Down the Tiny Steps

Hoooooooooots!

‘Master Of None’ is out on Red Deer Club records (ltd vinyl and/or download), August 1st.

The album launch / frenzy will take place at The Captain’s Rest in Glasgow on Sunday the 31st of July.

TICKETS = £5

Support comes in the highly desirable sonic forms of The Japanese War Effort and River Of Slime.

Plus the Double Fun DJs will be there to keep the atmosphere up between live sets and drink awbdy’s booze.

Here’s the FACEBOOK EVENT

Here’s the poster:

…and here’s the blurb:

Jonnie Common – live set feat. Peter Kelly (Moon Unit, Song Of Return, Galchen)

“He’s an affiliate of Inspector Tapehead, a former member of Down the Tiny Steps, and the sorcerer behind the recent Deskjob compilation, but Glasgow’s Jonnie Common finally takes to the spotlight with Master of None, his debut album – and what a lo-fi electro-folk wonder it is. From existential casio-pop opener ‘Heir to the Throne’ to kung-fu cantata ‘Hand-Hand’, Master of None showcases Common’s vivid songwriting and production chops. The skewed-pop amble and harmonica swell of ‘Summer Is For Going Places’ is glorious; as is the sci-fi glow of ‘Photosynth’. You’ll forgive us for remarking, then, that Common is unique indeed.”
Nicola Meighan – The List (4/5)

“Red Deer Club present their first album on vinyl, from no other than Jonnie Common. A summerous collection of wondrous pop oddities, coming in at just over thirty minutes, this is the debut album from one of Scotland’s finest exports. The label has been a fan of Jonnnie’s work since his ‘Down The Tiny Steps’ output. We are so proud of this limited release.”
Red Deer Club

JONNIE COMMON : ‘MASTER OF NONE’ : ltd vinyl and/or download : out August 1st 2011

www.jonniecommon.com
www.facebook.com/jonniecommon
www.reddeerclub.co.uk
www.facebook.com/reddeerclub

The Japanese War Effort
Ambient pop playah and one half of dream-beat combo Conquering Animal Sound, Martin Moog aka The Japanese War Effort would not miss his big bro’s album launch for all the Bru in China.
http://thejapanesewareffort.bandcamp.com/

River Of Slime
Kev Sim is the elusive electronic genius behind Edinburgh art pop pranksters FOUND. He’s finally getting his act together and releasing some solo material on Glasgow blog label, Phuturelabs. Be afraid.
http://foundtheband.com/

Double Fun DJs
Keeping it warm and creamy between live sets, the lads are under Jonnie’s specific instruction of “Nae crowd pleasers.”

UPDATE: Since there’s no Edinburgh launch, live music will end around 11pm with the Double Fun DJs continuing to the 11.30pm curfew.  This is to allow anyone coming from Edinburgh time to catch the last train. Edinburgh train tickets can be shown at the merch desk to claim a wee gift.

Back in September 2010, Inspector Tapehead went on a wee tour to promote the release of our debut album ‘Duress Code’.

We had a bloody hoot.

I made these vids at the time but couldn’t get them to upload to youtube FOR THE LIFE OF ME.

Finally they are up, thanks to the miracle of fibre optics.

Enjoy x

ACT 1

ACT 2

ACT 3

FOUND are one of my favourite bands.

Their output is consistently innovative and brilliantly executed.

A few months ago, I had a dream that I was making a video with them in Cupar’s Fisher & Donaldson bakery. (The lovely family that run the bakery are FOUND uber-fans so this wasn’t a random dream-combo). The dream was mainly composed of me being stuck in a one-way supermarket carpark slip road, desperately trying to get back to ‘the set’ but still. FOUND recently made (the relevant bits of) this dream a reality with the video for their new single ‘Anti Climb Paint’.

However, the wonderful partnership of FOUND (FND) and Fisher & Donaldson (F’n'D) hasn’t stopped there because, Anti Climb Paint is being released as a CHOCOLATE 7″ RECORD. No joke.

Details of how to obtain one can be found here: http://www.chemikal.co.uk/anticlimbpaint/

I am seriously hoping that these kind of efforts by F’n'D might eventually lead to me being able to download a fudge donut. When that happens, I am finished. But I won’t care.

ANYWAY

Here’s my remix of ‘Anti Climb Paint’

FOUND - Anti Climb Paint (Jonnie Common’s dug-eared remix) by Jonnie Common

It can be downloaded from FOUND’s bandcamp profile HERE