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February 2019

• Sat 9 Feb Stoke-on-Trent, The Sugarmill The Vryll Society
• Fri 8 Feb Newcastle upon Tyne, Think Tank? The Vryll Society
• Thu 7 Feb Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete's The Vryll Society
• Wed 6 Feb Sheffield, Picture House Social The Vryll Society
• Tue 5 Feb Manchester, YES The Vryll Society
• Sat 2 Feb Brighton, Patterns The Vryll Society
• Fri 1 Feb London, MOTH Club The Vryll Society

January 2019

• Thu 31 Jan Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach The Vryll Society
• Wed 30 Jan Oxford, The Bullingdon The Vryll Society
• Tue 29 Jan Bedford, Esquires The Vryll Society

October 2018

• Fri 19 Oct O2 Academy Liverpool The Vryll Society
• Thu 18 Oct Leeds, Brudenell Social Club The Vryll Society
• Wed 17 Oct Glasgow, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut The Vryll Society
• Tue 16 Oct Manchester, SOUP The Vryll Society
• Fri 12 Oct Birmingham, Actress And Bishop The Vryll Society
• Thu 11 Oct London, The Lexington The Vryll Society
• Wed 10 Oct Southampton, Heartbreakers The Vryll Society
• Tue 9 Oct Bristol, Exchange The Vryll Society, Peach Fuzz, Insomnichord
• Sat 21 Jul ➙ Sun 22 Jul Liverpool, Sefton Park Liverpool International Music Festival 2018 Hacienda Classical, Basement Jaxx (DJ Set), Wiley, Example, DJ Wire…
• Thu 17 May ➙ Sat 19 May Various Venues Brighton The Great Escape 2018 A Festival A Parade, Aadae, ABQ, AE Mak, Aeris Roves…

November 2017

• Fri 10 Nov Leicester, Dryden Street Social The Vryll Society, Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation, Baba Naga, Mellow Gang

October 2017

• Mon 23 Oct London, Colours The Vryll Society
• Sun 22 Oct Southampton, The Loft The Vryll Society
• Sat 21 Oct Ritual Union Peace, Black Honey (1), PinkShinyUltraBlast, Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation, The Vryll Society…
• Fri 20 Oct Leicester, Dryden Street Social The Vryll Society, Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation, Baba Naga
• Fri 20 Oct Leicester, The Big Difference The Vryll Society, Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation
• Thu 19 Oct Wolverhampton, Newhampton Arts Centre The Vryll Society, Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation, Baba Naga, Mellow Gang
• Sat 7 Oct Manchester, Various Venues Neighbourhood Festival 2017 Peace, Rat Boy, The View, Billie Marten, Billy Lockett…

September 2017

• Fri 29 Sep Liverpool, TheMagnet The Vryll Society
• Sat 2 Sep ➙ Sun 3 Sep Liverpool, Hangar 34 Musicians Against Homelessness Merseyside Space, The Vryll Society, XamVolo, Nigel Clarke, Mark Morriss (The Bluetones)…

August 2017

• Fri 25 Aug Liverpool, TheMagnet The Vryll Society
• Thu 20 Jul ➙ Sun 23 Jul Liverpool, Sefton Park Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) Gorgon City, Corinne Bailey Rae, Naughty Boy, Cast, Fleur East…
• Fri 7 Jul ➙ Sun 9 Jul Glasgow Green TRNSMT Festival Radiohead, Belle & Sebastian, London Grammar, Rag'N'Bone Man, Everything Everything…
• Sat 1 Jul Leeds, Brudenell Social Club Welcome To The North The Vryll Society, The Sundowners (2), Hello Operator, Dantevilles, Bang Bang Romeo…
• Fri 30 Jun Liverpool, TheMagnet The Vryll Society
• Sun 28 May Liverpool, Clarence Dock The Kooks, White Lies, Local Natives, Milburn, !!! (chk chk chk), The Sherlocks, Cabbage, She Drew The Gun, The Vryll Society, The Shimmer Band, April, Paris Youth Foundation …
• Sat 20 May Manchester, Band On The Wall The Vryll Society
• Sat 25 Mar Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge The Vryll Society
• Fri 24 Mar London, The Camden Assembly The Vryll Society
• Thu 23 Mar Bristol, The Louisiana The Vryll Society
• Wed 22 Mar Sheffield, The Harley The Vryll Society

January 2017

• Fri 20 Jan London, Sebright Arms The Vryll Society
• Thu 19 Jan Manchester, The Deaf Institute The Vryll Society

December 2016

• Sat 3 Dec Liverpool, The Invisible Wind Factory The Vryll Society
• Fri 2 Dec Liverpool, The Invisible Wind Factory The Vryll Society

November 2016

• Sat 5 Nov Southampton, Lennons The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Sat 5 Nov Southampton, The Joiners The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Fri 4 Nov O2 Academy Oxford The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Thu 3 Nov Leicester, The Big Difference The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Wed 2 Nov Leeds, Brudenell Social Club The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Tue 1 Nov Hull, Social The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms

October 2016

• Sat 29 Oct Sheffield, Leadmill The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Fri 28 Oct Wrexham, UnDegUn Arts Space The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Thu 27 Oct Manchester, Gorilla The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Wed 26 Oct Glasgow, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Tue 25 Oct Newcastle upon Tyne, The Cluny The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Sat 22 Oct Birmingham, The Rainbow Venues The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Fri 21 Oct ➙ Sun 23 Oct Various Venues Cardiff Swn Festival 2016 Alex Dingley, Alun Gaffey, Ani Glass, April Towers, Bryde…
• Fri 21 Oct London, MOTH Club The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Thu 20 Oct Bodega Nottingham The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms
• Wed 19 Oct Stoke-on-Trent, The Sugarmill The Vryll Society, Hidden Charms

