Quantic and his Combo Barbaro
Will Holland aka Quantic will be releasing the first album 'Tradition In Transition' from his new project 'Quantic and his Combo Barbaro' later this year. To go with the release of the album the reknowned photographer B+ has been filming Quantic in and around his studio in Cali, Colombia. We are lucky enough to have been sent a teaser trailer to the film and you can check it out here:
http://vimeo.com/4204763?pg=transcoded_embed&;sec=4204763
Stonephace In The Independent
Well, we always knew that the Stonephace album was amazing and we're not the only ones. There was a fantastic review in The Independent on Sunday on 19th April and you can read the edited online version here: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-stonephace-stonephace-tru-thoughts-1671203.html
Domu
Tru Thoughts will be releasing the Domu One Offs, Remixes and B-Sides at the end of June and Full Thought Publishing are very excited to announce that we have signed the publishing for Domu's catalogue. We look forward to working with Domu on his past and new catalogue, expect new music from him very soon!
New Signings!!
We are very happy to announce two new signing to Full Thought Publishing.
AZAXX:
The Gallic DJ/producer Azaxx is a new signing to Tru Thoughts (although a previous track of his, Fiesta Tropical, was featured on a Tru Thoughts Shapes compilation in 2007). His forthcoming album is entitled The Exotic Delight Bay and what an exotic delight it is. Azaxx, a native of Rennes, France, has packed his forthcoming dancefloor-orientated album with the temperature-raising flavours and rhythms that he soaked up on his recent travels in Brazil, and says that most of the song titles were dreamed up while sipping coconut milk (and the rest!) in the Brazilian sunshine. One for the DJs, certainly, but anyone who digs a tasty rhythm will find much to treasure in this album, and for vinyl junkies, the 12inch EP is out on 26th January.
STONEPHACE:
A mind-bending mix of psychedelic jazz and externalist semantics, Stonephace is the result of veteran jazz dissident Larry Stabbins’s collaboration with enigmatic sonic alchemist Krzysztof Oktalski.
Featuring Portishead’s Adrian Utley on guitar and Jim Barr on bass, plus a guest appearance from virtuoso trumpeter Guy Barker as you’ve never heard him before, Stonephace creates a unique universe where electronics, free jazz and Afro-tinged beats collide. Imagine a mix of Sun Ra, Fela Kuti, Pharaoh Sanders and early Soft Machine produced by Jay Dee and you might be getting close.
Fluid Ounce Presents
This has been a very exciting and interesting project for us. We were approached by Fluid Ounce in January. They had an idea to release 90 tracks of unsigned, brand new tracks by up and coming artists but were looking for an outlet as they simply didn't have the capacity to do it themselves. Tru Thoughts and Full Thought Publishing stepped up to the challenge and the result is 'Fluid Ounce Presents...'.
What we believe to be a first of it's kind, 'Fluid Ounce Presents..' is 90 tracks on a DVD-Rom, the tracks are all ready to drop into iTunes and pop straight on your iPod (or similar). We've even made all tracks available as MP3 and WAV files so no timely conversions. Full Thought control all publishing making this the perfect quick all in one sync package.
Available for only £9.99 (Yes, a tenner for 90 tracks!!) from www.etchshop.co.uk as well as all good retailers.
Latest Releases
Well, it's been a very busy few months here at Full Thought, so much so we haven't had time to update the news, which is terrible, because we have so much new, great music to tell you about.
Out now we have albums from The Bamboos, Lizzy Parks, Belleruche and TM Juke & The Jack Baker Trio. All are available from your usual outlets but you're best off buying direct from www.etchshop.co.uk
Belleruche Tour Announced
To celebrate the release of their second album 'The Express' on 13th October, Belleruche will be embarking on a European Tour. The dates are below so go and check them out live and see what all the fuss is about!!
