Gig News:

Glynde Place, Lewes, East Sussex. Sunday 29th /30th May 2010
Another installment of this rocking little boutique festival. Other acts performing include the legendary Bays, the enchanting North Sea Radio Orchestra and electro indie favourites Transformer.

Other News:

Shadow Orchestra Video on EyeSeeSound Internet TV

Video for Shadow Orchestra favourite 'Plucking and Bowing' appears on this months episode of cutting edge internet TV show EyeSeeSound. To Check it out (and a whole bunch of other very cool music vids and virals) click the button below

Soundtrack for Ground-Breaking Multi-platform Sci-Fi Drama:

Shadow Orch writer and producer, Chris Bangs, is currently scoring a soundtrack for a ground breaking new multi platform drama, to be screened Malaysia and world wide over the web. The project, the details of which are being kept closely under wraps, will go live this November. Chris went out to Malaysia in May to work with both traditional and aboriginal (i.e. tribal) musicians. He says:

"This a really exciting project to work on, as I am blending more traditional elements, like malay instrumentation and tribal percussion, with cutting edge electronics and effects. The challenge is making something which blends all of these elements with out it sounding like a new age chill out track."

Festinho / Sound Harvest, Saturday and Sunday the 5th and 6th of September.

What a weekend, two rather fabulous gigs! Thanks to all those who came to see us at both. Fledgling festival Sound Harvest proved to be a rather wonderful gig, highlights include Northsea Radio Orchestra, who were enchanting, the fresh oyster bar (v classy!) and the fantastic reception we got to our new set. Festinho, was equally wonderful, and it was a perfect time to play, just as the sun was setting on the last day of the festival. For all those who haven't experience this fanastic boutique festival modelled on the Big Chill of old, I would heartily recommend it for next year.

 

Self-Songs Project:

Shadow Orchestra composer and producer Chris Bangs has been working with special needs students students from Pendragon School, south London, to produce a CD of songs about themselves and their experiences both inside and outside of the school, as part of a ground-breaking project from AIR (wwwartistsinresidence.org.uk). Self Songs will be released independently in April and the fifteen tracks take their names from the children who not only wrote the lyrics but also took a hands on approach to their song’s creative direction, Chris says of the project:

"As a musician, I am used to working a fairly contained world, but through this project I have realised that, by being available and providing a platform for the students’ self-expression and creativity, it has allowed something unique, and far richer than I would have imagined, to emerge"

Behind the project is AIR (Artists in Residence). Run by professional artists from various disciplines, AIR use their belief in art as an educational and therapeutic tool to help disadvantaged children, with Self Songs being a product of this practice. Previously published is a poetry book entitled In Our Own Write, also by pupils of Pendragon School. Check out the album's Myspace page at www.myspace.com/14selfsongs

 

Album Available For Download:

The original debut album which started it all is now available from I-Tunes and Napster, as well as whole bunch of other mp3 download sites. I have included the full list here: In addition, the CD album is currently available from a large number of retailers across the country. Full list is also available here: page):

Honey and Razor Blades Soundtrack:

Chris is also developing a sound track for an exciting new film from guerrilla filmmaker and BAFTA award winning director Tinge Krishnan. Shot on location in Thailand in a unique documentary style amongst real backpackers, tsunami volunteers and go-go bar girls, the film follows a naïve young couple whose love is tested for the first time when they befriend a jaded and sexually precocious couple; a story of betrayal and a young woman's search for herself.