Starting life as a one-man bedroom project for band leader Joseph Walsh, Dignan Porch has now blossomed in to a ramshackle group of perpetually laid-back sounding humans creating music that straddles the lines between psychedelia, folk, indie pop and grunge. Attracting a large cult following with every release, the band have been on headline tours of the UK, Europe, and US, which saw them driving over 9000 miles around the country with no tour manager or budget, and sleeping on floors every night.
When the Porch kick out the jams they give the impression that they're careering along with only a couple of wheels still on the road, just about in control, but always on the verge of tipping over. There is a sadness that lurks beneath many of these rough-around-the-edges pop songs, a blurry-eyed realisation of the boredom of everyday life that seems to creep in to the very fabric of Dignan Porch's sound. The ash tray is full, the can is empty.
The majority of Observatory was written and recorded at home during 2013 when Joe was living in a flat above a used-carpet shop in South London. It was cold and noisy but the rent was low, there were no neighbours to disturb and his room was huge. The perfect setting. The best of times / the worst of times. The band spent evenings and weekends getting their parts down and piecing the songs together. This DIY approach to recording works perfectly for Dignan Porch though, mid-fi fits them well.
Live Dates:
27 June / Dignan Porch Album Launch Party, Victoria, London
5 July / Rock-o-Rama Festival, Toulon, France
26 July / Shacklewell Arms, London
2 August / Brixton Windmill, London
18 October / A Carefully Planned Festival, Manchester
Dignan Porch are Joseph Walsh (Guitar & vocals) Sam Walsh (Lead guitar), Ben Goodwin (Bass) and Hayley Akins (Keyboard and vocals). The band use a revolving roster of drummers, currently drumming in the live band is Philippa Bloomfield, before her Luke Walsh (also of Old Forest) who plays on Observatory, James Smith (also of Prize Pets) and Stephen Keane (also of Slushy Guts). Henry Withers of Human Hair/Lovvers also plays lead guitar on ‘Wait & Wait & Wait'.
After the rock oriented “Staying Alive in a Country Industrialized” in 2012 the musical journey of The Search entailed touring their native country Sweden, performing in Germany and recording their seventh long player “Our Need for Solace”. The Swedes, alongside the heart and soul of the band Razmig Tekeyan, have created a passage to their earlier works through a fusion of past and present.
“Our Need for Solace” comprises Dream Pop in a way similar to 80s melodic Wave- and Rock-classics and proves once again Razmig Tekeyan’s ability to include plenty of life experience into the compositions and lyrics. The album is the band's best effort to date with songs like the jangly “You Deserve More” and the danceable “Wake Up From Your Electronic Hallucinations” as well as the melancholic somberness of “Some Pick On The Weakest After Sensing Their Fears.”
“Our Need for Solace” will be available in all major download stores from 27th of June onwards. Fans of Wave and Indie Pop/Rock should definitely have a listen!
THE SEARCH
"OUR NEED FOR SOLACE"
(Dreampop / Wave - 27/06/2014)
Tracklisting:
1. Solace
2. You Deserve More
3. Some Pick On The Weakest After Sensing Their Fears
4. I Want To Belong
5. Wake Up From Your Electronic Hallucinations
6. School Is Cruel
7. Young Mother
8. Cursed With Survival
9. Nursing Home
10. Embrace What You Are
11. Who Will Comfort You?
Ride Along will be released on 27/08/2014 on both DVD and Blu-ray by Universal Pictures Benelux.
Action, Comedy
Directed by: Tim Story
Cast: Ice Cube, Tika Sumpter, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Laurence Fishburne
Security guard Ben must prove himself to his girlfriend's brother, top cop James. He rides along James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta.
Release: 27/08/2014
Distributor: Universal Pictures Benelux
Studio: Universal Pictures
Ride Along – DVD
Length: 95′
16:9
French Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles : English, French, Dutch, German, Italian
Ride Along – BLU-RAY
Length: 100′
16:9 – 1080p
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles : English, French, Dutch, German, Italian, spanish
Bonus on Blu-ray:
Alternate ending
Deleted scenes
Alternate takes
Gag reel
Kev & Cube’s Wild Ride
Anatomy Of The Big Blast
An Explosive Ride
DUTCH VERSION:
Ride Along wordt op 27/08/2014 zowel op dvd als Blu-ray uitgebracht door Universal Pictures Benelux.
