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December 22, '08

GRAND HARMONIUM TOP 10 '2008

Some of the music that gave much enjoyment over the past 12 months:
Bon Iver - For Emma
Portishead - Third
Sigur Ros - Med sum i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
The Dodos - Visitor
DJ Mujava - Township Funk
Kate Bush - Coral Room
Leonard Cohen live (Rosie, Keith)
Nina Nastasia live (Steve, Rosie)
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (ASMD)



April 16, '08

NEW A SINGER MUST DIE EP RELEASED TODAY:



Marlon R, the new single from A Singer Must Die, is available for digital download from today.
The title track is taken from last year's ‘Today, It’s A Wonderful Day’. The single also includes acoustic versions of three album tracks – The Fallow Land, The Crash and Marlon R - recorded for London’s Resonance FM radio station.

Marlon R is a song about Keith Richard’s son. It views the decadent rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle through a child’s eyes.
Listen to Marlon R on our MySpace page.



February 16, '08

WATCH STEVE ADEY'S VIDEO FOR 'BURNING FIELDS' ON YOUTUBE:



Video by Adey / Florit.
PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK.



December 21, '07

GRAND HARMONIUM TOP FIVES OF 2007:

We heard some great new music in 2007!
Here are the TOP 5 lists from Grand Harmonium staff and artists.

Rosie
P J Harvey 'White Chalk'
The National 'Boxer'
Bjork 'Volta'
Arcade Fire 'Neon Bible'
Adrian Crowley 'Long Distance Swimmer'

Keith
Panda Bear 'Person Pitch'
P J Harvey 'White Chalk'
Burial 'Untrue'
Low 'Drums and Guns'
Radiohead 'In Rainbows'

Manu (A Singer Must Die)
Robert Wyatt 'Comicopera'
P J Harvey 'White Chalk'
The National 'Boxer'
Beirut 'The Flying Club Cup'
'Paranoid Park' Soundtrack

Steve Adey
P J Harvey 'White Chalk'
Nina Nastasia and Jim White 'You Follow Me'
Dawn McCarthy & Bonny Billy 'Wai Notes'
Bill Callahan 'Woke On A Whaleheart'
Low 'Murderer' (YouTube clip) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhJAR6UZsCk



December 3, '07

DOWNLOAD SWEET BILLY PILGRIM:

Sweet Billy Pilgrim's debut record 'We Just Did What Happened and No One Came' has accrued some great press:

"Elsenburg's perfectly shaped songs have the same power as magic realist short stories that sieve the emotions and leave you reduced to jelly." (****)
- Mojo Magazine

"Sweet Billy Pilgrim's debut album has swallowed me whole."
- Stylus Magazine

"This calm, pretty folktronica is strange but not difficult: there are choruses here that, if Chris Martin had stumbled across them, would have shifted another million Coldplay albums."
- Sunday Times

"Beautifully minimalist and rich with emotion, only the shallowest of hearts will fail to fall in love with this record."
- Angry Ape

We are delighted to announce that the album is now available from all the major digital download stores.

Or get your hands on a hard copy here.

www.sweetbillypilgrim.com

September 24, '07

SHOWS:

A Singer Must Die:
Sat 29th Sept 20:00 Fell Foot Wood, Lake District (supporting Steve Adey)
Sun 30th Sept 20:00 The Forth, Newcastle
Mon 1st Oct 21:00 13th Note, Glasgow
Tues 2nd Oct 20:00 Henry's, Edinburgh (supporting Steve Adey)
Wed 3rd Oct 23:00 Mr Wolf's, Bristol
Thurs 4th Oct 20:00 Liberties Bar, Camden, London
Fri 5th Oct 20:00 The White Hart, Whitechapel, London
Sat 6th Oct 20:00 The Rhythm Factory, London (supporting Band of Holy Joy)

Steve Adey:
Thurs 27th Sept 20:00 Bush Hall, London
Sat 29th Sept 21:00 Fell Foot Wood, Lake District
Thurs 4th Oct 20:00 Glee Club, Birmingham (SOLD OUT)
Sun 7th Oct 20:00 The Tunnels, Aberdeen


August 11, '07

Steve Adey to tour the UK and release new 7" single:

We are delighted to announce details of Steve Adey's debut headline UK tour this autumn.
All shows listed below will feature a full band plus special guests.

13.08.07 - Underbelly Edinburgh Festival - tickets 0870 7453083
14.08.07 - Underbelly Edinburgh Festival - tickets 0870 7453083
17.08.07 - Green Man Festival Wales - tickets 0870 0667799
22.09.07 - Old Mill Studios South Lanarkshire - tickets 07736 313186
27.09.07 - Bush Hall London - tickets 0870 0600100
29.09.07 - Fell Foot Wood Lake District - tickets 01539 531014
04.10.07 - Glee Club Birmingham - tickets 0870 2415093
07.10.07 - Aberdeen - TBC



Burning Fields / Everything in its right place - limited 7" single and download from September 17.



May 28, '07

New Steve Adey EP:

Mississippi: Remixed EP is the new EP from Steve Adey, featuring remixes by: Kramer, Sweet Billy Pilgrim &
A Marble Calm, available now for download (so we can dominate the charts) from iTunes and major download stores. The Marble Calm remix is also included on a vinyl only release through Tonefloat - full details here.
Check www.myspace.com/steveadey for forthcoming shows and all the latest news.



May 25, '07

A Singer Must Die at Monto Water Rats - FREE tickets:

ASMD will play the Water Rats in London on June 4th.
We are giving away 10 pairs of tickets to see A Singer Must Die + Self + Amy Macdonald + The Foxes - show time
is 7:30pm - more details here. We will randomly select 10 names from emails received on or before June 1st.
Simply send an email with your name, address and best contact number and we will get back in touch.



