Liverpool Music Scene
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In Conversation II – Christy Bellis
The Klee Music EdenHurst Sessions was a programme to record and film twelve artistes over the course of 2021 at Liverpool’s 3rd Planet Recording Studios, under the watchful eye of up and coming Producer / Engineer Jose Ibanez. Each Artiste performed, under live conditions, a five song set including one cover song from the Klee Music Publishing UK catalogue. The sessions were filmed and edited by Scott Mealey, and the tracked audio mixed and mastered…
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The Mysterines Debut Album ‘Reeling’ Is Full of Punchy Garage-Rock Anthems
The latest tour de force album from Liverpool four-piece The Mysterines is a fuzz-ridden stress reliever. Reeling has 13 tracks of pure garage rock energy, with vocalist/guitarist Lia Metcalfe bringing a huge span of delivery from a scope of emotions that the album gives. “It’s a pretty ambiguous title for most people, but for me ‘Reeling’ sums up every emotion of the album in just one word,” says Lia. “It was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do,” she explains. Backed up…
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Jade Thunder Releases Stunning Debut Album ‘Alchemy’
By its very definition, Alchemy is a ‘seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination.’ If that is the case then the new album from Jade Thunder is perfectly titled. As an avid music listener, there are very few albums I find where each track entices you and holds your attention throughout, however Thunder has appeared to achieve this almost effortlessly through her latest release. Each track has different musical influences and arrangements ranging from…
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The Epstein Lounge Sessions Return With New Monthly Showcases, Hosted By Satellite Music and Events
The Epstein Lounge Sessions recently celebrated its return after a two year hiatus. Having initially formed just weeks before the first Covid lockdown, the sessions were created through a desire to use the Epstein theatre bar as an inclusive and creative space for a variety of local performers. The Epstein Lounge Sessions were established with a hugely successful launch event in February 2020. The events were then moved online as live streams during the 2020…
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Pleasure Island, Austerity Dogs and Table 51 To Play The Jacaranda Basement on 11 March
Here’s to 2022, the year where music returns in force with the first shows of the year from Liverpool’s independent music scene, putting on a night of New Wave, Spoken Word, Indie Rock and Post Punk at The Jacaranda Club. Pleasure Island come to you via Liverpool’s eclectic Smithdown Road scene, having made their own mark on 2021, with their followup single Priory. The song has turned heads across radio land, earning coveted spins from Jim…
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In Conversation – GUISE
GUISE have been dropping immense songs over the last year and have certainly carved a niche for themselves in the local music scene since they write and produce great songs and are extremely charismatic. We caught up with Jassy, Louie and Mike and riffed on such subjects as the merits of cheeky spandex, favourite bands and influences, and the importance of always aiming to be yourself… Liverpool Noise: Congratulations on your sold-out gig for the…
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Beija Flo Bewitches With Latest Release ‘Waiting For The Sun’
Waiting For The Sun is the latest single from Essex-born, Liverpool-based artist, Beija Flo. It is the second in a series of three tracks recorded at Yellowbird Studio, a recording studio that opened last year in Neston, Wirral, by local band SPQR. A multi-talented creative, Beija creates her own artwork for each of her releases, which is available as a limited edition signed art print. There is a clear correlation between Beija’s musical sound and…
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Ruby Walvin Releases New Single ‘Minus Five’
“You had me at hello”. Not only is this one of many famous quotes from Jerry Maguire, but it is a phrase that perfectly sums up that feeling when you just know immediately that something is right. And in the cultural realm, it is when the creative bullseye has been hit with one perfectly executed art arrow of musicality. Such a moment was arrived at within the first few seconds of Ruby Walvin’s delicious Minus…
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In Conversation – Alison Benson
The Klee Music EdenHurst Sessions was a programme to record and film twelve artistes over the course of 2021 at Liverpool’s 3rd Planet Recording Studios, under the watchful eye of up and coming Producer / Engineer Jose Ibanez. Each Artiste performed, under live conditions, a five song set including one cover song from the Klee Music Publishing UK catalogue. The sessions were filmed and edited by Scott Mealey, and the tracked audio mixed and mastered…
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In Conversation – Steve Kinrade (Klee Music)
First founded in 1992 by Steve Kinrade via Polydor Records as a release label for Kill Laura (headed by singer-songwriter and Psyche Queen Jane Weaver), the Klee Music label was resurrected in 2016 to issue Thomas Lang’s The German Alphabet. Since then, the label has grown to release, primarily on physical formats, with another sixteen eclectic musical statements. The label has also moved into publishing, owning the long term publishing rights for all original musical…