Actie, Comedy
Regie: Tim Story
Cast: Ice Cube, Tika Sumpter, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Laurence Fishburne
Beveiliger Ben (Kevin Hart) is de afgelopen twee jaar bezig geweest om aan detective James (Ice Cube) te bewijzen dat hij meer is dan alleen een gameverslaafde die zijn zus niet waard is. Wanneer Ben wordt toegelaten op de politieacademie, neemt James hem mee op een “ride-along” om hem bang te maken en te laten zien dat hij nergens geschikt voor is. Maar de nacht neemt een verrassende wending en wanneer ze terecht komen bij de beruchtste crimineel van de stad, ontdekt James al snel dat de vlijmscherpe tong van zijn nieuwe partner minstens zo gevaarlijk is als rond vliegende kogels.
Release: 27/08/2014
Distributeur: Universal Pictures Benelux
Studio: Universal Pictures
Ride Along – DVD
Speelduur: 95′
16:9
Frans Dolby Digital 5.1
Engels Dolby Digital 5.1
Ondertiteling: Engels voor doven en slechthorenden, Frans, Nederlands, Duits, Italiaans
Ride Along – BLU-RAY
Speelduur: 100′
16:9 – 1080p
Engels DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Frans Dolby Digital 5.1
Ondertiteling: Engels voor doven en slechthorenden, Frans, Nederlands, Duits, Italiaans, Spaans
Bonus
Alternate ending
Deleted scenes
Alternate takes
Gag reel
Kev & Cube’s Wild Ride
Anatomy Of The Big Blast
An Explosive Ride
Lumière announces us the release from The Tale of The Princess Kaguya.
"A visionary tour de force"- Variety
"A remarkably gorgeous piece of work"- Indiewire
"A masterpiece"- Pete Docter, regisseur van 'Up' en 'Monsters, Inc.'
Director: Isao Takahata
Synopsis:
An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya. When Kaguya grows up, 5 men from prestigious families propose to her. Kaguya asks the men to find memorable marriage gifts for her, but the 5 men are unable to find what Kaguya wants. Then, the Emperor of Japan proposes to her.
DUTCH VERSION:
Een film van Studio Ghibli-oprichter Isao TAKAHATA ('Grave of the Fireflies', 'My Neighbors the Yamadas') Cannes 2014 - Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
Openingsfilm Internationaal Festival van de Animatiefilm van Annecy 2014
Release in België op 13 augustus 2014
"A visionary tour de force"- Variety
"A remarkably gorgeous piece of work"- Indiewire
"A masterpiece"- Pete Docter, regisseur van 'Up' en 'Monsters, Inc.'
Deze animatiefilm is een adaptatie van een 10de-eeuws Japans sprookje, een van de oudste Japanse teksten. Kaguya, een piepklein prinsesje, wordt ontdekt in een magisch bamboewoud. Ze groeit bijzonder snel en wordt een prachtige jonge vrouw. De rijkste en mooiste jonge mannen van het land, waaronder zelfs de keizer, dingen naar haar hand. Allemaal gaan ze de meest onmogelijke uitdagingen aan om haar te veroveren, maar Kaguya weigert om zich in een keurslijf te laten dwingen.
Voor zijn vijfde langspeelfilm, zijn eerste sinds 14 jaar, gebruikt de Japanse meester van de animatie en mede-oprichter van Studio Ghibli Isao Takahata ('Grave of the Fireflies') een fabuleus mooie tekentechniek.
On stunning High Definition Blu-ray, Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery is a comprehensive collection with every episode from the complete television series; both the U.S. and international versions of the series’ Pilot; the North American Blu-ray debut of David Lynch’s follow-up feature Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me; and nearly 90 minutes of deleted and extended scenes from the film. The set also features newly transferred Log Lady introductions for each episode; picture upgrades to many shots in the TV series; a new featurette with series creator Lynch and the actors who portrayed the Palmer family which includes a mesmerizing return to the lives of their characters today; and hours of never-before-released material that dives into the fascinating story behind the celebrated pop culture classic.
Watch below the brand new trailer.
DUTCH VERSION:
Twin Peaks is een Amerikaanse televisieserie van David Lynch en Mark Frost, die voor het eerst werd uitgezonden in 1990 en 1991. De serie speelt zich af in een plaatsje aan de Canadese grens in de Amerikaanse staat Washington. Nadat de populaire scholiere Laura Palmer vermoord wordt aangetroffen, wordt FBI-agent Dale Cooper op pad gestuurd om de zaak te onderzoeken. 25 jaar na de schokkende moord op Laura Palmer in de befaamde tv-serie brengt Universal Pictures Benelux Twin Peaks – The Entire Mystery uit. Deze allesomvattende collectie bevat elke aflevering van de volledige tv-serie, de Amerikaanse en internationale versies van de Pilotaflevering, de Blu-ray versie van Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, de film die Lynch draaide na de tv-serie, en bijna anderhalf uur deleted en alternate scenes uit die film.