Sep 30 2008 The Deaf Institute Manchester
Oct 3 2008 DQ, Opus 3rd Birthday Sheffield
Oct 4 2008 The Boileroom Guildford
Oct 9 2008 The Golden Fleece Nottingham
Oct 11 2008 Album Launch Party Vibe Bar London
Oct 17 2008 The Faversham Leeds
Oct 24 2008 La Maroquinerie Paris, France
Oct 28 2008 Sonâ'Art Bordeaux, France
Oct 29 2008 Le Phare Toulouse, France
Oct 30 2008 La Marquise Lyon, France
Oct 31 2008 Venue TBC Lausanne, Switzerand
Nov 1 2008 Bikini Test La Chaux de Fonds
Nov 14 2008 Tru Thoughts, Audio Brighton, UK
Nov 22 2008 Babylon Istanbul, Turkey
Nov 26 2008 Gleiss 22 Munster, Germany
Nov 27 2008 Atomino Chemnitz, Germany
Nov 29 2008 Puschkin Club Dresden, Germany
Upcoming Albums
We are pleased to announce albums from Full Thought acts Lizzy Parks, TM Juke and The Jack Baker Trio, Belleruche and The Bamboos coming out over the final quarter of the year. See www.tru-thoughts.co.uk for more details.
Hint Launch Party
Hint will be celebrating the release of his new album 'Driven From Distraction' on Friday 8th August!
09:00pm
Big Chill House:
257-259 Pentonville Road , King's Cross , London , N1 9NL , UK
tel: 020 7427 2540
email: housemanagers@bigchill.net Big Chill House site
The Bamboos-King Of The Rodeo
The Bamboos are releasing the first single from their forthcoming album 'The Side Stepper', a cover version of The Kings Of Leon's 'King Of The Rodeo', on 1st Sept. The video is amazing, you can watch it on youtube now!!! Please spread the word!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMYQNIwH8Es
Part Time Heroes
Part Time Heroes have signed to Wah Wah 45s and their first EP is due out on June 23rd, and comes highly recommended from us at FTP!! The album will follow in the autumn.
Check the website here: http://www.ifmusic.co.uk/wahwah/artist.php?artists_id=12
Limp Twins in Knorr Ad
More ad news! We're please to let you know that Knorr have renewed their contract with us to use 'Sunday Driver' by The Limp Twins for their Cup a Soup campaign in Poland. You can check the website here:
www.goracykubek.pl
The Hot 8 in VW Advert
We are proud to announce that The Hot 8 Brass Band track 'What's My Name (Rock With The Hot9)' has been used for the new iGolf ad in Spain. It's a great piece of animation and you can check the ad and the website here:
http://www.nuevoigolf.com/v2/
The Hot 8 Brass Band News
Hot 8 Brass Band are currently enjoying a huge buzz around their recent sell-out UK and European tour. Some of the highlights include:
Basement Jaxx
Hot 8 Brass Band have just finished recording 2 tracks with Basement Jaxx, for which they provided the horn section and vocals. Look out for these next year.
BBC 2 Culture Show
Hot 8 are featuring on BBC 2's The Culture Show (broadcasting on Saturday 15th March). They feature in the regular "Busking" showdown in which a different act each week competes to make the most money out of a 15 minute busk in Central London. Having earned approximately six times more than Moby, Hot 8 are currently topping the leader board!
BBC Radio 1
They have recently recorded a Maida Vale session for Gilles Peterson's Worldwide show on BBC Radio 1, to air on 6th March.
The Word magazine
High-profile features on Hot 8 Brass Band have recently appeared in the March '08 issue of The Word Magazine (and their album track "Fly Away" will be featuring on the cover-mount CD on the April issue), Time Out London and Metro.
Other Radio Sessions
While here in the UK, Hot 8 Brass Band also recorded a session for XFM, and will be featuring in special segments on BBC World Service and BBC 6Music's Funk and Soul Show.
MIDEM 2008
It's that time of year again! Full Thought Publishing will be heading down to (hopefully sunny) Cannes for the annual MIDEM conference. We are there from Sunday 27th until Wednesday 30th Jan. If you would like to meet up to discuss licensing or publishing with us please get in touch, mail@fullthought.co.uk
Hot 8 Brass Band LIVE DATES!
Yes that's right, it's true!! The mighty Hot 8 Brass Band have confirmed a European Tour. We are very excited about seeing these guys live, it should be an amazing show. Dates are:
Feb 13th - Cargo, Rivington St, London
Feb 14th - La Maroquinerie, 23 Rue Boyer, Paris, France
Feb 15th - Cabaret Aleatoire, 41 Rue Jobin, Marseille, France
Feb 16th - Centre Paul Bailliart, 6 Alle De Quebec, Massy, France
Feb 20th - Milan show (TBC)
Feb 21st - Dry Bar, 28-30 Oldham St, Manchester
Feb 22nd - Fusion and Foundry, Sheffield Union, Western Bank, Sheffield
Feb 23rd - The Cluny, 36 Lime St, Ouseburn, Newcastle
Feb 24th - Hi Fi Club, 2 Central Rd, Leeds
Feb 27th - Digital, Brighton
Feb 28th - Whelans Venue, 25 Wexford St, Dublin 2
Feb 29th - Venue TBC - Glasgow
Mar 1st - Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, Edinburgh
Flevans DJ Tour
Flevans album Unfabulous has been getting great reviews and to celebrate he is heading off out on a DJ tour. Check the dates below and if he's in your area go and say hello.
