We're proud to announce that we'll be launching our brand new single 'Expansion' at our Halloween party hosted by Big Hair at The Cellar on Saturday 31st October.
The single will be released on Big Red Sky, and label mates Les Clochards will be joining us on the bill, along with very special guests.
A limited number of CD singles will be given away at the launch, and the track will subsequently be available for streaming from Last.fm and download from iTunes.
Produced by Jamie Masters and mixed by Jimmy Evil, 'Expansion' is taken from our forthcoming second album, due out next year, and is our first official release since Heart of Stone in 2007.
The recording was partly tracked at the SAE Institute as part of our Jack.fm 'Next Big Thing' prize from earlier this year.
We're really excited about the launch, and hope to see as many of you as possible in fancy dress on Halloween. There'll be prizes for the best dressed, so don't hold back!
Our launch will be followed by a mini-tour in November, including a performance at the Carter USM aftershow party at Jamm in Brixton. See the Witches website for more info - more dates will be announced nearer the time.
Eleven songs have been recorded so far for the second album, but we're currently working on a second batch, many of which will be aired at the Halloween gig for the very first time. We're very proud of our new tracks, so come down and see what you think.
See you soon
-Dave G
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Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Album update
Hi there. I thought it was about time for a quick Witches album update, since many of you have been asking about it!
We're off to SAE this weekend (7-9 August) to track much of the new material for our second album. The session - worth £2,000 - was part of our prize for winning the Next Big Thing competition, organised by Jack.fm earlier this year.
We've been working closely with our producer Jamie Masters for several months now, pinning down the arrangements and making sure everything is super-tight. Jamie will be coordinating the sessions alongside the excellent team they have at SAE.
Much of the overdubbing and additional tracking will be completed at Jamie's Echo Studios in Buckingham in early September. Over the two sessions we're hoping to finish off around 10 songs for the new album.
Though it won't stop there. We've decided to write even more stuff and have booked additional time at Martin's Studio101 to write and record additional tracks over the comings months. We figure the more good ideas we have to choose from the better the album will be.
Also, a couple of tracks recorded last year (There's a Darkness and Church Beds) have been beautifully remixed by Jimmy Evil and there's more than a good chance both will appear on the album next year. God bless Mr Evil and his ability to create killer drum sounds.
We're still hoping to release a single at our Halloween party at The Cellar, Oxford on Saturday 31st October - make sure you put the date in your calendar, it's going to be an AMAZING night.
See you soon
-Dave G
We're off to SAE this weekend (7-9 August) to track much of the new material for our second album. The session - worth £2,000 - was part of our prize for winning the Next Big Thing competition, organised by Jack.fm earlier this year.
We've been working closely with our producer Jamie Masters for several months now, pinning down the arrangements and making sure everything is super-tight. Jamie will be coordinating the sessions alongside the excellent team they have at SAE.
Much of the overdubbing and additional tracking will be completed at Jamie's Echo Studios in Buckingham in early September. Over the two sessions we're hoping to finish off around 10 songs for the new album.
Though it won't stop there. We've decided to write even more stuff and have booked additional time at Martin's Studio101 to write and record additional tracks over the comings months. We figure the more good ideas we have to choose from the better the album will be.
Also, a couple of tracks recorded last year (There's a Darkness and Church Beds) have been beautifully remixed by Jimmy Evil and there's more than a good chance both will appear on the album next year. God bless Mr Evil and his ability to create killer drum sounds.
We're still hoping to release a single at our Halloween party at The Cellar, Oxford on Saturday 31st October - make sure you put the date in your calendar, it's going to be an AMAZING night.
See you soon
-Dave G
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Witches have Big Hair (and other news)
YO
We will be playing in the Oxford Cellar on Thursday 16th July for Big Hair. We're particularly proud to have Baby Gravy as main support - they are a superb band, and we look forward to sharing the stage with them for the first time in nearly three years (by my reckoning).
Also joining us will be Hearts in Pencil, an exciting up-and-coming Oxford band who Oxfordbands, raving about their debut release Hannibal Ad Portas, describe as 'definitely be a band to look out for', a band with 'real promise'. Be sure to come down early and check them out.
Tickets are normally about £4 on the door (no advance tickets), and doors open at 8.30pm.
We're currently continuing work on the next album with producer Jamie Masters, with much of the recording taking place in August and September. We're hoping to complete some of the tracking at the amazing SAE studios in Oxford, courtesy of Jack.fm's Next Big Thing competition which we won back in May.
We're also hoping to release a brand new single, taken from the forthcoming album, in October. Confirmation on this and additional info will follow.
The new album will hopefully be released in the first half of 2010 - we're taking a bit longer than originally planned in order to write some additional tracks in Martin's Studio 101. One thing is for sure. 'Heart of Stone' was a country album. This second album will be a rrrock album :)
-Dave G
PS we're also on the cover of the latest issue of Oxfordshire Music Scene. If you don't live in Oxford you can download a copy for free. Go check it out!
