Jezus Factory News

Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences - I Believe in Karma New Single
Andrew Jezus, Friday 9th May 2008
Hello everyone Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences' new limited edtion and download single "I Believe in Karma" is released on Monday (12 May). It will be available from itunes and comes with "My Darling Frankenstein" as a B-side. You can read 2 reviews of the single here: Cool Noise compare "...Karma" to Alice Cooper's "School's Out" and calls "...Frankenstein" "twisted, funny and perverted". They describes the single as a whole "The kind of thing I can imagine the late, great Alex Harvey doing if he grew up listening to punk". http://www.coolnoise.co.uk/2008/04/29/i-believe-in-karma-by-paul-hawkins-thee-awkward-silences.html Meanwhile "Rock-Metal Reviews" call us "the ultimate in post-structuralist anti-rock" and describe "...Karma as a convincing impersonation of a Samaritans phone call from a bitter and lonely I.T. sysadmin who’s just gone postal and rewired the corporate servers to spam the entire planet with a carefully formatted bullet-point list of his woes, compiled in date order from the exact moment of his fifth birthday". This review in full incidentally incidentally is the most entertaining thing I've ever read about us and I strongly recommend reading it: http://www.rock-metal-music-reviews.com/single-review-paul-hawkins-thee-awkward-silences-i-believe-in-karma/ You can also see the video for "I Believe in Karma" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8JWy9gzKco The video was made and directed by the band itself and is the first in a three-part trilogy. Ian Button and Sarah Bowerman have to take the lion's share of the credit. (Incidentally, going back to Alex Harvey, you can click here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqx5j-FuqeI) and see his take on Jacques Brel's "Next". This has nothing to do with Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences but it is my favourite TV performance by any band ever.). Moving back to the band, we'll be launching the single at Silent Night on Tuesday 13th (at The Good Ship, Kilburn). We'll be joined by Extradition Order, Albino and a fantastic new band called Mucky Little Paw Prints who I thoroughly recommend. Entry's £3 if you bring a copy of this email, £5 if you don't. Lastly we'll be playing at the Spring Antifolk Festival at the 12 Bar Club on Saturday 17th May. We're on at 11:30. Entry's £6. We sincerely hope to see you soon
Sukilove UK Tour Thanks!
Andrew Jezus, Friday 2nd May 2008
A big thanks to everyone who came out to support Sukilove on their tour of the UK. It was the best week of Jezus Factory's life……. We would like to personally thank in no particular order all the bands they played with, David Cronenberg's Wife, Suzy Almond, Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences, Spectrum 7, Frightened Rabbit, The Stage Sages, Dan Plews, Karmatic, Picture Books In Winter, The Noyze, The Dealers and Boy Did Good. Particular thanks goes to Dan Plews for organising the gig in Newport Pagnell and providing accommodation, Triss Dickin, all at Blang, Vis The Spoon, Bill Cummings at God is in the TV, all at the marvellous Brixton Windmill, especially the soundguy…….. And of course every single person that came down to see the show, bought an EP and spoke to the band and made their night……….. Particular mention goes to Lee Turner, James (the mad Scottish gentleman on crutches), Paul Hawkins, Frazer Brown, Marrissa, Astrid, Lunch, James Belshaw, Sophie Curtis, The Duff Man, Mum and Dad Bennett, Claire's Mum, David Berry, James Mace, Rebecca Myers, Dave Queen, Sonar Nation and the hundreds of other names that frankly we didn't know…………… Also to Claire for letting me house 5 Belgians and John's folks for doing the same….. Of course big thanks to Sukilove for being a fantastic band and such great human beings and for blowing our mind every night with phenomenal performance after phenomenal performance….. Now if you haven't already go buy the new EP 'Natural Regression' from http://www.heavenhotel.be/jezusfactory/ or any good record shop. You certainly won't regret it…… Andrew, John and Jerry….
Sukilove 'Natural Regression EP' UK Tour and Radio One Airplay!
