Olly Knights (Turin Brakes) - Master Rights

We are extremely pleased to announce that Tru Thoughts/Full Thought Publishing will be representing the master rights for Olly Knight's new solo material. Famous for being one half of the indie pioneers Turin Brakes, Olly has just released his first solo effort called 'If Not Now When?'.

Here's some words from the man himself:
"I started thinking back to my early days of multitrack recording as a teenager, the utter joy of building up sonic worlds on a cassette four track machine, with all the sounds of my domestic existence caught up in them, the airplanes, the lawn mowers, the buzz of the fridge and the kids coming home from school outside, breaking through into songs, barely audible but there.

I re-listened to a lot of vinyl LP’s, Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake & Elliot Smith to name a few, all the records that seemed to have that special rare and original atmosphere that stands out against the polished din, at least to me."

You can preview some tracks and purchase the album (DL/LP) over at the Olly Knights Etch Shop. You can follow Olly Knights on twitter too @OllyKnights.

You can also watch a documentary about making the album (below).

Kylie Auldist, Album Launch

Kylie Auldist's new album was released a few weeks ago and to celebrate she is holding a party in her hometown of Melbourne, tonight Friday 23rd November at the Evelyn Hotel. More information and tickets here.

‘Still Life’ is brimful of bright, accessible funk and sultry soul, served up by the velvety voiced diva with a healthy dose of disco inspired boogie. Here's what some people have said:
“One of the best soul voices in the world ...She is brilliant” - Craig Charles, BBC 6 Music
“a widescreen spectacle… an invocation of classic 1960s and early-70s soul sounds.” - BBC Music
Album Of The Week - ABC Radio, Australia
"Wonderful" - Graham Norton, BBC Radio 2

If you haven't heard 'Still Life', the new album from Kylie Auldist, then you can listen to it on Spotify now, or grab yourself a permanent copy from one of the following stores:

iTunes
Amazon
Junodirect from Etch Shop

Marcus Intalex / Trevino

Full Thought Publishing is extremely pleased to announce the signing of Drum 'n' Bass veteran and Electronic producer Marcus Intalex - Under both his guise as Marcus Intalex (Drum 'n' Bass / Soul:r) and Trevino (House / Techno). With such a range of influences and styles, Marcus is an extremely welcome addition to the roster and we look forward to working closely with him and pushing his music into new avenues. We are extremely pleased to announce that the Trevino guise has also been nominated for 'Best Producer' by DJ Mag in their annual awards, read about that over HERE.

Below you can  listen to both guises and read about them, if you wish to hear some more material then please email  mail@fullthought.co.uk  and we will direct you to a playlist of popular material.


Marcus Intalex
Both as an artist and a DJ, Marcus Intalex represents the forefront of soulful, musical drum & bass. Heading up the legendary Soul:r label, he has worked with artists such as Calibre and S.P.Y and and always sought to release quality music with lasting appeal. Marcus's DJ sets have earned him a reputation as a tastemaker, not afraid to test crowds with a fresh high quality selection from across the spectrum of drum & bass. A passion for techno has always run deeply through his music, demonstrated this year by his success as an artist in the house and techno fields as Trevino. He represents Soul:ution with residencies in Manchester and at London's Fabric plus a radio show for Red Bull Music Academy. In 2012 Marcus is forging new musical frontiers both with his solo Drum and Bass releases, Soul:r the label, Soul:ution the club night, and now as Trevino.




Trevino

"In order to make oneself better, stronger, more accomplished, 

you have to put yourself into new situations.”

This is the sentiment of hydra-headed veteran producer, promoter and label boss, Marcus Intalex, on yet another of his musical incarnations – Trevino – a new and fresh mononym, functioning as an outlet for his 130bpm-range house-techno creations, which - just as he has always done as an artist - go their own way, regardless of expectation or reaction.

