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More Andy Bell 'Space Station' Dates Announced

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Three new dates have been announced for Andy Bell's Space Station, click here for tickets.

Andy Bell's Second Solo Album To Be Released Next Month

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Flicker is the second album from Ride guitarist and songwriter Andy Bell. Written almost as a conversation with his teenage self, it follows the triumphant solo debut that was 2020’s The View From Halfway Down.

This 18-track double album is released on February 11th and finds Andy moving towards classic songwriting, notably on the reflective lead single ‘Something Like Love’, the strident harmonies of ‘World of Echo’, the joyous refracted loops of ‘Jenny Holzer B. Goode’ and the fuzz-laden late-’60s balladeering of ‘Love Is The Frequency’. Stylistically, the four sides of Flicker take in everything from modern psychedelia to fingerpicked folk, whimsical baroque pop, and Byrdsian 12-string beauty. It’s a breathtaking array and makes it even more abundantly clear that Andy has entered a purple patch in his songwriting, hitting a new velocity in contrast to his initial inhibitions about becoming a solo artist. He gradually overcame these after the passing of David Bowie in 2016, with the Thin White Duke’s bountiful 50 years of music providing inspiration from beyond the grave.

Below is the new single Something Like Love

For more details and pre-order options click here.

Andy Bell On Working On A New Ride Album, His Solo Work, Oasis, Beady Eye And More

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Click here to read an interview with Andy Bell, he speaks to VM Music about a new Ride Album, his solo work, Oasis Beady Eye and more.

Andy Bell Releases Debut GLOK Album ‘Pattern Recognition’ Today

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GLOK is the electronic alter ego of Andy Bell; best-known as the guitarist in venerated shoegazers Ride, alongside stints in other famous groups, with a noteworthy solo career too. This October his first album proper as GLOK – ‘Pattern Recognition’ – is released on Bytes.

Although usually renowned for purveying the finest quality jangle, drone and general guitar-based magic, Bell’s foray into dance music should come as less of a surprise than immediately meets the eye. There are parallels between the genres within the sonically-deep layers, hypnotic sound and trance-like headspaces or as he puts it more succinctly: “GLOK is all about the push and pull between electronic and psych in my music.”

Although not a full-blown concept album, ‘Pattern Recognition’ has a loose thread which takes in a week of life, from weekend to weekend, with each of the vinyl’s four sides capturing different mindstates across that transition. Each side has a distinct feel that’s different to the last but inherently cohesive – much like the changes an individual goes through over 7 days.

Across the album with loving craft Andy weaves together throbbing dubbed-out acid, steamy jack trax, levitational...  more

Click here for various ways to listen or buy.

Andy Bell On The Beatles 'Revolver' Album

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In the latest episode of I Am The EggPod Andy Bell discusses The Beatles 'Revolver' album with Chris Shaw.

Listen to the episode below.

Happy Birthday Andy Bell

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New Album From GLOK Is Available To Pre-Order Now

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Click here to check out the various versions of the album. 

GLOK is the electronic alter ego of Andy Bell; best-known as the guitarist in venerated shoegazers Ride, alongside stints in other famous groups, with a noteworthy solo career too. This October his first album proper as GLOK – ‘Pattern Recognition’ – is released on Bytes.

Although usually renowned for purveying the finest quality jangle, drone and general guitar-based magic, Bell’s foray into dance music should come as less of a surprise than immediately meets the eye. There are parallels between the genres within the sonically-deep layers, hypnotic sound and trance-like headspaces or as he puts it more succinctly: “GLOK is all about the push and pull between electronic and psych in my music.”

Although not a full-blown concept album, ‘Pattern Recognition’ has a loose thread which takes in a week of life, from weekend to weekend, with each of the vinyl’s four sides capturing different mindstates across that transition. Each side has a distinct feel that’s different to the last but inherently cohesive – much like the changes an individual goes through over 7 days.

Across the album with loving craft Andy weaves together throbbing dubbed-out acid, steamy jack trax, levitational psychedelia, sparkling Balearic, techno, Kosmische, shoegaze, art rock and Compass Point-style post punk – with just a hint of ambient, new age and contemporary classical too.

