If Leeds’ very own Mama Mia’s deepan 7″ margherita ain’t enough for you (and oh boy, it should be), then you can get your very own 48a Waiting Steps 7″ single right here too. I had the pleasure of collecting 10 of the big boys (for the princley sum of something like £40 I think) straight from Sister Ray Records in London this afternoon. Which is a damn good thing for you lot, as until then that seemed to be the only way of getting one, what with Townsend Records not appearing to have any stock (I do believe SR got the lot), and Sister Ray not listing it on their webstore. But thank god for superfans, eh?

Oh dear, there’s me putting my foot in it again. Townsend Records WILL at last be getting some 48a Waiting Steps 7″ singles in, hopefully early next week, Davey was just hella slow getting them to the kind people there. So if you’ve already ordered from them, or are still wanting a copy, please do check out their website www.townsend-records.co.uk as they are (and have been for many years) the primary online source for many Crimea releases.

That said, I still have a few copies left, so if Townsend Records ever run out there’s a few still available

Christopher

The Tripwire is exclusively hosting the U.S.  release of Secrets of the Witching Hour.  Hey, ain’t no thing if you’re a Limey, Taffy, or Scot -you can still grab yourself a copy of the Yankee Doodle version because it’s free to all man and womankind for-ever baby.  Go on to the download page  at The Tripwire.

The US version features an updated tracklisting and spooky sweet interludes by Tywanna Jo Baskette, a siren from the deepest darkest South.  (A woman after my own heart)

Most bands release things on Tuesdays.  Once again bucking conventional trends, the Crimea released their latest single ‘The 48a Waiting Steps’ on  30 June…a Monday, if you can believe it.  (Think of it as a gift to the common working man and woman out there who normally look upon Mondays with much dread.)    After an unscheduled run to Curry’s for some gear (no, not that kind of gear, we’re talking the proper electrical stuff), the release party got under way at legendary Sister Ray records.  Were you lucky enough to score one of 100 exclusive limited editions of the single, complete with the chickenscratch masquerading as lyrics personally hand-scrawled by Mr. Macmanus?  If you were, lucky you…because that means you probably got the chance to see them again at their secret gig later that evening.  (Tell us what you think/what you thought at the official Crimea message boards, why don’t ya?)But having reported all that it’s time to get down to some bidness.  Reviews!

• Room 13 is up first with a glowing bit of praise for the new single. It’s so nice that we’ll even forgive lovely Jim at Room 13 for misspelling Davey’s name (it’s not Davy as in the former Monkee). 
• Glasswerk aptly notes that ‘Davey Macmanus trembles over another epic short player…”
• Contact Music gave the single a respectable 7/10.
• Beat Surrender offers 3/5 More reviews are on the way so stayed tuned.

Or be sure to notify us if you see a kind word or two floating about that’s worth sharing. 

Dear all those who are concerned

THe CRimea are trying to reach gold in the next week or so,, so we can put out a new press release next week,,, when our single comes out,,, I know that begging letters are a worrying thing

but if anyone hasnt downloaded “secrets of the witching hour” could you possibly go to www.thecrimea.net and download, its free

and if you are gifted with your tongue please tell anyone you see, and if you only communicate by computer like Stephen Hawkins, please email anyone you should wish asking them to download it

it’s free

thank you very much

davey

Way out where the ocean meets oblivion…?
Note that by 26th they mean very late night Sunday (25th), or very early morning 26th.

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If things have seemed all too quiet on the front lines of The Crimea, rest assured the cannons are being prepped to fire, dragoons are being assembled…get ready for a brilliant summer campaign.

First up - an article from The Guardian detailing the changes occurring in the music industry and innovative approaches artists are taking to promote themselves. Davey’s bit is in the middle… but I know you’re going to read the entire article, right? sure you are.

Next is… oh dear…sorry. *sigh* I just can’t get past the photo. Will someone please make sure Davey has ready access to a razor and shaving foam on a semi-regular basis? Joe…? Talking to you. Let’s keep this sort of thing a “one-off”: This Is London’s 12 Bar gig review.

Lastly… a scanned copy of The Camden New Journal, hot off the press today…and technically it is still Thusday over here in the CST. Davey is front page news in lovely drenched splendor from the 48A Waiting Steps video. Don’t miss the great side bar in which the journalist encourages you to miss the birth of your first child to see a Crimea show. Ok, maybe she doesn’t say that exactly. But you could certainly get away with missing the birth of your second child…um, unless you are the mother, of course.
Ok that only leaves one thing. Must figure out how to upload said scan to this thing. CHRISTOPHER!! How do you upload stuff to this thing!!?? It’s not letting me upload!
Oh never mind…here’s a link to the scanned glory - And here’s a link to the web page of the Camden New Journal.

