Monday 30 January 2012

Midnight tomorrow last chance to vote for us in music awards under best cross cultural collaboration and best band many thanks vote here http://www.songlines.co.uk/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=9

Midnight tomorrow last chance to vote for us in music awards under best cross cultural collaboration and best band many thanks vote here http://www.songlines.co.uk/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=9

New videos from ethiopia and older studio sessions there etc

all here http://www.youtube.com/user/danieleonharper?feature=mhee

Saturday 28 January 2012

Got to admit I never really understood why people wanted to DJ but after being asked here http://www.beinghuman.com/home__.html with 15mins warning to do it after Jamie from 1 giant leap performing a heart acoustic set upstairs I enjoyed meeting some great people without worrying about band, guitar, synth, mixer, feedback and lyrics and joy for all there . And I didn't beat match a thing;)

Got to admit I never really understood why people wanted to DJ but after being asked here http://www.beinghuman.com/home__.html with 15mins warning to do it after Jamie from 1 giant leap performing a heart acoustic set upstairs I enjoyed meeting some great people without worrying about band, guitar, synth, mixer, feedback and lyrics and joy for all there . And I didn't beat match a thing;)

Friday 27 January 2012

please vote before tues for us

If anyone would care to vote for us before Jan 31st as an independent unit with no budget we would love you! (and give you some music via download:) http://www.songlines.co.uk/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=9 Under the name Invisible System for the album Street Clan under both Cross cultural Collaboration and Best Group. Skip McDonald, Portishead, Ozrics, Eat Static etc on this one and loads of great Ethiopian and Jamaican vocalists and players. Click the link, vote then either click confirmation link sent to your email or enter the verification code emailed to you. For the other two categories pick someone you recognise else our ex-student James Findlay for his debut album! The first album I wrote under the name Invisible System : Punt (Made in Ethiopia) made it to the finals as best newcomer a couple of years back. That had Captain Sensible, The Missions Simon Hinkler, Eat Static, Zion Train, Mahmoud Ahmed etc guesting and it was a nice result for an indie with some major labels and artists in the run who can work full time on it all. Many thanks to all.

Wednesday 25 January 2012

This man has taste!! http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/critics/2011/686063/

This man has taste!!
http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/critics/2011/686063/

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Last week to vote us into Songlines World Music Awards 2012

Vote link below for last years Invisible System album Street Clan under best cross collaboration and under best band thanks:) Deadline this week

http://www.songlines.co.uk/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=9

Some tunes of ours all over youtube, spotify myspace, facebook, www.invisiblesystem.com

Up against some major labels and artists again so appreciated:)

Monday 23 January 2012

http://soundcloud.com/invisible-system/mama-yey-psy-dub

http://soundcloud.com/invisible-system/mama-yey-psy-dub

New radio episode up tonight 10pm http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk/index.php/component/content/article/2-presenters/153-Dan%20Harper

New radio episode up tonight 10pm
http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk/index.php/component/content/article/2-presenters/153-Dan%20Harper

Sunday 15 January 2012

Invisible System: The Cauldron By David Honigmann : The Financial Times An overflow of every possible form of music Invisible System’s cauldron is overflowing with what at times feels like scraps of every possible form of music. The best thing here is “Mama Yey”, on which Sydney Salmon sings a lazy Lover’s Rock tribute to Ethiopia before the song ends with Zewditu Tadesse’s voice orbiting amid tiny pinpricks of harp. Elsewhere, “Coven” throbs with grungy guitars, and “Azmari Fuse” burns up in a blaze of rhythm. Invisible System The Cauldron (Harper Diabate) Invisible System: The Cauldron - FT.com www.ft.com Invisible System’s cauldron is overflowing with what at times feels like scraps of every possible form of music. The best thing here is “Mama Yey”, on which Sydney Salmon sings a lazy Lover’s Rock tribute to Ethiopia before the song ends with

Invisible System: The Cauldron
By David Honigmann : The Financial Times
An overflow of every possible form of music

Invisible System’s cauldron is overflowing with what at times feels like scraps of every possible form of music. The best thing here is “Mama Yey”, on which Sydney Salmon sings a lazy Lover’s Rock tribute to Ethiopia before the song ends with Zewditu Tadesse’s voice orbiting amid tiny pinpricks of harp. Elsewhere, “Coven” throbs with grungy guitars, and “Azmari Fuse” burns up in a blaze of rhythm.
Invisible System
The Cauldron
(Harper Diabate)

Invisible System: The Cauldron - FT.com
www.ft.com
Invisible System’s cauldron is overflowing with what at times feels like scraps of every possible form of music. The best thing here is “Mama Yey”, on which Sydney Salmon sings a lazy Lover’s Rock tribute to Ethiopia before the song ends with

http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/UndNQK-2eks

http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/UndNQK-2eks

Thursday 12 January 2012

1 track off new E.P. on radio6music again tonight :) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0198kgj#segments

1 track off new E.P. on radio6music again tonight :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0198kgj#segments

New world vision should be on tonight 11pm, recorded today http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk/index.php/component/content/article/2-presenters/153-Dan%20Harper

New world vision should be on tonight 11pm, recorded today http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk/index.php/component/content/article/2-presenters/153-Dan%20Harper

Wednesday 11 January 2012

low key E.P. release but out now and reviews in the financial times this weekend http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/34e99e2a-35a1-11e1-84b9-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1jAyToniA

low key E.P. release but out now and reviews in the financial times this weekend http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/34e99e2a-35a1-11e1-84b9-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1jAyToniA

Wednesday 4 January 2012

Please vote for us Songlines Music Awards 2012

If you can spare a minute to help with a vote here

http://www.songlines.co.uk/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=9

For me under the name Invisible System for the album Street Clan under both Cross cultural Collaboration and Best Group I would be very grateful and can offer free downloads of the album in return.

Click the link, vote then either click confirmation link sent to your email or enter the verification code emailed to you.

For the other two categories pick someone you recognise else random!

The first album I wrote under the name Invisible System : Punt (Made in Ethiopia) made it to the finals as best newcomer a couple of years back and helped me with promotion.

As an independent artist on my own label I am again up against the giants such as Peter Gabriel's Realworld Records and other majors with huge budgets and artists who can work full time on their projects.

So it is tough to survive as they are somewhat unfair and like pitbulls!

Many thanks to all.

Best
Dan

listen again to some great music including Invisible System on Italian national radio from last night, good selection of regge and dub etc http://www.radio3.rai.it/dl/radio3/programmi/puntata/ContentItem-e0f79806-35ad-4e8c-ab34-2ca4d328d27a.html

listen again to some great music including Invisible System on Italian national radio from last night, good selection of regge and dub etc http://www.radio3.rai.it/dl/radio3/programmi/puntata/ContentItem-e0f79806-35ad-4e8c-ab34-2ca4d328d27a.html