2019 Archives - Iron Man Records

Robert Anton Wilson – Cosmic Trigger II – Down to Earth – Audio Book

24 June 2020Mark

Written by Robert Anton Wilson Narrated by Oliver Senton Recorded, Edited and Mastered by Simon Reeves at Framework Studios, Birmingham. (April 2019 – May 2020) Co-producers: Mark Sampson (Iron Man Records) & Steve “fly agaric 23” Pratt Executive Producers: Richard Rasa & Christina Pearson A 21st Century Rennaisance Man . . . funny, wise and optimistic . . . the Lenny Bruce of philosophers. – Denver Post “A Super Genius . . . He has written everything I was afraid to write.” – Dr. John Lilly, writer, neuroscientist and psychonaut “One of the funniest, most incisive social critics around, and with a positive bent, thank Goddess.” – Riane Eisler, author of…

Natacha Atlas – It’s A Man’s World – Music Video – From the album Strange Days (Whirlwind Recordings, 2019)

3 May 2020Mark

Natacha’s revisit of the much-loved classic “It’s A Man’s World” was prompted by a belief that its message is ever more poignant in the context of today’s world. For all the apparent progress made since this song was penned in 1966, there remains a huge disparity between society’s valuation of women vs men within the current socio-economic structure. Released on May 3 2020 in joint celebration of James Brown‘s birthday and women everywhere. Directed by Riffy Ahmed https://www.natachaatlasofficial.com https://www.whirlwindrecordings.com Natacha Atlas - Voice Alcyona Mick - Piano Andy Hamill - Double Bass Vasilis Sarikis - Percussion Samy Bishai, Emma Smith, Oli Langford, Stephen Hussey - Violin I JennyMay Logan, Gillon Cameron,…

Dead Wax Digbeth, 28 Adderley St, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4ED. New Birmingham venue and ‘vinyl bar’ opens

25 November 2019Mark

“. . . an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable.” – Robert Anton Wilson, Cosmic Trigger I: Final Secret of the Illuminati - 45 Birmingham and Midlands artists and DJs launch Dead Wax Digbeth from Thursday 28th November - Venue will be home to a collection of 4000 records, operating an ‘all vinyl, all the time’ policy - Music fans invited to play the venue’s records or bring own vinyl to play at city’s newest music destination - Craft beers from Beavertown, Laine Brew Co. and local breweries on offer all year round Dead Wax Digbeth 28 Adderley St, Digbeth, Birmingham…

Church of Burn – Put your money where your mind is – Sunday 8th Dec 2019 – Annual Ritual Mass Money Burn Event

15 November 2019Mark

Produced and presented by MBG and Church of the Cosmic Burn in collaboration with The Cockpit and Iron Man Records. Church of Burn at the Cockpit is the largest annual Ritual Mass Money Burn Event in the world. In human history, Ritual Sacrifice has been pivotal in the ordering of economic relations and served to create civilisation, itself. We have forgotten this. "Money gains strength through our obedience. The more we let ourselves be governed by money, the more power we grant it and the more the vulnerable suffer." The Church of Burn redefines money and recasts our relationship with it. In Ritual it becomes a powerful sacrament - perhaps the most…

Samantha Fish plus special guest Felix Rabin UK Tour February / March 2020

12 November 2019Mark

Multi-Award-winning American Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Samantha Fish is thrilled to announce Félix Rabin as her special guest on her UK Tour in February and March 2020. Tickets are available via www.alttickets.com and www.gigantic.com. The genre-bending guitarist, singer, and songwriter released her latest studio album Kill Or Be Kind on Friday 20th September 2019 on Rounder Records and distributed in the UK by Proper Music. Fish's incendiary live performances have been mesmerizing audiences all over the globe. Now, with Kill Or Be Kind, Fish is poised for a major breakthrough. The edgy roots music album was recorded at Royal Studios in Memphis and produced by three-time Grammy winner Scott Billington and…

Natacha Atlas on Sputnik E305 & George Galloway – The Mother Of All Talkshows – Episode 21

11 November 2019Mark

Watch Natacha Atlas talking to Adam Garrie and Gayatri Galloway on Sputnik 305 - Never-ending conflict and fusion music (E305) — RT Sputnik https://buff.ly/36VvYW3 (Natacha Atlas begins around 12 minutes in) The Middle East continues to burn with the kindling of further conflict transpiring in Iraq, Syria and Libya. It seems like a never-ending war of occupation and terror for the people of those countries. But could there possibly be a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel? To find out just what the current developments are in the region, we invited lecturer and journalist Sami Ramadani into the Sputnik studio to help unravel the knotted tangle of current…

Total Assault On The Culture – October 2019

24 October 2019Mark

Iron Man Records provides a cultural outpost for musicians, writers and travellers in the arts. An Embassy and Vehicle 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. Read the October 2019 Newsletter here Sign up for the next Newsletter here

Curse of Lono – Tour Dates October 2019

8 October 2019Mark

Curse of Lono RECIPIENTS OF THE BOB HARRIS EMERGING ARTIST AWARD AT THE 2019 UK AMERICANA AWARDS “If dangerous living bothers you, look away now - but for everyone else, Curse Of Lono are a new beacon of darkness.” MOJO “Curse Of Lono have conjured a seductive mise en scene whose charged atmosphere bears parallels to Emylou Harris’s Wrecking Ball and U2’s The Joshua Tree.” 8/10 UNCUT “A masterpiece… A giant atmospheric soundscape of an album.” 4/5 COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE “Their songs conjure up epic, vivid soundscapes with a heart of noir.” 8/10 CLASSIC ROCK “Edgy yet lush Americana with harmonies to die for… One of the essential albums of 2018.” 8/10 LOUDER THAN WAR Curse Of…

