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| Location: | London and South East |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Jun 26, 2008 (109 days back) |
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The Playing Fields The Biography: from there to here The germination of the band starts with Stephen Bland, from the graveyard suburb of Enfield, North London. As a teenager, he organized and performed with several group incarnations in Canterbury, while serving time at the university, booking bands and promoting clubs. Younger brother by seven years, Michael would join him for illicit drinking sprees. To make his scrawny younger brother look older, Steve would ensconce Mike’s frame in many jumpers. After many false starts with music and his degree, Steve finally graduated five years later none the wiser and decided on a whim to see the world and write a book of poetry. In 1998, Steve returned to London, suffered post travel depression and pottered around organizing clubs. Directionless, he reluctantly turned to the city to fund another long journey and buy time to write a novel. Michael Bland is at this time living with Steve and is encouraged to pick up the guitar and sing. By 2000, Steve has enough and leaves the UK, writing his poetic novel while journeying through nineteen countries, Mike sporadically joining him. But by 2002, the money runs out and London beckons Steve back to the city, doing an odious office job to clamber out of debt. Mike returned, and Steve found his brother could now sing and play. Weekly meetings in a small flat with two guitars, bass and computer/keyboards ensued. Live gigs occurred, but there was reluctance to perform without a drummer. 2003/4 finds a shakeup of the lineup. Steve, Michael, and childhood friend to both, Jeff Baskett continued to forge a unique sound, dark, intense pieces fixed with beautifully melodious song-writing. Mike took the lead vocals, Steve harmonies, both brothers dueling on guitar while Jeff played bass, sorted computer samples, and ate sugary plastic on the side. In 2005 the band honed their performance skills in live gigs with a new drummer. The songs developed in complexity and with a harder rythmic drive. An acoustic version of their song Valley of Salt was featured on BBC TV’s Hustle. Orginally the lyrics came from Stephen’s poetic prose, both brothers editing and splicing from this source, until Michael delved into his life experiences to create succinct emotional portraits, offsetting Steve’s detached, literary style. Despite the differences, the brothers have a harmonious songwriting collaboration that forms the bulk of The Playing Fields catalogue. 2006 After reaching the glass ceiling of the music industry in Israel with the bands Music of Coincidence and The Following, Ron Rosenblum migrated to the UK. He joined The Playing Fields on drums and provided the missing link to solidify their sound. With the completion of their line up, The Playing Fields defy comparison, and have invented a new genre for their sound: Urban Desert. The band recorded their debut LP, Hello New World at SickRoom Studios with Owen Turner, mastered by Kramer (from Second Shimmy Label/Galaxie 500/Lou Reed/Yo La Tengo fame). In 2007 the album hit the shops through CactiShed...Records, disrtibuted by Shellshock/Backs, receiving near unanimous fantastic reviews (see press for the LP blog). You can get it direct from the record label @: www.myspace.com/cactished (in our top friends) for only £9.99 inc. postage and packing, or from the Corporation Records, link below and download from numerous sources from itunes to www.pulserated.com & www.xiie.net. 2007 gig highlights included a UK tour, the Camden Crawl, Dingwalls & a successful stint @ the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A single from the LP hit the shops on November 5th 2007 & is also available as above. Please visit the bands official new site @: http://theplayingfields.info where you can hear the whole album! The band are curretly hunkered down in their shiny new Soho based recording studio working on the follow up LP, provisionally titled "Hungry Ghosts" and due for release in 2008. Demo tracks from these sessions will be appearing on this very page for a limited time only. Enjoy. Mariola Fiedorczuk Enter your e-mail address to subscribe to our mailing list... |
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Music:Member Since: 10/16/2005Band Website: theplayingfields.info Band Members: Steve, Mike, Jeff, Ron. Influences: Steve Dirty Three The Kinks South San Gabriel Trespassers William Nina Nastasia Sufjan Stevens M Ward Nino Ricardo Jeff Quickspace Richard D. James -ziq Mogwai Leadbelly Radiohead Nick Cave Mike Radiohead Mogwai Smog Red House Painters Richard Buckner Godspeed You Black Emperor Iron & Wine Calexico Ron Elbow Calexico Deus Tool Chris Cornell The Beatles Jeff Buckley Sounds Like: We are our own sound. If you need help, this is what reviewers have said we sound like: Smog, early Smith's, The Cure, Radiohead, Wilco, Joy Division, Red House Painters, Bonny Prince Billy, Badly Drawn Boy, Nirvana, Jesus and Mary Chain, Sigor Ros, Nick Cave, early Mercury Rev, Low, and Sonic Youth. But really, have a listen and decide for yourself! Record Label: CactiShed... Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Alternative / Acoustic / Other) |