August 2016

• Thu 25 Aug ➙ Sun 28 Aug Leeds, Bramham Park Leeds Festival 2016 Biffy Clyro, Fall Out Boy, The Vaccines, A$AP Rocky, Five Finger Death Punch…
• Thu 25 Aug ➙ Sun 28 Aug Reading Festival Reading Festival 2016 Foals, Disclosure (2), CHVRCHES, Boy Better Know, Die Antwoord…
• Sun 24 Jul Liverpool, Sefton Park Palm House Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, Johnny Echols, Dave McCabe & The Ramifications, Clean Cut Kid, Natalie McCool, The Vryll Society, Michael Seary, Rongo Rongo, Dave Monks …
• Fri 22 Jul ➙ Sun 24 Jul Macclesfield, Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre Bluedot Underworld, Brian Eno, Public Service Broadcasting, George Fitzgerald, DJ Yoda…
• Fri 15 Jul ➙ Sun 17 Jul Sawley, Dockber Farm The Beat-Herder Festival Booka Shade, Chronixx, Zincfence Redemption, Donovan, James…
• Sat 9 Jul London, Colours Blossoms, The Vryll Society, The Lapelles
• Thu 9 Jun ➙ Sun 12 Jun Newport, Festival Site Isle Of Wight Festival 2016 Stereophonics, Faithless, The Who, Richard Ashcroft, Queen…
• Sat 28 May London, The Amersham Arms The Vryll Society, Carnivals, The Shimmer Band
• Sat 16 Apr Sheffield, Cafe Totem The Vryll Society
• Sat 16 Apr Preston, The Ferret The Vryll Society
• Fri 15 Apr Scunthorpe, Cafe INDIEpendent The Vryll Society
• Thu 14 Apr Bristol, The Louisiana The Vryll Society
• Wed 13 Apr Brighton, The Green Door Store The Vryll Society
• Tue 12 Apr London, The Lexington The Vryll Society, The Shimmer Band
• Sat 9 Apr Manchester, Night & Day Cafe The Vryll Society
• Fri 8 Apr Glasgow, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut The Vryll Society, The Shimmer Band
• Thu 7 Apr Newcastle upon Tyne, Think Tank? The Vryll Society, The Shimmer Band
• Wed 6 Apr Birmingham, Hare & Hounds The Vryll Society, The Shimmer Band
• Tue 5 Apr Sheffield, Cafe Totem The Vryll Society, The Shimmer Band
• Sat 2 Apr Warrington, Pyramid & Parr Hall The Coral, Liam Fray, The Kooks, Blossoms, Eliza And The Bear, Hidden Charms, The Vryll Society, The Strawberries, Psyblings …
• Fri 25 Mar O2 Academy Liverpool Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Sat 5 Mar Stoke-on-Trent, The Sugarmill Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Fri 4 Mar Coventry, Kasbah Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Thu 3 Mar Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Wed 2 Mar Aberdeen, The Tunnels Blossoms, The Vryll Society

February 2016

• Sat 27 Feb Manchester, Albert Hall Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Fri 26 Feb O2 Academy Leicester Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Thu 25 Feb London, Scala Blossoms, Inheaven, The Vryll Society
• Wed 24 Feb Hull, The Welly Club Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Sat 20 Feb Oxford, The Bullingdon Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Fri 19 Feb Brighton, Concorde 2 Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Thu 18 Feb Bournemouth, The Old Fire Station Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Sat 13 Feb Guildford, The Boileroom Blossoms, The Vryll Society, Viola Beach
• Thu 11 Feb Leamington Spa, The Zephyr Lounge Blossoms, The Vryll Society, Viola Beach
• Wed 10 Feb Reading, Sub89 & Popworld Blossoms, The Vryll Society, Viola Beach
• Sat 6 Feb Belfast, The Limelight Blossoms, The Vryll Society
• Fri 5 Feb Dublin, The Academy Blossoms, The Vryll Society

January 2016

• Fri 15 Jan London, Earl Haig Hall The Vryll Society
• Fri 8 Jan Liverpool, Leaf On Bold Street Clean Cut Kid, The Bad Habits, Polar States, The Vryll Society, Cavalry

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Having seen TVS co-headline with Hidden Charms in 2016 and blow them off stage there was nothing to stop me getting tickets for this tour as soon as they went on sale.

It’s been well worth the wait with the new album as company. Ably supported by The Astrids and then Peach Fuzz, TVS were phenomenal from the off. A mix of new stuff and what are becoming set staples coupled with great visuals made for a great evening. My gig buddies were immediate converts and at this rate bigger venues surely await. I’m just glad I saw them at such a great venue as The Brudenell.

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The Vryll Society mix beauty and brawn on Course of the Satellite

"course of the satellite".

Frontman Mike Ellis says that this strong work ethic was instilled in them by the late Deltasonic founder Alan Wills, who discovered The Coral and mentored The Zutons: “Alan taught us that all you need to conquer the world is a rehearsal room, your instruments, a good work ethic and a positive attitude and you’ll get there”.

This positivity tinged with sadness encapsulates the album. It’s confident and loud, but the lyrics are full of vulnerability. Their psychedelic sound is constantly surprising – throughout the album, hints of pop, rock and trap-hop all crop up at some point, often in the anthemic choruses. The mix of genres, and the fact that the band are clearly not getting hung up on defining themselves, makes Course Of The Satellite really accessible – everyone could find something they like somewhere in the 11 songs.

The album was produced over several months at the renowned Parr Street Studios in Liverpool where bands like Elbow, The Verve, Pulp and more have previously recorded. The Liverpool five-piece let the album form organically and in doing so have released a sharp, shimmering and versatile album. It’s easy to see the effort they’ve put in to stand out from similar bands on the Liverpool scene, particular effort from Ellis’s vocal range, textured and exciting guitar riffs and loops, and some infectious drums by Benjamin Robinson (which really stand out on title track).

Of course, there’s a clear Tame Impala parallel to draw here. It’s easy to see The Vryll Society in the same way we’d see Tame Impala – headlining an indie-rock festival at the end of summer, with a maze of kaleidoscopic lights and thousands of people vibing in the audience – and this is no bad thing. Unlike Tame Impala though, The Vryll Society’s stand-out songs are their shorter and more stylised ones. “Tears We Cry” features guitar scales that give the song an old-timey, relaxed vibe, perfectly encapsulating The Vryll Society’s ability to mix the old and the current together.

The spacey sound on every track could lead one to believe that the album could just be used as blurry background music – but while listening to it, certain lyrics or synths will grab your attention back. “Give In To Me” is nothing short of a beautiful closer. The message it leaves the listener with is this – keep listening, and The Vryll Society will give you even more.

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• by Stuart Barker
• 25 September
• Interviews Legacy Article Music & Bands Tier 2

One thing The Vryll Society isn’t short of is admirers. Lauded at just about every turn by press and public alike, the release of their debut LP for Deltasonic Records is hotly anticipated thanks to the promise this band have shown through their live sets and recent single releases.

Discovered and nurtured by the late and much missed Deltasonic founder Alan Wills ,  they fitted the type for him perfectly. He instantly saw in them similar attributes he’d previously found in the early days of The Coral and The Zutons . The confident swagger, the solid union formed by their band-of-brothers gang mentality, their willingness to stand outside the conventional and often stifling jangly Liverpool scene, and the work ethic. Always the work ethic. Wills instilled in The Vryll Society something which has become over the ensuing years a key element of what they are, what they’ve become, and of the music they produce. He gave them belief. A belief that hard work and determination will bring them to the place they wanted to reach.

Alan taught us that all you need to conquer the world is a rehearsal room, your instruments, a good work ethic and a positive attitude and you’ll get there. He kind of taught us the rules and the attributes that you need to have to be successful so we’ve just continued on that path” says frontman, Mike Ellis.

Ellis has stated that it was that attitude and that work ethic which got them through the subsequent tragic loss of their friend and manager in 2014, driving them forward through those times, propelling them to harder work, and bonding them even closer together as a unit.

As the band prepare for their upcoming show at Heartbreakers in Southampton, I were fortunate enough to grab some time with Ryan Ellis from the band.

Could you tell me about how you initially got involved with music and who influenced you most? To be honest I think we were all mainly influenced by our family and friends. I know myself, Lloyd & Mike definitely did as Lloyd has a brother who is a musician so he’s been brought up around that and I think Mike’s Lightbulb moment was when he heard Beatles For Sale – I may be wrong but I know full well it’s from his dad playing him The Beatles. My influence was my mum and dad playing music in the house and when we would have parties, we always used to play Burt Bacharach and The Beatles and that’s what started it for me, I wanted to learn the guitar so I could play some Beatles tunes.

