Ok, ok so Alllies has evolved. What started as the writing project of Mark Aston with contributions coming from KT Tunstall, Luke Bullen, Jack savoretti and others has now officially become a full blown rock band. And we have to say we are quite liking it so far. As the new tracks demonstrate we are now out to provide a good old punch up the rock brackett. So what the f**k happened?? Well in April 2007 and under some duress Mark went into a rehearsal room with long time friend Adam King on drums and then complete stranger Alex Searle on bass. As a consequence of this musical knock about they immediately booked a day in the studio with legendary record producer and all round good egg Cameron Craig. A day or so before the recording session Mark was given the number of this "blinding" guitar player Simon Johnson who after a little gentle persuasion agreed to pop along and ave a little play. And play they did. A little over 3 hours later and the basic tracks for Belly Up, No Angel and The Rest Will Come were completed. With a tiny bit of extra tinkering and some sterling keyboard parts from Tom Bailey.....voila! Alllies the rock band.......get in. With a grand total of 2 rehearsals and five songs under their collective belts they played their first gig in London Village to a full and contented house in May. With a few more rehearsals another four tracks were recorded with even better results. After a break for various summer commitments the boys are back to work in the rehearsal room ready for a string of London dates in November.....watch this space.
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Great work, Mark! Thanks for adding BELLY UP and NO ANGEL for download... they are both excellent. We'll keep asking til we find out... WHEN'S THE TOUR?!!!!! :o) All the best, Si.
Great new songs, Mark, especially "Belly Up". When are we going to see you playing outside the big smoke with a new album to promote? Nearly two years since we saw you live... and that was at our wedding! Si.
Hi alllies, KingBathmat have a new song "Nobody Steals My Girl" up on myspace and it's free to download for the month of May, and there will be a new song every month afterwards until the album is released near the end of the year.
You can also download "Nobody Steals My Girl" Mp3 at our website at http://www.kingbathmat.com
Alright, Mark? I just tried to listen to some of your acoustic-indie-folk-rock music, but got a "connection failed" message. I'm imagining what it would be like, and it sounds great.
Maybe see you on Friday at Paddy's do in Shoreditch.
Thanks for adding us . Great tunes.
Keep checking our space and website for new material.
Going into studio to record some new tracks on the 23rd.
Let us know what you think.
Mark, I can't stop playing never enough! It's a song that just keeps getting better, love it, keep up the great work. PS. Underglow is right about the names - Ralph in particular is a great fit :)
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