Sheffield's Blood Sport have announced their debut album, 'Life In Units' to be released as the first official launch on their own imprint - Hybrid Vigour Records. Recorded entirely in analogue and to tape with Karl Sveinsson (Gnod) at Queens Ark Audio and mastered by Dean Honer (Human League, I Monster) ‘Life In Units’ is out on September 9.
Stream 'Palomar', taken from the album, below.
Formed in 2010 over a mutual love of David Byrne and Brian Eno's classic album ‘My Life In The Bush of Ghosts’, Blood Sport is a concoction of hypnotic Afro-beat and African guitar styles such as Soukous and Juju, locked grooves, and the raw energy of post-punk. The result is noisy, rhythmic, experimental - and lives up to their5 dubbing it ‘aggro-beat’.
The success of their EPs ‘Fruits’ (released through Tye Die Tapes) and 'Ø' have earned the band a broad fan base; while their legendary part-improvised and completely uninterrupted live sets have seen them earn their stripes as not only regulars at DIY warehouse nights throughout the UK, but also sharing stages with artists as diverse as Alt-J, Django Django, Ghost Poet and Kanda Bongo Man. This year also saw Blood Sport being hand-picked to tour with Drenge and as well as an appearance at this year’s ‘Detestival’ event.
LIVE DATES
23rd Aug - SHEFFIELD - The Audacious Space
07th Sept - BRISTOL - Start The Bus
11th Sept - LEICESTER - The Cookie Jar (w/ God Damn)
12th Sept - CARDIFF - Four Bars
13th Sept - LONDON - Powerlunches
14th Sept - PORTSMOUTH – Southsea Festival
15th Sept - BRIGHTON - The Hope
18th Sept - LEEDS - Wharf Chambers
20th Sept - MANCHESTER - Gullivers
21st Sept - SHEFFIELD - Penelopes
3rd Oct - NOTTINGHAM - JT Soar Warehouse
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