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• Phil Tompkins • Rob Waddington • • • • • • Dave Blomberg • Nelson New Model Army are an English band formed in, West Yorkshire in 1980 by lead singer, guitarist and main composer, bassist Stuart Morrow and drummer Phil Tompkins. Sullivan has been the only continuous member of the band, which has seen numerous line-up changes in its 37-year history. Their music draws on influences across the musical spectrum, from and to, and. Sullivan’s lyrics, which range from directly political through to spiritual and personal, have always been considered as a key part of the band’s appeal. By the time they began making their first records in 1983,, a former drum technician for, had replaced Tompkins.

Whilst having their roots in punk rock, the band have always been difficult to categorise. In 1999, when asked about this, Sullivan said 'We've been labelled as punks, post-punks, Goth, metal, folk – the lot, but we've always been beyond those style confines'. Following a large turnover of personnel, both permanent and as touring members, as of August 2017 New Model Army comprise Sullivan, Dean White (keyboards and guitar), Michael Dean (drums), Marshall Gill (guitar) and Ceri Monger (bass). Justin Sullivan The band were formed in in the autumn of 1980, taking their name from, and played their first concert in Bradford in October, playing songs based on their shared love of punk rock and. Until the mid-1980s, Sullivan used the alter ego of 'Slade the Leveller' (Levellers being a radical political movement of the 1640s), supposedly so that he would not lose his if the authorities realized he was making money from music.

They continued to gig around the United Kingdom with little recognition, but in 1983 released their first singles 'Bittersweet' and 'Great Expectations' on Abstract Records, and were given airplay by Radio 1's. In February 1984, they were invited to play on popular music show, being introduced by presenter as 'the ugliest band in rock and roll'. The producers of the show however were concerned about the lyrics of 'Vengeance', which the band were due to perform ('I believe in justice / I believe in vengeance / I believe in getting the bastards') and so the band played 'Christian Militia'.

Apc Ups Serial Port Configuration on this page. Following this performance, the band's first mini-album reached Number 1 in the UK independent chart in early 1984, pushing from that position. After a further single 'The Price' also reached a high placing in the independent charts, the band were signed by major label. The major label years (1985–1993) [ ] The band then made four studio albums (plus a live album) for EMI and one studio album for, in a period of eight years. 1985's and associated single 'No Rest' both made the mainstream Top 30 in the UK, the latter leading to some controversy when the band sported T-shirts with the phrase 'Only Stupid Bastards Use Heroin' during an appearance on. During the 'No Rest' tour, Morrow left the band, and after some delay was replaced by 17-year-old. However the band were refused work permits to enter the, as the US Immigration Department had said the band's work was of 'no artistic merit'. Nelson, bassist from 1990 to 2011 In December 1986 the band finally got permission to tour in the US.

By this time, produced by, had been released, and was named best album of the year for 1986 in by David Sinclair, who said that it 'was the best thing to happen to English rock music since the first album'. Concerts included Reading Festival and a gig with in front of the in Berlin, and the band for the first time expanded their touring line-up to include a second guitarist in the shape of, as well as harmonica player from. Was released in February 1989, and saw the band moving towards a more folk-rock sound, especially on the tracks including violinist. Described as the band's 'landmark' album, it reached No.20 in the UK charts, the singles 'Stupid Questions' and 'Vagabonds' made an impression in America and the band was able to tour the album there with Alleyne-Johnson also providing additional guitar and keyboards.

At the end of the year however, Harris left the band, to be replaced by Peter 'Nelson' Nice, who would play with the band for more than 20 years. 1990's, continued the folk-driven theme with Alleyne-Johnson still to the fore, and joining the band on guitar. The next album was to be a musical change of direction; as Sullivan later said, 'just as this folk-cum--cum--cum- thing broke and became big in the early 1990s, we went – whoosh – done that – and went and made a very angry hard rock album'., New Model Army's only release on, appeared in 1993 and led with the single 'Here Comes the War', which spawned controversy when it came packaged with instructions on how to construct a nuclear device. Hiatus and return to independence (1994–2000) [ ] The band had previously decided to take a year out to concentrate on personal and other musical issues, and reconvened in late 1994 with Dean White, playing keyboards and guitar, replacing Alleyne-Johnson.

