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'''March 2019'''
'''March 2019'''
* 29/3 - The Road Part II is now out and available to stream on streaming services (depending on availability and your timezone)
* 29/3 - A timelines of the 12 hour takeover has been announced [https://www.instagram.com/p/BvjiXT4HrBP/ here]. It will include an episode of [[Living In My Headphones]], a DJ Milo mix, a track by track run through of The Road Part II, and some old and new live show recordings. You can stream the show [http://www.sohoradiolondon.com/home/ here] when it is available.


* 28/3 - Further details on the album signing and Soho Radio Takeover are [http://www.sohoradiolondon.com/unkle-album-signing/ here]. The Takeover will air on Soho Culture from 12pm, while the signing will start at Jäger Soho at 1:30pm with doors opening at 1pm. Rough Trade have the times on their website [https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/events/rough-trade-west-unkle here]. The Takeover will last 12 hours.
* 28/3 - Further details on the album signing and Soho Radio Takeover are [http://www.sohoradiolondon.com/unkle-album-signing/ here]. The Takeover will air on Soho Culture from 12pm, while the signing will start at Jäger Soho at 1:30pm with doors opening at 1pm. Rough Trade have the times on their website [https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/events/rough-trade-west-unkle here]. The Takeover will last 12 hours.

Revision as of 09:00, 29 March 2019

March 2019

  • 29/3 - The Road Part II is now out and available to stream on streaming services (depending on availability and your timezone)
  • 29/3 - A timelines of the 12 hour takeover has been announced here. It will include an episode of Living In My Headphones, a DJ Milo mix, a track by track run through of The Road Part II, and some old and new live show recordings. You can stream the show here when it is available.
  • 28/3 - Further details on the album signing and Soho Radio Takeover are here. The Takeover will air on Soho Culture from 12pm, while the signing will start at Jäger Soho at 1:30pm with doors opening at 1pm. Rough Trade have the times on their website here. The Takeover will last 12 hours.
  • 22/3 - James Lavelle has released further details on their 18 Apr 2019 gig as part of Concrete Lates. Read details here.
  • 20/3 - On the 29th of March to celebrate the release of The Road: Part II - Lost Highway, James Lavelle will take part in a 12 hour takeover of Soho Radio. There will also be a pop-up shop in the Jäger Soho space on Great Windmill Street, with a record signing event. Deatils here with more details promised soon.
  • 16/3 - Further details for James Lavelle's upcoming appearance in Israel on March 21 are now on Resident Advisor.
  • 15/3 - UNKLE have uploaded a new song Crucifixion / A Prophet (Radio Edit). Listen here.
  • 12/3 - James Lavelle will also be making an instore appearance at Sound Knowledge as part of the series of instores promoting The Road Part II. Details on all shows are on our page The Road Part II Instores, and were announced recently here.
  • 5/3 - James Lavelle appears in an episode of 'What's In My Bag', watch it here.
  • 2/3 - UNKLE will perform at Atlas Weekend in July. Details here.
  • 1/3 - UNKLE will have a special 10" record for sale as part of Record Store Day on April 13 2019. The track is Sunrise (Always Comes Around) [Audion Remix], a remix of the song from The Road Part I. Details here.

