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Inner Terrestrials – Heart of The Free

28 February 2021Mark

Inner Terrestrials are pleased to finally announce the release of the long awaited album Heart Of The Free. There have been many difficulties along the way, the biggest one being this disastrous situation we’re all living through. With no gigs in sight we took the decision to release it regardless so instead of touring we’ll be performing a free online album launch gig on Sunday 28TH February 2021 at 20.00hrs 8pm GMT streaming live from Facebook & YouTube. 27 years on the road and stronger than ever, London’s legendary Inner Terrestrials are a stomping mix of dub, punk, ska, folk and general anarchic danceability. They get audiences all over the world…

Bringing The Inside Out – Words and poems of people living in, working in and visiting care and nursing homes

3 February 2021Mark

'I would urge Health and Wellbeing Boards, Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS memory clinics, social care services and charities, along with the rest of us, to please listen and consider how poetry and other art forms can positively impact the wellbeing and quality of life for those with a dementia and the people who care for them.' Paul M. Camic, Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health Bringing The Inside Out 2020 Hear the real lived experience of carers, people experiencing a dementia living in care homes, and relatives about their experience of the pandemic. "Bringing The Inside Out" is a publication which includes the powerful words of people with a…

Transglobal Underground – A Gathering of Strangers 2021

3 February 2021Mark

Unity Beyond Borders A Gathering of Strangers 2021 by Transglobal Underground and our European Friends As people move away from their homelands out of necessity or choice, their stories of family, traditions, sorrows and joys travel with them, beyond the borders they cross. Transglobal Underground (one of the bands I have worked with closely in recent times) went on a mission a few years ago across Europe to find songs of migration and emigration which was first released as a 2010 project called U.N.I.T.E. (Urban Native Integrated Traditions of Europe) funded by an EU arts grant. This album is now being re-released in 2021 with re-mixes on “I Left My Sweet…

Billy Ocean – Lovely Day – All UK profits to children’s mental health charity Place2Be

1 February 2021Mark

"Lovely Day" by Billy Ocean & Young Voices Choir featuring Yolanda Brown & Ruti. All UK profits will be donated to children’s mental health charity Place2Be. #Lovelyday #childrensmentalhealthweek #place2be To coincide with Children’s Mental Health Week (February 1st – 7th 2021) the legend that is Billy Ocean and singers from the Young Voices Choir have released a new and uplifting recording of the Bill Withers’ classic ‘Lovely Day’. Also featured on the track are award-winning broadcaster and musician YolanDa Brown and The Voice UK 2018 winner Ruti. Released on January 26th by Magic Star (Sony Music), all UK profits will go to children’s mental health charity Place2Be. “We have all been…

Update: The Project To Uncover Ancient Hill Figures

19 January 2021Mark

Flinton Chalk has sent an update on the work going on at his end and a special thanks to Patrons. "Thanks to your (greatly appreciated) continued support during these very challenging times, we at the TC Lethbridge camp are most gratefully able to plan and proceed with the work. We have finally got access to our sound and vision archive and hope you received a limited edition Lithograph of Ford Timelord before we supplied it to the KLF, coinciding with the reinstating of the JAMMS back catalogue. There will be more previously unpublished photography to come. We’re over the top excited to have started work on our ‘Neolithic Goddess’ EP, our…

The support of Patrons means a lot to Iron Man Records

16 January 2021Mark

I want to invite you to become a Patron of Iron Man Records. Since I started the record label 23 years ago, times have changed. Iron Man Records seeks to provide a cultural outpost for musicians, writers and travellers in the arts. An Embassy for the Imagine Nation committed to inspiring and promoting Independent creativity. The Record label seeks to encourage residents and travellers in the arts to gather, record and present their cultural insights and experiences. At the moment 122 Patrons support Iron Man Records. The record label works with 22 Artists, runs a number of Projects, and offers services from Legal Advice and Tour Management to a Recording Studio…

Ford Timelord – 111 Lithographic Prints by Flinton Chalk and The Project to Uncover Ancient Hill Figures.

14 January 2021Mark

TC Lethbridge’s claims regarding the existence of Ancient Hill Figures on Wandlebury Hill in Cambridgeshire caused significant controversy within the archaeological community, with most archaeologists believing that Lethbridge had erroneously misidentified a natural feature. Lethbridge’s methodology and theories were widely deemed unorthodox, and in turn he became increasingly critical of the archaeological profession. The area of Wandlebury Hill has been described as a neolithic ritual landscape. Iron Man Records has been working with the artist Flinton Chalk of the band TC Lethbridge, to produce the first in a series of limited edition 50cm x 70cm Lithographic Prints. After more than 8 years of discussions and a true odyssey to track down…

King Rocker – The mysterious existence of Robert Lloyd of The Nightingales – Official Trailer [Feb 6th, 9pm, Sky Arts]

13 January 2021Mark

**PREMIERES SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6th at 9PM. SKY ARTS** King Rocker (2019) A film about Robert Lloyd and The Nightingales by Michael Cumming and Stewart Lee. Produced by James Nicholls. Running Time: 90 Minutes (approx) / Colour Genre: Music Documentary Starring: Robert Lloyd, Stewart Lee, Frank Skinner, John Peel, Marc Riley, and many more King Rocker - Official Trailer [Feb 6th, 9pm, Sky Arts] - YouTube “The Second Best Music Film of 2020” MOJO MAGAZINE How does a working class autodidact, with no visible means of support, maintain his role as the leader of a cult British underground band into its fifth decade? Comedian and writer Stewart Lee (Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle) , director…

