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HALF TIME…
21/6/2010
Thanks to everyone that’s come out see us on the tour so far, it’s been a bunch of fun!
Still to come…
Thurs 24th June - BATHGATE, Harleys - FREE
Fri 25th June - GLASGOW, Capitol - £5 on the door
Sat 26th June - EDINBURGH, Electric Circus - BUY TICKETS
Sun 27th June - FIFE, The Greenside, Leslie - FREE
Fri 2nd July - ABERDEEN, Polar Bear Club @ Tunnels - £3, £2 before midnight, or FREE by texting 07539 706329 before 1st July!
WALK DON’T WALK EP: pre-order here…
15/5/2010
Pre-order that bad boy HERE!
WALK DON’T WALK EP released 7th June 2010…
12/5/2010
We’re pleased to finally announce our EP will be released on 7th June on SMALLTOWN AMERICA Records. The WALK DON’T WALK EP features 4 tracks, including a remix of the title track from New York’s CEREAL SPILLER - check out his recent remixes of A Place To Bury Strangers and Goldfrapp - and 2 new songs CUT & RUN and OSSINGTON - inspired by a recent trip to Toronto!
The EP will be available on CD from the STA store, or you can pick it up at a SKIBUNNY merchandise stall on tour (full dates below!) The EP can also be download from all the usual places - iTunes, Amazon, Play, Tesco, 7 and others.
MAY/JUNE live news!
Updated - 20/5/2010
Here’s the confirmed shows so far, more coming soon!
MAY
Sat 8th May - LONDON, The Borderline (XFM/City Showcase night)
Fri 21st May - FIFE, The Greenside, Leslie (w/ YUCK)
JUNE
Fri 11th June - INVERNESS, Go North @ Mad Hatters (onstage 12.30am)
Sat 12th June - INVERNESS, ROCKNESS FESTIVAL
Tues 15th June - LONDON, The Monarch
Wed 16th June - NOTTINGHAM, Spanky Van Dykes (live and DJ set)
Thurs 17th June - BRISTOL, Mothers Ruin
Fri 18th June - MANCHESTER, Sub 61
Sat 19th June - LEEDS, Carpe Diem
Thurs 24th June - BATHGATE, Harleys
Fri 25th June - GLASGOW, Capitol
Sat 26th June - EDINBURGH, Electric Circus - BUY TICKETS
Sun 27th June - FIFE, The Greenside, Leslie
Fri 2nd July - ABERDEEN, Polar Bear Club @ Tunnels
Can’t wait to get out there!
SKIBUNNY remix LAFARO, again!
21/4/2010
We’ve just finished our second remix for old friends and label mates LAFARO. Our version of “Great Conversations Remembered No.36: Jeff Hinton” will be featured on the BONUS CD that accompanies pre-orders of Lafaro’s AMAZING debut LP, released 10th May on Smalltown America Records.
Do not delay, pre-order today!
AAH OOH 7″ vinyl - only 18 left!
9/4/2010
While having a clear-out, we just found 18 copies of our debut 7″ vinyl “Aah Ooh” which we thought was completely sold out! Head to our SHOP to snap them up! Both 7″ singles, “Aah Ooh” and “Remote Control” are now only £2.99 and include a free download card so you get the mp3s too. Both singles are backed with kick-ass remixes, from Japan’s Handsomeboy Technique and Germany’s DJ Supermarkt respectively.
Awesome new merchandise coming soon!
SKIBUNNY for XFM night at London’s City Showcase
31/3/2010
SKIBUNNY return to London to play at The Borderline on Saturday 8th May, at an XFM night as part of London’s City Showcase.
Stay tuned, more gigs coming soon!
HALFBY - new album featuring Skibunny vocals!
22/3/10
Our good friend HALFBY, awesome DJ and producer from Kyoto, Japan, releases his new album “The Island of Curiosity” on Second Royal Records on 19th May 2010. The album includes a track “North Marine Drive”, which features vocals by Tanya from Skibunny. We’re really pleased to be working again with Halfby, and have fond memories of our 2 Japanese tours together. Hopefully we’ll be back again soon!
We’ll try and get it streamed up here asap but in the meantime here is the gorgeous cover!
