Nightnews-media XTRA: The Graeme Mearns Band at SPECTRUM 5, One Day Festival,
Queens
Hall, Edinburgh

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Press information has been recently received for the following

Sunday 4 Nov 07
at SPECTRUM 5, One Day Festival, Queens Hall, Edinburgh

.:: The Graeme Mearns Band
album launch
SOME KIND OF BLISS
(PartGrimeCD01)
Onstage after 8.30pm *revised time*
http://www.thegmb.com

"These guys are a revelation, kicking out swing and roll that is both suave
and demonic in exactly the right proportions. Smoking wah-wah pedals swirl
around perfectly blended vocals that sound like Lounge crossed with Placebo,
albeit without the angst-laden androgyny... superb" (The Skinny)

"Filthy heavy funk rock" (Manic Pop Thrills)
"Some wonderfully weird mojo" (Music Connection Mag)

further info:
Peter Rowan, RBL Music
RBL Music <mail@...>
0131 315 2158
07946 329269

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About SPECTRUM - Scotland's premier all-day indoor festival of music, film & the
creative industries # featuring 15 bands over 2 stages # stalls from record
labels, promoters, designers and more # short film showcases # projections &
multi-media # food & drink # family friendly # quite simply the best thing
you can do on a Sunday...

Spectrum returns to the Queen's Hall for a veritable feast of creative talent.
The
biannual mini-festival run by promoters Offline Events takes place on Sunday 4th
Nov
and features an array of performances, from full on live bands, acoustic and
laptop
acts, documentary films, multimedia performances and the Spectrum Market Place.

.:: Bands :: Main Stage
The Big Hand
Broken Records
Underling
The Graeme Mearns Band
Shutter
Urbanscot
Pistol Whip (Youth Band)
Connect/Disconnect (Youth Band)

.:: Acoustic Attic Stage :: Acoustic Edinburgh Presents: the full Acoustic
Edinburgh
line up for Spectrum 5, kicking off at 4pm and in no particular order:
Annie Christian
Paul Gladwell
Hoochie Fig
The Constants
James Hara :: an acoustic, alternative songwriter.
Poor Edward :: an acoustic, altenative take in his own unique stlye.

Robotone Presents: Not only are Robotone bringing Shutter to the main stage but
have
two laptop electronic artist to finish the night up in the attic. Expect mellow
textures, blips and bleeps and also exciting visuals.

Araya :: Araya’s live laptop and synth set is a beautiful fusion of ambient, IDM
and
glitch with the occasional haunting Celtic melody thrown in for good measure.

Plexus :: This an ambient music producer from Inverness whose work is informed
by
the likes of Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Plaid and Boards of Canada.

Short Film & Multi-media :: Short films and documentarys will be shown in The
Attic
and come courtesy of Docspace and Zapatistas. The films will be shown between
3-4pm
and 8-9pm. Exact detail to follow..

Many of the bands will also have various projections and visuals on display
during
their set. Robotone will be performing visuals during the Shutter, Araya and
Plexus
sets and local video and film director Colin Usher presents films for The Graeme
Mearns Band.

A first for Spectrum is a sound installation :: More details on the artist and
the
installation very soon

The Spectrum Market Place :: should be bustling again this time with a variety
of
stall holders offering their wares.

Food & Drink

Tickets
-Advance Tickets £6 available in person from Ripping
Queen's Hall box office in person, by phone - tel: 0131 668 2019
or online http://www.thequeenshall.net
Tickets on door are £7.
Kids under 12 get in for free.

Contact
http://www.spectrumfest.co.uk
For more information on Spectrum 5 then contact
email: info@...

Related links
http://www.acousticedinburgh.com/aeblog/

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