Andrew Jezus, Friday 18th April 2008
Sukilove 'Natural Regression EP' is available to order here ahead of Monday's official release date from... A limited edition of 1,000 hand made digi-packs it looks and sounds fantastic....... http://www.heavenhotel.be/jezusfactory/ and of course the UK tour starts next Thursday, dates below..... Please get out there and support the band on what are some fantastic line-ups..... 24th April - London – The Monarch with David Cronenberg's Wife and Suzy Almond www.myspace.com/davidcronenbergswife 33 40 Chalk Farm Road, Camden London, NW1 8BG 25th April Newport Pagnell (Milton Keynes) With Dan Plews and Karmatic The Cannon 50 High Street Newport Pagnell MK16 8AQ Further info contact Dan Plews 07801 796216 www.myspace.com/danplews Venue Contact 01908 211495 26th April – Guilford The Star Inn – with Heartwear Process www.myspace.com/heartwearprocess and Spectrum 7 www.myspace.com/spectrum7 The Star Inn 2, Quarry St, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3TY Tel: 01483 532887 27th April - TBC 28th April – London – Brixton Windmill with Frightened Rabbit www.myspace.com/frightenedrabbit and The Stage Sages www.myspace.com/stageages The Windmill 22 Blenheim Gardens Brixton SW2 5BZ Tel: 020 8671 0700 Direct Ticket Link. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/28210 29th April – London, Whitechapel The Rhythm Factory Let Them Eat Gak (The night) Bands BOYDIDGOOD THE NOYZE THE DEALERS SOUND OF THE NUDGE www.myspace.com/letthemeatgak RHYTHM FACTORY, 16-18 Whitechapel Road, London. E1 1EW www.rhythmfactory.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 7375 3774 30th April - Cardiff – 10 Feet Tall 11a - 12 Church Street Cardiff CF10 1BG Tel: 02920 228833 Venue http://www.thisis10feettall.co.uk Email contact@thisis10feettall.co.uk Sukilove on Radio One!!!!!! Jen Long played 'You Kill Me (2008)' from the new EP last night.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bethanandhuw/index.shtml A couple of reviews in already...... THE DREADED PRESS http://www.rock-metal-music-reviews.com/ep-review-sukilove-natural-regression/ You may not have heard of Sukilove, but apparently David Bowie has - and he thinks very highly of this all-star Belgian band. The Natural Regression EP contains four as-yet-unreleased tunes from Sukilove: one new version of an old song, two fresh tracks and a live recording. First up is the new version of the title track from Sukilove's second album You Kill Me, which begins with spooky music-box chimes before frontman Pascal Deweze enters the soundscape to lament a bizarrely dysfunctional (and, one hopes, fictional) relationship. "You Kill Me" is a moody track with a tongue-in-cheek comedic edge, and I can't be sure whether those tremelo'd spaghetti western guitar chords are mocking me or mocking themselves … I suspect that Sukilove are more than capable of doing both at the same time. The brace of new tunes in the middle of the Natural Regression EP are a little bit more straightforward. "Beauty Is Here" brings a more old-school psychedelic vibe to the proceedings, with Sukilove sounding a little like The Beatles might have done if they had stayed in Germany until someone else discovered the psychedelic sound. Hazy and summery but with a slightly melancholic tinge, it has all the best aspects of the music of the Summer Of Love without all the overblown hippie trappings. "Headfire" has a similar sound but a darker tone, with clangorous guitars, a slouching moody bassline, and more dysfunctional relationship lyrics. After a chaotic ride through the presets of an old synthesizer, The Natural Regression EP closes with a live performance of "Pretty Kitty", which sounds like Butthole Surfers spoofing The Cure. Haunted house keys and discordant staccato guitar work are the order of the day, and here we get to see that we weren't mistaken about the humour in "You Kill Me" … or possibly that Deweze has some rather strange phobic attitudes toward cats. The Belgian music scene seems to specialise in gloriously off-kilter guitar bands, and Sukilove are no exception to that rule of thumb. The Natural Regression EP is a little bit winsome and a little bit weird, but that's no bad thing – in a world of wannabes and style clones, it's good to know bands like Sukilove are out there doing their own thing. http://www.subba-cultcha.com/singles.php?id=18 SUKILOVE - NATURAL REGRESSION - JEZUS FACTORY Trippy melancholy with some impressively haunting sounds, not my thing but definitely for fans of Deus… (J.C)
Creature With The Atom Brain 'Is That Lady Sniff?' Video
Andrew Jezus, Saturday 5th April 2008
The Beat Maras and Creature With The Atom Brain releases on March 24th
Andrew Jezus, Friday 21st March 2008
The Beat Maras 'The Huaraz EP' and Creature With The Atom Brain 'I Am The Golden Gate Bridge' are both officially released this Monday.... Both available to buy from all good record stores or direct from our bad selves here http://www.heavenhotel.be/jezusfactory/ As per the last mail out there is a launch party tommorow at The El Paso bar on Old Street, flyer on our myspace.... Creature With The Atom Brain are also playing Monto Water Rats on 23rd May, direct ticket link below http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=260720&interface= Lots and lots of reviews incoming for this album put up in the blog here www.myspace.com/jezusfactory Also Sukilove have announced a UK tour to accompany the release of the 'Natural Regression EP' on April 21st.... Check and see if they are coming to your town........... Suzerain support IAMX at the Electric Ballroom in Camden on 4th April Paul Hawkins has made a video for The Bigger Bone link below http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdio-eHNSBo and has a VERY special gig for his Birthday celebrations on 6th April at The Good Ship... Hawkfest here we come! www.mysace.com/theeawkwardsilences As ever keep checking our myspace as such a ridiculous amount of Jezus Factory action at the moment...........