LONDON, let’s be superpals!
3/2/10
So we have two, yes, TWO London shows this month, both at the lovely BARFLY in Camden.
Wednesday 24th Feb - The Barfly, Camden - w/Rogue States - we’re on 7.45pm sharp!
Thursday 25th Feb - The Barfly Camden - w/CASIOKIDS - we’re on 8pm sharp!
Really hope to see y’all there!
New remix… Super Extra Bonus Party!
3/2/10
When we were over at CMJ in New York recently, we saw an awesome set by Irish band SUPER EXTRA BONUS PARTY. They were SO great, that we simply HAD to do a remix for them. The SKIBUNNY remix of their single COMETS is released on 5th Feb, go get it!
2010… let’s do this….
13/1/10
Happy new year folks, hope y’all had a good one! January’s half gone already and we’re busy busy bees once again. We can now announce the first of our 2010 shows, this one is with our friends and faves CASIOKIDS! (LOVE those guys!)
CASIOKIDS
Doors 19.00
It’s a Wonderful Life…
22/12/09
The snow is continuing to fall out there and we’re about ready for a few days off beside a warm fire. We’ll be back in the new year with news of a new release and lots more shows. In the meantime, click the link below to download Skibunny’s Christmas song “It’s a Wonderful Life“, recorded a couple of years ago especially for BBC Radio Ulster’s ATL show, and then later ended up on a Japanese label Second Royal’s “Winter” compilation.
Merry Christmas from Team Skibunny, and a Happy New Year!
Oppenheimer take a final bow…
15/12/09
Our good friends OPPENHEIMER will play their last ever gig on Saturday 19th December at The Spring and Airbrake in Belfast, supported by SKIBUNNY, NAKATOMI TOWERS and DJ Rigsy. We have a long history with these guys both personally and professionally, Tanya booked their first live show and sings backing vocals on both of their amazing albums. Oppenheimer were the first band that SKIBUNNY ever remixed, a remix that is still a big favourite today and was performed live at the Belfast Film Festival last year. In their announcement about the split they say “Ultimately, to be in any band you allow the band to consume you, becoming every particle of your existence, every aspect of your being, every thought that wakes you up early and every task that keeps you up late at night. The reward for such dedication and commitment, not to mention the hardship that goes hand in hand with making music for a living is the unrivalled joy and honour that fills your mind, body and soul by getting to do all the things that you can. The moment this joy falters, rocks or is jolted out of existence, the struggle is of no consequence or purpose.” We love Rocky and Shaun, and wish them well in whatever they plan to do next….
But first, we have one hell of a party to get through!
Paloma Faith remix, Har Mar tour blog, Skibunny Christmas Party…
13/12/09
You may remember a few months ago we remixed Paloma Faith’s single “New York“, well now you can download it here for free….
It features the rap talents of our Chicago based pal, the amazing KID STATIC. If you haven’t heard of him yet, you really need to check this shit out…
Our Har Mar tour blog is up now….
Don’t forget about the annual Skibunny Christmas party, taking place once again at Belfast’s Spring & Airbrake, featuring a final headline set from our favourites OPPENHEIMER (more about this later…), plus SKIBUNNY, NAKATOMI TOWERS and Rigsy on the decks. Saturday 19th December, 9pm-3am.
On The Road with Har Mar Superstar…
2/12/09
So we’ve played the first few shows of our tour with Har Mar already, Oxford, London and Bristol, all very fun times indeed. Spirits are high and new friends are being made everywhere. We got to play and hang out with Bang Bang Eche in London too which was an extra bonus. Har Mar’s live show is flippin amazing, and we’re all coming soon to a town near you!
(London photos courtesy of Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer: He’s gone viral people!)
Free HAR MAR SUPERSTAR track anyone? YES PLEASE!
25/11/09
We’re really excited about going on tour with Har Mar Superstar, starting in 4 days!!!! This should get us ALL in the mood 
We’re going on tour… with HAR MAR SUPERSTAR!!!
20/11/09
SKIBUNNY appearing live at a venue near you, supporting HAR MAR SUPERSTAR!