It became clear, that all was not well between Sullivan and Heaton; Sullivan later said 'We wrote Thunder and Consolation and it was brilliant, but very shortly after that, we started falling out, which went on during the making of that album. His life went in one direction and mine went in another'.

It was agreed that they would go their separate ways after the forthcoming album and tour. Was released in May 1998 to unsurprisingly mixed reviews, but then Heaton was diagnosed with a brain tumour. He suggested that his drum technician Michael Dean take over from him to tour the album. By this time the band had formed their own independent label, Attack Attack, and former tour manager Tommy Tee had returned to manage the band. A live album ' ' followed in 1999, and eighth studio album in 2000. Death of Robert Heaton, and Carnival to Today is a Good Day (2001–2009) [ ]. Marshall Gill, guitarist from 2005–present After touring Eight, the band again took time out, most notably so that Sullivan could concentrate on his solo album Navigating by the Stars which was eventually released in 2003, and toured by Sullivan, Dean and White.

As the band got together to record their ninth album, Robert Heaton died from pancreatic cancer on 4 November 2004. Was finally released in September 2005, and includes Sullivan's reaction to Heaton's death, 'Fireworks Night'. Dave Blomberg was unable to take part in touring the album, and was replaced by current guitarist Marshall Gill. The band's tenth studio album,, was produced relatively quickly and was released in August 2007.

The tour suffered a slight setback when the again denied the band visas; this time the issue was relatively quickly resolved and the dates rescheduled for early 2008. Soon afterwards, the band was again shaken as manager Tommy Tee died unexpectedly at the age of 46. By 2009, though, the band were again back in the studio. Was a far more uncompromising album, the heavy rock title track and others directly referencing the. As the tour to promote the album came to an end, it was drawing close to 30 years since the band had started.

30th anniversary to present (2010 on) [ ]. Ceri Monger, current bassist Towards the end of 2010, the band's 30th anniversary was celebrated with special shows across four continents every weekend from September until early December; in most cities, the shows were across two nights with completely different sets, the band having promised to play at least four songs from each of their eleven studio albums plus and, their rarities and B-sides collections. The final shows at the in London were collected on a double CD and DVD release containing all 58 songs played over the nights of 3 and 4 December. After the band had played their traditional Christmas shows the following year, the news was released that Nelson had decided to leave the band for personal reasons, a decision that had been taken some time before. A few days later, on Christmas Eve, a fire destroyed the band's studio and rehearsal space in Bradford. Numerous guitars and other instruments were lost along with recording equipment and memorabilia.

However, the studio was back in operation within three months, and after a number of auditions, Ceri Monger was announced as the band's new bassist and multi-instrumentalist. In 2013, the band's twelfth studio album,, mixed by, was released and became the band's most successful since The Love of Hopeless Causes 20 years earlier. The album showed a marked shift away from the band's traditional sounds, including rhythms that were described as 'tribal', though Sullivan claimed they were merely different ways of using drums – 'We really like complex rhythms, we really like that pounding (beat)'. A year later, was released, including six previously unreleased studio tracks from the Between Dog and Wolf sessions, along with eleven live tracks from that album. In October 2014, a documentary feature film about the band's career, Between Dog and Wolf: The New Model Army Story by director Matt Reid premiered at the in London and the in Montreal. The band's 14th studio album,, was released on 26 August 2016. Was named the #1 album of 2016.

Timeline of major contributors [ ] This is a list of musicians who were (or currently have been) a permanent - not touring - member of the band for a significant amount of time. 'The Family' [ ] Over the years, New Model Army have gathered a wide selection of fans, many of whom dedicatedly follow the band.

Originally calling themselves 'The Militia', after the song 'Christian Militia', the term 'The Family' was later universally adopted for what is a multi-generational and gendered group. Joolz Denby, long-time collaborator of Sullivan and the band's main artist has referred to The Family as 'not a formal, contrived organisation, but a spontaneous sense of fellowship that has developed over the years', whilst elsewhere it has been described as 'sanctuary. And acceptance'. Discography [ ]. Retrieved 22 October 2013. • ^ Ayers, Michael (2006). Cybersounds: Essays on Virtual Music Culture.

