vinyl arrives - www.oldmandiode.com
DIODE & RICK HOLLAND:THE KING KRILL - digital release on WW records, Vinyl to follow at the end of April. Big shout out to all involved in getting this together, especially all the fantastic vocalists and of course Mr. Rick Holland.
The King Krill Album Launch - 25th April, the Macbeth, Hoxton
The King Krill - 26/3/13
Finally the album is here. After years of work, days of studio times and a lot of deep discussion, the King Krill is set for digital release on WW records - 26/3/13 with very limited edition vinyl following at the end of April, designed by Pete Lewis. Stay tuned for more info.
In the mean time you can listen to an exclusive stream of the whole album here:
http://www.electronicbeats.net/2013/03/07/perfect-ten-diode-and-rick-holland-answer-ten-questions/
Diode & Rick Holland - Open Blue ft. Beth Rowley (Om Unit Remix)
Free download of Om-Unit’s spaced out remix of Open Blue Ft. Beth Rowley, from the Diode & Rick Holland featuring… project
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Diode and Rick Holland ft. I am Fya, Beth Rowley, Onallee, Andrew Plummer and Chris James
Old Man Diode and Rick Holland met in the midst of a haze of London music making, smoke and petrol fumes in the first years of the new millennium. A coterie of young musicians and artists lived a blurred city life under a loose banner of fresh collaboration and partying. This was a generation that started sharing and distributing home-made demos and gigs, and music began shifting from the shiny coated wrapper towards more and more easily shared worlds. After ten years of crossing paths in bands, workshops and cross-genre collaborations OMD and Rick Holland decided to officially join forces for the ‘Diode + Rick Holland featuring…’ series, to showcase the experience of ten years of open source experimentation along with the unique inputs of a dazzling array of co-writing vocalists. Giants from the development of UK dancefloor styles join forces with lesser known voices to present a story of mixing worlds, and a fresh challenging new sound.
The latest single from Diode & Rick Holland: Still Silver ft. Chris James (Stateless, Ninja Tune, DJ Shadow). Ben Canny has stepped up to direct again with some very slick results.
Out on WW Music
Old Man Diode and Rick Holland present a dedicated collaborative project of future releases, utilizing not only these two talents, but those of their featured artists. Open Blue is the first track to be released, incorporating the beautifully soulful qualities of singer/songwriter Beth Rowley. Further collaborations feature the haunting yet restrained vibrato of Chris James - lead vocalist with Stateless (Ninja Tunes), Onallee - the largest voice of Roni Size’s iconic drum and bass troupe Reprazent, and multi-instrumental and pioneering jazz composer and vocalist Andrew Plummer. Om Unit and Garden fest step up for remix duties. Released on WWRecords.
The Second single from Diode and Rick Holland, this time featuring Stateless front man Chris James on vocals with remixes from Itoa, Shylock and Wayne Eagle.
Free download of the OMD remix of Public Service Broadcasting’s track ‘London Can Take it’
Diode takes London Can Take It into an altogether darker place, bringing the disparate elements together with a skittish, stammering electronic beat and aggressive, pulsating basslines to put his own stamp on the banjo-heavy original.
Video and original here: http://youtu.be/Cu4Rr07bgVQ
