Some exciting news for 2016!

Dave Fielding (Former Guitarist of the legendary band The Chameleons) will produce and play guitar in a few songs on the upcoming debut album of Sheffield's 3 piece band TWO SKIES. The recordings will take place in TWO SKIES own studios 'Skylab' and will start most probably on Jan-Feb 2016.

TWO SKIES are : Dan Cutts (Former singer of the sadly missed band LYCA SLEEP), Oliver Harrap and Jamie Cheetham. 

You can listen to their songs in TS official band camp:

TWO SKIES Bandcamp

Here are a few videos I ve edited on the last year from gigs here and there in the north of England so you can have an idea of what is their sound like.

              

And this is a teaser I recorded last October for a live session in 2Fly Studios in Sheffield- UK.

There are also talks for a second release after the success of The Red Sided Garter Snakes 'Endless Sea'. The title will be 'Blue Lake' apparently and Dave and John Lever have been working already on new songs.

So pretty exciting news for the new year seems.

More info soon!

My first live session in a recording studio

Last friday I had the privilege to be invited to a live session in 2Fly Studios in Sheffield.
My current favourite band Two skies were playing their new songs and all the live performance was recorded for a video release.

The studio is located on an industrial area in Sheffield and I was told some other well known local bands have recorded on this place before.

I meet the band at 6 pm. To be honest I had no idea how long the session was going to be.
They were supposed to play 4-5 tracks and the main thing was to capture the live sound of the band like if they were playing a live gig (no takes). But in this case without an audience!

I was very excited to be there. I have been on a studio before, last time when my friend Dave Fielding (former member of Manchester band The Chameleons) was recording early this year his new album along with John Lever with their new band The Red-Sided Garter Snakes.
But this was a completly different thing.

There were a few camera staff and also some sound engineers working on the studio. Me and the other guests were having a beer on the next room where the sound desk is so we could only hear the band performance through the monitors and see only a little bit through a little window. Not too bad! There was also some video projections behind the band which it gave a very nice atmosphere. 

Oliver and Dan listening to the recording

I loved the whole show and also the new songs they played. The band were indeed very passionated like they do on their live performances and they seemed happy with the result. They get better and better! Oh! and I got a pressie. A t-shirt from the band. The very first ones they did. There is another model at the moment and I believe is still available. But I was missing this one. Thank you!

We will keep an eye on the videos on the upcoming weeks which will be featured in youtube I believe.

This is so far my Two Skies gigography :

