I don't have access to Spotify, but my album is now on there for you to go and listen to. If you do have access, can you send me an invite token so I can check it out.
In other news - well - I don't really have any at the moment. I have been trying to start work on the next ATP record but feel a bit stumped so I've been doing lots of DJing in my little Pigeon Music Room ...
Aug 26, 2009
Aug 20, 2009
Future Mixes
Well my little 15min mini mix has gone down very well today - I think this may become a monthly occurrence.
Radio Interview & 15 Min Mix
Just a quick one, about a couple of things:
1. I am doing a radio interview tonight on Horsham's Trash Can Radio Show 8-11pm
http://www.binliners.co.uk/HTCR/imdex.htm - listen here from 8.
2. I made a 15 minute party mix for a competition run by kissy sell out. I quite liked it, so thought I would share it with everyone.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64379199bd9de5c2 - is the link you need. You can listen online or download and keep it.
Lots more going on at ATP HQ, so keep reading the blog, and if you have not done so yet, buy my album here (cd) or here (digital).
Thanks
Cat x
1. I am doing a radio interview tonight on Horsham's Trash Can Radio Show 8-11pm
http://www.binliners.co.uk/HTCR/imdex.htm - listen here from 8.
2. I made a 15 minute party mix for a competition run by kissy sell out. I quite liked it, so thought I would share it with everyone.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64379199bd9de5c2 - is the link you need. You can listen online or download and keep it.
Lots more going on at ATP HQ, so keep reading the blog, and if you have not done so yet, buy my album here (cd) or here (digital).
Thanks
Cat x
Aug 10, 2009
MTBYTT - Officially Out Today
The album is now 'officially' out on CD and iTunes.
There have been some great reviews coming in over the last few days and some really exciting things going on with some of the tracks and ATP in general. More on those over the next month.
I feel there is still a long way to go, the single did not get much national airplay - so if you have time please email the DJs on Radio1 and 6Music saying you heard my stuff and they should be playing it.
Also - I am still lacking the ability to take this stuff and play it live - I need more gear and time to rehearse - so my focus I think over the next 6 months will be working on ATP live. Alongside that I hope to have a few new tracks ready for an EP next year, this new stuff will hopefully be a little less experimental and more concise.
But for now - thanks to all who have got the album so far - if you have not - WHY>?
There have been some great reviews coming in over the last few days and some really exciting things going on with some of the tracks and ATP in general. More on those over the next month.
I feel there is still a long way to go, the single did not get much national airplay - so if you have time please email the DJs on Radio1 and 6Music saying you heard my stuff and they should be playing it.
Also - I am still lacking the ability to take this stuff and play it live - I need more gear and time to rehearse - so my focus I think over the next 6 months will be working on ATP live. Alongside that I hope to have a few new tracks ready for an EP next year, this new stuff will hopefully be a little less experimental and more concise.
But for now - thanks to all who have got the album so far - if you have not - WHY>?
Aug 3, 2009
Reviews Begin
So the album is 'officially' out next week and a number of reviews have started being published. On the whole these are very positive.
I always knew when I released the album that it would not be everyone's cup of tea and it was maybe a bit of a risk releasing a 16 track album that jumps from here to there and back again via Nijmengen.
I think that's one of the things I like about the album; it is very varied.
I knew as soon as I finished MTBYTT that I wanted the second album to be a departure from the first one. The debut is a teenager trying to find their feet in the world, experimenting with styles, looks, sexuality and drugs. The second album WILL be a more mature young adult - sure of themselves and where they sit in the world.
This probably all sounds total and utter Bollocks to you the dear ATP reader - but I know exactly what I mean, and, I can assure you when 'Get Amongst It' comes out in 2010-2011 or maybe even 2012 - it will be amazing.
In other news I have been asked to DJ in Poland in October - in front of 1000 people - fuck me how cool will that be!
Ok - so back to reviews ... here are some so far - and please remember to tell your friends, family and jail mates about me - spread the word, spread your wings.
ALBUM REVIEWS:
"Amongst The Pigeons has made a rather lovely album, maintaining a distinctly unlo-fi feel to his dreamy electro-house. It really is the sound of a radiant summer."
Dannii Leivers - The Fly
"A Bizarre collection of electronica propped up with sampled poetry, ticket collectors and random you tube."
