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Remaker EP is just £3

Posted: October 26th, 2011

Here’s a treat for you all – we’re selling copies of our remaker EP for just £3 with free UK shipping (also includes a free download of the whole EP). Get yours now while stocks last: http://theshadoworchestra.bandcamp.com/album/remaker-ep

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All change – we are now Talk In Colour

Posted: October 19th, 2011

After a lot of soul-searching, we’ve decided to change our name. You can find us over at www.Talk In Colour.com and get a free download of our new single, Nightshifts, from Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/talk-in-colour.

We’re also on Facebook and Twitter – come and find us!

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Pics from Queen of Hoxton Soundcrash gig

Posted: October 11th, 2011

We had a fantastic night last week at the Queen of Hoxton, playing on a Soundcrash bill featuring some great bands – Elan Tamara and phenomenal headliner Anchorsong.

Kat’s got some photos and backstage blether over on her blog, but to get a flavour of the night go check out the brilliant Flickr set from VentPhoto.

Shadow Orchestra @ Queen of Hoxton, London, 5th October 2011

Photo by Ventphoto.com, thanks Jon!

Thanks to Rob and the Souncrash team for putting on yet another excellent night, and to everyone who came down to see us.

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Shady Ladies 14: A bit of a weird one, but with new tracks!

Posted: October 3rd, 2011

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! We can finally unveil our new single – Nightshifts – due to be released later in October.

For the moment, the only place to hear it is in the latest Shady Ladies podcast. You can also feast your ears on a brand new remix of Sweet as a Nut by upcoming production talent Duckyboy.

Listen and download now for free from Podbean

We bring you a slightly more random selection than usual this month, with a trip back to the 70s (complete with authentic vinyl crackles), avant garde minimalism, a fat slab of classic Southern rock, and random aeroplane noises.

  • Sunday Driver – Glass House Riot
  • Willy Moon – I Wanna Be Your Man
  • Tune-Yards – You Yes You
  • Joe South – Hole in your Soul
  • St Vincent – Cruel
  • Gene Page – All Our Dreams are Coming True
  • Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round and Round
  • Shadow Orchestra – Nightshifts
  • Joe Goddard – Gabriel
  • I Break Horses – Winter Beats
  • Shadow Orchestra – Sweet as a Nut (Duckchild’s Sweet as a Duck remix)
  • Battles – Ice Cream
  • Antibalas – World War IV
  • Leah Kardos – Repeater
  • Tori Amos – The Chase
  • Serafina Steer – Curses Curses
  • Laurie Anderson – O Superman
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd – Freebird (Solo of the month requested by Ricky Fabulous)

Here’s a somewhat diminutive Spotify Playlist.

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WahWah45s at the Queen of Hoxton

Posted: September 20th, 2011

We had a great night playing at the Queen of Hoxton for WahWah45s recently. Huge thanks to everyone who came down – you were a great crowd!

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More pics – including Kat’s awesome new dress – over on her blog here.

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Off The Tracks and onto the world’s tiniest stage

Posted: September 12th, 2011

Big thanks to everyone who came to see us at Off The Tracks at the beginning of September. That was the third time we’ve played the festival, and there’s always a lovely vibe, although it was a bit of a squash on the stage!

More pics and blether over on Kat’s blog.

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Shady Ladies 1st birthday podcast: Crying into your handbag on the night bus

Posted: September 5th, 2011

Against all odds, the Shady Ladies podcast has made it to our first birthday!

Listen and download now for free from our podbean page.

To celebrate, we’re drinking warm white wine and eating crisps whilst shouting over a selection of our favourite party tracks before getting overcome by it all, crying in the toilets and smudging our eyeliner, then throwing up over that cute guy.