Sunday 29th November - OXFORD, Academy 3
Monday 30th November - LONDON, The Garage
Tuesday 1st December - BRISTOL, Thekla
Wednesday 2nd December - PORTSMOUTH, Wedgewood Rooms
Friday 4th December - NOTTINGHAM, Bodega
Saturday 5th December - CARLISLE, Brickyard
GET STOKED!
The SKIBUNNY mixtape vaults…
14/11/09
One of our TWITTER friends was asking about our old SKIBUNNY mixtapes, so we’ve gone into the vaults and pulled out the very first one! Our “ROCK STEADY” mix was played by Rob Da Bank on his BBC RADIO 1 show “The Blue Room” on Saturday 8th July 2006, where Mr Da Bank described it as “absolutely wicked” and an “excellent mix” and saying that “anyone who can mix Sister Sledge alongside Modest Mouse, Mocky and Lyrics Born deserves to win in my opinion.”
This link should be good for 100 downloads, get it while you can!
1.Introducktion / 2.Pepe Deluxe - Salami Fever / 3.Lyrics Born - Do That There / 4.Mocky featuring Jamie Lidell - How Will I Know You / 5.Sister Sledge - Thinking of You / 6.Modest Mouse - Float On / 7.Make Up - C’mon, Let’s Spawn / 8.Television - See No Evil / 9.Robots In Disguise - You Really Got Me / 10.Annie - Chewing Gum (Mylo remix) / 11.Le Hammond Inferno - Wham made Me Suffer / 12.Handsomeboy Technique - Intersteller Discodrive / 13.Sebadoh - Gimme Indie Rock / 14.Sonic Youth - Youth Against Facism / 15.Huggy Bear - Her Jazz / 16.Stars - The First Five Times / 17.Boss Hog - Skibunny / 18.Jonathan Richmond & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner / 19.Alloy Mental - Alloy Mental / 20.Plastilina Mosh - Bassass International Stereo / 21.Stereolab - French Disko / 22.Johnny Boy - You are The Generation…(Skibunny Manifesto mix).
(An old Skibunny Club poster from 2006: designed by Mr Glenn Leyburn)
New York, we love you…
31/10/09
We just had a great week in NYC, showcasing live at CMJ and DJing at The Bell House, Brooklyn, and at 200 Orchard, Lower east Side. We saw lots of great bands, made loads of new friends and will definitely be back! Check out the blog….
Skibunny thanks the Scottish Arts Council for their support for this event
And ANOTHER remix…
1/10/09
Our remix of TILLY AND THE WALL’s new single FALLING WITHOUT KNOWING is released 19/10/09 on beautiful beautiful MOSHI MOSHI RECORDS, cooooooooool! It’s already being played by Grimmy on Radio 1 and on XFM and stuff.
New remix out today…
28/09/09
Check out our remix of THEM:YOUTH’s new single HALO, released today on lovely lovely DIRTY BOOTS RECORDS
Bestival…
13/09/09
SO much fun…!
September update…
09/09/09 (spooky!)
Since the last update we have been busy finishing off the album, doing more remixes, went to our good friend Jim’s wedding (Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer - check him out!) and even found time for holidays (and……relax…..)! It’s been a pretty exciting month all in all. There’s a couple of new tracks on the myspace/facebook. Plus we can now tell you that one of the album tracks is a duet with the wonderful Mr.James Chapman from Maps. Tanya was lucky enough to be invited to their pre-tour rehearsals in Rosyth, where they drank tea and discussed the awesomeness of “Stereo” by Spooky (TUNE!) Anyway, wait till you hear this duet, it is SO lovely… it’ll make you want to hug people. And who doesn’t love a good hug, right?
We’ve just completed a remix for one of our favourite new bands from the US, The Shakeltons. They rock.
Speaking of the US, we’re off to New York in October for CMJ (20-24th Oct) stay tuned for full details. We had such a great time there in March, can’t wait to get back again.
But first, it’s BESTIVAL time! We’ll be there all weekend soaking up the funtimes, SO many great bands, Casiokids, Maps, Passion Pit, MGMT, Fleet Foxes, DJ Yoda, the list goes on… and on SUNDAY 13th we DJ on the MAIN STAGE at 6.45pm, plus a few earlier sets on the BIG TOP STAGE from 1.10pm. If you’re there, give us a wave, buy us a drink, let’s have super-hangout sessions. Up for it?
