New Album 'ALTERED SELF' Out Now!!
Excited to be playing at the End Of The Road festival this month in Dorset. 29th Aug – 1st Sept
So great to be among this fantastic lineup. Think I’ll stay the whole weekend đśđśđś
Plus I got an incredible band playing with me: Jim Sclavunos, John J Presley and Viva! from Lunge âĄď¸âĄď¸âĄď¸
Hope to see you there đâşď¸
Here’s a link…..
Thank you Andrew Perry!
My album ALTERED SELF is out now!!
It was a joy to make. Hope you enjoy it!  Itâs been beautiful making this record and planning for its release with these special, creative peopleâŚ.
Album Produced by Jim Sclavunos … Mixed by Sebastian Muxfeldt … Artwork by Rasmus Koch … Videos by Sophie Hjerl … Label & Agent Steven Thomassen … Pr by Sarah Lowe … Mastered by Kramer at Shimmy-Disc … Clouds Hill studios: Johann Scheerer … Trailer by Paul Denchfield
About the album title: ‘ALTERED SELF’ is a phrase my incredible, scientist wife invented to describe the current experiments she’s working on. These experiments study the earliest stages where the body alters itself on a molecular / cellular level when it detects strange abnormalities. And I thought, Perfect!
Album Released on LABELMAN / TOUTPARTOUT For streaming, show tickets & Vinyl orders try here: https://ffm.to/alteredself
New single âBIRD OF PREYâ out today!!
Itâs the first song Iâve ever written on piano and I wrote it during one of the UK COVID lockdowns. Iâd borrowed an electronic piano from a teacher at my daughterâs school so she could do virtual piano lessons at home. Next thing I know Iâve written a song on it. Thanks Mr Norman!
It was produced by Jim Sclavunos whoâs also drumming and playing the organ. He also âwent to townâ on bird samples at the end of the song.
Love and thanks to Sophie Hjerl for devoting her time into making the beautiful, mesmerizing video that accompanies the song. Please follow the link for the video & song here: https://ffm.to/birdofprey
The song was Mastered by Kramer Shimmy-Disc & Mixed by Sebastian Muxfeldt at Clouds Hill, Hamburg. Itâs released on LABELMAN records and is the second single taken from my upcoming LP âALTERED SELFâ released May 3rd! Thank you to the beautiful souls who have helped bring this song into existence: Jim, Steven Thomassen, Sarah Lowe at Fifth Avenue PR, Kramer, Johann Scheerer, Sophie and Jessica.
Photo by Jessica Strid â¤ď¸âĄď¸
Excited to announce a special Co-Headline show with label mate Jess Ribeiro at The Waiting Room, London on Thursday 9th May.
It’ll be a first chance for me and Jim Sclavunos to play the album we made. Also in the band are the amazing musicians John J Presley and Hannah Feenstra.
Here’s a ticket link for the show:Â https://www.eatyourownears.com/events/joe-gideon-jim-sclavunos-jess-ribeiro/
So happy to share this song with you. It’s called, ‘Arctic Moon’ and I made it with music-partner in crime Jim Sclavunos. (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Teenage Jesus & The Jerks). It’s a first release from my upcoming album, ‘Altered Self’, which’ll be coming out May 3rd! On LABELMAN records.
The Video was made in Copenhagen by the wonderful Danish artist Sophie Hjerl.
By sheer coincidence, it’s released today during the moon-phase, ‘Waxing Gibbous’, which I reference in the song.
