NEWS FROM THE RHOMBUS ROOMS, 2009 ===================================================== 04/07/09 SHAPE ACTS AT TRUCK ===================================================== (Good logo innit) Fredrick Stanley Star and Them Squirrels have been confirmed to play at this years Truck Festival, Truck 12. HERE is the full line up. It seems appropriate at this point to insert an image of a massive truck: ===================================================== 13/06/09 BLOGGING WORLD GOES LOOPY FOR EVILS ===================================================== We at Shape Records are always hoping that our releases somehow get hyped up on the mythical BLOGOSPHERE. Our dreams have come true as here is a blog all about EVILS LP courtesy of Shape friends, Culture Vulture (remember the tape?!). Look out for the Culture Vulture lads playing their Top 100 songs ever at the following event: ===================================================== 08/06/09 EVILS - HELLO CHILDREN EVERYWHERE IS OUT NOW ===================================================== That's right, as of now HELLO CHILDREN EVERYWHERE is officially OUT. This means if you order it HERE we will send it you. It also means you can pop to Spillers and purchase it or buy a digital version of it on a plethora of download sites - you know the sort, itunes, emusic, Amazon, etc etc. There will be a launch party for the release and more stockists announced soon. ============================================ 05/06/09 EVILS LIVE ============================================ EVILS is playing live with Kap Bambino at a Three Syllables gig in Cardiff in a couple of weeks. The new album WILL be available to purchase at the event. Also, Three Syllables are putting on Islet a new band which contains some Shape / Attack+Defend associates: ============================================ 09/05/09 Them Squirrels Live debut AHOY ============================================ THEM SQUIRRELS will be playing live in support of the soon to be released Them Scribbles EP. The dates are as follows: 18 May Freakshow :: Pagan Wanderer Lu Album Release Party :: Dempseys, Cardiff 26 May Kruger Presents :: w/ Micachu & The Shapes + Picture Books in Winter :: Buffalo Bar, Cardiff The EP can be pre-ordered now from the order section of this site and the release date for the EP is 18th May. ============================================ 20/04/09 EVILS - The End of the World is out ============================================ Evils new single 'The End of the World' is now available as a free digital download HERE The LP 'Hello Children Everywhere' is also available to pre-order ON THE SAME PAGE. ======================================= 09/04/09 EVILS MIX ======================================= As promised, in order to whet collective appetites for his forthcoming single and album EVILS has done a mean, super mix entitled 'The Axis Of Evils'. It can be listened to by here. Tracklisting: Intro Trans AM : I want it all DAF : Im dschungel der liebe Jean Jacques Perrey/Luke Vibert : White Knight (black in the day) Arpanet : Wireframe Images Paul Mccartney : Temporary Secretary Black Devil Disco Club : H-Friend Philip Pin : Chou Temps Manuel Gšttsching : E2-E4 John Baker : Time and Tune White Noise : Love Without Sound Edgar Winter : Martians Goblin : Tenebrae Mr Oizo : Skatesteak Mr Oizo/Sebastian Tellier : Plug It Yellow Magic Orchestra : Cosmic SurfinÕ Add (N) to X : Plug Me In John Baker : Festival Time DMX Krew : The Glass Room AFX : Batine Acid The Tuss : Alspacka ======================================= 05/04/09 Attack+Defend relaunch website ======================================= After repeated hacker attacks over the years the Attack+Defend website has been battered and bruised until the point it was destroyed in early 2009. It has been relaunched (again) and is now in it's fifth incarnation. We urge you to go and have a look as there is so much to see and do, you'll be there for days. ======================================= 01/04/09 EVILS News ======================================= We will be releasing 'The End of The World' as a single by Evils on Monday 20th April. It will be free to download in the order section of this site from that day onwards and is taken from his forthcoming debut album 'Hello Children Everywhere' due out in May. A mix called 'The Axis of Evils' is also forthcoming and will be streamed here the next few days. ======================================= 29/03/09 Fredrick Stanley Star News ======================================= Fredrick Stanley Star visited the Brecon Beacons today to record a music video. Here are some photographs: ======================================= 23/03/09 Old Fredrick Stanley Star News ======================================= On the subject of Kruger, whom I mentioned in the last posting I should of also mentioned the 'Ivy League Sessions'. Fredrick Stanley Star completed one a while back playing all new, never heard before tracks. I urge you to go and have a listen ==HERE== ===================================== 19/03/09 Them Squirrels Radio News ===================================== Bethan Elfyn played Them Squirrels last night on BBC Introducing. Listen again to the show http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bethanelfyn/ to hear it and then continue to listen to hear the voice of Shape's good friend Mike Williams from Kruger do some tipping. ===================================== 18/03/09 Shape Records News ===================================== We can confirm we will be releasing the debut album from EVILS. It'll be on 12" vinyl and available to pre-order in the next few weeks. Lot's more details and a free mixtape to download coming called 'The Axis of Evils'. www.myspace.com/evilsmusic ===================================== 16/03/09 Shape Numbers News ===================================== Shape Numbers is the name for Shape Records DJs. We have a weekly residency Djing every Wednesday 10pm- 12am at the Buffalo Bar in Cardiff. ===================================== 13/03/09 Fredrick Stanley Star News ===================================== Fredrick Stanley Star 'Heaviside Layer is now available to purchase as a digital download from all of the usual haunts such as itunes, emusic, Amazon, playmusic etc. The band have a series of dates announced for the next couple of months: 14 Apr BBC Introducing@The Social London 28 Apr Loose@Buffalo Bar w/ AU Cardiff 1 May Third Ear@The Cube w/ AU Bristol 5 May The Wheatsheaf, w/The Balky Mule Oxford 22-24 May Meadowlands Festival, Sussex- http://meadowlandsfestival.com We will be releasing a tape cassette EP by the band, containing 500 Years from Heaviside Layer and a bunch of previously unreleased material. More news on that to follow. =============================== 09/03/09 Attack+Defend - Theme =============================== The 2nd Attack+Defend Album 'Theme' is out now. The album was recorded at Signal Box Studios in Cardiff with Kris Jenkins. It comes in a handmade sleeve with a handmade booklet: To get a copy click here or go to Spillers Records in Cardiff. ============================================ 02/03/09 Them Squirrels - Them Scribbles EP ============================================ We will be releasing 100 Handmade CD copies of the above EP in April. It can be listened to at www.myspace.com/themsquirrels