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Lots of news this month! We start with The Tea Street Band who are currently on tour with The Inspiral Carpets. After a trans-atlantic gig in NYC the lads flew back for a series of UK dates. Tonight they are at The Leadmill in Sheffield before on to the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. To co-incide with all of this we release push the feeling on…the remixes. The band have worked with 7 remixers including Tom Eno, Baltic Fleet, English Electric, Keo & Burns, Karpia, Muz and Kooky. This is released on Monday March 25th. The band play London again on May 17th for The Remedy at Tooting Tram & Social with John Kennedy from XFM. They also have a Liverpool Sound City gig coming up. Support The Tea Street band on their PLEDGE campaign and help them record their first album! Also they have new merchandise, T.Shirts and Cds here- just message them…

In other news Bird have also announced some new gigs with a show at the Kingston Peel on April 6th and support for King Charles at Liverpool Kazimier on the 8th of April. Also a show at the Epstein Theatre on May 3rd for Liverpool Sound City. There is also a headline show at The Yorkshire House in Lancaster on June 7th. A new video for Ophelia is being uploaded soon and a new track is being recorded very soon. Message bird for T-shirts and Cds here or buy them from Piccadilly Records or iTunes.

Ring Ring Rouge have recently released their new single Dr Feelgood and made a video for it here. They have also featured in a cool Berghaus trailer which you can also watch here. They have plenty of gigs around the north west – so take a look here.

Tom Eno is working on the new Mountain Folk single and has recently had his remix music used by BBC Football Focus. His current single Jungle camp was also written exclusively for the film Autana. Here is the clip

Finally we recently released the new Aydio single Borneo Function which you can buy here…

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Aydio is Adam Harper, a London-based musician, producer, DJ and visual artist. As a DJ he generally plays an eclectic mix of hip-hop, funk, reggae, breaks, electro and dubstep.

His own music consists mainly of downtempo electronica, with hip-hop, dub, rock and jazz influences along with a variety of other forms of music. In 2009 he released 2 EPs on netlabels Dusted Wax Kingdom and KraaK Records, showing his talent and skills of producing impressive chill out and groovy music together. His debut LP, ‘Nonentity’ was released on KraaK Records in September 2010. We welcome Adam to Jack to Phono for his first release of 2013. To celebrate his release on Monday 11th of March he will be spinning at Cafe 1001 on Brick Lane in East London.

You can purchase Borneo Function here and buy it on iTunes here

Tom Eno has also been busy and has 2 releases out at the moment. One is taken from the Autana Soundtrack and the other is a remix of push the feeling on by The Tea Street Band. Below is some information around The Autana Soundtrack. There will also be another remix package for The Tea Street Band this month featuring SIX new remixes! Tom Eno will be featured in the new Jack to Phono newsletter in the next few weeks!

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Order your copy of Push The Feeling on here

The eagerly awaited follow up to Disco Lights is ready. Push The Feeling On is out today. The band are also starting a pledge campaign to record the first album. Order the album here right now!

You can see the new Tea Street Band gigs below on the Fixture List. We have a new gig announced in Liverpool for the Bestival Benefit.

Push The Feeling on is The Tea Street Band’s second single on Jack to Phono. The start of the year has been a busy time for this 5 piece from Liverpool . They have been confirmed to support Inspiral Carpets on thier Back to Life tour and have been selected to play in New York Sound City in March. The track is picking up plays on BBC Radio 2 with Janice Long and John Kennedy from XFM. Infact the band are playing XFM Remedy in May.

The band have picked up national television exposure from Channel 4 with the video appearing on Sunday Brunch and been featured in The Guardian in the “New Band Up North” feature. The band have alos sold out shows in the Republic of Ireland and their home city of Liverpool. They are also booked to play in various UK cities up and down the country. They also provide the soundtrack for Liverpool and Everton goal round ups and have been featured 4 times on Football focus. The package also features remixes by band member Lee Smith and another new one by the prolific Tom Eno.

Follow The Tea Street Band on Tour here. It’s coming to a city near you!