NC - Brighton Source
"BRIGHTON-based dance DJ Amongst The Pigeons has scrubbed up well on his first offering. On first listen you wonder where the LP is going, meandering about in a world of blips and subdued beats. But then the individual tracks get you - like the fantastic lo-fi Frank Turner collaboration Larkin or smile-raising weirdness such as Bird Flew - and you realise that Music To Brush Your Teeth To is like one long quirky interlude from start to finish.."
Isaac Ashe - Sound Advice
I always knew when I released the album that it would not be everyone's cup of tea and it was maybe a bit of a risk releasing a 16 track album that jumps from here to there and back again via Nijmengen.
I think that's one of the things I like about the album; it is very varied.
I knew as soon as I finished MTBYTT that I wanted the second album to be a departure from the first one. The debut is a teenager trying to find their feet in the world, experimenting with styles, looks, sexuality and drugs. The second album WILL be a more mature young adult - sure of themselves and where they sit in the world.
This probably all sounds total and utter Bollocks to you the dear ATP reader - but I know exactly what I mean, and, I can assure you when 'Get Amongst It' comes out in 2010-2011 or maybe even 2012 - it will be amazing.
In other news I have been asked to DJ in Poland in October - in front of 1000 people - fuck me how cool will that be!
Ok - so back to reviews ... here are some so far - and please remember to tell your friends, family and jail mates about me - spread the word, spread your wings.
ALBUM REVIEWS:
"Amongst The Pigeons has made a rather lovely album, maintaining a distinctly unlo-fi feel to his dreamy electro-house. It really is the sound of a radiant summer."
Dannii Leivers - The Fly
"A Bizarre collection of electronica propped up with sampled poetry, ticket collectors and random you tube."
NC - Brighton Source
"BRIGHTON-based dance DJ Amongst The Pigeons has scrubbed up well on his first offering. On first listen you wonder where the LP is going, meandering about in a world of blips and subdued beats. But then the individual tracks get you - like the fantastic lo-fi Frank Turner collaboration Larkin or smile-raising weirdness such as Bird Flew - and you realise that Music To Brush Your Teeth To is like one long quirky interlude from start to finish.."
Isaac Ashe - Sound Advice
Jul 20, 2009
Larkin About (video)
Being as this song is going to be a single I thought there should be some kind of video for it. Sadly I don't have much of a budget for anything at the moment so I made this one.
I really would have loved a dark animated video about Pigeons for this song and maybe one day I can find someone to make it for £free.
Until then you get this. I guess really the only reason I made it is so that people can hear the song on YouTube ... it's amazing how many people listen to songs on there.
Jul 19, 2009
Radio Interview
I am ill. I have swine flu. It sucks. I have to stay in my house for the next 7 days.
However from my bed I managed to record a radio interview with Katy Jay from WCRFM and it goes out tonight between 9-10pm on http://wcrfm.com - please tune in and have a listen.
Jul 15, 2009
MTBYTT Digital Release
I like buying physical releases - not so keen on all the digital stuff, I prefer to have artwork and a product to hold when an electro-bomb hits the UK and wipes out everyone's digital music libraries.
That said my album is now available to buy on digital release from iTunes.
It will also be available on a whole host of other eShops soon so I will update you when I get the details.
That said my album is now available to buy on digital release from iTunes.
It will also be available on a whole host of other eShops soon so I will update you when I get the details.
Jul 9, 2009
ATPRMX004 Polly Scattergood OTE
New remix time!
I actually made this one quite a while ago but have been waiting for the ok to upload it from management and record labels.
The original is by an artist called Polly Scattergood who is a really amazing female eclectic musician and the song is called 'Other to endless' from her debut and self titled album. It was released as a single last year and I really like it. So I asked if I could remix it for her.
I have not actually heard what she thinks of the song but would love to know - so Polly if you read this - let me know ;)
The track (and myprevious remixes) can be heard on my ATPRMX Myspace page.
Hope you all like it.
I actually made this one quite a while ago but have been waiting for the ok to upload it from management and record labels.
The original is by an artist called Polly Scattergood who is a really amazing female eclectic musician and the song is called 'Other to endless' from her debut and self titled album. It was released as a single last year and I really like it. So I asked if I could remix it for her.
I have not actually heard what she thinks of the song but would love to know - so Polly if you read this - let me know ;)
The track (and myprevious remixes) can be heard on my ATPRMX Myspace page.
Hope you all like it.
