tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382087828277925352024-02-19T05:10:20.546+00:00The Speed Of Sound"New Wave blood powered by a heartbeat of 1960's influences" - Louder Than WarTheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-23924334121549678142023-10-12T11:57:00.004+01:002023-10-12T12:42:42.878+01:00a Video Premiere for Zombie Century<p>And in an appropriately spooky touch of unplanned yet synchronised occurrences, our latest video has it's premiere today on Rock At Night Magazine and it is Zombie Century which coincides with Big Stir Records (also new) Stir The Cauldron compilation. Here's the <a href="https://www.rockatnight.com/2023/10/rock-at-night-video-premiere-uk-band-the-speed-of-sounds-zombie-century/" target="_blank">link</a>... </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7tmXTazyGirqcKYi0Vv3lTcSVD3E7f3yqV1OgGvm9DY469cbVcCTXoLO7giF7G8R-8WJugQ3VhZD91WUWDCvqlniKze-vLWr4blUqspYsMg_tcgB-YWh5Rp5zA3D2_Z0YopoFQMEn5I3ZiLrwR_UVQqItPbad-uFxMfeexE2YXAzkR2dlIVL13nfi2dX/s1400/IMG_2885.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1400" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7tmXTazyGirqcKYi0Vv3lTcSVD3E7f3yqV1OgGvm9DY469cbVcCTXoLO7giF7G8R-8WJugQ3VhZD91WUWDCvqlniKze-vLWr4blUqspYsMg_tcgB-YWh5Rp5zA3D2_Z0YopoFQMEn5I3ZiLrwR_UVQqItPbad-uFxMfeexE2YXAzkR2dlIVL13nfi2dX/w439-h237/IMG_2885.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><br />Zombie Century can be found on Big Stir Records compilation Stir The Cauldron and also on The Speed Of Sound's Museum Of Tomorrow album.<p></p><br /><p><br /></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-83489373333011111262023-10-10T14:53:00.001+01:002023-10-10T14:53:22.334+01:00Zombies and more seasonal horror<p> Our own <i>Zombie Century</i> is enjoying itself among excellent company on the brand new <i>Big Stir Records</i> compilation <i>Stir The Cauldron</i> you can find it and more info <a href="https://bigstirrecords.com/album/2559974/stir-the-cauldron-the-big-stir-records-halloween-sampler">here</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6TxOMhbBTPJCUzaG_DOFQ7CICt_A_eouMxq7YZ5vrq7l8UFPG0S0hYjjcTBkaaADAKRdCKMQTb8xyIfQsbZ1tjm40LRJUKZUjqASu2QiFjKm_vc8rGaoqECyY-rWUph7Qts9XbLWiJSbGEuqU6tfoirc0bpGoki7KNSxyvs8BEgHnCsIMNaT2R38y9e7/s3000/Stir%20The%20Cauldron%20-%20Cover%20Art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6TxOMhbBTPJCUzaG_DOFQ7CICt_A_eouMxq7YZ5vrq7l8UFPG0S0hYjjcTBkaaADAKRdCKMQTb8xyIfQsbZ1tjm40LRJUKZUjqASu2QiFjKm_vc8rGaoqECyY-rWUph7Qts9XbLWiJSbGEuqU6tfoirc0bpGoki7KNSxyvs8BEgHnCsIMNaT2R38y9e7/s320/Stir%20The%20Cauldron%20-%20Cover%20Art.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-55737273935487463692023-04-26T11:05:00.000+01:002023-04-26T11:05:37.417+01:00Archived treasure<p>Way back in 1991, Hyprtonia World Enterprises in Norway issued a cassette compilation in a shiny red plastic case and a startlingly bright yellow double-sided sleeve that folded out into an A4 sized poster: It contained two tracks from the first The Speed Of Sound release - from when we were known as The Blood Oranges - and has just (yesterday) been digitally archived with free download here: <a href="https://tapeattack.blogspot.com/2023/04/va-fire-engine-201.html" target="_blank">https://tapeattack.blogspot.com/2023/04/va-fire-engine-201.html</a>. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNuBFPUWtJLTpBu26vROleJZtl6zbEzfKXFGOHU1OMHnnJMqKPkBzAI1mPYQb6T0WJ-Bpet3KOOxVWAXE5HYQUJwntjQl4B6xky6PkJzjPPiW0UhtoerK1bx0UFzY3SFbHsIMuSodndSj6zQggX8WledUH-qkFYSrUAK6xk90-xdgplr7insz8f1la5w" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="2314" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNuBFPUWtJLTpBu26vROleJZtl6zbEzfKXFGOHU1OMHnnJMqKPkBzAI1mPYQb6T0WJ-Bpet3KOOxVWAXE5HYQUJwntjQl4B6xky6PkJzjPPiW0UhtoerK1bx0UFzY3SFbHsIMuSodndSj6zQggX8WledUH-qkFYSrUAK6xk90-xdgplr7insz8f1la5w" width="224" /></a></div><br />The 29 track album with 21 artists was a bestseller for HWE and a constant feature in their catalogue, you can pick up the digital copy for free in the link above.<p></p><p>Ours were recorded on 24 track reel to reel Ampex tape, at Real To Reel in Macclesfield. </p><p>Ancient history!</p><p>Thanks to Tape Attack for archiving it.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p> </p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-58461280391848615492022-09-11T19:29:00.002+01:002022-09-11T19:29:49.249+01:00Extended 12" Single - Double-A-Side<p> Happy Birthday to Museum Of Tomorrow and A New Single... So, this is Birthday week for our Museum Of Tomorrow album and astoundingly it is still getting multiple daily radio play twelve months on from release, it really is incredible that it is still current - Radio TFSC in Germany placed one of the tracks in their current top 25 last week. Amazing.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloOFtiax_6R4kNowp1CAXfQfTwaa1JLELo_KUvL5Z1bVji9TAYM_gLBXS6xSJcLcNlqZXl962kqZVLsuybu5P972hM48rWkDAHN9VWTWukh2jBEzf50gF5ADrRy1XnCwx5Y2mYWNb3DbDdiTmBYcMx-KpJOlTMftLzGnDYOTOIAyIqbpnYBNXN7IJPQ/s2100/The%20Speed%20Of%20Sound%20-%20Virtual%20Reality%20123%20&%20%20Charlotte%2012%22%20sleeve.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2100" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloOFtiax_6R4kNowp1CAXfQfTwaa1JLELo_KUvL5Z1bVji9TAYM_gLBXS6xSJcLcNlqZXl962kqZVLsuybu5P972hM48rWkDAHN9VWTWukh2jBEzf50gF5ADrRy1XnCwx5Y2mYWNb3DbDdiTmBYcMx-KpJOlTMftLzGnDYOTOIAyIqbpnYBNXN7IJPQ/s320/The%20Speed%20Of%20Sound%20-%20Virtual%20Reality%20123%20&%20%20Charlotte%2012%22%20sleeve.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />And: To mark the anniversary we have a new release!<p></p><p>A double A-sided single with the full version of Virtual Reality (the album of course contains only 'Part 2') and an extended version of Charlotte, both tracks are well over six minutes and simply wouldn't fit on the vinyl LP so they form an appendix to the album and are what a 12" single used to be.</p><p>Release day is Friday 16th September. So get your fill of Future Retro Modernism over on Big Stir Records bandcamp page: <a href="https://bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com/album/double-a-extended-12-single">https://bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com/album/double-a-extended-12-single</a> or take your pick of streaming platform here: <a href="https://orcd.co/thespeedofsound-doublea">https://orcd.co/thespeedofsound-doublea</a> </p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-15862286050921484412022-07-12T09:25:00.000+01:002022-07-12T09:25:24.066+01:00The Day The Earth Caught Fire<p>Vive Le Rock Magazine has premiered our newest video release, The Day The Earth Caught Fire from Museum Of Tomorrow... and you can find it here: <a href="https://vivelerock.net/this-planets-on-fire/">https://vivelerock.net/this-planets-on-fire/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMJT1Sl2K2o7Yjp6dLI5ZUL2_shYBuhsmMSzwd2uoGd725twZZPfVQlUYmtPJ3w-khPvFN0t4chx1QKhGpP4Z1yfWjwN_lmRuaGEZkAHIHhCNOSwCPEUR9x5ISxZhSTU0C9SmK0GY6f4QwS5rDlpYL_QBPUN8zUxd7P-Fwraca9Ru2luo3kRLUuK2Ew/s912/Untitled%20design.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMJT1Sl2K2o7Yjp6dLI5ZUL2_shYBuhsmMSzwd2uoGd725twZZPfVQlUYmtPJ3w-khPvFN0t4chx1QKhGpP4Z1yfWjwN_lmRuaGEZkAHIHhCNOSwCPEUR9x5ISxZhSTU0C9SmK0GY6f4QwS5rDlpYL_QBPUN8zUxd7P-Fwraca9Ru2luo3kRLUuK2Ew/s320/Untitled%20design.gif" width="213" /></a></div><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: white;">"...Manchester sonic explorers THE SPEED OF SOUND have a brand new video which they’re premiering with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Vive Le Rock!