#gravity records

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Clikatat Ikatowi rocking out with their Spock out, Spin Records, 1995.

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Flyer promoting the series of spring 1996 Orgies from Record Hospital DJs at Harvard radio station WHRB.

I was reminded of these Orgies this past week via our cranky-old-former Record Hospital DJs forum, where someone posted a full-color poster featuring the Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, Red Krayola and Gravity Records Orgies.

The real one of interest to me on this two-sided flyer, though, was the Slampt Orgy. A label that had started just four years prior to being examined here, Slampt had already made a big impression on myself and a number of other Record Hospital DJs. Bands like Avocado Baby, Pussycat Trash and Milky Wimpshake made regular appearances in my show playlists.

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universal order of armageddon/born against - split 7"

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FIONA-LEE second single 'Nothing Compares To Nineteen' 

'Nothing Compares To Nineteen' is a stunning-slice of dream-pop gold that will easily galvanise 'Fiona-Lee' as a major festival headliner......Everywhere! For fans of Florence & The Machine and Stevie Nicks x

With a unfiltered take on her personal teenage experiences, Fiona-Lee shares empowering second single ‘Nothing Compares To Nineteen’, out now following its Steve Lamacq BBC 6 Music premiere) via Gravity Records (Divorce, Ella McRobb).

The follow-up to anthemic debut offering ‘Mother’ released earlier this summer, ‘Nothing Compares To Nineteen’ showcases the Yorkshire native’s evocative songwriting in full flow, tackling themes of vulnerability, shame and grief through her early-life experiences and packaging them into a musical patchwork oozing with irresistible sensibilities.

Having ticked off several festival slots across the summer months, including capacity shows at The Great Escape and debut appearances at TRNSMT, Kendal Calling and Boardmasters, the musician is certainly making her presence felt throughout the tastemaker landscape. Press champions have arrived in the form of DIY Magazine, Dork Magazine, The Line Of Best Fit and Under The Radar amongst others, whilst several spotlight BBC 6 Music features have landed with the likes of Steve Lamacq (The Great Escape special), Amy Lamé (‘Sunday Girl’) and Huw Stephens (‘Huw Are You’), as well as debut BBC Radio 1 (Nels Hylton) airplay.

Speaking ahead of its release, Fiona-Lee explained: “‘Nothing Compares To Nineteen’ is my own story of growing up and struggling with anxiety and depression when I was at school. I wrote it a couple years after a life long friend had taken his life and I was experiencing grief for the first time. It made me think about a conversation I’d had with my dad when I was about 15, where he told me that he’d also struggled with depression when he was young but never got help.

It was the first time I became properly aware of the difference between men and women when it comes to talking about our feelings - and that became even clearer when I was 19 and witnessed it first hand with my friend dying.

So I guess the song is really something I hope young people can find some comfort in, knowing that they’re not the only socially anxious kid out there that’s intimidated by the boys at school - and I also hope it can keep the conversation going about the importance of men being able to express themselves truthfully and feeling they can ask for help when they need it.”

Fiona-Lee’s ‘Nothing Compare To Nineteen’ is out now via Gravity Records and available on all digital platforms.  Live Dates 4th Sept - Omeara, London (w/ Odie Leigh) 14th Sept - Radar Festival, Zurich 5th Oct - Neighbourhood Festival, Manchester 12th Oct - Twisterella Festival, Middlesbrough

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Unwound “You Bite My Tongue” (1993)

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Disegno, canto, ballo.

Domenica 26 Marzo, Bunker Big Market 04 — KIDS Corner.

Bunker, via Nicolò Paganini, 0/200, Torino.

Un laboratorio creativo su quanto la musica possa aiutarci a sviluppare la propria creatività.

Disegneremo dei colorati e buffi personaggi, secondo l’immaginazione dei bambini, suggestionati dai colori del mercato. Con un briciolo in più di immaginazione, i personaggi potrebbero anche cantare,  come ?

…Si partirà dal disegno su carta dei personaggi, dopo di che daremo loro voce registrando un’improvvisazione canora. Utilizzeremo i colori suonanti! Tanto che al termine, i bambini suoneranno e balleranno diretti da Fabio Battistetti.

Durata dell’attività: 1 ora e mezza.

Si svolgeranno 3 sessioni complessive (una al mattino e due al pomeriggio).

Fascia di età: dai 5 ai 12 anni.

Organizzato e condotto da: Fabio Battistetti Luogo: Bunker, capannone Sturdust Costo iscrizione: 7 euro Info e prenotazioni: 3470958464

I posti disponibili sono limitati, quindi vi consigliamo di prenotare il vostro bambino per l'attività.

Il laboratorio è curato e condotto da Fabio Battistetti, artista sonoro ed educatore, in collaborazione con Gravity Records