February 2019

  • 28/2 - James Lavelle will appear at a screening of The Man From Mo'Wax on the 26th of April in Berlin, Germany. Details here.
  • 28/2 - UNKLE have a song featuring Keaton Henson in the new short film The First Time I Saw Your Face. Watch it here. The song was previously released in 2014.
  • 27/2 - James Lavelle appeared on Reprezent Radio to talk about the new UNKLE album. Listen here. It starts around 1:09:00.
  • 27/2 - People who pre-order The Road Part II from the UNKLE webstore will be entered in to a competition to win "a haul of rare signed UNKLE merch, toys, vinyl and CDs from James Lavelle’s archive, worth over £500." Details here.
  • 23/2 - UNKLE have announced all pre-orders of The Road Part II made through their webstore will be signed. Details here
  • 23/2 - James Lavelle will be DJing and signing records at Crash Records on April 3rd. Details here
  • 23/2 - UNKLE have release a new track called Only You, listen to it here
  • 21/2 - James Lavelle will also make an appearance Gatefield Sounds on April 2. Tickets are available for those who pre-order The Road Part II. Details here.
  • 21/2 - James Lavelle has announced further DJ sets at Rough Trade East on Saturday, 30th March 2019 at 6:00pm, where Lavelle will also be signing copies of The Road Part II. Details here. And a Free DJ set at Phase One - Liverpool starting 5th of April at 6:00pm. There will also be a signing after the DJ set. Details here.
  • 18/2 - James Lavelle has an upcoming DJ set at Banquet Records on Monday 1st April at 6:00pm. Details here.
  • 18/2 - James Lavelle also recently took part in a Q&A about the Roma Soundtrack with Alfonso Cuarón and T-Bone Burnett. The full Q&A is online here.
  • 6/2 - The previously reported events in Oslo, Norway are still on, but the dates are March 1st, rather than the previously reported Feb 28. James Lavelle will take part in a Q&A at by:Larm (Details here) and a club night at Jaeger (Details here).
  • 6/2 - James Lavelle has announced he will be performing at Southbank on March 18, as part of their Concrete Lates series. Details here.
  • 6/2 - James Lavelle was on BBC6 on February 2nd as part of Nemone's Electric Landlady. He played a mix of exclusive Unkle and Mo'Wax tracks. Further details, tracklisting and downloads can be found on the Unkle77 Forum.
  • 1/2 - NPR are streaming the new album Music Inspired by the Film ROMA from tomorrow (or later today depending on your timezone). The album features a new song by UNKLE called On My Knees, as well as contributions from DJ Shadow, Beck, Laura Marling, Patti Smith, and El-P. Read a review and listen here soon.

January 2019

  • 25/1 - The tracklisting for the latest episode of Living In My Headphones is now up. It featured the following unreleased songs UNKLE - Chico Jam, Massive Attack - Karmacoma (Alternative UNKLE Situation Remix), The Prunes - Heads, and Sam Sever - Zone Alone.
  • 24/1 - Unkle have a new song coming out February 8 called On My Knees. The track features Michael Kiwanuka, and will feature on the new album Music Inspired by the Film ROMA. The album will also feature DJ Shadow among other artists, read more here and take a look at a photo from the recording sessions here.
  • 24/1 - The Psyence Fiction reissue is available in shops and is now on Discogs. Fair warning, the artwork advertises the website 'www.unkle.com' but this no longer is owned by UNKLE, and it will redirect you to a gambling website. No reviews have been posted yet regarding the sound quality.
  • 23/1 - FML has listed James Lavelle as appearing at "Mizpe Gvulot at Mizpe Gvulot , Kibutz Gvulot , IL" on Thursday 21st March 2019.
  • 21/1 - James Lavelle will be on BBC6 February 2nd as part of Nemone's Electric Landlady. Listen here once the show is available. This news came from jaybee on the Unkle77 Forums
  • 16/1 - James Lavelle has posted an update to the Kickstarter regarding the Psyence Fiction reissue. As many assumed, it will be released in 2019 to celebrate the albums 21st Anniversary. You can read the full post here, but the gist is the Psyence Fiction: Director's Cut will have a formal announcement in May, with the Kickstarter edition being "an exclusive one-off hand finished version, signed and numbered, and completely exclusive to those who pledged for it."
  • 16/1 - Psyence Fiction is also being reissued on vinyl seperate from the new edition from James Lavelle This was reported as coming last year, but now has a release date of January 25 2019. This will feature the same tracks as all previous editions with nothing new reported. It can be found on Amazon and other stores online.
  • 10/1 - A video for Ar.Mour has been released on YouTube along with a press release where James Lavelle reveals The Road is part of a trilogy: "The first record is like you’re leaving home; you’re naive and on a journey of discovery. There are elements of my early days in there, as well as a bit of everything since....This record is the journey. You’re on the road, out there in the world. There are let downs, highs, lows, love, loss and experiences. The third record to come is basically about coming home; wherever that may be." Read the whole thing here. Full album credits with all guest artists are also available to read here.
  • 6/1 - Spotify have interviewed James Lavelle about his work on the Trust Soundtrack. Read it here.