</span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: white;">‘The Day The Earth Caught Fire’ is taken from the band’s acclaimed album <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Museum Of Tomorrow</span>, described by us as ‘unique and other-worldly’ and out now through Big Stir Records.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: white;">“A swagger borne of artistic confidence as wah-wah guitar lines blend with the rotating speakers of the organ leading into a bouncing infectious chorus, driven forward by the always propulsive rhythm section,” say the band. “Written while wild moorland fires raged in the hills around their native Manchester, The Day The Earth Caught Fire mixes the man-made horrors of climate malfunction with a joyous wake up call, encased within an alternative rock dance-anthem. All achieved while unloading The Speed Of Sound’s characteristic lyrical satire and wit against both those that party as the planet burns and those unable (or unwilling) to see beyond their own narrow field of vision. The video mixes allegorical volcanic eruptions with the pervading global adhesion to raw economics and untamed greed.”..."</span></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-2137452607392564932022-06-20T19:06:00.000+01:002022-06-20T19:06:00.801+01:00Blitzed Magazine Issue 3<p>Museum Of Tomorrow has a full page review and very enthusiastic feature in the new edition of Blitzed Magazine, this is doubly impressive as it is now 9 months since release and that is well outside the normal window of interest form the music press. Giant thanks to the team at Blitzed for their support. You can get a copy <a href="https://blitzedmag.com/product/blitzed-issue-3-may-july-2022-pre-order-on-sale-14th-june/">here</a>, and the album is <a href="https://orcd.co/thespeedofsound-bsr">here</a> (but can also be ordered in any record shop in The UK US and Canada)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1o4GS4zPvT0IwYejWEzgi-r3QaXBdFkS_GZRtZ-6ZQB8LOtSIVrgG5FZ55YPJnF8ittRGsHJt_SzB6FQVmm2oUUynBRXJPgoqUXrxtTHV4QI2s01XrpR6OFBYnZmQXGuk6GjCfyMHjc2acGWRMYpgKzfX5MDn1BeVGGuSDz979gkPVfym06souw6TA/s5184/Blitzed%20review.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1o4GS4zPvT0IwYejWEzgi-r3QaXBdFkS_GZRtZ-6ZQB8LOtSIVrgG5FZ55YPJnF8ittRGsHJt_SzB6FQVmm2oUUynBRXJPgoqUXrxtTHV4QI2s01XrpR6OFBYnZmQXGuk6GjCfyMHjc2acGWRMYpgKzfX5MDn1BeVGGuSDz979gkPVfym06souw6TA/w476-h317/Blitzed%20review.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><p>It is nice when people 'really get' what you do, and that final paragraph is extra cool having been largely ignored for over thirty years... </p><p>Thanks to Blitzed!</p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-78614493462481982872022-03-05T17:04:00.000+00:002022-03-05T17:04:39.700+00:00Second Scene Magazine Issue 11<p>Pittsburgh PA based Second Scene Magazine has its eleventh print edition out now, and along with a lot of interesting pieces there is an in depth double page feature interview with John A. There is a digital version which you can pick up <a href="https://issuu.com/secondscenemagazine/docs/issue_11_final">here</a> or you can order the print edition <a href="https://psychodaisyrecords.com/store">here</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIT5b1tYPND13MAMkLT48etzfg37dcIwD3uuTVv6swaDOBeJ2Fn4_nqVQ2cl6Ve6e4yaE5ZGROF5yXKompt0ER8x1dh7aZZQtD7t6KuEat_hRTACVLkNisMc8OupIsqk5xuUDapTUuKBSelIHXnCVGrGe0A21dZTv8ZhS5XP8KlQT7zGM6f9ibdDhMOA=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIT5b1tYPND13MAMkLT48etzfg37dcIwD3uuTVv6swaDOBeJ2Fn4_nqVQ2cl6Ve6e4yaE5ZGROF5yXKompt0ER8x1dh7aZZQtD7t6KuEat_hRTACVLkNisMc8OupIsqk5xuUDapTUuKBSelIHXnCVGrGe0A21dZTv8ZhS5XP8KlQT7zGM6f9ibdDhMOA=s320" width="320" /></a></div>We also get a mention on the front cover which is nice. Giant thanks to Indy Cindy for the interview and to Second Scene for putting it into print. The magazine is stocked in record shops around the world but - as with everything else creative - buying direct is best. The link to the print edition above is with Psychdaisies Records which is an offshoot of Second Scene itself so you'd be buying it from the same entity.<div><br /></div><div>It is fabulous that six months on from the Museum Of Tomorrow album campaign it is still getting press attention and masses of radio airplay. <br /><p><br /></p></div>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-54116502114211932442022-02-08T16:16:00.001+00:002022-02-08T18:58:15.108+00:00Blood Sweat And Tears of psychnauts<p>A video premiere for Blood Sweat And Tears from Museum Of Tomorrow within the webpages of Vive Le Rock! magazine:</p><p>Apparently we are psychnauts, which sounds cool... click the image to go to the article...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vivelerock.net/the-speed-of-sound-video-premiere/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="2008" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZY4rifthA_On8DqYDiteh-FgAQP0MLaHno_8lx3Z8r0kGCqk7OZtjb9dPLJNPp24pshSRhmOZKKAVobKKxlqWT5_9a-CMeluPPAqRzhMxNzdKibLy562bqnGi7sRh5ffSwg62F-ycGkTKDINymjDANJkPOPhZPXBJ10CgchbuJvxk_4y733QiNMYDoQ=w451-h337" width="451" /></a></div><p>Thanks to Gerry Ranson for the write up and for Vive Le Rock! for taking an interest in independent music, and not just pushing the corporate feed.</p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-15089579667278898812022-01-27T22:26:00.000+00:002022-01-27T22:26:15.830+00:00Record Collector Review of Museum Of Tomorrow<p>So far there have been 84 reviews/features on Museum Of Tomorrow in printed press and the web, far too many to keep unto date with here: the website does that much better, but the Record Collector one s worth making a fuss about, and it is here:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6KrktiMVhWKzK1lrZTg3Kja06s4yOTyFWbPApC3CMFSmOZZ1MENcEKfBgyhyUPTRopgPnEEYg1UPGTRwxvn5KeWkq6XfWugQXLCpGDp61zxL2SZxdEc_qYlp22ceir3F2yVawyj_g1V8DyxtQuC_KG5hF-9aghHyt0fyoYbGYMSjLArV6p50g4FVfbA=s4027" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4027" data-original-width="1289" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6KrktiMVhWKzK1lrZTg3Kja06s4yOTyFWbPApC3CMFSmOZZ1MENcEKfBgyhyUPTRopgPnEEYg1UPGTRwxvn5KeWkq6XfWugQXLCpGDp61zxL2SZxdEc_qYlp22ceir3F2yVawyj_g1V8DyxtQuC_KG5hF-9aghHyt0fyoYbGYMSjLArV6p50g4FVfbA=s320" width="102" /></a></div>and this is the Easy Read version:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGF5RQuvjvbFyja9LgV6RrGcuQwh7dPfnhVgL3MzWsJv8syWxYJfT7DLnbBoBPg0Das-AysqYNUiFESSYFg5kB5Ye8B1a72q4QlcA-jRWsS8TncTwqL5UEWAR6Q2TYaHULT20l2-4We5jv9q9yxY0osjmH46Fb6UYZE62Olp5Z-q-hwVd5LUzBuRu01g=s1760" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1760" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGF5RQuvjvbFyja9LgV6RrGcuQwh7dPfnhVgL3MzWsJv8syWxYJfT7DLnbBoBPg0Das-AysqYNUiFESSYFg5kB5Ye8B1a72q4QlcA-jRWsS8TncTwqL5UEWAR6Q2TYaHULT20l2-4We5jv9q9yxY0osjmH46Fb6UYZE62Olp5Z-q-hwVd5LUzBuRu01g=s320" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><div>We're pretty damn pleased with that.