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The Drums We have just finished a remix for up and
coming Brooklyn boys "The Drums" - it's a summer smash Forever
and
Ever
Amen
(Saint Etienne Remix) Modern
Lovers Pete is back behind the decks at Scotland's
premier retro happening TM Modern Lovers this
weekend: Friday 28th May - The GRV, Guthrie
Street, Edinburgh Saturday 29th May - The Flying Duck,
Renfield Street, Glasgow http://www.flyingduckclub.com/ XXX
Dolly Mixture a beautiful new Dolly Mixture website with info about long awaited reissues. Carn't wait to get our hands on 'em - (the cds that is) www.dollymixture.net Bob & Pete Djing in Camden on
Friday 12th This looks like a crazy way to kick off
the Valentine's weekend, why not come and hold our hands
(metaphorically) SAINT ETIENNE DJS, MARKLION, LORDS OF
FLATBUSH + DIXON BROTHERS DJ Tales of the Unexpected 19:30pm - 02:30am Prepare to be indulged in a night of
relentless revelry as Tales of the Unexpected hits Friday nights in the
capital. 12th February:Saint Etienne DJ Lords of Flatbush Live The evenings will be a move away from
indie and the music will contain elements of folk, electro and pop
providing Tickets available on the door
only£10 on the door without flyer or guestlist Proud Camden SARAH SPEAKS.... (in a gravelly voice) I just wanted to say a massive thankyou to everyone who
came to see us play last week in Manchester and London. You probably
reailsed that by the Manchester show I'd developed a nasty throat
infection which was affecting my singing voice and I was very nervous
before going on stage in London. Thankyou all for giving me much needed
moral support - it kept me going. The sing along during Hobart Paving
really touched Bob, Pete and I and we had a fantastic time. That's
probably it for live shows this year but we promise to be back in 2010. Lots of love Sarah xxx PS Pete says don't forget I'm Djing at Da Doo Ron Ron's 11th birthday all-nighter this Sat (25th) at Brighton's Komedia Da Doo Ron Ron - 11th Birthday
FOXBASE BETA The Foxbase Beta Shop opened to take pre-orders 6am on Wednesday morning. The orders have been coming in thick and fast. Thanks to all you dedicated fans. Some people have had problems accessing the shop because their browsers have hung on to an old version of the welcome page which asked for a password. No password is needed. If this happens to you try this link!
Journey through the past, part 5. Rumours have been flying left right and centre, but we can finally confirm that disco dynamo Richard X has taken Foxbase Alpha and re-arranged it into a brand new beast called FOXBASE BETA. Using the original masters, adding cellos, electrix, choirs, and the spirit of Brian Cant he has created something really special - spruced-up yet reverential, it is essentially a 2009 up-date of Foxbase Alpha, given a shot of vodka and a loving caress. We're chuffed. It feels unnervingly like jumping into a Tardis. FOXBASE BETA will be issued, via the fan club, as a limited, numbered 2cd set of 3,000 copies, which will also include FOXBASE EXTRA, three unreleased recordings from the original album sessions: a just discovered coda to Girl VII (we'd forgotten it existed), a summery instrumental called Richard III, and the first, very different, take of Kiss And Make Up, which was the very first Saint Etienne recording. We cut it one afternoon in January 1990, and then Only Love Can Break Your Heart in the evening! It was all so simple then. These tracks won't be available anywhere else. There will also be a 'directors' commentary' on the bonus disc. Informative, yes. Pithy, quite possibly. An un-numbered, single disc edition will be available at gigs and through Rough Trade. It