HELLS YEAH….
August update… album news… more remixes… BBC Radio… etc etc
10/8/09
So, our gig with MOONUNIT was lots of fun. It was recorded live for BBC Radio Ulster’s Across The Line show, and will be broadcast TONIGHT from 8pm, or you can listen online for the next 7 days…
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There’s been a lot of festival action, we played CASTLEPALOOZA Festival in Ireland, a great wee festival in a gorgeous setting, and we got to see Belfast’s NOT SQUARES, who are doing good things all over the UK right now. Then last weekend we played at FEILE AN PHOBAIL, supporting the Stereo MCs which was fun too. Tanya DJ’d at T IN THE PARK (her highlight was M83 for sure) and we could also be found drinking/dancing at ROCKNESS , THE BIG CHILL and WICKERMAN. And we still have BESTIVAL to look forward to, where we DJ on the AFTERBURNER stage, SUNDAY 13th SEPT!
We just finished remixes for THEM:YOUTH and ROGUES, both bands are on the awesome DIRTY BOOTS label, release info coming soon.
The SKIBUNNY album is 95% done, with ALL but 2 tracks being mastered this week, hope to get some tracks up on myspace/facebook etc by the end of the week. We are so excited to have it finished, and can’t wait to tell you about the 2 (and maybe 3) amazing guest vocalists we’re working with!
In the meantime, for anyone heading to EDINBURGH during the FRINGE FESTIVAL, Tanya can be found DJing at CABARET VOLTAIRE (SPEAKEASY) every Thursday night in August, alongside Canadian DJs THE BEARDS OF CANADA. 5am Festival license… help…!
Mark in the studio...
SKIBUNNY live, w/MOON UNIT & NAKATOMI TOWERS
5/7/09
We’re back on stage this week (our first live show since the Camden Crawl!) Come see us at the Stiff Kitten, Belfast, on Wednesday 8th July. Tickets £5, doors 9pm. The show is being recorded by BBC Radio Ulster’s Across The Line so check back for broadcast details!
Free download: Yea Big & Kid Static & The Mae Shi “Run to the Facts (Skibunny’s undisputed truth remix)”
24/6/09
So here’s what happened: we already loved THE MAE SHI’s “Run to your Grave” and you may have seen Tanya joining the guys on stage a few times in Scotland, Ireland and even in the US (scroll down for video!). Anyway, this record was a split 7″, the flip side being a sweet remix by YEA BIG & KID STATIC called “Run to the Facts”
Yea Big & Kid Static
23/6/09
Follow us on Twitter…
25/5/09
UP DOWN video completed…
20/5/09
Our friends at Bandwidth Films have done it again!
First summer dates confirmed…
18/5/09
Fri 29th May - SLIGO, The Clarence
Sat 30th May - LETTERKENNY, The Grill
Wed 8th July - BELFAST, The Stiff Kitten (BBC Radio Ulster event)
Sat 1st August - CASTLE PALOOZA, Tullamore, Ireland
Sun 13th Sept - BESTIVAL, Isle of Wight, UK
Did we ever tell you about… that time Tanya sang with THE MAE SHI (and Kid Static!) in Austin, Texas?
Skibunny Oyster card/travel card wallets, now in the shop!
26/03/09
Our Skibunny “F**k dance let’s art” travel card wallets were a big hit during our recent US/Canadian trip, that we thought we’d stick them in the shop so you can get your filthy hands on them too.
Check it out!
Skibunny confirmed for Camden Crawl Festival
25/03/09
Those lovely lovely people at The Camden Crawl have invited us to join in the fun. Skibunny will play at midnight on Friday 24th April in The Cuban Bar, alongside VV Brown and others. Looks like there could well be some DJ action afterwards as the venue is open till 3am!
The Camden Crawl 2009
New remixes confirmed for release
24/03/09
Our 2 most recent remixes are now up and available to hear, with release dates fast approaching.
AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR “Don’t waste time doing things you hate (Skibunny’s Uncle Yoshitomo mix)” will be released on Smalltown America on April 20th. Hear it here now!
