OFF THE RECORDS - "The Spirit of Talk Talk" is here to stay! (Thanx to Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode...)

THE SPIRIT OF TALK TALK - CD: A double tribute album celebrating the visionary band, Talk Talk. Designed by James Marsh and released by Fierce Panda on September 3rd 2012.

Descrizione

FEATURING 30 artists, including: Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode/ Recoil), White Lies, King Creosote, Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Zero 7, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Joan As Police Woman, Sean Carey (Bon Iver), Lights, Goldheart Assembly, Thomas White (Electric Soft Parade), Fyfe Dangerfield (Guillemots), Thomas Feiner, The Black Ships, Turin Brakes, as well as Ian Curnow, David Rhodes, Gaynor Sadler and Martin Ditcham, all of whom worked with Talk Talk.

The CD PACKAGE is designed by Talk Talk’s graphic artist James Marsh using a stunning cover created in 1983 for a prospective album 'Chameleon Hour', but never released.

Alan Wilder is the musical and production supervisor for the project, and the album has been mastered by Denis Blackham, who was also responsible for mastering many of Talk Talk’s albums.

TRACKS come from both sides of the Atlantic, and from seven countries in total, featuring some incredible collaborations.

Track listing :

01. WEALTH - Lone Wolf
02. THE COLOUR OF SPRING - Zero 7
03. I BELIEVE IN YOU - S.Carey
04. DUM DUM GIRL - Recoil ( feat. Shara Worden )
05. LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT - Duncan Sheik
06. THE RAINBOW - Thomas Feiner, Fyfe Dangerfield, Robbie Wilson
07. AFTER THE FLOOD - Halloween, Alaska
08. IT'S GETTING LATE IN THE EVENING - Peter Broderick, Nils Frahm, Davide Rossi
09. GIVE IT UP - King Creosote
10. LIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD - Lights ( feat. Darkstars )
11. THE RAINBOW - Zelienople
12. MYRRHMAN - Joan As Police Woman
13. RUNEII - The Last Dinosaur
14. ? - Jack Northover


CD 2:

01. IT'S MY LIFE - The TenFiveSixty
02. INHERITANCE - Recoil ( feat. Linton Kwesi Johnson & Paul Marshall ) 03. ASCENSION DAY - Turin Brakes
04. TODAY - White Belt Yellow Tag
05. I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOU - Ian Curnow ( feat. Human )
06. CHAMELEON DAY - Goldheart Assembly
07. APRIL 5TH - Matthias Vogt Trio
08. NEW GRASS - Do Make Say Think
09. TOMORROW STARTED - Jason Lytle
10. GIVE IT UP - White Lies
11. TIME IT'S TIME - Lia Ices
12. THE PARTY'S OVER - The Lovetones
13. CANDY - Thomas White
14. RENÉE - The Black Ships ( feat. Amelia Tucker )
15. TAPHEAD - The Acorn
16. I BELIEVE IN YOU - Richard Reed Parry

Additional bonus tracks available to download at digital stores -

01. ASCENSION DAY - Minerva Lions
02. IT'S MY LIFE - Mike Gill ( feat. Robert Owens )
03. EDEN - Kurran & The Wolfnotes

Please visit www.fiercepanda.co.uk for more details.


SPIRIT OF TALK TALK - BOOK:
A richly illustrated, beautifully designed book celebrating the music and art of the legendary Talk Talk will also be available 27th September 2012. Every copy will be individually signed by James Marsh, who offers a fascinating insight into all his wonderful Talk Talk paintings including inspiration and illustrated sketches.

Chris Roberts, one of the UK’s leading music journalists, traces Talk Talk’s history and evolution, reflecting on their unique journey from synth-pop to near-silence.

The book features stunning photos by Richard Haughton, Sheila Rock and many other leading rock photographers from ’81 - ‘91. Many of these shots have never before been made public and feature vivid live shots from the superb Montreux festival gig.

The book also features 100 written contributions from bands, label owners, DJs and creatives, all of whom share their appreciation and influences, inspired by the music and art of Talk Talk.

Contributors include: Guy Garvey (Elbow), Sir Peter Blake, Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode/Recoil), Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), James Lavelle (UNKLE), Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Nick McCabe (The Verve/The Black Ships), Richard Wright (Pink Floyd), Mark Radcliffe, Tom Fleming (Wild Beasts), Matt Johnson (The The), Jimi Goodwin (Doves), Sean Carey (Bon Iver), Paul Hartnoll (Orbital), Karl Hyde (Underworld), Charles Cave (White Lies), Joan Wasser (Joan As Police Woman), Kenny Anderson (King Creosote), Gideon Coe ,Tim Elsenberg ( Sweet Billy Pilgrim), and Olly Knights (Turin Brakes).

‘Spirit Of Talk Talk’ also includes extracts from the Talk Talk chapters of Phil Brown’s excellent book ‘Are We Still Rolling’, as well as in-depth interviews with Talk Talk musicians including John Turnbull, Ian Curnow, Phil Reis and Martin Ditcham.
For more details or to register your interest for the book please visithttp://spiritoftalktalk.com/

Projects conceived and co-ordinated by Toby Benjamin.
Dedicated to Mark Hollis and Talk Talk.

LIVE AND KICKING - Anche Martin Gore e Andrew Fletcher dei Depeche al Mute Festival di Londra di sabato...

