Monday 16th May 2011
Digital Release of Winterlands on Forwind
Thrilled to hand over our digital distribution to London-based label, Forwind. You can now find Winterlands on iTunes and all the other usual online haunts.
Check out the Forwind website here - some great releases, including James O Sullivan's solo debut release, "Feed Back Couple", and an untitled debut release from Elvers - an improv trio featuring Peter Marsh on double bass.
Friday 4th March 2011
Cafe Oto Presents
Clang Sayne open for Outshine Family at the launch of their new album, 'Galeria De La Luz' at Cafe Oto. More information here
10th Februrary 2011
Dear Air Compilation
Japanese record label, Dear Air have released their new compilation, 'Pneuma', featuring the Clang Sayne track, 'Bumblebee'; it was recorded during the making of Winterlands in 2009 but never made it on to the album. See here for more details.
Beautiful artwork kindly donated by Fiona Hepburn
Thursday 2rd December 2010
Slowfoot Records presents
An evening of music at The Dogstar in Brixton.
Clang Sayne, Roshi feat. Pars Radio & The Envelope
Friday 26th November 2010
Cafe Oto presents
Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Resonance FM Radio Show
Live performance and an interview with Scott McMillian on his Resonance FM show, Glass Shrimp. Unfortunately there's quite a bit of distortion - it seems the engineer was more concerned with our dropping cake crumbs on the studio floor than with the desk levels.
...the cake was a nice touch though.
30.11.10-Resonancefm-Glassshrimp by Clang Sayne
Monday 13th September 2010
Recent Reviews
One of 'Winterlands' from Serdar Yegulalp at Music Machine here,
and one of our last gig at Cafe Oto from Nicolas Lativy's blog, In Search Of Lost Time
Saturday 28th August 2010
Cafe Oto presents
Thursday 26th August 2010
Spirit Of Gravity presents
Clang Sayne, Circus Toe , Gish , and Slow Listener
The Komedia Studio Bar
44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UN
Go here for details.
1st July 2010
Foxy Digitalis Interview
Courtesy of David Perron. Go here to read it.
Monday 28th June, 2010
Winterlands Reviews
Nice review from Clive Bell in this month's edition of The Wire; read it here .
Monday 28th June, 2010
Photographs by Barbara Kukovec
Slovinian artist/photographer, Barbara Kukovec came along to our Manonr House gig back in May, armed with an array of small, strange cameras. Here are the results.
Monday 28th June, 2010
And More Photographs
Some lovely shots from our gig at Cafe Oto last week by photographers, Kirill Kuletski, Aiga Ozolina and Celia Topping, here
Wednesday 16th June 2010
Cafe Oto presents
Booking now for UK Tour in June with CJ Boyd
We are planning a short UK tour in June with CJ Boyd.
We're looking for bookings from Sat 12th June to Tuesday 15th of June inclusive (Clang Sayne and Boyd) and for Friday 18th of June to Sunday 20th June (Clang Sayne only).
Please get in touch if you would like to book us.
Sunday 2nd May, 2010
Winterlands Review
Winterlands received a horrible review from Joel Elliot of Coke Machine Glow
You can read it here.
Saturday 12th June, 2010
Live Radio Session on Resonance FM, Hello Goodbye
Another live set on Resonance; this time it's on Dexter Bentley's 'Hello Goodbye' program;
Hear excerpts here
Monday 10th May 2010
Laura Hits the Sticks
I will be leaving London on the 10th of May for 6 months to return to where I grew up in the remote reaches of Bannow, south County Wexford, Ireland. Here I will live and collaborate with Irish composer, Judith Ring. Judith and I lived together in Berlin in 2002 for several months; back then we sang a lot, played a lot, went to a lot of gigs and had a lot of fun. This time round we're planning to have something more tangible than good memories to show for our time together; what exactly that will be is as of yet undecided - possibly the second Clang Sayne album - who knows... but we're sure it will be good. Watch this space!
Saturday 1st May 2010
Warehouse gig at Manor House
Mexican percussionist, Dario Villagas Bernal returns to London in May for his European tour with Ramón Del Buey. A good friend and collaborator of our guitarist, James O Sullivan, I first met Dario several years ago when he joined us for a Clang Sayne gig at The Gladstone. It remains in my mind as one of our most memorable performances.
Some photos of the gig can be found here.
He will also do a set with another old Clang Sayne collaborator, Guillaume Viltard (double bass), as well as Phillip Sommerville (piano), Lawrence Williams ( saxophone) and Ramon du Buey (bass clarinet). See here for details.