May 14, '07

A Singer Must Die album released today:

Today, it's a wonderful day is available NOW from all good record stores, iTunes and other digital outlets.
The band will play the Water Rats in London on Monday June 4th. We hope to announce more live dates,
in both the UK and France, very soon.
YouTube are hosting ASMD videos set to acoustic versions of songs taken from the album.

March 08, '07

A Singer Must Die release their long awaited debut LP entitled Today, it's a wonderful day on April 23rd.
Pre-order from the Grand Harmonium shop or Amazon.co.uk .
The first single 'The Crash' is available to download now from all leading digital retail stores.
Live shows announced soon. We found this little intimate video on YouTube - click here to view.



January 23, '07

A Singer Must Die - pictures from recording.

December 08, '06

Royal Edinburgh Music are previewing two new tracks produced by Tim Mooney (American Music Club)
via www.myspace.com/royaledinburghmusic.
These are alternate versions of songs taken from the band's debut album, to be released next summer.



November 04, '06

Imogen Eveson has collaborated with Steve Adey to make a stunningly beautiful video for the song Mississippi.
View the video courtesy of YouTube here. Mississippi is taken from Steve's debut CD 'All things real'.
The photos below were taken by Imogen on location in Lockerbie, Scotland.

October 9, '06

Royal Edinburgh Music are currently recording a new LP.
Visit the band online at www.myspace.com/royaledinburghmusic.
We are pleased to offer the following preview in the form of two downloads.
These versions are studio demos. The album proper will be released in 2007 followed by live shows.
If you understand me MP3 You've had all your ever going to get MP3




September 19, '06

Early 2007 will see the release of the debut album by A Singer Must Die.
ASMD are French duo Philippe Le Guern and Manuel Ferrer.
The band will hit the road to promote the album in Feb/March ' 07.

Visit the band's Myspace page here.

August 12, '06

Royal Edinburgh Music will play a short acoustic set at the Clock Deli, Edinburgh - today from 12pm.

August 08, '06

Introducing Royal Edinburgh Music

August 01, '06

Office Playlist - Summer 2006

June 16, '06

CD single details:
Steve Adey's ENHANCED CD single 'Find the way' will hit the shops on July 31st. Pre-order from Amazon, our on-line shop or your local record store. Also available from iTunes and all major digital retailers from August 7th.
The tracklisting is: 1. Find the way (album version) 2. Last remark (album version) 3. Find the way (acoustic version)
4. Mississippi (acoustic version). The digipack will also contain the promo video of 'Find the way'.
Find the way MP3 (acoustic version) is available to sample here.

June 12, '06

Love-letters





April 22, '06

Steve Adey. com is showing the 'Find the way' video.
Enjoy!

April 05, '06

New single details:
'Find the way' will be the first single taken from Steve Adey's debut CD 'All things real'.
The tracklisting will be:
1. Find the way (album version)
2. Last remark (album version)
3. Find the way (acoustic version)
4. Mississippi (acoustic version)

The acoustic versions were recorded at Greenside church, Edinburgh in early 2006.
Instruments used during the sessions include: piano, cello, guitar and a Wem copycat (which isn't an acoustic instrument, but moving on ....).
The CD will also contain a visualization of 'Find the way'. We hope to confirm the release date soon, so please check back.

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March 05, '06

Grand Harmonium and Play Records proudly release Steve Adey's debut CD entitled 'All things real' on March 6th.
The CD is available from all good record stores. You can also buy it here.

The record comprises Steve's own songs plus two covers...
Steve boldly takes on Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's 'I see a darkness' and Bob Dylan's 'Shelter from the storm'.
The record is a slow burning, emotionally charged, piano, vocal affair that is already eliciting high praise...

musicOMH.com: on 'Shelter from the storm', "The song is deconstructed completely and carried on the sparse sound of Adey's piano. The track builds slowly with new instrumental shades added at the end of each verse. It's an exercise in self-discipline that is perfectly executed. There is real passion in the delivery and a sense of foreboding running throughout. Dylan songs are hard to get a handle on but this is a clever reinterpretation of a classic".

Sunday Herald: "Adey's reading of Shelter From The Storm (one of the highlights of Blood On The Tracks) turns Bob Dylan's fable into a languorous piano ballad which owes as much to Leonard Cohen and John Cale as it does to Saint Bob.
That Adey's own songs hold up in this context at all, let alone very well, should have him wiping his brow in relief.
On tracks like The Lost Boat Song and Evening Of The Day, Adey channels the spirit of Smog, minus Bill Callahan's caustic take on dysfunctional relationships; elsewhere, there are hints of the late Jeff Buckley's mournful tenderness".

The Sunday Times - Record of the week: "The secret lies in the gap between Adey’s main influences: on the one hand, the mournful, home-made alt-country of Oldham and Smog; on the other, the pristine atmospheres of the Blue Nile and Talk Talk. It’s into this gap that Adey pours his music, acknowledging both sets of influences, but sounding like neither. If you like the people Adey likes, you’ll welcome his arrival".

Scotland on Sunday: "A powerful reading of Dylan's 'Shelter From the Storm', not to mention his own composition titled 'Mary Margaret O'Hara', should give you an idea of where Adey is coming from. But neither those pointers nor the involvement of Blue Nile and Prefab Sprout producer Calum Malcolm are more significant than his own talent".

We are pleased to offer the forthcoming single Find the way MP3 and Evening of the day MP3 for your consideration.
A visualization of 'Find the way' will be available to view here soon.