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"Anthemic hooks, jagged riffs and
barking mad boy-girl vocals all play their part in an enthralling
opening slot."
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"The Adventures Of Loki are surely
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aggression in a live setting somewhere. Their mix of indie rocking
influence, rock n roll sensibilities & punk rock attitude will take them
along way if not the whole hog. High Octane fun for those who like
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"It’s amazing how much stomach churning noise this 3 piece can do. The
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"Brigit on bass and Rachel on drums drive a frantic ship through
terrifying and beautiful storms of noise and pure music. Guitarist Steve
adds his aching voice to theirs and a punky rasp is brightened by huge invention and a great stage presence... They are awesome."
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The Latest::
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17/05/08 - Thanks to all those who
made it out to our last gig playing alongside the mighty this et al and
pulled apart by horses - 'twas a fine evening!! We're very happy
to let you all know that our first
album is now firmly on the move. We're looking at a post-summer
release, sometime around
September, with the first copies making their way to Japan. Self-titled,
the album will feature 12
belting tunes from the Loki armoury. We're working with Tim 'legs'
Lambert, who mixed our last
single 'Dance Like A Maniac' - work begins in earnest in July, we'll
keep you posted on our
progress.
On another exciting note we have been collaborating with a great artist
from Toronto, who we
met when we played the NXNE festival over in Canada. Nelson has
produced a fantastic
animation for 'Split' which featured on the flipside for Dance Like A
Maniac, and will also be on
the album.. Also, inspired by the visuals from this video Nelson
has produced some great
artwork for the forthcoming album. You want to see the video?
Get you arse over to our
myspace type web thang ;) Hope you enjoy it!!
So.. Things may have been a wee bit quiet, what with one thing or
another, but we are most
definitely back on the horse, again..
28/02/08 - Well hello there... After
some time away Loki take to the stage on 15th March at The Yorkshire
House, Lancaster. Bruised and battered we'll re-enter the magical
world of playing our
instruments at the same time as each other in an attempt to recreate
songs we wrote before
hand. Support will come from 'Pulled
Apart By Horses' who hail from our second home - Leeds
and our lovely noisefiend friends 'Joyeux'.
The eve will kick off at 8pm and will cost you £3. It
would be
most lovely to see some old faces
there and perhaps a few new ones.
30/10/07 -
Folly stage their Halloween Film
Night this Wednesday, the 31st October, @ Carnforth Railway
Station (Furness & Midland Hall), 7.30pm, FREE entry....The evening will
feature Flowfield
Unity's animation set to our instrumental song 'My Black Dog', taken
from our forthcoming album,
'Melomania'.
11/10/07 - Dance Like A Maniac,
released this week can be downloaded from the following
locations for 79p a track:
iTunes:
Napster:
HMV:
HMV.Com:
Woolworths:
Tesco:
7 Digital:
3Music:
Juno:
TuneTribe:
PlayLouder:
Want the single on good old fashioned 7" Vinyl? Get it from your
local record shop, or from
your favourite online stockist...
08/10/07 - Dance Like A Maniac, our new single
released today, can be downloaded from
7Digital.. for a
mere 79p a track. Or if you prefer the real 7" plastic approach
get down to your local record
shop or order direct from
Pinnacle or your favourite online dealer.. Head over to
reviews to see
what people are making of the single so far...
02/10/07 - If you were at our launch night on
saturday will have already feasted your eyes on the visual
delight that is the animated video set to our instrumental song My Black
Dog made by Flowfield
Unity ....but if you missed out check it out
here.
Less than a week to go until our single DANCE LIKE A MANIAC is out and
if you want to pre-
order it you can do this at your local record shop OR go direct to our
distributors
Pinnacle.
21/09/07 - To order your copy of the DANCE LIKE A
MANIAC 7" go to the Pinnacle website
here and get
it!!.
08/09/07 - DANCE LIKE MANIAC will be our next single
backed by SPLIT...out on 8th October....released
on 1000 copies of lovely 7" vinyl and download...so get your orders in
at yr nearest and dearest
record shop...cat no. TON07... record label 16 TONS...distributed by
PINNACLE....
go
here and have a look at the video we made for DANCE LIKE A
MANIAC....
...and a date for your diaries...we shall be celebrating the release
with a good ol' shindig at CLUB
LOKI on 29th September Upstairs @ The Yorkshire House, Lancaster....its
cheap as chips...and
we invite you all to come and have a drink or seven and then dance like
a maniac....with dj / vj sets
from the band and a free loki raffle its worth a go.....
15/05/07 - Well then... We've just added 'Picture Of
Love' from our recent recording session to our
myspace
place. We'll be rotating various tunes over the coming weeks so
remember to keep on coming
over for a listen!! Also, excitingly, we have been booked to play
a festival in Italy for July -
'Operation Sound' in Tirano.