Thursday 29th of April, 2010
Luna Fringe presents
See here for details
Saturday 24th April 2010
Resonance FM presents
Live radio show this Saturday evening for a full two hour Clang Sayne extravaganza, courtesy of the folks at Exotic Pylon. We will play our songs interspersed with field recordings and electronics from I am A Vowel and Time Attendant.
The entire show will broadcast over 101.4fm, and it will be downloadable from the Exotic Pylon archive from 2pm on Sunday.
Friday 9th April 2010
Winterlands Reviews
Since the relaunch of Winterlands we've been picking up some more nice reviews, not least this one from Scott McMillian - read it here, a great write up from Boomkat, who are now stocking the album, and another from Organ Art.
Thursday 18th March 2010
Biddles Bros presents
The last time Clang Sayne played in Biddles Bros it was the Rugby championship, and somebodies' birthday party, and a crackhead wandered in off the street and tried to sell us an electric guitar half way through a song. We're hoping it will be a more subdued affair this time round...! Still, it remains one of my favourite London haunts. We'll do two sets, kicking off around 10pm. Go here for details.
Thursday 11 March 2010
Kick Music presents
We'll play at Jamboree Bar this Thursday along with Kaneng Lolang and Duke Garwood
If you haven't been to Jamboree Bar before I highly recommend it - it's set in the secluded courtyard of Thames House - an old Victorian licorice factory; seemingly the bar used to be a cantine. During the sixties the factory was squatted by artists, and has since become a managed artist studio space. The bar has been very beautifully decorated; warm atmosphere good sound, comfortable layout and reasonably priced drinks - the kind of place that makes you grateful for venue managers with a vision! Go here for details.
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Radio Plays
Fiona Talkington from BBC's Late Junction has been giving us some good airplay, as has Irish Times critic, Jim Carroll on his 'On The Record' program.
Monday 22nd February 2010
Winterlands Relaunch via Baked Goods Distribution
Having sent out numerous promo copies of 'Winterlands' back in September we're now starting to get some nice feedback! One such response came from Manchester based company, Baked Goods who have agreed to distribute the album; they've written us a glowing press release which you can read here. We're thrilled to have them help us with the relaunch the album to a wider audience. The new release date is the 9th of March.
Monday 14th December, 2009
Interview in Tokafi Magazine
Earlier this year we did a email interview with Tobias Fischer from Tokafi Magazine.
He's compiled our respective answers into a tidy package.
Saturday 12th December, 2009
Paul May joins Clang Sayne
We're very sad to say goodbye to our former drummer, Matt Fisher! He will still make the odd appearance at CS shows. Paul May (Carolyn Hume, Duke Garwood) has taken his place. We played our first show with him last night at the Fleapit - great stuff!
Friday 11th December 2009, 20:00
Fleapit presents
Thursday 17th September, 2009
Clang Sayne in USA
I will spend the next ten weeks between New York and Kansas, gigging a little and relaxing a lot, having finally finished Winterlands! Some nice gigs booked in - top of the list will be opening for legendary NYC drummer, Kenny Wollesen at Zebulon - yehoo! Can't wait! Also, later in November I'll open for the launch of the new Danny Pound Group album at the Tap Room in Lawerence Kansas. See gigs page for details...
Thursday 10th September, 2009
Clang Sayne on the Wire Taper Series CD
The track, 'A Death and a Vision' from Winterlands will appear on the October edition of the Wire's Tapper cd.
Saturday 15th September, 2009
Winterlands Album Launch
We'll be celebrating the launch at Cafe Oto in Dalston on the 15th of September so do come along! It promises to be a lovely evening, opening with Clorinde's luscious minimalism and stunning visuals, and followed by two sets from Clang Sayne - the first comprising the trusty quartet as featured on the album, and for the second we'll be joined by several musicians who have played with Laura and James over the past couple of years; Guillaume Viltard (double bass), Ute Kanngeisser (cello), Natasha Lohan (voice) and Grundik Kasyansky (electronics).
Saturday 29th August, 2009
Winterlands Release Date
So! After much ado with printers and what not, our debut album, 'Winterlands' is finally a physical object that you can pick up and wave around, or even put into a cd player. The official release date is the 15th of September but in the meantime you can pick up a copy here or from our myspace page - drop me a message and your address and I'll send it by post. There will be Paypal, iTunes, cdbaby details to follow soon.
Wednesday 1st July 2009
Winterlands is finished!
