London based band The Sound Movement began their journey from Melbourne, Australia in Feb 2004. The journey took them across 3 continents in the creation of their self made debut "Ichi Go Ichi E". From Australia to Tokyo, Japan, and the finally to the U.K. They completed the album riding a wave of duress and loosely structured adventure in a spontaneous yet ill-planned journey. The bulk of the album was recorded while living often penniless in Tokyo, Manchester and London, a soundtrack to the journey.

LONDON U.K 2006 ICHI RELEASED!

Ichi Go Ichi E was first released by the well respected Oxford label Truck Records. When first released it received the accolade of Album of the Week in Organ Magazine, airplay on BBC6 radio and was widely respected for its DIY new-gaze pop tunes.

“crisp, bright turn around guitar-driven post-punk”


Allmusic Guide



“A wonderful mix of early Bunnymen meets Ride coupled with a dash of The Church.”


Music Week UK



“The Sound Movement play distinctly English-sounding indie that you might well have heard from the bedroom of a literature student sometime in the late 1980s “


Playlouder Magazine



“In their music, Marr’s classical jangle and the Roses breathy groove are married… its pristine, ornate and a breezy open-top thrill”


Vanity Project



2007-2008 LADY LUCK

Even though the band managed to hold together a regular set of performances in London, behind the scenes and leading up to and following the release date - an unfortunate sequence of events unfolded for the band. ...Amongst these were complicated hand injuries for the bass player Kat, their original drummer Josh going AWOL , their replacement drummer Alex being very nearly strangled by a random passer-by after a gig on Oxford St in London and another assault in Kings Cross in 2008 resulting in a year long head injury for singer/guitarist Andrew. Incredibly around the same time as Andrew's assault Graham, the band's new permanent member was also taken to hospital with a sudden serious illness....

2009 MEMORY AND THE HUMAN HEART

..Somehow after all this drama the band managed to pull it together and record their EP Memory and the Human Heart in 2009. This EP is now due for re-issue on December 1st 2009 available on all online retailers through Shifting Sounds.

RE-ISSUE

Now, after being unavailable for some time the album that documents the original journey Ichi Go Ichi E (with the artwork a gift from their friend in Tokyo- Hisashi Ogura and featuring a photo from the window of the house the band lived in in Tokyo) is released comprehensively online. Listen to the biopic and share in the adventure, we give you

THE SOUND MOVEMENT...!!
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