Themsay

27/09/2023

Congratulations to Jack The Ripper for reaching 1,000,000 streams today across their catalog ! Thanks to everyone who's been listening & enjoying the music !

21/07/2023

Release day for David M Allen - yay ! https://alterk.lnk.to/InthePast
"How do you make a record without instruments ? Ask David M Allen because that's precisely what he's done... When whatever studio bunnies were safely tucked up in bed, Dave would sometimes unwind after a hard day's production by messing around with his beloved Lexicon 480L reverb rack. 'In The Past' - named after the machine's 9th patch found in bank 5 & the main reverb preset used all over 'Disintegration' (think 'Plainsong', 'Same Deep Water...', 'Prayers For Rain' etc.) - was made by feeding back the Lexicon's digital signal with Dave pitching & prodding it gently into lush & foreboding soundscapes. The 16 minute track fits neatly in somewhere between Pierre Henry's 'musique concrete', the experimental ambient of Eno & the far reaches of Autechre, Seefeel or Aphex Twin. Hit the link to listen on the streaming service of your choice. An accompanying video for the track put together by Dave himself will also be released shortly & a super limited single-sided laser-etched 12 inch vinyl will be available in the coming months.
Mr Allen is in conversation with electronic legend Martyn Ware on his brilliant 'Electronically Yours ' podcast today too - available to replay wherever you get your pods from so do tune in !"

Listen to In the Past by David M. Allen.

12/10/2022

***USA EXCLUSIVE***
My word - the rather excellent The Static Dive has some very beautiful words for A Transient State who have just dropped their stunning 'Journey' LP & a video clip for 'Prélude' - hit the link to check it out !

We have the US premiere live performance video "Prelude", the first single from the debut EP by French experimental ambient duo A Transient State

12/10/2022

It's release day - yay ! The wonderful A Transient State drop their 1st full length LP 'Journey' today across all digital platforms. Hit the link to listen to the album from the masters of electro-acoustic ambience : https://AlterK.lnk.to/Journey

17/06/2022

!!! David M Allen - US video exclusive !!!
https://staticdive.com/2022/06/17/david-m-allen-just-a-combination/
Thanks to The Static Dive for their kind words from NYC about David's 'DNA Of DMA' LP & the latest video drop for 'Just A combination' (directed by JC Carroll)
'Album Of The Week' - Juno Records
'Possibly the best synth pop album ever made...' - Electronic Sound UK
'The future Cure producer's innate musicality & intuitive feel for arrangement shines through' - MOJO

We have the US Exclusive Premiere of legendary producer David M Allen's new video "Just a Combination" from his retrospective album The DNA of DMA

13/06/2022

Thank you MOJO for your lovely words about David M Allen's groundbreaking 'DNA Of DMA' LP : "the future Cure-producer's innate musicality & intuitive feel for arrangements shines through..." ! Thank you Andy Cowan 🥰🥰🥰
Listen/DL : https://alterk.lnk.to/DavidMAllen
Buy the limited vinyl : https://tinyurl.com/dnaofdma

09/06/2022

Get yer 80s on ! The magnificent video for David M Allen's 'Just A Combination' - directed & edited by the wonderful JC Carroll (The Members) - is out now ! Taken from David's Record Store Day UK hit album 'The DNA Of DMA', the video puts you straight into an early ID Magazine photoshoot, possibly taking place just after you'd watched the latest episode of Dynasty...
'Album Of The Week' (22/04) - Juno Records
'Possibly the greatest synth pop album ever made...' - Electronic Sound Magazine

David M. Allen's 'Just A Combination' taken from the 'DNA Of DMA' LPListen/DL : https://alterk.lnk.to/DavidMAllenBuy the vinyl : https://tinyurl.com/dnaofdma...

08/06/2022

Release day - yay ! Ménades burning new 'Cramée' EP is out today ! 6 choice cuts of abrasive punk pop- hit the link to listen/grab : https://AlterK.lnk.to/Cramee-EP 🔥🔥🔥
Ménades live :
15/06 - Marseille - EMBOBINEUSE THEATRE DE FORTUNE
17/06 - Paris - Supersonic
🔥🔥🔥

13/05/2022

Blimey ! David M Allen's 'DNA Of DMA' LP being described as "possibly the greatest synth pop album ever made" by the wonderful Electronic Sound Magazine is quite something ! Big props to them & shout out to Republic of Music & Diggers Factory ⚡️⚡️⚡️

03/05/2022

David M Allen's 'The DNA Of DMA' is 'Album Of The Week' on the fabulous Juno Records this week ! Shout out to Store Day UK, Diggers Factory & Republic of Music ! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

