Coldspoon Conspiracy/Waiting Room/Warlords of Pez gig PLUS new album

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hey all,

The Coldspoon Conspiracy's first album 'Plays Well With Others' will be out from next Friday 7th November 2003.
expect to find it in Road, Tower and City Discs initially, and hopefully more afterwards.

we're 'launching' it in The Village on Saturday 29th November, with support from Waiting Room and Warlords of Pez.
Admission will be 8 euro, doors at 8.30 or something...
we'll be flogging the album on the night, of course

The Coldspoon Conspiracy

The Coldspoon Conspiracy release their first full length album ‘Plays Well With Others’ on November 7th 2003 through Greyslate/Vernacular Records. The album, recorded and mixed over 3 days by Rob Bochnik (who has previously engineered albums by Smog, The Breeders and Shellac), is a culmination of 3 years of hard work, following packed gigs and festival appearances around the country, as well as shows in the UK and the US. The much anticipated album has been preceded by a sold out 7” EP ‘Hopelessly Naïve’ (2001), and several tracks on much sought after compilations. It is the first recording by the band’s current line-up of Pat Cannon (vocals, guitar), Darren Craig (guitar), Ronan Jackson (bass) and Peter Lee (drums).
On ‘Plays Well With Others’, the band augmented their guitar/bass/drums sound with splashes of vibraphone, keyboards and piano, making for a richer, fuller sound. The album is being given a joint release by Greyslate Records (home to Dublin instrumental geniuses The Redneck Manifesto and The Connect 4 Orchestra) and new Dublin label Vernacular Records, and will be supported by live appearances around the country in the coming months.


Waiting Room

Hailing from Cork, Waiting Room deliver a unique sound that comfortably slides and cuts through genres with an infectiously catchy laid back air. Intricate guitar playing and soft affecting vocals are perfectly complimented by a tight, meandering rhythm section and sweet teasing cello lines. Waiting Room have just finished recording a follow up to their 2001 debut 'losing patience', which was very much a mellow indie pop record.
The last year or so has seen Waiting Room embrace the like of Fugazi and Mogwai to showcase the full scope of their talents. 'Part post-rock, part indie-rock, part pop sensibilities', the new record is much more diverse and adventurous affair, moving from abrasive post-rock instrumentals to soft melodic rock, and with their inclusion on the 'Foggy Notions' Compilation, the next year could prove to be a very interesting time for this young band.


Warlords of Pez

Warlords of Pez... Myth
Warlords of Pez... Legends
Warlords of Pez... Zillionaire Space Rockers

As Old as Time. As Powerful as God. No, more Powerful than God. The Warlords - supercool cybernetic constructs who eat lightning and **** magic, are the handiwork of Dr. Burglestein deranged intergalactic genius.

Their Sole Purpose: the annihilation of all intelligent beings unfortunate enough to cross their paths. These handsome hooded anti-heroes by means of their own particular brand of Sonic Terrorism intend to wipe the collective smiles from the faces of ALL MANKIND and bring about the end of civilisation as we know it.

www.thecoldspoonconspiracy.com
www.waitingroomfun.com
www.warlordsofpez.com

cheers, thanks for reading.
hopefully see some of you at the gig.

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hey,

you can get a free Coldspoon Conspiracy 2 track cd sampler from Road Records on Fade Street.
the 2 tracks are from the album 'Plays Well With Others' which will be released on Greyslate/Vernacular Records next friday 7th November.

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some (selective!) criticism for 'Plays Well With Others', available for 14.99 from all good record shops.
Irish tour to be announced for February

“This 12 track masterpiece is a wonderful debut...a blissful mix of sonic treats that hits home with all the precision of an assassin's bullet...fresh and invigorating. This album is sure to play well in any circumstance"

- Hot Press, www.hotpress.com

“The Coldspoon Conspiracy's sound could be said to range from American Analog Set to Tortoise, covering all territory in between as and when it suits them. They slide with ease between styles and have managed the nowadays daunting task of harnessing an accomplished and unique sound of their own.”

– Alpha Relish, www.alpharelish.com

“like a quieter Fugazi…different textures and fragments pieced together with such an amazing precision, leaving partial quiet spaces in between gushing rock-outs…frighteningly good”

– Eclectic Honey, www.eclectichoney.com

“an emotive lo-fi missive, rich in beguiling melodies and idiosyncratic touches…generally flawless…a fine record”

– The Irish Times, www.ireland.com

"alarmingly accomplished…Plays Well With Others is a good showcase for the band's peculiarly twisted take on post-rock music, which shuns traditional song structures in favour of menacing guitar lines and violent rock-outs...highly intriguing, unusually visceral. This is a fascinating, worthy debut, which certainly deserves to be heard"

- Entertainment Ireland, www.entertainment.ie

“an album that is at once completely contemporary and nostalgic in its references to bands like Pavement and Sebadoh, with sweet, clean guitars that dive unexpectedly into harsh, distorted interludes, all drawn along by Cannon’s taut vocals”

– The Sunday Tribune, www.tribune.ie