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Glissando announce new album and tour

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? by Dom Gourlay
Artists: Stars of the Lid, Up-C Down-C Left-C Right-C ABC + START, iLiKETRAiNS, Her Name Is Calla, Vessels, Glissando, Held By Hands
Words: Dom Gourlay
Posted: 14 Apr '08, 14:27
Leeds experimental duo Glissando release their long-awaited new album With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards The Burning Sea on June 23rd through Gizeh Records. Featuring contributions from the likes of iLiKETRAiNS' Dave Martin, Her Name Is Calla's Tom Morris and Held By Hands' Angharad Cooper, the record will be available on all the usual formats as well as a limited edition cassette version of just 20 copies - as labelmates Her Name is Calla will do in June - which is available from the Gizeh Records store.

The band also head out on their biggest tour to date next month - details:

May
3 Sheffield Redhouse
5 Leicester Charlotte (w/ Her Name is Calla)
6 London Barden’s Boudoir (w/ Vessels)
7 Tunbridge Wells Forum
8 Tamworth Vertigo
9 Sowerby Bridge The Vine
10 Manchester Dry Bar
11 Newcastle Head of Steam
13 Leeds Packhorse
14 Brighton The Hope (w/ Up C Down C...)
16 Chichester La Havana
17 Derby The Mist
18 Nottingham Lee Rosy’s
21 Edinburgh Wee Red Bar
22 Glasgow Bar Bloc
23 Aberdeen Tunnels (w/ Stars of the Lid)


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i recorded this. it was the highpoint of my life. Now that i've peaked i have nothing more to offer. bye

calla | 14 Apr '08, 14:44 | Send note | Report this | Reply

9 Sowerby Bridge The Vine

(w/ worriedaboutsatan)

worrier1 | 14 Apr '08, 14:56 | Send note | Report this | Reply

yay

the bardens gig is free entry as well!

toursbombsblah | 14 Apr '08, 15:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

No Oxford :(

Album sounds good though :)

moderaterock | 14 Apr '08, 18:03 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Weren't they splitting up?

They said that their support slot for Stars of the Lid would be their last one, they looked pretty torn up about it. I'm not sure if I could listen to a whole album much but I'm glad they're carrying on, they're pretty unique and their gigs are rather absorbing.

JammyB | 14 Apr '08, 19:14 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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there's a hnic/glissando tour in july. if we can do an oxford date we will. would be nice to come back again

calla | 14 Apr '08, 22:53 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Tamworth

Free Entry with Support from Structures (www.myspace.com/structuresband) and Minuek (www.myspace.com/minuek)

Killminus | 15 Apr '08, 10:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Aberdeen... with Stars of the Lid

Tickets available online from ticketweb...

www.myspace.com/interestingmusic

offramp | 15 Apr '08, 13:01 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Leeds

w/The Amber Sleep

an The Exploits of Elaine "side project"

cleanyoungbob | 22 Apr '08, 01:09 | Send note | Report this | Reply

FLIES ARE SPIES FROM HELL

Flies are spies from hell are playing with Glissando at the chichester date, also playing are monsters build mean robots, and Up c down c!! Should be a great night, come down

Fliesarespiesfromhel | 24 Apr '08, 15:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply