EVENTFUL

So recently we have been touring historic houses, drinking milkshakes and thinking about the supernatural.

And spending lots of time in our tiny space where we practice. I always wonder what the dazed people on the 55 bus think when we get on it at 1.30am with all our gear to go home, completely worn out and drenched with sweat. One of us will always fall over trying to carry all our stuff.
We practice in a place called Netill House in Hackney, an ex-squat that has been subdivided into a warren of artist's studios and other random spaces. There is a cafe on the top floor which provides awesome views of the City and allow you to see the police helicopters in their semi-permanent circuits around the borough. There are always impromptu parties going on and although the building is full of people you still feel like the last person alive when you roam the corridors at night. I am going to take my camera next time to share.

Anyways, there is a couple of new bits and pieces on the songs front. A new song, Tall Poppy, has been added to the myspace. We've also got lots of shows coming up, starting on 3rd July where we are absolutely honoured to be playing the last show at Barden's Boudoir. This place has been really important to us and we've both worked there, partied there and played on the stage there in our previous groups, so we are thrilled to be able to play in our new band. There's a facebook group to join to get on the list to guarantee entry. It's going to be a crazy night. We're also playing in Brighton for Sex is Disgusting on 14th July, which is really exciting! Our last show in July will be on 26th with Wild Nothing at CAMP Basement, so we'll be old hands at the live shows malarkey by the end of the month. Maybe.

WITNESSES

Here's another poster for our first show in London later this month, all of these colourful men and women are invited, there might even be social interaction.

ALL ABOARD TO FISH ISLAND

Lifted from Plain Song's interweb event page! >>> LOOKEE >>>

This month I am extremely excited to be hosting Hype Williams, Way Through and Chad Valley at this months Plain Song.

Sonic experimenters Hype Williams have been making music and touring for years now, often working with various collaborators they have evolved from a band into a free form art project. They specialize in creating immersive bass driven sound-scapes using paired down vocals, synths and electronic beats. They often use appropriated audio that gives their music an emphasis on nostalgia. They’re innovative and obscure sound ranges from the warm and fuzzy to the jarring and oppressive, but it is always incredibly compelling.

http://www.myspace.com/hypheewilliams


Way Through are two people phasing in and out with guitar, samples, damaged drums and vocals. They play prism punk; ragged intuitive songs shot through with technicolour noise. Using repetition, swift interplay and happenstance they have a sound which is both fun and challenging, a sound that do anything and go anywhere.

http://www.myspace.com/wearewaythrough


Jonquil and Vertical Montana’s front man Hugo Manuel is blessing us with his One-man band Chad Valley. He creates sun soaked mesmeric Indie sounds using a sampler, a delay pedal, lots of reverb and a stack of records.

http://www.myspace.com/hugomanuel


I am also pleased to announce that Jack Dove will be unveiling another new sculptural light based work, along with live projected visuals from Hype Williams.

Doors will open at 7 music will start at 9

£4 donation on the door

See you there

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OUR FIRST SHOW - SALFORD SWEEPS

So yes! We played our first show ever last weekend and we survived! Under the influence of tiredness at the wheel, copious Fall CDs and something inedible from a service station en route we played a show in Salford as part of the Sounds Of The Other City festival, our stage curated by Manchester wunderkinds Comfortable On A Tightrope.


It was a perfect grey Salford day and we saw a lot of great bands including Girl Mountain, Divorce, Dinner Party, Waiters, Sex Hands, Pheromoans, No Womb and our best buds Talk Normal too. Myself and Claire felt it went "fairly" well and we were strangely prepared so it wasn't totally seat of the pants, what's next? I have no idea conditions. Immediate feedback from the onlooking crowd suggested we played too loud, sound like a gamelan version of Joy Division (Salford!) have good songs at the start and end of the set and something pretty weird in the middle, so all in all we're more than satisfied and encouraged to continue damaging our/your hearing. I hope you like our pictures! from the show! The Dalmation was the guardian of the left PA speaker whilst we all admired our new watches that could add up numbers, transfer phone numbers and tell the time and everything! TECHNOLOGY. OK, more soon for you!
Christopher
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WE LOVE EIG x

You have no self control, it's true!

Hey, here's the new third member of WAY THROUGH!! Her name is Larkin and she gets sampled. Also we're playing potentially our second show ever in Manchester on May 2nd with Talk Normal, Leveret, Dinner Party and a ton of other like minds as part of the Sounds From The Other City festival, our stage is curated by Comfortable On A Tightrope - very exciting!!!

We just uploaded on the myspace some newer versions of Sad Twin and W.B., hope you like them, more soon on other new tracks, our 7" and our first show evs.
Break an arm,
WT
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NEUROTIC TO THE BONE

We have recorded a few new songs this weekend, early morning style under the influence of epic hangovers, at our recording space in Acton. We were energised by the fantastic Please/Peepholes/Jelas/Dignan Porch show on Saturday and inspired to work through the pain! Added to the myspace, at myspace.com/wearewaythrough.

While we were practising, one of the amps Chris was using kept picking up transmissions from another studio next door. This meant that we enjoyed listening to a band covering Basket Case by Green Day for over an hour. We even joined in for a while, but had no idea if our version reached them.

We have also confirmed our first show on the 26th May at the exciting Stour Space in Hackney. This is an industrial space in Homerton that hosts art exhibitions and parties, and we are psyched to be asked to play there. We'll post more details soon.

This week sees us trying to finish another couple of songs, and make firm plans to do some proper recording for our 7" which we want to release after Easter. Super busy!