Could you tell me about how the band came to be formed? The band came about years ago – Me, Lloyd, Mike & Ben were all in the same band about 5/6 years ago and we were starting to make music more in the same style to what we make now, there were us four and one of our other friends but he decided to leave so we thought its a perfect opportunity to ask Lew to join – we’d been mates with Lew for years just through sharing practice rooms, chilling and going out in town together and stuff. Once Lew joined it was like the final piece of the puzzle and it just gelled so nicely, we then decided to have a name change and lock ourselves away for a year or so just making sure that we were the best we could be and that when we decided to come out and gig that it would be fantastic and people would be shocked how good we were.

Can you describe how you felt whilst after you’d released your first single? Releasing your first single is a great feeling, as expected – you’re buzzing your head off.

For those who are new to your music which three tracks would you encourage them to check out first and why? For somebody who hasn’t heard us before I would say listen to ‘ Soft Glue ,’ ‘ Light At The Edge Of The World ‘ and ‘ Inner Life .’ I just think these three are all completely different but they show how capable we are as a band at making different types of songs and you can still definitely tell that they’re all from the same band, which for me its always great when an album has lots of different styles and colours of songs but you can still tell its the same artist.

Over the years has your approach to performing live changed and if so how? Our approach on live music has changed so much over the years, at first we were quite loose but now its full on lockdown mode, everything now is so precise regarding our playing, our timing, the gaps in between songs, the way the set is arranged – our live show now is the best its ever been and it can only get better.

How do you feel when you share your music for the first time? Do you prefer to share new music live where you can see the crowd’s reaction first hand or online perhaps? I personally prefer sharing our new music online first just because I think when you’re listening to new music its quite nice to be able to in the comfort of your own home with your headphones on with a beverage of choice, I just think you can get a lot more into it that way first.

What bands and artists are you currently listening to and how are they inspiring you to explore and implement new ideas with your music? Well for me at the minute I can’t stop listening to Simon & Garfunkel and Talking Heads, I’d say they’re inspiring me just like any other artist would you know you listen to it and think ‘that is absolutely amazing I wanna write a tune like that’ or you maybe take inspiration on the production side for when you next go into the studio.

What can those fortunate enough to have tickets expect from your live show? For those who have bought tickets for our upcoming tour in October thank you very much you are not going to be disappointed as its most definitely going to be our best one yet and for those who haven’t got one then you really are missing out, we’ve got so much installed for this one, we’ve been putting so much time into how amazing we want this tour to be! Go and get a ticket if you haven’t got one! (Tickets are £11 from seetickets.com )

What does the rest of the year have in store for you? Well we haven’t really got much left of 2018 but we do have a belter of a tour coming up which is going to be our best yet and we also have another single to be released!

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The Vryll Society: The Albert Hall, Manchester – interview and live review

The Albert Hall,  Manchester

27th February 2016

Interview with Mike Ellis and gig review

The Vryll Society is a young progressive rock band from Liverpool. Their sound has been likened to German bands Neu and Can and the Demis Roussos/Vangelis band Aphrodites Child. They play the Albert Hall Manchester, Nigel Carr was there to Interview lead man Mike Ellis and also reviews the gig below with photos by David Gleave.

“Any band where the singer doesn’t write the lyrics, I think there is a bit of a problem”

The name The Vryll Society derives from an 1871 book by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, an account of a subterranean master race and an energy force called Vril. The Vril Society was a group of ‘Pseudoscientists’ who searched for the Vril according to William Ley, a German rocket engineer who wrote an article called “Pseudoscience in Naziland”.

I’m back stage at The Albert Hall Manchester and Blossoms’ Tom Ogden is sound-checking the song Misery in the main hall. The Vryll Society’s dressing room is on the top floor, up five flights of steps and outside the door is an intriguing ladder leading up to a void in the roof, maybe its a secret hideaway or some nether world where refugees, vampires or creatures from another world can find solitute. The ladder starts half way up the wall and there is no discernible way of reaching it. Mike Ellis, (Vocals), is hanging with the rest of the band who comprise: Ryan Ellis – Lead Guitar, Lewis McGuinness – Lead Guitar, Lloyd Shearer – Bass, Ben Robinson – Drums.

I head down to the draughty staircase with Mike Ellis for a chat and settle on the sold stone steps leading down to the rear exit;  I ask him about how the band got together “I set it up – we kind of knew that Ryan and Lloyd were really good and they were really good players. No one plays chords in our band, the more difficult, the better.

The band share the songwriting which comes out of a collaboration between them in rehearsals and bits brought in by each member but when it comes to the words it’s Mike’s gig: “We kind of share, we don’t have a main process that we go to every time. I’ll come in with something like, we don’t have the luxury to jam in the studio but we practice every day and that’s what makes it sound like The Vryll Society. If it was all me then it would be ‘Mike’s band’, if it was all Ryan it would be ‘Ryan’s band’. In our band you’ll get the difference from every one but I do the lyric writing’.

Mike started writing lyrics and poetry at just 15 years of age: ‘Any band where the singer doesn’t write the lyrics I think there is a bit of a problem’. ‘I wrote the lyrics for my first song and gradually by trial and error the more you do you get to know what works and what doesn’t work. I kind of found I write for myself and I write lyrics that I want to hear so people would go ‘yeh he’s got something to say’. I’m inspired by the Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky, I’m really in to him and I really like Dostoevsky, beat guys from the 50’s like Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

Mike also has a fascination with the early German cinematography of Hans Richter and Fritz Lang as is evidenced by their song Metropolis: ‘They kind of did some really far out things in the 1920’s and everyone goes on about how things were in the 60’s but these surrealist were doing it in the 20’s. Abstract and futurism was far more out there than anything done in the 60’s when it was mainstream but in the 20’s it more arty.

It would be really easy for a band to reference the Beatles or the Stones but The Vryll’s influences are much more obscure and heavy: ‘Our producer Joe Fearon says, ‘have a listen to this, you’ll really like this’ – he used to be in a band called Top in the 80’s, he was the bass player and he’ll just bring in obscure records. We want to be more expansive and take it further – we take it as an honour being likened to people like Neu and can. I worked out that the 666 album by Aphrodites Child came out before Dark Side of The Moon so they were doing Dark Side before Floyd!’

The Vryll Society have been supporting Blossoms on their current tour but there is of course a marked difference between the two band’s sounds: ‘It’s been unreal man, it’s been an experience, Blossoms sound has always been poppy and commercial, I don’t think they have made any bones about what they want to do they have always wanted to make pop music, it’s great’

The band are on Deltasonic whose owner Alan Wills passed away nearly two years ago: ‘Alan was working with us in another project called the The Dirty Rivers which had run its course and our sound was changing a lot to what it is now. We kind of couldn’t go under that flag any more so we kind of changed direction and Alan was all for it and he backed us to the hilt. It’s a bit upsetting really that he can’t see us progressing now – he died in a cycling accident which was tragic’.