Natacha Atlas – Strange Days

2 October 2019Mark

“Sophisticated atmosphere...compositional boldness...solid jazz aesthetic...Natacha Atlas delivers a refined musical experience, one that encourages revelling in the most meditative parts of the human imagination“ DOWNBEAT magazine, USA November 2019 Artist: Natacha Atlas Label: Whirlwind Recordings Format: 2 x 12" (180g) Sleeve: Gatefold Country: France Genres: Jazz Pressing: 1000 Copies Natacha Atlas - Strange Days - “A darkly dystopian Arabic-infused jazz fantasy” Over the years, Natacha Atlas has worked with Transglobal Underground, Peter Gabriel, Nitin Sawhney, Nigel Kennedy, Indigo Girls, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Ibrahim Maalouf. CD: High quality, 6 panel digifile with a velvety soft-touch laminate finish & 12 page booklet with lyrics in both English and Arabic Vinyl: High quality, 180…

Transglobal Underground… A history…

19 September 2019Mark

Transglobal Underground had to happen. They refused to accept that dance music had to be four to the floor house. They refused to accept that something called ‘World Music’ ever existed. They slowed down hip-hop and sped up dub. They sang in whatever language they felt like singing in. they were DJs but they played live. Their influence is all over the place, sometimes benign, sometimes joyful, sometimes beautiful and sometimes bloody dreadful. But the price of innovation is often a trail of shite left in your wake. A thousand dodgy car adverts with colourful tribespeople, colonialised blanded out ethnic samples and ten year old beats…that’s not it at all… We’re…

Transglobal Underground – EFG London Jazz Festival 22nd November 2019

18 September 2019Mark

"Full of life and heart and drama, it’s good to have that TGU ethos in the here and now" Songlines 2018 Transglobal Underground 22nd November 2019 LONDON PizzaExpress Jazz Club 10 Dean Street London W1D 3RW https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/trans-global-underground https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/transglobal-underground-1 So what is Transglobal Underground? Well, over 25 years it’s been a DJ/musical collective, a working band famous for it’s scorching live shows, a techno soundsystem, a folk festival rabble rouser, a pop group, a club night, a Middle Eastern hit production team, an improvised study group for Indian classical music, an Albanian brass band, a duo..or was it an octet?...a seminar, a medicine show and several things no one involved would admit…

Natacha Atlas – Strange Days, 20th September 2019, Whirlwind Recordings

13 September 2019Mark

Artist: Natacha Atlas Label: Whirlwind Recordings Format: 2 x 12" (180g) Sleeve: Gatefold Country: France Genres: Jazz Pressing: 1000 Copies Natacha Atlas - Strange Days - “A darkly dystopian Arabic-infused jazz fantasy” Over the years, Natacha Atlas has worked with Transglobal Underground, Peter Gabriel, Nitin Sawhney, Nigel Kennedy, Indigo Girls, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Ibrahim Maalouf. CD: High quality, 6 panel digifile with a velvety soft-touch laminate finish & 12 page booklet with lyrics in both English and Arabic Vinyl: High quality, 180 gram, 12" 2x Gatefold LP (4 sides of music - A, B, C, D) - comes with download code containing the digital album in multiple formats Tracklist Disc 1…

Multibird – Duo Tour Europe 2019 – featuring Seth Faergolzia of Dufus and Shaun Jones

16 July 2019Mark

Seth Faergolzia of DUFUS once again makes a delightful mess of musical borders with his latest project, Multibird, a mix of folk-rock, indie, bluegrass and world. European Tour dates: July 18 Skek – Amsterdam, Netherlands July 19 Die Goldammer – Diessen am Ammersee, Germany July 20 La Coquette – Morges, Switzerland July 21 Cafe Vinyl – Wetzlar, Germany July 22 Nordstadtbraut - Hanover, Germany July 23 Waggon – Offenbach, Germany July 24 Sunshine Bar – Köln, Germany July 25 Grüner Baum – Ottersweier, Germany July 26 Hunsrück Open Air Festival – Hunsrück, Germany July 27 Ayn Raum Haus – Mannheim, Germany July 28 Villa Nachttanz - Heidelberg, Germany July 29 Loophole…

Morus – Cialo Obce (CD) released 23rd January 2019 on Iron Man Records

16 January 2019Mark

"Amazing Record. Members of POST REGIMENT and fellow Warsaw punkers ANTIDOTUM, EDELWEISS PIRATEN, ATOMICO PATIBULO & EL BANDA" Morus - "Cialo Obce" CD Released 23rd January 2019 as a collaboration between MORUS, IRON MAN RECORDS and TRUJACA FALA. Catalogue Number: IMB6043. "Cialo Obce" translates to "foreign body" or "alien body" Morus started as a band around 2012 in Warsaw. The group went through several name changes and played a few gigs around Poland - mostly at squats or independent clubs/places. The band played some DIY festivals including 'ultra chaos punx picnic' in żelebsko and "outside fest" in Wojcieszów, both in 2016. Morus recorded their first demo in 2012, the second one in…