</div><div>The Reviews & Press page on the website is the best place to see the response Museum Of Tomorrow has received - here: <a href="https://thespeedofsounduk.com/reviews-press">https://thespeedofsounduk.com/reviews-press</a> </div>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-83714610001396982522021-09-01T21:53:00.001+01:002021-09-17T19:58:37.443+01:00<p>The One Click To Everywhere Link for Museum Of Tomorrow; stream, digital or physical (vinyl or CD) this is the link:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://orcd.co/thespeedofsound-bsr" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2590" data-original-width="664" height="527" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYm_oFYvHYgt4NAl-3cV2c35cYo5gB_yz7nMzzF_5V3Ik3Da7xvmSlfPQ0d18S5Prh0F6_QN-Z9LIB7P1uq0kHl-k1a6TVvNlqyMMf6b2ewUyx4w0hWB7Gl4GaNRVMVte1sUZK3rV8dsN/w135-h527/One+Click.png" width="135" /></a></div>Click on the image to go to the page.<div>Everything is there.</div><div>One click.</div><div>One link.</div><div>One place.</div><div><br /></div>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-68281066923331634622021-08-27T16:35:00.001+01:002021-08-27T16:35:23.643+01:00Vive Le Rock review of Museum Of Tomorrow<p> Huge thank to Vive Le Rock magazine fo<span style="font-family: inherit;">r reviewing Mu</span>seum Of Tomorrow in issue 85, very nice:</p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZegFpobzBXIsEZTzxhwGi_wn-W-yk3Lv7jGV9-vCnJWhvt6Z3phvOIO8X63BhJL8peEpltmMsJ3XbzNfN4wSF2B9l9hUhfBTr8QAG56GVXgtuFuY244mP7_g4WkWTumMSaHwGQ30wSavf/s1000/1000x1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZegFpobzBXIsEZTzxhwGi_wn-W-yk3Lv7jGV9-vCnJWhvt6Z3phvOIO8X63BhJL8peEpltmMsJ3XbzNfN4wSF2B9l9hUhfBTr8QAG56GVXgtuFuY244mP7_g4WkWTumMSaHwGQ30wSavf/s320/1000x1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">“</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bright and poppy future shocks.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">8/10</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Some very interesting and rather charming stuff here from Manchester’s The Speed Of Sound, who present a future shock with the science-fiction-drenched ‘Museum Of Tomorrow’, presented as two galleries ss opposed to two sides of vinyl, each tune representing a conceptual image. Musically this is a mixed bag from sunny and bright New-Wave styled pop to jangly indie in the style of 90’s bands such as Salad, all the way through to punky cuts thst have long shadows of Blondie trailing after them. There is even a 60s aesthetic at work on the spacey ‘Wired And Tired’. The duelling vocals of Ann-Marie Crowley and guitarist John Armstrong work a treat especially on tunes like ‘Opium Eyes’, while instrumentation remains at a high technical level as The Speed Of Sound launch themselves through various stratospheres. Unique and otherworldly.”</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bruce Turnbull</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Vive Le Rock (no.85) 27Aug2021</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The one-click-to-everywhere </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">album</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> link is <a href="https://orcd.co/thespeedofsound-bsr">here</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">and here's the review in its natural setting</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iWq5tWHYK3Sz6rcM1rjmzneXu73q0gf6wlkZ5HqoKg22SZGAQVANf0HzOFsYCVJ5aBei2kaOUCUq1qA0gmWNP07WWNPKDKY6nhLuiNv9b3ZfkCgfK23czoA5Xfe58m2KGoiyu6WEshEs/s2048/IMG_9146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iWq5tWHYK3Sz6rcM1rjmzneXu73q0gf6wlkZ5HqoKg22SZGAQVANf0HzOFsYCVJ5aBei2kaOUCUq1qA0gmWNP07WWNPKDKY6nhLuiNv9b3ZfkCgfK23czoA5Xfe58m2KGoiyu6WEshEs/s320/IMG_9146.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuci_aWUTF3YWp0beGQh9LIU38VUflKSTaQKLXKioiCBHwpPZeJhrGim1CHmWVnyXHb24gkGr9QPXOoe1qbLhanbku4l5ONc31MnXW1usG1GAOUrYMgFOvimQAJ29sYlyMfrcRCwaaFNb/s2048/IMG_9147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuci_aWUTF3YWp0beGQh9LIU38VUflKSTaQKLXKioiCBHwpPZeJhrGim1CHmWVnyXHb24gkGr9QPXOoe1qbLhanbku4l5ONc31MnXW1usG1GAOUrYMgFOvimQAJ29sYlyMfrcRCwaaFNb/s320/IMG_9147.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyEV8JY6Ln6LCqD1K9pSZGVSpPgyvOUpPsBNBaSvkW2qBttaD0etkMTy_NaTP7DQ_WtkzURHA4WQOWFgV7eOrHDHCUTiyNgDVK_pt1rpoNV6wslHwQoFX4aPgFAkCfMac5tfap2Sz57rN/s2048/IMG_9143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyEV8JY6Ln6LCqD1K9pSZGVSpPgyvOUpPsBNBaSvkW2qBttaD0etkMTy_NaTP7DQ_WtkzURHA4WQOWFgV7eOrHDHCUTiyNgDVK_pt1rpoNV6wslHwQoFX4aPgFAkCfMac5tfap2Sz57rN/s320/IMG_9143.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-45526916489802687452021-08-16T11:28:00.003+01:002021-08-16T11:28:54.054+01:00Museum Of Tomorrow: the new album is docking. Pre-Order/Order link is live<p>And here it is; rapidly approaching the docking bay and ready to make planetfall on Earth. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqv2UiQDKXKs8m9RoLgIset-XmkPIaGyOgDbY5NaJqf1KCd1bCFU1_ASg1pe6v47VWsuYz31V1hEMlaFYSXfuKmfAV5qscIbIzOvVUn4B31oc4YXgx7pE7racx6BFB8Me34BEohL3iGjFk/s2048/Digital+TSOSMOT+thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="2048" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqv2UiQDKXKs8m9RoLgIset-XmkPIaGyOgDbY5NaJqf1KCd1bCFU1_ASg1pe6v47VWsuYz31V1hEMlaFYSXfuKmfAV5qscIbIzOvVUn4B31oc4YXgx7pE7racx6BFB8Me34BEohL3iGjFk/s320/Digital+TSOSMOT+thumbnail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Speed Of Sound Museum Of Tomorrow.<p></p><p>The link goes direct to Big Stir Records web-shop and includes all four format options: Deluxe Heavy Mystery Colour Vinyl, Deluxe Heavy Infinity Black Vinyl, High Quality Glass-Pressed Replicated Compact Disc and Digital.</p><p>Prices are expressed in USD, however stock is held on both sides of the Atlantic so there is flat rate world wide shipping.</p><p><a href="https://www.bigstirrecords.com/the-speed-of-sound">https://www.bigstirrecords.com/the-speed-of-sound</a></p><p><br /></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-27795411575292281802021-08-14T17:13:00.002+01:002021-08-14T17:13:29.804+01:00Interview with JohnA on MyMusic<p> John A had a chat with Graham Coath of My Music going back to pre-history and taking it right up to the future, with the new album and beyond - you will also learn about cheese mines and much more. </p><p>You can watch it on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/Q7-gW2Y4pt8">here</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnuP8OlQdZSsRQrAKn5FHOSdRTc1qQkgI-nv5IlRHgXT7imvLuiohYcTy762sZstv-jFBPHjYaZG5W0LJRUxdR_miNWf2Gl44gqD0WQ0m5DE_x_MwkTjgjTPF4UlWqLWn9vwhjVBskScW/s1712/Screenshot+2021-08-12+at+18.45.55.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1712" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnuP8OlQdZSsRQrAKn5FHOSdRTc1qQkgI-nv5IlRHgXT7imvLuiohYcTy762sZstv-jFBPHjYaZG5W0LJRUxdR_miNWf2Gl44gqD0WQ0m5DE_x_MwkTjgjTPF4UlWqLWn9vwhjVBskScW/s320/Screenshot+2021-08-12+at+18.45.55.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-39829141440740329102021-08-08T19:33:00.000+01:002021-08-08T19:33:38.236+01:00A Rave First Review of the whole album: Museum Of Tomorrow<p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A Rave of a review from much esteemed Something Else Webzine, And, the first review of the whole album:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK5SldI4pBO8aAj_DWe3VZCVvQLsZ0g9Rw5x5oqY8gddq7K1l7Eghwe2QzzHFOBRkwSgpRjRoLcXxsYgKutYLTb8dN_d7hKgviC4FgOv_otUYciMZ5goRngQcuYGDyA9V-7VMaDAg5ohu/s2048/Digital+TSOSMOT+thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="2048" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK5SldI4pBO8aAj_DWe3VZCVvQLsZ0g9Rw5x5oqY8gddq7K1l7Eghwe2QzzHFOBRkwSgpRjRoLcXxsYgKutYLTb8dN_d7hKgviC4FgOv_otUYciMZ5goRngQcuYGDyA9V-7VMaDAg5ohu/w227-h226/Digital+TSOSMOT+thumbnail.