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THOMAS TRUAX :: 7VWWVW :: WOUNDED KNEE :: BLUE WICKED SPASM BAND
Thomas Truax
"Truax inhabits these standards, a fittingly Lynch-ian nod to the weirdness hiding in the seemingly normal... Great stuff." -Buzz Magazine
"Truly unsettling and perplexingly brilliant... testament to both the quality of Lynch's soundtracks and Truax's talents" - The Skinny
"Truax is paying homage to a kindred spirit with this album. It's the best kind of tribute: affectionate and respectful, but with its own quirks and imaginative leaps and its own distinct identity." - The Scotsman
"Truax here performs to great and disturbing effect." -Uncut
"Surreal, really." - Artrocker
"A genius covers album. For Lynch fans, for Truax fans, Tom Waits lovers and Nick Cave stalkers (and just general surrealists) alike, this album will make your collection. 8/10" -The Beat Surrender
"It's as off-kilter as any one of Mr Lynch's much-celebrated films...Truax fans will love this; Lynch fans will delight a musical voice has been given to their cinematic passion; everyone else will scratch their heads and put this down to art house rubbish." -Selby Times
Nominated for BEST LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR by: Is This Music Magazine, The Indy Music Awards, and Maps Magazine
ALBUMS and WHERE TO FIND THEM: Three all-original albums, 'Audio Addiction', 'Full Moon Over Wowtown', and 'Why Dogs Howl at the Moon', and some singles and compilation tracks are out on various labels, available in select UK stores and at many online stores. For physical copies of earlier albums try CDbaby.com, for 'Why Dogs' and 'Songs From The Films of David Lynch' try slrecords.net, the SHOP at www.thomastruax.com, or amazon, itunes, emusic, 7digital, virgin, hmv etc.
"It's a mutual exchange of blood, bone, wood and metal, most of which is home grown. If you leave a Truax show without smiling somewhere in your body, you're f****d." -Richard Hawley
7vwwvw
7VWWVW is pronounced Mammal. 7VWWVW are a lovable four-piece synthesiser combo from Edinburgh who use a bewildering assortment of analogue instruments to concoct their own brand of electronica. The band have been labelled everything from 'a glitch hop duo' to 'perennially weird' and comparisons have been made with Ratatat, Steve Reich and ELO. 7VWWVW recorded this album with producer Bryan Mills, (who has previously worked with Nigel Godrich and Kevin Shields), inspired by labelmates the Magnificents, Philadelphia's Plastic Little (whose forthcoming EP might just feature some music by the band), The Fucking Champs from San Francisco and Colin Newman from Wire who listed 7VWWVW's tune 'Old Man Of The Woods' in his Top 20 Tunes of 2007.
'A quietly deranged form of genius - 5/5.' The List
the LIST review, November 2007
Elusive Edinburgh foursome Mammal have been brewing this tasty stew of retro electronica for ages, but it's worth the wait. Like The Magnificents in a chill-out tent or Boards of Canada jamming with Bob Moog, this mostly instrumental fare is a consummate and sumptuous trip through analogue synth heaven, like the soundtrack to the best hippy-trip 70s space travel documentary you've never seen.
Sweeping from delicate to creepy to triumphant, 7VWWVW (turn your magazine upside down), bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart, conjuring deep emotional resonance as it does. Beautiful music to soundtrack the beautiful moments in your life.
Noize makes Enemies review 2007
It is true that in recent times, electronic music has diffused into other genres in an experimental wave of new boundaries. Some bands indeed have done it marvellously (Foals, Blaqk Audio, I Was A Cub Scout) but 7VWWVW are a whole different story.
Their name is ''Mammal'', but upside down. From the name alone you can predict they won't be your usual cup of indie tea. Their self-titled album is devoid of vocals, it is reminiscent instead of the 8-bit nintendo games we used to play many years.
Although 7VWWVW are not your everyday guitar-drum-singer trio, each of the ten tracks on the album tell magnificent stories and the catch is that they can come entirely from the listener's imagination.
From the first bleep of song one ''These Are The Salad Days Of The Future'' it's as if you enter a two-dimensional video game world where you are the little character running across wild worlds, overcoming threatening little obstacles.
The music is an adventure from your most magnificent of dreams. It uplifts your atmosphere and for the whole album you are given this gift of pure creation. To sceptical listeners who think this music is lifeless or simple, there could not be a more inaccurate description. 7VWWVW take us back to a time before lyrics had to state the obvious emotions that notes and chords could bring. They are a book of endless fascination whose reader could enter and explore the extraordinary, before the film came out and connected the dots for you.
7VWWVW, after a few sessions of soaking your ears in their aural dimension, can make you feel things, remember things and even compose ideas and emotions you couldn't have come up with any other way. And honestly, not many bands these days can do that. They've been touring and writing music for four years; they know what they're doing and they do it fabulously. Its a world of secrets and vivid dreams knotted in beeps and synths. They are intricate melodies but with a little patience, a hint into the most extraordinary powers that music can contain.
By Jorja Hudson
Wounded Knee
"Drew Wrightâs looping feral chant has ears pinned and eyelids peeled. Cross-fading between Deep South creoles and shamanic scats, Wrightâs ability to elicit boom from the merest slither of tongue is incomprehensible to those of us who use our predominant mouth muscle to chatter and smooch" Billy Hamilton, Spins and Needles
Blue Wicked Spasm Band
The former Khaya keyboardist and singer with The 55's has turned his hand to country blues, honed his skills busking on the streets of Edinburgh and has now recorded a version of a classic Moondog track from SL's forthcoming 'Making Moonshine' album.
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LocationThe Roxy Rooms
2 Roxburgh Place
Edinburgh EH8 9SU
United Kingdom
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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| Owner: Ten Tracks |
| On BPT Since: Jan 01, 2000 |
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| Ed Stack |
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