17/04/07 - Been locked away writing and recording a
load of new material... you'll start hearing the tunes
over at camp 'myspace'
soon... get ready for the next single in the pipeline... round 2!!
If you
have a minute to spare go
here
and 'ave a gander....
28/02/07 - Okay kids... for those of you who have got
your copy of the single - well done.. still haven't? Be
quick we tell thee ;) The Digital release will follow by the end
of this week/ beginning of next
week due to unavoidable delays... Keep coming back and we'll tell you
when it happens... The
Feminine Side video has now been play listed on VH1 as well as MTV so
all of you who can -
keep your eyes peeled.. loki. x
18/02/07 - With continued play from Radio 1, XFM and
Radio stations in Germany the 'Feminine Side'
release is approaching fast so get ready to splash your cash!! If
you are an MTV2 addict get
ready to see the 'Feminine Side' video, shot by Joe Carter, get it's
first airing soon..
Thanks to Mr Darren Andrews for his sterling work at the Academy (see
pics just below). keep
coming back for more updates. cheers.
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10/02/07 - It's been a corking week
in camp Loki. Wednesday saw Radio 1 dj Huw Stephens give
Feminine Side a play on his show - thanks to everyone who texted the
show this kind of support
is amazing! To round the week off we have been invited to support
Clinic at the Manchester
Academy III - Tonight!!! If you can come on down it promises to be
a great show. Get your pre-
orders in for the single out 26-02-07.. Cheers.
31/01/07 - On Monday 26th February
2007 you will be able to download the Feminine Side EP from the
following digital outlets....
iTunes, Napster, HMV, Virgin, Woolworths, Tesco, MetroTunes, 7Digital,
Breakmyears,
Audiojelly, iMesh, Recordstore, Fopp, V:MX, Sound Clash Records,
Townsend Records, Rock
Feedback, MTV Overdrive, ProXTunes, Last.fm, Warchild, Drowned In
Sound...
...and for mobile Vodafone, 3, O2, Virgin, T-Mobile, Orange.
If you want to predorder it from a shop you can actually WALK into...go
in and say: "Excuse me
friendly record shop person, please could you order me a copy of The
Adventures Of Loki -
Feminine Side (TON04) on 16TONS distributed through Pinnacle. Thank you
very much!"
24/12/06 - A last word or two for the
year... Just to let you know that the Feminine Side single/EP is
to be
released on the 26th February. The Catalogue number for the
release is TON04 distributed by
Pinnacle - so get to your local record shop and pre-order it
now!! Lots will be happening next
year so keep on coming back. Have a great Christmas, we'll see you
on the flipside.. 07/12/06 - A few things to update you
all on. We're very happy to announce the nationwide release of the
'Feminine Side' 5 track EP, it'll be in all good record shops in
February 2007 - we'll keep you
posted on the exact release date. The EP will be released by
16Tons and distributed by
Pinnacle. Track listing is: 'Feminine Side', 'Take 5 To Break 9', 'Punch
Drunk Sunday', 'Fast,
Faster, Fastest' and 'Suck It And See'. Please
let us know if you want
to buy the EP and we'll
count it as a pre-order ;) The Ep will also be available as a
download, as soon as we know the
full details you will. In support of the release we'll be touring
in February with some warm up
dates beforehand so keep checking
for updates on this.
On another note, you may have noticed a few changes in the website,
we've removed the
guestbook because of spamming idiots, added some new sparkly pics (thank
you Mr. Andrews),
and the links page has finally been updated. For blogs, the
Adventures of Loki Myspace group
(with Forum), previews on new material and other juicy bits get over to
our
myspace place, and
if you haven't added us yet DO!!!
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26/06/06 - As
we ramp up to assaulting London over the next six months, we have our
July (24th) date
booked at The Nambucca (for full details go
here). You can buy advance
tickets for this event
here.
Buy a ticket for yourself and your friends and your enemies...
19/06/06 -
Guestbook fixed, so leave a message!!! Last minute gig at the
yorkie this weekend in aid of the
LMC..
15/06/06 -
review in for NXNE in Toronto.
Read Here.
14/06/06 -
review in for the Yorkie Gig earlier this month.
Read here.
13/06/06 -
Loki have made it back safely home after the NXNE gig in Toronto!