The Trevino guise has been nominated for 'Best Producer' in the 2012 DJ Mag Awards. A prestigious achievement for the project and one that is certain to propel the music to new audiences and platforms.
(you can vote HERE)

Marcus always retained a deep connection to house and techno. Heavy influence came from across the water as records by the late eighties Detroit sound of the Belleville Three, Carl Craig, Underground Resistance, and Drexiya filtered through to the Manchester record shops and onto Marcus’ turntables. As Trevino, this influence is clear throughout the body of his work. With one eye on his roots and one set firmly looking forward, he has managed to carve out a sound that is entirely relevant today, as he himself admits, “[Trevino’s] influenced by everything I’ve been into over the years. Everything I’ve ever believed in.”


You can stream a Trevino DJ set @ Exit Festival over HERE too.

Nostalgia 77 & The Monster - OUT NOW

Today sees the release of Nostalgia 77 & The Monster's ‘Taxidermist’ LP. The album brings together a handful of experimental recording sessions which took place earlier this year, featuring some of the UK’s most eminent jazz talents on the current scene. This set of cinematic instrumentals ranges from serene to sinister, searching to sanguine.


Nostalgia 77 & The Monster features an expanded line up with two keyboards harnessed the prodigious power of piano man Mathew Bourne and organ grinder Ross Stanley. James Allsopp and Fulvio Sigurta on reeds and trumpet are both Jekyll and Hyde. All four are held secure by the engine room of Tim Giles’ drums and Riaan Vosloo’s bass.


You can download the title track for FREE below.

Then you can grab the album from:
iTunes 
Amazon
Direct from the Tru Thoughts Shop

Alice Russell, Heatbreaker single OUT NOW

Heatbreaker is the first single to be lifted from Alice Russell's upcoming fifth album. The exciting new single highlights the crisp, cutting edge production and eclectic influences which nestle alongside a love of vintage soul at the core of Alice Russell’s style, a sound honed over the years with co-writer and producer TM Juke. The perfect introduction to the new LP, the track sees Alice at her best, mixing soul with intoxicating gospel overtones. “It is a broken hearted love song about the end of a relationship”, Alice explains. “it’s about that time when you’re just emotionally exhausted, you know you just have to let it go, you are resigned to it all being over.”

The “Heartbreaker” video stars long-time Alice fan Harry Shearer, the Hollywood actor and cult comedy hero known for roles including Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls and many voices in The Simpsons, and for his long running radio show on LA’s KCRW. Click here to watch the Heartbreaker video.

Full Thought publish this new Alice Russell material, so drop us an email at mail@full-thought.co.uk if you are interested in hearing or using any of it.

You can purchase the single at all good digital stores, including the ones below:
iTunes
Juno
Tru Thoughts Etch Shop

New Showreel

We've been rather busy over here at Full Thought publishing, so to show all your folks what we've been up to we've put together a showreel of some of our recent and favorite syncs. A number of notable clients feature in the showreel, from Hugo Boss to Chanse Manhattan Bank, from Ferrero Rocher to Fifa Street, and from Crazy, Stupid, Love to Entourage.

As always, contact mail@fullthought.co.uk with any enquiries about the music we publish and license as Full Thought Publishing and Tru Thoughts Records.

Showreel listings (in order):
Chase Manhattan Bank: Lanu - Beautiful Trash feat. Megan Washington
Ferrero Rocher: Limp Twins - Sunday Driver
Crazy, Stupid, Love (Warner Brothers): The Bamboos - On The Sly
Hugo Boss Selection: Hidden Orchestra - Flight
Miss Dior: Lanu - Roosevelt Blues feat. Megan Washington
Airwick Fresh Burst: Benji Boko - Touch The Ceiling With Your Toes
Lipton Sun Tea: Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro - Boogaloo 33
Fifa Street (EA Sports): Quantic and his Combo Barbaro - Un Canto A Mi Tierra (Cut Chemist Remix)
Reiss: Hidden Orchestra - Tired and Awake
One Tree Hill (Warner Brothers): Lanu - Fall feat. Megan Washington
Entourage (HBO): Skeletons - Positive Force
Accused (BBC): Quantic Soul Orchestra & Alice Russell - Pushin' On
Inside Men (BBC): Quantic - Time Is The Enemy
Limitless (Virgin/Rogue): Jon Kennedy - Chocolate and Cheese

Dynamo, Mission Impossible 2: Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro - Look Around The Corner

Hot 8 Brass Band, New Album OUT NOW

Hot 8 Brass Band’s second album, ‘The Life And Times Of… The Hot 8 Brass Band’, is out now on Tru Thoughts, announcing the emphatic return of New Orleans’ premier purveyors of roof raising, jazz infused, funk and hip hop fuelled marching band music, straight from the heart and fresh from the second line parades.