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>"...While listening to Museum of Tomorrow - which clocks in as the Speed of Sound’s latest and fifth full-length album - it is easy to imagine yourself gliding through space in a time machine. This 13-track collection centres on science-fiction concepts; where the past meets the future, the future meets the past, the present is questionable, and the line is blurred between fantasy and reality. There is zero fat content on Museum of Tomorrow, as the tunes are trim and tight, sloping towards a zoomy feel that reflects the subject matter. The material on Museum of Tomorrow orbits around big and bubbly rhythms rippling with new-wave reflexes, aided by flashes of ringing psychedelic Byrdsian guitar figures. Every “exhibit” – as the songs are referred to – on Museum of Tomorrow is rife with power-packed pop melodies and harmonious instrumentation, making for a record that has a long-lasting effect..."<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgch_Y1CMTIz2HunmVbFokBUGVT7AS5AQkwhvtNzv6jmjD2UHW3TTNZTWGruyqGU3YvWlYHUBS-AVwJdu2rSs6RgX_obfB1TyGGyaS5ipBvl7hVLSiYi8rpQs-tpt0MIrsdmcJYhJLOJ_sa/s976/Screenshot+2021-08-08+at+19.25.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="976" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgch_Y1CMTIz2HunmVbFokBUGVT7AS5AQkwhvtNzv6jmjD2UHW3TTNZTWGruyqGU3YvWlYHUBS-AVwJdu2rSs6RgX_obfB1TyGGyaS5ipBvl7hVLSiYi8rpQs-tpt0MIrsdmcJYhJLOJ_sa/s320/Screenshot+2021-08-08+at+19.25.10.png" width="320" /></a></div>You can find the piece <a href="https://somethingelsereviews.com/2021/08/08/speed-of-sound-museum-of-tomorrow/">here</a><p></p><p><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-5312075548337878172021-08-06T16:06:00.002+01:002021-08-06T16:06:39.477+01:00<p>Huge thanks to El Santo Del Rock for the review in Mexico City's Missale Rockum blog. My Spanish is 'somewhat limited' but modern technology provides the answer: </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwjf_RWHoNmXGp6ebXI-mEKhHYMfJLZlZFHmRUf2F8XzJIgd3NZ2axlQhfky3-Yae1MSlkuvinGKHiklel7S8TGNnMNYz34K-wzCztcS7lJlWYeQBPQ-TTENmwV_7qkJwDhfPdvcpyma0/s750/El+Santo+Del+Rock+logo+andlink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="750" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwjf_RWHoNmXGp6ebXI-mEKhHYMfJLZlZFHmRUf2F8XzJIgd3NZ2axlQhfky3-Yae1MSlkuvinGKHiklel7S8TGNnMNYz34K-wzCztcS7lJlWYeQBPQ-TTENmwV_7qkJwDhfPdvcpyma0/s320/El+Santo+Del+Rock+logo+andlink.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>"<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(24, 25, 27); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Courier; font-size: 14px;">The Speed Of Sound is the band currently composed of John Armstrong, Henry Armstrong, Ann-Marie Crowley, Kevin Roache, and John Broadhurst, whose formal history began in Manchester during 1989, plus there is an interesting story of them that happens on the day of Andy Warhol's death in 1987, plus 32 years after releasing his debut EP, announce the arrival of Museum of Tomorrow, his new LP that will be released on CD and Deluxe LP via Big Stir Records, after releasing 8 singles with the Californian label, more to make the prelude it is fair to start with the first extract of this material, which will arrive on August 14 to digital platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify, while the full album will be presented in its entirety next September 17 , with its different editions now available, including the <div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #18191b; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYbB83-2ix0F2wlqIzZaaRIBmNcdkdhA9CsgTX7X1zY720G9H4qV2q77toVLIAUIKURcAQP2OSN-5RI7VVDoDYMpm3U4dvpc141Fxij2EQV3oIyrlZpLg8Yo-iRaCNz8txtFHUP66nsrh/s750/El+Santo+Del+Rock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="750" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYbB83-2ix0F2wlqIzZaaRIBmNcdkdhA9CsgTX7X1zY720G9H4qV2q77toVLIAUIKURcAQP2OSN-5RI7VVDoDYMpm3U4dvpc141Fxij2EQV3oIyrlZpLg8Yo-iRaCNz8txtFHUP66nsrh/s320/El+Santo+Del+Rock.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>traditional black vinyl, and a colour edition, in the Big Stir Records store. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(24, 25, 27); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Courier; font-size: 14px;">Tomorrow's World is an allegory regarding the current situation of the world, society and its people, based on the images that, when the current millennium was appreciated as something distant and enigmatic in the minds of the human beings that we were, appeared to be a A time that would have us with occupations of a fantastic kind, when in reality it would seem that we are reaching a dystopian era where humanity faces its end in the face of an invisible threat, of unknown origin, designed to bring out the worst in ourselves."</span><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(24, 25, 27); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You will find the original <a href="https://elsantodelrock.com/2021/08/02/the-speed-of-sound-tomorrows-world/" style="color: #18191b;">here</a><span style="color: #18191b;">.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(24, 25, 27); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #18191b; font-family: Courier; font-size: 14px;">.</span></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-19524824217641141992021-07-28T16:49:00.002+01:002021-07-28T16:49:57.874+01:00Tomorrow's World - Video Premier on NYC's The Big Takeover Magazine<p><span style="color: white;"> The video for Tomorrow's World had its premier on The Big Takeover, and this is what they had to say:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="color: white;">"We’re delighted to see British college rock stalwarts <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">The Speed Of Sound</strong> are back with a full album following their recent string of eight singles via <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Big Stir Records</strong>. Called <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit;">Museum of Tomorrow</span>, this collection is foretold by the lead track ‘Museum of Tomorrow’, reminiscent of the best of such artists as Pylon, Throwing Muses, The B-52s, The Judybats, and Lene Lovich.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1J3_DrbIIP9PYSz1dLF5w4vMpAkNoHSIJCZs-y7xJLh6IOoz-4pM6ELGlkoBItwsdcMrx3LUWcwb8oSZJ331ot8IaCAeWMdp1hBcQ21tF9fk3UMUb96m7oWYSl34mYPD-V1wN5u7lyPv/s2030/Screenshot+2021-07-28+at+09.42.16.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="2030" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1J3_DrbIIP9PYSz1dLF5w4vMpAkNoHSIJCZs-y7xJLh6IOoz-4pM6ELGlkoBItwsdcMrx3LUWcwb8oSZJ331ot8IaCAeWMdp1hBcQ21tF9fk3UMUb96m7oWYSl34mYPD-V1wN5u7lyPv/s320/Screenshot+2021-07-28+at+09.42.16.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">Hailing from Manchester, the underground music are gearing up for their fifth studio album with 13 tracks. The long-player will be released on CD and Deluxe LP, well timed to coincide with the release of the band’s debut EP back in 1989 – actually 32 years to the day.</span><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="color: white;">‘Tomorrow’s World’ is a sweet taster of what’s in store for listeners, along with an accompanying animated music video that’s set in a retro-future</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: white;">space age world of hovering <span class="caps" style="box-sizing: border-box;">UFO</span>s and exploration beyond our planet. The entire 21st century seems to have been mis-sold. This song is a cry of anguish and a re-statement of what should have been. Twelve multi-layered synthesizer tracks recreate a flying saucer landing at the end and the ultra-depth in the sound is from bowed bass on the verse-ends and pre-chorus.