Moonbuilding - Back To School - Issue 4 - 2023 (fanzines actuais)

 

Moonbuilding

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MOONBUILDING

Issue Four: Autumn 2023 

HEAR | HERE

P6-23 New and upcoming releases

Reviews galore, including Maria Uzor, Belbury Poly, Veryan, The Mistys, Polypores, Field Lines Cartographer, Melenas, Lone Bison, Almost Nothing, Twilight Sequence, Natacha Barrett, There Is Another System, Giants Of Discovery + release round up and quiet details label profile

CLOSE | ENCOUNTER

P24-31 One great big interview

We meet cover star Maria Uzor in a quiet-ish corner of a coffeee shop in her home town of Norwich where we talk about debut album, “Soft Cuts”, why art really is magic, her mom’s legendary parties, writing rap lyrics aged six, Ed Sheeran and why it’s a good idea to jump and let the universe catch you.

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P32-48 All The Other Stuff

Captain Star creator Steven Appleby, Girls Twidding Knobs podcast, new books on The Chemical Brothers and Radiophonic Workshop, Lol Tolhurst’s ‘Goth: A History’, Will Sergeant’s ‘Echoes’, plus Ghost Box’s Jim Jupp, Captain Star, Alex Paterson and probably more…

 

MOONBUILDING

Issue Four: Autumn 2023

Almost everything: Neil Mason

@moonbuildingmag – moonbuildingmag@gmail.com

Everything else: Colin Morrison

@castlesinspace – hello@castlesinspace.com

Cover illustration: Nick Taylor

@nicktee_art spectral-studio.co.uk

100 thank yous… Spencer Robinson (premier-printers.co.uk), Finlay Milligan, Zoe Miller (Zopf PR), David Blatner (63p.com), Ambulance 3-13

Typeset in Chaparra Pro, Sunflower and assorted printing sets

A Castles In Space publication

ISSN 2976-9264 (print) / ISSN 2976-9274 (digital)

© Moonbuilding 2023

MOONBUILDING - The Summer Collection 2022 (fanzine | issue #1)

 

CD Companion

 

MOONBUILDING

SUMMER SPECIAL

ISUUE #1

A Castles In Space publication Starring…

DEAN HONER

Woodford Halse

Imperfect Stranger

Richard Norris

Lavender Sweep

Alex Paterson

Captain Star

+ more

 

OH HELLO

Thanks for Coming, grab a chair, we´ll be starting in a few minutes

 

OK. If we can settle down at the back, it looks like we’re ready. If there’s any questions you’ll find me at the tea and biscuits table afterwards.

Ever since I bought my first issue of Smash Hits, the music press has been a huge part of my life. Over the years, I’ve worked for some iconic titles, including Muzik, Melody Maker and NME.

Until recently I worked at Electronic Sound where it seems I accidentally created a scene. I didn’t give it a name, or draw attention to it, but there on the pages each issue was a smorgasbord of independent DIY record labels run from kitchen tables, releasing music by independent DIY artists made on their kitchen tables.

We’re talking about the likes of Ghost Box, Castles In Space, Burning Witches, A Year In The Country, Spun Out Of Control, Clay Pipe, Woodford Halse, DiN and many more who covered everything from field recordings and experimental mayhem to Berlin Schoolisms and post-rave bangers. The releases were lovingly put together and beautifully presented with great artwork. It felt like the early 80s all over again, a time when I was filling up on new-fangled labels like 4AD, Small Wonder, Rough Trade, Mute, New Hormones, Cherry Red, Factory, Fast Product, Creation…

The idea for Moonbuilding has been brewing for a little while. Yeah, I know, I could’ve just started a blog, but I figured this scene I’ve been writing about for years kind of needed a publication that shares its own DIY ethos. So here it is, just me, doing this from my kitchen table.

You will have noticed that Moonbuilding is a Castles In Space publication, but that doesn´t mean it’s all about CiS releases. Think of it like a label putting out a magazine instead of an album. Makes sense to us. Hope it chimes with you.

So that’s the plan. Let’s crack on. Tea and biscuits anyone?