Jet Lag is playing havoc, but
'twas all worth it... The gig at the Bovine was rammed - which was
nice, thanks to everyone who
managed to make it - the Bovine is a seriously cool place, if we could
transplant it to Lancaster
we would (either that or move to Toronto ;) ...) We had a blast
over there, TV interviews,
Magazine shoots - the lot!! We'll get some shots of the gig up on
the site dead soon, along with
some of the reviews when they arrive. To top it all off we went to
Niagra falls on 6-6-6. Cheers
kids. x
26/05/06 - The
Feminine Side video has been added to our
myspace
place, so hurry over and have a
ganders... How's my pop now added to the line up for the Yorkie
gig next week, so should be a
belter of a night - hope to see you there - new dvd, new t-shirts, new
badges available..
13/05/06 - The
ladies have nearly finished their marathon learning fest - hurrah.
To celebrate Loki will be
releasing a 7 track live dvd - with extras, entitled - 'In Case Of
Emergency...' We will unleash this
digital beast at our next Yorkshire
House gig in Lancaster - after that we'll let you know how to
get
hold of a copy - they will be a mere fiver!! Also, we are very
excited to announce that we will
be crossing the pond to
Toronto, Canada to play the NXNE
festival.. We'll be flying over on
the 5th June, the day after the Yorkie gig. We'll be sure to post
some stuff all about it here and on
our myspace
bit. Also, there will be new T-Shirts dead soon.
09/04/06 -
Lurverly two days in yorkshire, thanks to everyone who made it to the
gigs, especially at the Hi-Fi
in Leeds. It Takes Bridges were particularly ace - see them in
Lancaster soon as we can sort it.
we've got a light couple 'o' months on the gig front whilst the ladies
finish their lovely degrees off -
but will be back in vengeance after that. Expect a release soon,
so save ya pennies.. loki, over
and out..
17/03/06 -
Nippers! Nice do at the Academy last week, nice to puncture the
bowels of one of our favourite
venues - go
here to see a review of the night.
07/03/06 -
Last minute gig just through!!
Playing at the Manchester Academy III, formerly the Hop & Grape.
We'll be supporting 'The Like' and 'The Bright Space'.. Also, if
ya want to listen to our recent
interview on Radio Lancashire - click
here. Our impending gig
at the Yorkie see's support from
the Mono bass beaters 'Runt Hornet' and localites 'How's My Pop'.
C some of ya in our return to
Manc. x
16/02/06 -
Thanks to everyone who made it to Dr Wu's on Monday, much appreciated -
Leeds is feeling
more and
more like our second home ;) Read a review that has just come in
here.. See you
fumblers
at the purple turtle tomorrow...
04/02/06 - New
tracks just finished in London, get a preview on our
myspace
site of a couple of 'em. If you
live in good old Lancashire - tune into
Radio Lancashire on Friday 17th February at 9.30 to
catch
an interview with us on the
BRYAN show. Hope to see you at the upcoming
gig at
Dr. Wu's in
Leeds, or at The Purple Turtle on Camden, London. You can also buy
Red Loki
t-shirts now, get
in touch if ya want one, c-ya.
13/12/05 -
Nearing the end of a good year for Loki, this'll will probably be the
last update till the '06 is upon
us. The downloads
section has finally been updated to so make your way there and bag
yourself
some freebies - some new full tunes and some more clips to whet your
appetite. The
Smalltown America PSB #7 release featuring us has been released to good review
- go here
to purchase
a
copy - it's ridiculously cheap, so no excuses. Had some superb gigs
recently, once
again, cheers
to all those who made it to them - especially the seemingly nomadic
Holly. We're
booked for
more recording back in London in January and 'ave the first London
date for Feb,
check the
gigs page out for all the latest planned outings. Localites especially,
keep hassling the
list of people
below concerning the co-op, everyone spread the word of LOKI and we'll
be seeing
you next
year... Cheers kids.
18/11/05 -
Howdy kids? Thanks to everyone who has made it to the last few
gigs, they've all been corkers
(broken guitar aside). The Yorkie gig to raise awareness for the
Lancaster Musicians' Co-op
was fantastic and all the bands hopefully proved why the co-op is so
important to all bands
who use it. If you want to show your support for Art over bland
pointless shopping centers
which are only built to satisfy empty soulless shopping addicts then
mail the following addresses.
Read more about the plight of the co-op and the local music scene here:
Local paper - Lancaster Guardian Postbag - guardian@lmnews.co.uk
Local paper - The Visitor- visitor@lmnews.co.uk
Ben Wallace Lancaster mp - wallaceb@parliament.uk
The council's developer, Centros Miller - david.lewis@centros-miller.co.uk
(sweet talk this
guy
he needs to make room for the co-op in the new concrete sheds....)
On to more positive things. The smalltown america PSB #7 release
featuring 'Punch Drunk
Sunday' will be released on 5th December - so
get your mits on a copy now!!
We've finally got a myspace presence with alternative downloads this
site, so go
visit our sister
site to get another view on all things Loki.