For streaming and to pre-order the (limited) Vinyl, please follow the link: https://ffm.to/arcticmoon
Love and thanks to Jim, Steven Thomassen, Sarah Lowe, Sebastian Muxfeldt and Sophie
‘…Itâs a stunning set of tension and release, lyrical bon mots and rhythmic power and imagination with very English melodies entwined around the songs…’
Full review here:
‘…Three friends of three nationalities stand on the compact stage. And so the magic begins…’
Full review here:
https://joyzineuk.wordpress.com/2020/02/05/live-review-joe-gideon-sterling-roswell-at-pin-ups-islington/
‘…Armagideon’ stands as an exploration of time, denial and humanity, delivered with a mixture of anger and grace. It never points the finger of blame, but questions our inaction as we scan the skies, or steadfastly stare out to sea for the storm that we seemingly refuse to believe is coming…’
Full review:
‘…With an end of the world theme recurring throughout, interspersed with Jim Morrison-like poetry circa American Prayer, these are songs that demand to be listened to and like all classic albums, give up a little more for the listener on each subsequent play…’
Full review here:
https://www.mancandi.com/joe-gideon
Playing shows in EUrope this month with Jim and Gris. Canât wait! Check out dates for a city near you.
Tix for all shows here: http://joegideontour.tix.to/UKandEU
âThe Gaping Yawnâ video out now!
Directed by Luke Ford đâĄď¸đđ§
#Armagideon #JoeGideon Jim Sclavunos Gris-de-Lin #AlienBlues
Out Now!!!!! âď¸đđĽđŁđŁđŁđŁ Back from the brink and reborn!! 3 and a half years in the making. Me, Jim and Gris are so proud to see it released. Thanks Clouds Hill!!!! for putting it out. See you on the road.
Album & shows here: Linktr.ee/joegideon
Album launch tonight! At PinUps London, The Islington, London
Me and the band playing in Bridport, Dorset this Sunday, 26th at the #Clocktowermusic record shop! Free to get in. Might even have a sneaky vinyl or two of the new LP, ahead of âArmagideonâ release day, the following Friday, Jan 31st. Canât wait!
In case you missed it, hereâs the podcast of yesterdayâs show. Where I discussed with Jim, amongst other things, the timeliness of trying to summon #SunRa back from the cosmos to save us from ourselves, plus the pizza incident with #SteveAlbini with my old band Bikini Atoll…
Here’s the link: https://www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/jim-sclavunos-13012020/?fbclid=IwAR1nThpxSHC9wWanAyT0sJC09RnAsAljwgjBgcG6y9o6XpxR2PYMDeqbdsw
Today’s show featuring Joe Gideon and Imperial Wax’s Keiron Melling& Pete Greenway is now archived on the Soho Radio Mixcloud for your perpetual listening pleasure. Link below (actual show starts about 3 minutes in) and here’s the playlist:
The Qualities âHappy New Year To You!â
Smoke Fairies âElevatorâ
Sun Ra âRough House Bluesâ
Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind âGet Down Get with Itâ
Lulu Lewis âCity Below the Hunterâ
Liz Martin Band âNight Timeâ
Joe Gideon âEugene Went Crazyâ
Sun Ra âCosmo-Extensionsâ
Sun Ra âAncient Aiethiopiaâ
Joe Gideon âRule Roostâ
Bikini Atoll âEveâs Ribâ
Bikini Atoll âBlack Dogâ
Joe Gideon & The Shark Civilizationâ
Joe Gideon & The Shark âIâm Ruinedâ
Joe Gideon âExpandable Mandibleâ
Gris-de-Lin âI Wonât Be At The Mercy Of Your Ghostâ
Sterling Roswell âI Was A Teenage Werewolfâ
Joe Gideon âThe Gaping Yawnâ
Conway Savage âOnly Ghostsâ
The Fall âVictoriaâ
The Fall âAlton Towersâ
The Fall âFol De Rolâ
Imperial Wax âThe Art of Projectionâ
Imperial Wax âBromidic Thrillsâ
3rd March at the Paardcafe, Den Haag (NL)
JOE GIDEON W/ JIM SCLAVUNOS & GRIS-DE-LIN
Ticket Link:
Nice interview here about the trials and triumphs of making my new record…
http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/âŚ/9484/Joe-Gideon-Interview
Thanks to Benjamin Howarth & Pennyblackmusic
#Armagideon #NewMusic Clouds Hill Jim Sclavunos Gris-de-Lin
đđĽđš***More Live Dates***
Me and my band, Jim Sclavunos and Gris-de-Lin, can now confirm dates in the EU! Super-excited to be returning to the continent to play music. Been too long! Tickets for all the dates are on sale now. Just follow the link here… JoeGideonTour.tix.to/UKandEU
And spread the word! These’ll be our first and last dates with Jim for a bit before he sets forth around the world with his ‘other band’. Plus, we’ll have vinyl of the new #ARMAGIDEON LP. Only available on the road… Hope to see you soon
đď¸đĽđš Got a Tour! So happy to tell you that me and my band, Jim Sclavunos and Gris-de-Lin will be touring the UK in January and February 2020. Tickets for all dates are on sale now – joegideon.lnk.to/LiveAF
Weâll be hitting London, Brighton, Bristol, Exeter, Hastings, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and Newcastle, playing songs from my new album âARMAGIDEONâ, which will be out just in time for the first show. See you all very soon đď¸đď¸
The official video for my new song âQuack No Duckâ is out today. Look out for a special, spectral appearance by Gris-de-Lin. And of course featuring music by Gris and Jim Sclavunos.
