Name: Wow Machine
Brand: Stealing Sheep

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BSRPA007

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Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

With Lyric Insert.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-10-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Both Sides Records (a trading style of Brighter Sound Ltd)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Stealing Sheep

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Both Sides Records

Stealing Sheep are an electro pop band from Liverpool, England, formed in 2010. The trio consists of *Rebecca Hawley* on vocals and synthesisers, *Emily Lansley* on vocals, keyboards, electric guitar and bass guitar, and *Lucy Mercer* on vocals, drum machines, percussion and acoustic drum kit.
Inspired by a diverse range of genres including folktronica and psychedelic pop, Stealing Sheep have crafted a unique sound that blends catchy melodies with experimental elements. Their music is characterized by intricate harmonies and infectious rhythms.
With their mesmerizing live performances and critically acclaimed albums such as "Not Real" and "Big Wows", Stealing Sheep have gained a dedicated fanbase. Drawing influences from artists like Django Django, Dutch Uncles, Field Music, Jane Weaver and Wild Beasts among others; they continue to push boundaries in the world of electro pop.

Wow Machine is a special commission album inspired by electronic music’s female pioneers that takes a deep dive into the realms of electronics, sampling, splicing , looping and reversing. This conceptual work takes the listener on a journey through serene feels, doomy landscapes, feminist sci-fi themes and robotic vocals with a contrasting mixture of analogue studio setups and modern software synths. The Sheep fluctuate between ambient flows and techno flavours in celebration of unsung women in music using the sinister sound-effects made by Delia Derbyshire during her time at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Due to the method's they have used to compose the music, the album is entirely self-produced, creating a visceral style with automatic and instinctive movements. The music features leitmotifs akin to 70’s TV themes, with eerie hooks reminiscent of Japanese dystopian Anime ‘Akira’ and the band site Delia Derbyshire, Laurie Anderson, Daphne Oram and Suzanne Ciani as key influences, as well as modern electronic pioneers SOPHIE and Planning to Rock.

The album is released on Both Sides Records as a special commission. Both Sides Records is a new label, which grew out of the work of the Manchester based charity, Brighter Sound and their innovative Both Sides Now programme, a ground-breaking gender equality initiative. Both Sides records continue to create opportunities for women and marginalised genders and celebrate music coming out of the North of England.

Wow Machine

Music GB

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