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In Modern History reviews
Thu, 24 Jun 2010All the reviews of In Modern History are being added to the gallery as they come in (click 'gallery' in the menu above and choose 'press'). They say things like...
"This new set shows him moving towards the mainstream, relying on his fine, distinctive voice rather than shock tactics... One of the folk scenes great originals" **** - The Guardian
"Subtle sweetness alongside bitterness and bile. Theres also beauty, beastliness and weirdness. Alluring" **** - The Mirror
"This album marks the full flowering of his singular talents...A ravishing record with an abiding theme:expect the unexpected." ****1/2 - The Sun
"Pretty wonderful" - Outstanding - The Independent on Sunday
"A compelling landmark in contemporary folk" Album Of The Week - The Independent
Thu, 24 Jun 2010All the reviews of In Modern History are being added to the gallery as they come in (click 'gallery' in the menu above and choose 'press'). They say things like...
"This new set shows him moving towards the mainstream, relying on his fine, distinctive voice rather than shock tactics... One of the folk scenes great originals" **** - The Guardian
"Subtle sweetness alongside bitterness and bile. Theres also beauty, beastliness and weirdness. Alluring" **** - The Mirror
"This album marks the full flowering of his singular talents...A ravishing record with an abiding theme:expect the unexpected." ****1/2 - The Sun
"Pretty wonderful" - Outstanding - The Independent on Sunday
"A compelling landmark in contemporary folk" Album Of The Week - The Independent
Mon, 03 May 2010Pre-order the standard edition of the new album, In Modern History - Jim Moray Shop, Amazon.co.uk
The deluxe version, and limited edition content will be available to order through Pledge Music very soon...
Tue, 19 Jan 2010
Jim Moray : A Beginners Guide
‘A Beginners Guide’ compiles tracks from Jim Moray's three ground-breaking and award-winning albums – 2003’s BBC Radio2 Folk Album of Year ‘Sweet England’, ‘Jim Moray’ in 2006 and fRoots Critics Poll and Mojo Folk Album of the Year winner ‘Low Culture’ in 2008 - and also includes tracks from his rare and much sought after ‘I Am Jim Moray’ EP and a bonus video to his award-winning XTC cover ‘All You Pretty Girls’.
Released worldwide on April 25th, 2010.
US Publicity for Jim Moray: A Beginner’s Guide is being handled by Tracy Mann (MG Limited) and Lisa Shively (Press Network).
"The most significant musician since Bob Dylan to decide that the folk idiom is the perfect vehicle for his musical adventures and experiments" Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
“Though Folk has returned to the mainstream in recent years as alt.folk, the term mostly signaled a return of drippy singer-songwriters. Only a few try to take on the stark verities of traditional British folk songs. And Moray differs even from them by stapling such songs to modern pop forms. He’s continuing Fairport Convention’s folk-rock experiment, and Low Culture comes even closer to success even than Sweet England. (…) In any other context, he might be a conventional, mainstream figure, but the bottomless trove of sturdy old folk tales, and his musical imagination, spark brightly. (…) There isn’t much lower, or better, culture than that.” – Album of the Week **** - The Independent (UK)
Last minute gig TONIGHT.
Thu, 17 Dec 2009Hi,
I'm standing in for a poorly Tim Van Eyken at short notice tonight in my native Bedminster.
8pm, The South Bank Club, Dean Lane, Bedminster, Bristol.
Thu, 17 Dec 2009Hi,
I'm standing in for a poorly Tim Van Eyken at short notice tonight in my native Bedminster.
8pm, The South Bank Club, Dean Lane, Bedminster, Bristol.