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Nights Of A 1000 Voices Update We will be looking for thirty or so volunteers to help us work out the best ideas. This will take place in Bradford on the afternoon of Sunday 4th February.

As with the event itself, we're not looking for pitch-perfect singers but people who love singing and want to enter into a communal spirit. If you would like to come, please write to. From everyone who writes, we will choose a random selection and contact those selected with the final details of place and time etc. For more information and ticket links for these and other shows please see the Tour page. Nights Of A 1000 Voices 13th and 14th April 2018 at Round Chapel, Hackney, London You know those moments when the band plays quietly and the whole audience sings the words? Sometimes, these are the most emotional experiences - because singing together is the oldest and most basic form of human art, something primal and truly shared.

So we are planning two nights of just this, which, to the best of our knowledge, has never been attempted by any band ever. We have chosen the Round Chapel in Hackney both for its amazing open acoustics and for the circular layout of the room, which we believe will be perfect for the spirit of the event. These are not concerts as such; this is a community singing event for all those people who love our songs, who love singing and love the feeling of singing together with others. The venue will be fully seated around a small stage constructed in the centre of the room; the whole band will be playing but the arrangements will be deliberately stripped down and very quiet - there will be no big PA system. The nights will be all about the participation and voices of everyone who comes.

While we are open to suggestions, ultimately we will choose the songs that lend themselves best to the idea – strong melodies and slower, easy vocal rhythms will suit best and we will vary these over the two nights. We will issue song-books (included in the price of the ticket) as we understand that people often know particular lines and choruses but usually not all the lyrics; and, of course, we plan to record and film both nights. Tickets will be £27.50 or £50 for both nights and will be available exclusively from our Shop. Details will follow next week. If you love singing and love New Model Army songs and love the sense of community that we have created over the years, we hope you’ll join with us from all different corners of the World for these special nights. For more information and ticket links for these and other shows please see the Tour page #NMANOATV.

Ed Alleyne-Johnson - New Album Ed Alleyne-Johnson is releasing a new album, his first new music in seven years, on 1st December. His instantly recognisable looped violin style is prominent on the first disc of 'Pluto', but disc two is something of a departure. Ed adapted a Roland guitar synthesiser to work with his violin's midi-output and all the woodwind, flutes, harps and other instruments are actually played on the violin. Pluto is a concept album. Ed explains - 'A few nights after the Brexit result, I had a vivid dream in which the Plutocrats, the technologically advanced rulers of Pluto's underground empire, and current administrators of Hades, intercepted our election result and decided our nation would be the perfect gateway into their world. They promised us immortality, untold riches, and a lucrative free trade deal if we agreed to work for them, leaving the planet Earth behind and relocating the whole of the British Isles on to the surface of Pluto!'

Pre-orders are available on Amazon and itunes. Die Trying Here is a video for Die Trying taking illustrations from Matt Huynh's fabulous 'Winter - The Graphic Novel' The novel is also available to purchase from the New Model Army Online Shop: and also on tour at the merchandise table. Winter – the graphic novel We are very happy to finally announce the arrival of Winter – The Graphic Novel - which has exceeded our very high expectations. These limited edition high quality A4 62-page works of art are now available to buy in our Shop It will be available at all the shows on the Winter tour. We have long been interested in the idea of asking a graphic novelist to interpret the band’s narrative lyrics in a style that fits with the music, in the same way that Joolz’s wonderful iconic cover art always works so well for us.

As we began to look at the work of many artists across the World, we became fixated on Matt Huynh, particularly for his incredible work on ‘The Boat’. Click Partly it was the humanist attitude in the drawings that appealed so much – perhaps as a result of his own family story - and partly because his sumi-e style looks and feels as if it is done fast, giving a terrific energy and movement to the art. A lot of graphic novels lean deliberately towards horror and ugliness when dealing with dark subjects. Matt has the ability to combine violence and tragedy with a certain beauty and human empathy – something we have always strived for in our own creations. For us he has taken three songs - Die Trying, Devil and Winter and woven them into a continuous narrative. We’re so glad that he embraced the idea so readily and brilliantly; we think the result is something really strong – we hope like the album itself. Matt Huynh is an artist based in New York City.

