Category Archives: The Exhibition

A compilation of Barnsley-centric sounds available from the 17th of December 2010.  Yours for free or in exchange for a small donation to the Willow Foundation (a very worthwhile charity that organises special days for seriously ill young people); whatever you might see fit or can afford. Tracklisting, some added giveaways for budding philanthropists and possibly more will be revealed in the lead up to the release through this website and over on the Facebook event page.

And, if you’re in Barnsley this Saturday, there’s a lovely gig with Midnight Jive and The Exhibition at The Cedar Room above White Bear.

Poster by Kojiki Design

Please welcome to the Of National Importance Roster, The Favio Bechthold Situation, a musical project consisting of one sole member: Favio Bechthold. Favio is a music composer originally from Vancouver, Canada, who has resided in South Yorkshire, England for the past four years. The Favio Bechthold Situation’s style ranges from the epic sweep and earthy funk of David Axelrod to Krautrock. Self-producing the bulk of his work, Favio prefers recording in bedrooms and bathrooms rather than studios. Currently on tour in North America, the debut EP “Folk In Hell” will be released early 2011 through Of National Importance Records.

A preview of the EP, in the form of lead track “Sebulba’s Radish Garden”, can be downloaded for free from the following links below:

Direct ONIR Download | Last FM | MediaFire | Soundcloud

More EP preview:

News to come in November on releases from Alvarez Kings and a special Christmas show with The Exhibition

Dar la bienvenida

The Exhibition have launched a new website this week, find it at: www.the-exhibition.co.uk

Head over for access to new downloads of some older songs, a mailing list with an exclusive mp3 and lyrics to some of the tracks you’ll already have.

The Exhibition are currently writing for a new release through Of National Importance Records to be unveiled in early 2011.

Of National Importance Records is very proud to introduce Sheffield singer/songwriter Dan Williamson to it’s roster with his debut release ‘Breaking Tables’. The 8-track mini-album recorded at Yellow Arch Studios with Joel Bach is available to download for free now! You can find the tracks at Bandcamp, Last FM, Soundcloud, in Zip file format at Mediafire or download them directly from us below:

1. ELLA S. D.
2. Jenny Didn’t Erase Me
3. Champions League Wednesday Nights
4. Sunday Come Down
5. Cained and Disabled
6. Joey Bowie
7. Magical Bear
8. Hospital Bed

Breaking Tables Artwork
Breaking Tables Artwork (Burn your own)

You’ll be able to catch Dan live this weekend at Tramlines festival on Saturday at The Frog and Parrot and on Sunday at The Old House. Alvarez Kings will also be playing playing both The Frog and Parrot and 02 Academy on Saturday night and it should be worth keeping your ear to the ground for secret shows from both acts on Sunday.

From today, both The Exhibition’s and Alvarez Kings’ debut singles are available for a special combined price of £3.50 from the Of National Importance Shop. That’s a 7″, a CD and a couple of free downloads! For the modern man, all our releases are available on Itunes, Spotify, Napster, Emusic, Tesco Digital, Play.com and Tunetribe.

Slightly delayed news on futher new releases will be coming soon, so please do follow us on Twitter, Facebook or check the offiical site

The above artwork comes courtesy of Still Scared Of Spiders

Thank you…

The Exhibition’s debut double A-side single The Crown/Coma is released today through Of National importance Records. Available on ltd ed 7″ vinyl with a free 4-track CD, including Lingua Franca and Balancing Act, copies are available from our shop now with the option of receiving free mp3s of the tracks today. You can also order digital copies of the single from all the major download retailers for as little as 125p and find the tracks on subscription services including Spotify and Napster. Physical copies are available from the following outlets:

Norman Records Leeds
Thee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation Sheffield
One Up Aberdeen
Banquet Records Kingston Upon Thames
Reflex Records Newcastle
Of National Importance Records Barnsley

Digital Download at:

Itunes | Play.com | Emusic | Tesco Digital | TuneTribe

You can listen to The Crown/Coma, in full for the time, below:

This month, we’ll also be announcing details of a free download EP from Sheffield artist Breaking Tables and our first Compilation album; Things That Aren’t There.

Many thanks to everyone that came down to last Fridays single launch at Lucorum, especially to Cocean, Goldsoul and Breaking Tables.

Photograph by Joshua Porter

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“The Crown is one of those songs that begins quite understated before swelling into something monumental. It’s a huge grower… In short, all the ingredients are there, and The Exhibition deserve to be huge.”
9/10 Whisperin And Hollerin

“What we are witnessing is a band beginning to fire on all cylinders. God help us all.”
8/10 Tasty Fanzine

“Genre-spanning alt.pop…The Exhibition are definitely well worth checking out if you like your guitar bands a little bit quirky and with serious musical talent involved.”
8/10 Sugar The Pill

“There is much to be admired on this debut from this Barnsley four-piece. Some nice guitar breaks and powerful drumming add to the sense of impending doom that pervades this excellent double A-sided slice of downbeat prog”
The Music Fix

“As pure a piece of indie powered-pop as you could wish to hear”
4/5 The Beat Surrender

“So infectious, so well constructed, I’m already beginning to think The Exhibition are worth inking into your 2010 must listen list”
4/5 Manchester Music

“Unashamedly progressive, a startling indicator of how far the group have come in such a short while. Its awkward 5/4 time signature fits the track perfectly, the watertight rhythm section driving it”
Music Fans Mic

“Barnsley Natives ‘the exhibition’ certainly pack a punch that cannot go unnoticed with this entrancing double ‘A’ side Single release”
8.5/10 Glen Reviews

“Attitude shines throughout, fantastically embedded within a tease of something tantalisingly darker; fast becoming their noticeable trademark”
Live Music Scene

“A sense of entertainment and a knack for being able to marry the up and down beat… you can imagine a full dancefloor or mosh pit reveling in these melancholic asides”
God Is In The TV

“This single is an absolute gem by any standards”
Sheffield Scenester

“Simply Put, nothing short of anthemic”
Sheffield Music Scene

“The Exhibition have everything they need and combined with such a memorable single, I won’t be long until they seduce the top play-lists of 2010.”
Jukebox Music