The Ramsgate Hovercraft releases smartphone app

Posted by kitjolly on July 30, 2018

The new Hovercraft app creates a unique personal musical experience by tracking your GPS location. The app contains around nine hours of new, original Hovercraft loops. Each loop is tagged with a location somewhere in Ramsgate so that as you approach it becomes louder and as you get further away it becomes quieter and disappears – so as you walk around Ramsgate you are accompanied by a brand-new, ever-changing Hovercraft mix.

For the next week the app is free in celebration of the Ramsgate Festival of Sound. Currently only available for Android, you can find it on Amazon Appstore. An iPhone version of the app is expected to be ready in two to three months.

The Ramsgate Hovercraft – Dithyramb now on Amazon, iTunes

Posted by kitjolly on June 9, 2017

The band’s latest album, Dithyramb, is now available for download on Amazon, iTunes and other online music sites such as Google Play, thanks to the efforts of our friends at record label sp8kauf. And don’t forget you can still hear the album on streaming services such as Spotify, and buy the limited-edition double vinyl album from Bandcamp.

The Ramsgate Hovercraft performing tracks from Dithyramb at Ramsgate Music Hall, February 2017

Download The Ramsgate Hovercraft’s new EP now

Posted by kitjolly on December 10, 2015

Driftbreaker is the new five-track EP from The Ramsgate Hovercraft, containing thirty five minutes of the band’s unique instrumental music. Head over to our Bandcamp page to listen online and download (name your price).

The Ramsgate Hovercraft live at Ramsgate Music Hall

Posted by kitjolly on March 5, 2015

Last Saturday The Ramsgate Hovercraft headlined at Ramsgate Music Hall celebrating the launch of the new album Cinéma Vérité. Outstanding support was provided by Alberteen and Ray Gun. On stage the band were privileged to be joined by Paula Frost (of Ray Gun) on drums and Claire Dugué on hurdy-gurdy. Plenty of sound and fury and everyone had a ball. The Hovercraft’s set was lit by an amazing psychedelic light show provided by Paul Naudin and the terrific photos below were taken by Dik Ng.