Frizz records presents… PARADE

July 31st, 2011 by admin | Posted in FRIZZ news | No Comments »

The big news this month is that we’ve found a home for a regular FRiZZ event in London…

We’re calling it PARADE, and we’ll be hosting it on the first Thursday of every month at the Servant Jazz Quarters, (just a short walk from both Dalston Junction tube and Dalston Kingsland rail stations)

The launch party is this coming Thursday, August 4th, and we’ve got an extra special line-up planned, featuring Frizz Family ART TERRY, DAVID GARSIDE & VEDINA MOSE (who you’ll know as the voice behind AUGUST’s “It’s Not The Wand, It’s The Magic” LP…this time previewing material from her upcoming solo debut!), plus very special guests in the form of Japanese singer-songwriter KAORU NODA, a solo ‘live electronic’ set from JUSTIN PATON (of the band NOW)…and assisting me out with the dj-ing (and previewing their new single, out on Monday 8th on Nature Scene Records), our good friends Jodie and Ali from ALOOSH

Doors open at 7pm, with the live performances starting very soon after, and we’ll be partying on until midnight. Entrance is a mere £3…

And we’ll be back once a month, with different guests and surprises each time…so if you’re in London there’s really no excuse not to come down and say hello!

Raph x

Paul Rahme (aka Trople) – CD pre-orders now available

April 6th, 2011 by admin | Posted in FRIZZ news | No Comments »

If you’ve seen DAVID GARSIDE live in the last few years then you’ll know Paul Rahme from his role as David’s secret weapon, using his virtuoso keyboard skills & on-the-money backing vocals in the most selfless way in order to best complement David’s songs…

Meanwhile he has also been enjoying a secret life as YouTube sensation ‘Trople‘…showcasing his unique solo piano interpretations of a range of material not normally associated with the piano to a steadily growing audience…

There’s long been a demand from fans for high quality recordings, and now we’re happy to be able to present a full length Paul Rahme / Trople album, featuring some of the most popular pieces from his YouTube videos, plus some freshly-twisted new arrangements…

PRE-ORDER OFFER : BUY ONE GET ONE FREE, & GET A FREE DOWNLOAD COPY TOO – Click on the ‘BUY’ link below to pre-order your CD copy, and get not only a second copy absolutely free but also the opportunity to download the tracks too (on the format of your choice) – so you don’t even have to wait for the CD to arrive to start enjoying the music…

STAGE and SCREEN

November 20th, 2010 by admin | Posted in FRIZZ news | No Comments »

The big FRiZZ news is that at long last we have our first two in-house promo videos ready for you…

‘Call Me’ by ART TERRY, and ‘Our Love Is Taking Us Through’ by JOY JOSEPH are up now on FRiZZ TV

I hope you enjoy them both. The floodgates have definitely opened now, so expect more videos very soon…

I can also report from the road that the DAVID GARSIDE / ART TERRY double bill FRiZZ UK TOUR has been a great experience so far…Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool & London conquered, and we still have two more shows to look forward to, in Birmingham & Oxford…

The next full dose of live FRiZZ will be JOY JOSEPH at Cargo in London on December 17th…we’re considering that one our xmas party, so come down and celebrate another successful year of quality & individuality from FRIZZ…!

Raph x

FRiZZ TV

October 20th, 2010 by admin | Posted in FRIZZ news | 2 Comments »

Our brand new FRiZZ TV video blog is live at last!

To kick things off we’re bringing you a four part documentary, called ‘FRiZZ on TOUR’, following the fortunes of DAVID GARSIDE & ART TERRY on their trip around the UK back in summer…with interviews, performances and behind the scenes footage, giving you a unique insight into the personalities behind FRiZZ, and the realities of life on the road…

The first two episodes are up already – http://frizztv.blogspot.com – with Episode 3 coming on Sunday Oct 24th, and the final episode the following Sunday…

There’ll be more treats to come, so make sure you click ‘Follow’…!