Here’s the playlist:

  • Prince – Let’s Go Crazy
  • Glenn Miller – In The Mood
  • Elvis Costello – Pump It Up
  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas – I Can’t Dance To That Music You’re Playing
  • Bee Gees – You Should Be Dancing
  • Eddie Bo – The Thang (Part 2)
  • Beginning Of The End – Funky Nassau (Part 1
  • Tequila – The Champs
  • Tequila – Terrorvision (Mint Royale Shot)
  • Smith and Mighty – B-Line Fi Blo
  • Kinky Electric Noise – Wazamayeta
  • Mr Oizo – Flat Beat
  • Rustie – Hyperthrust (requested by Ricky Fabulous)
  • Carol Cool – Upside Down
  • The Ethiopians – Train to Skaville (requested by Harriet Moll via Facebook)
  • Lesley Gore – It’s My Party
  • Sugarcubes – Birthday
  • Portishead – The Rip
  • Morviscous – Continental B

Spotify playlist here.

PS – we’re playing at the Queen of Hoxton in Shoreditch on 9th September and 5th October. More details over on our gig page.

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From worst gig to best gig in one weekend

Posted: August 18th, 2011

Sadly our gig at the Bimble Bandada festival fell victim to the worst traffic jam on the M25 in a decade, leaving Mary and ChrisShadow stuck for 5 motionless, hungry hours on the tarmac.

We were gutted not to be able to play, as it was a lovely little festival in a perfect countryside location. A complete gigFAIL.

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Our Soundcrash party gig the next day at the Dalston Roof Park was complete WIN, despite a mini-downpour right before we went on stage.

Double rainbows all the way

Double rainbows all the way

More pics and blether over on Kat’s blog.

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Shady Ladies podcast 12: Jangly bangers and a cheeky fugue

Posted: August 3rd, 2011

It’s a pretty eclectic selection this month, ranging from K-pop and miserabilist electro to afrobeat and 90s indie, with a smattering of slap bass and the sublime Nina Simone along the way.

It’s our 1st birthday next month, so to celebrate we’d like you to suggest birthday or celebration-themed songs – just leave your suggestions on our Podbean page.

  • Primus – Tommy The Cat
  • 2NE1 – I Am The Best
  • Givers – Up Up Up (CSS remix)
  • Boys Noize – Jeffer
  • SBTRKT – Hide And Seek
  • Ghosting Season – Exercise Us
  • Seams – Focus Energy
  • Paul Simon – Rewrite
  • Antibalas – Che Che Cole
  • Deep Puddle Dynamics – June 26th 1998 (requested by David Thomas)
  • The Hombres – Let It All Hang Out
  • Nina Simone – Love Me Or Leave Me (Solo of the month suggested by Jamie Browning via Facebook)
  • Little Dragon – Constant Surprises
  • Boom Bip – The Matter (Of Our Discussion)
  • Alice Gun – Not Made For This World
  • Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
  • James – Sometimes

Here’s the Spotify playlist

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Shady ladies podcast volume 11: I love a good mode, me

Posted: July 7th, 2011

In this month’s podcast we bring you a bonus music theory lesson. Or rather, a brief discourse of the use of pentatonic scales by Aphex Twin.

Aside from that, there’s music for Dave’s aerobics sessions, car crash funk, stoner glitch, and a whole bunch of fantastic new music that we’re loving right now.

Listen and download now from Podbean

  • Graffiti6 – Stone in my Heart
  • Lalo Schifrin – Theme from Bullitt
  • Barabajagal – Donovan (requested by Annabella)
  • Crave You – Flight Facilities ft. Giselle
  • tUnE-yArDs – My Country
  • Sons and Daughters – Orion
  • Givers – Noche Nada
  • Broadcast – Pendulum
  • Doorway – Planningtorock
  • AFX – Every Day
  • Nosaj Thing – IOIO
  • Chain – Lostwithiel
  • Radiohead – Little by Little (Caribou remix)
  • Simple Kid – Serotonin
  • Jill Scott – Rolling Hills
  • T-Bone Walker – Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You
  • John Fahey – The Red Pony
  • System of a Down – Toxicity (requested by Ricky Fabulous)

Spotify playlist

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