An independent record label based in Manchester
The ominously titled Down Down Down is the fourth album by Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six.
Recorded in four days at WR Audio studios the record is a compelling snapshot of the band in 2016: exuberant, un-selfconscious and enjoying themselves.
Its official release date is not until September but the band have never been comfortable waiting around for anything.
Available as a CD and down load here.
Our first live stream went out to viewers in the USA, UK, mainland Europe and Australia, receiving ecstatic feedback on social media via the #BedlamStream hashtag. The show featured a solo Felix Hagan airing songs from his upcoming EP with The Family, followed by a full electric set of new material and reimagined classics by Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six.
Thanks to WR Audio, NoiseBoy and The Sessions Of March for grappling with the complex technical side of the operation. Also thanks to Ozzy the studio dog for setting twitter ablaze every time he trotted into view.
Here are few photos taken by regular Debt collaborators Andrew Ab, Steve Hall and Christine Keating to give you a taste of the event.
© Steve Hall 2015
© Christine Keating 2015
© Steve Hall 2015
© Andrew Ab 2015
© Andrew Ab 2015
More photos can be viewed on Louis Barabbas’ website here.
The Bedlam Six join the twenty first century with their first full band web concert, live from WR Audio studios in Greater Manchester.
The band will be trying out new material as well as old favourites (including a few dusted off numbers from the vault).
Felix Hagan will also be playing a few solo acoustic numbers to begin the event.
The event will be broadcast live on the Debt Streaming Page from 9pm on Wednesday 11th November.
If you’re in the Manchester/Salford area there are a few limited places to attend in person. Just message us via the Contact page and we’ll let you know the whereabouts.
BYOB (and maybe your own chair too!).
There is a Facebook Event Page here for anyone who’d like to be kept up to date with developments.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Alfie the dog, Debt’s mascot and close companion to our Events Manager, Gemma.
Alfie is perhaps best known around the world as the inspiration behind Plastic Zoo’s animation for The Bedlam Six’s “Tell-Tale Hound” video in 2010.
He also made a live-action appearance with Louis Barabbas in the video for “Living In The Aftermath” in 2012.
He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
As part of Manchester After Hours 2015, we held an Open Recording Session in the Henry Watson Music Room of the Central Library. The session featured a specially formed label supergroup drawn from artists and bands on the label roster, including Richard Barry, Tom Cleghorn, Fanny de Ruiter, Felix Hagan, Fran Lydiatt and T. E. Yates. The song was written by Louis Barabbas and Felix Hagan to mark the 90th anniversary of the publication of Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs Dalloway”.
The video was made by Marta Niemyjska and edited by Matilda Smith.
You can also read a behind the scenes blog about the collaboration.