Mute announce brand new additions to the line up for Short Circuit presents Mute festival - 13 + 14 May 2011 - at London’s historic Roundhouse: Martin L. Gore (DJ set), Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher (DJ set) and Josh T. Pearson performing an exclusive set of covers of some of his favourite songs by Mute artists join recent additions to the 2 day festival: Richie Hawtin, Moby (DJ set), Maps and Polly Scattergood collaboration, Beth Jeans Houghton and a Dirty Electronics Workshop.
Tickets are available from www.roundhouse.org.uk/short-circuit / 0844 482 8008 and are priced as follows: Fri 13 May – £30 (6 pm – 1 am)Sat 14 May – £45 (12 pm – 12 am)Fri & Sat – £65 – limited tickets availableLimited Premium Ticket – SOLD OUT
All events are 14+, 16 and under should be accompanied by an adultMute's Short Circuit festival which runs from May 12th to 15th - and you will be too, after you read our preview with the ever-brilliant Liars - so we're pleased to discover that Anton Corbijn and Flood have been added to the line-up of talks and films, which will be looked after by this very website. The film maker will present 'Mute + Vision', a talk about his work with some of the label's artists including Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, while producer Flood will host a panel game all based round the art of recording. For more information, click here.

—SHORT CIRCUIT PRESENTS MUTE RUNNING ORDER—

FRIDAY 13TH MAY

MAIN SPACE
18.00 - 19.30 DJ RICHARD WARREN
19.30 - 20.30 LIVE RECOIL
20.30 – 20.50 DJ RICHARD WARREN
20.50 – 21.40 LIVE NITZER EBB
21.40 – 22.40 DJ MOBY
22.40 – 00.00 DJ RICHIE HAWTIN
STUDIO THEATRE
19.00 – 19.30 LIVE KOMPUTER
20.35 – 21.20 LIVE BALANESCU QUARTET
21.50 – 22.30 LIVE CARTER TUTTI WITH NIK VOID
23.00 – 23.45 LIVE NON
00.00 – 01.00 LIVE RICHARD H. KIRK
01.00 – 02.00 LIVE POLE
02.00 – 03.00 LIVE T.RAUMSCHMIERE
MADE IN CAMDEN
00.00 – 01.00 DJ DANIEL MILLER
01.00 – 02.00 DJ GUDRUN GUT
02.00 – 03.00 DJ BARBARA PREISINGER
TORQUILS BAR
22.00 – 23.00 LIVE THOMAS FEHLMANN
23.00 – 00.00 LIVE THOMAS BRINKMANN
CIRCLE BAR
INSTALLATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY:
‘FLIES, GUYS AND CHOIRS’
FELIX’S MACHINES
MUTE SHOP
GROUND FLOOR FOYER –
SCHNEIDERS BEURO

SATURDAY 14TH MAY
MAIN SPACE
18.00 – 18.15 DJ DANNY BRIOTTET
18.15 - 19.00 LIVE LIARS
19.00 – 19.30 DJ DANNY BRIOTTET
19.30 - 20.30 LIVE THE RESIDENTS
20.30 – 20.50 DJ ANDY ‘FLETCH’ FLETCHER
20.50 – 21.50 LIVE ERASURE + SPECIAL GUESTS
21.50 – 22.20 DJ ANDY ‘FLETCH’ FLETCHER
22.20 - 23.00 LIVE LAIBACH
23.00 – 00.00 DJ MARTIN L. GORE
STUDIO THEATRE
19.10 – 19.40 LIVE MAPS + POLLY SCATTERGOOD
20.00 – 20.40 LIVE BIG DEAL
21.00 – 21.40 LIVE POPPY AND THE JEZEBELS
22.00 – 22.40 LIVE S.C.U.M.
23.00 – 23.40 LIVE JOSH T. PEARSON PLAYS MUTE SONGS
THE HUB
12.00 – 14.00 SOUND HALO
14.00 - 14.40 DJ IRMIN SCHMIDT AND KUMO PLAY THE SOUND OF CAN
14.40 – 15.00 LIVE LAND OBSERVATIONS (JAMES BROOKS)
15.00 – 15.30 DJ IRMIN SCHMIDT AND KUMO PLAY THE SOUND OF CAN
15.30 – 16.15 LIVE SIMON FISHER TURNER + MIRA CALIX
16.15 – 16.45 DJ IRMIN SCHMIDT AND KUMO PLAY THE SOUND OF CAN
16.45 – 17.30 LIVE PETER GREGSON
TORQUILS BAR – HOSTED BY ANDREW KING
14.00- 14.30 LIVE BETH JEANS HOUGHTON
15.00 – 15.30 LIVE SPECIAL GUESTS (TBC)
16.15 – 17.30 FLOOD DEMONSTRATES THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF RECORDING
(17:45 – 18:15 DIRTY ELECTRONICS PERFORMANCE IN CIRCLE BAR)
THE BOARDROOM
12.45– 13.45 ‘FAST FORWARD/PAUSE/REWIND’ – GARETH JONES TALK + Q&A
14.30 – 15.30 ‘AN INTRODUCTION IN TO THE SCIENCE OF MASTERING’ – STEFAN BETKE (AKA POLE) TALK
16.00 – 17.15 – ‘DO YOU LOVE ME LIKE I LOVE YOU: THE BOATMAN’S CALL’- FILM DIRECTED BY IAIN AND JANE + Q&A HOSTED BY KRIS NEEDS
17.45 - 19.10 ‘ON/OFF;MARK STEWART FROM POP GROUP TO MAFFIA’– FILM DIRECTED BY TONI SCHIFER
CIRCLE BAR
INSTALLATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY:
‘FLIES, GUYS AND CHOIRS’
DIRTY ELECTRONICS WORKSHOP
FELIX’S MACHINES
MUTE SHOP
(17:45 – 18:15 DIRTY ELECTRONICS PERFORMANCE IN CIRCLE BAR)
GROUND FLOOR FOYER
SCHNEIDERS BEURO