PineappleProject.com - The Pineapple Thief Fansite http://pineappleproject.com/uk Fri, 18 May 2012 19:42:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Pineapple Thief announce September UK Tour! http://pineappleproject.com/uk/the-pineapple-thief-announce-september-uk-tour/ http://pineappleproject.com/uk/the-pineapple-thief-announce-september-uk-tour/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:54:00 +0000 Rob Skarin http://pineappleproject.com/uk/?p=522 The Pineapple Thief have announced a September UK tour to coincide with the release of the band’s ninth studio album! The band have promised that more information about the album will be revealed in the run up to September. I’ve posted the tour dates below, along with links to where you can buy tickets. We’ll be at the show in London on September 22nd.

SEPTEMBER 2012 UK TOUR

13-09-2012 Classic Grand, Glasgow Buy Tickets
14-09-2012 The Cluny, Newcastle Buy Tickets
15-09-2012 Moho Live, Manchester Buy Tickets
16-09-2012 Robin 2, Bilston Buy Tickets
17-09-2012 The Fleece, Bristol Buy Tickets
01-09-2012 Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes Buy Tickets
03-09-2012 The Bar Fly, London Buy Tickets
]]> http://pineappleproject.com/uk/the-pineapple-thief-announce-september-uk-tour/feed/ 0 Bruce Soord at Kscope’s ‘A Night at the Tabernacle’ – Photos http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-soord-at-kscopes-a-night-at-the-tabernacle-photos/ http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-soord-at-kscopes-a-night-at-the-tabernacle-photos/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 00:16:56 +0000 Rob Skarin http://pineappleproject.com/uk/?p=508 Bruce Soord performed a short acoustic set of old and new material last Wednesday at The Tabernacle in London, as part of a special Kscope evening. We attended the event, and our photographer Miles Skarin took some photos of Bruce’s set, which lasted for about 20 minutes. Most notably, he played songs from The Pineapple Thief’s now completed upcoming studio album, which is due to be released in September on Kscope – further release and format details will be announced soon!

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]]> http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-soord-at-kscopes-a-night-at-the-tabernacle-photos/feed/ 0 Bruce Soord to perform acoustic set of old and new material next week! http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-soord-to-perform-acoustic-set-of-old-and-new-material-next-week-in-london/ http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-soord-to-perform-acoustic-set-of-old-and-new-material-next-week-in-london/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:23:36 +0000 Rob Skarin http://pineappleproject.com/uk/?p=499 Bruce Soord has been added to the lineup of Kscope’s Night at the Tabernacle gig in London next Wednesday, alongside North Atlantic Oscillation and Mothlite. Bruce’s acoustic set will consist of old and new material – so if you want to hear a stripped down preview of new songs from the next TPT album, don’t miss this gig!

“I was actually on the phone to Kscope trying to blag some free tickets, at which point I was told to bring my guitar and ordered to do an acoustic set! I was happy to do this, it is a Kscope night after all plus I still get to see two exciting fellow Kscopers” – Bruce Soord

Below, I’ve included music from North Atlantic Oscillation and Mothlite, plus a video of Bruce Soord’s acoustic set at Kscope’s Union Chapel gig last year. So, what are you waiting for? Buy tickets for the gig here!

]]> http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-soord-to-perform-acoustic-set-of-old-and-new-material-next-week-in-london/feed/ 0 Steve Kitch confirms TPT9 mixing complete! http://pineappleproject.com/uk/steve-kitch-confirms-tpt9-mixing-complete/ http://pineappleproject.com/uk/steve-kitch-confirms-tpt9-mixing-complete/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:26:03 +0000 Rob Skarin http://pineappleproject.com/uk/?p=494 Steve Kitch has confirmed via Twitter that mixing work on The Pineapple Thief’s upcoming studio album is complete! The album will now move into the mastering phase, which is the last stage of production before the album is finished. The Pineapple Thief’s ninth studio album is to be released on Kscope in September, and the band are expected to begin a tour to support the album shortly after it’s release.

 

]]> http://pineappleproject.com/uk/steve-kitch-confirms-tpt9-mixing-complete/feed/ 0 Bruce Soord confirms next TPT re-issue as ‘What We Have Sown’ http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-soord-confirms-next-tpt-re-issue-as-what-we-have-sown/ http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-soord-confirms-next-tpt-re-issue-as-what-we-have-sown/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:48:00 +0000 Rob Skarin http://pineappleproject.com/uk/?p=481 The Pineapple Thief’s ‘What We Have Sown’, released in October 2007, was the band’s final album for Cyclops Records, before signing to post-progressive label Kscope. The album has been unavailable for quite some time, so Bruce Soord has announced that it will re-issued soon – hopefully it will receive the same re-issue treatment as ’10 Stories Down’, ‘Variations on a Dream’ and ‘Little Man’ – three TPT records that have been remastered and re-issued on Kscope over the last couple of years. Bruce also stated that the re-issue will be mail order only, which sadly means that it won’t be available at any local music stores.

The original album cover for ‘What We Have Sown’, released in 2007.

