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Daniel Merrill, from Dead Rat Orchestra and Sons of Joy, is promoting a special night at Cafe OTO, London on Sunday 17 February.

This is the first London show of Egyptian polit-rock group Massar Egbari, kora folk artist Will Newsome and Osten Milne, who apparently plays the saxophone and seems to have no online presence at all - as far as we can tell.

Dan is set to perform alongside Will Newsome and Antigen ringleader Jason Whittaker will be upsetting the hipsters with a beatless DJ set.

It will be worth attending for this latter shambles alone.

The people at ‘Mangoneblog’ are getting excited about our good friends Rory and Ned. And rightly so.

Reporter Michael O’ Farrell describes them as “Joyfully careless acoustic garage rock, guaranteed to make you smile.”

“They are the precise polar opposite of those boring fuckers who sit in their bedrooms uploading videos to YouTube with titles like ‘Sweep-Picked Arpeggio String Skipping Exercises, part 9’”

We agree, which is why their debut album is due on Antigen Records this spring. Hear a preview on our Caveat Emptor 2 compilation. Catch the full review here.

Antigen Records, in association with Dead Air Recordings, is proud to present three pioneering electronic artistes, who will perform live in an intimate environment for your entertainment.

Suffolk’s Hypnotique is a gothic chanteuse and virtuoso performer of that oddest of all electronic instruments, the theremin, Miss Hypnotique will regale you with songs of ritual voodoo sacrifice, allotments and Princess Diana. She will be launching her latest single “Give Me An England” - available only on wax cylinder (yes, really) via Dead Air Recordings.

Languid will bring his cut-and-shut sampling beats that teeter on the edge of several genres, but certainly something entirely unique. Check out his collaboration with Haley Smith on our recently issued compilation: Caveat Emptor 2.

Finally, singer, songwriter, DJ, video artist, nude model and renaissance man in a suitcase…John Callaghan will return to Ipswich with bag of tatty costumes for his unforgettable auto-karaoke show. I mean literally unforgettable - there will be images you will be unable to erase from your mind after witnessing this show.

The show will be held on Friday 1 February upstairs in the lounge at St Jude’s Brewery Tavern, Norwich Road IP1 2EP. The venue has a very limited capacity so it is recommended that you purchase a ticket (for a mere £4) in advance online.

If you purchase a ticket via the Antigen Records site, you will be contacted by e-mail and given a unique ticket number. Please bring this with you to the event. There will be no physical tickets.

For further info (or if you would like a ticket but do not have a PayPal account), feel free to send an e-mail to Jason at: info@antigenrecords.com

Party-punk five piece The Waxing Captors return to the stage for the first time since September.

To celebrate, we’ve put together a special Soundcloud playlist of some of their finest career highlights - with an exclusive new live track. It’s only up for a limited time - so check it out here. 

The show, held this Friday 10 January, is at The Rep, Ipswich, from 8.30pm and is the first ‘Furry Live’ night this year. Support from The Future Has Beens and T-Leaves - more info here

Still have that empty vacuous feeling that can only mean it’s January? We suggest grabbing a nice desk calendar that comes with a compilation.

‘Caveat Emptor 2’ features a 12-track CD of antigen artists and affiliates, mounted on a 14-page A5 desk calendar. This is strictly limited edition - we have a few copies available to buy while stocks last.

If you want to spend October staring at a photograph of John Callaghan naked in a shopping trolley, you’ll need to act fast. Features eleven songs previously unreleased on CD.

Track listing:

Dorian Wood - Ken / Haley Smith and Languid - Heavy Heart / Nathaniel Robin Mann - In the Light of No Dawn (live) / These Are End Times - Now I Realise How Helpless We Are (live) / Sons of Joy - Somebody Talking ‘Bout Jesus / Rory and Ned - Outside and Work / Sealionwoman - Crows / Dead Rat Orchestra - John Wort’s Grave / Jack Rundell - Tiny Tim / John Callaghan - This is So Embarrassing / The Waxing Captors - Dominator / Henry Homesweet - Untitled.

You can pick up your copy at the antigen webstore.

The music (minus, of course, the lovely calendar girls) is also available on iTunes and Amazon using the following links:

iTunes UK/EU

iTunes USA

iTunes Canada

iTunes Japan

iTunes Australia

iTunes  Mexico

iTunes South America (including Brazil)

Amazon MP3

A big show tonight at The Royal Oak in Ipswich - Henry Homesweet, These are End Times and Rory and Ned. Free entry. Get involved.

‘Tis the season! Take some time out from the busy festive season with our latest compilation - now available on iTunes.

‘Caveat Emptor 2’ is a 12-track extravaganza of antigen artists and affiliates. It starts smooth and gets rockin’. You can purchase on iTunes here. A special limited edition featuring a desk calendar will be available from the antigen webstore.

Dorian Wood - Ken / Haley Smith and Languid - Heavy Heart / Nathaniel Robin Mann - In the Light of No Dawn (live) / These Are End Times - Now I Realise How Helpless We Are (live) / Sons of Joy - Somebody Talking ‘Bout Jesus / Sealionwoman - Crows / Dead Rat Orchestra - John Wort’s Grave / Jack Rundell - Tiny Tim / John Callaghan - This is So Embarrassing / The Waxing Captors - Dominator / Henry Homesweet - Untitled.