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SNAPPED ANKLES – ” Forest Of Your Problems “

Posted: March 24, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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UK group Snapped Ankles have once again descended from the trees to gift the world with a new album, their third “Forest Of Your Problems” , Due out on July 2nd via The Leaf Label. If you’re unfamiliar, legend has it Snapped Ankles are wildmen of the woods, living in the branches and looking like a pile of leaves that have come to life to play danceable komische post-punk with a mix of synthesizers, guitars and foraged instrumentation. They produced this one themselves with regular collaborator and The Comet Is Coming member Danalogue on mixing duties.

There’s a new congregation in the forest! After a year of solitude in the woods, faced with tangible apocalyptic threats to the modern world, the woodwose are back!, But the community has divided, boundaries have been marked out and hedges erected.

The four tribes have gone to war. Choose your doctrine. The Business Imp, The Nemophile, The Cornucopian and The Protester all want to save you, take you to the moon, smother you in wellness or just sell you a tree to hug. It’s a dark fearful world out there and here are your spirit guides to lead you through the Forest Of Your Problems. Take care on the path!

The first single from the album is “Rhythm is Our Business,” a storming, crazed banger set to a manic beat that owes just a little to The Fall and maybe a little to the B-52s. The band have also announced a fall UK/EU tour, Snapped Ankles‘ last album, Stunning Luxury. 

• The Cornucopian Edition: exclusive to Rough Trade Shops. Individually numbered transparent blue vinyl with black splatter LP in paper bag + bonus ‘Parasite Sessions’ CD

• The Nemophile Edition: Bandcamp exclusive ‘woodland healing’ recycled vinyl with pink splatter LP in paper bag (also available with exclusive T-shirt)

• The Protester Edition: ‘forest floor’ recycled vinyl LP (available in the best independent record shops worldwide)

• The Business Imp Edition: black vinyl LP

Taken from Snapped Ankles third album “Forest Of Your Problems”, released 2nd July 2021.

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SNAPPED ANKLES – ” I Want My Minutes Back “

Posted: January 17, 2020 in MUSIC
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Now settled in fertile east London, Snapped Ankles maintain the feral energy of the forest. Fight or flight. Primal motorik rhythms, the rush of white noise and post-punk angles; an aural onslaught played out on homemade log synths, electrified guitars and sticks beating hell on taut animal skin. Snapped Ankles might technically be from London, but their Twitter profile lists their location as Epping Forest, a stretch of ancient woodlands between London and Essex. This fact would seem strange to anyone who hasn’t seen photos of the band dressed as bulky brown and green trees. Their electronic post-punk is as boisterous and enjoyable as it is surreal. Their 2019 sophomore album, Stunning Luxury, is a must-listen for punk fans or anyone who enjoys wonky, off-beat art.

Snapped Ankles have flourished in the sub-tropical climes of warehouse and squat parties, moving onto performance art collaborations with filmmakers and shows in unlikely locations such as barber shops, games arcades and the forests they once called home. They plough a singular furrow at improbable angles.

We’re excited London band  Snapped Ankles live at Rough trade Records Nottingham on Friday 29th September, from 7pm. the band will be signing copies of their debut record, ‘Come Play The Trees’ .

 

SNAPPED ANKLES – ” Drink and Glide “

Posted: November 14, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Lock up your saplings, Snapped Ankles are BACK!

The woodwose have left the woods. They find themselves in the tree-lined cul-de-sacs of the suburbs that surround the concrete forest of the citadel. Amongst the trees here, are wooden posts with “For Sale” and “To Let” written in bold type. A new forest. Promises, promises.

They glimpse the sportswear-clad inhabitants busying themselves in their quest for physical and mental fitness, only to obliterate their senses at every opportunity. ‘Drink and Glide’ into this fast-paced living: the once revolutionary 1960s counter-cultural ideals now co-opted into lifestyle classes to enhance one’s sense of “betterness”.‘Drink and Glide’ now in preparation for Snaps II early next year.

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SNAPPED ANKLES – ” Violations ” Record Store Day Release 2018

Posted: April 19, 2018 in MUSIC
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Snapped Ankles release their brand new violations of songs by Can (‘Bel Air’), The Fugs (‘CIA Man’), Joey Beltram (‘Energy Flash’) and The Comateens (‘Ghosts’). Limited white vinyl edition with download code. From the forest floor: These four tracks were dug up from the sturdy roots of the Ankles undergrowth – but in the process the original recordings were damaged. We reconstructed them using the latest in biomechanical stem re-assemblage processes, which invariably has lead to some misinterpretations and considerable violations of the original recordings. As we tried to decipher the magical genetic code of the originals, events around them informed the nature of these violations; forest fires tore through the wealthy neighbourhood of Bel Air, friends vanished into the dating app dimension never to be seen in solid earthly form again, and as our log synths pounded along to a broken copy of Joey Beltram’s ‘Energy Flash’, we created a possession so potent that the we were left pondering the difference between the mental states of ‘trance’ and ‘ecstasy’. Having unearthed The Fugs’ ‘CIA Man’ some years before, we were shocked to discover a newer more sinister agency had taken over from the diatribe’s protagonist with an updated set of ills. Now the forest is full of agents, we are taping up our microphones and masking our connections!

