English vocalist and violinist Erica Nockalls releases the official video for cover of Roxy Music’s “In Every Dream Home a Heartache”. The video follows her recent single, “Build Me a Ship”, which was released in September to celebrate the announcement of Erica’s UK tour supporting Echo and the Bunnymen.

“In Every Dream Home a Heartache” was originally penned by Bryan Ferry, and initially featured on Roxy Music’s second album, “For Your Pleasure”.

Erica Nockalls is an English violinist, vocalist, songwriter, and visual artist. She is best known as the violinist in The Wonder Stuff, one-half of acoustic duo Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls, and as a live fiddle player for The Proclaimers. Nockalls is also the lead vocalist, violinist, and guitarist in her self-titled art-rock band. Her solo work has explored a dark, intense style of alternative-pop embracing electro, synth and industrial elements into her unique approach.

“In Every Dream Home a Heartache”, also featuring Parisian studio producer and artist Jean-Charles Versari, is a twisted duet between the main protagonists where Erica takes on the role of the doll with Jean-Charles her male counter-point. A bleak, dystopian interpretation of Roxy Music’s original, “In Every Dream Home a Heartache” showcases Erica Nockalls’ sound perfectly.

Here’s the video for the track.

About Erica Nockalls’ solo career

Erica Nockalls unveiled her maiden solo album, “Imminent Room”, under the banner of Independent Records in 2013, offering a collection of eleven original tracks penned and rendered by her, rooted in the realms of art-rock and alternative genre.

Nockalls candidly shared that her journey towards solo creation matured at 27, spurred by a blend of boredom and disappointment stemming from the prevailing musical landscape. As elucidated in the artwork of “Imminent Room”, she transitioned from a mere critic to a creator, embracing her intrinsic musical leanings that transcended her classical violinist training.

“Imminent Room” boasted collaborations with notable artists like Jeff Walker (Carcass) on “Neon Crucifix”, and Wayne Hussey (The Mission) along with Mark Thwaite (Tricky/Peter Murphy/Mob Research) on “I Am Me, This Is Now”.

The album’s mixing and co-production were helmed by TV composer George Taylor (Fratelli Brothers), with whom Nockalls initially crossed paths in 2008. Taylor enlisted Nockalls to lend her string expertise for his diverse TV endeavors, encompassing BBC Arena documentaries such as “The Dreams of William Golding” (2012) and “The Hunt for Moby Dick” (2009), among others.

Post the release of “Imminent Room”, Nockalls assembled a live band, embarking on a UK tour as a supporting act for The Wonder Stuff, and further shared stages with artists like Toyah, Public Image Ltd, Pop Will Eat Itself, and Miyavi, while her live performances showcased her artistic flair with personal artwork adorning the stage.

Her sophomore solo album, “EN2” (2014), encapsulates eleven original compositions, with Nockalls orchestrating every aspect from writing to releasing. January 2014 marked the onset of a new musical chapter as she produced and self-released an album within the one year. “EN2” was funded entirely by sales of her artwork and album pre-sales through her website.

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Genre/Influences: Alternative/indie rock

Background/Info: Tim Muddiman is known as the guitarist/bass-player of Gary Numan and is also producer/guitarist for the English alternative rock band Pop Will Eat Itself.

Content: This is the debut album of a musician who is deeply influenced by Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails, Adam Ant, Nirvana, ’50’s rock ‘n roll, rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, 80’s electro and more.

Tim is a person who works according the DIY tradition. He is totally involved in the whole process of the creation of his music and his videos (songwriting, playing instruments, producing, directing, editing, designing, …) as well as updating his website and social media.

The cd contains 13 songs including the 4 previously released singles “Your Drugs/Hands And Claws”, “Rolling Stones”, “Glass Queen” and “Wildwood Stone”. The last track “Wildwood Blue Stone” is an alternative version of “Wildwood Stone”.

The songs are about survival and healing. Dark modern grooves and modern production have brought this album to have it’s own unique sound and character.

All songs are emotionally loaded and contain outstanding guitar-riffs and clearly understandable voices.

+ + +: Respect for Tim Muddiman who could release this well produced album via a crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMusic (including exclusively released limited stuff).

– – -: Not all songs are dancefloor orientated or uptempo, some of them are more to listen to and to let yourself be taken away into the created atmospheres.

Conclusion: A very nice album for music lovers who are not narrow-minded and are interested in a wider range of alternative music!

Best songs: “Bullet Stroke”, “Rolling Stones”, “Glass Queen”, “Wildwood Stone”, “Strangers”.

Rate: (WH:8)WH.

Band: http://www.timmuddimanandthestrange.com / http://www.facebook.com/timmuddimanband

Tim Muddiman is known as the guitarist/bass-player of Gary Numan and is also producer/guitarist for the English alternative rock band Pop Will Eat Itself.

He is influenced from artists such as Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Deep Blues, Nina Simone, Adam Ant and Hip-Hop.

On 5 August 2016 the fourth single of Tim Muddiman and The Strange called “Glass Queen” will be released as a 4-track EP, which can be ordered here. The debut full cd “Paradise Runs Deeper” will be released on 9 September 2016 via PledgeMusic.

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(By Fiona K.) Looming on the summer horizon is the UK’s premier electronic music festival, Infest, on 26th – 28th August in Bradford, near Leeds in northern England. Now in it’s 18th year, Infest’s now fully-announced 2016 line-up is 3 glorious days of heavyweights of the electronic music genre, old and new.

Playing are Pop Will Eat Itself, Atari Teenage Riot, 3Teeth, Dead When I Found Her, Leaether Strip, Vigilante. to name but a few; and you’ll also get 3 days of top quality DJ’s to add to the fun.

Last year’s festival continued Infest’s long-standing reputation of impeccably-chosen line-ups of musically interesting and entertaining bands. Some of the highlights from last year included:

• a beautifully messed-up and rowdy electronic assault by ex-Ministry/Revolting Cocks’ frontman’s current incarnation, COCKSURE;
• a darkly-twisted techno set by the electronic trailblazers EMPIRION;
• an introduction to the primal industrial sound of CHANT all the way from Texas (which was a festival highlight);
• a sojourn in the incredibly polished theatrical-gothic niche that Germany’s L’Ame Immortelle dominate;
• the intense, emotive and diverse sound of KLANGSTABIL;
• the Pink Floyd of dark electronica, MIND IN A BOX, delighted with an intelligent, diverse and musically-rich performance.

And then there was the karaoke (yes, your read that correctly!), the dance-floor shenanigans and the after-parties and mayhem.

Here’s the thing about Infest though. It’s human-scale. It’s one stage. There’s no running around from venue to venue; no having to chose which of your bands you are prepared to miss because of cross-over scheduling. The staff are super-friendly; there’s food stalls and shots and outdoor seating and a general welcoming party atmosphere. If you haven’t been, go. It’s not one to miss.

Additional info on the official website. Tickets can be purchased right here. You can already watch here what to expect!

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