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Series 8 Records

Independent Label - bringing you music we like

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SERIES 8 IS AN INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL BASED IN ESSEX. WE LOVE MUSIC & WANT TO BRING YOU THE BANDS WE LIKE. ***NEWS OF CURRENT & FORTHCOMING RELEASES*** RORY MCVICAR SINGLE 'NOW THAT YOU'RE MINE' (With exclusive B-Side 'Not the time') OUT TODAY NOV 5TH - DOWNLOAD ONLY - BUY FROM ITUNES HERE & ALL OTHER DIGITAL OUTLETS. RORY MCVICAR DEBUT ALBUM COMING NOV 26TH (TO ALL GOOD RECORD STORES & DIGITAL DOWNLOAD SITES) "Threatens to make a grown man cry." Rob da Bank, Radio 1 "His demo stood out by a mile." Huw Stephens, Radio 1 "Set apart by his voice." John Kennedy, XFM "Rory McVicar is a one man gathering storm." Losing TodayPRESS ENQUIRIES CONTACT - [email protected] & TV PROMOTION CONTACT - [email protected] 'THE PONY COLLABORATION' - SINGLE 'THE FAST LANE' (with exclusive B-Side 'All I Know') BUY NOW- .. "Packed with insightful songs about relationships, this quintessentially British album reeks of quality. Simply divine." The Morning Star"Everything is in place; these Ponies are going to be at the front of the British Americana race. " Americana UK "A brilliant and beautiful debut long-player. As a homegrown response to all things ‘Americana’, this oozes quality and delicate charm" 10/10 Whisperin & Hollerin 'OOM' DEBUT ALBUM 'DEAD ANALOGUE' OUT NOW "Frequently dark and disturbing, but always bold, beautiful and quite brilliant" Music Week "oom are like a grunged up Portishead with Bjork vocals" Zane Lowe "They blew me the f*ck away" Chuck D "it's got snake hips and a twinkle in its eye, incredibly sexy and deeply haunting" Click Music 'BEANGROWERS ALBUM 'DANCE DANCE BABY' OUT NOW "I Like You" and "You Are You Are" both rock like a runaway train. there's a touch of P.J. Harvey in the vocals here and the chorus is another nailed on winner. And, as the man says "the hits just keep on coming," the chorus of "Star In Monaco" is like Saint Etienne but with all the musical edges left natural, raw and unsmoothed."Dance Dance Baby" is an irresistible invitation to do exactly as the title suggests. A fabulous album, involving and infectious. Get yours today."-www.musicaldiscoveries.com 'HELENE' ALBUM 'ROUTINES' OUT NOW BUY HELENE AT AMAZON.CO.UK "This Mazzy Star-gazing London band are ripe for a big-time breakthrough"-Sunday Times "What a fabulous voice Helene Dineen has. If you've ever heard a more languid, warm and elegant thing in the last couple of months, I'll eat my hat. Helene deserve to be huge"-The Word “There's nothing routine about Helene Dineen's pure, sweet, gorgeous voice. Words tumble out like liquid gold on her bands transcendent second album" --The Sun “Helene's sweet, sultry, country-tinged vocals must rank among the loveliest in Britain, every song is achingly seductive, the melodies are all fantastically strong, the lyrics intelligent and the delivery immaculate.” – Sunday Telegraph 'MAGOO' ALBUM 'THE ALL ELECTRIC AMUSEMENT ARCADE' OUT NOW BUY MAGOO AT AMAZON.CO.UK *MAGOO* - "The All Electric Amusement Arcade is, simply put, exquisite. Magoo have retuned their rickety pop antennae into frequencies so off the radar that certain elements of the music press have yet to plot its course and put their collective resources into arriving at a snazzy new generic umbrella under which to comfortably pigeon hole them. Press release littered with references - As to Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips - okay shhh - but pull up a pew and listen closely - This wipes the floor with both of them. Okay" - Losing Today. GO SHOPPING- BUY NOW - CLICK ON HERE TO BE TAKEN TO THE SITE!! YOU CAN FIND OUR MUSIC IN ANY GOOD RECORD STORES & DOWNLOAD SITES LIKE ITUNES, PLAYLOUDER, EMUSIC, HMV, TUNETRIBE, NAPSTER ETC OR WHY NOT CLICK THROUGH TO THE SERIES 8 SHOP WHERE YOU CAN ORDER DIRECTLY FROM US. WE ACCEPT PAY PAL OR CHEQUE. CD ALBUMS INCLUSIVE OF P&P:UK = £7.99 EUROPE = £9.99 REST OF THE WORLD = £10.99 There's only a few of the limited 7" Vinyls left in stock now NATIONAL PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION BY DEMO SUBMISSIONS WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD TAKE THE TIME TO CHECK OUT THIS PAGE BEFORE YOU SEND US ANYTHING OR ASK US TO BE A FRIEND. IT WON'T TAKE LONG TO FIND OUT THAT.... WE'RE NOT INTO JAZZ, RAP, HIP HOP OR R'N' B - SORRY! ....IF YOU FIT INTO ANY OTHER GENRE, MESSAGE US WITH YOUR MYSPACE LINK OR IF YOU PREFER THE OLD FASHIONED METHOD SEND A CD TO PO BOX 5192, HATFIELD PEVEREL, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, ENGLAND, CM3 2QH. WE DO LISTEN TO EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE SENT BUT CANNOT PROMISE ANYTHING. IF WE DO LIKE IT, WE'LL GET IN TOUCH . THANKS. PLEASE NOTE...We're NOT a venue or a promoter so cannot get you gigs. We're a label and put records out by bands we love, very good records ;o)