The band has a pretty stable line-up now with a particular look: ‘To be honest if we changed the members in this band then it wouldn’t be the same I don’t think and Ben does looks like a mad acid scientist!’

Mike is clearly a much deeper thinker than the average front man: ‘I’m always looking up art, film, literature when I’m not actually making music I’m trying to source things to make music. Aside from music my life isn’t that exciting I like watching Everton but because of the band I kind of lose track of them!

The band had become friends with Viola Beach who were also supposed to have been on this tour with them: ‘We just got pally with them you know?, if they would have still been on this tour now we’d have been out with them. The last thing I remember was me and Chris dancing to Blossoms tunes and singing every line to the songs so that’s the last memory, so that’s important’.

The Vryll Society arrive on stage after the half hour recording of Viola Beach – it was an emotional set, a proper light show and a mostly full audience who had arrived early to see it – but no band. There was a huge outpouring of screams and applause after this riveting half hour show.

The first thing you notice about this band is the fact that all of its members apart from Mike look like they have dropped straight out of Haight-Ashbury circa 1968 – the clothes and the hair, especially drummer Ben’s are pure late sixties psych-rock. Mike is dressed in a rainbow top and tobacco coloured chinos, a thoroughly modern look, the contrast is startling, it’s like the supporting cast have whizzed forward through time to join him tonight.

The singer stands stage centre, dancing behind the high up microphone like a young Tim Burgess, Ben, the drummer sits stage right, all frizzy long hair and bandana!

They open with the metronomic drum beat of Beautiful Faces with a melody which sounds like a mash up of Reward by the Teardrop Explodes and Born to Boogie by T Rex with a tough, progressive back beat. Mike’s right though, there is little in the way of rhythm guitar here, it’s great to hear the two leads playing off each other during this track which extends into a pulsing bass driven, acid soaked freak out with a crescendo of wailing guitars.

The sound throughout this performance is smooth. bass heavy, progressive rock with just small recognisable hints of bands like The Stone Roses and The Verve. It might only be a subtle reference; a floating vocal here or an Ashcroft intonation there but it’s the backdrop of the progressive movement of the late sixties and early 70’s that define this band, the combination forming a very modern and compelling mesh.

Air for example has an Atom Heart Mother, (Floyd album 1970), beat pulsating away in the background, I’m not sure that even the band would recognise this and maybe it was suggested in the studio, but again it soars away into something so quintessentially current and different; dense, fresh and invigorating with Mike’s beautiful vocal layered over the top.

The set lacks some melody, it has to be said – this is not pop music, light and frothy for the benefit of the young kids, it’s tight and formed, intelligent almost ‘head’ music and its appeal runs much deeper.

They end with Self Realisation with its up tempo soaring twin guitar riffs, before closing with the two speed Deep Blue Sky which starts slow and thoughtful before revving up for the big close.

The Vryll Society are a relatively young up and coming band who in my opinion haven’t reached their creative peak. I think it’s only a matter of time before they start to really break through though, and it might only be the odd new track that does it. I mean where would Hawkwind have been without Silver Machine?

The Vryll Society end their tour with Blossoms at the Sugar Mill Stoke on the 5 th March and The O2 Academy Liverpool on the 25 th March before heading out on their own in April

Mike: ‘We’re playing Festevol in Liverpool in May, then London Calling in Amsterdam which is next week I think. But there will be a lot of festivals added’

April Tour:

Tuesday, 05 Apr – The Rocking Chair, Sheffield

Wednesday, 06 Apr – Hare & Hounds, Venue 2, Kings Heath (B’ham) + The Shimmer Band and Juice

Thursday, 07 Apr 2016 – Think Tank?, Newcastle

Friday, 08 Apr – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Saturday, 09 – Night & Day, Manchester +Horsebeach

Tuesday, 12 Apr – The Lexington, London +The Shimmer Band and Palm Honey

Wednesday, 13 Apr – The Green Door Store, Brighton

Thursday, 14 Apr – The Louisiana, Bristol

Friday, 15 April – Cafe INDIEpendent, Scunthorpe

Saturday 16 th April – The Rocking Chair, Sheffield

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The Vryll Society On Course for the Satellites

We spoke to Scouse indie band The Vryll Society about their debut album, Course of the Satellite, and joining Deltasonic.

Since forming as a five-piece indie rock outfit, The Vryll Society have been honing their soaring melodies on record and on the road. By following in the esteemed footsteps of fellow Scousers The Coral and The Zutons to sign with psychedelic imprint Deltasonic, the band landed in the perfect setting for their debut album, Course of the Satellite .

We fired some questions in the band’s direction ahead of their upcoming tour, which includes a show at Manchester’s YES [ NB – this tour has since been cancelled ], and they told us about recording habits, their native Liverpool scene and creating zombie post-nuclear discos.

You started off in 2015 with your first single, ‘Deep Blue Skies’. How hard was it to translate that initial momentum into a full-length record?

Really hard, yeah. Between that and recording the album, the sound changed and we learnt a lot of stuff in terms of song writing. It went from being a six-minute epic tune to ones that had more pop viability, if you know what I mean? Not every tune can be six minutes long! Money, as well, that properly slows us down – if you’ve got no money, you can’t just go in and record or do anything for that matter.

Who or what would you pick out as your main influences on the new record, including outside of music? It seems like you’ve covered a lot of ground in terms of creating your sound.

David Axelrod, DJ Shadow, Pink Floyd, Can, Stereolab, Kraftwerk, Aphrodite’s Child… There’s many, the list goes on. Also people like Ennio Morricone, because we take a lot out of film scores, things like that. Anyone who’s good really. If you’re good, we’ll nick stuff off you, but if you aren’t any good, then we won’t.

Describe your writing process for your songs. Where does the initial spark come from? Do you find going on tour becomes a creative outlet?

There’re loads of different methods, really. Louis (guitar) can have a riff, Ryan (guitar/keyboards) can have a riff on his guitar or the keys or Ben (drums) and Lloyd (bass) can have a nice groove going on. There’s no primary kind of way of doing it.

As for going on tour, I don’t think so, no; it slows down. You’re too busy doing stuff. I guess if we had more money we could go from the hotel and go and have a jam, but you can’t – especially when you can’t play music in the venue until like 4pm or 5pm. When you’re on tour, it depends what you’re writing about as well. We wouldn’t really write about situations on the road. It’s best for us to be in a room for weeks just jamming and sorting shit out. I guess eventually we will have to get our heads round working that way on tour, but that’s well off.

The track ‘Inner Life’ off the record is a highlight for me. It’s a bit different to the rest of the tracks with those disco sounding guitars and the synth bass. How did that come about?

That was actually the last tune that was written for the album and we wanted to make a dance tune, really. We’d describe it as ‘zombie post-nuclear disco’.

Looking forward your next album, do you have any idea where your sound’s going to go?

Well, we’ve already started writing a few tunes for it; started basically straight away off the back of these album sessions. We’ve got about six or seven new ones, but we’ll do what we did last time, where we write 15 or 16 and narrow down until they end up on an album. They are going a different way though; a bit more Talking Heads-y, funkier. ‘Inner Life’ is towards the end of the album and is sort of a vibe of what’s coming next. We seem to go through a journey when we’re writing songs, so we’ll keep going round like that.