December 2018

  • 28/12 - Rich File has released a new album 'Only The Lucky Ones', currently only available on YouTube.
  • 26/12 - A Christmas message from James Lavelle has been posted to Facebook: "Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and New Year... Just wanted to thank you for all the support of the past 12 months...With Love, James"
  • 22/12 - James Lavelle appeared on BBC Radio 6 to play his Desert Island Disco selections. Listen here. Lavelle's mix start at approximately 37 minutes in.
  • 22/12 - James Lavelle took part in a discussion on the Beastie Boys on December 13 and it's now online to hear. The Sonos x Beastie Boys Q&A was held at Rough Trade East with special guests Don Letts, James Lavelle and host Miranda Sawyer. Listen here. There's some photos from the event on Instagram here.
  • 16/12 - UNKLE have made their next album available for pre-order on their official store as well as digitally via iTunes. THE ROAD: PART II - Lost Highway will release 29th March 2019 and will be a double album, with a special 3 CD edition also available containing instrumentals. A full tracklisting is available here. Currently the album is available to pre-order on CD, Vinyl, Cassette and Digital, and will feature artworks by John Stark and photography by Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones.
  • 14/12 - UNKLE have released another new track, The Other Side featuring Tom Smith and Philip Sheppard. Listen here.
  • 13/12 - James Lavelle will take part in a phone Q&A at a screening of The Man From Mo'Wax on December 15 in Conwy UK, bookings here.
  • 9/12 - Upcoming gigs for James Lavelle at Band on the Wall (13 Dec 2018) and Thelka (14 Dec 2018) have been removed from Lavelle's agents website, FMLY. No information has been given as to when or why these were cancelled, but the venue's websites don't mention Lavelle at all and have other events on those nights.

November 2018

  • 30/11 - UNKLE have released their new single, Ar.Mour featuring Miink & Elliot Power. Listen here.
  • 29/11 - James Lavelle has been interviewed by Inverted Audio, read it here. He mentions an upcoming tour of South America, but no dates are listed.
  • 26/11 - James Lavelle was interviewed by a magazine about The Man From Mo' Wax film. Read it here.
  • 22/11 - A new interview with James Lavelle has been uploaded as part of the TuneIn Conversation series. Listen here.
  • 20/11 - UNKLE announce they will be playing live at Royal Festival Hall on 19 Apr 2019. Tickets are on sale to the general public on the 21st. Details and tickets available here.
  • 20/11 - Also in 2019, James Lavelle will be in Oslo, Norway on Thursday 28th February. He will be taking part in a Q&A session for the by:Larm Conference, and later will also be DJing at Jaeger that same day. This was noted in an earlier news post but without the link to by:Larm which contains more details.
  • 20/11 - Ross Allen's interview is now available to stream via NTS on Mixcloud.
  • 16/11 - Yesterday James Lavelle sat down with Ross Allen for an interview on NTS, audio coming soon but it should appear on his Mixcloud.
  • 16/11 - James Lavelle appeared at the opening of REBELS, the new exhibition at the Bargehouse. More information on the event is here, with descriptions of the works here. Here's a photo of James Lavelle at the opening, and there are more photos on Facebook. James Lavelle contributed a song that accompanies a sculpture installation by Warren Du Preez & Nick Thornton Jones. The song is a variation on a new UNKLE track titled 'Requiem' featuring additional production from Cameron Craig. The exhibition runs from 15-17th of Novemeber.
  • 16/11 - The latest episode of Living In My Headphones is now available to hear on Mixcloud. A new UNKLE track has been previewed, the song is called Armour and can be heard here. It will be released in "a few weeks".
  • 10/11 - The Trust Soundtrack is now available to purchase digitally on Bandcamp, and available to stream on Spotify etc.
  • 9/11 - Two new tour dates have been spotted on James Lavelle's management's page, FMLY. December 13 at Band On The Wall, Manchester, and December 14 at The Thekla, Bristol.
  • 8/11 - The Man From Mo' Wax is still screening worldwide, and will screen in North London on Saturday 10th November at Arthouse Crouch End, starting 7PM followed by a Q&A featuring James Lavelle and the filmmakers hosted by Giles Alderson from The Filmmakers Podcast. Details here.
  • 8/11 The Man From Mo' Wax will also screen in Oxford on Monday 26th November at the Curzon Cinema starting 6.10pm. The film screening will be followed by a Q&A featuring James Lavelle. Details here.
  • 8/11 - The Trust Soundtrack will be released digitally on the 9th of November by Lakeshore Records, and pre-orders on iTunes are now available. You can hear 'Theme From Trust' here.