Beautifully shot and directed by Phil Wrixton.
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Very happy to share the 3rd and (for now) final single from my upcoming album âARMAGIDEONâ feat. Jim Sclavunos and Gris-de-Lin. It’s called âQuack No Duckâ and is available on all digital platforms now. Hope you enjoy đŚ Buy / stream the song here – joegideon.lnk.to/QuackNoDuckAF
‘Armagideon’ is out on 31st January. Pre-order it here –joegideon.lnk.to/ArmagideonAF
Special thanks to Josie Ford for animating her beautiful illustrations here in the You Tube link.
Next week! Iâll be sharing the stage with KEVIN MORBY for a mini UK tour in Brighton, London, Leeds and Manchester in November. As promised, Jim Sclavunos and Gris-de-Lin will be on band duty for the shows. Very much looking forward to this!
Tickets on sale now ⍠kevinmorby.com/on-tour
(London is already sold out, so be quick!)
New single âThe Gaping Yawnâ is out now!đŚ
Itâs the second song taken from my forthcoming album âArmagideonâ and is available digitally now. Listen to âThe Gaping Yawnâ – https://JoeGideon.lnk.to/TheGapingYawnAF
Pre-order the album and get the single instantly – joegideon.lnk.to/ArmagideonAF
âBoxâ revealed! đŚ
Official preposterous video for my song âExpandable Mandibleâ made by Phil Wrixton, simply entitled, âBoxâ.
Despite head decapitation, a lot of fun was had making this…
Excited to be playing this wednesday night!… It’ll be a short 20 minute set from us, and it’s free to get in! Just email 25years@toutpartout.be to get on the guest list. Showtime 10.10 p.m
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So happy to share my new song ‘Expandable Mandible’ with you all. It’s getting royally re-released courtesy of my new label, the amazing Clouds Hill. It’s the 1st song taken from my new album, entitled ‘Armagideon’, which is out on 31st January and available for pre-order now. Special thanks to Jim Sclavunos and Gris-de-Lin for recording the tune with me! Be sure to see us all on a stage near you soon…
Listen to âExpandable Mandibleâ ⍠joegideon.lnk.to/ExpandableMandibleFA
Pre-order âArmagideonâ ⍠joegideon.lnk.to/ArmagideonFA
We got some dates! … Me, Jim and Gris are going to play songs from the new album for the first time here:Â
London, Thurs 6th June Future Juke Festival at Dingwalls
Exeter, Saturday 8th June at The Phoenix
Leeds, Sunday 9th June at the Brudenell Social Club
Weâre supporting the amazing band #GuadalupePlata
Link to tickets here: http://www.prbpresents.com/joe-gideon/index.html
Hope you can make it!Â
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Launched today!
Launched today!
