Launch party Sat 10th March
February 13, 2012
This is it boys and girls, the launch of The Boudican Destruction Layer and also, amusingly, an opportunity for us to play very little off the actual album and try out loads of new stuff!! We’re very excited about it and rehearsing furiously to be the slick little magic otters we are on the night. We’ve got some weird and wonderful tunes for your aural digstion, believe me! Very exciting stuff.
See listings for full details but expect dazzling entertainment and the opportunity to dance into the small hours, and all for £6.
That weekend there is a blockade at Hinkley Point power station where a new nuclear reactor is being proposed. Join us in protest.
One love x x
New Album now on-line!
December 22, 2011
Yes! We’re very pleased to announce that our album album is now FINISHED!
ACTUALLY FINISHED! Done. It’s been a long time coming but we’re glad to release it into the world.. frankly it’s got too big for it’s boots and needs the fresh air
Many thanks to those that helped us along the way. Sam, Ben and Scott you are infinitely powerful in our eyes.
You can listen and purchase a digital copy (with sleeve artwork) at the site below:
http://10tontongue.bandcamp.com/
(We’ve also made available our first EP – Woods, which until recently has just been an occasional cd at gigs)
Happy festive tinsel munching. Much love, Jake x
Cesaria Evora
December 17, 2011We’ve not posted anything for a while but I thought I should today. This wonderful lady has passed away and she needs to be heard. onelovex.
Gig at the Grain Barge
September 28, 2011
Like the flyer says really… our next full gig is coming up in Bristol playing with Eastpole Orchestra, described as “Passionate & energetic music with influences from Eastern Europe to the Middle East via South America”. Sounds like good times to me.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=265113256846134
On the radio
September 17, 2011Heads up, we’re recently had a live version of our song Mandrake featured on an independent radio station, Dandelion Radio. It’s part of a 3hr show by Mark Cunliffe, that repeats every day of September. Just had a listen to the whole thing – f**king brilliant. The track was recorded at the Firestation gig earlier in the year. Big thanks to Mark (and Cheryl!) for the feature.
Recommended listening: http://www.dandelionradio.com/
(look for Mark C’s show in the schedule)
A Common Chorus
August 26, 2011
Bobby McFerrin explains the simplicity of our inner tone, our natural ability to find harmony. The pentatonic scale. Beautiful. Rx
Seasons are turning…
August 16, 2011Late summer. The light has changed. Everyone’s been adventuring and there’s a generally mellow blanket draped over Bristol – of a recovery nature actually, two days after Boomtown festival. What a mad blow out! 10 Ton Tongue were offered a gig but couldn’t make it happen, which is actually fine because I took the blow out as I found it without having to keep my head together to play. Happy days.
The next festival we’ll be playing is Off Grid this weekend and Watusi (held by the Triban posse) in early September. It’s been a fortunate turn-out of events really because we have been writing and this is always a fairly long process for us. Rick’s written an afrobeat bassline in 5′s which Jake’s translated pretty flawlessly and Bex and I have scratched our heads at all the major notes in it but found our voices within it eventually. We’re writing a ridiculously heavy punk n bass tune which I completely love, and a long mostly-intrumental tune with some fierce spoken word to finish. There is also shanti waltz brewing, as written by Jake. I’ve also written a couple of songs for guitar that may find their way into the set but not while I’m still in a plaster cast from falling out of a tree and breaking my wrist…
In other news Bex and I will be recording a duet EP soon which will be available as the gentle consort to the nearly completed album. The artwork for the album is looking so sweet – we’re just waiting to complete some legalities that have to happen at mastering stage to protect the music in the future, and then it will be there for you to download or buy as a hard copy.
Big love to all the hoopy froods. Emma x x
