Shelfmark - 1000.MUS.DEMY
I’ve encountered a lot of people who assume touring is chaotic, or worse, glamorous. Most of the time it’s neither. Being on tour means being suspended between two worlds, between different versions of home. Like color, people can see the same tour differently. The word “family” gets thrown around a lot in the touring world. To me, family is dynamic, its health determined by how well the unit adapts to individual growth and change. My roles with the Death Cab ecosystem have transformed many times over the two decades I’ve been around. This band cements for me not only what family means, but family does. I’ve been so many different versions of myself with them, and they’ve welcomed me in, again and again—with a hug, a laminate, and a bunk on the bus. —Rachel Demy For a sales manager or a trucker, a motivational speaker or a musician, there are consistencies within the constant change of life on the road. Each learns to create homes away from home, channeling points of familiarity when, after prolonged movement from venue to venue, one’s sense of time and space inevitably dulls. Bands, like theater troupes and circuses, have a group dynamic layered on top of all that, comprised not only of the musicians but all those who contribute to the daily construction and dismantling of temporary worlds. Photographer Rachel Demy knows every detail of what it takes to move instruments, cases and crews across the country and around the world to bring musicians and audiences together for a few precious hours. After a decade on the logistics side of managing tours, she laid down her spreadsheets and 16-channel Motorola radio to spend more time with her camera, capturing the liminal moments she had long been observing from her years on the road. The photographs comprising Between, Everywhere were made over a five-year period touring with Death Cab for Cutie, a band she met first as a fan, and eventually joined as family. A mainstay of the indie music scene, Death Cab for Cutie has been consistently recording and touring for over two decades. Demy’s wry and poignant photographs take viewers behind the scenes and on a journey full of the quiet, the beauty, the monotony and the exhilaration of a veteran band on tour. <div class="sqs-block gallery-block sqs-block-gallery" data-block-json="{"hSize":null,"floatDir":null,"methodOption":"transient","existingGallery":null,"newWindow":false,"aspect-ratio":"standard","aspectRatio":null,"auto-crop":true,"blockAnimation":"none","collectionId":"645964bb5f1a892fe317de63","design":"grid","lightbox":true,"lightboxTheme":"dark","padding":20,"show-meta":true,"show-meta-basic":true,"show-meta-only-title":false,"show-meta-only-description":false,"square-thumbs":false,"thumbnails-per-row":3,"vSize":null,"transientGalleryId":"645964bb5f1a892fe317de63"}" data-block-type="8" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1683579682415_22126">
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Shelfmark - 992.MUS.AMORÓS
Keep The Faith is a curated collection of photographs exploring the underground Northern Soul music scene around the United Kingdom. Northern Soul events offer access to rare and underplayed records from 1960s America and attract an ever-increasing and passionate younger following. Amorós has documented five events: Rivoli Ballroom in London, The King George’s Hall in Blackburn, Soul Stompers Club at the New Albany in London, Deptford Northern Soul at Earth Hackney in London and Bristol Northern Soul at the Old Market Assembly in Bristol.
300gsm Nautilus Classic (Recycled) matt cover. 160gsm Nautilus Classic (Recycled) inside pages.
Recorded Here: The Early Days of Squeeze (1975-1976)
Shelfmark - 980.MUS.IMPEY
Back in the 1970s, just after I'd completed a three year photography course at Bournemouth & Poole College of Art & Technology, I was lucky enough to come across a group of teenage musical geniuses from Southeast London. The band, which included Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford and Jools Holland, was called Squeeze. When I became involved in their management I saw a great opportunity to take photographs as they rehearsed, toured and recorded and the majority of this unique photographic record has been sitting in my archives ever since.
Shelfmark - 974.MUS.CRIANTE,TORRESI
IMPUBBLICABILE! (UNPUBLISHABLE) is a raw and evocative photographic journey by Marco Criante and Francesco Torresi, exploring the underground music scene of Marche and the social context that surrounds it. Born in 2017, the project documents, with a diaristic style, the creative energy of bands and artists who fuel an alternative cultural circuit, far from the commercial dynamics of big cities. In this setting, both national and international artists find refuge in clubs, cultural circles, and festivals scattered between the coasts and mountains, where independent music becomes an act of rebellion against provincial stagnation. Through powerful imagery, IMPUBBLICABILE! captures the vitality of a community that challenges inertia, transforming art and sound into acts of resistance and self-expression. It is a visceral tribute to independent music and those who make it possible, encapsulating the authentic essence of a reality too intense for the mainstream. "Dirty, ugly, and wicked are the protagonists of IMPUBBLICABILE!, hidden away in Indian reserves that defy prohibitions and preconceptions, where they build an alternative and visceral community." - Luca Pakarov
Shelfmark - 685.MUS.PETROU
Soulla Petrou's debut book Rewind- Journey of a Music Photographer, which features a photo collection of some rare and never before seen images of musical icons from pop and dance circa 90s and 00s music scene. Showcasing Petrou’s unique and original portraiture alongside live performance and clubbing scenes, the book charts her early career shooting emerging talent and evolving musical genres for magazines such as Mixmag, DJ, Touch, The Face and Saturday Times. Featuring an impressive array of artists including dance music pioneers and icons Frankie Knuckles, ‘The Godfather of House’, Orbital, Underworld, General Levy, Goldie, and early pop culture pictures of Geri Halliwell prior to her Spice Girl fame.
Hardback Matt Cover, Silk paper , Full colour , Sirio Endpapers
Shelfmark - 565.MUS.O'NEILL
Black & white photographs of musicians from the 1980s A selection of black and white photos taken between early 1982 and 1989 and exhibited at City Screen York from 7th August to 10th September 2022, not previously shown in public. The pictures offer a fan’s eye view of various bands, including The Cure and Echo and the Bunnymen on and off stage.
Hard cover, B&W. Standard high gloss paper 200g/sm.
Shelfmark - 317.MUS.RAMSDEN
Too Many Man: Women of Grime documents women involved in the U.K. grime scene, showcasing those behind the scenes and behind the mic. Since the beginning, grime has been a hugely male dominated scene, with women often being much less visible than their male counterparts. This project seeks to ask why and gives the women of grime a platform to share their thoughts and experiences. Foreword by author and editor, Mireille Harper.
Hardback with dustcover, PUR bound, 150gsm silk paper, full colour printing throughout.
WE ARE WILLOW 'BERLIN' PHOTO BOOK & ALBUM
Shelfmark - 123.MUS.GRUNDY
Berlin' is a collaborative portrait of the city through photography and music. For four years, artist and musician Chris Butler and photographer Will Grundy travelled regularly between Berlin and the UK as part of art and music collective ‘We Are Willow’. Their encounters in the vibrant German city and the new relationships they formed there inspired an album featuring a range of musicians, a book of photography and exhibition at The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. As well as a Photobook, song lyrics, 2 essays responding to the project and 9 track album on CD are included.
Self Published supported by Arts Council England.
Hardback with foil pressed logos on 5 GF Smith' paper stocks - Colorplan Real Grey Colorplan New Blue Heaven 42 Munken Pure Colorplan Citrine