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GLISSANDO

...with our arms wide open

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Member Since: 4/8/2005
Band Website: slowsecret.com
Band Members:
Elly May Irving
Richard Knox

The Fleeting Glimpse Ensemble:
Sophie Barnes
Rich Blakey
Angharad Cooper
Thom Corah
Pete Flinton
Tim Hay
Shorn Keld
Michael Love
Dave Martin
Tom Morris
Adam Tinsley
Paul Tinsley

Influences: Low, Stars of the Lid, Bat for Lashes, Album Leaf, Gregor Samsa, Regina Spektor, Loscil, Piano Magic, Rachel's, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Cat Power, Bjork, Slint, Mogwai, A Silver Mt Zion, Labradford, The National, Dead Can Dance.......

Sounds Like:

WITH OUR ARMS WIDE OPEN WE
MARCH TOWARDS THE BURNING SEA
£7.99 (GIZEH)
Released June 23rd 08
PRE-ORDER CD
DOWNLOAD from June 23rd

Brand new album and without doubt Glissando's best
work to date, a 70 minute journey through beautiful,
haunting melodies and soundscapes.
Featuring members of iLiKETRAiNS, Her Name is Calla,
Held By Hands, The Rosie Taylor Project and Immune.

Tracklisting:
1. We Are Depleting
2. With a Kiss and a Tear
3. Floods
4. White Silence and the Fragile Reality
5. Goodbye Red Rose! This Was Not For You
6. Like Everything You See
7. Always the Storm
8. Grekken
9. Our Flags Wave and Our Arms Are Around Another's Shoulders

LOVES ARE LIKE EMPIRES
£4.99 (LOOM)
Released July 07
Buy CD
Download

Released on Gizeh's CDr label Loom: 'Loves Are Like Empires' is a collection of recordings from 2002 - 2007. Features some previously released material, some of which were ultra limited editions and some unreleased songs.

Tracklisting:
1. ...and Before We Knew It Had Happened At All, It Was Over
2. What the Exultant Heart Calls Good
3. Into Sleep to Create a Flame
4. A Whisper of the Eye
5. A Fleeting Glimpse
6. Love Or No Love

Needless to say the packaging is again awesome.

"Quite simply - essential"
(Losing Today)

"This is music as art, and
all the better for it" 10/10
(Die Shellsuit, Die)

"This duo are quite simply one
of the most engaging things
I've heard for a few months!"
(Norman Records)

"a truly mind bogglingly
engrossing experience"
(Subba-Cultcha)

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TOUR SPLIT WITH THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE
LOOM2 (Sold Out)
1 track from each band - ours is an
8 minute eerie drone soundscape
called 'A Whisper of the Eye'...
alongside an improv Exploits track
called 'Stomach/Pleasure/Golden Sleep'

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WHAT THE EXULTANT HEART CALLS GOOD
LOOM1 (Sold Out)
1 track 16mins, ltd edition of 50
hand packaged/numbered by Glissando.

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LOVE OR NO LOVE
GIZEH6 (Sold Out)
1 track, improvised live recording
with 30 Day Hex, ltd edition of 200
hand packaged by Glissando.

Record Label: Gizeh Recordings / LOOM Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New record now available for pre-order + limited cassette version!

Our brand new record ’With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards the Burning Sea’ is now available to pre-order through the Gizeh Online Store www.gizehrecords.bigcartel.comThere is a limite...
Posted by GLISSANDO on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:01:00 PST

New version of Floods now up

So.... we have a new record coming out in June called ’ With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards the Burning Sea’ on Gizeh Records.I’m a bit bored of hearing the old version of Flood...
Posted by GLISSANDO on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:36:00 PST

Driver needed for May tour!!

We need a little help here so here goes....We have been planning on doing the May tour traveling light and getting around on coaches and trains, however we'd really like to take more gear and generall...
Posted by GLISSANDO on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:55:00 PST

Free date in May... show/house party anyone in the south?

It's worked out that we have a spare day between playing Brighton and Chichester on the May tour.... May 15th to be exact.If anyone in the south is interested in booking us please drop me a line... ho...
Posted by GLISSANDO on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:10:00 PST

www.slowsecret.com

After some turbulent times of late www.slowsecret.com (our home that isn't here) has finally marooned itself in the world of the blog.It may or may not include some musings about Glissando or perhaps ...
Posted by GLISSANDO on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:08:00 PST

Latest.... (30/1)

Well our plan to head to Europe in May has been shelved in order to concentrate on UK shows.We had some nice offers and we plan go head out there in October all being well.We're happy to report that t...
Posted by GLISSANDO on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:19:00 PST

European tour in May

We are planning our first trip to Europe in May... straight after our UK tour.If you are interested in booking us or know someone who is please email [email protected]:May 13th-15th FranceMay 1...
Posted by GLISSANDO on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:56:00 PST

’Floods’ featured on Brew Records Compilation

'Floods' has just been released on a Brew Records compilation.We are certainly the least heavy band on the comp but every track on there is superb and comes highly recommended.... many of Leeds' fines...
Posted by GLISSANDO on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:31:00 PST

Another Stars of the Lid review!

Taken from www.subbacultcha.comThe Holy Trinity church is one of the best gig venues I've been to. So perfect it is, and quite surreal to watch live music in a church. The spirituality and aura of the...
Posted by GLISSANDO on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:59:00 PST

Star of the Lid review....

Taken from www.leedsmusicscene.netHoly Trinity ChurchStars Of The Lid + Glissando + PausalTuesday, 27th November 2007Words by Matthew McMahonWhat better venue for an evening of ambient music that Holy...
Posted by GLISSANDO on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:50:00 PST