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| Ralph's Top 10 Chart - as played on Radio KC - 25.6.17 | ||
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| Description: | Tracks from the Top Ten Blogged Bands are played every Sunday 5-7pm on Radio KC as part of Ralph's Indie Show. LISTEN TO THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 HERE AS PLAYED ON RADIO KC - 25.6.17 RALPH'S BRAND NEW TOP 10 CHART No 1: Culann  Culann are long time Ralph's Life favourites after not only donating a track for the Ralph's Life CD for Rethink Mental Illness but travelling down to London to play the CD's launch night in the capital's iconic venue Proud Camden. The Culann journey has seen them play The Barrowlands, King Tuts 13 times, Wickerman Festival, Tiree Music Festival, GoNorth& Celtic Park, home of Celtic Football Club. No 2: Ali Ingle  Once again Ali Ingle has proved his pedigree as one of the UK's most promising singer songwriters with the release of his delightfully retrospective new single Saintly and we're delighted to be giving it an exclusive premiere here on Ralph's Life. "I'm really proud to exclusively show you my debut video release withCoconut CreativesThey are a cool bunch of people who together make up a London based creative content agency." No 3: The Moods  Ralph has been featuring the Blackthorn Festival on the blog recently due to the fact that it's near Manchester and probably the best value for money small festival in the UK. We've also been singling out a few Manchester bands for some special attention and today it's The Moods turn.  The tale (or should that be tail) of Guide Dog is many-fold and intriguing and unfolds thus... No 5: Wozniak
 Edinburgh shoegazers Wozniak head south for a handful of shows in the next few weeks, touring their debut album Courage Reels. The band have teamed up with Ralph's favourites Goodsouls Promotions to put together the dates in London, Brighton (in conjunction with Acid Box Promotions), Leeds and Salford. Other than in London, this will be their debut in each of these places. Live, Wozniak are loud, intense and powerful. No 6: Artbreak
 Ralph's favourite video this week is Will To Survive by London band Artbreak.Jamie& Shoony play anthems that have them making waves in Scotland and collecting a loyal fanbase. They have played to sell out crowds in some of the country's?nest venues such as Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom, O2 ABC, Kings Tuts, The Electric Circus and Saint Lukes. No 8: Enamel Animal  Enamel Animal self-released a debut album, Unfaith, which was released in February 2017 to critical acclaim in underground rock/metal circles, leading them to their recent signing with Holier Than Thou Records. Enamel Animal remain close to their roots, and continue to hone their art by the riverbank in the city they love, allegedly drinking tea and whiling away the hours until the end of the world.No automatic alt text available. No 9: Equinox  Ralph covered the book release by the mysterious Yorkshire poet Equinox last year with the promise that an album featuring works from the book would appear featuring collaborations with a range of musicians. Well that time has come to pass as It's Hard To Be Happy When Your Head Is Full Of Sin is now available in digital and CD formats. No 10: Ceiling Demons  Ralph has followed the musical progression of North Yorkshire based dark hip-hoppers (it's grim up north) Ceiling Demons with increasing interest as they develop their unique soundscape. Never shy about capturing the frailties of the human state after initially getting together to pay tribute to a lost friend and then through their musical practice addressing mental health issues; Ceiling Demons have, with the release of their new single March Forward attained a new level of not just retrospective sadness but optimism and aspiration. |
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| Ralph's Indie Show REPLAY as played on Radio KC - 25.6.17 | ||
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| Description: |  Ralph's Indie Show ReplaySunday 25th June 2017 from 5-7pm GMT Played in 158 countries Worldwide on 2 satellites Ralph's Life Music Blog: fruitbatwalton.blogspot.co.uk Submissions: ralphslife@mail.com PLAYLIST : Dronningen - Sugarbox AT THE SUN - Breathe Method Actress- Point Of View BLOODY KNEES - I Want It All Ghostpoet - Immigrant Boogie Left Of Summer - This Love Thing BANNERS - Holy Ground Featherwest - A Baby Not Yet Noiiises - Unholy Walls Cassia - Weekender Scott Swain Music - Like Nothing Else The Phantom Sound - Voices Jaayns Music - Danger The Winachi Tribe - Seeds Will Grow (Danny Saber remix) PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING - People Will Always Need Coal Millie Manders and The Shutup - Pretty Green Our Girl - Being Around The Hyena Kill - Red My Forever - Not Enough Secret Cameras - For You Frightened Rabbit - Fields Of Wheat JEKYLL - Cramp The Orchid Hunters - Execution No Solution Coquin Migale - Plans Alisha Vickers - Hide Macedo Music - Supernatural  |