10/3 11th Street Bar /New York
11/3 The KnittingFactory / Brooklyn
21/3 02- Birmingham
22/3 Koko- London
23/3 Leadmill-Sheffield
24/3 Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
30/3 Nation -Liverpool
17/5 Tooting Tram & Social- London
15/6 The Venue- Holyhead
9/8 Friars Court- Warrington

Tickets Here for Inspirals support gigs from 21-24 of March

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Out Now – Order here today!
IATM eagerly anticipated 3rd EP is out now and produced by Bill Ryder Jones. Order it now and support the band as they head off on Friday on their first UK Tour. Starting at Leaf in Liverpool and many other great venues and dates.

Listen to IATM Live on The Simon Raymonde Show on Amazing Radio. The EP is being widely supported from The Guardian to NME!

Ophelia UK Tour 2013 Buy Tickets Here

New exclusive merchandise available on the tour or message us here

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What a busy start to 2013! Firstly we had a release from Flevans. This kicked off the year in style with great support from Simon Raymonde and Amazing Beats. Flevans is due to appear on the Amazing Beats show with Mark Ryan soon. Amazing Radio have been supporting Bird also. An interview with Beth Elfyn was first up before single premier for Ophelia. Ophelia is due out on February 14th and has received early support from Simon Raymonde, Ruth Barnes, Shell Zenner, Tom Robinson and Dave Monks. The live sessions are due on the Simon Raymonde show on February 11th. The UK tour kicks of soon at these venues and you can buy tickets here .Bird have also been invited in to be guests on The Verb on BBC Radio 3. We will keep you updated with that. The end of the year saw more praise from Emily Brinnand at The Guardian naming both Bird and The Tea Street Band in her “New Band Up North” feature. Bird will also be in NME so keep your eyes peeled! Look out for the new issue of Bido Lito which also features the 3 piece.

As the year continued to gather pace at JTP HQ The Tea Street Band were picking up plays for John Kennedy at XFM, Janice Long at BBC Radio 2 and yet more coverage on football focus. We then were featured on Channel 4 with The Sunday Brunch Team! Tim Lovejoy bopping to the sounds of Disco Lights whilst the nation rubbed it’s eyes and drank orange juice. Only the snow was to get in the way of progress resulting in the Tooting Tram & Social Gig for Remedy XFM being arranged for 17th of May. More news of tour support with Inspiral Carpets followed. Look out London, Birmingham, Sheffield and Nottingham! Tickets here! TSB weren’t finished here gigs announced in Brooklyn, NYC , Bray near Dublin and Liverpool Sound City. The lads have finished recording 2 singles with Push The Feeling On ready for late February. This features a stunning remix from Tom Eno. The Tea Street Band will also play at a Bestival memorial for the victims of the coach crash on March 30th at Nation in Liverpool.

Tom Eno also has a new single coming out on February 25th called Jungle Camp. This track has picked up a play from Steve Lamacq on 6 Music and featured in the feature film Autana. There is more to come from Tom including a new single with Mountain Folk and plenty more remixes. Ring Ring Rouge have been busy and have now finished 2 new singles. They are in the process of booking live shows. Dr Feelgood will be released in March with an album close to completion.

We welcome Aydio and Boogie Trouble to the label from Tooting and Iceland! Aydio is close to finishing his first single with us called Borneo Function. Boogie Trouble have recorded Gin og Greip, both will be with us before the spring.

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As we look back at 2012 we can confirm that Bird have been featured in the Guardian this week! They have also confirmed a UK tour. This feature will fill you in on our Christmas and New Year gigs and new releases and recommend some of our 2012 releases! Enjoy our Christmas message from Ring Ring Rouge. There are a few events to tell you about with The Tea Street Band , Bird and Ring Ring Rouge. The first is on the 22nd of December at Bramsche in Todmorden and features Bird, Ring Ring Rouge and Bird. Tea Street Band will be playing the Boss Party in Liverpool with tickets running out fast on the 21st. All 3 of the bands mentioned are busy recording and will have new releases out in early 2013. Bird will also play a NYE special at Leaf in Liverpool with By The Sea and The Coral DJs.

You can pre-order the new Flevans EP called “Take What You Need” here with your holiday iTunes vouchers! Out on January 7th receiving support from Amazing Beats and Amazing Radio shows!
Jack to Phono Recommends Bird, Phase 5 Stereo; Mountain Folk, Tea Street Band , Tom Eno and Ring Ring Rouge for your vouchers!