will also be available for digital download via itunes (with the commentary but without the bonus tracks). For club promo, a 4-track 12" is currently at the pressing plant, including extended Foxbase Beta version of Only Love Can Break Your Heart (plus instrumental mix), the FBB version of Girl VII (grrrreat), and Gothenburg's Balearic princes Air France's mix of Spring. We'll have 200 copies of this available through the fan club. As soon as we have them we'll let you know. Foxbase Beta will be available to pre-order on Monday 21st of September. More details next week. Hear some clips on our myspace page England in the World Cup finals, 3 Of A Kind's Babycakes playing on my hi-fi, Foxbase Beta finally put to bed. Late summer, early autumn, and all is good. love Bob xx
DA DOO RON RON is 11! Guest DJs include Pete Wiggs (SAINT
ETIENNE) Da Doo Ron Ron - "the legendary 60s girl pop, soul & funk extravaganza" the NME - are chuffed to bits to celebrate our ELEVENTH Birthday (yes, now we are eleven!) with superstar guest DJs Pete Wiggs (Saint Etienne), Jon Slade (Born Bad / Stone To The Bone / The Ookey Ook / Comet Gain), Declan Allen (All Tomorrow's Parties) and Steve KIW (Keeping It Wheel, The Residents Association / www.pushfm.com) taking to the Da Doo decks. This stellar line-up of superstar DJs plus Da Doo founder & DJ Chris 'Da Doo' King (Stone To The Bone) & Da Doo resident DJ Simon Bridger (Brighton Northern Soul All-dayers) spin a fabalicious mix of 'hymns to him from her' from the 50s to mid-70s; embracing Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, Tamla Motown, Sister Funk, Jazz, Girls in the garage, Soul / Northern soul, Girl group dramarama, Yé-Yé / Swingin' Mademoiselles, Latin and the occasional Ska, Country & Japanese tune. You will NEVER EVER hear a MALE LEAD vocal at DDRR! SATURDAY 24th OCTOBER, Upstairs @ the Komedia, 44, Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UN. Tel:-01273-647100 / 0845 293 8480 11pm - 6am £7 / £6 conc in adv, £7 otd b4 Midnite, £8 / £7 conc to 1am, £5 til 4am, THEN £3
FOXBASE ALPHA DELUXE IS HERE At last. We don't have much luck with "factories" do we? Complete with Saint Etienne Subbuteo player in a beautiful authentic green Subbuteo box (overseen by Bob with a gently furrowed brow), it's limited to 1,000 and you can buy it here: https://secure.easyanswer.net/subbuteo/
Isn't it gorgeous? RE-ISSUES
SOUND OF WATER is our Berlin album, our "experimental" album, recorded on German sausages and wheat beer. But what we really like about it now is that it seems to occupy its own universe. It has a detached dreamlike quality. Not just the sound of water, but also the sound of air travel, of drifting into unconsciousness, conjuring images of Julian Opie’s studio, Sean O’Hagans tack piano, canal-side bars and U Bahn stations in Berlin, scenes from Far From The Madding Crowd, and grand buildings with broken windows.
Both albums are available now from Recordstore. Spotify playlists If you missed them, here are Pete and Bob's playlists
from earlier in the summer
Bob Pete and Sarah xxx
ECLIPSE IS AT IT AGAIN! July 2nd 2009 The next four comps on our Eclipse label are available as of Monday. They've been a lil while coming, but trust us it's been worth the wait. You can buy them exclusively from Record Store, at http://www.recordstore.co.uk/saintetienne
RADIO...LIVE TRANSMISSION June 17th 2009 If you live in the Brighton area you can tune in to Pete and compatriot Dem's weekly show The Seance on Radio Reverb (97.2 fm or online here) - Wednesdays at 8pm and again midnight Thursdays. It's a nocturnal mish-mash of electronica, unhinged pop, dub, soundtracks and other ethereal wonders. Tonight's show is a corker.