‘Tit-Bit’
Joe Gideon & The Shark — ‘I’m Ruined’
Joe Gideon & The Shark — ‘Poor Born (Live)’
Joe Gideon & The Shark — ‘Poor Born’
Joe Gideon & The Shark — ‘Freakish (Trailer)’
Joe Gideon & The Shark — ‘Civilisation’
Joe Gideon & The Shark — ‘Kathy Ray (Live)’
Joe Gideon & The Shark — ‘Hide & Seek (Live)’
Joe Gideon & The Shark — ‘DOL’
Bikini Atoll — ‘Eve’s Rib’
09.05.2024
The Waiting Room – London (uk) + Jess Ribeiro.
18.05.2024
The Great Escape Festival – Brighton (uk)
03.07.2024
Electric Brixton – London (uk) + Mdou Moctar
Steven Thomassen at Toutpartout
Released 3rd May 2024 on LABELMAN
**** …this brooding songsmith is now making his most substantive records alongside Jim Sclavunos…Mojo
Released 31st January 2020 on Clouds Hill
Songs that switch from tombstone blues to pastoral psychedelia to sparse post-punk to grinding grooves. Itâs a stunning set of tension and release, lyrical bon mots and rhythmic power and imagination.Louder Than War
Weird and WonderfulNarc magazine
Released 13th November 2015 on Bronze Rat Records
Intensely SpiritedMojo
A Triumph of Freakish Weird!Fatea
Released 7th January 2013 on Bronze Rat Records
Wickedly InventiveUncut
Immaculately DerangedThe Mirror
Released 8th March 2009 on Bronze Rat Records
AstonishingNME
It’s Brilliant – 4.5/5The Sun
Released 6th June 2005 on Bella Union
Released 2nd February 2004 on Bella Union
In a review for his debut solo album Versa Vice in 2016, Joe Gideon was described as playing âPithy, powerful, lyrically erudite and observational, post-financial crisis English blues.â (Mike Barnes â Wire)
Joe Gideon first came to wider attention with his band, Bikini Atoll, signed to Bella Union in 2003. The first album, Moratoria, was critically well received, with the lead track âDesolation Highwayâ (described by The Independent as ââŚan awesome, soul-searching slice of sprawling Americanaâ) featured in the film My Little Eye. Their second album Liarâs Exit, recorded with Steve Albini and released through Bella Union in 2005, received glowing reviews from the likes of NME and Q magazine.
Soon after, Joe decided to hone his craft as a songwriter and lyricist and formed Joe Gideon & The Shark, a two-piece band with his sister Viva. Their debut album, Harum Scarum, released in 2009 on Bronzerat Records, achieved rave reviews and a rare 6-stars-out-of-5 review in Time Out magazine, with reviewer Bella Todd observing, âTo be funny and moving at the same time is one thing, but their combination of true grit and grace is rarer still.â Joe Gideon & The Shark toured with Seasick Steve and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to packed venues across the UK; but by the time their second album, Freakish came out in 2012, also to great reviews, Joe and Viva had decided to move on.
Having made friends with Bad Seed Jim Sclavunos on tour, Joe invited Jim to contribute drums to his debut solo LP, Versa Vice. Released in 2016 also on Bronzerat, this under-the-radar release nonetheless elicited raves from blogs & online press, including Joyzine (âA dark but rewarding trip into the shadowy corners of the human mindâ) and Penny Black Music (âA master class in minimalismâ).
And now, Joe has teamed up with the Clouds Hill Label and, ahead of the release of his upcoming new album,  due early 2020, Joe has returned with a brand-new single ‘Expandable Mandibleâ. The track, produced by Jim Sclavunos, (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds/Grinderman), is available for airplay following its release on 13thSeptember 2019.
The new record was written and recorded with Jim and band mate Gris-De-Lin. Joe, Gris and Jim play all the instruments in the densely layered arrangements, which include an army of saxophones, an antique piano, a cranky old synth-vibraphone rescued from the dumpster, heavenly choirs and a menagerie of percussion instruments. The new single is a statement of intent ahead of the new album release — the listener can look forward to Joeâs ruminations on, amongst other things, time travel, primordial bliss and reptile people.
Steven Thomassen at Toutpartout
steven@toutpartout.be /Â toutpartout.be
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