7thSun: new E.P. 'static. odourless. invisible.'

7thSun: new compilation 'November Echoes'

 

 

Coming soon...

'Suspiria'

In honour of Hallowe'en 2015, my band 7thSun has recorded a cover of Goblin's 'Suspiria', the theme from Dario Argento's film of the same name. You can listen to it on SoundCloud or download it from Dropbox.

'The Remains'

The new 7thSun E.P. 'The Remains' is now available for free download on the 7thSun website.

7thSun - The Remains
01. Tommysong
02. The Kindness of Women
03. Windmills Turn Dusk
04. Home Movies.

Track 03 was written by Prussian Intervals. All other tracks written by 7thSun.

For full details, please visit www.7thsun.co.uk/

7thSun: Resignation (Live)

Recorded at The Central last week.

7thSun Live at The Central, Gateshead, 20/08/2015

Set list:

01. 2015 Intro
02. Into the Starscape
03. Resignation
04. China Girl [Iggy Pop/David Bowie]
05. Mandragora
06. Tommysong, Part 2.

7thSun Live 2015

7thSun Live at the Head of Steam, 12/12/2013

Set list:

01. Atomic [Blondie]
02. BeginAgain
03. Silent Night [Franz Xaver Gruber]
04. Purple Rain [Prince and the Revolution]
05. Beyond the Headache Zone (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Brussels Sprouts).

Download our last E.P. for free at www.7thsun.co.uk/

7thSun: European Grey E.P. coming soon

7thSun Live at Bar Loco, 29/05/2013

Thank you to the Edison Project for asking to support them. And thnak you to everyone who came.

7thSun Live 2013 #2

Tonight! At Bar Loco (formerly Barkollo). FREE entry.

7thSun Live at The Bridge Hotel, 02/05/2013

01. Into the Starscape
02. Acid Rain
03. Insight [Joy Division]
04. Pictures of the Sky*
05. Opolska*
06. Mandragora*
07. Pulse/Rust
08. Judaswiege#
09. Resignation
10. Kangaroo [Big Star]
11. A Light Fall of Snow#*
12. Little Red Corvette [Prince]*
13. Beyond the Headache Zone (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Paranoia)#*.

* Featuring John McKechnie on bass guitar
# Featuring Rich Kelly on synth/guitar

A huge thank you to:
David Newton (sound)
John and Rich (guests)
The Washy Modes and Prussian Intervals (support)
Michael Keller (compère)
Graeme J. Baty (photography)
Alistair, Kevin and John (front of house)
Pat and David (transport)
The audience for their support, patience and generous donations.

This concert was held in aid of The Stroke Association and The Lullaby Trust. We raised around £100 for each charity.

'You people out there, you are the stars!'

The next 7thSun show is on Wednesday 29th May at Bar Loco; we are performing with The Edison Project. 

7thSun Live 2013

This Thursday, 2nd May at The Bridge Hotel.

Full details available here.

Highlights of 2012 / The Year Ahead

Music, Films and Television - in no particular order. 

Robin Guthrie - Fortune (Soleil Après Minuit)

Listen to 'Circus Circus'.

Russian Circles - Empros (Sargent House)

Listen to 'Schiphol'.

Swans - The Seer (Young God)

Listen to 'Lunacy'.

Beach House - Bloom (Sub Pop)

Listen to 'Myth'.

Tusk Festival 2012

Visit the website. Highlights were Graham Lambkin & Jason Lescaleet and Hild Sofie Tafjord.

The Master (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
Watch the trailer. 

The Imposter (dir. Bart Layton) 

Watch the trailer.

Berberian Sound Studio (dir. Peter Strickland)

Watch the trailer.

The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)

Watch the trailer.

Les Revenants (Canal+)

Watch an advert.

Africa (BBC)

Watch a clip.

Things I'm looking forward to this year:

• My band 7thSun is performing live at The Bridge Hotel on Thursday 02/05; it promises to be our biggest show to date. The Washy Modes and Prussian Intervals are also playing.
• I'm going to see Robin Guthrie Trio live at The Cluny tonight. 
• The V&A is hosting the 'David Bowie Is' exhibition from 23/03 - 28/07.
• Michael Gira is curating the 'Mouth to Mouth' Festival at Koko in London on 06/04. Swans, Ben Frost and Grouper are on the bill.

'.Orizonte.'

The new 7thSun album '.Orizonte.' is now available for free download from the 7thSun website.

The tracks were largely written for live performances in 2011.
This is the first 7thSun release to feature James Brewster on synthesizer. 

7thSun - .Orizonte.
01. Into the Starscape
02. Compression
03. YGMN
04. The Man in the Mirror
05. Mandragora
06. Lunar Twin
07. Nix Mirabilis
08. Black Rain Falls.

For full details, please visit www.7thsun.co.uk/

7thSun: new album .Orizonte. coming soon

'Mandragora' Video

A video for the track 'Mandragora' from the forthcoming 7thSun album 'Orizonte'.
See www.7thsun.co.uk/ for details.

Alive: Burrow

Hello. My attention has recently been occupied by less text-based blogging on my tumblr 'Burrow'.

7thSun Live at the HMRC Xmas Party, Madisons Bar, 10/12/2011

01. Into the Starscape
02. Psychic Hitlist Victim No. 8/ The Locomotion
[Honolulu Mountain Daffodils/ Little Eva]
03. Pulse
04. Whole Wide World [Wreckless Eric]
05. Silent Night [Franz Xaver Gruber]
06. Mandragora
07. Little Red Corvette [Prince].

Thanks to Jan for hiring us, and thanks to the audience for not throwing bottles.

A special thank you to John McKechnie who lent us two of the amps that we used.

7thSun on Soundcloud

Trapped on a Tidal Island by 7thSunUK

I recently opened an account on Soundcloud. You can listen to some of my music there.