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AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR (IN THE STUDIO)
MySpace URL:
http://www.myspace.com/andsoiwatchyoufromafar
AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR (IN THE STUDIO): General Info
Member Since
12/6/2005
Band Members
GUITAR 1 - RORY BONE CRUSHER
GUITAR 2 - TONY FACE EATER
BASS - JOHNNY GUT SLURPPER
DRUMS - CHRIS BLOOD GARGLER
TROOPS
BIG JULES - ARTWORK, LIGHTING AND ADULT SUPERVISION
SLAINE BROWNE - VIDS, FILMING, EDITING AND FIRE LIGHTER
PANAMA NIALL - LIVE AID
BO SHEP - NOISE BRINGER
ANTARD - VISUALS
Influences
CHECK OUT OUR FRIENDS
Panama Kings, Fighting With Wire, La Faro, We Are Knives, Team Fresh, Driving By Night, Axis Of, Kowalski, Public Relations Exercise, Adebisi Shank...............
Sounds Like
10/10 BBC RADIO 1
KKKK KERRANG!
KKKK KERRANG! (live review)
ALBUM OF THE WEEK HUW STEPHENS SHOWS - BBC RADIO 1
"..really rather special....it is rare for a body of work to be so dreamy and elegiac yet conversely monstrously heavy....sounds like the end of the world!! KERRANG!
...they are considered to be one of the most hotly tipped British bands around at the moment. BIG CHEESE MAG
"Imagine Mogwai were from Belfast and had massive balls" VICE MAG
"The sound of someone crashing an oil tanker through Sigur Ros’ ice float" NME
9/10 DROWNED IN SOUND (LIVE REVIEW)
8/10 VICE MAG
7/10. ROCKSOUND
7/10. METAL HAMMER MAG
8.5/10 ROCKFREAKS (DENMARK)
"Stunning". Rory McConnell BBC RADIO 1
"CLENCH FISTS, GRIT TEETH... GO!!" - LIVE FROM "TONIGHT THE CITY BURNS" IN BELFAST
"I CAPTURE CASTLES" - LIVE FROM "TONIGHT THE CITY BURNS" IN BELFAST
NVTV SESSION AND INTERVIEWS
"HOLYLANDS, 4AM" NEW VIDEO
NEW ARTWORK FOR THE RE RELEASE OF "THIS IS OUR MACHINE AND NOTHING CAN STOP IT"
ASIWYFA PRESS
GIG OF THE WEEKATL BBC RADIO
"And So I Watch You From Afar effortlessly deliver, bringing a brain-annihilating barrage of rhythms and rottweiler, what’s just been kicked in the knackers, fury". DROWNED IN SOUND
"And So I Watch You From Afar..march over introspective horizons....(they) can do nothing wrong " KERRANG MAGAZINE.
"Plucked from the very heavens!....Colossal!" LOSINGTODAY.COM
"The most talked about band in the country over the past 12 months" BBC RADIO Across The Line
"What And So I Watch You From Afar has managed to craft is simply awesome/it’s won me over outright and it’s going to be the first of it’s genre to make it into my regular playlist from now on. Fantastic debut!! [8½]" LOSINGTODAY.COM
ATL 5 NI BAND 07 BBC ATL
"Our new favourite band, keep a hold of them" YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO
"If the apocalypse is televised, these guys will provide the soundtrack.". BBC RADIO/ ACROSS THE LINE
"I pity the fool that misses them!". THE IRISH NEWS
"One of Northern Irelands hottest properties". ALTERNATIVE ULSTER MAGAZINE
"One of the most hotly tipped acts around right now". BELFAST TELEGRAPH
"These lads dont so much so much tread the well worn path of instrumental rock as slam-dance all over it in size-20 DMs. Its a thrilling spectacle" ALTERNATIVE ULSTER MAGAZINE (Lee Gorman)
"This is a band that immediately let their presence be felt as their sound fills the room and captivates the mesmerized watchers" NOCLARITY.CO.UK
“The increasing complexity of their latest recorded material is coupled with a remarkably intense live show… the band’s profile continues to rise at a startling rate”
BBC Northern Ireland
"And So I Watch You From Afar have created something very special indeed" RADAR MAGAZINE.
"They seguey effortlessly through highly complex dynamic shifts, towards that punctuating, crucial climax at the end of each song". Ros Blar BelFEST
"Their hernia enducing live energy, combined with a delicate to cacophonous musical dynamic create a startling aural experience" NIs THE BIG LIST
UK RELEASE IN MARCH 10TH!!
We're happy to announce that we're releasing "This is Our Machine and Nothing Can Stop It" in the UK and Europe through
FORTE DISTRIBUTION (www.fortedistribution.co.uk/)
. The Mini album will be available to buy online and in store, and will be available to download through our myspace and on all major platforms. We'll be releasing it in Europe later in April 08. We'll keep you posted on where and how to get your copy.
AU PIECE AND PODCAST ON "TONIGHT THE CITY BURNS"
Have a nosey at the link below to see our peice in AU on "Tonight the City Burns". There is also an exclusive podcast taken from the night which you can have a listen to.
CHECK OUT OUR NVTV SESSION BELOW. THREE TRACKS IN TOTAL, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS AN EXCLUSIVE TO NVTV, SO LISTEN WHILE YOU CAN. THE OTHERS ARE DRUMLESS VERIONS OF "THE VOICLESS" AND "PILOT LIGHT". ENJOY.
Thanks to Julian Friers for the EP artwork on "This is Our Machine and Nothing Can Stop It". To see more of Julians work go to
The 6-stringer-ginger? That's brilliant at least you sound like a super hereo anyway...or a super villian!! I'll hopefully see you guys next time you play Stress!! then. Thanks for comment btw glad you like my aht! Mind how you go (",)
With a song called "A Little Bit Of Solidarity Goes A Long Way" you really are post-rocky!! Keep up the good work, looking forward to the album and some more live dates Dave