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| The Moods - Video of The Week | ||
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| Description: |  The Moodsreleased Joy ahead of UK tour. Joy is accompanied by a thought-provoking short film starring actor and musician Steve Evets, who found fame in the leading role in 2009 film Looking For Eric, and formerly played Bass for The Fall. Shot on location in Salford and Manchester, the story follows two wildly different characters as an average day unravels and they both meet dramatic and contrasting fates.As well as Evets, the video, directed and filmed by Croftwerk Productions, features established local actors Nicole Evans, John Mackie and radio broadcaster James Stannage. Video -www.croftwerk.co.uk Produced& Released by -www.a1mrecords.com |
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| Description: | Ralphcovered the book release by the mysterious Yorkshire poetEquinoxlast year with the promise that an album featuring works from the book would appear featuring collaborations with a range of musicians. Well that time has come to pass as It's Hard To Be Happy When Your Head Is Full Of Sinis now available in digital and CD formats. Nothing overly unusual in that I hear you say, however Equinoxhas teamed up with a number of indie musicians (including a good fewRalph's Lifefavourites) to provide unique soundscapes to his spoken word. More unusual still is the trackGoodnight Viennawhich features the skills of none other than synth pop doyenVince Clarke.  The written word of Equinox takes no prisoners with subject matter ranging from male suicide to prostitution but with equal amounts of undying love and devotion, and its setting to music overlaid with the Northern intonations ofEquinoxgives the work another more meaningful aural texture.Twist my arm for a favourite track from an album that is as intriguing as it is clever and it'd have to beKiss(sorry Vince) which featuresFeral Fivewith its sleazy electro back-beat giving it a radio-friendly disco feel. Contributing artists are:Ashley Reaks,Feral Five,Dementio13,Ceiling Demons,Rosie Bans,Snippet,Vince Clarke,Radio Europa,Nat Lyon,Pulco,Jay Stansfield,Deux Furieuses,SuperhandandWill Harris. |
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| Ralph's Indie Show Replay - as played on Radio KC on Sunday 18.7.17 | ||
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| Description: |  Ralph's Indie Show ReplaySunday 28h May 2017 from 5-7pm GMT Played in 158 countries Worldwide on 2 satellites Ralph's Life Music Blog: fruitbatwalton.blogspot.co.uk Submissions: ralphslife@mail.com Katalina Kicks - Guns FloodHounds - Wide Awake Guide Dog - I Am The Daddy Partisan - Ashes Wozniak - Natsuko Left Of Summer - Youth Youngr - Monsters This Party - Lover Sounds of Equinox - Kiss (ft: Feral Five) Little Love and The Friendly Vibes - Two For One HAWK - Sin Riffy Dog- Stupid Rules The Holy Orders - Dedicated Follower Of Fashioning Misery Tess Of The Circle - This Higher Ground Andreas S. Jensen - Trust Is My Anchor Kidsmoke - See The World Faraday - Better In The Know PUKK - After SunI Am Derek - Submerged In Love Mad Marsh Hares - Caught In The Chaos Frantic Action - Bringing Down The House Gongkreeper - Perpetual Motion INCA MAPS - The Fall Ragweed - Silver Spoon Single By Sunday - It Is What It Is HUSKY - Splinters In The Fire |
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| Ralph's Top 10 Chart - as played on Radio KC 18.6.17 | ||
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| Description: | Tracks from the Top Ten Blogged Bands are played every Sunday 5-7pm on Radio KC as part of Ralph's Indie Show. LISTEN TO LAST WEEK'S TOP 10 HERE AS PLAYED ON RADIO KC - 11.6.17 RALPH'S BRAND NEW TOP 10 CHART No 1 The Moods Ralph has been featuring the Blackthorn Festival on the blog recently due to the fact that it's near Manchester and probably the best value for money small festival in the UK. We've also been singling out a few Manchester bands for some special attention and today it's The Moods turn. No 2: Culann Culann are long time Ralph's Life favourites after not only donating a track for the Ralph's Life CD for Rethink Mental Illness but travelling down to London to play the CD's launch night in the capital's iconic venue Proud Camden.The Culann journey has seen them play The Barrowlands, King Tuts 13 times, Wickerman Festival, Tiree Music Festival, GoNorth& Celtic Park, home of Celtic Football