Raph x

UK Tour Dates Announced For November

September 21st, 2010 by admin | Posted in FRIZZ news | No Comments »

Following on from their successful summer jaunt, DAVID GARSIDE & ART TERRY are back out on the road as a FRIZZ RECORDS double bill in November…

The tour will take them to Scotland for the first time, for an appearance in Glasgow on Monday 15th, as well as dates in Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Birmingham & Oxford…

Full details of all the shows can be found on the Facebook event page

In the meantime here’s a couple of clips from the last tour to get you in the mood…

Enhance your enjoyment of the tour by getting familiar with the records first! – David Garside ‘Modern Mediaeval’ on iTunes – Art Terry ‘Anutha Kinda Brotha’ on iTunes – or buy both on vinyl or CD from the FRiZZ SHOP

From Nunhead to New York City…

June 3rd, 2010 by admin | Posted in FRIZZ news | No Comments »

We’re basking here in some uncharacteristic East London sun, and we have lots to report from the world of FRiZZ…

First up we’ve got a UK Tour about to kick off, featuring a doubled-headed FRiZZ bill of DAVID GARSIDE and ART TERRY…taking in London, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham & Brighton, all the details of which can be found here

To whet your appetite, here’s a video clip of David performing ‘Be My Signpost’ from his Modern Mediaeval LP

Next up, FRiZZ is very proud to have two of our artists performing at the 5th annual URB ALT Festival in NYC…

ART TERRY on June 24th (alongside the Urb Alt Orchestra’s tribute to Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, and adventurous singer-songwriter Oh My Goodness), and then on June 25th LEILA ADU (sharing a bill with ‘Urb Alt house band’ The MuthaWit Orchestra)

All the info you need for this can be found on the Urb Alt blog site

For now here’s the promo clip for title track of Leila’s ‘Dark Joan‘ album, directed by Stephen Bain…

Finally, news hot off the press that JOY JOSEPH will have a headline London show on July 9th, at the Nun’s Head in, um, Nunhead, alongside the lovely Aloosh and Bobbie Gordon !

(…we jest, but the Nun’s Head is actually a lovely venue, a newly refurbished big old South East London pub, with a friendly atmosphere, and a great upstairs venue space for live music and club nights…so venture down and investigate…this may be the last London JJ show of the summer!)…details soon – join our facebook group to stay up to date!

Raph x

A couple of special events in FRiZZworld to announce…

April 2nd, 2010 by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

First things first, if you’re in London tomorrow night (Saturday 3rd), come and join us at The Vortex in Dalston for an evening with LEILA ADU. She’ll be treating us to the world premiere of her ‘Dark Joan’ promo video, performing material from her LP with Italian percussionist DE SANTIS, as well as a set with her band THE DON’TS (John Edwards & Steve Noble), and there’ll be a rare solo piano performance from STEVE BERESFORD

You can buy advance tickets here

Event info is here

Then next Friday (April 9th), following on from her storming headline show at Proud Gallery, JOY JOSEPH is back in Camden Town to lend her support for CHIMA ANYA’s album launch at The Barfly. She’s planning something a little bit different this time to suit the Hip Hop vibe…a stripped down dirty rhythm section topped off with sweet three-part harmony…

You can buy tickets here
And there’s more info here here

In other news, ART TERRY has been giving us an insight into life on his planet with his all new BLOG …expect tales of the underside of London life…and Elton John…

There’s also been plenty of blog action for LEILA ADU in anticipation of her upcoming New Zealand tour, with the highlight being an in depth interview with the folks at Urb Alt which you can read here

DAVID GARSIDE has a blog about to launch very shortly, with some exclusive video footage and photos from his recent shows in London and Oxford, and he’s planning a UK package tour with ART TERRY for June…more details soon!

In the studio, the JOY JOSEPH album is shaping up nicely, and ART TERRY and AUGUST are also beavering away on new material. Plus all this video footage we’ve been teasing you about for a while is Coming Soon, we promise

Bye for now and see you at The Vortex tomorrow

Raph x

A Quick One… JJ @ Proud Gallery + FRiZZ GOODies

February 23rd, 2010 by admin | Posted in FRIZZ news | No Comments »

Just a quick one to remind everyone that JOY JOSEPH is about to bless PROUD GALLERY in London’s Camden Town on Wednesday night (Feb 24th) with her first actual proper public headline show. She’ll be topping a 7 band bill across two stages including Angel Anderson, Rodney Fisher & Park Bench Poet, and she’ll be previewing new material from her upcoming debut LP on FRiZZ. Doors are at 8pm…Joy will be on around 10, but it’s well worth coming early for the rest of the bill…

Admission is £7 on the door, or if you’re clever you’ll click here for £5 advance tickets

We’ve also got goodies for you…check the FRiZZ Shop for FRiZZ ReCoRDs T-shirts & badges (previously only available at gigs), and brand new JOY JOSEPH T-shirts, badges & stickers…these are all only available in limited quantities, so snap ‘em up while you can!