October 2018

  • 17/10 - Yesterday James Lavelle performed a DJ set at Spiritland in London. Unfortunately the start had severe audio issues with the sound cutting out and crackling, but the video is interesting as a close up look of Lavelle's DJ technique. You can watch the recording here.
  • 17/10 - James Lavelle's recent DJ set on Worldwide FM is now available to stream on their Mixcloud. The mix is called 'James Lavelle presents UNKLE Def Mix', and is billed as "an exclusive UNKLE mixtape including UNKLE classics, edits and exclusive tracks, by James Lavelle, the founder of Mo'Wax."
  • 13/10 - The Trust soundtrack by James Lavelle will be released digitally in the coming weeks. See a tracklisting and more information here.
  • 12/10 - Several upcoming live dates for James Lavelle are avilable on his management's page FMLY. Dates include: October 26 at Clubland at Verde Arena Centro de Convenciones, Cali, CO. October 27 at Clubland at Agora Centro de Convenciones. October 7 December at Plano B, Porto, PT. October 28 February 2019 at By:Larm, Oslo, NO. October 28 February 2019 at Jaeger, Oslo, NO.
  • 6/10 - From last weeks Look Up series, Giles Peterson's conversation with James Lavelle is now available for listening to on the Worldwide Mixcloud. The talk starts around 1:30:00 in.
  • 5/10 - The Red Bull documentary on Major Force is now on YouTube here, and it includes full English subtitles.
  • 4/10 - Living In My Headphones Episode Nine is available to hear on Mixcloud. James says the Bar Rumba show with Giles that they have been planning has been pushed back to February 2019. A new UNKLE song is also played, which will appear on the forthcoming The Road Part II Lost Highway.
  • 4/10 - James Lavelle will appear at Alfresco Festival 2019 in May next year. Details here.
  • 3/10 - The Man from Mo'Wax will have it's Los Angeles premiere on Saturday October 20 at The Regent Theater, with an introduction and DJ set by James Lavelle. The DJ set is billed as Unkle Sounds. Details here.
  • 3/10 - On September 29 Lavelle DJed at another screening of The Man from Mo'Wax in Ireland, this time at The Sugar Club. Photos will be added here later.

