WAYPOINTS #205
18/05/23
"I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR YOU REALLY WANT ME TO GO"
FEATURING: WEIRD WAVE, FREE LOVE, AMY MAY ELLIS, L.T. LEIF, MARTHA FFION, PICTISH TRAIL + MORE
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LOST MAP PRESENTS: WEIRD WAVE
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Some super groups are just plain super but this one is superer and maybe even the superest. To celebrate 10 years of Lost Map in 2023, we assembled some of the label's finest talents in a hostel on the isle of Eigg, gave them musical instruments, recording gear and cans of warm booze and set them to work. The result is Lost Map presents Weird Wave, an eclectic cornucopia of psychedelic-electronic delights that celebrates everything the label has grown to stand for. Think the ultimate Lost Map party band. They'll be making their live debut this summer with shows including a very special event at The Shacklewell Arms in London on Saturday, July 15 as part of Lost in London – tickets on sale now.
Lost Map presents Weird Wave features label founder and fulcrum Johnny ' Pictish Trail' Lynch plus members of his band, together with members of Lost Map legends past and present including Tuff Love, L.T. Leif, Savage Mansion, Kid Canaveral and eagleowl. Their writing and recording session on Eigg in March 2023 proved so wildly prolific that they turned out a whole LP more or less from scratch in the space of just a few short days – a seven track opus spanning everything from electronic psych-pop floor-fillers to wild krautrock odysseys, expansive dream folk and angular call-and-response post-punk freak-outs. We'll have more information to share about the record and about other live shows in coming weeks. As well as some music, naturally.
Other artists performing as part of Lost In London – over two days at three seperate events July 14-15 – include Free Love, Jenny Moore's Mystic Business, Makeness, Seamus Fogarty and Amy May Ellis, plus many more names TBA. Discounted tickets for the whole weekend cost just £30 and include a complimentary Lost Map compilation CD – shop now! |
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AMY MAY ELLIS'S NEW ALBUM IS OUT NOW
+ TOUR DATES AHOY
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The mesmerising debut album by Amy May Ellis, Over Ling and Bell, is finally out in the world and yours to own now on eco-friendly 12" vinyl available directly from yer old pals Lost Map. You should by now really just be taking our word for how extremely excellent all of the records we release are (that ill-advised reissue of Bongo Mania 2: The Best of Bongos perhaps notwithstanding). But if you need some sort of proof before purchasing then let us point you in the direction of this lovely live video. In which Amy performs the song 'Aud Mother' at All Hallows Hall in Bristol together with her three-piece band on guitar, drums and upright bass (no bongos), plus an all-star guest choir featuring among others an old pal of Lost Map's Rachael Dadd
If you enjoyed that then you should not only be "adding to cart" like a goddamn motherf*cker, but you should also be scanning the long list below of Amy's upcoming tour dates – some with band and some solo – then promptly buying tickets to a show near you. Highlights will include Lost Map Under Gaia at Mackintosh Queen's Cross in Glasgow on Wednesday, May 31 together with Pictish Trail and L.T Leif, the Lost Map showcase at South Street Arts in Reading on Thursday, July 13, again together with Pictish Trail and L.T Leif, and also the Lost Map Daylight Music specials at St John on Bethnal Green in London and The Hot Tin in Faversham, July 15-16, again together with L.T. Leif but not Pictish Trail, instead Seamus Fogarty. Who, now that we think about it, is kind of like Pictish Trail except 100% more Irish. |
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THE MAY LOST MAP PODCAST
1) It's the MAY edition of the Lost Map Podcast, featuring a nice long chat with Amy MAY Ellis.
2) Coincidence? MAYbe, MAYbe not.
3) Also feat. new music by Free Love and L.T. Leif + all the usual disMAYing patter from Johnny + Laura.
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PRE-ORDER MARTHA FFION'S NEW ALBUM
1) FFO Guinness, classic sixties pop, JFK and more Guinness, The Wringer is coming June 2023 and it's a pyur belter.
2) Pre-order it now on super-limited-edition 12" vinyl.
3) New Martha Ffion tour dates below!
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MAY POSTMAP CLUB FEAT.
ALABASTER DEPLUME + FREE LOVE
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He's a big star these days is Alabaster dePlume, touring hither and thither across the US and Europe, even playing some arena shows opening for his great celebrity mate Bon Iver. But Gus hasn't forgotten about his ol' pals Lost Map no sir and he is back in the PostMap Club funbag this month with a brand new standalone single titled 'Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem'. A freewheelin' groove composed live at as Vienna soundcheck, featuring regular touring bandmates Rozi Plain (bass), Conrad Singh (guitar) and Momoko Gill (drums), it's Gus's first new material in a year since the release of his latest album GOLD – which was hailed by the likes of Pitchfork, The Guardian and NPR, and named by Gilles Peterson as his BBC 6 Music Album of The Year. You'll find Alabaster dePlume playing at all kinds of festivals near and far this summer (see list of dates below), including quite possibly one which we're hosting on a certain Scottish island, although that's top secret info and you didn't hear it from us, 'kay?
