BARRY ADAMSON NEWS UPDATE : MAY 2008



UPCOMING SHOWS AND SINGLE RELEASE INFORMATION


A couple of very quick updates for you - first up, some more shows announced for the UK for you festival goers - including a FREE show on June the 1st in London.


JUNE 1 - Camden Green Fair - FREE ENTRY - Stage time 6pm - details

JULY 18 - Latitude Festival - details

AUGUST 8 - Bloom Festival - details




Also coming in June is the single Straight til Sunrise from Back to the Cat. More details to follow in the coming weeks, but have a listen to the single here and see the video, here



Prior to the release of Straight til Sunrise, Barry will be live in session on BBC Radio 2 this coming Tuesday (May 27) on the Radcliffe and Maconie show, which airs between 8 and 10pm, UK time. Tune in on FM, DAB or over the internet anywhere in the world, here.



Further updates including tour dates in Europe and the USA, plus more details on Straight til Sunrise coming very soon.


Thank you for your continued support of Barry Adamson and Central Control.

Good day to you,

It looks like you can keeping voting for a touch longer to help secure Barry Adamson the much deserved mantle of single of the week for Straight 'til Sunrise on BBC Radio 2... votes can only be made via email only from hereon in. And only one vote per person! Here are the details, lifted directly from the BBC website.

Have a great weekend,
CCI


Welcome to Pick 'n' Mix - the place where Radcliffe & Maconie champion the best in new music.

Each week, Mark and Stuart will pick four new tracks and it's down to you to vote for your favourite.

The winning track will be played every day the following week. Click on the samples below (on the BBC website) to hear the tracks suggested by Stuart and Mark this week.

Monday (Stuart)
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Gardenia

Tuesday (Mark)
Iron & Wine - Lovesong of the Buzzard

Wednesday (Stuart)
Barry Adamson - Straight 'til Sunrise

Thursday (Mark)
Jacob Golden - On a Saturday

Email the name of your favourite track to radcliffe.maconie@bbc.co.uk

Voting closes on Monday 12 May 2008 at 12 noon.

Voting Terms and Conditions:
1. This vote adheres to the BBC's Code of Conduct for Competitions and Voting.
2. Voting is only available online. The email address to be used is also promoted on the programme.
3. Votes received outside the specified times will not be counted. Voting times may change.
4. Only one online vote is permitted per person.
5. The BBC reserves the right to cancel or suspend voting at any time.
6. The BBC reserves the right to disqualify votes if it has reasonable grounds to suspect that fraudulent voting has occurred or if it considers there has been any attempt to rig the voting.
7. The BBC, its sub-contractors, subsidiaries and/or agencies cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any telephone network or line, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any vote being lost or not properly registered or recorded.

Go one, go all. Full PA playbacks, fun and prizes to be had.

Saturday March 22nd - 2pm
The Social, 5 Little Portland Street, London, W1W 7JD

Tuesday March 25th - 7pm
Trof, 2A Landcross Road, Manchester, M14 6NA

Tuesday March 25th - 7pm
The Hope, 10-12 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA

Wednesday March 26th - 7pm
Edge Of the Wedge, 14 Albert Road, Portsmouth, PO4 0JW

Wednesday March 26th - 8pm
The Voodoo Rooms, 19A West Register Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2AA

Friday March 28th - 6pm
The Elbow Room, 64 Call Lane, Leeds, LS1 6DT

Friday March 28th - 6.30pm
The Cremorne, London Road, Sheffield, S2 4LT

Friday March 28th - 7pm
Swell, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BX

Saturday March 29th - 7pm
The Barfly, 260 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JH

BARRY ADAMSON NEWS UPDATE : MARCH 2008




Central Control International is pleased to announce the release of the latest Barry Adamson album BACK TO THE CAT.



NOW available to pre-order at barryadamson.com is the new record Back to the Cat.

Already regarded in many circles as the definitive Barry Adamson album, Back to the Cat takes you on a journey through noir, blues, soul, jazz and funk in a way that only Adamson can. It is the big one - the boldest, most brilliant album of his career.



Please follow the below link to the Back to the Cat mini site where you can hear the record, buy gig tickets, send an ecard and advance order your copy of the album on your choice of CD or LP - doing so immediately will ensure the record will hit your doorstep before the formal release date.



GO THERE NOW.




The price to buy direct is 12 GBP inc. postage to anywhere you want in the world! The album will also be available via barryadamson.com in 320kbs DRM-free MP3s from Monday March 17.



If you wish to wait and purchase the record in your favourite record store, Back to the Cat will be available locally:



UK - March 31 2008

EU/Australia - April 5 2008

USA/Rest of World - April 22 2008

DIGITAL - iTunes/eMusic/Rhapsody and more - March 31 2008 WORLDWIDE



For your FREE MP3 of the lascivious track Spend a Little Time please follow this link.



Further tour dates and live appearances are being added all the time - please keep an eye on the LIVE section of barryadamson.com and also at here at Barry’s MySpace page.



We hope that you enjoy Back to the Cat and thank you for your continued support of Barry Adamson and Central Control.

Dear all,

Here is more information on BACK TO THE CAT and Barry Adamson's activity for 2008.

We would like to unveil to you an audio stream of Spend A Little Time, a lascivious track which features on BACK TO THE CAT. The track can be heard IN FULL now at Barrys' MySpace, iLike and Last.fm.

MySpace
iLike
Last.fm.

If you a member of the Barry Adamson mailing list you will be amongst the first to be able to obtain your free MP3 download of Spend A Little Time upon its release date of March 3rd. BACK TO THE CAT is scheduled for release on CD and LP on March 31 in the UK, April 7th in Australia and Europe and April 22nd in the USA.

The best place to sign up for the mailing list is via this link:

www.barryadamson.com/cat

As previously mentioned, Barry is heading out on tour. Please check the LIVE section at www.barryadamson.com for venue and ticket information.

Thanks for your continued support,
Central Control

Dear all,

Time for a few announcements.

We have for you some details on not only a new album but also upcoming dates from Barry Adamson.

Coming March 31 on CD and LP is BACK TO THE CAT, Barry's 2nd studio album for Central Control. Premiered live in London at the world famous London Jazz Festival in November of last year, the album is now being readied for public consumption...

Also coming March 31 is start of Barry's UK tour, with a quick stop-off in Paris, France and a full blown trip to Australia. Ticket details will follow in the coming days, but in the meantime...

UK
March 31 - Oxford, Academy
April 1 - Edinburgh, Voodoo Rooms
April 2 - Glasgow, Oran Mor
April 4 - Manchester, Lowry Theatre
April 5 - Bristol, Thekla
April 6 - Nottingham Rescue, Rooms
April 9 - London, Pigalle Club
April 10 - Brighton, Komedia

EU
April 12 - Paris, Nouveau Casino

AUS
June 17 - Brisbane, Zoo
June 18 - Melbourne, Corner Hotel
June 19 - Sydney, The Factory
June 21 - Perth, The Bakery Artrage Complex


Further dates in mainland Europe and the USA are all in the works. Keep an eye on barryadamson.com and Barry's MySpace page for the most recent updates.

And finally, prior to March 31, Central Control will be unveiling a taster from the album - a lascivious track entitled "Spend A Little Time". If you are a member of Barry Adamson's mailing list you will be amongst the first people to know how and where to obtain this track FOR FREE. More details on this will follow soon... If you're NOT a member please sign up on the front page of www.barryadamson.com NOW.

Thanks for your continued support,

Central Control

Dear all

Hope this finds you well. In addition to the widely circulated information surrounding Barry Adamson's residency at the Southbank Centre here in London, we can now exclusively announce that two of his former collaborators in the bands Magazine, The Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds - in the form of Dave Formula and Nick Cave - will be joining Barry Adamson onstage at the Queen Elizabeth Hall this November. Further performance art and musical guests are still to be announced!