Your artwork for your earlier singles and album is really distinctive. Could you tell us who designs them and what influences them?

Those early ones for ‘Self Realisation’ and ‘La Jetee’ were actually really off-the-cuff. Emma Basnett did those two covers. She took a picture of oil in a puddle and zoomed in on it loads of times. The EP was Dom Foster and the album now is a guy called Jack Hardwick. Jack’s really good though.

You recorded the album at Parr Street studios back home in Liverpool. Did you feel any pressure working there at all?

No, not at all, really. We’ve literally been there from the first time we were in a proper studio at 17. We did try and record somewhere else, but it didn’t turn out that well. There was no outro on ‘…Blue Skies’ and they cut it out, so we had to go back to Parr.

Having been writing the record for so long, is it a release to finally be able to play the songs live and hear reaction to them?

Yeah, for sure. One thing I was saying the other day was that the tunes that we’re writing now, we won’t be able to play them live for about a year, maybe more. People are already getting bored of the ones we’ve just written! The first gig that we did on this tour in Bristol, I was just so up for it. People know the songs now and it’s well exciting.

Where did the name of the record come from? Any sort of proggy concept vibe flying about in there? There are a few tracks that tie in with the album title.

At first, it wasn’t a concept that heavily, but then as it moved on we tried to make it into a concept. It was a nice progression, created about halfway through. The artwork’s a bit spacey and Jack (art director) gave us a few cues with his art ideas – lots of Kandinsky – and we sort of went from there.

Do you have a favourite track to play live? Do you find that certain venues or gigs lend themselves to different songs?

At the moment, probably ‘When The Air Is Hot’ for all of us. For Louis, each night it’s really a different one. ‘When The Air Is Hot’ is more of a vibe one, a bit looser. Sometimes you can play the tunes better live than what they are on the record – a lot of people say that actually. Live, there’s more kick going around and it’s definitely a bit rawer sounding.

There are a lot of great bands coming out of your Liverpool hometown again. You’ve got yourselves, Psycho Comedy, Spinn, Her’s and The Night Café. What do you think keeps the Liverpool scene moving forward?

Never knew Her’s were from Liverpool, but there you go. For the scene, I’d definitely say more venues, because they keep getting knocked down. But stuff goes in cycles – stuff can’t keep coming from the same place all the time, everywhere has their moments. Liverpool’s a very DIY city, so they don’t wait for people to come and give them some money, so they just do stuff. That will never go away.

With events like National Album Day, a weird industry manufactured celebration of all things albums, what are your thoughts on the future of the album? Do you think it will still exist in 20-30 years’ time?

We’re only at the start, so I hope it sticks about! It could be like a Velvet Underground thing where someone in 2050 re-releases our record and everyone just buzzes off it. But we’ll be dead, so we won’t get any of the fame or anything. Our kids will be all right. Scary thought that, though.

If you could support one band, dead or alive, who would it be?

Dead or Alive. There you go. In one.

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Vryll Society – Course of the Satellite

Liverpool’s The Vryll Society have played the long game. In 2015 they released their debut single Deep Blue Skies on the Deltasonic label (run by the late Alan Wills who discovered the Coral). They have built up a strong and loyal fanbase having toured with the Blossoms, The Coral and The Kooks.

They’ve released some critically acclaimed singles over the last few years. Last August they previewed the album by releasing Shadow of a Wave to much approval. They have also received much support from BBC Introducing at their SXSW showcase and played Glastonbury and Reading amongst others. Hardly surprising their album has been greatly anticipated. The album was produced over several months at the Parr Street Studios where bands like Elbow, The Zutons, Black Sabbath and The Doves have recorded.

Without further ado, first track Course of the Satellite fades in with its orbiting space connotations. It has a kind of old-fashioned keyboard sound that works. This has a mellow, surreal quality with liquid guitar, angelic vocals and haunting lyrics “You’ve got to learn to be alone, no-one will stay forever” . It reminds me of the band Air and I like the way it finishes with a drum beat and piano.  A Perfect Rhythm has a slightly Oriental sound to it. It’s swirly with an insistent drum beat that conjures up a languorous summer afternoon with dizzying pop melodies and Michael Ellis’ ethereal vocals. Andrei Rublev was released as a single earlier this year and was inspired by Andre Tarkovsky’s 1996 classic arthouse film. With its psychedelic guitars and punchy drums, this is far-out and phantasmagoric!

The Tears We Cry has a weaving gentle ambience with a slightly Doors-like ending whilst Glows and Spheres is all dreamy 60s feel. When The Air Is Hot is enchanting with a kaleidoscopic wall of sound that I feel totally immersed in. You feel the whole album has been crafted with great detail.  Light At the End of the World , their latest offering, is a blissed out fantasy with groovy sound realms. Soft Glue is an eloquent ode with juddery reverbs. Shadow of a Wave was the first release off the album with a mixture of 80s sounds intertwined delicately with again with a 60s sound whilst Inner Life is like a funky disco with touches of Michael Jackson’s Thriller in it!

There are fascinating, layers of melodies on here that flow effortlessly. The Vryll Society have their own take on krautrock and evocative, dreamlike vibes. Course of the Satellite contains authentic magical songs that are both poetic and mesmerising. An impressive first album that was worth the wait.

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The Vryll Society - Buzz Band of the Week

Get ready for the unstoppable new force from Deltasonic

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When Deltasonic boss Alan Wills passed away in such tragic, sudden circumstances the impact rocked not just Merseyside's cultural community - but the world of music.

Known for his infectious enthusiasm, whirlwind persona, familial values and ear for spotting talent - it was no surprise that the man who cultivated the talents of The Coral, Zutons and a whole generation of new Merseybeaters was hailed a colossus .

But Alan was a restless individual - and his search for the new was as fond as his love for New Balance trainers - and his last great musical discovery ranks up there with his best.

The Vryll Society have been on the radar of *everyone* for sometime. But similarly to that first wave of Deltasonic artists, Alan and his partner Ann, nurtured and honed them until they were truly ready.

Originally The Dirty Rivers, these 'kids' produced an astonishing an early single The Kid which lay the foundation for what was to come: a tidal wave of energy, cataclysmic guitar swells, propulsive rhythmical thunder and a front man whose magneticism proved impossible to ignore.

Imagine The Rolling Stones channelling Storm in Heaven-era Verve through the spirit of Austin's Black Angels with infinite more grooves and you're nearly there. On record they are great, live they are truly unstoppable.

After a considerable time shaping plans and sounds, they've conquered Sound City and FestEvol on the home front while an October UK tour and festival dates including End of The Road are lined up.

Their debut single Deep Blue Skies is a statement - a swirling mass of kaleidoscopic riffs, Nuggets-era melodies over-laid by Mike Ellis' blissed-out vocals. There's even better to come.

Ahead of gigs in Chester at Telfords (August 28) and Manchester's Night & Day Cafe (August 29), we spoke to singer Mike and guitarist Ryan Ellis - we strongly recommend you get involved.

* Introduce yourself, and tell us a little about your background.