We're back off to London later this month, so get your arse down to the
Bull and Gate on 22nd
Nov, we're on at 10pm, see you there. new downloads up v.soon keep
a visitin' - cheers Loki's.
11/09/05 -
Finished four tracks with Pat Collier in London last week, sounds the
absolute bollocks!! - we'll
find way to get 'em out there as soon as we can. Review in Kerrang
for Leeds Festival, check it
out.. Also have a look here
for some pics from Leeds, courtesy of our friend Holly ;)
31/08/05
- Okay. Back from Leeds after and extra day than we expected
after being tented in and running
the van battery out ;) WHAT A WEEKEND!!!! Better than we
could have hoped for - not only
was the Lee Stage run beautifully but there was a great audience, thanks
to everyone who
managed unadulterated enthusiasm at 12 o'clock in the afternoon...There
were some superb
bands to be seen - the Pixies blew us away and were everything we
imagined they could be.
Be Your Own Pet were 'kin awseome - you gotta see them! A big
thanks to camp Loki we love
ya ;) Off to London to put some new tunes down next week -
Smalltown America PSB #7 is
available online mid September - at a Fiver it is unmissable - we're
second tune on it -
BUY ONE!!!!! Some reviews of Leeds coming in read
them..
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05/08/05
- Loki have just been asked to play this years Leeds Carling
Festival - We have been selected to
play the Lee Unsigned stage, stage time 12pm - so we'll hopefully see
you there... Also, we're
venturing to London in September to record some new tunes and do a few
gigs, details will be
up soon as we know 'em.
01/06/06
- The latest studio effort has been snapped up by Small Town
America and will be released later
in the year as part of their PSB #7 release!!! If you don't know
about these guys, you should,
check the site out and
get your order in early for PSB #7.
27/05/05 - On the Friday 27th May the legend that is Shifty Disco will make
'Feminine Side' available as a
download as part of their long running
singles club. Go to their site and get a subscription, you
will
get 52 tracks over the next year - all for £12. Otherwise you can
just buy our track for a mere
99p!!! Go To: www.shiftydisco.co.uk
19/05/05
- Thanks to everyone who made it to the London gig at the Bull
& Gate last night - you all
made it worthwhile. In the studio next week to record a new song -
'Punch Drunk Sunday'.
12/04/05 -
Loki were played on Radio 1 last night!! Thanks to Zane Lowe and
Huw Stephens Loki were
entered in the 'Fresh Meat' competition - and we won ;) A big
thanks to everyone who voted - we
were all blown away!!! If you missed the show and want to hear it
click here.
If you want to
support the LOKI effort you can also e-mail the show at the same link
and tell Zane/Huw that you
want to hear some more!! Also, reviews for the Feminine Side
single have started coming in -
make your way to the reviews
page for the lowdown. Loki - over and out ;)
11/04/05 - A big thanks Xi and to
everyone who came to the gigs in Leeds and Wakefield over the
weekend, we had a blast!! By the way - they may try to fuck
Roxanne over but they'll have to try
harder // school isn't that bad, honest!! Cheers for the
sound on Thurs Pete!!
22/03/05 - Our self-released
single FEMININE SIDE is finally packaged and ready to go! Backed
by
TAKE 5 TO BREAK 9 and SUCK IT AND SEE the release is limited to 200
numbered copies.
Released on Sat 26th March to coincide with the Lancaster Musicians
Co-operative (where we
and everyone else rehearse in our parts) benefit do at the Yorkshire
House (see gigs for details
of this gig and others). For details of where to buy the single
see things to buy. Cheers all
;)
06/02/05 -
Okay we're in the '05 and the band are v.busy, the recordings are
finished and material is ready
for a single - we're looking at the logistics now and when we know you
will!!! Gigs have started
for this year and we're finding some really helpful people out there -
thanks to them, you know
who you are. Some great gigs at the back end of last year - Xi
from leeds are a great bunch and
we've got them back in Lancaster for another gig soon. The
Research from wakefield were also
fab - if you get a chance check them out. Had a great gig on
friday thanks to the Feedback
crew
from Lancaster Uni - if you're into alternative/indie, etc - the only
night in Lancaster worth
bothering with at the mo' - keep checking their site for upcoming
events. Keep an eye on the
gigs page and get to see the band!! Cheers.
28/11/04 - Studio time is booked for December, we are playing one of tHE
gREAT wHITE cHOCOLATE
dEBATE nights in Manchester (@ Jabez Clegg), there is a minibus from
Lancaster, anyone
interested should mail us,
see gigs for more details.
13/11/04 - Booking studio time - new songs written over the summer are
ready to go, get a
rehearsal
preview here.
12/11/04 - New look website launched, more downloads and a guestbook...Playing
Manchester tonight!!
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