TODAY IS THE DAY!!
Horray!
Tickets are available from the O2 Academy Oxford from midday.
SEE YOU THERE!!
We can’t wait.
Final Updated Times!
Line-up Change
Unfortunately Futures have had to pull out of Ley Lines due to illness.
Here is the official statement from Futures:
Futures do all we can to uphold our touring commitments but sadly Ant has fallen very ill this week and is spending the night in hospital.. and as a result we have no choice but to pull out of tomorrows concert.
We’re really sorry to have to pull out of such a great festival such as Ley Lines, and we hope the rest of the festival is a success.
LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO!
and tickes are flying out.
Get them here quick!!
http://www.alt-tickets.co.uk/alttickets/home_ley_lines_festival.html
Introduction to… Man Without Country
Man Without Country are a South Wales duo (Ryan James and Tomas Greenhalf), the band name arose from a sense of not belonging – an isolation that has since been used to create an atmospheric eeriness within their debut work which was recorded entirely in in Tomas’ bedroom.
How did Man Without Country come about?
The project started as an online collaboration, sharing audio snippets and discussing musical ideas. This soon progressed into a home studio experimentation where ideas evolved into finished compositions.
What were you listening to while making the album?
We have a broad musical taste between the two of us. Anything from electronica such as Holy Other, The Field and Four Tet to ambient music like John Cage, Brian Eno and Ulrich Schnauss as well as FX heavy bands such as School of Seven Bells, Blonde Redhead and Miike Snow.
Do you write collaboratively?
We often write individually as well as collaboratively. We jointly adopt the roles of composing, arranging, mixing and production, tweaking and refining every aspect of our music.
Q. I have Matriculation that day. Can I still come?
A. Are you kidding? Let’s just call it a post-matriculation party! With bands from 3pm – 4am we’ll see you there!
Introduction to… ∆ Alt-J
∆ (pronounced Alt-J) are currently working on their first EP, recording at Universal in London with producer Charlie Andrew in his Shoreditch studio. They recently supported Das Racist on the opening date of their UK tour and describe their music in their own (made up ) words as jump -or trip folk.
Why did you decide on the name Alt-J? It is not very PC friendly.
Well originally we were called FILMS but we had to change our name due to some confusion with The Films (an indie pop band from south Carolina). We changed our name to ∆ just because we like triangles a lot. We found out how to make this ∆ symbol on a Mac and the keyboard command was Alt-j. It would have been nice for it to work on a PC too but that’s corporate competition for you. We could have called ourselves ALT- 1267859 or whatever shortcut it is to make the ∆ on a PC but it didn’t seem very catchy.
Was it a conscious decision not to show your faces in photos taken of you as a band?
It’s not some hard-line decision we’ve made as a band – we all just agree that average photos of bands posing don’t interest us. Hiding our faces is one way of challenging this. But in recent press shots we are doing other things, and our faces can be seen. So it’s not that we always hide our faces – we just never like to stand against brick walls gazing at a lens.
What can people expect when they come to your live shows?
Four boys on a stage, very scared.
If you could get one band to reform who would it be?
The Peppermint Lounge – a short-lived triphop/samplist duo from Leeds via Singapore. They made one EP – everyone should hear it.
http://www.myspace.com/thepeppermintlounge
How do you think Ley Lines will impact upon Oxford’s music scene?
We don’t really like scenes. Can’t we just be one big, happy family?
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Hyetal
Bristol producer Hyetal combines dubstep-inspired beats with classic videogame influenced blips to create something amazing.
Listen to the mix below for a teaser of the sort of music diversity he’ll be bringing to Ley Lines.
Your work is often quite epic, if you could create the soundtrack to anyone’s life who would it be and why?
Andre the giant, polarity
Was there anything in particular influencing you creatively during the making of this album?
It was written over a year so a pretty broad range of different things. I don’t write quickly enough or have the attention span for everything to have the same mood.
How do you think Ley Lines will impact upon Oxford’s music scene?
I can’t claim to know much about the music scene in oxford. It’ll be the first time i’ve played there, i’m looking forward to checking it out.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/hyetal
Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/hyetal
Introduction to… Catherine A.D.
Catherine A.D. is known for her eerily beautiful music, drawing comparisons to legendary female artists Kate Bush and PJ Harvey and receiving almost unanimous praise from critics and peers. A self-taught, multi instrumentalist, she writes her own songs and has supported the likes of Martha Wainwright, David Gilmour and Anna Calvi.
Courtney Love described your voice as ”gorgeous-sick-beautiful”, is that a lot to live up to?
Hopefully the ‘sick’ part! Losing my voice feels like losing a limb on the rare occasion that it happens. In all seriousness though, it was a very flattering to be praised by her. She’s an icon and a force of nature. But the things I try and ‘live up to’ are pushing myself to do things that i find difficult – like teaching myself the piano, learning different clefs for string arranging and trying to figure out the secrets to all the songs I wish I had written.
Your EP’s are beautifully packaged; do you think it is important to be creative in every aspect of your career?
The EP packaging just evolved out of the way I started selling a small number of the limited EPs through the Rough Trade shops with the flower pressed paper and hand stamping. I just wanted every CD to feel a bit more special than another digital download. It’s also part of the way I envision the music and the world it sits in. I’m a big fan of the concept album and creating a universe in which your music exists in a context. I think it’s especially important in the digital age where it’s so easy for music to become disposable. The way that we dress on stage is an extension of that too (with the “vulture capes”) and choosing to play in a lot of church like venues. I think I just happen to want to extend myself creatively into all the aspects of the music, beyond the sounds themselves.
What bands/artists have influenced you and whom would you like to collaborate with in the future?
I’m probably more influenced by what I read than the music I listen to. For example, I love HEALTH and Crystal Castles but of course my music doesn’t sound anything like either of them! Most of the musicians who I would call an influence are those whose songwriting I’m more obviously in awe of, the sense of craft – like Rufus Wainwright, Laura Nyro and Fiona Apple but I’m also a huge Prince fan and I’m really enjoying the Nils Frahm Eps at the moment. They are really beautifully composed pieces. I’d love to collaborate with Van Dyke Parks if I could persuade him to do some string arrangements for me. He’s a legend.
Mini-album Communion is released on 17th with the full album released in 2012. Pre-ordered copies come with a special limited edition music box with hand-punched sheet music.
But in the meantime, Catherine is offering a free download of her track ‘Going Wrong’. Get it here:
http://soundcloud.com/stayloose/catherine-ad-going-wrong-free
Pre order the album:
http://catherinead.bandcamp.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/catherinead
Facebook:
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