The Simonsound

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A psychedelic montage for the B side to the new Laura J Martin & The Simonsound single.

7 April 2011 • video psychedelic montage abstract Laura J Martin The Simonsound battered ornaments

Little clip of our first live show at Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho, London. The video catches the end of ‘The One that got Away’ featuring Laura J Martin on flute, and a new collaboration with Laura called ‘Inside Your Bones’.

We have some more live shows coming up -

Nov 21st - The Orange Rooms, Southampton.  CANCELLED

Nov 27th - The Scala, London.

December 10th - Duke of York’s Cinema, Brighton.

Check out our Facebook page (do a search for The Simonsound) for more up to date gig listings.

19 October 2010 • live Pizza Express Jazz Club Nick Luscombe Laura Laura J Martin The Simonsound Flute

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So excited about this show. Thank you to Emily for the amazing poster design.

An evening of spaced out sound, 60’s sci-fi TV, short 16mm space films and multi projector light show in the stunning setting of Brighton’s 100 year old cinema.

Music and sound will be provided by The Simonsound (featuring Debbie Clare and Laura J Martin), the Intergalactic synthesiser duo whose debut album, ‘Reverse Engineering’ channels the pioneering electronics and mood music of the 60’s using vintage synthesisers, FX and ta…pe machines, and Laura J Martin who, armed with flute, mandolin and loop station, sings over her loops and beats, drawing inspiration from dramatic tales of Japanese folkore. DJ Format will be delving into his vaults and playing a selection of rare psych rock and library records.

Film screenings on the night will include Timelash - a trippy episode of 60’s sci-fi TV series UFO; Space Place – a 60’s psychedelic trip into space with electronic sound; and Kosmodron R. 1999, a wry comic Eastern European animation on the vicissitudes of space flight.

Ian Helliwell will be doing a full on multi-projector light show to accompany the live music.

Friday 10th December - 10PM till late - Tickets £10.

Ticket hotline - 0871 9025728

www.picturehouses.co.uk


11 October 2010 • the simonsound duke of york's music live Laura J Martin Ian Helliwell UFO Sci-fi short films space DJ Format

Simply put, The Simonsound is gorgeous, spacey, trippy, sexy, psychedelic brilliance that you listen to in a headphone - drenched daze, flat on your back in the park, blossoms falling at sunset, birds & vapor trails charging through the vivid blue sky.

— Thanks Tara!!!

28 May 2010 • tara busch analogue suicide quote review reverse engineering the simonsound album

Reverse Engineering at no. 7 in Gilles Petersons albums of the year (so far) chart

23 May 2010 • Gilles Peterson The Simonsound Reverse Engineering

Some pictures of our day recording a session for Gilles Peterson at BBC’s Maida Vale studio. It will be broadcast on Gilles’ show Tuesday 25th May on Radio 1 and we’ll be in the studio too to talk about the album.

23 May 2010 • radiophonic workshop BBC Gilles Peterson Reverse Engineering The Simonsound Studio Maida Vale Studio 4 Moog

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The Simonsound LP design notebook. Emily Macaulay’s bits and bobs from the sleeve design process.

16 May 2010 • emily macaulay design album the simonsound reverse engineering music electronic space sci-fi

We were very excited to get the finished vinyl copies of the album last week. Emily’s design perfectly represents the space age, sci-fi 60’s vision of the future that we have tried to create with the music. Go and check out her work.

18 April 2010 • Reverse Reverse Engineering The Simonsound Album Artwork sci-fi space electronic music music

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We were featured on Gilles Peterson’s ‘All Winners’ Radio 1 show last week. It is his pick of the best tracks this year so far. The album release is getting closer and closer and we now have the final vinyl versions in our dirty mitts. CD’s should follow shortly and then we are ready for LIFT OFF in May………

16 April 2010 • album gilles peterson BBC Radio 1 All Winners Reverse Engineering The Simonsound