Crimea show tonight and new single in the wings…
More residency news; may the force be with them! …wait… wrong star show…

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The Crimea - Enterprise gigs, new songs and loop competition?
Vids, gigs, remixes and DJs. The Mac is back; both of em!

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Didn’t think we’d get left out did you? Oh no, arriving in my inbox last night was this little beauty:

The Crimea - Loop A Loop (Num’s Dark Disco Remix)

Think Crimea vs Gnarls Barkley, and it’s available free and exclusively to immortalsoon readers forever more. Now I must go update the original Loop release post as a couple more remixes have materialized overnight.

Well there’s another suprise - apparently there’s three two B-sides for the single out there, each available exclusively on a single blog. I’ve only found one so far, but I’ll also update this as more are discovered…

Faronheit feature Stoned, a history on the band and more indepth music reviews. EDIT: OMFreakinG it’s actually Down On The Farm, one of the greatest Crimea tunes ever! And it’s not changed one bit from the original demo. God bless the man with the sense to do that.

Nothing But Green Lights have the second one; Can’t Forget You Girl features a very familiar melody…

For the first time in i-dunno-how-many years, The Crimea have a new and unique single release! Unique in more ways that one, as it’s not your normal trip-to-HMV gig; the band are continuing their trend setting release tactics by making the single available not only for free but from a multitude of various sources in a number of different guises.

I’m not sure of the exact count - some say 16, others 12, I’m guessing around 10 - but a number of different remixes of the single will be available exclusively from various blogs around t’net this week. The official website www.thecrimea.net has the full lowdown, though you may have to wait a little for them all to appear (mine’s still on the way ;o), but here’s a few to get you started:

The original radio edit is available at on the Trident Gum website and is also featured as the soundtrack to their new advert, as seen on TV right now or also their website.

Indie MP3 feature a Ricardo Autobahn Vocal Remix and various indie pop music reviews.

Get Weird feature the funky Rex Kwondo Remix and a wonderful day-glow skin.

Hits In The Car have the “laid back” The Brute Chorus Remix and other music news.

Galaxy FM feature the Black Litter Baby remix and some, err, european stylings.

Instrumental Analysis feature the reggae Rood-ID Dub A Loop Remix and plenty of other band profiles.

Akira The Don’s Akira The Don remix is available on Akira The Don’s blog and his All Star Akira The Don 15 mixtape which can be purchased for about £5 via the Akira The Don MySpace page. I’ll stop saying Akira The Don now.

Badminton Stamps have the Beatcave Remix and plenty of Philly attitude.

It is I… ah who cares. Sorry I’ve been away so long; too busy hacking Xboxes, wireless hotspots & scart cables, playing video games, taking apart PCs and promptly putting them back together again (just like oversized novelty eggs), and trying to figure out the many technicalities of the UK’s video broadcasting and playback systems. Anyway, you don’t care about that do you? Crimea!

Well keep your eyes glued to the adverts for once and look out for a certain Trident Gum advert. Damn fools gone loop a loop… for the nation… erm…

And check out thecrimea.net starting tomorrow (well, technically, today) for more freebies. Damn world gone loop loop a loop a loo… And I do promise to fix up the site soon…netime. My mind just wanders…

…from October 11th:

“We don’t know. It’s coming out sometime, but no one seems to know when - us, our management, our press officer, our agents, etc. The bloke outside Owen’s Tesco came up with the closest answer - Aaaarrrghhh, DIAMOND WHITE!!! Do it quickly!!! SPECIAL BREW!!!!! The Charlatans have unsuccessfully tried to steal your thunder!!!!! Aaaaaarrrrgggghhhh’.”

It’s definitely Loop A Loop, though. In the meantime, go watch the Hot Puppies set at liveroom.tv or listen to the original Out Of Africa…

Sorry sorry sorry. It flooded. Not here like but any excuse’ll do… Just as you get used to the Crimea actually keeping the same line-up for longer than a year, Andy ups and leaves. Well good luck to you Mr, but who’s gonna join up next? Well watch this space, as I have a strangely psychic knack of predicting new Crimea members. Now, who else thinks that one from The Go Team! would fit well?

Ok, news. The Beijing Beat blog on Claus.com has a long story on the band’s first trip to China. Apparently they’re going back for more in September when they play the Pop Festival.

Free album stories haven’t gone away; the News & Star site features an update on the release with comments from Andy Stafford. Prospect Magazine have a quick mention in a wider free music article, the Independent have an even quicker name drop and the Guardian give em two lines. Though none of them are as pesimistic as Sweeping The Nation’s take on events though.

I think this stuff from La Burroteca is written in Spanish. Theres a donkey. And a pic of LWOA. I know no more…

Gig reviews now, and Dr Alex Hale III (yeah, sure…) was so impressed with the band’s Modest Mouse support that he popped along to see em headline at Birmingham’s Bar Academy too.

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