The Beat Maras EP Launch
Andrew Jezus, Saturday 15th March 2008
The Beat Maras - Pre Sales Now UP
Andrew Jezus, Wednesday 13th February 2008
The Huaraz E.P. Is now available to purchase from Jezus factory record shop http://www.heavenhotel.be/jezusfactory/ We don't like holding onto your money so if you buy here you will get the record earlier than scheduled. You can also pre-order it from Amazon and Tesco and places like that if you wish... and if you need any further encouragement the first review is up here.... The Beat Maras - The Huaraz EP - First review up! www.subba-cultcha.com THE BEAT MARAS - THE HUARAZ EP- JEZUS FACTORY RECORDS Fusing the hypnotic polemic of Jesus & Mary Chain, the who-cares attitude of Doherty & some ramshackle passion kept in a bottle under their piss stained beds, TBM are Trashy, throbbing & on course to reek havoc! (J.C) Also two new facebook groups to join Creature With The Atom Brain http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8593263963&ref=mf and Sukilove http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10219866041
The Rudy Trouve Septet ‘Songs and Stuff Recorded Between 2003 and 2007 Part One’ – Official UK Release today
Andrew Jezus, Monday 4th February 2008
The Rudy Trouve Septet ‘Songs and Stuff Recorded Between 2003 and 2007 Part One’ – Official UK Release today It can be bought directly from here on our wonderful web shop http://www.heavenhotel.be/jezusfactory/ and also from all good record shops and Amazon, HMV, Play and even Tesco…. If you need a reason… No less than 3 videos have been created to promote the record... The Rudy Trouve Septet 'Target is Approaching (40).. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDLVvYobSO0 The Rudy Trouve Septet 'Til the Next Time Around' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ogZ1AgDJ8 The Rudy Trouve Septet '1,2,3 Soleil' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clJNzwW2dAY These excellent reviews are already in (Keep an eye on the myspace blog for more as they come in) http://subba-cultcha.com/article_album.php?id=6629 http://magazine.igotthehorn.com/pdf/thehorn-magazine-issue-4.pdf http://www.rock-metal-music-reviews.com/album-review-rudy-trouv-septet-songs-and-stuff-recorded-between-2003-and-2007-part-one/ You can also vote for the Rudy Trouve song ‘Seashore’ from Pawlowski, Trouve & Ward on the vote now bit. You don’t have to register and it only takes a second… http://gekvanmuziek.blogspot.com Talking of live action this week Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences play The Good Ship Kilburn tomorrow and on Wednesday they are supporting the excellent Blood Red Shoes at Aldershot West End Centre. Suzerain are also playing this Wednesday at Alan McGhee’s Death Disco in Notting Hill… Bye for now and keep your eyes peeled on www.myspace.com/jezusfactory
Sukilove UK Debut!
Andrew Jezus, Friday 16th November 2007

Ow 4K Kerrang! Review
, Wednesday 10th October 2007
Lil' Lost Lou/Paul Hawkins Single release and launc
Andrew Jezus, Wednesday 6th June 2007
Well Jezus fans, we have a bit of a deluge of news on our hands as we gear up for the debut single release by Lil' Lost Lou and Paul Hawkins on 11th June and the launch night extravaganza at The Betsey Trotwood in Farringdon this Friday 8th June.... The launch is FREE........ and if you buy the single for £3 you get all this........ a) A 7" record b) A CD version of the song c) A postcard d) Fantastic artwork e) My eternal gratitude. Paul and Lou will even sign them if you ask nicely.... We have a couple of reviews already in from House of Tracks and Subba- Cultcha, cheers for those............. http://www.myspace.com/houseoftracks www.myspace.com/subbacultcharawks www.subba-cultcha.com http://www.subba-cultcha.com/singles.php LIL’ LOST LOU / PAUL HAWKINS - SPLIT - JEZUS FACTORY LLL’s stab at raucous countrified psycho-billy makes me wanna dance and put things where they ought not go with barnyard animals, and PH has that ‘couldn’t give a shit’-style of delivery that always makes me wonder why I should bother listening if they can’t be bothered with their singing… one out of two ain’t bad! and FINALLY and bizarrely! Also we have had a tribute song posted about us from the marvelous UCIS – www.myspace.com/ucisband We are really touched so log on to hear it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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