Gazpacho sign to Kscope – new album to be released in Feb, mini-site now online plus European tour. Win tickets for UK gigs.

"A delightfully mellifluous selection. They won't be Norway's best kept secret much longer." JERRY EWING, CLASSIC ROCK PROG

Kscope is pleased to announce the latest signing to our roster, Norwegian act Gazpacho. Gazpacho were formed in Oslo in 1996 by childhood friends Jon-Arne Vilbo and Thomas Andersen along withJan-Henrik Ohme (later joined by Mikael Krømer, Lars Eric Asp andKristian Torp), and have spent the last 15 years honing their unique sound over a string of critically acclaimed albums and numerous tours, including several with long-time supporters Marillion. Until this point all the band’s releases have either been self-released or on Marillion’s Racket Records label but the band have now signed to Kscope who are set to give an international release to the band’s latest album Missa Atropos, which has previously only been available in Germany.

Front man Jan Henrik Ohme has explained that the band have made the decision to ’get our music out to our fans around the world, and we're all looking forward to working with such an excellent group of people’.

Jon-Arne Vilbo adds;

‘we will be joining bands such as Porcupine Tree, Anathema, Blackfield, to mention a few, which is the perfect fit for Gazpacho while staying true to the term: “different music”. We believe Kscope understand who our fans are and understand how to reach out to them. So… while they’re phoning their bank to borrow gazillions for their promo budget, we hope our new friends will help us in bringing you the music that you crave.’

The Kscope edition of Missa Atropos will be available in Feb 2011 and will come packaged in a deluxe digibook. The album is now available to pre-order on the Missa Atropos mini-site which is now online. The Missa Atropos mini-site features album info, downloads and more along with the chance to download a free MP3 of the track River when signing up to the mailing list.

The mini-site also contains details on the bands forthcoming European tour which kicks off in Berlin on January 22nd before visiting Switzerland, Holland, the UK and Belgium. We have 2 pairs of tickets for both the UK shows. To stand a chance of winning these tickets all you have to do is email the answer to this simple question to[email protected]: What was the name of Gazpacho’s previous album? Make sure to include contact details and which of the gigs you would want to go. Winners will be notified by January 20th.

Gazpacho European tour dates are as follows: 
22/01 GER Berlin Maschinenhaus 
23/01 GER Stuttgart Röhre 
24/01 CH Pratteln Z7 
26/01 GER Aschaffenburg Colossaal 
27/01 NED Hengelo Metropol 
29/01 UK Leamington Spa The Assembly
30/01 UK London Dingwalls 
01/02 GER Köln Live Music Hall 
02/02 GER Hamburg Fabrik 
04/02 BEL Verviers Spirit of 66 
05/02 NED Zoetermeer De Boerderij 
06/02 NED Den Bosch W2 (Matinee Show at 15.00)

Sign up to the Gazpacho mailing list for a FREE mp3 from Missa Atropos here, or visit the mini-site for more details on the album.

BUY FROM THE KSCOPE STORE for £11.99

www.kscopemusic.com/gazpacho

Anathema – UK and French tour dates announced plus ‘Album of the Year’ award.

We’re Here Because We’re Here, the latest album from Anathema, was recently named Classic Rock’s Prog Album of the Year for 2010. The award capped a triumphant year for the band which saw them finally release the long-awaited album and embark on a succession of several successful tours.

The band are going to be back out on tour in Feb with a series of days around the UK and in France (full details below). They will be joined on the UK dates by their Kscope label mates North Atlantic Oscillation. NAO also scored high in the Classic Rock Prog’s critic’s poll with their debut album being named #5 in the album of the year poll just behindSomeone Here is Missing by The Pineapple Thief which was at #3.

The tour schedule is as follows:
9th Feb - Live Lounge, Durham, UK
10th Feb - Cathouse, Glasgow, UK
11th Feb - Academy 2, Sheffield, UK
12th Feb - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
14th Feb - The Assembly, Leamington, UK 
15th Feb - Academy 3, Manchester, UK
16th Feb - Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, UK
17th Feb - Scala, London, UK
19th Feb - Le Splendid, Lille, France
20th Feb - La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
21st Feb - Ninkasy, Lyon, France
22nd Feb - Cooperative de Mai, Clermont Ferrand, France
23rd Feb - Bikini, Toulouse, France
24th Feb - Theatre Barbey, Bordeaux, France
25th Feb - Le Cargo, Caen, France
26th Feb - LE 106, Rouen, France
27th Feb - L'Antipode, Rennes, France

Visit the mini-site for more details, downloads and audio samples on the album.
Buy We're Here Because We're Here' from the Kscope store

www.kscopemusic.com/anathema

Blackfield – new album title, tour dates plus debut album on vinyl

Blackfield, the collaboration between Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) and Aviv Geffen, return on March 21st with their new album Welcome To My DNA. The duo will be touring to support the release of the album with dates so far confirmed in UK, Holland, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and France (full tour dates below).

More details on the album will follow shortly but it has also just been announced that the first Blackfield album will soon be available on vinyl for the first time in several years. The Kscope vinyl edition will be on double heavyweight (180gm) vinyl with 2 bonus tracks in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves.

It will only be available from the Kscope store and is now available to pre-order and will start shipping around the 21st of February.

6th April - Leamington Assembly, UK
7th April - Manchester Academy 2, UK
8th April - London Shepherd’s Bush Empire, UK
10th April - Amsterdam Paradiso, Holland
12th April - Hamburg Markthalle, Germany
13th April - Berlin C-Club, Germany
14th April - Warsaw, Progresja Club, Poland
15th April - Krakow, Studio Club, Poland
17th April - Munich Ampere, Germany 
18th April - Pratelln, Z7, Switzerland 
19th April - Milan, Magazzini Generali, Italy 
20th April - Rome, Alpheus, Italy
21st April - Treviso, New Age, Italy
23rd April - Karlsruhe New Substage, Germany
24th April - Frankfurt Batschkapp, Germany
25th April - Bochum Matrix, Germany
26th April - Cologne Stollwerck. Germany
28th April - Antwerp, Trix Hall, Belgium
29th April - Paris Trianon, France

A mini-site for Welcome to my DNA will be online soon at www.kscopemusic.com/blackfield

Porcupine Tree
Recordings - Vinyl Edition

Porcupine Tree’s latest album The Incident has recently been nominated for a Grammy in the best surround sound mix category. The album marked another step forward in the incredible journey of the band from a solo studio project created by Steven Wilson in the late eighties to a top 40 act and one of the world’s most revered live bands, selling out arenas across the globe and wowing fans with their incredible performances.

As the band’s popularity has grown over the years, fans have been eager to explore their back catalogue and earlier pieces have become highly collectable with deleted albums, EPs and promos regularly changing hands on eBay for over a hundred pounds. The jewel in many fans collections is Recordings, a highly sought-after CD originally released in 2001 as a limited (20,000) edition release featuring songs written during theStupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun sessions.

Recordings has now been reissued on Kscope which provides the band’s new legions of fans with the chance to own this important part of the band’s history.

In addition to the digibook CD edition, the album will shortly also be available on vinyl for the first time. This double heavyweight (180gm) vinyl edition comes in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves and is only available from theKscope store.

Buy Recordings from the Kscope store