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Larry Stabbins on the BBC

March 19th, 2009 No Comments

There seems to be praise coming from all angles for Stonephace man Larry Stabbins over the last few weeks, with Kitty Empire @ also now digging his performance with Jerry Dammers.  And here’s the icing on the cake – or the tip of the iceberg if you’ve heard all chatter about the new record -  [...]

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Stonephace – Yellow Brick Road [video]

March 13th, 2009 No Comments

Here’s a little more eye candy for you good people.  This is the second of 3 new Stonephace videos with Stella Marina at the controls, and trust me it’s trance-enducing qualities with have you in the zone in seconds.  Mind zoozle! Stonephace – Yellow Brick Road

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Larry Stabbins and Jerry Dammers

March 12th, 2009 No Comments

Only a week after the raging success of the Stonephace debut show in Cornwall main man Larry Stabbins was on stage again, this time with Specials linchpin Jerry Dammers at The Barbican.  Of Stabbins, John Mulvey of Uncut comments  “a personal hero, thanks to his involvement alongside the likes of Robert Wyatt and Julie Tippetts [...]

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Stonephace Psych-Jazz brawl tonight

March 6th, 2009 No Comments

If you’re anywhere near Cornwall tonight then there’s really only one place to be.  Get thee to the Tolmon Centre, Constantine, Nr Falmouth. After all the talk in the press and a nod from Gilles Peterson in the last few weeks Stonephace finally take their new project to the stage. Showcasing material from their debut [...]

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Stonephace on Gilles Peterson this week

February 27th, 2009 No Comments

Yup that’s right – ring the alarm time – Mr Peterson has picked up on the mighty Stonephace.  Hear Wedgehead Gets Lucky on his show this week. ‘A great, great album… featuring one on the true greats of British music, Larry Stabbins’ G. Peterson

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Stonephace unleashed to the world

February 23rd, 2009 No Comments

For all you Jazz-heads out there, take note.  Stonephace will be playing their debut show March 7th in Constantine, nr Falmouth, in Cornwall.  If you haven’t already checked the video then have a look below and behold the psychedelic joy that is Wedgehead Gets Lucky. A main-stay in our stereo for the last few weeks. [...]

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Stonephace – Wedgehead Gets Lucky [Video]

February 2nd, 2009 No Comments

This is the first of three videos from the Stonephace camp. The self-titled album is due on 20th April. While recording Larry Stabbins and co had a narrative concept in mind for the whole record and running with the themes of surrealism and psychedelia that unite the music these videos have been made as a [...]

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Release dates finally confirmed

January 26th, 2009 No Comments

Since the demise of Pinnacle we’ve working over time to get this sorted and, after much debate, we can now finally confirm our release schedule for the next couple of months. As follows: 9th March Azaxx – Exotic Delight Bay [12 EP] Azaxx – Exotic Delight Bay [CD Album] 23rd March Kinny – Idle Forest [...]

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Larry Stabbins and Julie Tippett [Video]

January 26th, 2009 No Comments

I know it seems we’ve gone a bit Larry crazy over the past week, but here he is again with Working Week and Julie Tippett — who’s recently teamed up with our very own Nostalgia 77 (and Keith Tippett!) for an N77  Sessions album released in March.

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More from Larry Stabbins. Here he is with uber legend Robert Wyatt [Video]

January 23rd, 2009 No Comments

Stabbins explains: “Appearing with Robert Wyatt on Last Will and Testament: The Robert Wyatt Story in 2004.  His only live set with a band in more than thirty years as far as I’m aware. I’ve known him since Centipede days and he sang on Wwk’s (Workig Week) first single Venceremos I’ve always been a huge [...]

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