Labasheeda

LP: Presto Chango Records PCR 014-1 (on clear vinyl)
CD: Presto Chango Records PCR 014-2
Released: November 3, 2023

Side A:

1. Fossils
2. Closure
3. Sparkle
4. Homeless
5. Curiosity
6. Vanity

Side B:

7. Minus Minus
8. Volatile
9. Procedure
10. Tigre Royal
11. What Remains Is Love

Saskia van der Giessen – vocals, guitar, violin, viola, piano
Arne Wolfswinkel – guitar, bass guitar, piano
Bas Snabilie – drums, marimba, synthesizer, percussion

Guests:
Laura Wolfswinkel – violin (#9)
Karen Opstelten – cello (#9, 11)
Renato Cannavacciuolo – double bass (#6, 11)
Christoph Walter – tinkling piano (#2)

Recorded, mixed & mastered at The Lullabye Factory, Amsterdam
Engineers – Christoph Walter & Tim van Veen

Screen print – Saskia van der Giessen
Photograph – Tony Thijs
Cover design – Arne Wolfswinkel

We already got some glowing reviews at De Subjectivisten, Bluesbunny & Am:plified

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One more week to go before the release of our new album Blueprints (3 November). But in the meantime, there is other stuff happening as well:

Today we released a video of the new song Vanity, made by Isolde Kilde. It showcases the more introspective side of the band, and features marimba and double bass.

And this Sunday, 29 October at 8pm, we will be doing a livestream for 44NextDoor, of course previewing a lot of the new material.… Read more

in June and July we have recording and mixing a new album at The Lullabye Factory in Amsterdam. Blueprints (clear vinyl LP/CD/download) will be out on 3 November. The album is now available for pre-sale!

Preorder the album here :

Wrong Concerts just released a charity sampler featuring 25 bands, including our song False Flag. You can buy this compilation by donating 10 euros or more on Bandcamp. The money goes entirely to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey. Read more about this project on hilfsbund.com

After three shows in France last month, we’ll be in tour again in Germany and the Czech Republic in May (see agenda for details). And on April 22 we will do a show here in Amsterdam at De Nieuwe Anita with Saluting Rome.

Last May we were touring through the Czech Republic and Germany. The last stop was Auerbach, where we did a live-in-the-studio session at Fuzzy Room Recordings. Thanks so much to Andreas Eckert for this very nice video of our new song Sparkle, featuring Bas Snabilie on the snare.

We are proud to present our new video of the song ‘False Flag’ from the album Status Seeking.

Described by the filmmakers as “a fairytale where two people in the city and the underworld confront each other”. For this, 8ctopus has opted for a mixed technique of film, photography and animation.