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Feel whats to happen all happened before
As I mentioned on the previous blog its the 10th Anniversary of The Optimist LP and we are heading out on tour to play the whole album from start to finish , in the style of the Optimist LP
We have recorded a small EP that will accompany us on the tour - 3 covers and one brand new track . We've called it XEROX and I guess it will be the second release of our label The Complete Atomic .
Our friend Mr Dermot O'Leary has been playing a song from it on the Radio 2 - a version of sinister classic Chim chim Cheree from Mary Poppins which we've put up on the Audio player for those of you that can't wait till the tour .
We can't wait for the tour - we plan to run through some other non Optimist tracks by the end of every night - it has been a fruitful 10 years !
And we're just hatching the next 10 year plan for the future ...
we are now @theturinbrakes on twitter, keep your eyes peeled for the new web store that will be appearing anyday now. Fingers crossed all this technology holds together. tho my brains falling to bits after fiddling with that audio player ...
Hit the Road
its been awhile again, sorry
Tune in to RESONANCE FM 104.4 London this Weds 11th May. Hopefully it will be proof that we are still alive, but we'll see! Last time was a lot of fun and again we've got quite a lot we want to get through .
Its the 10th anniversary of the Optimist LP this year and we're trying to put something together to celebrate before the years done and its too late. There is still a bit of time left . We're not entirely asleep all the time , honest !
TB
Philip Bloom and Olly Knights discuss the making of the video for Ascension Day - includes photos of the shoot and a very lengthy explanation.
Happy Xmas Y'all
Hello , It has been awhile since we told you what we are up to . So sorry about that . We are still living and breathing. We are all living in an explosion of cosmic proportions what with the universe expanding constantly and everything. (thats my excuse anyway)
Whilst we were plugging cables in to our newly refurb'd studio we discovered most of it still doesnt line up . And the soundproofing isnt as good as we hoped as we could still hear the tinkling of Santa's sleigh bells...
So we decided to put an Xmas ditty onto the audio player (on the home page) so you could place it amongst your playlists as you stuff Turkey and bits into the few remaining gaps in your bellys. It should be available for download .
Its not a reflection of our new direction , just a bit of seasonal fun to break the silence.
Next year we plan much activity including a new album and other studio fun.
We'll try and be a bit better on the updates, but keep an eye on the audio player and twitter and facebook and all the other stuff you kids do .
Till then we wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy Festive season .
TB
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Sea Change reviewed and featured as song of the day
Turin in Turin
Well it finally happened - we managed to play in Torino Italia after 10 years .And we didnt disappear into a crazy scientific wormhole - quite the opposite in fact !
A few or the good people of Milan had told us Torino wasnt really up to much but the wool was finally pulled away from our eyes. A beautiful city set against the Alps with loads of cultural activity . Its gotta be a number one holiday destination - everyone needs a Turin Break !
But really we had a great weekend - starting by lying on warm rocks of ancient Bologna watching live orchestration to a Buster Keaton movie and ending a couple if days later sitting in a small field in Torino under a glowing moon listening to brilliant ambience of The Field . I have to mention an australian band called A Place To Bury Strangers who played before us at Spaziale Festival - total intense smash up echo rock . It may not be a TB fans wet dream but some of you will get off on it - especially live . We plan on featuring a bit in the next podcast .
In case you were wondering about the food - it was just yummy with a peak in excitement coming as Ed decided he'd blend in with the locals and eat a pile of cake for breakfast . Theres no photo , sorry - lets all just imagine , picture - Ed ... and cakes ... Ed ... and Cakes ... ed and ..