This week's to-die-for albums,, as selected by our writers ALBUM OF THE WEEK David M Allen - The DNA Of DMA (Themsay) David M Allen is someone whose work you will know even if the nam

22/04/2022

In with a bullet ! Son Of's 'Doberwoman' enters the Apple Music rock charts at #4 in Germany & Austria ! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

08/04/2022

Release day - yay ! Hit the link below to listen/DL 'The Sound Of Muzak', a first extract from the forthcoming 'The DNA Of DMA' LP from David M Allen out on 23rd of April for Record Store Day UK ! The sound of a young 20-something engineer getting to grips with the new equipment at Genetic Studios shortly before the arrival of The Human League for the mythical 'Dare' sessions. Poke Martin Rushent Memories ! 🔥🔥🔥

https://AlterK.lnk.to/TheSoundOfMuzak

Listen to The Sound of Muzak by David M. Allen.

07/04/2022

Hit the link to pre-save David M Allen's 'The Sound Of Muzak' absolutely free to the streaming platform of your choice. This is the first track taken from the forthcoming Record Store Day UK release 'The DNA Of DMA' LP & is out tomorrow across all platforms !
https://AlterK.lnk.to/TheSoundOfMuzak

Listen to content by David M. Allen.

06/04/2022

🔥🔥👉 David M. Allen & Phil Thornally in conversation 👈🔥🔥

To celebrate the release of David M Allen's 'The DNA of DMA' LP for Record Store Day UK, we are hosting a Q&A at Rough Trade East on Saturday 23rd April at 4pm sharp ! David has invited his friend & some-time collaborator Phil Thornalley to the party. Among his many accolades, Phil co-produced The Cure's early masterpiece 'Po*******hy' that is being released on picture disc for the first time for RSD too. Come down & listen to the pair discuss their respective careers (that are still very much ongoing!) & grab the chance to put your own questions to them ! If you are unable to attend but have a burning question for the maestros, please follow this page & send us your Qs via private message - we will be filming the event for broadcast on socials afterwards.
The talk starts at 4pm sharp and will last approximately 40 minutes - please be advised that Rough Trade will be extremely busy on RSD, so do try to come early if you plan to attend - see you there !

02/04/2022

Thanks to The Static Dive for the US premiere of Lisa Li-Lund's new video 'Planet' ! Click the link below to check it out 🔥🔥🔥

US Premiere Video! We have the Stateside exclusive debut of the brand new video "Planet" by French Indie hero, Lisa Li-Lund

31/03/2022

Thanks Louderthanwar for the kind words for David M Allen's upcoming Record Store Day UK release 'The DNA Of DMA' ! ⚡️⚡️

Recorded by David M. Allen in 1980 and released on vinyl just now, the DNA of DMA is a “blast from the past”. Founding member of Pinpoint and producer Recorded by David M. Allen in 1980 and released on vinyl just now, the DNA of DMA is a “blast from the past”.

21/03/2022

Dave Allen will be celebrating the Record Store Day UK release of his 'The DNA Of DMA' with a special at 8pm (UK) on Wednesday 27th of April - join us !

“Wednesday April 27th 8pm (UK time) David M. Allen will be our very special guest host for a featuring The DNA OF DMA Join us”

17/02/2022

Here at Themsay, we are so proud to be releasing Dave Allen's 'The DNA of DMA' for Record Store Day UK 2022 ! 🔥🔥🔥
In early 1980, legendary producer David M. Allen (The Cure, Sisters of mercy, Neneh Cherry etc…) was holed up at Martin Rushent’s Genetic Studios unboxing & installing groundbreaking new equipment from the Roland Corporation - one of the 1st System 700 modular synths & its accompanying MC-8 Micro Composer to have arrived on UK shores. Dave had just a couple of weeks (in the absence of Martin) to get everything up & running in time for the arrival of the Human League at Genetic. Those sessions would see them record what was to become the ultimate synth pop smash - the ‘Dare’ album !
‘The DNA of DMA’ is the sound of an early 20-something studio engineer rush-recording a slew of his own post-punk tracks into electronic form. It’s a recording that sets the blueprint for what would become known as the ‘Genetic sound’ - a sound that would rapidly dominate the airwaves the world over. Lovingly restored from a 1/4 inch tape that David stumbled across a few years back, ‘The DNA of DMA’ is a fascinating historical snap shot of the first digitally controlled studio gear of 1980 being road-tested over his catchy & quirky song-writing & performances. When Martin Rushent heard the tape upon his return to Genetic, David was offered a job on the spot. A job that has now spanned 5 decades but started humbly with these 9 tracks over 40 years ago…
Record Store Day UK National Album Day The Record Club

The DNA of DMA

09/06/2021