Iron Man Records on Discogs

12 January 2021Mark

Iron Man Records has listed 331 items on Discogs and 169 items can be found for under £5. There are 202 CDs, 132 Vinyl and 3 DVDs. Here's the link to the Iron Man Records store on Discogs. Have a look when you get a moment. Originally created as a hobby project in 2000 by Kevin Lewandowski, Discogs has grown to become a definitive resource for Vinyl and CD recordings. The Discogs Marketplace connects buyers and sellers across the globe. With more than 58 million items available and thousands of sellers, this is the premier spot from new releases to hard to find gems. Because the Marketplace is built on top…

Warrior Beings – Moksha

30 December 2020Mark

Michelle ‘Moksha’ Watson has published a new book of her poems called ‘Warrior Beings.’ In case you wondered, Michelle is an Iron Man Records Patron and all round supporter of the cause. ‘Warrior Beings’ is the first solo collection of poetry by Michelle Watson, aka ‘Moksha Poetess’. It’s a beautifully produced volume, laid out with style by Slim Smith. It’s set out in five chapters (‘Self’, ‘Heart’, ‘Ikigai’, ‘Cut and Paste’ and ‘Light’), each illustrated with her striking visual art. Michelle has been a spoken word artist and singer songwriter on the London and Festival scene for over two decades, as well as producing a number of transformative theatrical happenings. Including:…

Deep Scratch – Steve Fly

28 December 2020Mark

Steve Fly has submitted Deep Scratch to Kindle. So, it's officially published. It's a deep dive roller-coaster ride I warn you, full on experimental black science fiction conspiracy prose. This work has been under construction for over a decade. You can follow the link here: Amazon Kindle Link https://a.co/cFUgiMD In Amsterdam, DJ Plush crafts new techniques for mixing things. After a failed music career and two violent attacks, one leaving his equipment smashed, the other his face, he seeks healing through art. Supported by his friends Max and Percy, they create TRB crew, blending turntablism, literature, beatbox and conspiracy. They’re promptly pulled hands-first into an unfinished spell from a dead wizard:…

“What Happens When I Burn Money?” by Jonathan Harris

28 December 2020Mark

I'm just putting the next Iron Man Records Newsletter together so feel free to send in any news, views or information you would like to include. Here's a fantastic piece by Jonathan Harris, also known as The Money Burning Guy. Jon was the first Patron, he's a good friend, and has supported Iron Man Records all the way. He's also a dangerous Lunatic. Don't think for a moment you can just dip into his work and understand it at first glance. You'll have to put some time in and consider his work carefully. It might prove mind expanding. Money Burning is not what you might think it is. "I don’t necessarily…

Samantha Fish reschedules UK tour and adds extra shows for September 2021 and February 2022

20 December 2020Mark

Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Samantha Fish has rescheduled her six-date March 2021 UK tour for September 2021 and February 2022. Samantha’s shows at Newcastle Wylam Brewery, Edinburgh Queen’s Hall and London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire will now take place in late September 2021. In February 2022, Samantha will return to the UK to play her concerts at Bath Komedia, Manchester Academy 2 and Nottingham Rock City. Following these rearranged shows, Samantha will play newly announced dates at Cardiff Tramshed and Brighton Chalk. Commenting on new tour dates, Samantha Fish says: “It was strange (and ambitious) announcing a tour because we were all locked down fighting this virus. We’re still fighting! “We’ve…

Antigone with fish fingers. Oedipus as a corkscrew. And a Greek tragedy that becomes a Greek salad by Oliver Senton

14 December 2020Mark

Every tragedy needs its satyr play. After drama welcome relief is needed. After a hard day watching humans wrestle with the gods of Olympus, what the good people of ancient Greece needed was massive phalluses, the clangour of drums and horns, and actors in ridiculous goatish masks to ease the holy terror they had experienced over a whole day (usually three plays’ worth) of drama. Fast forward two thousand years. When Peter Hall and John Barton brought their nine-hour Trojan War epic Tantalus to The Barbican in 2001, it came with no such final treat. The 12-hour original had been trimmed after its première in Denver the year before, the two…

Ford Timelord returns to work on The Project to Uncover Ancient Hill Figures – 111 Lithographic Prints by Flinton Chalk

24 November 2020Mark

TC Lethbridge’s claims regarding the existence of Ancient Hill Figures on Wandlebury Hill in Cambridgeshire caused significant controversy within the archaeological community, with most archaeologists believing that Lethbridge had erroneously misidentified a natural feature. Lethbridge’s methodology and theories were widely deemed unorthodox, and in turn he became increasingly critical of the archaeological profession. The area of Wandlebury Hill has been described as a neolithic ritual landscape. Imagine how the archaeological community are going to take it when they discover a car has returned to work in the neolithic ritual landscape to help raise funds to substantiate TC Lethbridge's claims? Iron Man Records is pleased to announce that Ford Timelord has returned…