Amongst the acclaimed musicians so far announced:

Dave Formula - http://www.myspace.com/daveformula
Nick Cave - http://www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com
Eugene Robinson - http://www.theoxbow.com
Herve Vincenti - http://www.stringsofconsciousness.info
David McAlmont - http://www.myspace.com/mcalmont
Matana Roberts - http://www.matanaroberts.com
and her Quartet:
Jeff Parker - http://www.myspace.com/peffjarker
Josh Abrams - http://www.myspace.com/reminderrr
Frank Rosaly - http://www.myspace.com/franciscojavierrosalyamorosrosellosola

All the very best
Central Control
www.centralcontrol.co.uk



November 20 – Barry Adamson, plus support from the Matana Roberts Quartet

In this exclusive performance, Adamson premieres the entirety of his hotly anticipated new album with full band, as well as performing favourite tracks from his back catalogue. The new album, heavily influenced by jazz, soul and blues, is not due for release until 2008.

Support comes from saxophonist Matana Roberts and her Quartet, whose album The Chicago Project is to be released in early 2008 on Central Control. The album features bassist Josh Abrams (Town and Country, Prefuse 73), guitarist Jeff Parker (Tortoise, Chicago Underground Trio) and drummer Frank Rosaly (Ken Vandermark's Crisis Ensemble) – this is the dynamic line-up that will be performing live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Post show event at The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall: Eugene Robinson from Oxbow reads stories from his upcoming book Fight: Or, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking But Were Afraid You'd Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking, accompanied by Barry Adamson, Ross Mason from Wonb and members of Strings of Consciousness. Post show is free admission to the general public.

TICKETS



November 21 – Barry Adamson "These Are A Few Of My Favourite Themes"

Renowned for his trademark sinful noir film scores, Adamson chooses a selection of his (own?) favourite soundtracks for this performance. Featuring special musical guests and unique performance collaborations, this evening promises to be an unforgettable experience. Having covered, reinterpreted and collaborated with artists as diverse as Elmer Bernstein, Archie Shepp, Serge Gainsbourg, Nancy Sinatra, Angelo Badalamenti, Monty Norman and Dusty Springfield, Adamson tries to give you a fair idea of what you can expect: the unexpected.

Post show event at The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall: Barry Adamson reads his published short-story Maida Hell (from the novel London Noir, published by Serpents Tail), accompanied by a unique soundtrack by Barry Adamson, augmented live with Matana Roberts and Pete Whyman on saxophones. Post show is free admission to the general public.

TICKETS

Central Control International is pleased to announce that Barry Adamson will be the South Bank Centre's Artist In Residence for their festivities as part of this year's London Jazz Festival.


"From the first screech of a lonely night-time cotton-field violin, to the bop eccentric horn players, and onto the nonstop immediacy of the computerised loops and samples, jazz has remained the defiant history maker that refuses to roll over and play dead" – Barry Adamson


As the Southbank Centre's Artist in Residence for this year's London Jazz Festival, Barry has programmed two special shows for November 20 and 21st at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.


20 November – Barry Adamson + Matana Roberts Quartet

In this unique performance, Adamson premieres the entirety of his hotly anticipated new album live as well as performing favourite tracks from his back catalogue. The new album, heavily influenced by jazz, soul and blues, is not due for release until 2008.

Support comes from saxophonist Matana Roberts, whose debut album is to be released on Central Control in late 2007. It was recorded with bassist Josh Abrams (Town and Country), guitarist Jeff Parker (Tortoise, Chicago Underground Trio) and drummer Frank Rosaly (Ken Vandermark's Crisis Ensemble).

TICKETS


21 November – Barry Adamson presents "These are a few of my favourite themes" + special guests

Being renowned for trademark sinful noir film scores, Barry chooses a selection of his favourite soundtracks, TV themes and classic tracks for this performance. Featuring special musical guests and one-off collaborations, this evening promises to be a unique experience.

TICKETS


Tickets for both nights are on general sale at the Southbank Centre website as of 10am Friday August 24th.


