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Bee Stings EP

'Bee Stings EP'  - CoverSTCD009 – Released 22/9/2008

CD | 7Digital

My debut for Sotones (with Joe Parker And The Power) was this 4-track EP made up of the title track (“a slice of poppy exuberance Nightshift magazine praised as ‘… a summery pop thrash with some great pots and pans drumming…'” according to the press release), perennial LJP standard Number Nine (an oddly restrained version, in fact) plus the obligatory live version and demo. We thought we were gonna take over the world back then, and it kind of captures that youthful arrogance, even if the highlight of our career was supporting a late-decline Voodoo Glow Skulls. I quite like it.

Not available any more – CDs were limited and distribution deal with 7Digital has lapsed.

Recorded and mixed at Orange & Blue Studios, London by Malc and Si. Produced by Malc, Lonely Joe Parker and Dave Wade-Brown. Mastered by Neil Kennedy at Shelter Studios, Southampton.

Tracklisting:

  1. Bee Stings
  2. Number Nine
  3. Opinion
  4. Love Jugs (live)

Vol.11

'Vol.11' CoverFeatured Artists:
The Beaux Hardts, Money Tree, Edward J. Hicks, Monoboy, rude_NHS, The Scarlet Letter Union, The Limes, Band Of Skulls (previously Fleeingnewyork), Loose Caboose, Blakfish, Joe Parker And The Power, Philip Barebones, Chin Music, Caesura, JayEtAl

STCD001 – Released 2007-08-01

Reissued online in 2009 with a slightly different tracklisting:

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(‘Vol.11′ was a scene on a CD – Sotoness’ first proper release and a showcase for everyone involved…)

Original blurb:

Featuring the best bands in the south there’s something for everyone as post-rock jostles with glitchcore, drum’n’bass rubs shoulders with indie. Uniting the music and the musicians is a belief that good music is better put together and released by artists who care about it, about their fans, and each other. Every single copy is individually put together and numbered by hand, by one or more of the bands making this a truly historic release.

But don’t take our word for it – read the review in Kruger Magazine

You can also listen to the whole record online now using the media player on this very site (top left corner)…

Tracklisting:

  1. The Beaux Hardts – Lucky Pierre
  2. Money Tree – Cyclical History
  3. Edward J. Hicks – Skeleton Hand
  4. Monoboy – Gurb
  5. rude_NHS – My Viscus
  6. The Scarlet Letter Union – Agoraphobia
  7. The Limes – Glider
  8. Band Of Skulls (previously Fleeingnewyork) – Blood
  9. Loose Caboose – Hard Task
  10. Blakfish – Captain Burns
  11. Joe Parker And The Power – Bee Stings
  12. Philip Barebones – I Am Why You Are You
  13. Chin Music – Our Last Chance
  14. Caesura – Time Passage
  15. JayEtAl – Place Of Trust