Joining Gus in the PostMap Club this month, the latest single taken from Glasgow electronic pop duo Free Love's acclaimed latest album INSIDE. Accompanied by an exclusive tropical remix by Lost Map's own Maranta, it’s a song about “sometimes being lucky and trusting that feeling when it comes up,” says Lewis. “For a long time, it was a lot darker and then one day we added in the chords and it kind of took a kind of Human League-y pop tone which felt right.” Now expanded to a trio when they perform live, featuring drumming from Paul Thompson (Franz Ferdinand, FFS, The Yummy Fur), Free Love will play headline shows and festivals across the UK and Europe this summer – see above for full list of dates.
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Also included in this month's PostMap Club:
L.T. Leif: 'Sign On The Window' – The standout track from Glasgow-based Canadian Leif's recent album, backed with a live version recorded at The Glad Café, plus a secret MixCloud mix.
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A round-up of the three PostMap Club membership tiers and their respective prices and benefits is as follows below – new members note that you will receive a bumper double pack of postcards in your first installment, also including NEXT MONTH'S postcards.
REGULAR BREW
£3 + postage, per month
- Postcards! At least two collectible PostMap postcards sent to your door at the end of every month – each containing download codes for a mixture of brand new music on Lost Map, alongside a random selection from our archives. When you sign up you'll also receive the previous month's postcards, completely free.
- Badge! Plus a new badge for every year of your subscription.
- Monthly newsletter! Containing hot goss / farmyard sh*te.
- Discounts! On other Lost Map releases, merchandise, gigs.
- Feelgood glow! Help support an independent record label.
GOLD BLEND
£5 + postage, per month
- All of the above except with a bigger badge.
CLUB BISCUIT
£10 + postage, per month
- All of the above except with an EVEN BIGGER badge.
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THE LOST MAP GIGS'N'TOURS MEGAMIX
ALABASTER DEPLUME LIVE:
WED, MAY 24 @ THE CORNISH BANK, FALMOUTH
SAT, MAY 27 @ JAZZ A LIEGE, LIEGE, BEL
TUE, JUN 6 @ POPPODIUM 013, TILBURG, NED [SUPPORTING BON IVER]
SAT, JUNE 10 @ WAKING LIFE, CRATO, PORT
WED, JUN 14 @ ARENA WIEN, VIENNA, AT [SUPPORTING BON IVER]
THU, JUN 15 @ THE HALL, DÜBEDORF, SUI [SUPPORTING BON IVER]
MON, JUN 19 @ KUNST!RASEN, BONN, DE
FRI, JUL 7 @ NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL, ROTTERDAM, NED
FRI, JUL 14 @ BOOMTOWN, GENT, BEL
SAT, JUL 15 @ PARIS JAZZ FESTIVAL, PARIS, FR
SAT, AUG 5 @ HOWLIN' FLING!, ISLE OF EIGG
FRI, AUG 11 @ WE OUT HERE FESTIVAL, WIMBORNE ST GILES, DORSET
SAT, AUG 19 @ STOWAWAY FESTIVAL, BUCKINGHAM
SUN, AUG 20 @ GREEN MAN FESTIVAL, BRECON, WALES
SAT, AUG 26 @ THE GETTY, LOS ANGELES, CA
SUN, AUG 27 @ ZEBULON, LOS ANGELES, CA
TUE, AUG 29 @ WHISTLE STOP, SAN DIEGO, CA
WED, AUG 30 @ DEER LODGE, OJAI, CA
FRI, SEP 1 @ GREENS ON TENTH, MODESTO, CA
SAT, SEP 2 @ THE CHAPEL, SANFRANCISCO, CA
TUE, SEP 5 @ POLARIS HALL, PORTLAND OR
WED, SEP 6 @ SUNSET TAVERN, SEATTLE, WA
FRI, SEP 8 @ NEUROLUX, BOISE, ID
SUN, SEP 10 @ OPHELIA'S, DENVER, CO
FRI, SEP 15 @ CO-PROSPERITY SPHERE, CHICAGO, IL