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Bird release a remix package for their third release. Currently Bird are in the studio recording 3 tracks with Bill Ryder Jones. The remix package has 4 producers , Tomasu, Monochrome, In Violet and English Electric with version of all three original tracks. Tomasu has recently been featured in the Liverpool Echo and Monochrome has his own single coming out in November.

Bird are featured in Simon Raymonde best bands of 2012 from Bella Union. They have been touring the UK extensively. Recent shows have included Tamaryn, Pins, Gravenhurst, Tim Burgess and 2:54. They are picking up fans all over the UK. They will be touring the UK in 2013 for the forthcoming EP Ophelia. Recent features on Amazing Radio via Shell Zenner and Simon Raymonde have added to the excitement from BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. Dave Monks continues to back the band from their native Merseyside Introducing show.

Bird will be down in London on the 4th of December recording a session for Amazing Radio with Simon Raymonde (Bella Union). They will be announcing a UK tour soon for 2013.

Flevans is back!  ‘Take What You Need EP’ is the first new material from Flevans in over 2 years. Having re-signed to London label Jack To Phono, this new EP picks up where his last releases on Brighton’s Tru Thoughts left off, showcasing Flevans’ shift from organic instrumentation to a love of all things electronica. Each track on this EP offers up a different flavour; Title track ‘Take What You Need’ leans on a heavy rolling bassline, married up with a piano hooks and tough breaks.

‘Only The Foolish’ moves into 8-bit house territory, and ‘Wrong Turn’ ups the tempo further with scattered live drums, vocal hits and orchestral sweeps. Flevans’ 4th studio album drops sometime in 2013, and on this showing, it promises to be Flevans’ strongest album yet. The EP will be released on January 7th.

The Tea Street Band are currently in the studio recording new material. They have announced new dates: Friday 21st of December The Tea Street Band are live in Liverpool at The Black E on George Street.They will be playing the Telford’s Warehouse in Chester on the 22nd of December. Next up January 18th at Tooting Tram & Social Curated by John Kennedy of XFM. Onwards to Dublin on February 16th and then to East London on the 22nd Of February, A gig in Holyhead is almost confirmed on March 9th.. and finally a trip to Berlin beckons on March 15th.. The Push The Feeling On Tour starting to take shape!

Autana the fim by Alastair Lee won Best Mountain Adventure at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival. “It’s a broad step ahead and belongs to the big screen where the cinematic experience can be appreciated, and the soundtrack can be blasted out as it showcases a superb mix of musical genres that compliment the film so well.”

“Whether you’re a climber, an adventurer, film nerd or all/none of the above you will enjoy this film for what it is, an absolute masterpiece and breath of fresh air to the world of adventure films. It’s definitely one for the film collection”

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The Tea Street Band release their remix package today. Hot on the heals of winning single of the year at Liverpool Music Awards! They have also confirmed a gigs in East London warehouse party on December 14th and XFM remedy on January 18th in Tooting. They have a gig in Berlin on March 14th more TBC!

The Tea Street Band follow up their Disco Lights release with a new exclusive remix package. Hailing from Liverpool the piece are enjoying success in Merseyside and beyond. Recently the band have been commissioned by Liverpool Football Club for their global LFCTV channel. You can now watch the goals go in with Disco Lights in the background. Recent appearances on Football Focus , XFM and BBC Introducing has been great reward for the band. The band are busy putting the finishing touches to their second single.

The package includes remixes from Tom Eno, Beatphreak, Kooky and English Electric. All of the remixers have different interpretations of the track ranging from 90s stomping dancefloor to Demdike Stare electronica. A recent sold out show in the Kazimier in Liverpool saw Tom Eno’s rework aired for the first time and a brilliant balearic rework from Beatphreak (Fat City).Early supporters of the TSB are Clint Boon, John Kennedy XFM, Terry Christian, Janice Long, Dave Monks and John Earls.

Also this weekend congratulations go to Autana the film for winning best adventure film at the Kendal Mountain Film festival! Pick up your copy here. It features a Jack to Phono soundtrack! Bird are playing a gig at Cargo on Friday 23rd of November with The Soft Moon so if you happen to be there in London come and check this out! Don’t forget the party below put it in your diaries!