Mike: We're The Vryll Society - Mike, Ben, Lloyd, Lewis and Ryan. We have been together for around 18 months and have just released our first single 'Deep Blue Skies'.

* How did you get together and where have you guys played?

Ryan: We got together from playing in another band together but then we decided to ask Lew if he fancied playing with us and he moulded in perfectly so we went from there.

Once the full outfit was complete Alan Wills, our manager and great friend who is sadly no longer with us locked us away and wouldn't let anybody see or hear us until he knew we we're like the Mike Tyson of the music world.

Mike: Alan had a big influence on all of us in terms of our work ethic and how we go about things. We've toured all over the country and 2015 going into 2016 looks like it's going to be an exciting time for us.

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* What are your influences and which artists do you listen to at the moment?

Mike: The driving beats of Neu! and the sophisticated sounds of Air. I'm currently listening to Bitches Brew by Miles Davis.

Ryan: I've been listening to the likes of CAN and Pink Floyd and watching Peep Show - got to have a bit of comedy haven't you.

Ben has been listening to Hawkwind, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. Lloyd has been listening to lots of David Axelrod and Lew has been getting heavily into people like Bert Jansch and Davy Graham - keeping it woody!

* Which Liverpool bands do you like?

Mike: I love the sadness of RongoRongo and the energy of The Sugarmen.

Ryan: We also love Sankofa and Strange Collective.

* Away from the music, what do you get up to?

Mike: I'm into art, film and literature but to be honest when I'm not playing music, I'm usually thinking about playing music.

Ryan: When we're not playing tunes we basically just chill and relax, we like walking up to the other side of town and having a nice pint of Staropramen and a packet of cheese and onion Tags in the Grapes.

We love watching films too and reading every now and again, you can't beat travelling the world on Google Earth either.

* Tell us something about yourselves which readers won't know.

Mike: If I wasn't a musician I'd change my surname to an Italian sounding name and join the Mafia.

Ryan: Lloyd and I know each other from boxing, Lloyd's also into astronomy. Mike can speak another language, nearly.

Lew is the loudest person ever and Ben can half make cocktails.

* So, what's next - and where can we find your music?

Mike: We've just finished our new 4 track EP due to be released September/October time and we have a UK tour for October

For more on the The Vryll Society visit their Facebook page, iTunes or SoundCloud .

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We are pleased to announce that the fruit and vegetable growers will be joining together for a summer field tour being hosted by Tuttle Orchards in Greenfield, IN on June 25. Topics to be covered include fruit production, vegetable production, farm marketing, and agritourism. There’s something here of interest to everyone so I hope you will plan on joining us. Although we encourage membership in grower organizations such as Indiana Horticultural Society (IHS), Indiana Vegetable Growers Association (IVGA) and Indiana Farm Marketers Association (IFMA), membership is not required to attend the field day and all those interested are welcome to attend.

Tuttle Orchards was founded by Roy Tuttle who was born on the farm in 1893.  The farm has been operated over the years by Virginia & Raymond Roney (2 nd  generation), by their two sons Mike and Tom E. Roney (3 rd  generation), and Thomas & Ruth Ann Roney (4 th  generation).  Currently, Mike & Helen, Thomas, and Ruth Ann are managing the daily operations of the orchard along with a staff of approx. 100 in peak season.

Tuttles is a diversified operation that includes apple production (8,000 trees on 45 acres), cider production (23,000 gallons annually), vegetable production (30+ crops on 30 acres), agritourism (corn maze, kids’ area), field trips & tours (approx. 15,000 annual tour attendees), farm store (open year round), CSA (approx. 100 summer/50 winter members), retail greenhouses, high tunnels (3 houses in tomatoes/winter greens), events.  About 95% of the orchard income is retail sales.  Very limited wholesale to other growers, cideries, farm markets, and local stores.  Tuttle’s newest venture is an onsite café and sweet shop that will be open year round. More information on the farm is available at their website:

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• Fruit Production:  tour of apple plantings
• Vegetable Production: tour of vegetable crop plantings, high tunnels, and chemical storage facilities.
• Produce Packing tour:  tour of apple grader, cold storage, cider production, vegetable washing, CSA packing, and food safety compliance areas.
• Retail/Agritourism tour:  overview of farm store, food service on the farm, agritourism, staffing, POS system.

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11:00 am            Session 2 – vegetable production

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The 12 best places to visit in Tyumen (the oldest siberian city)

It is the oldest city in siberia and has many points of interest. find out about the best places to visit in tyumen, russia..

The first Siberian city was founded in 1586. Tyumen has been unofficially titled the oil and gas capital of Russia. The city’s population is 707 000 people, which continues to increase. According to RBC Holding, Tyumen is one of ten the most quick-growing towns in Russia. Don’t let the mention of oil-hungry businesspeople leave you thinking this is a dull, money-focused city, though. The city has a buzzing street life in summer and a couple of worthwhile sights that, taken together, will keep you entertained for a day or so.

Tyumen is also the stepping stone to the gorgeous old town of Tobolsk, a few hours’ bus or train ride away. Tyumen is a cultural, business, educational and administrative center of the Tyumen region. Most of the city’s population comprises young people under 35.

Here are always places to go in the evening and to see during weekends. Cozy cafes, luxurious restaurants, the best theatres and philharmonic concert hall, and museums reminding about the rich history of the city — all that is Tyumen. These are the best places to see in Tyumen, Russia.

1. Tyumen’s Holy Trinity Monastery

Tyumen’s Holy Trinity Monastery is located in the historical center of Tyumen. It is just a few minutes walk from the Tura Embankment. The monastery was founded on the picturesque bank of the Tura River in 1616. Almost a century later, in 1708, the old wooden monastery was rebuilt with stone. Shortly after, the monastery was named Holy Trinity. The building process was conducted under the leadership of metropolitan Philophey Leschinsky. Later, he took monastic vows and lived in seclusion for the rest of his life. After he died in 1727, he was buried at the monastery’s entrance.

During the Soviet period, the monastery was used as a dormitory for a military platoon and the headquarters of the city’s water control system. The monastery was returned to the Tyumen diocese in 1995, but the first service was not held there until 2003. In 2005 the relic of prelate Philophey was uncovered and is now kept in the Peter and Paul Cathedral monastery. In 2007 a square was dedicated to Philophey near the monastery. Today Holy Trinity Monastery is open for everyone to see and tour while it continues to hold regular liturgical services.

2. Znamensky Cathedral

The history of Znamensky Cathedral found its roots in the first half of the 17th century, when a small wooden chapel was first erected at the site of the current Cathedral. The old wooden chapel was replaced with the construction of a stone church which began on September 1st, 1768. The church’s previous name was given in honor of Mary, the Mother of God, and her icon within the church. The building was dedicated only 33 years later, in 1801. The church’s first stone building was painted white and consisted of the main chapel, a bell tower, a refectory, and a porch.

After the Revolution of 1917, the Cathedral was used as a transit prison. Still, between 1933 and 1941, the church was returned to the diocese. With the beginning of World War II, however, it was again taken over and used to house dislocated army forces. Finally, the Cathedral was returned to the eparchy. On June 19th, 1994, the clergy held a liturgical service for the first time. Today Znamensky Cathedral is a functioning church and one of the most beautiful symbols of Tyumen.