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Mike Blue Releases ‘Battles We Have Won’
Mike Blue is someone who reminds me of a musical comet, in that he regularly drops into our conscious and then seemingly disappears again, having left traces of universal musical magic for us to feast on. And with Battles We Have Won, he again blazes his creativity across the cultural firmament for all to see. And what a vision! I have always considered the mercurial Mr Blue as being somewhat of a song-writing talent, but…
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KOF Releases New Track ‘Grace’
Standing as one of Liverpool’s most exciting Hip-Hop and R&B artists, KOF is gearing up to release his new single Grace. Though the artist has been making waves in the Liverpool music scene for well over a decade now, he continues to find new ways to show off his talents on the track, released on Friday 28 January 2022. The track sees KOF reflecting on the hard work that got him to where he is…
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Cal Ruddy Set To Release The EdenHurst Session EP
Hot off the press and starting 2022 off with a bang, is the new EP on Klee Music from rising star Cal Ruddy. Cal has enjoyed some success to date after winning the Best Live Entertainer at The Liverpool Lifestyle Awards in 2019 and releasing his debut album Elliston Place which was well received in music circles. His rich vein of form has continued into 2022 with the release of new songs from The Edenhurst…
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Katy Alex Releases Empowering Anthem ‘Glow’
Kicking off the new year in style, Katy Alex has released her latest single Glow, a tale of self empowerment and determination. Written at a time when Alex was feeling lost in her musical journey, Glow explores themes of self expression and authenticity as well as helplessness. It is a real mixture of emotions and goes to show how versatile she is as a writer. In the past her songs have been labelled as ‘Bubblegum…
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Cal Ruddy – In Conversation
During 2021, in between Covid lockdowns, Klee Music managed to wrangle a bunch of musicians into performing a five-song set live at Liverpool’s 3rd Planet Recording Studios. Under the watchful eye of rising Liverpool musician / producer Jose Ibanez, each set was filmed by Scott Mealey, the end product for each artiste being released each month during 2022. These were the Klee Music EdenHurst Sessions. Cal Ruddy kicks off the 2022 programme, and we caught…
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Sophie Li Releases New Single ‘Wish You Knew’
Wish You Knew is the new single from Liverpool indie artist, Sophie Li. At just 19 years old, Sophie is already carving out an impressive solo career, having signed to local independent label, Big Condo Records, last year. Wish You Knew is the follow up to her debut single, Foreign Silhouette, and both tracks feature on Sophie’s upcoming debut album. Foreign Silhouette already boasts over 11,000 Spotify streams and deals with the theme of mental…
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The Heavy North Release Single ‘Satisfy You’
Having been on Liverpool’s music scene for around 4 years, five-piece garage/blues rock band The Heavy North have already been busy. Releasing their debut singles Don’t You Wait For Me and The Night Don’t Give No Love in November 2018 it was quickly followed by a host of live shows in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Blackpool. Once this had gained well-deserved traction, the band’s third single Some Good Lovin was released in June 2019 ahead of a festival…
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The One In The Woods Announce Huge Free Party
The Liverpool Techno & DnB giants are set to announce their full line-up for next year’s festival as they take over Invisible Wind Factory As the countdown continues to The One In The Woods on June 3 and 4 2022, today the team behind it announces an unmissable free party on Saturday 15 January at Invisible Wind Factory in Liverpool. Featuring a huge line up of techno and drum & bass talents such as Matrix…
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Andrew Neal Releases New Track ‘I Won’t Be Living Here Anymore’
There’s some fantastic music on the periphery and most importantly is there’s diversity and genre-bending artists at every turn. The number of festivals alone that cover everything from reggae to disco shows that our city truly is one that celebrates music in all forms. Often there’s bands and artists that span across a range of decades and genres, with a perfect example in the form of Liverpool born Andrew Neal, who blends genres such as…
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In Conversation – Neil Campbell
Steve Kinrade had a brilliant, in-depth chat with Neil Campbell about his inspirations, his unqiue production techniques and much more. Liverpool Noise: Congratulations on your latest release! What was the inspiration that led you to The Great Escape? Neil Campbell: Thanks! The way I work is that I have sets of compositions that are about 60% complete before I go in to record them. At that stage they are often mainly elaborate chord progressions with…
