King Biscuit Time single and tour

KING BISCUIT TIME's politically-charged anthem CIAM15 released last autumn heralded the start of a new chapter for ex-Beta Band front man Steve Mason. Embracing a myriad of musical styles and influences - dance hall, hip hop, psychedelia, electronica - it gave a taste of where Mason was headed in the new millennium.

Now, in post-Beta-world, things have got weird again and Mason is back with a new single Kwangchow, released on April 24th. Here, amidst the spacey prettiness and sublime grooves of Kwangchow Mason tells a plaintive tale of “melting metal hearts” in a never-ending quest for love.

Kwangchow is available on cd and 7” from April 24th on No Style, Mason's independent label in collaboration with Alan McGee. Both formats feature an additional track, Tears Dry â€" unavailable elsewhere â€" with the cd also featuring two mixes of Kwangchow, the Primal Scream-esque Doctors Of Love mix, all piano, bongos, riffs and shakers and the stripped down, hypnotic beats of the Suicide Dogz mix.

Following a one off appearance at Midem 2006, King Biscuit Time are ready to hit the road to coincide with the release of the forthcoming album Black Gold on May 15th. Black Gold sees Mason employ his trademark wide-screen, surround-sound sonics over ten masterful tracks to invent a world that will take the listener to the heart of the sun.

Catch them live at the following dates:

May 2006
Fri 12
Ireland, Galway, Roisin Dubh
Sat 13
Ireland, Limerick, Dolans
Sun 14
Ireland, Cork, Cypress Avenue
Mon 15
Ireland, Dublin, Whelans
Wed 17
Edinburgh, Venue
Thu 18
London, Scala
Fri 19
Birmingham, Barfly
Sat 20
Brighton, Hanbury Ballroom (Mojo Stage - Great Escape)
Mon 22
Manchester, Academy 3
Tue 23
Glasgow, Oran Mor

Go to: www.kingbiscuittime.co.uk to view the video for new single KWANGCHOW released on No Style on April 24th, as well as all of the latest news on releases and tours.document.write(unescape("