Hell yeah....we post a lot of metal....but we also do folk, acoustic, much much indoe, ska and now DISCO!!!
Well - dance anyway - here are 2 versions of some songs from this weekend. 1 The original band version and 2. What you get after you leave Si alone with it for a few hours.....
Hope you got your dancing booties on.
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Sorry - just need the audio for our website and it embeds from here sooooo well.
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....well we demanded they come back so we have booked them to play the Wolves Little Civic on sunday 19th January as part of their near-relentless tour schedule.
Back in bed with Nuventure UK promoters we are really looking forward to having them back.
Check out www.eurekamachines.com about the band or www.musoplex.com (replicantlive page) to hear them live.
Ohhhh I was excited this year....it was time for our (me and Vel) annual trip to the hallowed Wolves Civic to see the Human League on tour and with the addition of two more of Sheffield's finest (Heaven 17 and ABC) on the bill the venue was sold out in advance and even approaching it there seemed to be a tangible buzz among the people making their way in.
The only fly in the ointment.....we were dying to see H17 as we had only caught them many, many years before in the 1st live tour at the NEC (supporting Erasure). However, despite getting to the Little Civic at ten past seven massive queues and a ticket mix-up left us missing their entire set!! Gutted....
When we did get in it was in time to see Glenn Gregory happily signing autographs, having his picture taken and chatting to fans at the merch stall. There seemed to be nothing but a genuine warmth in it all and they went up another notch in my estimation - just sorry I missed the show.
ABC - I wasn't looking forward to them to be honest - not being a big fan of Lexicon of Love (but quite a fan of How to be a....Milionaire and even bits of Beauty Stab) - but they were sensational. A 7-piece outfit of pro-musicians capable bringing the lavish Trevor Horn production to life and Martin Fry's crisp and still very powerful and tonally spot on voice. Seriously I was amazed at just how well it came over and All of My Heart was a belter.
The Human League - a very quick turnround from a solid stage crew and BANG - what a show. Visually stunning on a split-level fully lit LED set and a fast-paced hit-laden show - cut short by the presence of 2 major support bands which had its positives and negatives as gone from the set was Human but also missing were All I Ever Wanted, Marianne and Heart Like a Wheel - but I only realised that this morning. The band looked really comfortable in their skins last night and it was felt throughout the entire sold-out audience. Nothing new (except the incredible visuals) in the set - but with news of a new release on the way?? - but it was The Human League at the top of their game. How good???? We are trying to fit another tour date in to catch the missed Heaven 17, the excellent ABC and a simply brilliant League on top form.
So now then.....Travelogue live anybody???
Andy - happy and hoarse
Still to be mastered but we love these guys.....pop-metal at its best - a musical form with a big future in the UK and these guys do it really well - check em out.....
BTW - these are also samples of a photo shoot for the EP....cheers to Peej
Actually - pics to follow - look at the time - I have work at 7 in the morning :o))
byeeeee
A new bunch in the studio for the 1st time in their short lives and some dates live dates starting soon. If you like this kinda thing check out www.myspace.com/smilecarvedfrombone for more tracks and info.
Recorded, engineered, produced, mixed ad mastered by Si Reeves at Framework Studios based at Musoplex (Brum, Midlands, UK).
Bless their little metal socks!! :o)
Haha - well I thought it was a lovely pic...then Pete stats sending these through....and it goes swiftly from photography to art....here's what he did with me and the first of The Follow On pics to come through....thanks Pete for making me look cool :o)
Me!!!
Well....we have to start somewhere and at the bottom will do. Pete took a nice pic of me yesterday (no mean feat) while we were checking the setup for a photoshoot for The Follow On (Ex No Flash Photography) - recordings and pics to follow. So what better chance to say hello and "pleassseeee Mr Takamine - give us an endosrement" :o). Just look how much we can suck up :o).
I'm Andy and co-own Musoplex Studios and all its offshoots with the dynamite record producer Si Reeves. I'm 41, married, have a great wife and kid (Hell, ## and Alec, 5), 2 kittens (Mac and Flo) and a fish (Mr. White - from Reservoir Dogs).
One thing harder than running a business is not running one cos when you're hot, you're hot and busy.....ohhhhh so busy. Over the last few months Si hasn't known what has hit him, we have made some great new friends to do business with, rehearsals and the photo studio are always busy and fun and the studio is a very happy place to be around. Our latest recordings have been folk to metalcore and beyond.....we will catch up on the backlog of mixing / production and mastering this week so keep your ears open for music from Julie Small, Through Her Eyes (studio virgins) and The Follow On. We need to get on top cos Zanzibar start their album this weekend.....
So more me....I love Tarantino films, Futurama and my family but not in that order. I am a bass player of some ability and a keys player, guitarist and singer of not so much ability.......but I do like to play. I do the studio and off-site live recording, mixing and mastering as well as a lot of photography for sheer enjoyment and man a camera for video shoots.
Enough - I am even boring myself now and let's face it this really is just another photo op! :o)
Except to say we have a new onsite guitar / bass / drum teacher!! see www.musoplex.com
Sozza.
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A good week for the Cubans - a photo shoot by Peej (Daemon Photography)
here at Musoplex and selling out their gig at the Little Civic on 13th December - the only band to do so between now and April 2009 - how's that for growing popularity from this top drawer Wolverhampton indie band? :o)
Andy
And.....Discotheque Wreck, Red Already and Laika Dog are on their way. In the meantime here is a taster of Eureka Machines - Leodensian genii who gave a frankly startled and amazed audience the show of the year to date.
Cheers
Andy
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