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="color: white;">Fascinated by the future as viewed through the prism of what once was, where we are at now and hopes for the future, the thoughtfulness that goes into The Speed of Sound’s lyrics and music is precious. With an unmistakable sound and, at time, tandem male-female vocals, the band has found a winning formula. We look forward to hearing the rest of this long-player.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="color: white;">From the opening line <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit;">“We were offered Star Trek, but they fed us Soylent Green”</span> – which is etched into the vinyl – science fiction abounds within the music, positioning The Now simultaneously in the Future and in the Past. We all exist on the edge of forever.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaWdyvwQQ4jwRc6OrsecbXh8Xn3L1PlKfv-PYXMv6d2ybzQzUYp0THkcZei5EUi8dJmYvTfAooi_EEk6jKTOS-2m2XZ3E99146kTNcAuH9t2AIh2KtBD4FVZ4-jmrZLOQMnAWs2Efpr8r/s2048/Digital+TSOSMOT+thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaWdyvwQQ4jwRc6OrsecbXh8Xn3L1PlKfv-PYXMv6d2ybzQzUYp0THkcZei5EUi8dJmYvTfAooi_EEk6jKTOS-2m2XZ3E99146kTNcAuH9t2AIh2KtBD4FVZ4-jmrZLOQMnAWs2Efpr8r/s320/Digital+TSOSMOT+thumbnail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">Conceived as two seamless sides, the vinyl edition of this record was mastered as two complete extended pieces: Gallery One and Gallery Two. Korg synthesizer lines, reminiscent of classic Science Fiction incidental music and sound-collages, link the gapless songs.</span><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="color: white;">This is future retro modern music, rooted in a definite ’60s influence but with an ’80s twist. The Speed Of Sound meshing the power of punk with the floating harmonies of The Byrds. Their sound and alphabetical order places them between Sonic Youth and Dusty Springfield.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="color: white;">The Speed Of Sound formed in Manchester in 1989 with a pre-history dating directly back to the day Andy Warhol died in 1987. Dwelling deep below the ‘music industry radar’ has allowed for the evolution of their own distinct sound, their live act often described totally differently with comparisons from The Stranglers and Television to Jefferson Airplane and The Who.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="color: white;">The Speed Of Sound has continuously produced music that is optimistic and with lyrical bite, a punk-inspired <span class="caps" style="box-sizing: border-box;">DIY</span> ethos and lust for experimentation rooted in psychedelia. While players have come and gone, the current lineup has largely been the same for four years, including father and son <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">John Armstrong</strong> (guitars and vocals) and <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Henry Armstrong</strong>(keyboards), <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Ann-Marie Crowley</strong> (vocals and guitar), <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Kevin Roache</strong> (bass guitar), and <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">John Broadhurst</strong> (drums).</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="color: white;">‘Tomorrow’s World’ is out on August 14 and will be available via Apple Music and Spotify. On September 17, the <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit;">Museum of Tomorrow</span> LP will be released digitally, on CD and limited-edition 170g heavy weight vinyl with a choice between black and glorious color. Vinyl orders include a 16-page full-colour A5 printed Exhibition Guide containing lyrics, full-color inner sleeve, a separate picture insert, a sticker, a pair of badges/buttons and a bookmark. The album can already be pre-ordered in all formats at Big Stir Records’</span><span style="color: #333333;"> <a href="https://bigstirrecords.com/album/1910197/museum-of-tomorrow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #397ddb; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">WEBSITE</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="color: white;"><span class="caps" style="box-sizing: border-box;">CREDITS</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Written by John Armstrong<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />John Armstrong – guitars and vocals<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Ann-Marie Crowley – vocals and guitars<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Kevin Roache – bass guitar<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />John Broadhurst – drums<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Henry Armstrong – keyboards<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Recorded at Vibratone Sound Studio, Manchester<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Engineered by Adam Crossley and Chris Guest<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Mixed By Adam Crossley, Chris Guest and The Speed Of Sound<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Mastered by Adam Crossley and Chris Guest at Vibratone Sound Studio<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Sleeve front / Artwork by Local Hotel Parking"</span></p><p><span style="color: white;">the video is</span> <a href="https://youtu.be/3lEovb1GxrQ ">here</a></p><p><span style="color: white;">You can find the whole piece</span> <a href="http://bigtakeover.com/news/VideoPremiereTomorrowsWorldbyTheSpeedOfSound">here</a></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-88760635612294884922021-06-04T10:55:00.003+01:002021-06-10T12:50:14.539+01:00Replicant / The Melancholy Rose : Single Released 04June2021<p><span style="font-family: courier;">And <a href="https://bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com/album/replicant-big-stir-single-no-132" target="_blank">here</a> is the new single: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Replicant / The Melancholy Rose. ...As the label put it:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlpGr7Za6N6tc2lKvOseHqxo7mu4DyyTBMSP5JvKjDawCVo0dflBVxuEEb6Dlu7y2R3hIv0RZOhIl2FK8555-NnE_OhhIADThisN42uNP2U2UmSC6mxBms2InZYObRBscy8D3-ull3bFK/s2048/Replicant-The+Melancholy+Rose+A4.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1448" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlpGr7Za6N6tc2lKvOseHqxo7mu4DyyTBMSP5JvKjDawCVo0dflBVxuEEb6Dlu7y2R3hIv0RZOhIl2FK8555-NnE_OhhIADThisN42uNP2U2UmSC6mxBms2InZYObRBscy8D3-ull3bFK/w317-h448/Replicant-The+Melancholy+Rose+A4.png" width="317" /></a></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Driven by acoustic guitar and exuding a joyous hip-swaying bouncing beat. Replicant playfully asks questions about the very nature of human existence. Offering a foretaste of the themes of the upcoming full length album. Here too, The Speed Of Sound draw heavily from their Science-Fiction influences. While Replicant seems to inhabit the same universe as Blade Runner it also carries another message from the corporate world. Where modern job interviews appear to have evolved into some kind of reverse Voight-Kampff Test; instead of designed to detect replicants, the purpose is to determine if the applicant has unfortunately retained any human characteristics, or will - as hoped - mechanically follow scripts and instructions. Do Androids dance to analogue music? We don’t know, but point your arm and shout along with the chorus.