DAG FOR DAG “You Holler, You Scream (Scream, Skibunny, Scream! remix)” will be released on Saddle Creek on May 4th. We caught up with the band at SXSW, saw them play (amazing) and met their dad. Turns out their dad is quite the Skibunny fan now! Go listen…
Dag for Dag @ SXSW
More SXSW reviews!
24/03/09
BBC Radio 1 Introducing with Huw Stephens
“For the second hot day of hot music busy-ness, I start with Northern Ireland’s Skibunny; promoters, remixers, dj’s and a mighty fine band. They make a kind of disco-shoegaze sound, exhubarant and exploding into feisty tunes that sound good. Later, General Fiasco and Fighting with Wire will play, showcasing the wealth of NI’s current new bands.”
The Irish Times, On the Record blog
“I’ve known of Mark and Tanya for many years as Belfast indie club DJs and promoters, but didn’t realise until recently that they were also two-thirds of a band called Skibunny. Fine, top-drawer crunchy electro-rock with big choruses which shout in your ear about a party going on in a house six streets away.”
Toronto Independent Music awards ‘must see’ bands!
South by South AWESOME!
21/03/09
We just played our 6th and last show at SXSW in Austin, Texas. It’s been a very busy 4 days and just SO much fun. Full blog to follow when we return to the UK but for now here’s the first review….
Canada! America!
10/02/09
So, with less than 4 weeks to go, things are gathering pace in advance of our trip to Canada & America. We start at Canadian Music Week in Toronto, where we will play a showcase gig and get to catch up with Canadian pals like Holy Fuck and We Are Wolves who will also be out there. Then we move on to New York and down to awesome Austin, Texas for SXSW, where we will fit in as many shows as possible. And if we have time for mimosas at South Congress Cafe, well that would be even better!
Here’s a list of our shows so far, check back for full list and confirmed stage times!
14th March: TORONTO, The Central (on stage 1am)
16th March: NEW YORK, DJ set @ Oh My Rockness/Oya Festival party @ The Bell House
18th March: AUSTIN, Music For Listeners party @ The Red House (on stage 6.15pm)
18th March: AUSTIN, SXSW Official Showcase @ Barcelona (on stage 1am)
19th March: AUSTIN, NIMIC showcase @ Latitude 30 (stage time 3.30pm)
19th March: AUSTIN, Lush Life Party @ Fado Irish Pub (on stage 5.00pm)
New Remixes for 2009!
29/01/09
We’re currently starting/in the middle of/about to remix two amazing bands. The beautiful Dag For Dag (Saddle Creek, and pictured below) and the thundering And So I Watch You From Afar (Smalltown America). Usually we only use the acapellas of a track for a remix but in the case of ASIWYFA, given that they’re mainly instrumental, we’re contemplaiting using their cowbell track as well. More cowbell!(or in 2009 should that be less cowbell?)
Skibunny Party in Belfast-7 Feb
27/01/09
We said we would be back, but only when we had the right people.The time has now come!Wooh!We have a party in Belfast with James Yuill Andy Henry from Clone Quartet and Huw Stephens who was nice enough to have Skibunny play live at his club night last November. All the details are on our myspace
America-What time is love?
09/01/09
We know-its March 2009 when the Skibunny band goes to Austin Texas for South By Southwest!!Preceded by Canadian Music Week in Toronto!Check myspace or back here for specific show times.Yeah!
Picture-George loves the bunnies
Thanks London!!
23/12/08
We had two great nights DJing in London for Psycho Killer and our good friends, the great and always full of cheer Dirty Boots where we played with, amongst others, the mighty VV Brown .Happy Christmas to one and all!
Second Royale (Japan) Compilation Album-with Skibunny
20/12/08
Excellent Japanese label, and all round great people Second Royale, have a new “Winter”compliation CD out, and next to our good friends Halfby, Handsomeboy Technique, and Rufus, sit Skibunny, with our Christmas track “Its a wonderful Life”. Watch out in 2009 for more Skibunny/Handsomeboy Technique related activity!
New Website is Here!
15/12/08
About time really.News, live dates and the like will go here, and random stuff will go to the blog side, innit.
Mark and Tanya x