Jul 6, 2009
Lazy Journalism
As a musician you are often opening yourself up to criticism, be it in your lyrics, your live performances or album reviews.
A few weeks ago promo copies of my debut album were sent out to press contacts for review and I am now playing the waiting game; sitting waiting for those people to review it. You always know and realise that not everyone is going to: a) like your style of music and b) not like your music at all.
The one thing you do hope for (even by someone who does not like) is a well written review after listening to what you actually sent them.
Sadly this was not the case with the first review I read last week.
In Horsham, Sussex there is a paper called The Resident and within that they have a 'journalist' called Ben Morris who 'reviewed' my album.
The title of Ben's review is 'Pigeons album fails to take off' - as you can tell from that it is not a positive one.
When I first read Ben's review I was a little bit shocked at the negativity, but upon deeper inspection it was obvious that Ben had not even listened to my album at all, instead what he has done is merely comment on a few of the tracks up on my myspace page.
I know this as he only talked about two songs 'deathstar' and 'mocha to go', the latter of which is not even on the album as sits on myspace as a work in progress demo. In fact all of the songs on myspace are demo versions - since mixing and mastering the album I have not reuploaded any tracks online. Therefore they are not finished, they are not the final versions that appear on the album and should not be used for the basis of an album review.
The one thing I can't stand with journalists is when they are lazy - for the first half of Ben's review all he has done is pasted my press release as the opening half of his review. Now in my mind PRs are used to give the people reviewing the album a bit of background to the music - not form the basis of 50% of their review.
I do not think people should be allowed to write a review without listening to what they have been sent. I am sure that Ben wrote his review before I even sent him the album and my guess is that it is sitting there unopened.
It is obvious that Ben is not a fan of electronica and he says that I am doing nothing new with my music, that may be true - I am making music I enjoy not trying to create a groundbreaking new set of songs.
I will be writing to ben@the-resident.co.uk and asking him why he chose to write a review of a few myspace tracks and pass it off as an album review rather than listening to my album - which is just that - an album - a collection of songs properly mixed, mastered and ordered as a whole body of work.
It may be the case that even if he did listen to it he would still not like it - thats fair enough but the least he can do if offer an apology for being a Lazy Journalist.
I will scan the review and upload it so you can all read it - and make your comments on it.
A few weeks ago promo copies of my debut album were sent out to press contacts for review and I am now playing the waiting game; sitting waiting for those people to review it. You always know and realise that not everyone is going to: a) like your style of music and b) not like your music at all.
The one thing you do hope for (even by someone who does not like) is a well written review after listening to what you actually sent them.
Sadly this was not the case with the first review I read last week.
In Horsham, Sussex there is a paper called The Resident and within that they have a 'journalist' called Ben Morris who 'reviewed' my album.
The title of Ben's review is 'Pigeons album fails to take off' - as you can tell from that it is not a positive one.
When I first read Ben's review I was a little bit shocked at the negativity, but upon deeper inspection it was obvious that Ben had not even listened to my album at all, instead what he has done is merely comment on a few of the tracks up on my myspace page.
I know this as he only talked about two songs 'deathstar' and 'mocha to go', the latter of which is not even on the album as sits on myspace as a work in progress demo. In fact all of the songs on myspace are demo versions - since mixing and mastering the album I have not reuploaded any tracks online. Therefore they are not finished, they are not the final versions that appear on the album and should not be used for the basis of an album review.
The one thing I can't stand with journalists is when they are lazy - for the first half of Ben's review all he has done is pasted my press release as the opening half of his review. Now in my mind PRs are used to give the people reviewing the album a bit of background to the music - not form the basis of 50% of their review.
I do not think people should be allowed to write a review without listening to what they have been sent. I am sure that Ben wrote his review before I even sent him the album and my guess is that it is sitting there unopened.
It is obvious that Ben is not a fan of electronica and he says that I am doing nothing new with my music, that may be true - I am making music I enjoy not trying to create a groundbreaking new set of songs.
I will be writing to ben@the-resident.co.uk and asking him why he chose to write a review of a few myspace tracks and pass it off as an album review rather than listening to my album - which is just that - an album - a collection of songs properly mixed, mastered and ordered as a whole body of work.
It may be the case that even if he did listen to it he would still not like it - thats fair enough but the least he can do if offer an apology for being a Lazy Journalist.
I will scan the review and upload it so you can all read it - and make your comments on it.
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