Rumour Cubes

Rumour Cubes are a 6-piece instrumental band based in London, UK. The band's music has been described as post-rock,[1] cinematic[2][3] and atmospheric[4] and likened to bands such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor[3] and Yndi Halda.

Rumour Cubes
OriginLondon, UK
GenresPost-rock
Years active2009-present
LabelsMarriage of a Dead Dog SING!
Websitehttp://rumourcubes.bandcamp.com
MembersOmar Rahwangi
Adam Stark
Hannah Morgan
Joe Bartlett
Jay Malhotra
Terry Murphy
Past membersSimon Stark
Siew Cottis

History

The band was formed in mid-2009 by Hannah Morgan (violin), Omar Rahwangi (drums) and Adam Stark (guitar, electronics). They were later joined by Joe Bartlett (bass), Simon Stark (guitar) and Siew Cottis (viola). In August 2010 the sextet released their debut EP We Have Sound Houses Also on the Marriage of a Dead Dog SING! record label. The EP received a warm reception.[2][3] The release has also had airplay on BBC 6 Music by Tom Robinson.[5] In early 2011 Cottis left the band and was replaced on viola by Terry Murphy.

In February 2012 the band released their debut album, The Narrow State[6] which received coverage from The 405,[7] The Blue Walrus,[8] Goldflake Paint[9] and featured in the Echoes and Dust Top 40 Albums of the Year at number six.[10]

In June 2014, the band announced the follow up album to The Narrow State entitled Appearances of Collections which was part-funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign. The album will be released on 18 August 2014.[11]

Band members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Albums
  • The Narrow State (2012)
  • Appearances of Collections (2014)

EPs
  • We Have Sound Houses Also (2010)

Compilations
  • We Make Our Own Mythologies (2011)[12]
  • A Cheery Wave From Stranded Youngsters: UK Post-Rock / Instrumental / Math-Rock (3rd Wave) (2011) [13]

Ethos

The band have aligned themselves with a number of charities and political movements. In March 2011 the band performed alongside Josie Long and speakers from UK Uncut and Unite the Union at an event promoting the 2011 anti-cuts protest in London led by the TUC.[14][15] Rumour Cubes also performed at Lexapalooza in February 2011, in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign,[16] and they have appeared on the We Make Our Own Mythologies compilation for Macmillan Cancer Support.[12] The band played a Sunkan Dymonds benefit gig in July 2011 to raise money for the British Tinnitus Association.[17]

gollark: It's kind of messy... but I like hexagons...
gollark: ~~on this disqord~~
gollark: well, chickens couldn't breathe fire, one would assume.
gollark: I mean, they do traditionally breathe fire.
gollark: Are we just ignoring the fact that they probably need to lay eggs which are very hot, or on fire?

References
  1. BeardRock, "MinionTV, Rumour Cubes", http://beardrock.co.uk/gigs/rumour-cubes-miniontv, Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  2. The 405, "Introducing No. 129 Rumour Cubes", http://thefourohfive.com/articles/5129, Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  3. Echoes and Dust, "Rumour Cubes - ‘We Have Sound Houses Also’", http://echoesepcorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/rumour-cubes-we-have-sound-houses-also.html, Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  4. Never Enough Notes, "Douce Angoisse + Rumour Cubes // The Workshop, London // 08.12.10", http://www.neverenoughnotes.co.uk/wordpress/2010/12/douce-angoisse-rumour-cubes-the-workshop-london-08-12-10/, Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  5. Rumour Cubes on BBC 6 Music, https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/c9879232-e121-4a35-bcd6-04896293cb12, Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  6. Sound Revolution, "Rumour Cubes – The Narrow State", http://soundrevuk.com/?p=2125, Retrieved 2012-02-12
  7. The 405, "Rumour Cubes – The Narrow State",http://thefourohfive.com/review/article/rumour-cubes-the-narrow-state
  8. The Blue Walrus, "Rumour Cubes – The Narrow State",http://thebluewalrus.com/2012/02/24/rumour-cubes-the-narrow-state/
  9. Goldflake Paint, "ALBUM REVIEW // RUMOUR CUBES – THE NARROW STATE", http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/album-review-rumour-cubes-the-narrow-state/
  10. Echoes and Dust, "The Echoes And Dust Writers Poll Album of 2012, http://echoesanddust.com/albums-of-the-year-2012-the-writers-poll
  11. "Rumour Cubes to release new album - 18th August". Circuit Sweet. Circuit Sweet. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  12. We Make Our Own Mythologies, Sweeping the Nation, http://sweepingthenation.bandcamp.com/album/we-make-our-own-mythologies, Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  13. A Cheery Wave From Stranded Youngsters (3rd Wave), http://rumourcubes.bandcamp.com/album/a-cheery-wave-from-stranded-youngsters-uk-post-rock-instrumental-math-rock-3rd-wave, Retrieved 2012-02-12
  14. False Economy, "Art Uncut", http://falseeconomy.org.uk/campaigns/event/art-uncut, Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  15. Art Uncut, http://www.artuncut.org.uk/past-events/all-in-this-together/, Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  16. Lexapalooza, "Lexapalooza News", http://www.lexapalooza.138promotions.com/news.html, Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  17. Sunkan Dymonds, http://www.sunkandymonds.com/, Retrieved 2011-04-25.
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