CALLING ALL CATS Such was the joyfulness surrounding our Foxbase Alpha shows, we're doing a couple more, one at the Manchester Ritz on October 15th and one at Shepherds Bush Empire on the 16th. Book now! There are posters all over the London underground but I'll make it 'official' - on July 4th we're playing Wireless in Hyde Park with Dizzee Rascal, Basement Jaxx, The Streets, and Afrika Bambaataa (whoo hoo). Plus our fellow Croydonian buddy Frankmusik. http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspx What else? I'll be on Roundtable on BBC6 tomorrow at 7pm, casting a 'beady' eye over some new releases. Last time I did it I got to meet Colin Blunstone. Maybe Roxana Saberi will be sharing a seat with me tomorrow. I'm on a roll. We'll have news on the deluxe Foxbase Alpha pre-tty soon. I saw a 'demo copy' today. Beautiful! Okay, see you soon Bob xx
FOXBASE FANX May 19th 2009 Thank you everyone who came to the Foxbase Alpha shows and everyone behind the scenes who helped make them such a success. We really enjoyed ourselves and it looked like you did too. Click here for some great pictures from the Bloomsbury Ballroom courtesy of Johnny Green. See below for the rest of our summer fixtures. XXX
SUMMER SMASHED April 9th 2009 Here's how our summer is shaping up. C'mon and join us, join our com-pa-nee. MAY Wed 13 GLASGOW ABC all with support from Go Kart Mozart Fri 29 BARCELONA PRIMAVERA JULY Sat 04 WIRELESS London AUGUST Sat 15 SUMMER SUNDAE Leicester Mon 31st BEACHDOWN FESTIVAL Brighton SEPT *This one is partly curated by me, so you know who to throw rotten eggs at if Frida Hyvonen, The Pastels, El Perro Del Mar, Mary Hampton, and Seeland don't float your boat. It should be quite a day. Late summer sun, soft electronica and acoustica, followed by a Balti. Bob xx
BOB AND PETE ON RADIO 6 Catch the boys talking to the Queens of Noize and spinning a "6 mix" of saturday night friendly tunes tomorrow night ( 7th March) at 9pm (UK) on BBC 6 Music. Listen online here - will be available online for a week after initial broadcast |
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We're excited to
announce that to celebrate its 18th birthday and special edition
re-release, we'll be taking Foxbase Alpha on the road this May (venues
and dates above).
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Method of Modern Love / This Is Tomorrow
Our new single will be available for sale to UK customers from noon on wednesday 21st from our recordstore shop, where there will be two bundle offers, one including the download only Method of Modern Love remix by Heartbreak. All copies
are hand numbered (as below) and 500 of each format have been signed by - Method of Modern Love (radio
edit) - MOML - MOML non UK customers) soon. XXX
Rough Trade East signing postponed! It grieves us to tell you that London
Conversations release has been delayed (again!!) We'll let you know as soon as we know the new release date.
Burnt Out Car is out on Monday!! (22nd September)
Well it's not BRAND new of course, but it's a Xenomania-dusted version of our 1995 withdrawn single (a few of you might have the original
tear-soaked promos).
has been put back two weeks to October 13th. Too bad. On a happier note we've got a couple of verrry exciting (to us at least) new songs in the bag for our next album. We've been inspired by our splendid summer, obviously. Read more about the album, watch some vids and tell us your favourite London story, memory, or dream at www.londonconversations.com albums and dj’ing at RoughTrade East (Dray Walk' ,Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL)
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Looking for something free to do in London tonight? 28th March 2008 erm we'll give you a bit more notice next time - soz
Sarah Cracknell speaks! 1 Feb 2008 Good things come to those who wait, or something.... look here for the clip of Sarah with her soprano pal Jane Sheldon, playing a stripped down version of The Journey Continues and giving away all kinds of crazy secret info, including how to win handwritten lyrics.... And if you are enamoured of the hit radio version you can pre-order it as a download It's out on monday. We're excited. love Bob x
Unplug the beatbox 27th January 2008 Sarah and classically trained soprano Jane Sheldon have just recorded a sublime acoustic version of radio smash The Journey Continues in the tiny Boosey & Hawkes studio in central London. We were there to capture the process on film! To watch footage of Sarah and Jane in the studio, see Sarah introducing the track and hear from her own lips the latest Saint Etienne news - not to mention get an exclusive pre-release listen of the acoustic rendition in it’s entirety - watch this space over the next coupla days... Bob x
Pop! Justice talks to Crackers 24th January 2008
With The Journey Continues clogging up the airwaves Pop! Justice, the site we affectionately call Smash-Hits-On-Sea, has got Sarah Cracknell on the blower. And - strike a light - the cat is truly out of the bag. Yes, Richard X was so enamoured of the theme to our last movie This Is Tomorrow that he has done a discotronic mix of it. More news on this as and when... In the meantime, feast your eyes on this Pop! Justice piecette. On a rather different "schmindie" note, I'm dj'ing at How Does It Feel To Be Loved at the 100 Club, Oxford Street, London on saturday night. The evening is a tribute to Morrissey, who will no doubt turn up to "scoff" and make caustic comments along the lines of "more Skrewdriver please, you clod." There may be a Manchester bias to my set. Details here. love Bob x
Journey To The Centre Of The Top 5 18th January 2008 The Journey Continues, the tune Sarah has written over lovable moptop Mark Brown's Lloyds Bank rave-up, is all over Radio One - I heard it five times on Friday! It's released by Positiva on February 4th, but if you can't wait that long why not Even the super soaraway scenesters at The Sun are lovin' it. You can also watch the hi-tech daftness of the promo and some behind the scenes bits here...
