In the past we’ve created several collaborative Willkommen projects for free download over the Christmas period.
This year we asked as many Willkommen related artists as possible to simply contribute thirty seconds of sound. I stitched them together in the order in which they arrived to make a sonic patchwork quilt. The result is incredibly diverse and beautiful despite the random nature of its composition and form.
Thank you to the following people for contributing:
Here are a few links to past collaborative projects for free download on last.fm:
Willkommen Covers The Sleeper – various artists covered each song from The Leisure Society’s debut album. Originally released as a free Rough Trade bonus CD.
Willkommen Foxswap – various artists covered each other’s songs before the Foxtrot festival
Then the band do a series of ten headline dates across Europe. A very exciting support band still to be announced, and hopefully one more show to be added too.
15th – London – Lexington more >> (support from Eyes & No Eyes and Soccer96) 16th – Brussels – Botanique more >> 17th – Münster – Pension Schmidt more >> 18th – Hamburg – Kampnagel – more >> 19th – Dresden – Beatpol 20th – Nürnberg – MUZ – more >> 21st – Reutlingen – franz.K – more >> 22nd – Ebensee – Kino – more >> 23rd – Nyon – La Parenthèse – free 24th – Düdingen – Bad Bonn – more >>
Hamilton Yarns have released an excellent new album, called “Calm Down Grandad”. Band member Iain Paxon says, “It’s a mixture of experimental pop, instrumental interludes and wandering sound journeys. You could conceivably dance to some of it – if you try, please report back and let us know what happened!”
The Wire magazine call it “beautifully layered, free-breathing electroacoustic pop… the use of environmental sound is inspired”
The 42 minute CD is packaged in a hand-cut gatefold sleeve and with a double sided A3 poster. The first 30 or so will come with a free 25x25cm screen print. It is also available as a download.
The second single from The Bird School of Being Human, ‘Gull’ comes out this week along with two exclusive remixes (‘Gull’ by Peter + Kerry, ‘Dove’ by Emantive.) Here’s a new video directed and produced by Leonardo Machado .