1.Coalfields Fest-Barnsley- 14th Jul 2012

2.Coalfields Fest-Barnsley- 27^th July 2013

3.Water Rats -London +Goldray- 27th Feb 2014

4.Opium n 10- Barnsley- 22^nd March 2014

5.The Plug- Sheffield- 28^th March 2014

6.The Leadmill- Sheffield- 19^th April 2014

7.Abandon (Secret gig) - Manchester 26^th April 2014

8. O2 Academy- Sheffield- 17th May 2014

9.Gullivers- Manchester +Elephant Stone- 9^th June 2014

10.The Hope & Anchor- London +Sterling Roswell- 11^th July 2014

11.Vipers Room (Tramlines) - Sheffield 25^th July 2014

12.Riverside (Tramlines) - Sheffield 26^th July 2014

13.Coalfields - Barnsley- 26^th July 2014

14.Maida Vale - Sheffield- 22^nd August 2014

15.The Washington- Sheffield 25^th September 2014

16.Opium n10- Barnsley- 25^th October 2014

17-Jam Cafe- Nottingham + Psyence- 2^nd November 2014

18-Jolly Brewer- Lincoln + Psyence- 3^rd November 2014

19-West St. Live- Sheffield + Psyence- 4^th November 2014

20-Castle- Manchester + Psyence- 7^th November 2014

21-Plug-Sheffield + Pusher- 14^th November 2014

22-Red house- Sheffield- 30^th January 2015

23-The Leadmill + Johnny Marr- Sheffield -20^th March 2015

24-The Washington+ Pusher - Sheffield -2^nd April 2015

25-Fallow cafe - Manchester + Rhys Bloodjoy- 10^th April 2015

26-Carsons Bar- Middleton (Manchester)- 21^st May 2015

27-Two Skies + Blossoms. Opium n10- Barnsley 30^th May 2015

28-Kraak Gallery – Manchester- 3^rd July- 2015

29-The Viper Rooms (Tramlines)- Sheffield- 24^th July 2015

30-Karma/Temple Of Boom + Black Delta Movement- Leeds 25^th July 2015

31-West Street Live + Awooga + Kurokuma (Tramlines)- Sheffield 26^th July 2015

32-2FlyStudios- Live session- Sheffield  9^th October 2015

33-The Riverside- Sheffield- 22^nd October 2015
34-Frog And the Parrot-Sheffield- 2nd Feb 2016

35-Coastival + Cast– Scarborough- 12^th February 2016 
36-Milo Bar + {Retreat}- Leeds- 24th June 2016
37-Astral Elevator Gullivers - Manchester- 25th June 2016 
38- Coalfields Festival- Barnsley- 16th July 2016
39-Tramlines Festival- Viper Rooms- 22nd July 2016

New video from Two Skies!

I have edited a new video with live footage of Two Skies I recorded in different venues in England this year 2015 : Carsons bar (Middleton), KRAAK Gallery and Fallow Cafe (Manchester), West St. Live (Sheffield), Temple Of Boom (Leeds) and Opium n 10 (Barnsley).

Its their new single FEEL which was released on a limited edition of 50 copies in a  Cassette tape format  (Pretty cool!) by the label Blak Hand Records (obviously already sold out by the way).
They keep their 'stadium like' sound and in my personal opinion the whole song has a very strong Sheffield feeling.







Also the b side (Broken Hearts) is a great song too with a very distinctive 80s guitar sound.
Its a very different style from their other songs but I believe this song could be massive with the right promo and support.

You can hear Broken Hearts clicking here in their bandcamp website.

I hope they release this songs again in another format that can reach a far bigger audience because they are great tracks!

I ve also been invited this week to a recording session of new songs in Two Skies own Studio (Skylab) in Sheffield. Pretty exciting to be honest.

I hope you enjoy it!

Two Skies

                

Two Skies is a 3 piece band from Sheffield UK.  On the last 3 years they released a couple of eps and singles.
They have been touring and playing for a while now in small clubs in the north of England and also in London. They are about to release this 2013 their very anticipated debut album. I saw them playing live last weekend in Coalfields Festival in Barnsley and they were in top form.

                                                                  Single 4am/Lucky


Dan Cutts was the singer in a band called Lyca Sleep (Nowadays called Exit Calm) before he joined Two Skies. What we didnt know is that Dan can also play the guitar, and he is very good by the way.

To give an idea of what they do I would define their music as a sort of Indie Psychedelic Rock and I have to say they are brilliant live.
Two Skies already supported bands like Six by seven, Ultrasound, Toy and Wooden Shjips.
Keep an eye on this band, you wont be disappointed.



Two Skies are:

Dan Cutts/Vox, Lead guitar
Oliver Harrap/Drums
Jamie Cheetham/Bass

                                                           Two Skies official website

                                                      Dan Cutts- Coalfields July 2013

Two Skies

Two Skies is a 3 piece band based in Sheffield, England. I've been looking forward to see this band playing live for a while now. Last 14th of July they performed a top live set in Coalfields festival in Barnsley.

                                                              Dan Cutts-Two Skies

The singer and guitarist Dan Cutts used to play in a band before called Lyca Sleep. I saw them in Manchester sometime in 2004-5 and they blew me away.  He has a new band now and he hasnt disappointed a bit.  They play a sort of Psychedelic/alternative Rock and I personally believe Daniel has a great and a very powerful voice.

                                                                    Jamie Cheetham-Bass

They have a new single released (4.am.)you can purchase in the official website:

Two Skies official website

                                                       Jamie, Oliver and Dan-Two Skies

Here is the official video of the new single:



And here is a video I ve edited with footage from this summer Coalfields fest in Barnsley UK