asked Dionne, but she said she's been away too long, and she might go wrong. How is Sergio? Él es la perfección cachorro, muchas gracias señor Euros. Whilst out walking in the park an apple tree starts talking to you. Do you: a) Engage in conversation or b) Run Owain: b) Run Angharad: a) Engage in conversation What day are you playing From Now On Festival? Friday!!! Next year sees the introduction of the Apple iDream, which will enable you to stream your dreams online. Is this a good or bad thing? It's a great idea, apart from the dreams where you are naked and can't find your clothes, because your mind won't let you. But my mind is me so maybe I actually do want to be naked......(I don't)