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Shimmering summer pop for shaded people; languid open and drifting, a gothically tinged piece of romanticism lies atop a sparkling guitar riff and a tale of the first rose of the year to bloom. Ahead of its time and alone, but merely the trailblazer showing the way and heralding the coming change. A celebration of the sudden bursting open of summer itself and an invitation to tune out from the background white-noise of civilisation and relax. To exist in the moment and enjoy the things around us. The Speed Of Sound are known for their power, yet this displays their soaring delicate side. Guest vocals are provided by one of pair a blackbirds that nested (and successfully fledged four chicks) among the dense honeysuckle and ivy of John A’s back garden during lockdown.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Recorded at Vibratone Sound Studio in Manchester.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Sleeve Art by LocalHotelParking.</span></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-8669357439704985862021-05-29T09:02:00.002+01:002021-05-29T12:34:05.573+01:00Preview Review of the next single<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">It isn't out until 4th June, but we already have a review of the next single... giant thanks to Christopher Nosnibor and Aural Aggravation for covering it with so much enthusiasm and for really getting the concept of a proper single (which is one of the many things we like about Big Stir records too).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfvvJfQ9___xJpmnZN1lY3AJYvzndictcuD_wXzJjIz0mUgz8cM2P43z8kRNpB9VpCP67PYMwOL3rbTUtn0-Ju7jD8hFJSuwhfuJt6T4nxDxZl2jyEwYVKkrAhCNrjpGeRP8D4fL8ChoY/s1000/The+Speed+Of+Sound+-+Replicant+%253A+The+Melancholy+Rose.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfvvJfQ9___xJpmnZN1lY3AJYvzndictcuD_wXzJjIz0mUgz8cM2P43z8kRNpB9VpCP67PYMwOL3rbTUtn0-Ju7jD8hFJSuwhfuJt6T4nxDxZl2jyEwYVKkrAhCNrjpGeRP8D4fL8ChoY/s320/The+Speed+Of+Sound+-+Replicant+%253A+The+Melancholy+Rose.jpg" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">"</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px;">Well here’s a wakeup: The Speed Of Sound are into their fourth decade, yet are so underground they’ve bypassed me all this time. I feel a certain sense of both guilt and shame for this. Obviously, no reviewer can know everything about every band going, but sometimes, a band will slip under the radar and leave you kicking yourself. The Speed Of Sound is one such band.</span><p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: white; font-kerning: none;">The fact they’re releasing a double A-side says something about their vintage. 7” singles may still be a thing, but they’re a niche, collector thing rather than the thing you’d experience as a youth. I was in my early teens – perhaps younger – when I’d go into town and visit WHS or Boots or perhaps Woolworths and pick up a 7” single for 99p, and the B-side would often be as integral a part of the experience as the A-side, while a AA sometimes meant the second A-side – the one less likely to be played on the radio – was the better one. Hearing it would be a revelation after you slipped it over the spindle and onto the turntable. It was a magical experience that words struggle to convey.</span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: white; font-kerning: none;">The two tracks on this release are thematically-linked in that they’re all about the band’s love for sci-fi soaked in reverb and with some hints of dappled sunlight mellowness.</span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: white; font-kerning: none;">The inspiration behind ‘Replicant’ probably requires little explanation as it draws the comparisons to the world of Bladerunner and the contemporary corporate world. Hearing Ann-Marie Crowley enunciate ‘Replicant’ calls to mind Johnny Rotten emphasis on ‘Pretty vacant’, but more than anything, the uptempo acoustic guitar that leads the track has a distinctly 90s indie flavour to it, and it jangles along nicely.</span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: white; font-kerning: none;">‘Melancholy Rose’ is a spacey indie-psychedelic folk effort with the jangle of the early 90s and some mellow shoegaze meanderings, sort of like The Fall covering The Charlatans. There are hints of sleepy, summery funk to the track, too.</span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: white; font-kerning: none;">Together, it makes for a nice single that does very much evoke the experience of yesteryear’s 7” purchase."</span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: white; font-kerning: none;">Big Stir Records – 4th June 2021</span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"></span>You can find the piece here:</span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://auralaggravation.com/2021/05/28/the-speed-of-sound-replicant-the-melancholy-rose/">https://auralaggravation.com/2021/05/28/the-speed-of-sound-replicant-the-melancholy-rose/</a></span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Aural Aggravation</span></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-39936808606440085652020-11-03T08:41:00.006+00:002020-11-13T09:35:35.894+00:00New Double-A-Single<p>Our third set with the lovely bunch of dudesses & dudes at Big Stir Records in Burbank CA is now out and this single link will take you to streaming at Apple Music, Bandcamp, iTunes and Spotify. <a href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thespeedofsound/radio-safe" target="_blank">Here</a>.</p><p>The new pair of songs is Radio Safe and No Kicks and we have again collaborated with photographer Natalie Paddick (see our fabulous bunny t-shirt), using a crop-and-cut her fabulous 'Red Rope' picture (available as a print from Saatchi online) within the sleeve artwork. Here's the landscape view:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeRu7GN6uJ1CVFJvtiCMukj2Mt2vrwjeJciaTcwetzfDFP1w_e-IUVkj0uJsrfOUi8N5CDCOdmeMq-s-CRi1uiGq6oei0eeCX2RWp_WH4oIvK9Bscg_wdWr8gCvP2wbrpu4stiS32hKHc/s1744/RadioSafe+NoKicks+landscape.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1744" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeRu7GN6uJ1CVFJvtiCMukj2Mt2vrwjeJciaTcwetzfDFP1w_e-IUVkj0uJsrfOUi8N5CDCOdmeMq-s-CRi1uiGq6oei0eeCX2RWp_WH4oIvK9Bscg_wdWr8gCvP2wbrpu4stiS32hKHc/w400-h225/RadioSafe+NoKicks+landscape.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Exciting is an understatement. The feeling of releasing new music in these impossible circumstances is pretty big. A definite sense of achievement and joy at being able to share it. </p><p>More to follow including video...</p><p><br /></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-10202642581322479182020-10-11T18:30:00.000+01:002020-10-11T18:30:05.743+01:00Karin B on Aldora Britain Records compilation <p>We can now reveal that Karin B from our Everything Changes album features on the new compilation from Aldora Britain Records. Snappily titled Everybody's Out There Doing Nothin'New (It Doesn't Matter To Me) and you can get the entire compilation from the Bandcamp shop for £1.60 <a href="https://thealdorabritainrecords.bandcamp.com/album/everybodys-out-there-doing-nothin-new-it-doesnt-matter-to-me" target="_blank">here</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbynx0F0_pfBFFFmSUoK8Nf_ZrRH4MyMpar6LJ-ddX-K0eC_MohApraUQZfFdG-9dVpO2HkHhdYjEIAj-hAMtK4hrc_9daIKoPgcrZUqe42_BztbLIZ1lzVVgxAQVY9hFmibROwbVwqTUL/s1200/Andora+Britain+78.