Stars Of The Lid // Church Of St. Thomas The Martyr, Haymarket // 24th May STARS OF THE LID W/ D_RRADIO + MARIPOSA LIVE AT THE CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS THE MARTYR HAYMARKET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE SATURDAY, 24TH MAY // 8PM START £10 advance // £12 on the door // FIL093 Tickets available at We Got Tickets, distractionrecords.com and fakeindielabel.co.uk Available locally through alt.vinyl, Beatdown Records and RPM Records. Distraction Records and fakeindielabel are incredibly honoured to host Stars of the Lid for their debut Newcastle-upon-Tyne outing at [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Thomas_the_Martyr"]Church of St Thomas the Martyr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Canterbury_cathedral.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Canterbury_cathedral.jpg/35px-Canterbury_cathedral.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/6/68/Canterbury_cathedral.jpg/35px-Canterbury_cathedral.jpg[/ame]. simply feel that they are making the most important music of the 21st century.”; Ivo Watts-Russell (4AD label founder) Stars Of The Lid Stars of the Lid are easily one of the most important and influential bands or our times. Read a review of any ambient or experimental band these days and you will see their name being dropped, and it’s not hard to hear why: few bands deliver such aural delights as SotL. Stars of the Lid are masters of weaving sonic textures gorgeously into beautiful, absorbing, minimalist epic drones, wavering between subtly mournful and gloriously triumphant, offering the perfect soundtrack to lucid daydreaming. There are hints of modern classical, drone-ridden soundscapes, effects-treated guitars along with piano, strings, and horns; for Stars of the Lid, it’s the silences between the sound that matter. Think Brian Eno, think Labradford, think Stockhausen, think Arvo Pärt, think of the most original and beautiful music being produced today. There are thousands of artists creating ambient music. But Stars of the Lid simply sound unlike anybody else doing this sort of thing. ". . . the kind of music that makes consciousness seem like an annoying state...most ambient outfits demand a close, meditative listening, but few deliver with as many sonic rewards as Stars of the Lid.” Pitchfork Media “Their work, especially that displayed on Refinement, stands as some of the more original and evocative music being produced today, smart and technical without sacrificing atmosphere and feeling. . . Stars of the Lid once described their name as referring to the private images generated between the eye and closed eyelid. . . they have provided these images with suitable soundtrack.” http://www.popmatters.com Further reading: [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_of_the_Lid"]Stars of the Lid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Stars_of_the_Lid.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Stars_of_the_Lid.jpg/220px-Stars_of_the_Lid.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/1/12/Stars_of_the_Lid.jpg/220px-Stars_of_the_Lid.jpg[/ame] [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Wiltzie"]Adam Wiltzie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] Listen To Stars of the Lid: Stars of the Lid on last.fm Stars of the Lid on myspace Kranky Records Stars Of The Lid Videos / Projectionist 'Apreludes In C Sharp Minor' video Luke Savisky in the Austin Chronicle 2007 Year End Best Album Charts for 'And Their Refinement Of The Decline' Brainwashed Pitchfork Metacritic Boomkat cokemachineglow Selected Interviews Lost at Sea cokemachineglow eMusic Maelstrom Selected Reviews Pop Matters Paper Thin Walls Pitchfork (And Their Refinement Of The Decline) Pitchfork (The Tired Sounds Of) Dusted Tiny Mix Tapes Stylus Scene Point Blank Debug d_rradio d_rradio (pronounced D. R. Radio) stands for deathrowradio - the perfect moniker for a music whose intention is to bring comfort and light to the most dark and difficult hours. Thriving on beautiful organic melodies and digital soundscapes, d_rradio sound like an absurd mix of the most joyous moments in your favourite late-night records and yet sound simultaneously like nothing else. d_rradio on myspace d_rradio on Distraction Records Mariposa Watching Mariposa twiddle knobs on peddles; gently teasing the threads of a song together is like watching a performer struggle to keep so many spinning plates in balance. The foundations may not be perfect; the squeezebox discordant, the viola straining, but the wall of sound produced is heavenly. Watching and listening to this duo building layers of noise is mesmerising and a privilege; you're watching the genesis of art itself. And Christ, is it moving. Mariposa on myspace How To Get There Click here for a large streetmap of the venue. The Church Of St. Thomas The Martyr is one of Newcastle-upon-Tyne's most central landmarks. It iseasy to find, especially via the Metro. Just turn left out of Haymarket Metro station, and its the big church on the green in front of you over the road, near the Civic Centre - its about a minute walk.