Club. Jamie& Shoony play anthems that have them making waves in Scotland and collecting a loyal fanbase. They have played to sell out crowds in some of the country's?nest venues such as Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom, O2 ABC, Kings Tuts, The Electric Circus and Saint Lukes. No 4: Ali Ingle Once again Ali Ingle has proved his pedigree as one of the UK's most promising singer songwriters with the release of his delightfully retrospective new single Saintly and we're delighted to be giving it an exclusive premiere here on Ralph's Life. "I'm really proud to exclusively show you my debut video release withCoconut CreativesThey are a cool bunch of people who together make up a London based creative content agency." The tale (or should that be tail) of Guide Dog is many-fold and intriguing and unfolds thus... No 6: Artbreak
Ralph's favourite video this week is Will To Survive by London band Artbreak.No 7: Wozniak
Edinburgh shoegazers Wozniak head south for a handful of shows in the next few weeks, touring their debut album Courage Reels. The band have teamed up with Ralph's favourites Goodsouls Promotions to put together the dates in London, Brighton (in conjunction with Acid Box Promotions), Leeds and Salford. Other than in London, this will be their debut in each of these places. Live, Wozniak are loud, intense and powerful. No 8: Himalayas  Cardiff four-pieceHimalayasunveil a new video for their singleThank God I?m Not YouandRalphis giving it a spin on this Sunday's Indie Show onRadio KCand looking forward to catching them live inThe Magnet, Liverpool.TheTom Largedirected video takes place at the derelict St. Luke?s Church in the Welsh town Abercarn. Filming of the video took place in a day spanning 22 hours, with the generator almost cutting out in the middle of the night. No 9: Ceiling Demons Ralph has followed the musical progression of North Yorkshire based dark hip-hoppers (it's grim up north) Ceiling Demons with increasing interest as they develop their unique soundscape. Never shy about capturing the frailties of the human state after initially getting together to pay tribute to a lost friend and then through their musical practice addressing mental health issues; Ceiling Demons have, with the release of their new single March Forward attained a new level of not just retrospective sadness but optimism and aspiration. No 10: The Hudson Super 6  News just in that The Hudson Super 6 are releasing their Ride The Tiger EP on June 9th via the Bristol based indie label Ingue Records. Formed from the ashes of cult angular noise.mongers Cable, quietcore band Iris and one-time Shifty Disco and Fierce Panda noise pop darlings Scribble, The Hudson Super 6 EP heralds a third time lucky and hopefully victorious return with it's fuzzed-up blues-tinged desert rock infused with massive riffs. |
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| Description: |  Edinburgh shoegazersWozniakhead south for a handful of shows in the next few weeks, touring their debut albumCourage Reels. The band have teamed up with Ralph's favourites Goodsouls Promotionsto put together the dates in London, Brighton (in conjunction with Acid Box Promotions), Leeds and Salford. Other than in London, this will be their debut in each of these places. Live,Wozniakare loud, intense and powerful. Wozniakare sharing another track from the album.Natsuko; which means?summer? in Japanese, is full of light and air, shimmering as it speeds by and contrasting with the intensity and density ofCourage Reelscarefully crafted woozy wall of sound.  They excel at creating a magnificent soundscape of majestic guitar occasionally overlaid with minimalist vocals, exemplified by the soaringScottish Dancer. Their latest release from the album, Natsukoon the other hand is about as commercial asWozniakare likely to get. Shades ofJoy Divisionsneak through making it eminently radio friendly, which is just as well as Ralph's giving it a spin on theRadio KCIndie Show this Sunday (18.6.17) from 5-7pm. Wozniakwill be joined byOnly Echoes Remainfor all four shows. Their albumThe Exigentis out on June 16th. Gigs: June 23rd - The Brewhouse, London (also with XPLDR> U) June 24th - Sticky Mike's Frog bar, Brighton (also with XPLDR> U) June 30th? Fox& Newt, Leeds (also with Gilmore Trail) July 1st - Old Pint Pot, Salford (also with Gilmore Trail)  |
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| Ralph's Indie Show as played on Radio KC - 11.6.17 | ||