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbynx0F0_pfBFFFmSUoK8Nf_ZrRH4MyMpar6LJ-ddX-K0eC_MohApraUQZfFdG-9dVpO2HkHhdYjEIAj-hAMtK4hrc_9daIKoPgcrZUqe42_BztbLIZ1lzVVgxAQVY9hFmibROwbVwqTUL/s320/Andora+Britain+78.jpg" /></a></div>And why wouldn't you at that price. </div>Exciting to be involved. Click the link above for full track listing and of course you can stream it on Bandcamp too.<br /><p><br /></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-53148570244359719772020-10-02T16:43:00.001+01:002020-10-02T17:07:19.211+01:00Wow! ...that is quite a review<p>Yes. Needed a cup of tea and a sit down after reading this - Mick Middles writing in the printed Fall Edition of Rock at Night which has the theme of 'Revolution'... Here we go:</p><p>"Of all the angles, colours, shades, clouts clangs and dances that have given life to Manchester music since the advent of punk, none have felt or tasted quite the same as The Speed Of Sound. With a history over 30 years deep and a smattering of musicians adding up to - and beyond - 18, Speed Of Sound have remained a vibrant scream from the Manchester shadows.</p><p>It HAS to be a scream, too, at times literally so, for this perennial Manchester outsider band. Now deep into middle age, the lovely intelligent and softly spoken people who take refuge within this band explode into life when their feet hit the stage.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rvh_a05ts0kcJXeQkYLo8z-Te-7jobuZzOmVfBrggr4J4e0abQdEIBph0wyw6tjDjuM0kptv-6Ic8YZJxnn6QBleE07ygZSt61RODLrn8ebj32L8XyyCNp-RP5dbhJglJKxDjqquJHO5/s2048/IMG_7836.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rvh_a05ts0kcJXeQkYLo8z-Te-7jobuZzOmVfBrggr4J4e0abQdEIBph0wyw6tjDjuM0kptv-6Ic8YZJxnn6QBleE07ygZSt61RODLrn8ebj32L8XyyCNp-RP5dbhJglJKxDjqquJHO5/s320/IMG_7836.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I recall a gig three years ago at Manchester's funky-if-not-downbeat Thirsty Scholar. Sitting chatting within the wicker-lined interior, we chatted as they unpacked their gear, carefully lying their guitars to rest before studiously replying to my measured questions.<p></p><p>As the set began, they instantly transformed into some kind of weird raging torrent. John Armstrong slashing an arm viciously across his guitar while Ann-Marie Crowley vocals howled as an untamed banshee. I swear that a gaggle of attendees, seasoned punks to man and woman took two steps back in disbelief. In that modest arena, it became one of the most spectacular gigs I had witnessed for decades.</p><p>Around that time, I received a copy of their sumptuous double album, Everything Changes. It proved to be a gorgeous product, this, especially in vinyl format, where the main affair was accompanied by an additional 10 song CD.Essentially therefore, that rare beast, the 'double album' and a most intriguing one at that. Fear not, this is no Frampton Comes Alive where the entire career hinges on a gimmick-laden, video friendly head bug of a song. Although bugs do abound and kind of twist your brain with repeated plays, offering visions of, I guess, Whalley Range or thereabouts.</p><p>The beautiful cover features four photographic tints of what looks like a Manchester park and a stunning marble statue on the reverse. There is more: A lyric-heavy inner-sleeve neatly overlays undoctored images of the band who also appear cartoon-esque on a separate sheet and - more, more again - a neat A4 glossy poster insert. I do apologise if this initial talk of packaging might seem rather crass, as I mean no disrespect. What is important here is that the parade of artwork and extraordinary care built into it reflects the equal care embedded in the music.</p><p>What I particularly adored about this album is the unlikely relationship between the languid New York style vocals of songwriter John. Armstrong and the infectious evocative bass of Kevin Roache. It is a marriage that governs the album recalling - for me at least - a rather bizarre cocktail of Television / The Only Ones, Henry Crow and, when Ann-Marie Crowley's vocals kick in, touches of 'Meet On The Ledge' circa Fairport. The comparisons might seem lazy, but this is precisely where the album sits...oh, perhaps with elements of off-kilter John Marty. Maybe...maybe, definitely.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1opWtOfCM3EVt4QGJKBWSzD5T2WRrRiUbkGCy_9A5oD3PabNGrrO5VNNrouPTl4d4ozTYkXJxyITumqIUlkB7wLHWCZkGg_9zlU5JwjSKzxLYB0pT8bi26chnrJCPFK6cjIKUiLI8eNNh/s2048/IMG_7839.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1opWtOfCM3EVt4QGJKBWSzD5T2WRrRiUbkGCy_9A5oD3PabNGrrO5VNNrouPTl4d4ozTYkXJxyITumqIUlkB7wLHWCZkGg_9zlU5JwjSKzxLYB0pT8bi26chnrJCPFK6cjIKUiLI8eNNh/s320/IMG_7839.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />In 2018, there followed a further extraordinary slap of vinyl. A single this time, in support of Manchester Women's Aid. A double-A-side of two songs "I'm Real" and " I Don't Want Your Attentions", both ferociously exploding with feministic intent... and both written by John Armstrong. While the song titles may seem self explanatory, the jagged edges of the lyric certainly snagged on unexpected territory. "I won't put up with this anymore you've pushed me near the edge, every time I see you I want to get away, I just wish you were dead."<p></p><p>John Armstrong is an enigma; Perhaps Manchester's greatest, squealing form under the floorboards. Interviewing him is, itself, a curiously beguiling task.</p><p>I ask him about his writing... he replies: "There's a literary approach in my writing, partly because of writing about actual things rather than generic stuff. There are enough people writing predictable pop songs already. We need more songs about a ship full of toxic waste or a mannequin tied to a pub roof or the ring road in Rio de Janeiro. I am trying to find something that interests me. Something that won't be boring in ten years". As carefully posed question...are Speed Of Sound comfortable with being tagged 'outsiders'? "Very much Outsiders." He replies. "We are not interested in the music business, labels fashions and trends and didn't start making music to end up of the cover of Smash Hits or being a major label signing. All this people who have played with The Speed Of Sound over the decades make music because this is what they do. The industry is about 'product'. The sound, the textures is irrelevant to record companies. Whereas we are simply doing it for the music which is the other way around to the mainstream. Doing it our way gives us a level of artistic control that is impossible in the major label world. I am happy with that."</p><p>A new album edges towards completion. Themes will edge towards sci-fi in a typically off-kilter manner. Shots will emerge before the album release, in Spring 2021, in the form of planned singles. But of course, this being 2020, nothing is ever going to be nailed onto anything. This is the uncertain world in which we live.</p><p>Bu Speed Of Sound remain elegantly adrift, from anything and everything."