SNAPPED ANKLES release new video for CIA Man (NSA Man Violation) from their upcoming #RSD18release off the Violations EP. The white vinyl features four tracks which have been re-interpreted and violated compared to the original recordings.

SNAPPED ANKLES – ” CIA Man (NSA Man Violation) “

Posted: March 2, 2018 in MUSIC
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Snapped Ankles take on The Fugs’ counterculture anthem, updated for the Edward Snowden generation.
From the forest floor:”Having unearthed The Fugs CIA man some years before, we were shocked to discover a newer more sinister agency had taken over from the diatribe’s protagonist so we updated Tuli Kupferberg’s list of ills…

“Of course every time the song is now mentioned online, a blip of data triggers a filter that enters a file that rings a bell in a bunker deep under a mountain in Pennsylvania. So now the forest is full of agents looking for us, and we are taping up our microphones and cameras and walking backwards through our own footprints to shake them off…

Released March 2nd, 2018

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CIA Man originally performed by The Fugs. Written by Kupferberg (Warner Chappell)

Fri 23 March Tremor Festival, Azores, PORTUGAL
Wed 4 April Ghost Notes, London, UK
Fri 6 April Le Vecteur, Charleroi, BELGIUM
Sat 7 April This Is Psychedelia, Folkestone, UK
Tue 10 April Night & Day, Manchester, UK
Fri 4 May Desertfest, London, UK
Sun 27 May Raw Power Festival, London, UK
Sat 26 May London Calling Festival, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Sun 22 July Bluedot Festival, Cheshire, UK
Sat 18 August Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons, UK
Sat 25 August Sea Change Festival, Devon, UK
Sat 1 September End Of The Road Festival, Dorset, UK

SNAPPED ANKLES – ” Hanging With The Moon “

Posted: September 24, 2017 in MUSIC
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Now settled in fertile east London, Snapped Ankles maintain the feral energy of the forest. Fight or flight. Primal motorik rhythms, the rush of white noise and post-punk angles; an aural onslaught played out on homemade log synths, electrified guitars and sticks beating hell on taut animal skin.

Snapped Ankles have flourished in the sub-tropical climes of warehouse and squat parties, moving onto performance art collaborations with filmmakers and shows in unlikely locations such as barber shops, games arcades and the forests they once called home. They plough a singular furrow at improbable angles. The woodwose have discovered electricity and they’re not afraid to use it.

‘Hanging With The Moon’ is taken from the album Come Play The Trees.

SNAPPED ANKLES – ” The Best Light Is The Last Light ” EP

Posted: September 18, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The Best Light Is The Last Light is the new EP from woodland agitators Snapped Ankles, following their debut Leaf single ‘I Want My Minutes Back’ with something a little more substantial to get your teeth into. Since their move to the city, the woodwose have gorged on cinema and left this gleaming carcass. Read about the band and E.P. in the latest edition of Electronic Sound magazine. Listened to it last night . Loved it. Bought the vinyl this morning. Can’t wait for the album now!

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‘Now settled in fertile east London, SNAPPED ANKLES maintain the feral energy of the forest. Fight or flight. Primal motorik rhythms, the rush of white noise and post-punk angles; an aural onslaught played out on homemade log synths, electrified guitars and sticks beating hell on taut animal skin.

Snapped Ankles have flourished in the sub-tropical climes of warehouse and squat parties, moving onto performance art collaborations with filmmakers and shows in unlikely locations such as barber shops, games arcade and the forests they once called home. They plough a singular furrow at improbable angles. The woodwose have discovered electricity and they’re not afraid to use it.’

SNAPPED ANKLES will be live in-store at Rough Trade Nottingham for a special album launch show, celebrating the release of their debut album ‘Come Play the Trees’, released 29th September on The Leaf Label.
FREE ENTRY – NO TICKET NEEDED.
FRIDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER, DOORS OPEN AT 7PM.
SNAPPED ANKLES ON-STAGE AT 8.30PM – LIVE SUPPORT AND DJS TBA.
PRE-ORDER ‘COME PLAY THE TREES’ ON CD/LP FROM ROUGH TRADE HERE AND THE BAND WILL SIGN COPIES FOLLOWING THE SHOW: https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/music/come-play-the-trees

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