See you there!
Central Control

Hello,

A plethora of updates for you from Central Control and Barry Adamson. Here we go…

BARRY ADAMSON SHOWS:
Barry Adamson has two special shows coming-up in Europe over the coming weeks. The Parisian show finds Barry closing down the David Lynch curated Nomadic Nights week of gigs in style, whilst Barcelona is part of the fantastic Primavera Sound Festival:

- May 25 – Fondation Cartier (Paris, France) - tickets

- June 1 – Primavera Sound Festival (Barcelona, Spain) - tickets


NEW TO CCI:
Central Control is pleased to announce the signing of Strings of Consciousness, a new contemporary-classical ensemble from Marseille, France. Coming on like an expanded line-up latter-day Talk Talk experimenting with Badalamenti-style soundscapes, twisted electronics and soaring rock, their debut single will be available on extremely limited-edition picture disc 7" and MP3 via CCI. We are accepting 7" pre-orders now (with a view of shipping by the end of May), whilst for you digital music lovers, please go to iTunes,
eMusic and Bleep/Rough Trade Digital, et al, from Monday May 14th.

Their debut album, Our Moon Is Full, follows in September and features collaborations with J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus), Eugene Robinson from Oxbow, Barry Adamson, and many more… watch this space for more from them!

Click here to check out Strings of Consciousness on MySpace, and click HERE to pre-order the 7" picture-disc vinyl (whilst it lasts!!) for 5 GBP including postage anywhere in the world.

Also available for you to check out online right now as part of the CCI Family is the unveiling of a new work from filmmaker Natalie Turner, entitled Lucifugum. Please follow this link to watch the film (or scroll down).

Much more to follow – have a good summer…

Yours,
Central Control


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Hi all

A couple of quick CCI updates for you.

* BA live-date announcement! Barry Adamson will be performing live at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, which takes place between May 31 and June 2. To buy tickets and to check out the incredible line-up, please follow this link: http://www.primaverasound.es


* Attention film-makers! Barry Adamson track available for free download as part of an independent film competition. More details below.


Thanks to you all! More updates soon.

Keep well,
CCI.


THINKSYNC FILMS LAUNCHES COMPETITION FOR INDIE FILM AND MUSIC INDUSTRIES

19th February 2007, London: ThinkSync Films is today delighted to launch its competition for independent filmmakers for the second year running in association with Raindance Film Festival, Blowback & Plan B Magazine.

The competition brings together independent film makers with independent record labels and publishers. Entrants to the competition submit short films that incorporate one or more tracks provided freely downloadable from Thinksync Films' website www.thinksyncfilms.com. No other music (other than these tracks) is
permitted to feature in the short. The competition is based around the most skilful and appropriate use of the music within the film. It should not bear any resemblance to a 'music video.'

Following the success of last year's competition, which received over 200 submissions, this year numerous top independent labels & publishers have come on board to offer tracks - these include Ninja Tunes, Big Dada, Bug Music, Bella Union, The Leaf Label, Jah Wobble, Catskills, Chew The Fat, Southern Fried Records, Narnack
Records, Saddlecreek, Asongs, Central Control, Dome Records, Faith & Hope, Just Music & Wah Wah 45's along with some of last year's labels including Digital Hardcore Recordings and Rotters' Golf Club.

There is a selection of over 35 tracks covering a variety of genres and artists from electronic and instrumental through to indie, drum & bass and rock.

Finally, to add another element, the theme for this year's competition is 'TWIST', with each film maker allowed to interpret this in any way it sees fit.

The five finalists will be screened as part of a special event which will also include showcases from some of the labels involved.

Last year saw a party for over 500 people with performances from Andrew Weatherall, Radioactive Man and Addictive TV amongst others. Additionally, last year's finalists have gone on to have their films featured at international film festivals, as well as receiving commissions for advertising and video projects, gaining further exposure via world wide TV and downloads on Sony PSP.

Full details for the competition, along with the selected tracks and rules and regulations, can be found at www.thinksyncfilms.com or
www.myspace.com/thinksyncfilms