</p><p>Mick Middles</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCfEu5BQ9RC7lO7Nd2LvdTjeCtxfHyqUc361ok8_zu9GDF-L2HkGcOEZ9lj6M6HmZa4RU9B1b5PXPnmXWBikSU5Pc3Ia6gyox8AxmULCW3t3dcKGQ3vjeky_vvuuFekZ6aIX4y7_ih4Ip/s2048/IMG_7836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCfEu5BQ9RC7lO7Nd2LvdTjeCtxfHyqUc361ok8_zu9GDF-L2HkGcOEZ9lj6M6HmZa4RU9B1b5PXPnmXWBikSU5Pc3Ia6gyox8AxmULCW3t3dcKGQ3vjeky_vvuuFekZ6aIX4y7_ih4Ip/w640-h480/IMG_7836.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-86310945364521886082020-09-04T14:18:00.000+01:002020-09-04T14:18:21.138+01:00Remembering The Chords<p>Hot off the press is the fabulous new book on the highly influential and cult status mod-punk band The Chords, and it is already collectible having sold out its first print run. Aside from it being a great read combining information (of the interesting kind) with flavoursome inside anecdotes; it is herd written and is by far the best of its kind in that format, giving a real sense of what it was to be there. Ray Butler did an excellent job in compiling and whipping into shape the diverse contributions on a band that is ultimately one of the reasons that The Speed Of Sound exist... so, extra delighted to say we're in it too, occupying pages 247-248. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeFkrh5KO6lCKx7PRGmcMr9VJCOniWCqhbyglYywJ9hovobBTcqtAaSeVaVZbXcKHPkjuVoPbpkQWdElxup9tGnrAc8i_3XG0IO8GnQgcJ3Ke36gRqvtuE-cqgr8e9qNF5HNpBdzmh9X2/s2048/IMG_7778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeFkrh5KO6lCKx7PRGmcMr9VJCOniWCqhbyglYywJ9hovobBTcqtAaSeVaVZbXcKHPkjuVoPbpkQWdElxup9tGnrAc8i_3XG0IO8GnQgcJ3Ke36gRqvtuE-cqgr8e9qNF5HNpBdzmh9X2/s320/IMG_7778.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgRbz41oiMPECOUbd2dhghSCcyTLg4sWPwZCoXB7MK9q0si28IIiznyAPIIwkx5I2rFKM3d6mQX3YoxRVeKANuU68leIkivp4imwyOqK4On7LEewiEaM9KrEknFv2IaM6iehyzeMYmqXA/s2048/IMG_7776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgRbz41oiMPECOUbd2dhghSCcyTLg4sWPwZCoXB7MK9q0si28IIiznyAPIIwkx5I2rFKM3d6mQX3YoxRVeKANuU68leIkivp4imwyOqK4On7LEewiEaM9KrEknFv2IaM6iehyzeMYmqXA/s320/IMG_7776.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4NCzo1VbKHe6gn0EqWyjbEQxDtF3tn9BOyfCwaB1D9sCJJUHuhPf37ddabEksxOToHKdPaFPTqDn6qiLM8l_MZFa4YRg0AiIEFdrJiHNZOq7CePZzaUtr9aoz0U1qu-2N8dWBr-e0-SH/s2048/IMG_7777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4NCzo1VbKHe6gn0EqWyjbEQxDtF3tn9BOyfCwaB1D9sCJJUHuhPf37ddabEksxOToHKdPaFPTqDn6qiLM8l_MZFa4YRg0AiIEFdrJiHNZOq7CePZzaUtr9aoz0U1qu-2N8dWBr-e0-SH/s320/IMG_7777.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">There will be a reprint so if you fancy seeing it in your own hand get in touch with Ray via the link </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RememberingTheChords" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><br /></div><br />TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-90891883681817275662020-08-05T16:11:00.000+01:002020-08-05T16:11:21.523+01:00The Importance of Sharp Footwear in WonderlandLong term Speed Of Sound artistic collaborator Natalie Paddick has a new website which has a feature on the work we've done together over the years & yes; the stunning T-shirt is back in stock on our 'shop' page and via Bandcamp again. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJodXVUut0X_JG_g2Vl4zox8Du8L-puKr-Gm85BbK0K13cocBKQQ3LU7l5vLjbHIrjZJuWsoVdssJnoqZWwMsg59pLMI2wJwIb19bxkUTt5johpJetbwTZb2upskuyMShNEi1pIF3k1SoX/s750/Speed%252Bof%252BSound.T-Shirt.6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJodXVUut0X_JG_g2Vl4zox8Du8L-puKr-Gm85BbK0K13cocBKQQ3LU7l5vLjbHIrjZJuWsoVdssJnoqZWwMsg59pLMI2wJwIb19bxkUTt5johpJetbwTZb2upskuyMShNEi1pIF3k1SoX/s640/Speed%252Bof%252BSound.T-Shirt.6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>I'm quite sure there are many lasting relationships that begin with footwear and fortunately all is explained within, but suffice to say shoes are essential. </div><div>The Wonderland Clockwork Orange crossover images worked superbly in the Checkered Land video:<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPsYn0a-oiRzEiPG6gWDoB9DGJL7G71Bh7H8i6EpNijQ9iZmRe7HhSlV2B3cAI4l7esvJwcxWIwiOt_cMK2KCgdGls_uxr5w1bZOOjYTZqOFOGyHOO25AdDKgH8xIgiDS_4H4ntggR5zX/s1000/tea+party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPsYn0a-oiRzEiPG6gWDoB9DGJL7G71Bh7H8i6EpNijQ9iZmRe7HhSlV2B3cAI4l7esvJwcxWIwiOt_cMK2KCgdGls_uxr5w1bZOOjYTZqOFOGyHOO25AdDKgH8xIgiDS_4H4ntggR5zX/s640/tea+party.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>and the building 'renovation' scenes fitted Shut All The Clubs equally, gig posters and assorted website elements followed. Enter sinister Bunny stage left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2lEnZ5fPvJCL7ERVFowZGk61zBaQ5GlnwutEHEnLEi0aEgWU0fMh-9wEvJRf6RxltIfMURMsVzlyvmVX1zPoXr2fygUcJPEII4A8PI-ZUAOVQwCPjJ9vYxPLfPO-UrTwrg558DE5YSqr/s1918/sinister.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="1918" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2lEnZ5fPvJCL7ERVFowZGk61zBaQ5GlnwutEHEnLEi0aEgWU0fMh-9wEvJRf6RxltIfMURMsVzlyvmVX1zPoXr2fygUcJPEII4A8PI-ZUAOVQwCPjJ9vYxPLfPO-UrTwrg558DE5YSqr/s640/sinister.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div>You can find the piece <a href="https://www.npme.co.uk/blog-3/the-speed-of-sound" target="_blank">here</a> and we're happy to say despite viral interventions there is more mixed media collaboration on the way... </div></div></div><div>Cut off their tails with a carving knife... 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It is here: The new single is No.82 in the Big Stir Records catalogue is <a href="https://www.bigstirrecords.com/big-stir-digital-singles" target="_blank">here</a> (scroll to 82) released into the world to fend for itself and have adventures of its own. As we welcome its twin themes of climate change plus the metaphor of the human relationship with Mother Nature as domestic violence, all set to a pulsating buoyant bouncing rhythm, here, is the video:<br />
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<br />TheSpeedOfSoundUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01158283555584870138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838208782827792535.post-5592183684712025962020-07-11T12:22:00.001+01:002020-07-11T12:22:47.966+01:00Something New31 years in and The Speed Of Sound are not averse to new things; the imminent release of the new single sees the addition of keyboards to the sound of Sound. And it is none other than Henry Armstrong, (yes, son of JohnA) that can be found twirling the Korg knobs and pressing the keys.<br />
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Adding a new dimension of sounds and textures.<br />
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On the Everything Changes album the idea was to capture the live sound. Similar to The Clash's first album; it was a simple plan - go in the studio, play the songs and record them. It is essentially a live album without audience noise.<br />
With the current recordings the live approach was retained, playing together, set-up as a live band, but adding a lot more studio nuance and way more things that can't be done live.<br />
The keyboards however, are part off the long-term plan and will be out there with us once it is sensible to play gigs again post-pandemic.<br />
Until then we don't want to put an audience, sound-crew or obviously ourselves at risk.<br />
Stay safe out there people!<br />
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And, before there is more live music there will be more recorded music... very soon...<br />
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