UKAEA - Birds Catching Fire in the Sky
An adventurous response to the imagined, post-capitalist futures of accelerationist electronica, a buzzing, radioactive, charred monument from a notional, hopefully avoidable dystopia to come - Birds Catching Fire in the Sky is the bold second album from UKAEA, featuring collaborations with Dali de Saint Paul, Agathe Max, Charly Blackburn, Kaya Moore, Deyar Yasin, Silvia Konstance, Marion Andrau, Conny Prantera, Henry Dean
FFO: deconstructed avant-club, electro-industrial, psychedelic gabber, concussive rhythms, accelerationist electronica
Birds Catching Fire in the Sky is available now on 12" 180g nuclear vinyl with mirror board outer sleeve
Blue Bendy - So Medieval
“The most underrated band in London" (The Guardian), Blue Bendy are getting ready to release their highly anticipated debut album So Medieval, out on 12 April via The state51 Conspiracy
So Medieval captures all the musical foibles, idiosyncrasies and departures from the norm which Blue Bendy have displayed across their previous releases. The album is an explosive mix of genre, atmosphere and emotions where the end result is something rare for a new band: a debut which is as experimental as it is confident and assured, as tender as it is visceral, as quiet as it is loud, as bloody as it is teary
So Medieval is now available to pre-order on 12" 180g black vinyl (with printed lyric inners)
Last week, we released their latest single and video for new single ‘Come On Baby, Dig!'. The music video, directed by Michael Julings, stars Laura Schuller, a performance artist recently cast in the Marina Abramović retrospective at the RA
The band have also announced a headline UK tour in Spring 2024
To celebrate the announcement, we’re throwing a very special, one-off event in Shoreditch and a chance to listen to some unreleased music
There will also be a free raffle on the night for a chance to win some goodies
Date: 07.02.2024
Doors open at: 7:30pm
Music from: 8:00pm
Blue Bendy DJ set 9:00pm-until late
Location: 2 Swanfield Street, London, E2 7DS
Free, RSVP-only [very limited spots available] - RSVP HERE
Bingo Fury - Mr Stark
One-off talent and rising alternative artist Bingo Fury releases new single ‘Mr Stark’, the electrifying third single from his much-anticipated debut album Bats Feet For A Widow due 16 February via The state51 Conspiracy
Exemplifying the surreal worlds that Bingo Fury creates, ‘Mr Stark’ is an ode to the enigmatic fictional character ‘Mr Stark’. It undulates between urgent bursts of jerky, Arto Lindsay-esque guitar and melodic crooning, with abstract lyrical brilliance shining through in lines like: “he sparkles like hospital floors / My eyes are buried in you, Mr Stark!”. These lyrics are an inspired nod to Silver Jews’ David Berman, whose 1999 poetry collection Actual Air is an influence throughout the album. ‘Mr Stark’ is a spellbinding piece of avant-garde music, pushing boundaries and defying genre.
Bats Feet For a Widow is available to pre-order on 12" 180g vinyl in black or turqouise
Donovan in conversation with John Doran
Last October the state51 Factory was graced by the presence of the Sunshine Superman himself - Donovan - for an in-depth conversation with The Quietus’ John Doran about his seminal 60s double album A Gift from a Flower to a Garden. Watch the full interview below, replete with a couple of unrehearsed Donovan classics!
Deluxe vinyl reissue of A Gift from a Flower to a Garden and The Tinker and the Crab / Wear Your Love Like Heaven (Mono) double A-side vinyl 7" are now available to buy now
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Thanks as always from the state51 team!