This photo was taken in the Dusseldorf branch of Lloyds - swish, isn't it? Set the controls for the heart of the chart! Bob x
Greece and Newcastle 17th January 2008SarahCracknell_ExclusiveFootage The re-arranged nights in Greece have been confirmed. Fancy a break from relentless grey skies? C'mon over! Friday 8 Feb This weekend we're up in Newcastle at the bijou and compact Star And Shadow, where they'll be films, football programmes, and me and Pete spinning discs. See you there Bob x
Boxette Help Just to clarify a couple of things with the new shop: You only need your member number to order Boxette. Select the Purchase option and choose the number of sets you want (1 or 2) At the check out please choose either the option "order and register" or "order without registering" you will be asked for your membership number later. The password section is for returning customers of the shop.
Rush hour 14th December 2007 So, at 8 o'clock last night, there was a rush on our site not unlike the great Led Zeppelin ticket freak-out. As a result, some of you experienced problems getting through. Apologies to the unlucky few, but hopefully you all made it in the end. There are still copies of Boxette available, we just weren't expecting such a glut of requests in the first couple of hours! It's tough being so popular, innit. love Bob xx
Boxette: Have yourself a merry little xmas present 13th December 2007 The much "vaunted" boxed set of Saint Etienne rarities - Boxette - is now available. It contains I Love To Paint (1994), Built On Sand (1999) and Asleep At The Wheels Of Steel (2001). All of these were very limited compilations of unreleased material made available to the Saint Etienne fan club, Lovers Unite. Now they're back, boxed, and they're all numbered (in a run of 3,000), with exquisite new artwork care of Lora 'Turnpike' Findlay. What's more, you now get a fourth disc which mops up odd tracks from EPs and other giveaways over the years, plus six previously unreleased tracks. It's all 'appenin'. Originals have been selling for "silly" money, so it will be a great relief to everyone (apart from the lank-haired bootlegger) that the whole set will now cost just £25 plus p+p. You have to be a Lovers Unite member to buy Boxette - it's free to join. Find out who, what, where, why and how at: http://www.saintetienne.com/signup.php And if you're an older Lover go straight to: http://www.loversuniteshop.com Because we're up against xmas post - and we want a lil break of our own - we're taking orders now but the boxes won't be shipped until January. And to stop Ebay Eric hogging them all, you can only buy a maximum of TWO Boxettes. Goodnight and good luck Bob xx
Ride a black horse 7th December 2007 So, eagle-eyed fan club members will be aware that BOXETTE, our 4 cd limited box of outtakes is up for grabs next week, mailing out in Jan '08 to avoid Christmas Mourning..More news sooon. And you may have heard Sarah's honeyed
tones on Radio One... Have a wondrous windswept weekend. Bob x
North of Cornwallis 22nd October 2007 We're down at the Tate St. Ives this Friday showing This Is Tomorrow, chatting and Dj-ing afterwards.