Friday February 22nd, Subsub Club, Ljubljana, Slovenia (w/ Ben Westbeech)
Saturday March 15th, Big Chill Bar, off Brick Lane, London (5 hour set, free entry!)
Saturday March 22nd, Klupp, Flims, Switzerland
Thursday April 24th, Cabo, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Friday April 25th, Metro!, Roanoke, VA, USA
Saturday April 26th, Eighteenth Street Lounge, DC, USA
Forthcoming for 2008!!
2008 is well under way and we have A LOT of music heading your way this year. Look out for new albums from Kinny, Milez Benjamin, Saravah Soul, Kylie Auldist, Lizzy Parks and Unforscene, all new signings to Tru Thoughts & Full Thought Publishing.
Check the artist pages for more info on the new acts.
Part Time Heroes
We have had the Part Time Heroes album delivered and it's sounding great. We are in the process of chatting to labels for the album release, keep your eyes and ears open for this one, it's going to be big. For More info check http://www.parttimeheroes.co.uk/ and http://www.myspace.com/theparttimeheroes
Quantic DJ Dates Announced
Quantic will be touring Europe at the end of November into December. This is a DJ Tour so expect to hear a vast array of music from which Quantic has been inspired over the years.
Dates are:
Nov 29 - Dogma, Nottingham
Nov 30 - El Mondongo - Cargo, London
Dec 1 - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
Dec 4 - Tuesday Club, Shefield University
Dec 6 - Faversham, Leeds
Dec 7 - Brighton
Dec 8 - Magnet, Liverpool
Dec 9 - Hogans, Dublin
Dec 13 - Nipiagogio - Athens - Greece
Dec 14 - Calamari Moon - Hannover - Germany
Dec 15 - Language Lounge - Hamburg - Germany
Dec 19 - Jelly Jazz - Plymouth
Dec 20 - Madrid, Spain
Dec 21 - Porto, Portugal
Dec 22 - Lisbon - Portugal
Me&You nominated for Art Vinyl
Online voting for Art Vinyl 2007 has now begun and this year me&you's "Floating Heavy" is included as one of the 50 nominations! The winner is decided by a public vote and the results will be announced on Boxing day! All art entered will then be on exhibiton at The Art Vinyl Gallery, Hammersmith Riverside Studios and Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street. To vote for "Floating Heavy" as your favourite vinyl art for 2007 visit www.ArtVinyl.com
Diesler Live Session on BBC6 M
Diesler will be performing tracks live and be interviewed on the Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show on November 3rd between 6-9pm.
Try and tune in if you can!!
Saravah Soul & Kylie Auldist
More new signings to the Full Thought Roster. We are proud to add two new artists Saravah Soul and also Kylie Auldist.
SARAVAH SOUL:
Exploding out of the rich cultural mix in the melting-pot of London's underground music scene, comes the exciting and original sound of Saravah Soul. This half-Brazilian, half-British outfit has drawn upon unashamedly old-school flavours to create a new genre of raw Afro-Brazilian Funk.
Fronted by fiery break dancer Otto Nascarella, the intensity of their live shows has earned them a reputation for wild performances and a rapidly expanding fan base. Now their ground breaking first album (self-titled Saravah Soul) has caused an international stir amongst record labels eager to sign them, and the band seems set on an unstoppable rise to even wider acclaim.
Formed by Otto Nascarella, Saravah Soul was created to showcase a highly addictive style of late 60's Brazilian soul-funk and samba, to create an exciting and original live flavour. Talented front man, Otto Nascarella, from Curitiba Brazil, combines the showmanship of James Brown with modern breakdance styles, whilst playing guitar and pandeiro; Bass virtuoso Matheus Nova has performed with the likes of Brazilian samba divas Elza Soares and Alcione. Kiris Houston on Keys and guitar has worked with top soul artists incl. Jocelyn Brown and Estelle. Eduardo Marques is one of the most in demand Brazilian drummers in London, and works with top Brazilian artists, such as Ed Motta. Percussionist/flautist Jack Yglesias is legendary on the contemporary funk scene, having played with The Poets of Rhythm, Lee Fields, The Soul Destroyers, Quantic Soul Orchestra and Spanky Wilson. The horn section is led by the sax player Marcelo Andrade, who plays also on Jazzinho (freestyle records).