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Music:

Member Since: 2/10/2006
Band Website: series8records.co.uk
Band Members: BEANGROWERS Beangrowers Official Website
*Alison, Ian and Mark. Maltese 3 piece alt rock/pop.Frontwoman/guitarist Alison Galea is up there alongside PJ and Nina Persson. If you like your pop-rock short, sharp and to the fuzz-guitar driven point, then you'll love the Beangrowers.*HELENE Helene Official Website
*Helene Dineen/Graham Gargiulo with James, Will and Caroline. Formed out of the ashes of British cult band Barefoot Contessa. "Dineen sings with nuanced emotion and no clichés, her songs resonant with the cool, beguiling tones of Nico and the laconic edge of Nancy Sinatra. Whether she is seeing off an old suitor, or as in the title track, delineating a more abstract mental state, Dineen always pulls you into her world" MOJO*MAGOO Magoo Official Website
*Owen Turner, Andrew Rayner, Stacy, Gow, Jen Heagren & long time associates - Adam Blackbourn, Gill Sandell & Stephen Gilchrist. A long time ago in a village far far away, a band called Magoo was formed. Influenced by bands such as Guided by Voices, Stereolab, Pavement, The Flaming Lips and a healthy dollop of radio Peel.*OOM Oom Official Website
*Oom are Debbie Clare on vocals, Ed Chivers on beats/samples/guitar/noise, Alex Hay on guitars and Darren Lindridge on drums. They come from Brighton and the music is a mix of dark ambience, distorted beats, beautiful vocals and noisey guitars. Vocalist Debbie Clare also collaborates and sings with Massive Attack*THE PONY COLLABORATION The Pony Collaboration Myspace *Band members Yusuf Albasri, Tom Barden, Michael Chalmers, Koosh, John 'The Boy' Lyons, Marc Rothera, James Scallan, Claire Williams. The Pony Collaboration describe themselves as offering "a peculiarly English take on what is commonly referred to as 'Americana'. With an ever expanding line-up featuring piano, glockenspiel, melodica, viola and percussion, their sometimes chaotic live sets have earned them a small but devoted following.* RORY MCVICAR Rory Mcvicar Myspace BBC Radio One Music's unsigned event winner 2005, as the result of a listeners vote on Rob da Bank's show, Rory was chosen to play at In The City. Radio One sessions followed with the aforementioned Rob Da Bank and two more with Huw Stephens, two singles under his belt and appearances at Exit festival in Serbia and the lovely Latitude last year. April toured the UK with Monkey Swallows the Universe. Reached the final 6 of the Red Stripe Music Awards in May and lots more inbetween. Influenced by John Frusciante, PJ Harvey, Roy Orbison and Velvet Underground amongst others.Watch this space as he is Just putting the finishes touches and tweaks to his eagerly awaited debut album.
Influences:Watch Beangrowers videos - I Like you .You are You are .
Sounds Like: AN INDEPENDENT LABEL BRINGING YOU MUSIC WE LOVE.
Record Label: Series 8
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Rory single out today itunes + reviews

You can purchase the wonderful 'Now that you're mine' by Rory McVicar by clicking the iTunes button on our main page. It's backed with exclusive B-side 'Not the time' which is not available on the alb...
Posted by Series 8 Records on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:50:00 PST

RORY MCVICAR ARTIST OF THE WEEK MYSPACE/MOJO

Mojo Magazine Pick of the week on Myspace Music Go here to see http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music. www.myspace.com/rorymcvicar From Rory's own blog....   hello dear all &nb...
Posted by Series 8 Records on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:37:00 PST

THE PONY COLLABORATION REVIEWS...

THE MORNING STAR Insightful (Friday 30 March 2007) ALBUM: The Pony Collaboration - The Pony Collaboration (Series 8 Records) THE dynamics of the Pony Collaboration can be summed up by a quote fro...
Posted by Series 8 Records on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:24:00 PST

OOM REVIEWS, SINGLES, ALBUM, LIVE

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Posted by Series 8 Records on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:33:00 PST

HELENE REVIEWS - MOJO,THE SUN, THE WORD ETC..

..> ..> Helene Routines Series 8 A nebulous creation borne out of the band BarefootContessa, Helene Dineen and Graham Gargiulo retained their songwriting partnership under the simp...
Posted by Series 8 Records on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:35:00 PST

MAGOO REVIEWS - ROCKSOUND, LOSING TODAY & OTHER STUFF

MAGOO [ 7 ] THE ALL ELECTRIC AMUSEMENT ARCADE (SERIES 8) Veterans of numerous Peel Sessions, Magoos latest is dedicated to the late DJs memory: chances are hed be pleased, too, as this is an often diz...
Posted by Series 8 Records on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:41:00 PST

BEANGROWERS 5 STAR REVIEW FROM MUSICAL DISCOVERIES*****

www.musicaldiscoveries.com (04 July 2006) When I heard the repeated guitar line in the opening bars of the Beangrowers latest CD Dance Dance Baby (Series 8 (UK) SER003CD, 2006), it plunged me back 25 ...
Posted by Series 8 Records on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:26:00 PST

YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE!

ON SALE NOW!!! BEANGROWERS ~ You Are You Are 7" Limited edition pink vinyl, signed by the lovely Beanie people - Alison, Ian and Mark.  HELENE ~ This is all we have to know 7" Limited edition blu...
Posted by Series 8 Records on Fri, 19 May 2006 04:29:00 PST