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| Description: |  Ralph's Indie Show ReplaySunday 28h May 2017 from 5-7pm GMT Played in 158 countries Worldwide on 2 satellites Ralph's Life Music Blog: fruitbatwalton.blogspot.co.uk Submissions: ralphslife@mail.com Replay Playlist from 21.5.17 AVAILABLE NOW ON: ralphslife.co.uk Just click on their name to go to their Facebook page: The Racket - The White Ace Restless Natives - Reflections Deco - Chances MOUNTAINJAM - Summer Rain KAZE - Come Away With Me No Hot Ashes - Bellyaches The Blinders - Murder At The Ballet False Advertising - Not My Fault Saytr Play - Mother's Love NEW YORK TOURISTS - Only For The Summer ARGH KiD - Beige Boy Prose - I'm Sick Syd.31 - Disorder Suburban Symphony - Travelling The Resonance - Anaconda Bobby Hanzo - Shinobi DEF NEON - Nightvision RIVAL BONES - Hives Sertraline - Mean To Me Kiziah and The Kings - Lost And Found Little Fiasco - Mischief Thee Manatees - Slow Grind Fever Oddity Road - Handshake BANG BANG ROMEO - Chemical Pavey Ark - Hidden Hills Ideomotor - Do It Again  |
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| Ralph's Top 10 Blogged Band Chart - As played on Radio KC 11.6.17 | ||
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| Description: | Tracks from the Top Ten Blogged Bands are played every Sunday 5-7pm on Radio KC as part of Ralph's Indie Show. LISTEN TO THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 HERE AS PLAYED ON RADIO KC - 11.6.17 RALPH'S BRAND NEW TOP 10 CHART No 1 The Moods Ralph has been featuring the Blackthorn Festival on the blog recently due to the fact that it's near Manchester and probably the best value for money small festival in the UK. We've also been singling out a few Manchester bands for some special attention and today it's The Moods turn. Jamie& Shoony play anthems that have them making waves in Scotland and collecting a loyal fanbase. They have played to sell out crowds in some of the country's?nest venues such as Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom, O2 ABC, Kings Tuts, The Electric Circus and Saint Lukes. No 3: Himalayas Cardiff four-pieceHimalayasunveil a new video for their singleThank God I?m Not YouandRalphis giving it a spin on this Sunday's Indie Show onRadio KCand looking forward to catching them live inThe Magnet, Liverpool.TheTom Largedirected video takes place at the derelict St. Luke?s Church in the Welsh town Abercarn. Filming of the video took place in a day spanning 22 hours, with the generator almost cutting out in the middle of the night. No 4: Ceiling Demons Ralph has followed the musical progression of North Yorkshire based dark hip-hoppers (it's grim up north) Ceiling Demons with increasing interest as they develop their unique soundscape. Never shy about capturing the frailties of the human state after initially getting together to pay tribute to a lost friend and then through their musical practice addressing mental health issues; Ceiling Demons have, with the release of their new single March Forward attained a new level of not just retrospective sadness but optimism and aspiration. No 5: Culann Culann are long time Ralph's Life favourites after not only donating a track for the Ralph's Life CD for Rethink Mental Illness but travelling down to London to play the CD's launch night in the capital's iconic venue Proud Camden.The Culann journey has seen them play The Barrowlands, King Tuts 13 times, Wickerman Festival, Tiree Music Festival, GoNorth& Celtic Park, home of Celtic Football Club. No 6: Ali Ingle Once again Ali Ingle has proved his pedigree as one of the UK's most promising singer songwriters with the release of his delightfully retrospective new single Saintly and we're delighted to be giving it an exclusive premiere here on Ralph's Life. "I'm really proud to exclusively show you my debut video release withCoconut CreativesThey are a cool bunch of people who together make up a London based creative content agency." No 7: The Hudson Super 6 News just in that The Hudson Super 6 are releasing their Ride The Tiger EP on June 9th via the Bristol based indie label Ingue Records. Formed from the ashes of cult angular noise.mongers Cable, quietcore band Iris and one-time Shifty Disco and Fierce Panda noise pop darlings Scribble, The Hudson Super 6 EP heralds a third time lucky and hopefully victorious return with it's fuzzed-up blues-tinged desert rock infused with massive riffs. No 8: Guide Dog The tale (or should that be tail) of Guide Dog is many-fold and intriguing and unfolds thus... No 9: The Jackobins  After a very successful 2016 playing dozens of festivals such as Sound City, Y Not Festival, Dot to Dot etc. and a rather drastic lineup change, fast rising Scouse act The Jackobins are back with an anthemic new single called Nightfire. Needless to say Ralph will be giving the track a spin on the Radio KC Indie Show and that will be coming up on May 14th from 5-7pm. No 10: Artbreak
Ralph's favourite video this week is Will To Survive by London band Artbreak. |
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