Albums of the decade
Wed, 09 Dec 2009Patrick Wolf – Lychanthropy (2003)
Kathleen Edwards – Failer (2003)
The Blue Nile – High (2004)
Frou Frou – Details (2002)
Wild Beasts – Limbo Panto (2008)/Two Dancers (2009)
Dizzee Rascal – Boy In Da Corner (2003)
June Tabor – An Echo Of Hooves (2003)
James Raynard – Strange Histories (2005)
Art Brut – Bang Bang Rock And Roll (2005)
Radiohead – Kid A (2000)
The Dears – No Cities Left (2004)
Edit: I thought of two more. Can't believe I forgot these :-
Mew - Frengers (2003)
The Streets - Original Pirate Material (2002)
Wed, 09 Dec 2009Patrick Wolf – Lychanthropy (2003)
Kathleen Edwards – Failer (2003)
The Blue Nile – High (2004)
Frou Frou – Details (2002)
Wild Beasts – Limbo Panto (2008)/Two Dancers (2009)
Dizzee Rascal – Boy In Da Corner (2003)
June Tabor – An Echo Of Hooves (2003)
James Raynard – Strange Histories (2005)
Art Brut – Bang Bang Rock And Roll (2005)
Radiohead – Kid A (2000)
The Dears – No Cities Left (2004)
Edit: I thought of two more. Can't believe I forgot these :-
Mew - Frengers (2003)
The Streets - Original Pirate Material (2002)
Radio 1 session!
Thu, 15 Oct 2009Jim and Bubbz will be live in session for Rob Da Banks show on Radio1 this Saturday (17th October) - it's very early in the morning, but will be on listen again if you can't listen live.
Thu, 15 Oct 2009Jim and Bubbz will be live in session for Rob Da Banks show on Radio1 this Saturday (17th October) - it's very early in the morning, but will be on listen again if you can't listen live.
edit: listen again link - http://bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00n6xn5 - about 1'45 in. magic.
Jackie Oates on XFM
Wed, 30 Sep 2009Jackie's cover of The Sugarcubes 'Birthday' - produced and arranged by Jim - has been placed on XFM's 'X-posure top 5' playlist. The track has previously recieved airplay from John Kennedy and Cerys Matthews on BBC 6Music, and has been well recieved pretty much everywhere.
The track is available on limited edition vinyl, with artwork by jim sleeve designer David Owen, from jackies website.
Meanwhile, 'Lucy Wan' recieves more Radio1 airplay over the weekend. Not a bad tally!..
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Wed, 30 Sep 2009Jackie's cover of The Sugarcubes 'Birthday' - produced and arranged by Jim - has been placed on XFM's 'X-posure top 5' playlist. The track has previously recieved airplay from John Kennedy and Cerys Matthews on BBC 6Music, and has been well recieved pretty much everywhere.
The track is available on limited edition vinyl, with artwork by jim sleeve designer David Owen, from jackies website.
Meanwhile, 'Lucy Wan' recieves more Radio1 airplay over the weekend. Not a bad tally!..
-- Post From My iPhone
Lucy Wan : Radio 1
Sun, 30 Aug 2009For those in the uk Lucy Wan recieves it's first play on radio 1 tonight on Rob Da Bank's show!
The show will be available on listen again (more details when they're available) but you could text in after the show to say how much you'd like to hear the track, and others like it, again...
Thanks.
J
Edit: here are the listen again links - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00m9zql (iplayer link)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank/ (page with tracklisting)
Sun, 30 Aug 2009For those in the uk Lucy Wan recieves it's first play on radio 1 tonight on Rob Da Bank's show!
The show will be available on listen again (more details when they're available) but you could text in after the show to say how much you'd like to hear the track, and others like it, again...
Thanks.
J
Edit: here are the listen again links - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00m9zql (iplayer link)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank/ (page with tracklisting)
Tue, 11 Aug 2009
Lucy Wan (feat. Bubbz). New Single - Released 14th September 2009.
Available through iTunes and from the Jim Moray webshop.
Taken from Jim Moray’s multi-award winning album, Low Culture, Lucy Wan is a groundbreaking and innovative pop single. A traditional old English murder song set to a throbbing dubstep beat, and featuring grime MC Bubbz, it is the first time an Urban / Folk crossover track has received plaudits from both musical communities as well as from mainstream pop fans. Since it’s first appearance on Low Culture, Lucy Wan has already caused a huge stir in the musical community, resulting in a plethora of positive reviews across the music press, culminating in a nomination for Best New Track at the 2008 BBC Folk Awards.