With GLOK previously an instrumental affair, on ‘Pattern Recognition’ he has branched out to working with vocalists, with guests including the Irish punk poet Sinead O’Brien on ‘Maintaining the Machine’, who he approached having fallen in love with her single ‘Most Modern Painting’.

Other voices include friend and Ransom Note labelmate Chloé ‘C.A.R.’ Raunet on ‘Entanglement’, the interstellar futurist MC Shamon Cassette (Bon Voyage) on ‘Process’ and his wife Shiarra on ‘That Time Of Night’, while Primal Scream’s Simone Marie plays bass on ‘Maintaining The Machine’.

Originally using the name GLOK to keep his identity secret, wanting the music to be judged on its own merits, he discreetly released several tracks online, with ‘Pulsing’ catching the ear of Bytes, who released these pieces as ‘Dissident’, first on cassette, then proceeded by two vinyl pressings due to demand. The ‘Dissident Remixed’ compilation followed, featuring interpretations by Jay Glass Dubs, Richard Sen, Maps and Andrew Weatherall.

Bell provided guitar on Weatherall’s ‘Making Friends with the Invader’ from ‘Blue Bullet’ 12” and again on both tracks from The Guvnor’s ‘End Times Sound’ / ‘Unknown Plunderer’ EP.

Most recently Bell contributed a GLOK track ‘Tories in Jail’ – alongside Daniel Avery, Roisin Murphy and Nitzer Ebb – for ‘The Gun Aid’ collection, which was released to raise funds for the Hackney drinking establishment of the same name that took a serious financial hit due to lockdown. 
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Andy Bell's New 7" EP Is Out Now

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Andy Bell has released a new 7" EP today to buy/stream the single click here.

Andy Bell Releases His New Single 'Skywalker' Today

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Skywalker is released today as a single from Andy Bell's debut solo album ‘The View From Halfway Down‘.

Click here for more details and check out the video below.


Watch Andy Bell's Acoustic Set For Balaclava Digital

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Andy Bell played a live acoustic set over this weekend for Balaclava Digital, watch it below

Setlist: Turn Up The Sun, World Outside My Room, Step Into My World, The Commune, Love Comes In Waves, Clouds Of Saint Marie, Future Love and Vapour Trail.

Andy Bell On His New Album, Ride, Oasis, Hurricane No.1, Pink Floyd And More

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Andy Bell joins megan and Eoin this week to chat about his (in his own words) lifestyle as a singer, songwriter, musician, DJ and Producer.

Andy chats about being founding a member of the band Ride who were signed to Alan McGee's Creation Records, forming rock band Hurricane No.1, becoming the Bassist in Oasis, Producing Swedish act Weeping Willows, having the honour to play with Pink Floyd and his new solo album "The View from Halfway Down" which is incredible.

This is a real music lovers episode and you can feel the love and passion Andy has for his art and life.

Click here to listen to the podcast on several platforms.

Numerous Reviews Of Andy Bell's 'The View From Halfway Down'

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Numerous reviews of Andy Bell's debut solo album 'The View From Halfway Down' can be found here, here and here.

The album is out on Friday details can be found here, below are a number of confirmed interviews that take place this week.

Andy Bell Has Released A Video For 'I Was Alone'

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Andy Bell has released a video for 'I Was Alone', in tandem with the track appearing on Uncut's September issue covermount compilation this week. 'I Was Alone' presents a different, meditative take from Andy’s forthcoming first solo record ‘The View From Halfway Down’. Not only does the album signal a brand new chapter for the Ride guitarist/singer and songwriter thirty odd years into his career, it also coincides with Andy turning fifty this year.

Described by Andy as "A Spacemen 3-influenced song about dealing mentally with solitude", 'I Was Alone' is a reflective counterpoint to irrepressible psych pop of last month's launch single 'Love Comes In Waves'. 

Packed with heady, groovy psychedelic songs, ‘The View From Halfway Down’ will be released 9th October through Sonic Cathedral. It’ll be available digitally, in a nice card sleeve CD and on vinyl in blue. Pre-order the record here. Andy will also be taking part in a #TimsTwitterListeningParty week of release, happening Wednesday 14th October at 9pm.

