Maps have announced a string of UK tour dates for October and November to co-incide with their new album, Turning the Mind which is out today.Tickets are on sale now. Catch them at:Saturday 17th October 2009 – Oxford Jericho TavernThursday 22nd October 2009 – Edinburgh Electric CircusFriday 23rd October 2009 – Manchester Eat Your Own [...]
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Head over to myspace to stream all the songs off the upcoming ‘Turning The Mind’ from UK’s Maps. This record hits stores on Monday in the UK, but not until October 20th for North America.The myspace page comes with short video previews at the top. Loving the look and the sound so far.
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The band – the pseudonym for James Chapman's solo recordings – will begin in October following the release of second album 'Turning The Mind' on September 28.
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Energy filled house remix from Steve Lawler. A little bit woo, a little bit way, a touch tribal and a tad spacey.DOWNLOAD: Maps 'I Dream Of Crystal (Steve Lawler Remix)
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UK band Maps are set to release the new single ‘I Dream Of Crystal’ on September 14th featuring remixes by Steve Lawler and Solo. If you’d like to hear some of that, head to the old myspace to take a listen.I’m into the original version. Very in-line with what I’m used to from Maps. Only [...]
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James Chapman, the man behind 2007's Mercury Prize nominated 'We Can Create' has done it again. An album no doubt hailed as another fantastic delve into accessible, epic space-pop comes in the form of album number two from Maps: Turning The Mind.
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"If you've got any drugs, take them now" - so begins the half hour set of Maps out in the rural confines of the Sunrise Stage. If you were one of the lucky ones that managed to work your way to the front mosh, not quite 'pit', buts lets say step, then you were in for an elevating experience, especially as Chapman turned up the amps (at least to the regulation 94 decibels) and played 'It Will Fi...
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RECORD REVIEW: "We Can Create" by MapsSleep, shag, and make "Mercury Prize-nominated":http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/17/mercury-prize-nominees-rock-dailys-fave-newcomers/ albums, that’s what. James Chapman aka Maps made the bulk of his aptly-titled debut LP _We Can Create_ on an old 16-track recorder squeezed into his flat in Northampton, England. That’s right, with no
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DON'T FEARHaving somewhat of the unfriendly Web 2.0 band name of Maps (try google’ing that), this band does make some interesting electronic based music that has influences from all over the map.Maps is essentially a Northampton U.K. gent named James Chapman. “We Can Create” would be his first album, although he has released a handful of eps that has created quite the buzz in certain circles
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A fairly short interview with an artist to watch went up today at PopMatters. James Chapman works mostly alone in a bedroom making these amazing symphonically large pop songs. Here's a bit from the feature:"James Chapman's moody, dream-fuzzed songs spent 2006 evolving from home-taped reveries to NME-charting singles. This year, with a new album in the works, a partnership with Bjork soundman ...
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Energy filled house remix from Steve Lawler. A little bit woo, a little bit way, a touch tribal and a tad spacey.DOWNLOAD: Maps 'I Dream Of Crystal (Steve Lawler Remix)
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Maps really go clubbing this time with the trippy Let Go Of The Fear.White Label available to download (WTF?) - 11th May www.mapsmusic.com .
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RECORD REVIEW: "We Can Create" by MapsSleep, shag, and make "Mercury Prize-nominated":http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/17/mercury-prize-nominees-rock-dailys-fave-newcomers/ albums, that’s what. James Chapman aka Maps made the bulk of his aptly-titled debut LP _We Can Create_ on an old 16-track recorder squeezed into his flat in Northampton, England. That’s right, with no
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You Don't Know Her NameMaps’ “We Can Create” has been nominated as one of the 2007 albums of the year for the UK’s esteemed Mercury Music prize. The Mercury Prize is Europe’s number one arts prize, and Maps has joined the likes of Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, and Klaxons in being shortlisted as one of the UK’s 12 best albums of the year. The award show will be broadcast on BBC TV and
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DON'T FEARHaving somewhat of the unfriendly Web 2.0 band name of Maps (try google’ing that), this band does make some interesting electronic based music that has influences from all over the map.Maps is essentially a Northampton U.K. gent named James Chapman. “We Can Create” would be his first album, although he has released a handful of eps that has created quite the buzz in certain circles
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| 1 So Low, So High |
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| 2 You Don't Know Her Name |
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| 3 Elouise |
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| 4 It Will Find You |
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| 5 Glory Verse |
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