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Press for the debut LP |
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| "A record of dark, intense melody driven tunesmithery that oozes atmosphere." (Fused Magazine)"Their brilliant debut album is a mesmerizing journey which will have you captivated from start to finish.... Posted by The Playing Fields on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST |
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Check out this event: The Playing Fields headling Cancer fundraiser |
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| Hosted By: The Playing Fields When: 18 Apr 2008, 19:00Where: The Bush Hill Hotel141 St. Mark’s Road, EnfieldLondon, London and South East|66 EN11BJUnited KingdomDescription:The Playing Fields C... Posted by The Playing Fields on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:50:00 PST |
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New track(s) added, demo from LP2 |
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| Hi all,Just to let you know that we @TPF> towers have posted the demo version for another track, as yet untitled, to be featured on the second LP, provisionally titled "Hungry Ghosts" and due for rele... Posted by The Playing Fields on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:59:00 PST |
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New unreleased song on Ola’s Kool Kitchen tonight |
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| ..tr style="border: 1px solid rgb(102, 153, 204); border-collapse: collapse;"> ... Posted by The Playing Fields on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:42:00 PST |
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New Song, preview from LP2 |
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| Greetings,The Playing Fields are now back from our winter sojourns and raring to get our new EP & album recorded.As a taster we have now uploaded the track "Seven" which will feature on the second... Posted by The Playing Fields on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:00:00 PST |
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Track of the year on Ola's Kool Kitchen/ Longtown Sound |
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| Just a note to say that we @ TPF Towers are pleased to have Hello New World named song of the year on the majestic DJ Ola's Kol Kitchen. Hurrah! The latest instalment of the Kitchen's funky nosh goes ... Posted by The Playing Fields on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:25:00 PST |
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Artist of the year, Radio Nowhere... / IChannel |
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| Hi all,Just to let you know that The Playing Fields have been named as Radio Nowhere Artist of the Year 2007 (Hurrah!) and you can now download The Radio Nowhere best of 2007 show from www.radionowher... Posted by The Playing Fields on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:20:00 PST |
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Check out this event: Headlining LockStock mini-fest @ Dingwalls, London |
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| Hosted By: The Playing Fields When: 08 Nov 2007, 19:00Where: Dingwalls11 East Yard, Camden LockLondon, London and South East|66 NW18ABUnited KingdomDescription:The Playing Fields Click Here To View E... Posted by The Playing Fields on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:58:00 PST |
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Newstrictly limited edition double A side 7" out |
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| Salutations,The Playing Fields new strictly limited edition hand printed by the band double A Side 7" vinyl Glass & Concrete/ Protect the Humans will be hitting the shops on November 5th in the UK & I... Posted by The Playing Fields on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:52:00 PST |
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Check out this event: The Playing Fields @ The Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
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| Hosted By: The Playing Fields When: 16 & 17 Aug 2007, Doors: 20:00Where: Sweet ECA, Studio 2Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston PlaceEdinburgh, SL EH39DFUnited KingdomDescription:The Playing Fi... Posted by The Playing Fields on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:59:00 PST |
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