Check out our interview with Andy here,

Andy Bell On His Album 'The View From Halfway Down', Ride, Oasis And More

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Ahead of the release of his debut solo album 'The View From Halfway Down' on October 9th, Andy Bell spoke with Stop Crying Your Heart Out about the new release, as well as his time in Oasis and his future plans with Ride.

Read on to discover Andy's thoughts on the now famous 'River Plate' gig during the band's last ever tour, which song he'd most like to hear at a Liam gig, working with Gem Archer on his new record and much more!

You recently announced your first-ever solo album. What can fans expect from it?  

It’s a first step, short and sweet. There’s no big statement to it. It was just going to be a single or an EP but I couldn’t decide what songs to put it on and it just became simpler to put eight songs on it and call it an album.

You said in the press release for the album that you had always wanted to release a solo album, why has it taken you so long to finally release one?  

I'm not sure -  I guess I’m easily distracted.

The first single from the album 'Love Comes In Waves' has had some great responses from the media and fans. Are you looking forward to them listening to the album in full?

I’ve been blown away by the response to 'Love Comes In Waves', it’s been way more than I expected. Yeah, I’m buzzing for people to hear the album, although I have to warn people, the rest of the songs are not like seven more singles! It’s varied, there’s quieter ones on there too, and a few instrumental tracks.

How does working on a solo album stand up compared to working with members of a band?

It’s kind of lonelier, getting into the nitty gritty of making it. Working with Gem on the recordings was nice and easy. That was the easy bit, then I had to finish it. That was the hard bit, finishing it on my own. But overall, it’s good just being able to create something that feels personal, you get to make the exact music you want to hear, nobody else, just you. So that’s why it’s been so cool to see the reaction to 'Love Comes In Waves'.

Gem Archer has produced the album. Does he play on it? And what's he like to work with as a producer?

He doesn’t play on these tracks, although that sounds like I didn’t want him to! I always love hearing Gem play, he’s a brilliant guitarist. But this was about getting some ideas down that were very minimal and bare at the time. I had this structure in mind of keeping it really basic, and he is great at getting good sounds. That is as much of a skill as his musicianship. I went to his studio a couple of days a week, for a month or so, putting down one or two songs each time. At the time, it was going to be just drums, bass, one guitar and my voice, and the guitar playing was mostly folky fingerpicking style. I did some piano there as well. But it was all kept quite sparse at that point. I did maybe fifteen or twenty songs, I haven’t added it all up. But if this album goes well I have the bones of the next one ready too.

Can you tell us what is your favourite song on the album?  

'Cherry Cola'

With the current Covid crisis I imagine it will be hard to tour the album like normal, have you got any plans on doing any solo gigs in the future?

I’m not against it, but I’ve had no offers yet. Actually, that’s a lie, I have had one offer and you’ve reminded me to reply!

If you hadn't made it in the music industry, what other career path would you have taken?

Failed musician.

Who were your musical role models whilst growing up and how did they inspire you?

The Beatles mainly. When I was born, they had hardly broken up. I was ten when John Lennon died and that kicked it all off in a big way. They showed all the films at Christmas every year. My Dad used to take me to record fairs at Oxford Town Hall at the age of eleven or twelve, and I’d buy Beatles albums with pocket money I’d saved up. When the Smiths came out, I was 13/14. Johnny Marr was my guitar teacher. I can’t read music but I could pick stuff up from hearing it and I spent all my time playing the guitar to Smiths records.

You had your own show on Boogaloo Radio last year that had some superb guests on it. Is it something you would do again, and who would be the ultimate guest you would like to interview and why?

I just liked chatting and sitting playing tunes in the pub with a Guinness in one hand! I had some time off from touring and stuff and I spent six months doing that - well not six months in the pub, just one day a week, haha. It was cool, I don’t have an ultimate guest in mind, the best ones were getting a mate in and finding out things you didn’t know about them.

What album have you listened to the most this year?

