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MAY 9 2011
MARCH 9 2011
FEBRUARY 18 2011
FEBRUARY 10 2011
CCP have now signed up with digital distributors Tunecore in order to market Shapeshake 2025 and all future CUT 72 releases through iTunes and Amazon.
FEBRUARY 6 2011
FEBRUARY 2 2011
Digital Tunes - the specialist online Electronica store that CUT 72 have been working exclusively with - have rejected Shapeshake 2025 on the grounds that the EP is not, in their opinion, Electronica. This somewhat bizarre decision on their part has now caused major problems and the EP's official release date has now had to be put back until alternative arrangements can be made for digital distribution and retail. Several no-holds barred emails have been sent to Digital Tunes demanding a full explanation for their decision but the company have refused to co-operate.
JANUARY 4 2011
Shapeshake 2025 pre-release reviewed in The Fly magazine:
"The latest release from North Wales’s Industrial Electronica pioneers grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go. Four tracks of unrelenting powerhouse rhythms, evil bass and distorted lead synths coupled with strange and ghostly noises that do not belong on this earth. The overall effect is huge, dark and very impressive - arguably their best work yet."
JANUARY 2 2011
The Shapeshake 2025 EP is currently being mastered by Welsh cultural catalyst Alan Holmes ready for release.
JANUARY 1 2011
Happy New Year | Blwyddyn Newydd Dda | Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu
DECEMBER 15 2010
Recording and final mixdown of Total State Terror now complete.
NOVEMBER 16 2010
Final mixdowns for Shapeshake 2025, Jugganath and Cytherea-X now complete.
OCTOBER 23 2010
Total State Terror backing track now complete and sent off to Harvi for him to weave his magic on.
OCTOBER 10 2010
Work has now begun on the 4th and final track for the EP - Total State Terror - another brand new track. Gary has roped in old friend Harvinder Sangha of Charged fame to handle lead vocals with Gary singing chorus. The track is a no-holds barred attack on Israel's policies towards the Palestinians.
OCTOBER 8 2010
Cytherea-X complete apart from final mixdown.
SEPTEMBER 18 2010
Work has now begun on a brand new dance track - Cytherea-X - for the EP. The track is a homage to legendary American porn actress Cytherea.
SEPTEMBER 14 2010
The track Shapeshake 2025 - Jugganath Mix is now complete apart from vocals and final mixdown.
SEPTEMBER 4 2010
Work has now begun on Shapeshake 2025 - Jugganath Mix.
AUGUST 27 2010
The track Shapeshake 2025 is now complete apart from vocals and final mixdown.
JULY 27 2010
Gary has now started work on the title track for the Shapeshake 2025 EP.
MAY 1 - MAY 8 2010
Gary has been filming on Carn Menyn in the Preseli Hills, North Pembrokeshire, for a new music and film project.
APRIL 23 2010
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the debut CUT TUNES single and John Peel fave Shapeshake CUT 72 will begin reworking the track in the summer for release later in the year. Stay tuned for further information.
DECEMBER 14 2009
Gary has begun filming the first of seven videos for the Insane Asylum multimedia project.
SEPTEMBER 23 2009
Extended previews from the CCP catalogue - including the new album Insane Asylum now available. Check out the CCP site - Previews.
SEPTEMBER 6 2009
Insane Asylum track Cell 4 played on Adam Walton's Magical Mystery Tour show (BBC Radio Wales) prompting the comment:
"....reverberates with a real kind of menace - as if I'm going to be attacked by hordes of strange machines as soon as I get out of the studio".
Also mentioned:
"Gary Cut is a seminal and instrumental figure of the North Wales Electronic music scene".
JULY 1 2009
Insane Asylum reviewed in The Fly:
"Featuring vocals from
cult Japanese cyberpunk writer Kenji Siratori, Insane Asylum builds in intensity
from the dark ambient Eraserhead-esque atmospherics of Cell 1 to the apocalyptic
and huge voodoo machine rhythms of Cell 7. Using Siratori's voice to create many
of the instrumental sounds on the album the end result is a challenging,
disturbing and powerful work."
JUNE 17 2009
CUT 72 now on Last-FM
JUNE 7 2009
Insane Asylum is officially released today on CCP and is available to download from Digital-Tunes. To tie in with the release the 2002 CUT 23 album Metal Ghosts is now also digitally available from the new CCP online store.
MAY 23 2009
Website updated
MAY 16 2009
CCP have signed a deal with highly-rated download company Digital-Tunes for the digital releases of all CUT 72 product. More news to follow.
MAY 9 2009
Gary is back from SW Wales with an arsenal of new art and a large grin on his face thanks to Bangor's 2-0 victory over Aberystwyth Town to lift the Welsh Cup for the second season in a row.
MAY 1 - MAY 8 2009
Gary is spending the week on Carn Menyn in the Preseli Hills, North Pembrokeshire, filming and field recording for a new audiovisual project. A day off on the 2nd to travel over to Llanelli to watch his beloved Bangor City FC in the Welsh Cup final.
APR 9 2009
CUT 72 is now on Facebook
FEB 28 - MAR 07 2009
Gary is currently on holiday in Edinburgh celebrating his birthday with his son.
FEB 15 2009
Work has begun on blueprinting and test filming for a proposed live multimedia performance version of Insane Asylum.
FEB 02 2009
The Insane Asylum album cover and related promo material has now been finalised. Stay tuned for release date news.
JAN 29 2009
Work has now started on the second remix for the Cell 6 Redux EP. The finished versions of this and the other two remixes will revolve around Laurie's final vocal takes.
JAN 23 2009
The working version of Cell 6 Ultramix is now complete.
JAN 18 2009
Work has started on the main remix - Cell 6 Ultramix - for the proposed Cell 6 Redux EP. This will be the mix that will be sent over to Laurie in Montreal to work her magic on.
JAN 15 2009
Work is now underway on the Insane Asylum album cover and related promotional material.
JAN 13 2009
Gary Cut has now set up a new production company - CUT Central Productions (CCP) - to handle all future music, multimedia and film releases. Any similarity to the cult German label CCP that shafted CUT TUNES in the mid-90s is purely coincidental. Insane Asylum will be the first release under the CCP mantle, shortly followed by Cell 6 Redux - a remix EP containing 4 reworkings of the 6th track on the album. These will be the first released tracks featuring acclaimed Canadian vocalist Laurie Gordon - lead singer with Montreal-based Indie band Chiwawa.
JAN 04 2009
After the completion of the CUT 72 album Insane Asylum featuring acclaimed Japanese cyberpunk author Kenji Siratori it has been revealed that Hypermodern - the Japanese label scheduled to release the album - is experiencing financial difficulties due to the world-wide recession. Consequently Plan B is now in operation and an alternate schedule is now being finalised for the release of the album. More news to follow.
JAN 1st 2009
Happy New Year everyone - hope it's a good one for all of you.
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