Kylie Auldist:
Kylie Auldist has been singing from the moment she could speak and after her soulful vocals on The Bamboos album 'Rawville' and spectacular performances while touring with them we instantly signed her up! Get ready for the beautifully soulful music of Kylie Auldist alongside the production skills of Lance from the Bamboos!
In the summer of 2007, The Bamboos returned to the UK for their second European Tour and brought with them Kylie on vocals. Having heard her work on The Bamboos Rawville we were extremely excited about seeing her perform and also secretly interested in seeing if she fancied doing some more tunes.
On hearing her perform Robert Luis got out the magical pen and she signed for a whole bunch of albums, alongside Lance (The Bamboos/Lanu) on production.
Singing since the first day she could talk, with her father on guitar, Kylie is a natural vocal talent. She is half-Samoan but born and bred in the outback of Australia. From the age of fifteen she could be found singing country and western songs in pubs (which for the only non-white in town must have taken some guts! As she said "a bit like the reverse of Steve Martin in The Jerk!"
On moving to Melbourne she joined and performed with a variety of funk bands. She did her apprenticeship in Fitzroy, did loads of gigs, festivals and also TV appearances on Good Morning Australia for seven years (with Aussie icon Bert Newton, who us Brits don't know! But lots of old ladies in Oz do!!). She then joined up with The Bamboos and toured Australia and reached the fair shores of Brighton in the UK where we heard her perform and
signed her up!!
Her track I Don't Wanna Stop with The Bamboos shows her soulful, funk delivery and is a good sign of things to come.
Flevans - Unfabulous Out Now
Retaining the cheeky, dancefloor friendly attitude of his earlier releases, "Unfabulous" additionally benefits from an altogether more polished sound, unashamedly merging his trademark use of eccentric samples with the funkiest of breaks, a smattering of horns, and plenty of wah-wah guitars. Essentially, it has all the ingredients you need to get the party started. In shops 24th of September the new album from a man named FLEVANS!
Buy it from www.kudosrecords.co.uk/jacktophono
Ben Griffith
Full Thought Publishing is delighted to announce that we have added the singer/songwriter Ben Griffith to our roster.
Ben's music is currently being used to promote the new Ford Focus campaign and he releases his first EP on October 29th on Cakewalk Records, and is touring throughout October.
PR below:
Hotly tipped, psych-pop singer songwriter Ben Griffith will release his stunning debut EP; ‘Tea & Sympathy’ on October 29 2007 through his own label Cakewalk Records. A unique blend of folk-tinged balladry and social commentary, ‘Tea & Sympathy’ triumphantly melds the harmonious pop of the Beach Boys with the melancholic indie rock of Gomez or Turin Brakes. Having teamed up with Ford, EP tracks ‘Welcome to My Lifestyle’ and ‘Beat of My Heart’ are both enjoying national radio exposure as the soundtrack to the current Focus campaign.
With media interest in Ben rising and the buzz about his music getting louder and louder, he has gathered his band and will embark on his debut UK tour throughout October. As the Ford Focus engine is fired up – a benefit of agreeing to the campaign was that Ford have provided Ben with his own touring vehicle – the ‘On The Road’ tour will seal Ben’s position as the most exciting and industrious troubadour of his generation. Full UK dates as follows:
UK Tour dates:
Oct 7th Southampton Unit 22
Oct 8th Cardiff Barfly
Oct 9th Oxford Jericho
Oct 11th Exeter Picturehouse
Oct 12th Birmingham Glee Club
Oct 13th Sheffield Fox and Duck
New licensing Manager
Full Thought Publishing is pleased to announce that we have a new licensing manager Trevor Heath.
Trevor joins us after 5 years at Catskills Music Publishing, the publishing arm of Catskills Records.
Trevor comes from a good heritage in the publishing world, his Father and Uncle both being very successful in the field.
Welcome
Welcome to the new website for Full Thought Publishing. On the site you will find details of all the artists we handle here, some of the clients we have worked with and all the latest news from us.
We will be updating the site with artist news as well as any synch news as and when it happens.
If you would like to contact us regarding any aspect of Full Thought Publishing please see the contact details.