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We are super pleased to share the brand new music video we made for Ivan Moult.

‘Carried Over Water’ has been premiered by the lovely people of Clash Magazine who have reviewed the track:

‘Comparisons could include John Martyn or Nick Drake, two singular artists who pursued their own distinctive paths.

Ivan’s work follows suit, using these influences to shine a light on previously unexplored areas, both personal and musical.

New song ‘Carried Over Water’ has a refreshing, Spring-like feel, the delicate acoustic patterns underpinning that hazily effective vocal.

His new album is out now on Bubblewrap Collective.

Watch the video HERE.

Yesterday we spent the day in the company of Bristol’s progressive grungers YO NO SE, as they recorded, mixed and simultaneously mastered a 30 minute live set in one take, and we filmed it all. Check it out HERE.

Produced as part of the Instant Music Process by Callum Godfroy.

More information can be found HERE.

You can also download the complete mastered recording HERE.

GO WATCH our latest Bubblewrap Collective HQ session, featuring the stunner that is Sweet Baboo.

You can catch Sweet Babs this weekend at Cardiff’s annual Easter popathon, Wales Goes Pop! Get tickets and info HERE.

‘Lost Out on the Floor’ will be the first single from his upcoming album to be released through Bubblewrap Collective which will be out on 20th April.

WALES GOES POP! Is back again for another edition of their all ages popathon, this Easter bank holiday weekend. The mini festival will take place at one of Cardiff’s finest venues, The Gate Arts Centre.

Click HERE for a playlist featuring all the artists.

TICKETS are now on sale in Spillers Records, Diverse Vinyl and online from WeGotTickets.com + SEE Tickets.com + DICE – UK, Ireland & USA or you can buy directly from the venue.

CLICK HERE or more information and the full line-up.

Check out the live session we filmed for Ivan Moult’s latest single ‘Fool on the Floor’, taken from his new album, ‘Longest Shadow’. Watch all the Bubblewrap HQ Sessions HERE.

Also join us this Wednesday for the album launch at Cardiff’s Buffalo Bar in association with Swn. Support comes from the excellent Eugene Capper & Rhodri Brooks music + The Gentle Good.

CLICK HERE for tickets and more information.

NEW TV SERIES! We’re very happy to announce that Velindre: Hospital of Hope is to premiere on ITV Cymru Wales next Friday at 8pm.

This 4 part observational documentary series was made in association with our best buds over at Green Bay Media and we can’t wait for you to see it.

It was an honour to be given access to the stories of Velindre Cancer Centre‘s amazing staff and incredible patients in a project we throughly enjoyed being a part of.

We’ve launched a new hub for Sound + Vision, the younger and more musical sibling to On Par. Going forward it’s in charge of all the musical nights we’ve recently been promoting and curating. Go and give it a like for updates on all sorts of great events HERE.

Upcoming events include the first of a weekly event, The Blue Honey Sunday Club, where Rich and Toby will be playing folk tunes under the Bubblewrap Collective moniker. Expect a delicious roast, smooth tunes and tasty Pipes Beer, accompanied by some old school visuals to soothe the broken Sunday souls.

Next month we will also be hosting an African edition of our monthly Sound + Vision night. Where we’ll be joined by veteran Cardiff DJ and vinyl junkie Chris Conroy and Boy Azooga’s Davey Newington. Head HERE for more information.

CHECK IT OUT! BAFTA Cymru will be hosting #GuruLive in Cardiff and it looks like the perfect event for anyone trying to get a head start in the industry.

Events include:

Masterclass: Blue Planet II – learn how to make a ground-breaking nature series with the team behind @bbcone’s ground-breaking Blue Planet II.

Craft Session: Locations – match the blockbuster script with the perfect location, with locations manager Finlay Bradbury (Wonder Woman, Spectre, Thor) + Gareth Skelding (Britannia, Sherlock)

Craft Session: Costume designer Ray Holman tells all on the prep behind the costumes of leading characters of prime time dramas Liar and Broadchurch.

Reality: the teams behind Love Island and Young Welsh and Pretty Minted talk about choosing the cast and creating the stories in this genre.

Producing Your First Hour of TV – with producers Kate Crowther (Doctor Foster) and Brian Minchin (Hartswood, producers of #Sherlock) +Doctor Who series script editor Sheena Bucktowonsing.

The Ladder: #Games – with BAFTA nominated Triangular Pixels (Smash Hit Plunder, Unseen Diplomacy) creative director, Katie Goode dishing out advice on how to get onto that next rung on the professional Games ladder.

CLCK HERE for more info.

WOMEN IN FOOTBALL.

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2018, we’ve produced a series of inspirational films for University of South Wales about female students and recent graduates involvement in football.

CLICK HERE to check out the short doc about Wales international footballer, Gemma Evans alongside other prominent faces is Welsh women’s football. #IWD2018

CARDIFF PSYCH & NOISE FEST! We’re super honoured to be curating a stage at The Moon Cardiff‘s newest multi-venue weekender, under the Sound + Vision banner.

We’ll be pulling bands in from our two favourite labels Bubblewrap Collective and Stolen Body Records plus a few other favourite artists. Expect some beautifully psychy sights and sounds.

Lots more to announce in the very near future.

CLICK HERE for more info.