This is Hot 8’s first new material since their acclaimed debut (2007’s ‘Rock With The Hot 8’, featuring their famous cover of “Sexual Healing”) put them on the global stage. In the years since – alongside their regular US headline shows, parades and community projects – the group have supported the likes of Mos Def, Lauryn Hill and Mary J Blige live, and played several international tours taking in Glastonbury festival, Roskilde and more. Highly respected among fellow musicians, they have guested on albums by the Blind Boys of Alabama and Basement Jaxx. Having appeared in Spike Lee’s original post-Katrina documentary When the Levees Broke, Hot 8 also featured in the follow-up, When the Creek Don’t Rise; and HBO recently included their remarkable story in the hit Treme television series.

Full Thought exclusively publish all of the original material on both Hot 8 Brass Band albums, drop us an email if you are interested in using any of it - mail@fullthought.co.uk

Buy it from
iTunes, 
Amazon,
direct from Etch Shop

Nostalgia 77 and The Monster

‘The Taxidermist’, out 19th November on Tru Thoughts, is the upcoming album from Nostalgia 77 and the Monster - a fresh new project from one of the leading lights of the UK jazz scene, which sees him revisiting his experimental instrumental roots.

‘The Taxidermist’ brings together the spoils of a handful of experimental recording sessions which took place earlier this year, featuring some of the UK’s most eminent jazz talents on the current scene; on hearing the resulting material, Nostalgia 77’s label Tru Thoughts snapped it up for an album release.

In the run up to the release Nostalgia 77 will be doing a BBC 6Music Session on Cerys Matthews’ show this Sunday 11th November. They will be having a chat on Cerys' show too, which runs from 10am-12pm this Sunday. The session will be up on iPlayer until the end of next week too, that will be available via this LINK (skip to 1hour 11mins).

Furthermore, Nostalgia 77 will be playing the Bethnal Green Working Man's Club on Saturday 17th November.This will act as a release party for the album and has been billed as a "mind altering party featuring some of London's freshest talents in an exciting celebration of performance". You can purchase tickets HERE.

Full Thought publish Nostalgia 77's back catalogue, along with this new material. So drop us an email at mail@fullthought.co.uk if you are interested in using any of their material.

New material from Alice Russell

Full Thought are extremely pleased to announce the signing of Alice Russell’s new solo material, expect to hear some fresh and powerful soul from the UK talent - longtime producer and bandleader TM Juke is on the production duties. The new album, 'Dust', is set to be released on Tru Thoughts (UK/US/AUS/JP) and Differ-Ant (Mainland Europe) in 2013.

The official video for first single, “Heartbreaker”, starring Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap/The Simpsons) as you’ve never seen him before, has just launched on Alice Russell’s YouTube channel (stream it below).
“Heartbreaker” will be out digitally on 19th November. The single release will feature the original version, acoustic version and a remix by hotly tipped producer Falty DL (Ninja Tune/Planet Mu/Ramp).

Get in touch with us at Full Thought if you are looking to use any of the new Alice Russell material - mail@fullthought.co.uk

Beta Hector Free 'Morning Train EP'

Beta Hector's debut on Tru Thoughts was released just over a year ago now, a mixture of heavy drums and psychedelic electronic sonics, the album provides a diverse selection of soulful, bittersweet songs and soundtracks. You can now grab The Morning Train EP for free here, it features the original version of Morning Train, an acoustic version and the Simonsound Remix, as well as a bonus cut; Boi Peixe Theme.

The original song, featuring Rosi Lalor on vocals, is re-imagined by The Simonsound as mythical adventure story, told using analogue synthesisers, Optigan orchestra, home made percussion, pre recorded flute replayed and performed on reel to reel tape machine, and a scattering of voices plucked from the ether.

Full Thought publish the Beta Hector material so get in touch in you are looking to use any of his tracks - mail@fullthought.co.uk

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