Bye for now!

Raph x

Photography Exhibition, Radio Session & FRiZZ ON THE ROAD

January 29th, 2010 by admin | Posted in FRIZZ news | No Comments »

FRiZZ is very flattered to have several of our family members immortalised as part of the first public photography exhibition from the wonderful IAN BINES. The exhibition, which features portraits and performance shots of LEILA ADU, DAVID GARSIDE, ART TERRY & JOY JOSEPH amongst others, opens at MATSU Photographers’ Gallery on Friday Jan 29th, with a Private View Party featuring live music from ART TERRY & JOY JOSEPH (tbc), and runs for a month…more details here…

FRiZZ also the centre of attention on Feb 20th when we’ll be live in session on the Hello GoodBye show on Resonance FM (www.dexterbentley.com/hellogoodbye.htm), with an incestuous all-star band fronted in turn by ART TERRY, JOY JOSEPH, DAVID GARSIDE & RAPHAEL MANN, who will all be re-interpreting each others’ songs…along with some surprises…all will be exclusive to the session, so tune in between noon and 1.30 for some exclusive FRiZZ magic…

In other news we’ve now got regular blog posts to look forward to from LEILA ADU (www.leilaadu.com/news/), and the FRiZZ YouTube page now has clips from Leila’s performance at the URB ALT Jimi Hendrix Tribute in New York back in November, including her powerful take on Hendrix’s ‘Manic Depression‘…

We’ve also got a whole bunch of FRiZZ live performance activity coming up over the next few months…ART TERRY & DAVID GARSIDE are planning a joint UK Tour (more on that soon), and JOY JOSEPH is taking time out from her recording sessions to top the bill at PROUD GALLERY (in Camden Town, London) on Feb 24th, and LEILA ADU has shows scheduled in Italy, New Zealand, Amsterdam, London & Los Angeles…be sure to check the FRiZZ events page for details as they appear…

Finally, those of you who are Twitter addicts, be sure to follow @FrizzRecords @FrizzFans @RaphaelMann @DavidGarside @LeilaAdu @JoyLibrary @MrArtTerry @IanPhotography & @MATSUeatery for up to the minute news on our activities…

Raph x

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

January 2nd, 2010 by admin | Posted in FRIZZ news | No Comments »

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that supported us in our first full year of FRiZZ biznizz!

As you can see from the pictures we celebrated in style…

I think some of the FRiZZ artists have still got their costumes on now…some definitely still have traces of eyeliner…

There are plenty more photos here, and there’ll be video clips following shortly for those that missed the chance to hear JOY JOSEPH’s inebriated take on ‘Last Christmas’…(cough)…

That wasn’t the only impromptu treat, we also had JJ’s daddy, calypso luminary ALEXANDER D GREAT, gracing the stage to duet with his daughter, OTTO FISCHER jamming with The Library on MR HUDSON’s ‘Anyone But Him’, and ART TERRY covering “Donny Hathaway’s greatest song” with Wilkie Wilkinson on drums…as well as the first live taste of my collaboration with OTTO FISCHER…

We’d like to thank Anna and all her lovely MATSU people for their hospitality, to Aisha Aslam and Ian Bines for documenting the madness (in costume!), and to everyone that came down to help celebrate…here’s to plenty more of that in 2010!

In other news FRiZZ is very much in the lab, with new recordings in progress from ART TERRY, OTTO FISCHER, AUGUST & JOY JOSEPH, plenty of video editing, and plans for a regular London based FRiZZ club night, and some out of town UK touring from various FRiZZ acts…

2009 we got FRiZZ well and truly off the ground…2010 is about spreading the word!

Raph x x