Angels and Valentines

For a limited time only we have put up Blue Daisy’s amazing Snow Angel remix of ‘A Better Drinker’ to stream on SoundCloud:

Golau Glau – ‘A Better Drinker (Blue Daisy Snow Angel Mix)’

Golau Glau – ‘A Better Drinker (Blue Daisy Snow Angel Mix)’

Also, we have uploaded a new image set, this time called Valentine. Click through from the pictures below to see the photo pages where you can view the images at different sizes.

Entwined:

Embrace:

Reaching:

Slide:

Stalker:

Rubbishland

Our studio is a lighthouse of magic amongst the rocks and rubble and general detritus of where we are based. Every tree and verge is full of discarded waste and houses proudly display signs of national pride, bursting bin bags and Nationalist parties’ propaganda.

Click here to see the rest of the photographs.

Intropod

The  Tom Robinson Introducing podcast is up for download now. 12 full length tracks from And So I Watch You From Afar, Crooked Mountain Crooked Sea, Golau Glau, Ute, Cyrus Gabrysch and the Zizaniques, Nedry, Little Yellow Ukuleles, Pets In Heaven, Internet Forever, Let’s Buy Happiness, Jazica, and YAOI! Attack. It’ll be up until some time late on Sunday night/early Monday morning.

Subscribe via iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=269455899 (and say nice things about us and the show in the comments)

Download direct here: MP3 (right click to save)

Full tracklisting:

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR – A Little Solidarity Goes A Long Way

CROOKED MOUNTAIN, CROOKED SEA – One Hundred Yards Into the Desert

GOLAU GLAU – Virtual Boy (that’s us! download ‘Virtual Boy’ for free here)

UTE – Stitch Up

CYRUS GABRYSCH & THE ZIZANIQUES – Walk Up That Hill

NEDRY – A42

LITTLE YELLOW UKELELES – Discopants

PETS IN HEAVEN – Please God, Let Me Win This Time

INTERNET FOREVER – Covering The Walls

LETS BUY HAPPINESS – Works Better on Paper

JAZICA – Follow The Rhythm

YAOI! ATTACK – Mile Zero Bison

Noise Recognition

Here’s a little blog piece about us from early supporters Odd Box Records (“at their very core Golau Glau make beautifully glitchy pop music”):

http://oddboxrecords.com/blog/?p=426

And below is the full tracklisting for Tom Robinson’s BBC 6 Music radio show, where he played ‘Virtual Boy’ in the early hours of this morning. You can listen again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/b0089jhs/sunday/console until next week’s show airs. More information about the podcast, on which we also feature, coming tomorrow after his second of the weekend’s shows airs.

You can download ‘Virtual Boy’ free HERE (right click to save)

BBC Introducing: Fresh On the Net Sunday 31st January 2010 01.00-03.00

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR – A Little Solidarity Goes A Long Way
http://www.myspace.com/andsoiwatchyoufromafar

DAFFODIL HANDSHAKE – Optimum Potato Time
http://www.myspace.com/daffodilhandshake

HER NAME IS CALLA – Long Grass
http://www.myspace.com/hernameiscalla

KITTY AND THE LOST BOYS – It’s Not Ok
http://www.myspace.com/kittyandthelostboys

Sam Walker BBC Manchester Introducing Recommends
THE MOUSE OUTFIT – Break Of Dawn
http://www.myspace.com/themouseoutfit

CROOKED MOUNTAIN, CROOKED SEA – One Hundred Yards Into The Desert
http://www.myspace.com/crookedmountaincrookedsea

Taken from the Fresh On The Net Podcast
THE UNION CHOIR – Potemkin
http://www.myspace.com/theunionchoir

DEASTRO – Vermillion Plaza
http://www.myspace.com/deastro

BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE – This Is The One Thing We Did Not Want To Have Happen
http://www.myspace.com/brianjonestownmassacre

SWIMMING – Panthalassa
http://www.myspace.com/swimmingband

KIDS ON BRIDGES – Anywhere But Here
http://www.myspace.com/kidsonbridges

Session Track 1
SAMSON AND DELILAH – Place To Be
http://www.myspace.com/thesamsonanddelilahshow