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Inspired by Bristolian Trip Hop and the works of John Barry, the sound of Monochrome combines a mixture of cinematic orchestration and laid-back beats to create a truly unique electronic soundscape.

The Monochrome sound was first crafted by Ian Carten over a decade ago, through remix collaborations with Veba (Rae & Christian, Groove Armada) and Alice Perera (Smith & Mighty).This year has already been busy for Monochrome, having provided remixes for several artists on the Jack To Phono label including Tom Eno, Ring Ring Rouge, and Bird.

Now making a welcome return to the studio engine room, the Reflections E.P. will be released in November  12th on Jack to Phono.

In the pipeline for November 19th are the Disco Lights remixes by The Tea Street Band. These include mixes by Beatphreak, Tom Eno , English Electric and Kooky. The Tea Street Band play Brixton Saturday 20th of October at The Grosvenor and headline Liverpool Olympia on November 10th. TSB are currently recording a new version of Push The Feeling On which will be released over the Christmas period. They have 2 more recording sessions beyond this and will be working on new material during November and December. The Tea Street Band will be featured on Irish radio on Wednesday 2PM.

Flevans makes a welcome return to Jack to Phono after a 3 year break and will be releasing a new single in the next 6 weeks. The tracks included are Take What you Need, Only The Foolish and Wrong Turn. Catch him DJing in Brighton on Saturday 10th of November at Fortune of War.

The Mighty Bird continue recording with Bill Ryder Jones producing their third EP. Fresh from supporting Tamaryn at the Lexington, Bird continue a string of dates across the UK. On Wednesday 24th they play The Sebright Arms with Pins and support Tim Burgess in Liverpool at Magnet on the 29th of October. Other gigs include The Boiler Rooms on November 6th with 254 in Guildford and a trip to Edinburgh at Sneaky Pete’s on the 18th of November. The have recently been featured by Shell Zenner on Amazing Radio and we hope to confirm a session with Simon Raymonde. The interview starts 37 minutes in!

Ring Ring Rouge are currently recording in Berlin fresh from releasing their second single Today. Hopefully an album will follow in the spring with a number of gigs lined up.

Harry Keyworth is fresh from his gigs at the SWN Festival and is being featured by Beth Eflyn on Amazing radio as well as receiving support from Shell Zenner. He will be playing the Oxjam gig in Shepherds Bush on the 27th of October.  Phase 5 stereo continue with their monthly funk sessions in Manchester at the Soup Kitchen. The next one is Thursday 8th of November. Finally Jack to Phono is featured on BBC Introducing with Dave Monks on Sunday  21st picking 3 big tunes and talking about the label around 9PM.

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Ring Rouge’s new single is here, ‘TODAY’ skips along to a nostalgic and confident swirl of seaside organs, shimmering guitars and soaring vocals.
Recorded in North London and produced by Michael Page, ‘TODAY’ marks the band’s recording relationship with Jack To Phono Records and follows the sold out limited 2011 release of The Red Telephone EP.

BBC Introducing Lancashire are tipping Ring Ring Rouge as ones to watch in the region. The band have already recorded 2 sessions for them.
Ring Ring Rouge will follow the release with final album sessions in London and Berlin before embarking on the band’s first UK wide tour in 2013. This package contains remixes from Preston based Monochrome and Manchester producers Phase 5 Stereo and English Electric giving a rather eclectic feel to the release.

“NME Video of The Day”
NME

“A fantastic new single and well recorded”
Sean McGinty – BBC Introducing Radio Lancashire

“A well recorded and enthusiastically well received EP”
Litle Indie Blog Linn Branson

“A cracking song- right up my street”
Going Underground Radio

“Really like the new video and a great live band.”
Simon Pugsley- Friars Court- Warrington Live

“A recently acclaimed performance at Friars Court, Straight into the Top 5 in blog chart. Today is a poignant musically and lyrically crafted song.”
FruitBatWalton

Video of the Day Fitta Twitta

“Catchy melodies and punchy bass lines combine to generate an individuality that distinguishes Ring Ring Rouge from the plethora of garage-rock wannabes still clinging to sounds characterised by bands in the early 2000s.”
Expose My Art

“Ring Ring Rouge have made quite a name for themselves across the North-West”
John Deehan, Burnley Express

“Definitely a band to keep tabs on”
The Music Sphere

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