Neil

 

HERE HEAR

P6-23 New and upcoming releases

Dean Honer And Kevin Pearce, Field Lines Cartographer, The Hardy Tree, The Home Current, Regal Worm, Pye Corner Audio, Howlround, Concretism, Band Of Cloud, Imperfect Stranger, The Incidental Crack, Isvisible Isinvisible, XAM Duo, Labels We Love: Woodford Halse, and a release round-up

CLOSE ENCOUNTER

P24-31 One great interview

Dean Honer opens the door to his Sheffield studio for a free-ranging chat that includes how Depeche Mode changed his life, Philip Oakley’s dog walking exploits, saying no to Madonna, and we even talk about his new album, “The Sound Of Science”.

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P32-48 All the other stuff

A Dean Honer-free zone. Richard Norris atlks Strange things Are Happening mag, Lavender Sweep’s world record attempt, Alex Paterson’s West Norwood Bugle. There’s a first time for everything, some other bits and bobs, oh and the very welcome return of Steven Appleby’s legendary Captain Star.

 

MOONBUILDING

Issue One: Summer 2022

Almost everything: Neil Mason

@moonbuildingmag – moonbuildingmag@gmail.com

Everything else: Colin Morrison

@castlesinspace – hello@castlesinspace.com

Cover illustration/cover feature design: Nick Taylor

@nicktee_art – spectral-studio.co.uk

100 thank yous… Spencer Robinson (premier-printers.co.uk), David Blatner (63p.com), Finlay Milligan, Ambulance 3-13, Kevin Foakes (openminddesign.uk), Steven Appleby, Alex Paterson. Big love to Tracey, Olive, Luke and the other Alex.

Typeset in Chaparral Pro, Sunflower and assorted printing sets.

A Castles In Space publication

© Moonbuildin 2022

 

MOONBUILDING - The Autumn Collection 2022 (fanzine | issue #2)

 A época alta dos fanzines já passou. No entanto, continuam a haver pessoas que não desistem e persistem em manter viva a chama. Com outra tecnologia, outra aparência e outros formatos, o ideal de sempre mantém-se: divulgar os novos nomes que despontam com a sua música de qualidade e que são editados por selos também eles mais ou menos "subterrâneos". Enfim, descobrir a nova música que interessa!

Para começar, aqui fica a apresentação do fanzine da editora Castles in Space, cuja publicação se iniciou este ano. Sendo já este o número 2, seguir-se-á a apresentação do número 1.

Ah, e traz um CD imperdível. Vejam imagem abaixo e explorem os nomes nele contidos.

Issue Two: Autumn 2022

Almost everything: Neil Mason

@moonbuildingmag - moonbuilfingmag@gmail.com

Everything else: Colin Morrison

@castlesinspace - hello@castlesinspace.com

Cover ilustration: Nick Taylor

@nicktee_art - spectral-studio.co.uk

100 thank yous... Spencer Robinson (premier-printers.co.uk), Finlay Milligan, Like Mason (the apprentice), Malcolm Garrett (8.5pt for the WOB, is that better?), David Blatner (65p.com), Ambulance 3-13, Steven ppleby, Alex Paterson.

Typeset in Chaparral Pro, Sunflower and assorted printing sets

A Castles in Space publication

© Moonbuilding 2022

48 páginas

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p6-23

New and upcoming releases

Kayla Painter, The Leaf Library, Acid Klaus, David Clarkson, Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan, Ian Boddy, Holmes + Atten Ash, Yves Malone, Loula Yorke, The Heartwood Institute, Fujiya And Miyagi, Andrew Wasylyk, 'Rental _Yields' and a bumper realease round-up

p24-31 

CLOSE ENCOUNTER

One great big interview

A drum roll for our cover star Kayla Painter. We talk about her new 'Infinite You' EP, Fijian heritage, climbing up cliffs, dry stone walling and how time and space cease to exist at the edge of a black hole.

p32-48

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All the other stuff

Books, books and more books. A books special in fact. Interviews with Paul Gorman and Kevin Foakes plus reviews of mighty tomes by Ted Kessler, Barbara Charone, Martyn Ware, Rory Sullivan-Burke, Nige Tassell, Simon Williams and a Year in the Country's Stephen Prince.