After a Christmas and January spent in quiet introspection and loud rehearsing, Moogieman and The Masochists played their first gig of the decade on Friday to a packed Klub Kakofanney at the Wheatsheaf.
With the help of our friends in the headline act Mandrake Handshake we managed to put together a video of the opening number, Journey To The East, in case you didn’t manage to get along.
In the depths of mid-winter we were delighted to see this photograph of Moogieman with Maoschists Stefano and Claire at Common People 2017 after we’d done a set at the Cyc du Soleil tent. Read the rest of this entry »
Moogieman songs have made into Nightshift Magazine‘s top 25 tracks of the year for the last 3 years. This year, Ghost Driver, the new single featuring all of the Masochists has climbed higher than ever before to 13th place.
Released on Halloween, is this placement the result of malign forces at work in East Oxford, or even the result of satanic rituals and a summoning at the Moogieman commune, or just coincidence?
Look forward to more esoteric pronouncements from the band in 2020.
The new Moogieman And The Masochists single Ghost Driver releases today on Bandcamp, Spotify and other streaming platforms.
The track was played on BBC Introducing in Oxford on Saturday night as Ronan Munro’s (of Nightshift Magazine) recommended song of the week.
The 10 inch vinyl version will shortly be available at Truck Store and other outlets, as well as at the launch gig tonight at the Library.
The November issue of Oxford’s Nightshift Magazine is out, with this very nice review of the forthcoming new single Ghost Driver.
All Will Be Well Records will be celebrating their fifth vinyl release with a 10 inch single by Moogieman And The Masochists on 31 October. Read the rest of this entry »
Oxford music magazine, Nightshift was kind enough to feature the band on the cover of their December issue. There’s also a double-page spread inside, containing an interview with Moogieman and the Masochists talking about the new Doppelganger EP, band politics, and oddball influences.
The cover photo is by Jason Warner of glasshertzzphoto and we think he did a cracking job.
Full article on the story page.
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All Will Be Well Records has announced the release of a new Mooogieman EP on 21 November. Doppelganger consists of four tracks recorded together at Moogie Studios with the valuable production assistance of All Will Be Well’s Stefano Maio.
The release is driven by more instrospective, abstract themes than last year’s Girls And Film album, from the title track that was penned in response to Shan Sriharan’s (aka Moogieman) concerns about reports Read the rest of this entry »
Moogieman and three of the Masochists played a delightful set in the Cyc Du Soleil tent at Common People, Oxford on Saturday early evening. Photo by Cristina Camilla Px