3. Tyumen Bolshoi Drama Theater

In 2008, The Tyumen Bolshoi Drama Theater got a new building built in record time for one year and eight months. With a 158-year history, the theater is the most prominent Drama Theater in Russia. The history of the Tyumen theater began even before the first building. It is known that in 1858 the St. Petersburg guest expressed his admiration for Amateur performances.

This fact was recorded, and the city’s theatrical history was reckoned from it. History tells us that in 1890, the first Guild merchant, an honorary citizen of the municipality Tekut’ev Andrei Ivanovich, founded a permanent theatre, which entered the town history called Tekut’evsky. Andrei Ivanovich, in love with the spectacle of dramatic scenes, supported theatre for 26 years.

In 1916, before his death, he bequeathed the theatre to the city. The City Council accepted the gift, and newspaper announcements began to inform about the performances not in the Tekut’ev’s theater but in the city theatre named Tekut’ev. After the October revolution, the theatre received the name of V. I. Lenin.

Under the leadership of the Petrograd director Valmar, it was staged such performances as “Idiot”, “the Power of Darkness”, “the Living corpse”, and “the Day”. In subsequent years the core of the repertoire included Russian and foreign classics, the best works of modern drama.

4. Saint George Ascension church

Through the parishioners’ efforts, this church was erected on the Tura River’s left bank. The church began as a stone two-storied building with a bell tower and two thrones: one is on the first floor in honor of Saint George and the other in honor of the Ascension of God is on the second.

After the October Revolution in 1929, the church was closed, and a workshop of tanners and chemists used its building. In 1934-35 the church became a dormitory for driving school students and combined operators. Later the building was under the governance of Tuymen’s fur coat fabric company.

Only in 1996 was the building returned to the diocese of Tobolsk and Tyumen. Two years later, services were resumed there. Step by step, in 2005, the bell tower was restored. In 2006, the church participated in the government program entitled “Cultural memorials restoration.” Now it is a functioning church that adorns the historical center of Tyumen.

5. Church of the Saviour

The Church of the Saviour, also known as the Church of the Image of “The Saviour Not Made by Hands” or shorter Spasskaya Church, is a church in Tyumen, Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at Lenin Street, 43, at a crossroad between the Chelyuskintsev Street. Built-in a late 18th-century Siberian Baroque and early 20th-century neorussian style, the building is one of Siberia’s oldest and most expressive churches, under monument protection.

It is believed that the early wooden church was raised in 1586 and reconstructed after several fires into a stable stone building in the late 17th century. The Church of the Saviour saw another two rebuildings in the late 19th century. However, after the 1917 October Revolution, the church was subject to confiscations of its property in 1922, and in 1930 was closed and became a momentary prison.

After the failed attempt to destroy the church two years later, it has been used as an archive and a library. The building storage material for the Tyumen Local Historical Museum is expected to be returned to the local eparchy in 2019.

6. Tura Embankment

The only thing in the Russian four-level structure of this kind and one of the favorite holiday destinations among residents and visitors alike. Here, close to each other is full of the city’s attractions: Lover’s Bridge, historical area, the museum “City Council” Architecture and Construction University, and Holy Trinity Monastery. Embankment and bridge of lovers – the city card is depicted on the magnets, postcards, and other souvenirs tourists bring from Tyumen.

Construction of the promenade continues today, and it planned its expansion on both sides of the river Tura. Throughout the embankment, scattered monuments of famous people, life, and activity were somehow linked to Tyumen. Summer, early Fall, and spring – are the best time for walking and spending time on the waterfront.

It is always noisy: many people are playing songs with a guitar, working fountains, flash mobs, and holding various events, to the bridge of lovers traditionally come to the newlyweds. In the summer promenade Tours – the most popular holiday destination for residents.

7. The Lovers’ Bridge

The Lovers’ Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Tura River in the Central District of Tyumen. The bridge was built in 1987 – five years after the collapse of an old wooden bridge in the exact location. The last name of the bridge was Peshehodniy (Pedestrian). Still, in 2003 local DJs Maria Kondratovich and Timur Shkval arranged an unusual contest called “The most unusual kiss”.

After this event, the city mayor Stepan Kirichuk offered to rename the bridge the Lovers’ Bridge. Then, on July 26th, newly married couples, the director of the Red Army Radio Station V. Bogodelov, and the city’s mayor performed an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the bridge.

8. Kolokolnikovs Estate Museum

The Kolokolnikovs Estate Museum is the only remaining classical merchant’s estate in Tyumen. The building’s facade combines classical and baroque architecture elements and traditional Siberian carving. The doors open to a luxurious, brightly lit hall with lofted ceilings and walls decorated with vivid paintings of the Kolokolnikovs family.

One painting depicts an old trade shop, representing the collective image of the city’s shops. Stepping through the doors of the Kolokolnikovs Estate transports one back to the unique atmosphere of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The permanent exhibit of the Kolokolnikovs Estate Museum is called “The History of the House”. It is dedicated to the history of the merchant families, such as the Ikonnikovs and the Kolokolnikovs. The exhibit will also explain the historical events in this house, one of which was the monumental meeting between the future Emperor Alexander II and the great Russian poet V. Zhukovsky in 1837. In 1919 the estate was used as the headquarters of Marshal V. Blyukher.

9. Gorodskaya Duma Museum

The building of the Tyumen regional Museum of Local Lore Gorodskaya Duma was built in the second half of the XIX century. It is a magnificent example of Russian provincial architecture. The high ladder and a stepped attic give the museum its slenderness, combined with a Corinthian portico and massive columns — the traditional buildings of public institutions and architectural elements.

The Window into the nature constant exhibition introduces the variety of Flora and Fauna of the Tyumen region and its ancient inhabitants. An integral part of the museum is a small paleontological Museum. The skeleton’s collection of mammoth, fossil bison, woolly rhinoceros, and cave bears is presented at the museum. In addition, visitors can get acquainted with the Botanical, Zoological, and entomological collections.

10. House Masharova Museum

The House Masharova Museum is an old house built in the neoclassical style and previously belonged to N. Masharov, a famous manufacturer and one of the founders of the iron industry in Tyumen. The museum is a monument to late 19th and early 20th-century Siberian architecture and is renowned for its luxurious décor.

Traditional musical events and temporary exhibitions are regularly organized in the House Masharova Museum. They take place in the chamber-like atmosphere of the welcoming hall of the merchant’s house.

The permanent exhibition called the Family Book tells the tale of the family’s life at the end of the 19th century. During a tour of the house built, you will see many authentic items of a past era and discover the etiquette of a traditional family from Tyumen.

11. Alexandrovsky Garden

The original name of the Alexandrovsky Garden is the Country Garden. The garden appeared on a vacant plot of land in 1851 when thousands of linden, birch, spruce, and pine trees were planted in the area of about 100 acres (40 000 m²) with the money of the merchant Ivan Ikonnikov.