More news soon!!
Back to School 11th September 2007 Its been a soggy old summer but we return refreshed with smart new uniforms and pencil cases . Michaelmas term begins with a free screening of "...Mervyn Day" on Friday 14th Sept at 7pm the Canary Wharf Film Festival, details here: http://www.cwff.org.uk/events.html This Is Tomorrow is to be shown at BFI Southbank from the 1st to the 4th October. (It's in NFT1 on the 1st and the studio on the other days). Tickets are on sale now : http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/southbank/film/8016 Bob, Pete, Sarah and director Paul Kelly will be doing a Q&A after the showing on the 1st and then Bob and Pete will be DJing in the BFIs swanky new bar. And I have a lovely new flyer for you. You can now also book to come along to the (free!) Blueprint talk at the Festival Hall on the 22nd September which is part of London Design Festival. Tickets are free but need to be booked in advance by calling the ticket office on 0871 663 2500 , or calling in to the RFH Foyer. It is not a screening of the film, but an illustrated talk about the making of the film and a chance to see some of our previous work and ask questions. Way back in July we played at a Fred Perry Subculture event, and they've posted some lovely pictures up on their website http://www.fredperrysubculture.com .You'd never know we were having a technological meltdown at the time (although on closer inspection, Pete's face is also melting down under the pressure). The next issue of The Illustrated Ape magazine is a special edition concerning all things Heavenly our erstwhile label and spiritual home. The first 2000 copies will feature an exclusive new Heavenly Saint Etienne 7". Side A - This Is Tomorrow comes from our new film, with old fave Stoned To Say The Least on the flip.
Last but not least you can hear Bob talking to Stuart Maconie about his beautiful new UK baroque compilation 'Tea and Symphony" on BBC6's suitably named Freakzone (9th September edition). XXX
Finsbury gladness, Greek sadness 4th July 2007 Sorry, but due to reasons totally beyond our control the
two shows in Greece have been put back to the winter. As soon as we
know the new dates we'll let you know. Sarah had already bought a new
swim suit and Bob had a vat of child-strength sun block, they're
disappointed.
Festivus for the Restivus 10th June 2007 Yes indeed, the Royal Festival Hall is finally re-opening this weekend and here's a saucy little bill we've put together that will see us locked inside the place for the best part of 48 hours... Saint Etienne's TURNTABLE CAFE takes over the
Westminster Pavilion this weekend, inside the freshly re-opened Royal
Festival Hall. Bob xx
Summertime Time May 15th 2007 A bumper crop
of Etienne news for you! see yous soon
Mervyn Day at the Rio April 14th 2007 What Have You Done Today, Mervyn Day?
This World Of Water April 12th 2007 We have been very busy bees in the last
couple of months, which of course means no time to update this page.
Alanis Morisette would find this ironic... which reminds me, I'm no fan
but her video/cover of My Humps deserves a tip of the hat - maybe a
wink, even...
This Is Tomorrow March 20th 2007 Tickets are now on sale for This Is
Tomorrow, our latest film/music event on June 29th at the Festival Hall
in London. It's what's known in the trade as a "creative documentary"
about the Hall, the Festival Of Britain, and the history of the site.
This may sound a tad dry, but trust us...
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A Merry Evening... February 20th 2007 Will be had by all at our next Turntable Cafe on Friday March 2nd in the Purcell Room: First a rare chance to see clips from Disc A Dawn - the Welsh language Top of the Pops from the sixties and seventies. Then live music from Richard James of Gorkys Zygotic Mynci. Afterwards we'll join Gruff Rhys' audience in the QEH foyer to hear Welsh and other exotic records from Andy Votel (B music) , Bob and Pete.
Two Turntables and a Microphone January 19th 2007 Happy mid Jan. We've all been in the studio writing
songs for the new album / soundtrack. Got a tentative date for the film
event at the Festival Hall - June 29th. Plus we've got two mindblowing Turntable Cafes in rapid succession!
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