September 2018

  • 28/9 - James Lavelle also performed an exclusive UNKLE remix on Worldwide FM earlier. It should be available to listen to again here soon.
  • 28/9 - Giles Peterson's conversation with James Lavelle from Look Up should be available soon to listen to on the Worldwide website.
  • 28/9 - Resident Advisor have uploaded a long interview with James Lavelle as part of their Resident Advisor Exchange series. You can download a copy and read further details here or listen on Mixcloud here.
  • 28/9 - The official UNKLE Instagram have also posted three photos from Giles Peterson's Look Up talk with James Lavelle: 1 2 3, Giles also posted this photo, and this one on the Look Up Instagram, and here's another one of a James Lavelle print that was available for sale.
  • 20/9 - Next week on 27 Sep 2018, Unkle Redux will be at Festival of Sound. Tickets are £25 and available on their website here.
  • 20/9 - Red Bull have released a documentary on Major Force which features James Lavelle. Watch it here, or read an article on Major Force here. Note: The Lavelle interview is in English, but the rest is all in Japanese. There will be further updates over the coming weeks.
  • 20/9 - The Man From Mo' Wax Directors and Producers Matthew and MJ McMahon have spoken about making the film in a new podcast here.
  • 13/9 - The BBC has started airing Trust, the TV series directed by Danny Boyle with a soundtrack by James Lavelle and friends. Here's some footage of the soundtrack being recorded at Stanley Kubrick's estate.
  • 10/9 - James Lavelle and Director Matthew Jones will take part in a signing of The Man from Mo'Wax DVD, 6PM September 10 at Fopp Covent Garden (1 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LL London). Details here or here.
  • 10/9 - A very short snippet from James Lavelle and Charlie Dark's recent Q&A is available here.
  • 10/9 - DJ Shadow took over Gilles Peterson's BBC 6Music show on Saturday, and you can listen back to it here. It's three hours of fantastic music. DJ Shadow also has a regular show on KCRW called ‘Find, Share, Rewind’, find out more about that here.
  • 10/9 - James Lavelle was interviewed by Radio NZ about The Man From Mo'Wax documentary, you can read/listen to it here.
  • 8/9 - Chris Davison has shared a gallery of photos from the Never Never Land sessions on their website. Lots of behind the scenes photos of the recording sessions including photos of Ian Brown, Rich File and James Lavelle.
  • 8/9 - Elliot Power has posted a photo on Instagram of the Psyence Fiction 20th Anniversary edition on vinyl. No other information has been released regarding formats for the re-issue, or dates of release.
  • 7/9 - The Man from Mo'Wax Bluray/DVD boxset appears to have been delayed from a September 10 date to September 17 on Amazon.co.uk, though the date remains September 10 on the BFI website.
  • 4/9 - James Lavelle appeared on BBC Radio London with Robert Elms to promote The Man from Mo'Wax documentary - listen here - the interview starts around 8:55 mins in.
  • 4/9 - James Lavelle and Charlie Dark will also take part in a Q&A at a screening of The Man from Mo'Wax at Olympic Cinema (Barnes). Tickets and details available here
  • 4/9 - There are also more photos of the Mo'Wax Beer created for the New Zealand screening of The Man from Mo'Wax. See them here
  • 1/9 - Last night 30 Aug 2018, was the London debut of The Man from Mo'Wax documentary. A live Q&A was streamed on Facebook, a recording is available to watch here. James Lavelle had a DJ set after the Q&A. The soundtrack to the film is also available now in stores. Read some thoughts of the event here.
  • 1/9 - ITV London had a live interview streamed on Facebook yesterday. You can watch a recording here

August 2018

  • 30/8 - Giles Peterson has organised Look Up, where he will interview James Lavelle and Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphywith at Edwards Lane Gallery on September 25. Other events include an interview between Giles Peterson and Goldie. Information at tickets available here.
  • 28/8 - Last Friday, Unkle posted a video on their Facebook, and other social media accounts, announcing the previously announced Psyence Fiction Directors Cut is "coming soon".
  • 28/8 - For the upcoming New Zealand screening of The Man from Mo'Wax, a Mo'Wax Beer has been produced by Hallertau Brewery.
  • 26/8 - James Lavelle will appear at a screening of The Man from Mo’Wax on 30 Aug 2018 at BFI Southbank. He will also take part in a Q&A, a DJ Set, and play new Unkle music. Tickets available here.
  • 14/8 - James Lavelle and Philip Sheppard present Unkle Redux on 27 Sep 2018. Tickets available here
  • Living In My Headphones Episode 7 is available on Mixcloud. Lavelle played a live recording of Lonely Soul from 28 Nov 2000. He also mentioned that the re-release of Psyence Fiction is back on track, and that updates will be coming soon to the Unkle Facebook page. He also mentioned he and Giles Peterson are planning a gig at Bar Rumba for Autumn much like their Thats How It Is days.
  • James Lavelle appeared on BBC6 to talk about The Man From Mo’Wax documentary film
  • James Lavelle is interviewed in the August edition of DJ Mag - #584
  • The Man From Mo’Wax documentary has announced more international screenings. Get tickets here.
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