In no particular order - Bloc Party, High Contrast, Pendulum, Coldplay, Athlete, Chemical Brothers, Idlewild, Imogen Heap, Delays, Mylo, Jenna G, Elbow, Zero 7, Shy FX, The Cure, Lemon Jelly, Arcade Fire, Counting Crows, Flaming Lips, Mr Scruff, Tom Vek, Prodigy, The Postal Service, Hot Chip, John Butler Trio, Guillemots, Chicane, Kid Beyond, Bonobo, Amon Tobin, London Elektricity, New Order, Eva Cassidy, Air, Human Traffic (film and soundtrack), Cypress Hill, KT Tunstall, Bob Marley, Asian Dub Foundation, Chemical Brothers, Dennis Rollins, The Fugees, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Doves, Roni Size, Goo Goo Dolls, Jack Johnson, Jamie Lidell, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Barenaked Ladies, Krafty Kuts, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Tears for Fears, Sufjan Stevens, Underworld, The Herbaliser and more ....
Sounds Like
Bloc Party, Athlete and High Contrast all got in the same room and took something to expand the mind!
Alex Fenton and John Hammond met studying music technology at Edinburgh University in 2003.
After a couple of years writing and playing acoustic sets under our former name (The Mile), we decided that we could be more than just another guitar band - and besides, we couldn't find a drummer or bassist to contribute to the immensely creative process that had already begun. So at this point, we began a journey - a two man journey into the powerful sonic world of Flying With Penguins.
Flying With Penguins are an electronic duo based in Edinburgh. Backgrounds in guitar music and a heavy dose of electronic influence results in a combination of funky breaks, weaving synths, catchy guitar hooks, powerful vocals and realtime looping creating experimental yet accessible songs, exciting when performed live.
Artist influences include The Postal Service, Bonobo, New Order, The Cure, most Drum and Bass, Athlete, Mr Scruff, Imogen Heap, Hot Chip and more. Tunes you can groove to, cry to, sing along to and move to. Each is a journey.
Enter a new world of sound.
No-one has done this before ...
FLYING WITH PENGUINS
"Flying With Penguins impressed us with their fusion of loops and riffs and kept the crowd entertained ... A blend of electronic and traditional instrumentation techniques wrapped up in a memorable performance." - review from our Limbo gig 17/04/08
I am absolutely dismayed as to the reasons behind the shutting of Capitol...
Myself and Mandy love working there & we have worked really hard to make sure that every band that comes to OUR venue is treated well & has the best possible sound.
We really do care about Capitol, we look after our kit and the venue to keep it in the best shape we can, putting in LOADS of extra UNPAID hours just to try and make it a cut above the rest of the crap out there in Glasgow, and i think everyone, ourselves, you guys the musicians & all of the great promoters have succeeded in building something rare & special, a venue that actually gives a shit!
I seriously hope G1 will see that this is something worth saving, not just for the sake of a couple of jobs, myself's and Mandy's - but for the sake of the whole Glasgow music scene. If you've ever played at Capitol, had a good time and been treated well, don't be lethargic if you're sitting there reading this - all it will take is two minutes to leave a comment on the Capitol myspace supporting the cause & hopefully we can swing it!
Click on the banner above to go to the Capitol myspace & help us out!
Happy Days is out now on iTunes and our record Revolution will be released on September 29, with Holy Fuck on the flip and beast remixes of the title tune.
We are also in the process of having our work remixed by Reverend And The Makers and collaborating with Yo Majesty. More on that soon.
After the success of the 1st ever XPLICIT Boat Party we are back with one more for 2008. Due to high demand we have been lucky enough to be able to fit one more in before the summer finishes. The 1st one has been one of our highlights of the year so far. An intimate 4 hour sail along the firth of forth featuring a fully stocked bar, HUGE club sound system with lotsa extra subs!, Indoor heated area and canopy incase it rains with a fancy dress theme of Sea and Water.
People will get picked up from a secret location and whisked off on the party bus to the boat which will set sail on Forth. Limited FREE bus seats available so this will be available to the 1st 100 people who contact us for spaces. Otherwise contact us direct if you which to take your own transport to the boat and back
This will take place on Saturday 9th August and the theme water/Sea.
Friends! Summer's here (not that the sun knows about it!)...
To celebrate not only this but the official release of our album (on i tunes and such like) we cordially invite you to our album launch at Henry's Cellar Bar on Monday 4th August. Get your dancing shoes on, grab your friends by the hand, lead them in the ways of Zorbic rightousness, and come on down for a dazzling night to remember...
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