Media lounge
Encyclopedia
Media Lounge is an audio-visual collective
based in Sheffield
and London
. It comprises members Dave Holloway, Paul Huxley, Tim Parmee, Tom Rose, Paul (Power) Sherlock and Damien Wasylkiw.
The collective works closely with post-rock
band 65daysofstatic
and has produced music video
s, DVD
s and promotional items for them.
In 2006 Media Lounge toured with 65dos, Chris Clark and the Mirimar Disaster, providing live visuals and a live AV set.
They have also worked with Roots Manuva
, Death from Above 1979
and Feedle.
Collective
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project to achieve a common objective...
based in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It comprises members Dave Holloway, Paul Huxley, Tim Parmee, Tom Rose, Paul (Power) Sherlock and Damien Wasylkiw.
The collective works closely with post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band 65daysofstatic
65daysofstatic
65daysofstatic are an instrumental post-rock and math rock band from Sheffield, England comprising Paul Wolinski, Joe Shrewsbury, Rob Jones and Simon Wright...
and has produced music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s, DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s and promotional items for them.
In 2006 Media Lounge toured with 65dos, Chris Clark and the Mirimar Disaster, providing live visuals and a live AV set.
They have also worked with Roots Manuva
Roots Manuva
Rodney Hylton Smith , better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a British rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada.-Biography:...
, Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo. Their album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.-History:...
and Feedle.
65dos / Media Lounge discography
- Thrash Waltz (music video)
- Retreat! Retreat!Retreat! Retreat!"Retreat! Retreat!" is the first single by the English instrumental post rock band 65daysofstatic, released on 29 November 2004 on Monotreme.-Overview:...
(music video) - AOD (live) (music video)
- Radio ProtectorRadio Protector"Radio Protector" is the only single taken from 65daysofstatic's second album, 2005's One Time for All Time. It was released in February 2006 on 7" vinyl only, and limited to 1500 copies, containing both the track and new B-side "Asphalt & Trouble"....
(music video) - Drove Through Ghosts to Get Here (music video)
- Tour Nice Kids (documentary)
- Volume 3: The Kids Have EyesVolume 3: The Kids Have EyesVolume 3: The Kids Have Eyes is an officially unreleased DVD by the Sheffield, UK, instrumental math rock band 65daysofstatic. It contains 3 music videos, two bootleg cut-ups , a tour documentary, and a live version of Aod...
(DVD) - Don't Go Down to SorrowDon't Go Down to Sorrow"Don't Go Down to Sorrow" was the first single released from 65daysofstatic's third album, The Destruction of Small Ideas. It was released in the UK on 9 April 2007, and in Japan on 21 March.-Track listing:#"Don't Go Down to Sorrow "...
(music video)