October 2008 Archives

For those of you interested, we're pleased to say you can buy our song 'Ghosts' as an exclusive download from a new music site called Ten Tracks. The song was recorded at Cava studios in Glasgow by a fella called Simon Askew. All the details of the site and the track are at the website, www.tentracks.co.uk

There is some other great music down there so go have a look! Hope you enjoy.

Broken Records Band

Jamie, Rory Dave, Andy, Arne Ian and Gill formed Broken Records in December 2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Using a range of instruments including guitars, bass, violin, cello, accordion, mandolin, piano, trumpet, glockenspiel and drums, they create a sound combining traditional European folk with modern Scottish alternative music.

Their 2007 self released debut EP which was sold at shows created a wider interest in the band in the music industry and across the nation. Drowned in Sound said of the release, "This is magical, engrossing and wholly enveloping, genuinely and excitingly bursting with commercial potential. From beginning to end, this self-titled EP delights and amazes."

The band moved into 2008 with a new focus, and have already completed a number of much admired gigs including supports slots with The Futureheads, Editors, Sons & Daughters & The Twilight Sad. They also completed a Maida Vale session for National Radio 1 (Huw Stephens), released the acclaimed "If the News Makes You Sad Don't Watch it" limited edition 7" single with Young Turks and gained national media attention at The Great Escape festival.

With spot trips to Dublin & Amsterdam under their belt this year, the band will are expanding their live experience throughout the festival period. Their next limited edition 7" single, "Slow Parade" on the Fandango label, remains hotly anticipated. Plans are afoot to record an album in the latter half of the year whilst they continue to plot a course through the ever-changing music business environment.

On the 3rd November we'll be releasing the brand new version of 'Lies' as a single on Distiller Records.  The flip side of the record will be 'Travelling Songs'.  It will be available on ltd edition 7" vinyl and in digital download form.  Those of you who can't bear to miss out can pre-order the 7" which includes a download version bundled in from recordstore.co.uk.  The 1st hundred of these will be signed (or defaced depending on your opinion) by the band.
 
Thanks to a great deal of help from some friends we have our first ever promo vide.  Special mentions for Richard Poet and Abertay Uni (Dundee) for there efforts in making this happen:

 


As the sun was shining so ferociously on Saturday morning we decided to go for a picnic in the hills, that most well known of hangover cures. After a pit stop for sandwiches and MSG-encrusted onion rings in The Centre Of Sheffield, we headed back to the seemingly Lord Of The Rings inspired Snake Pass, and drove to a place whose name completely escapes me. We walked out into the middle of a field and sat in silence for some time watching the sheep (although, as Jim obtusely pointed out, they may have been pigs...).

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