His comics and drawings are informed by sumi-e ink painting and shodo calligraphy. His clients include The New York Times, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and GQ.

His work appears in the Museum of Modern Art’s collection and his comics have been presented on the Sydney Opera House stage. In 2016, Huynh was awarded the World Illustration Award in the Editorial Professional category. He was nominated for Australian of the Year, appointed ambassador for New Beginnings Refugee Arts Festival on World Refugee Day, and awarded a special commendation by the United Nations Media Peace Awards for his interactive comic book The Boat. Visit Matt himself writes: “The proposition of making comics to accompany New Model Army's new songs is as daunting as it is foolish. The songs are complete and powerful experiences in their own right, but their appeal to contemporary experiences of some of our most vulnerable - refugees and asylum seekers - was irresistibly call to me as the child of refugees from the Vietnam War and as an advocate. To find the contemporary refugee experience in New Model Army's metal and melodies lit the way to my own charge - that we can be powerful with surprise, and we can connect with delight.

It's a rare opportunity to reach beyond the solitary discipline of making comics to collaborate with powerful artists and masters of their own respective discipline. But armed with the band's lyricism and phantom melodies humming behind every panel, I'm given a fresh palette to propel a novel experience of comics along, and hopefully a new perspective on the music of New Model Army too”.

Drifts Video We’d like to share with everyone this beautiful animated video for “Drifts” from the new album Winter. Many thanks to Khad for putting it together and to the animators (Melissa Lafon, Elodie Legros, Yann Moalic and especially Matthieu Deltour) for allowing their work to be used for this. ***New Joolz Album 'Crow' Announced*** Our Attack Attack Records label is proud to release “Crow”, a unique collaboration between poet Joolz Denby and composer Henning Nugel. Joolz Denby needs no introduction to the New Model Army community.

She has been a true underground renaissance artist since the late 1970s. As a poet, she was one of the principle figures to emerge from the post-punk generation, publishing seven collections of work and giving readings all over the World in countless different settings. As a novelist, she has published six volumes, including “Stone Baby” for which she received the New Crime-writer of the Year award in 2000 and “Billie Morgan”, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Literature in 2006. As a working artist, Joolz has designed all the record covers and visuals for New Model Army for 36 years (as well as being a guiding hand throughout our long career). Her paintings have been shown in many galleries while her unique tattoos have adorned clients from around the globe who come to her Bradford studio.

Crow will be her seventh studio album, with past collaborators including Jah Wobble, members of New Model Army, Mik Davis and many others. Henning Nugel is the man responsible for two of the glorious string arrangements on our new album – on the title track ‘Winter’ and ‘Drifts’. After years of playing keyboards and guitars in several bands, he joined forces with his brother Ingo and founded Nugel Bros.

Focusing on music composition and sound design for games, their portfolio soon included clients as EA Games, Funatics and Blue Byte. Henning is also a member of the Dynamedion team of composers and has written music for many of their prestigious game projects and some of their TV scores. Henning can at times be seen playing fiddle and whistles together with acoustic folk band An-Spiorad and now works from his studio on the outskirts of Potsdam near Berlin.

The official release date is October 7th but we are now selling advance copies in the NMA Shop There will also be copies for sale on the New Model Army “Winter” tour. Here Joolz and Henning discuss making Crow How did it all start?

Joolz: I got an email from a German guy called Henning who I didn't know, about setting one of my poems to music. To be honest I get a lot of emails about things like this and some are, er, very odd, so I was in no hurry to reply. However the email was extremely nice and polite so I checked Henning out - the power of Google - and he was obviously highly qualified and talented. Genuine, in fact. I got Mik Davis to record a vocal and send it over. I was - I think we all were - amazed at the result. I took a chance and asked if he'd like to do more and we ended up with an album.

He's a brilliant musician. It's like listening to a full-blown high budget film - the hairs come up on the back of your neck. I couldn't be more thrilled.

Henning: In a way it started 25 years ago when I saw Joolz perform at a New Model Army concert. Right the next day I bought 'Weird Sister' and since then I have collected her poetry books, novels and albums. So I really am a fan of her work. This includes her artwork, which never ceases to impress me. Two years ago I wrote some music for a TV series pitch, which was turned down by the producers. I was reluctant to put it on the shelf and was wondering if Joolz perhaps could make use of it.