SAT, SEP 16 @ CO-PROSPERITY SPHERE, CHICAGO, IL
SUN, SEP 17 @ RIVOLI, TORONTO, ON
MON, SEP 18 @ BAR LE RITZ, MONTREAL, QC
FRI, SEP 22 @ ELSEWHERE HALL, BROOKLYN, NY
FRI, NOV 10 @ PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL, KOKO, LONDON
AMY MAY ELLIS LIVE:
THU, MAY 18 @ THE GREENBANK, BRISTOL (w/ MOLLY LINEN)
MON, MAY 22 @ GREEN NOTE, LONDON (w/ WANDERLAND)
WED, MAY 24 @ THE TIN, COVENTRY
THU, MAY 25 @ KITCHEN GARDEN CAFE, BIRMINGHAM
(DUO SHOW SUPPORTING MARTIN CARTHY)
FRI, MAY 26 @ MILL HILL CHAPEL, LEEDS (w/ WANDERLAND)
SAT, MAY 27 @ THE BANDROOM, FARNDALE (w/ WANDERLAND)
SUN, MAY 28 @ THE CRESCENT, YORK (w/ WANDERLAND)
TUE, MAY 30 @ CUMBERLAND ARMS, NEWCASTLE
WED, MAY 31 @ LOST MAP UNDER GAIA, MACKINTOSH QUEEN'S CROSS, GLASGOW (w/ PICTISH TRAIL + L.T. LEIF) [TICKETS]
SAT, JUN 10 @ LONG DIVISION FESTIVAL, WAKEFIELD
THU, JUL 13 @ SOUTH STREET ARTS, READING (LOST MAP SHOWCASE w/ PICTISH TRAIL + L.T. LEIF)
SAT, JUL 15 @ DAYLIGHT MUSIC, ST JOHN ON BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON
(w/ SEAMUS FOGARTY + L.T. LEIF)
SUN, JUL 16 @ DAYLIGHT MUSIC, THE HOT TIN, FAVERSHAM
(w/ SEAMUS FOGARTY + L.T. LEIF)
FIRESTATIONS LIVE:
THU, MAY 18 @ THE CAVENDISH ARMS, LONDON
WED, JUL 12 @ THE CRESCENT, YORK (w/ L.T. LEIF + PICTISH TRAIL)
FREE LOVE LIVE:
SUN, JUNE 4 @ HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL, EDINBURGH
SAT, JUL 8 @ WALDSTOCK FESTIVAL, PEGNITZ, DE
FRI, JUL 14 @ SHACKLEWELL ARMS, LONDON, UK
(LOST MAP SHOW w/ MAKENESS + JENNY MOORE'S MYSTIC BUSINESS) [TICKETS]
TUE, JUL 18 @ VALKHOF FESTIVAL, NIJMEGEN, NED
SAT, JUL 29 @ DEER SHED FESTIVAL, TOPCLIFFE, UK
SAT, AUG 26 @ CONNECT FESTIVAL, EDINBURGH, UK
FRI, SEP 1 @ POP-KULTUR FESTIVAL, BERLIN, DE
THU, SEP 21 @ DETOUR DISCOTHEQUE, ISLE OF COLL, UK
LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE LIVE:
SAT, JUL 15 @ LOST MAP'S SUMMER PARTY, SHACKLEWELL ARMS, LONDON [TICKETS]
L.T. LEIF LIVE:
WED, MAY 31 @ LOST MAP UNDER GAIA, MACKINTOSH QUEEN'S CROSS, GLASGOW (w/ AMY MAY ELLIS + PICTISH TRAIL) [TICKETS]
SAT, JUNE 17 @ LEITH DEPOT, EDINBURGH
WED, JUL 12 @ THE CRESCENT, YORK (w/ PICTISH TRAIL + FIRESTATIONS)
THU, JUL 13 @ SOUTH STREET ARTS, READING
(LOST MAP SHOWCASE w/ PICTISH TRAIL + AMY MAY ELLIS)
SAT, JUL 15 @ DAYLIGHT MUSIC, ST JOHN ON BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON
(w/ SEAMUS FOGARTY + AMY MAY ELLIS)
SUN, JUL 16 @ DAYLIGHT MUSIC, THE HOT TIN, FAVERSHAM
(w/ SEAMUS FOGARTY + AMY MAY ELLIS)
MARANTA LIVE:
JUNE 1-4 @ FYNEFEST, LOCH FYNE, ACHADUNAN, CAIRNDOW
FRI, JUNE 2 @ HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL, EDINBURGH
MARTHA FFION LIVE:
FRI, JUL 28 @ THE LEMON TREE, ABERDEEN
SAT, JUL 29 @ THE HUG AND PINT, GLASGOW
SUN, JUL 30 @ THE VOODOO ROOMS, EDINBURGH
MON, JUL 31 @ THE CUMBERLAND ARMS, NEWCASTLE
PICTISH TRAIL LIVE:
WED, MAY 31 @ LOST MAP UNDER GAIA, MACKINTOSH QUEEN'S CROSS, GLASGOW (w/ AMY MAY ELLIS + L.T. LEIF) [TICKETS]
JUNE 1-4 @ FYNEFEST, LOCH FYNE, ACHADUNAN, CAIRNDOW
WED, JUL 12 @ THE CRESCENT, YORK (w/ L.T. LEIF + FIRESTATIONS)
THU, JUL 13 @ SOUTH STREET ARTS, READING
(LOST MAP SHOWCASE w/ AMY MAY ELLIS + L.T. LEIF)
FRI, JUL 21 @ POP RECORDS, SUNDERLAND (w/ GUTO PRYCE DJ SET)
JULY 20-23 @ BLUEDOT FESTIVAL, JODRELL BANK OBSERVATORY, CHESHIRE
WED, AUG 16 @ SUMMERHALL, EDINBURGH (w/ L.T. LEIF)
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