The Stormcock Community

Yes, we're releasing three full albums in three days. Yes, we may well be bonkers, but almost certainly no more so than those at the global steering wheel.

Eponymous Debut

The first album will be released on the 13th of July 2008. This is the one with all the songs, including our very own Splinter, "The Unofficial National Anthem" (or TUNA as it has become known). It has unexpectedly turned out to be a concept album, or at least to have an underlying theme. Full details are available here, including the ability to pre-order a copy now to be amongst the first to hear it.

Difficult Second

The second album will be released on the 14th of July 2008. It will be part of the 'Album-a-Day' project, being written, recorded and published within a 24 hour period immediately following the release of the first album. Sounds like a suitably daft thing to do, but the idea is to open up the improvisational and collaborational nature of the Board so that anybody watching the live webcast can contribute an idea, as well as keeping us well-and-truly on our toes for the day. I can't describe what will be on it, as it will all be inspired on the day, but you're welcome to be a part of it!

No risk with this one - not only will you be able to hear it being constructed, but it will also be available as a free download at the end of the 24 hours. If you really want it on CD, we're doing a very limited run of signed, numbered copies for anybody who pre-orders both the other albums. Further details are available here.

Stockholm

Our instrumental soundtrack album will be released on 15th of July 2008. Featuring almost entirely improvised pieces recorded over the lifespan of the band, which form the soundtrack to the forthcoming animated film "Stockholm", this album travels from rhythm-led rock numbers via jazzy interludes to sinister ambient soundscapes. Full details, pre-order information and downloadable samples are available here.

In terms of the Harpers, the first album shows that influence the strongest - more in terms of subject matter than anything else, dealing as we are with the mental health of the world as a whole. "Morning Rolls" is a short acoustic song about bereavement which has a bit of a Harpery feel to it, there are a couple of spoken word musical poems which share a heritage with Roy's 'Bad Speech' or 'Man Kind', as well as some longer-form rocking rants - not exactly McGoohans or White Man, but with similar aims.