fire_sign interviewed on It Matters Radio
American indie music radio show It Matters caught up with doomtronica duo fire_sign earlier this month to learn more about their beautiful, miserable music.
Interviewers Kerry Hall and Monica Brinkman discovered what the band’s single Essential is really about, and also had an exclusive listen to fire_sign’s forthcoming release Sweet Oblivion which comes out in 2017.
fire_sign joined fellow electronic bands Uhuru and Thraneen In November to play the first ever Electronica Social event organised by DJ and producer Frank MacCarthy.
Electronica Social is a new bi-monthly electronic music night for London, with live artists and networking at Zigfrid von Underbelly, Hoxton Square.
fire_sign supported Beautiful Mechanica at legendary Kilburn venue The Good Ship for a special night of electronica. Dressed to scare the pair performed a half-hour set with visuals for the ghoulish gathering.
The band were booked by organiser DJ Chris Watts. after he came across their sound cloud page and quickly playlisted their track Essential for his regular In the Moog radio show on NCCR.
Alex Banks (Monkeytown) showed his support for doomtronica duo fire_sign by playing a gold-filled closer at the band’s September showcase.
Banks, who has toured with the band’s heroes Moderat, took to the decks after fire_sign performed a 45-minute set complete with live visuals at Servant Jazz Quarters in Dalston, East London.
DJ The Inconspicious Alpaca from the Musica Macondo collective opened the night.
The London based purveyors of Doomtronica are taking their distinctive sound to the the coast this summer as part of Weston-Super-Mare’s first ever Hazy Days music and arts festival.
Housed at the refurbished Tropicana – former site of Banksy’s infamous Dismaland – the festival will be held from 8th – 10th July to raise money for charities including the Children’s Hospice South West.
fire_sign will perform a 45 minute set from midday on Saturday 9th July on the Pool Stage.
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fire_sign are thrilled to be forming part of the line-up at the first ever Pandora Fest on Saturday 16th July 2016.
The one-day festival, based in the beautiful fortified medieval village of DunCarron, was created to redress the balance of female artists playing within the festival scene.
Festival organisers said: “Pandora Fest is Scotland’s first and the UK’s premier music festival supporting women musicians and will celebrate female musicianship across all genres. This is not a woman-only festival however, and people of all genders are very welcome in the audience and as part of performing acts!”
Confirmed artists playing across the three stages include all London band Courtesans, New York based rapper Flapjak, Californian Electronic artist ContainHer, Texas singersongwriter Erin Bennett, London based singer/songwriter Sofia B, and Scottish acts Mo Ford, Bravado and the all-female funk band One More.
Pandora Fest was formed in collaboration with world class artist management company Attack Agency and also with The Clanranald Trust for Scotland.
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