]]> http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-soord-confirms-next-tpt-re-issue-as-what-we-have-sown/feed/ 0 PineappleProject.com Mobile Site! http://pineappleproject.com/uk/pineappleproject-com-mobile-site/ http://pineappleproject.com/uk/pineappleproject-com-mobile-site/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:37:49 +0000 Rob Skarin http://pineappleproject.com/uk/?p=463 You can now access PineappleProject.com and all the latest news and information surrounding The Pineapple Thief on your mobile phone! Currently, the mobile version of PineappleProject.com works on iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch), Android OS, Blackberry OS and Windows Phone 7. On the iPhone/iPod Touch version, it can be added to your home screen, and work as a web-app. I’ve provided screenshots of the mobile version below, running on an iPhone 4.

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]]> http://pineappleproject.com/uk/pineappleproject-com-mobile-site/feed/ 0 The Pineapple Thief in Prague, Czech Republic http://pineappleproject.com/uk/the-pineapple-thief-in-prague-czech-republic/ http://pineappleproject.com/uk/the-pineapple-thief-in-prague-czech-republic/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:56:48 +0000 Rob Skarin http://pineappleproject.com/uk/?p=423 Bruce Soord and Steve Kitch are currently in Prague at Smécky Studios recording for The Pineapple Thief’s next album with The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Both band members have been tweeting since arriving in Prague yesterday. I’ll continually update the gallery below with their Twitter photos as they come in. TPT’s ninth studio album will be released on Kscope in September 2012. Scott from Kscope has travelled with Bruce and Steve to film a Q&A session, which will feature questions recently submitted by fans on the band’s official Facebook & Twitter pages.
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]]> http://pineappleproject.com/uk/the-pineapple-thief-in-prague-czech-republic/feed/ 0 “This is the most mentally exhausting album of all time” – Bruce Soord http://pineappleproject.com/uk/this-is-the-most-mentally-exhausting-album-of-all-time-bruce-soord/ http://pineappleproject.com/uk/this-is-the-most-mentally-exhausting-album-of-all-time-bruce-soord/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:15:19 +0000 Rob Skarin http://pineappleproject.com/uk/?p=401 Bruce Soord has been tweeting about The Pineapple Thief’s ninth studio album, due to be released on Kscope in September 2012. According to his tweets, mixing is about 70% complete, and that the record will sound “very different” to what the band’s previous studio effort ‘Someone Here Is Missing’ sounded like.

Mixing is about 70% complete. It's gonna be a very different sound to SHIM. This is going to lose and gain you. No point standing still tho.
Ps this is the most mentally exhausting album of all time! I can't wait for the wrap party. You are all invited.
Mixing with Mark and Steve can be seriously bad for one's health. Extended detox period starts today!

Steve Kitch has also been busy recently tracking drums with Keith Harrison for a re-recorded version of ‘Light Up Your Eyes’, due to be released on a 5-track EP in June, alongside new material from the band’s forthcoming studio album.

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2011 was a strange year for me, because it was spent, pretty much from January to December, writing the songs that will become our 9th studio release. I have never put myself through such an intense period of writing and right now I’m not sure if I can ever put myself through that again! By the end of the 2011, I had 11 songs that had made the grade (and the bar was set as high as physically possible). So, it was a nice feeling to start 2012 by getting away to the Chapel Recording Studios in Lincolnshire with the guys to actually start laying down the finished article – Bruce Soord

Bruce also used a variety of different guitars borrowed from Darren Charles from Godsticks:

I borrowed a load of guitars from the very talented and very kind Darren Charles from Godsticks.  They supported us early in 2011 and we’ve kept in touch ever since. He was horrified at the state of my guitars and promptly drove to my house from Cardiff and insisted I used his fine collection for the tracking.  You can read all about the Godsticks guitar collection here… I also used my trusted, modified Telecasters and Strats, even though they were not as well cared for as Darren’s, as they’ve had quite a beating on the road – Bruce Soord

The Pineapple Thief will release a 5-track EP featuring new material and a re-recorded version of ‘Light Up Your Eyes’ in June, followed by their ninth full length studio album in September.

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]]> http://pineappleproject.com/uk/pineapplethief-com-studio-update/feed/ 0 Bruce talks about the choir/string arrangements for the new TPT record http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-talks-about-the-choirstring-arrangements-for-the-new-tpt-record/ http://pineappleproject.com/uk/bruce-talks-about-the-choirstring-arrangements-for-the-new-tpt-record/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:03:30 +0000 Rob Skarin http://pineappleproject.com/uk/?p=384 In a recent blog update on PineappleThief.com, Bruce talked about the choir and string arrangements for two new songs that the band have been working on for the band’s next album. I’ve included an extract below:

’We’ve just finished tracking a 12 piece choir and I am delighted with the results.  It’s a first for TPT and fits the two songs they feature on perfectly.  I was very aware that dropping choirs and orchestras into the mix could be a one way ticket to self indulgence, but you’re gonna have to trust me on this one!

In a few weeks we’re off to Prague with string arranger Andrew Skeet to record the Prague Philharmonic. The success of ‘SHIM’ and the backing of Kscope has given us the chance to do things we could never afford before with this new record…’ – Bruce Soord

This is great news, and it will be very exciting to hear what kind of impact choir and string arrangements can have to The Pineapple Thief’s music. The band’s next record will be released in September 2012 on Kscope, preceded by a 5-track EP consisting of new material and a re-recorded version of ‘Light Up Your Eyes’.

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