The garden was named after the crown prince Alexander, the future Tsar Alexander II, who visited Tyumen on May 31st, 1837, during his journey through Siberia. After the October Revolution of 1917, the garden was abandoned until 1948, when a small portion of it was restored through the employees’ efforts of a ship-building plant.

The landscape of the garden was adorned with a pond, a small bridge built traversing the ravine, a shooting range, and a restaurant with a terrace. In the 1960s, it was abandoned again, and by the 1970s, it fell into disrepair. Later a development effort began on the garden’s premises with the construction of houses, a kindergarten, and garages. A road to the Profsoyuzny Bridge was also built through the park.

However, the renewal of the garden did not begin until 2007. Although ten times smaller than the original garden, the grounds were restored, and the Alexandrovsky Garden became its official name. The fountain was rebuilt as well as sculptures of citizens styled after the 19th century. Some statues include the Hussar, Ladies on a Walk, A Girl at Rest, and the Boy.

12. Rasputin Museum

Grigory Rasputin was a friend of the last Russian emperor Nikolay II and his family. Rasputin is one of the most mysterious and exciting personalities of the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. In the 1900s, among Saint Petersburg’s high society, he had the reputation of the Tsar’s family friend, a religious elder, a seer, and a healer.

The exposition includes a cosmetic mirror, broken down in the middle that symbolizes the broken life of its owner, an icon of St. Simeon Verhotursky the Righteous, who is highly honored in Siberia, and the plate of the famous Kuznetsovky porcelain factory with the monogram of the empress, which Rasputin gave to his god-daughter Iraida Kolesnikova during her christening, an old Viennese chair from the Rasputin’s house. There is an authentic platband from the famous home of Rasputin, and the only thing remained of the building.

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Tyumen, the first Russian settlement in Siberia, lies 2,500km (1,600 mi) east of Moscow and behind the Ural Mountains. The Tyumen Oblast (region) has seen significant economic growth over the past twenty years, fuelled by the discovery and exploitation of significant oil fields.

Tyumen is also an educational centre, with more than forty thousand students.

Originally Tyumen was called Chimgi-Tura and its origins probably lay with the merchants from the ancient trade centres of Samarkand and Bukhara, who needed Siberian rivers to transport their goods to northern markets. For a long time Chimgi-Tura was the capital of Tyumen Khanate, which was a part of the Mongol Golden Horde Empire. With time Chimgi-Tura was renamed Tyumen, a Mongol word meaning “Ten thousand people.”

Russian Tyumen was established in 1586, when the first military mission sponsored by the Tsar and led by Ermak, mainly to respond frequent attacks of Khan Kuchum, seized the town. It then remained a quiet provincial Siberian city up until the 1960s. Most of its inhabitants lived in wooden houses along the Tura and Tyumenka rivers, for which it became known as the “capital of villages.”

Being a major transportation point to Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, Tyumen has experienced all major historical events in Russia. It has seen the Decembrists on their way to exile in Irkutsk, Tsar Nicholas II and his family to their final destination of Ekaterinburg, Revolution turmoil, Civil War, bloody uprisings against the new Bolshevik food policy ( prodrazverstka ), Gulag prisoners, and more. Many famous people were born or studied in Tyumen. Among them is the famous writer M. M. Prishvin. His essays about nature are filled with harmony and the art of words.

One resident was the most controversial figure in Russian history – Grigory Rasputin. His house can be visited in the village of Pokrovskoe, near Tyumen. It is believed that “the devil monk” was born sometime between 1864 and 1872.

Rasputin was an impoverished, drunken, dirty and foul-mouthed man. Even so, people claim that he had great powers. Many said that he was a healer and also a prophet. During his twenties, Rasputin supposedly became a holy man after a long religious conversation with one of his superiors. He lived off the charity of people who admired his asceticism. It is said that one time Rasputin accurately predicted a three month drought. This Siberian mystic arrived in St Petersburg in 1911 and within a few years had become one of the most influential men in government circles.

Tyumen is a city for walking, a city of contrasts. There are two main streets in the centre: Republics and Lenin. Amongst wooden houses and old churches you will see the modern glass buildings of the World Trade Centre and the Law Department of Tyumen State University as well as Soviet style neighbourhoods with multi-storey apartment buildings.

Optional Sightseeing

The historic city of Tobolsk, Siberia’s former capital, displays considerable charm to reward a short detour from Tyumen. The sights include the white-walled 18th-century Kremlin, incorporating the 17th century St Sofia Cathedral, and a weatherbeaten old town described by some as ‘wonderfully dilapidated’.

Winter in Tyumen

The winters are cold in Tyumen and outlying regions. However, they have one attraction that helps to cope with the winter, being open air hot springs. Thousands of people gather there, both locals and visitors from as far as Yekaterinburg and Moscow. this is truly a way to experience the contrast of the cold Siberian winter (-20℃ plus or minus) with the hot spring water (55℃).

It can be fun to change to your swimwear in the car and then dash to the water (100 m) from the parking area. Just taking a few steps out of the water means the water residue on your body turns into solid ice instantly. Good therapeutic skin pore treatment, we are told.

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Tobolsk – One of the Most Beautiful Cities in Siberia

1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities , Photos , Travel

Tobolsk is a city in Russia with a population of about 100 thousand people, located at the confluence of the Tobol and the Irtysh rivers, about 250 km northeast of Tyumen . It was founded as the center of the development of Siberia in 1587, about 17 km from the Tatar settlement of Sibier (also known as Kashlyk, Isker), the capital of the Siberian Khanate (1468-1598).

From the end of the 16th to the 18th centuries, it was the main military, administrative, political, and religious center of Siberia. Today, Tobolsk is the second most populous city in Tyumen Oblast . Photos by: Anton Petrus .

Since 1708, it was the center of the Siberian Governorate stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean. In the 19th century, due to changes in trade routes and then the construction of a railway (away from Tobolsk), its economic importance fell, and the regional center was moved to Tyumen. Currently, Tobolsk is one of the most important centers of educational tourism in Siberia.

The Tobolsk Kremlin (1683-1799) is the main sight of the city. It is often called the Pearl of Siberia.

The brick water tower near the Tobolsk Kremlin.

Sophia-Uspensky Cathedral (1686) – the first stone church built in Siberia.

The Tobolsk Kremlin is the only stone kremlin in Siberia. The northern entrance to the Tobolsk Kremlin.

The cathedral bell tower (1797).

The guest house of the Tobolsk Kremlin looks like a small fortress.

The Tobolsk Kremlin is a unique and very picturesque architectural ensemble.

The Palace of the Governor. For more than 300 years, the management of huge territories called Siberia was carried out from here.

Tobolsk in fact consists of two main parts – Nagornaya (the upper city), where the Kremlin is located, and Podgornaya (the lower city), the oldest part of Tobolsk with more than 150 objects of cultural heritage.

From the hill you can enjoy beautiful views of old Tobolsk.

Church of Zacharias and Elizabeth (1758-1776). Built in the style of the Siberian Baroque, it is one of the most beautiful buildings of the lower city.

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Michael J Hall · May 20, 2020 at 5:03 pm

Looked this town up after reading the description in The Lost Pianos of Siberia, by Sophy Roberts. It’s even more lovely than her written description. Great images.

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