Featuring a new mix of the genre-bursting track from the award-winning 'Low Culture', and new song 'Inside The Wolf'.
Live from Womad
Fri, 24 Jul 2009The set from Womad festival will be aired live, as it happens tomorrow night (Sat 25th) on Radio 3 at around 11pm.
Listen live on the radio or on listen again by click here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ls2kp
Fri, 24 Jul 2009The set from Womad festival will be aired live, as it happens tomorrow night (Sat 25th) on Radio 3 at around 11pm.
Listen live on the radio or on listen again by click here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ls2kp
Wood festival documentary
Thu, 04 Jun 2009Jim can be seen talking and playing a brief excerpt from 'Three Black Feathers' in this documentary from last month's Wood festival.
http://www.vimeo.com/4864132
enjoy!
Thu, 04 Jun 2009Jim can be seen talking and playing a brief excerpt from 'Three Black Feathers' in this documentary from last month's Wood festival.
http://www.vimeo.com/4864132
enjoy!
Thu, 14 May 2009Hey you! Would you like to see Alasdair Roberts play a concert in Bristol? But Jim is also playing in Bristol that night. What if they were playing on the same bill though? That way you could see them both for the reasonable sum of only £8.50. That would be brilliant, right?
Click here my friend.
"...then you gotta cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules."
Fri, 03 Apr 2009http://open.spotify.com/user/jmobot/playlist/6h2Y0F1gRJJh8Je6XdTzDw
Fri, 03 Apr 2009http://open.spotify.com/user/jmobot/playlist/6h2Y0F1gRJJh8Je6XdTzDw
I've got feelings of anxiety, me.
Wed, 25 Mar 2009For your listening pleasure - click me.
(for the unitiated, yes - it's supposed to sound like that. VBS Donkumentary for an explanation)
Back in the studio for a week or so before we start work on the new Jackie Oates album. Hopefully I can get some songs of my own down before it kicks off.
Wed, 25 Mar 2009For your listening pleasure - click me.
(for the unitiated, yes - it's supposed to sound like that. VBS Donkumentary for an explanation)
Back in the studio for a week or so before we start work on the new Jackie Oates album. Hopefully I can get some songs of my own down before it kicks off.
Shoreham show tonight
Fri, 27 Feb 2009Hi, due to circumstances beyond my control (a car with no brakes, and not unconnected pool of brake fluid in the car park) the show tonight will be acoustic.
Apologies for this, the gigs next week should be unaffected.
Thanks
Jim
-- Post From My iPhone
Fri, 27 Feb 2009Hi, due to circumstances beyond my control (a car with no brakes, and not unconnected pool of brake fluid in the car park) the show tonight will be acoustic.
Apologies for this, the gigs next week should be unaffected.
Thanks
Jim
-- Post From My iPhone
You didn't see me, right...?
Thu, 05 Feb 2009I'm probably going to have to take this link down pretty quickly, so nab it while you can...
click me
Thu, 05 Feb 2009I'm probably going to have to take this link down pretty quickly, so nab it while you can...
click me
Guess what...
Thu, 01 Jan 2009Low Culture is the proud recipient of Fatea magazine's Album of the Year 2008. It narrowly pipped Eliza Carthy's Dreams of Breathing Underwater and Jackie Oates' The Violet Hour. More details here http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/awards2008.html. This brings the tally of album of the year awards up to four so far. Thanks everybody, it's been quite a good year!
Also, happy 2009!
Thu, 01 Jan 2009Low Culture is the proud recipient of Fatea magazine's Album of the Year 2008. It narrowly pipped Eliza Carthy's Dreams of Breathing Underwater and Jackie Oates' The Violet Hour. More details here http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/awards2008.html. This brings the tally of album of the year awards up to four so far. Thanks everybody, it's been quite a good year!
Also, happy 2009!
Wed, 31 Dec 2008Robin Deneslow included the Low Culture tour in his "World and folk music events: what not to miss in 2009" article in yesterdays Guardian G2.
The article can be read here http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/30/best-world-folk-music-2009