MISS TEAPOT – Gardenia
http://www.myspace.com/missteapotmusic

LOST ON CAMPUS – Oh NO
http://www.myspace.com/lostoncampus

GOLAU GLAU – Virtual Boy
http://www.myspace.com/golauglau

UTE – Stitch Up
http://www.myspace.com/utetheband

OUT OF THE AFTERNOON – The Water Cycle
http://www.myspace.com/outoftheafternoon

Bethan Elfyn Recommends
LEUCINE – The Fuse Is Lit (session))
http://www.myspace.com/weareleucine

JIMM ZORN – Locks
http://www.myspace.com/jimmzorn

LOUISE GOLBEY – How It Is
http://www.louisegolbey.com

CHRIS RICKETTS & MARK WILLSHIRE – Briery Bush
http://www.myspace.com/rickettsandwillshire

Crissy Cris Tip
BARBER BIZZLE – Got That Something
http://www.myspace.com/barberbizzle

YES REBELS – Out Of The Gun
http://www.myspace.com/yesrebels

KID RAD – Melt Away
http://www.myspace.com/kidradmusic

Session Track 2
SAMSON & DELILAH – Gravity Is Merciless
http://www.myspace.com/thesamsonanddelilahshow

CYRUS GABRYSCH & THE ZIZANIQUES - Walk Up That Hill
http://www.myspace.com/cyrusgabrysch

NEDRY – A42
http://www.myspace.com/nedrymakesmusic

Freshen Up

Tom Robinson is playing ‘Virtual Boy’ again on his BBC 6 Music show late Saturday night/early Sunday morning (between 1 and 3 AM GMT). He’s also playing great stuff like Nedry, Her Name Is Calla and Deastro. Tune in. We’ll update with full tracklisting and a Listen Again (works for a week) link on Sunday.

Oh, and we’ll be on the podcast too, so get subscribed for that for some new and excellent sounds and post nice comments on iTunes, because we’ll be on iTunes for a week and that’s vaguely exciting.

The Really Wild Show

Our remix of ‘Yowser Yowser Yowser’ by Gyratory System appears on the new episode of the British Wildlife podcast:

http://www.britishwildliferecords.com/2010/01/british-wildlife-podcast-2.html

We’re uncredited, but we checked – it is our remix. Other great tracks on there from Cowtown and Sister Mantos.

Watching You…

We hope all those in the UK who were able watched the new Arena documentary about Brian Eno on BBC4. We deliberately avoid questions about influences as hearing of our music becomes coloured by knowledge, names and concepts creep tediously then into descriptions of the work and unwelcome and unfavourable comparisons are made, but we shall say at least that the passion for ideas and noises is something we recognise and share.

We are excited at the moment as we’re on something of a run of new material, both restricted to the collective and in collaboration with others. Sound is wonder and there are so many stories.

Fuzzy-o

A new blnd! live session on Mixcloud went up yesterday, a set from Fuzio Radio 93.5. It includes our Crystal Fighters remix and tracks from Bass Clef, Roll Deep, Hybu, VVV and more.

http://www.mixcloud.com/blnd/live-at-fuzio-radio/

Men’s streetwear company Sturban put regular podcasts and music posts on their blog, as well as doing shoots with artists/producers/DJs like DFRNT. They gave us a little write-up:

http://sturbanclothing.blogspot.com/2010/01/golau-glau.html

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-a WIPEOUT

Our track ‘A Tragic Error’ has been included in the MP3 mix/compilation Zonoz Presents: Winshield Wiper Mix Vol. 2. Along with Massive Attack, Tunng, Owl City, Coldplay and Beyonce. It’s nothing if not eclectic.

Link for tracklisting and download: http://thezenmoment.blogspot.com/2010/01/va-zonoz-presents-winshield-wiper-mix.html

Strung Out

Our remix of ‘Hunger’ by Frankie & The Heartstrings was played on BBC Radio 1 tonight with hilarious pre-amble by Huw Stephens. According to the website: “Huw shakes up a brilliant Frankie & The Heartstrings remix from Golau Glau in the lab”.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pqhkl

Listen to it for a limited time only below via SoundCloud. No, don’t ask us for dodgy downloads.

FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS – ‘HUNGER’ (GOLAU GLAU REMIX):