We will be playing in the Oxford Cellar on Thursday 16th July for Big Hair. We're particularly proud to have Baby Gravy as main support - they are a superb band, and we look forward to sharing the stage with them for the first time in nearly three years (by my reckoning).
Also joining us will be Hearts in Pencil, an exciting up-and-coming Oxford band who Oxfordbands, raving about their debut release Hannibal Ad Portas, describe as 'definitely be a band to look out for', a band with 'real promise'. Be sure to come down early and check them out.
Tickets are normally about £4 on the door (no advance tickets), and doors open at 8.30pm.
We're currently continuing work on the next album with producer Jamie Masters, with much of the recording taking place in August and September. We're hoping to complete some of the tracking at the amazing SAE studios in Oxford, courtesy of Jack.fm's Next Big Thing competition which we won back in May.
We're also hoping to release a brand new single, taken from the forthcoming album, in October. Confirmation on this and additional info will follow.
The new album will hopefully be released in the first half of 2010 - we're taking a bit longer than originally planned in order to write some additional tracks in Martin's Studio 101. One thing is for sure. 'Heart of Stone' was a country album. This second album will be a rrrock album :)
-Dave G
PS we're also on the cover of the latest issue of Oxfordshire Music Scene. If you don't live in Oxford you can download a copy for free. Go check it out!
Friday, 29 May 2009
I hope my tent is dry
Hmm, long time no blog. Maybe I should get something Twitterish...
I'm just getting my camping supplies together for Wychwood festival, and hoping that the sunny forecast will be true.
We're playing the main stage on Saturday morning, thanks to winning the Next Big Thing competition - if you're attending, come and see us!
Whilst here I might as well give an update on another part of winning the NBT; the recording time in a big studio at SAE - we've got some dates pencilled in, so that should be happening later in the year, which will hopefully bring the new album a little closer :-)
Laters!
Dave B.
I'm just getting my camping supplies together for Wychwood festival, and hoping that the sunny forecast will be true.
We're playing the main stage on Saturday morning, thanks to winning the Next Big Thing competition - if you're attending, come and see us!
Whilst here I might as well give an update on another part of winning the NBT; the recording time in a big studio at SAE - we've got some dates pencilled in, so that should be happening later in the year, which will hopefully bring the new album a little closer :-)
Laters!
Dave B.
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Witches win Jack.fm Next Big Thing
Crikey, we didn't expect that! Thanks very much to Jack.fm, 107.9fm, SAE, Wychwood Music Festival and Oxfordshire Music Scene for announcing us the winners of the Next Big Thing competition. We've won a £2,000 recording contract with SAE and a slot at Wychwood Festival, as well as further airplay through Jack.fm. From someone who never wins anything, thank you all very much!
-Dave G
-Dave G
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Next Witches gig - 100 free tickets available on the door
Yo!
As previously mentioned, Witches are one of five finalists at the Jack.FM Next Big Thing competition.
If you want to go, you can - they'll have 100 free, gratis tickets on the door Wednesday 29th April: O2 Academy Oxford.
Should be an interesting experience, as all the finalists have their strengths and weaknesses. I'm curious to see how this sort of thing works...
Anyway, it's on 6:30-10pm - early enough for a school night - so get down there tomorrow!
Laters,
Dave.
PS. With a bit of luck we might have some nice new merch as well :-)
As previously mentioned, Witches are one of five finalists at the Jack.FM Next Big Thing competition.
If you want to go, you can - they'll have 100 free, gratis tickets on the door Wednesday 29th April: O2 Academy Oxford.
Should be an interesting experience, as all the finalists have their strengths and weaknesses. I'm curious to see how this sort of thing works...
Anyway, it's on 6:30-10pm - early enough for a school night - so get down there tomorrow!
Laters,
Dave.
PS. With a bit of luck we might have some nice new merch as well :-)
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Witches through to Jack.fm top 5!
Following on from Tom Robinson playing B O K on 6 Music Introducing on Monday, Jack.fm have announced that our song Expansion (another track penned for our second album) has pushed Witches into the top 5 of their Next Big Thing competition. Apparently 130 bands entered, of which 20 bands recorded a song at SAE Oxford. We'll be playing alongside the other four finalists at the O2 Academy in the near future - watch this space. Thanks Jack!
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Witches and Jack.fm
We're one of 20 bands chosen by Jack.fm for a free live recording session at SAE Oxford. Nice! Jack.fm will then choose their favourite five bands for a gig at the 02 Academy in Oxford. Their overall favourite gets a £2,000 recording session and a slot at Wychwood Festival. Whatever happens, it's good to be one of the top 20 - we're big fans of Jack.fm, which can often be heard blaring out of the windows of the Witches-mobile. More Queen? Yes please :)
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