Sonic Boom 'All Things Being Equal' He has a great saying “Vote every day by your way of life” The album is ace. He’s been a musical influence in my life since I was 17.

You played some absolutely phenomenal gigs with Oasis, what one would you like to see released officially and why?

River Plate Stadium on the last tour was off the scale. I don’t know about releasing it, but if you’re asking about a gig where we tore the roof off, that was it. I know stadiums don’t have roofs but you know what I mean. It was just a moment between us and our audience.

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You recorded during your time in Oasis with Death In Vegas what were those sessions like? What songs did you record? What did they sound like and more importantly do recordings of them exist?  

The sessions were at Sawmills, in Cornwall, this studio you can only reach by boat, unless you walk along these train tracks and you get to the local pub. It’s quite a mad place. 'Definitely Maybe' had been done there. Ride had been there in 1993 as well, we were in right after Verve did 'A Storm In Heaven'. When we went there with Death In Vegas, we didn’t get anything that ended up getting released, I don’t think, but that’s what happens sometimes. Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you.

What was your favourite Oasis album that you played on?

Don’t Believe The Truth

One of my highlights from Oasis' sets on the Don't Believe The Truth tour was 'Turn Up The Sun', what was it like to see thousands of people bouncing and singing to a song that you wrote?

Thanks. It was great what that song became, when the band got hold of it. In demo form it was like a La’s b-side, I turned up for rehearsals one day and they were playing it, Liam was singing, it sounded absolutely immense. And then yeah, seeing the crowds bouncing to it was incredible. The tune that broke barriers!

It's been great to see Liam play a few Beady Eye tracks in his solo sets, what song from his solo material do you like and why?

If I was at a Liam gig, the song I’d be waiting for would be 'Once'. That tune makes the hairs on my arms stand up.

What's next for Ride? Are you guys planning on recording again soon?

Yes, we’ll be getting in the studio over the winter.

‘The View From Halfway Down’ is out 9th October on Sonic Cathedral details and various formats can be found here.

You can follow Andy on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube and sign up to his mailing list here.

Edit: Today Andy posted the video for I Was Alone watch it below.

Signed Copies Of Andy Bell's Album Are Available To Pre-Order

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You can get signed copies of Andy Bell's 'The View From Halfway Down' album here



Win This Drumhead Signed Drawn By Andy Bell And Help Raise Funds For The NHS

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Fancy winning this drumhead that Andy has drawn and helping raise funds for the NHS?

Visit imaginationband.co.uk for more details on the auction that is taking place today.

Andy Bell Releases His Debut Solo Single Today

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Originally released late in 2019 as part of the Sonic Cathedral Singles Club, it now gets a full digital release

Click here for more details.

Q&A With Andy Bell

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Ride's "This Is Not A Safe Place" is so nice, they released it twice. The album, the British quartet's second since reforming in 2014, initially came out last year and has now received a stunning remix/reimagining treatment courtesy of Pêtr Aleksänder: Tom Hobden (Noah And The Whale) and producer Eliot James (Two Door Cinema Club, Kaiser Chiefs). "Clouds In The Mirror" (Wichita) is further proof the music that Ride—Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence Colbert and Steve Queralt—is creating now is just as vital as the landmark recordings these Oxford shoegazers made three decades ago.

Andy Bell On His Creative Journey To Date And The Tunes That Have Soundtracked It

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Off The Beat & Track host Stu Whiffen has a great chat with Andy Bell of Ride, Oasis, Beady Eye and more about his creative journey to date and the tunes that have soundtracked it.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

Andy Bell On A New Album From Ride, 'This Is Not A Safe Place' And More

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If there were any questions if Ride were in it for real this time, those have been answered with the release of This Is Not A Safe Place, the second album since their reformation and an album that shows a band going forward instead of only pandering to an idea of their past.

Andy Bell gave Kyle Meredith a shout to discuss what getting the reunion record out of the way meant for these sessions, stories behind "Repetition" and "R.I.D.E.," how even the big topic songs look inward on this record, and the influence of Basquiat and the late 80s alternative scene. We're also told that another new album won't be far behind.

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