I wrote her an e-mail and she soon afterwards sent me a poem which might fit the music. So this was the track that eventually became Narcotika. She was really taken by the result and asked me if I would like to do an album. And it all went on from there. It's actually been a dream come true for me.

How did you two work together? Joolz: Well, it's the power of technology and the Internet. We've never met or even spoken.

We write to each other, it's very old school. Mik records and sends the vocal tracks and Henning does his magic. It's worked really well and it suited us because we all have demanding jobs too - it meant we could all work at convenient times, no rush, no stress. I think it shows in the richness and depth of the tracks - lmost a Renaissance feel - artists taking their time not constrained or bullied by corporate financial interests.

No record company breathing down your neck trying to make you do stuff you don't want to. True art really. Henning: Mik Davis who had written and produced the music for the previous Joolz album was very kind and super helpful. He recorded Joolz' vocal performances in his studio in Bradford and sent me the voice recordings. I usually listened to the tracks quite a few times to get a feel for the inherent rhythm of each performance. There was no click track but Joolz is such a remarkable performer that she actually has a kind of rhythmic pulse while reading her poems. You just have to listen and discover it.

Most of the time I would let the poems lie for a couple of days and let them sink in. I generally come up with ideas for music when outside for a walk or a jog and I like to shift them back and forth in my head. Then I get into my studio and grab a guitar, a bass or violin and start recording my ideas.

How did you produce the poetry? Joolz: I always have poems - I write poetry all the time - I just don't publish much anymore and so people only tend to see my visual arts and forget I'm a working poet too. In this case I wanted to do a really music orientated album and use the shorter poems I was doing as social media poems - I'd write them and post them as images on Facebook etc. It's a nice way to do it. Using social media for art.

Anyway I also wanted to theme certain words to get a kind of chanting feeling, a repetitive hypnotic thing. I wanted people listening to feel immersed and spell bound.

Almost so they felt as if they were waking from a dream when the album stops. The track 'Fable' is absolutely amazing in this regard. It should be played in the dark on headphones.

How did you produce the music? Henning: I think I nearly used every instrument that I have available in my studio. There's my old grandfather's violin, electric bass, acoustic and electric guitars. I even played an Irish bouzouki and some low whistles on the album. And I used a lot of synth and sample library stuff. After finding the right tempo and recording the basic music I cut up the vocals where I wanted to have pauses to give the music some room.

After that I recorded all the rest of the respective musical elements. Did you have a musical concept for the whole album? Not at the beginning. As with all good things the album took its time and in the process of working on it the concept behind it evolved gradually. There are some little musical ideas that pop up here and there in different tracks, little motifs that connect certain poems. Buku Kimia Kelas Xi Pdf Merge.

There's this violin line at the beginning of Tree that you will also find as a main motif in Fable. Sky has basically the same chord progression as Tree as both of these poems share the same theme. I also used some sound design here and there, e.g. At the beginning of Angel (Part 2) to connect it to the end of the first instalment which was released on the previous album. If you listen closely you will find these little connecting bits and pieces scattered throughout the album. Now the album is finished how do you feel?

Joolz: Very pleased. Such a beautiful work - anyone would be pleased with it. And thankful to Henning for his brilliant music, to Mik for his patient recording of the vocals, to Wes Maebe for his mastering of the album and Justin for his organisational support and wealth of experience in these things. Even the cover art is special and technically out there and Alex Harrap and Modo did a great job on it. I'm genuinely proud to work with these men. This album is a work of art. Anyone listening to it and examining the cover art will know that.

In these days of bland corporate art products, it stands out like a medieval reliquary - rich and strange. Just as it should be.

Henning: I have to say I am extremely happy how it all turned out. This was a special project for me. It was practically the first time that I could write music without a deadline in the neck. I was free to do what I wanted to do and I could work on the music until I felt it was right. Joolz was so supportive and I am really grateful that she entrusted her poetry into my care. Mik did great recordings and also had some good suggestions.

Justin kindly took over the responsibility and work of publishing the album and Wes Maebe did a great mastering job on my final mixes. It's been an absolutely fantastic journey for me!