We've been busy for the past few months, playing every Sunday at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich and now I'm pleased to say Winterlands is finally in the bag! The album was recorded live without edits, outtakes or overdubs by the trusty engineer, Olly Keen. It was be mixed at my home in Bodney Rd, London by my dear friend and flatmate, Conor J Curran, and mastered by a truely talented mastering engineer, Graham Semark at his mastering studio, Cyclone Music in Kent. Cover art was designed by Italian artist, Riccardo Arena. Now we're just waiting to get the cds back in the post...! The whole process has been a wonderful experience from start to finish, not least because of the help and support from all those involved: James, Pete, Matt, Olly, Conor, Graham, Riccardo, family and friends.
Thank you!
Wednesday 19th August 2009, 20:00
Sugarshack at Strongroom
120-124 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3SQ, London, UK
Monday 1st June 2009, 20:00
Electroacoustic Club at The Slaughtered Lamb
34-35 Great Sutton Street, EC1V0DX London, UK
Friday 1st May 2009, 19:30
Electroacoustic Club at The Gallery Cafe
21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green E2 9PL London, UK
Supporting Leila Adu
Saturday 14th February 2009, 21:00
Breakers
Kavanaghs , Portlaoise, Laois, Ireland
Supporting The Perfect Skins for the launch of their new album, "A Reconstructed View".
Tuesday 18th November 2008, 20:00
Electroacoustic Club
The Slaughtered Lamb, 34-35 Great Sutton Street EC1V 0DX, London, UK
This time it's Clang Sayne scaled down - just Laura and Matt!
See video footage from the night here.
Sunday 12th October 2008, 20:00
Livestock Festival
The Red Lion, Bicester, Oxford, UKClang Sayne featuring Laura Hyland (vox/guitar), Rebecca Collins (voice)
Saturday 2nd August 2008, 21:00
The Róisín Dubh
Dominick St., Galway, Ireland
Clang Sayne featuring Laura Hyland (vox/guitar), Natasha Lohan (voice)
Sunday 20th July 2008, 19:30
Club Something
The Grosvenor, 14 Sidney St, Brixton, SW9OTP London, UK
Clang Sayne featuring Laura Hyland (vox/guitar), Ute Kanngiesser (cello),
Grundik Kasyansky (electronics).
Also playing: Spoono, Citizen Helene, Matt Milton,
Thursday 19th June 2008, 20:00
Acoustic Suicide
The Gladstone, 64 Lant St, Borough, SE1, London, UK
Acoustic Suicide is run by Resonance FM's Dexter Bentley.
Clang Sayne featuring Laura Hyland (vox/guitar), James O Sullivan (electric guitar and objects), Guillaume Viltard (double bass). Also playing Charlie Morris.
myspace.com/acousticsuiciderecords
Monday 2nd June 2008, 20:00
Down At The Redbricks
The Gladstone, 64 Lant St, Borough, SE1 London, UK
Many thanks to DOWN AT THE REDBRICKS who have kindly
allowed me to gatecrash their night at the Gladstone!
Clang Sayne featuring James O Sullivan (electric guitar and objects), Guillaume Vitard (Double Bass), Grundik Kasyansky (electronics), Natasha Lohan - vocals.
Wednesday 21st May 2008, 20:00
Electroacoustic Club
The Slaughtered Lamb, 34-35 Great Sutton Street EC1 VODX, London, UK.
Clang Sayne featuring Laura Hyland (vox/guitar), James O Sullivan (electric guitar/objects), Grundik Kasyansky (electronics), Guillaume Vitard (double bass)
Saturday 8th March 2008, 20:00
Maiden Voyage
The Gladstone, 64 Lant St, Borough, SE13 London, UK
Clang Sayne featuring Laura Hyland (vox/guitar), James O Sullivan (elec guitar and objects), Christine Ellison (vox), Dario Villagas Bernal (percussion), Guillaume Viltard (double bass).
Also playing will be Emma Tricca and Samantha Marais.
Thursday 22nd November 2007, 20:30
Biddles Bros
88 Lower Clapton Rd, E5 London, UK
Clang Sayne featuring Laura Hyland (vox/guitar), James O Sullivan (elec guitar and objects)
Saturday 20th October 2007, 20:30
Biddles Bros
88 Lower Clapton Rd, E5 London, UK
Clang Sayne featuring Laura Hyland (vox, guitar), James O Sullivan (electric guitar and objects), Natasha Lohan (vox).