Review by a chap called Paul,
http://ondancefloors.blogspot.com/2008/06/middlesborough-music-liveankles-future.html
ANKLES is an uppercase-loving trio from
Hartlepool in North-East England. Their
sound has been described in various places
as "The Shins but lower." Which in a twisted
comical way does somewhat describe their
sound, better than I'll be able to anyway.
Using two bassists and a drummer, they
create complex soundscapes which you find
yourself getting lost inside, as they slowly
build up and cascade down. In the rare event
they use vocals, they treat them just as
another instrument and they don't take more
limelight from the drumbeats or the bass riffs
at all.
In their song Angles, they use fingerclicks as
part of the percussion in the most brilliant way,
you just want to join in like some crazed jazz
fan. If you can cope with not singing along to
a song and can appreciate great talent of
creating good instrumental music, you should
definately check them out.
Its been selling faster than we expected, and we currently only have around a quarter of our stock left - so we thought we'd better you all know that if you want a copy then now would be a good time to pick one up! If you buy it from the link above then you're buying it direct from us, the label aren't taking a cut - so its a bit like Fair Trade for struggling musicians.
International mail-order is available, just follow the instructions.
Thank you very much, and sorry for making a mess of your profile. If its any kind of consolation, we don't have a MySpace bot, so I'm leaving these comments the old fashioned way. Three -and-a-half thousand of them. My life is so exciting.
8 track mini album OUT NOW!!! Pay For The Piano Recordings. Buy it now.
Songs:
1. Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride 2. Where the Ducks Sleep 3. The New Positive 4. Something You'll Never See 5. Girl Scouts of Japan 6. Always One In 7. Dale Nixon 8. Punks in the Gym '85
I've had a quality weekend of charity shop shopping; not only did I get At The Drive In "In/Casino/Out", Q and not U "Different Damage" and Lightning Bolt "Ride The Skies" on Vinyl.... I also found the Dustbyte/Snowfall Report split CD!!!!!
Tuesday 21st October - Not long to go now. It is a real treat to have the three of these bands playing together. Tickets are available in RPM as well as online at www. wegottickets. com
£6 in advance, £6.50 on the door. 8pm start; The Cumberland Arms, Byker (just near the Cluny) - www. thecumberlandarms. co. uk
7PM Opening - Jona Cave (Club/Dance) 7.30PM - DJ Kim (Mix) 8PM - No Signal Input (Rap/Metal) 8.30PM - DJ Kim (Mix) 9.15PM - In A Furious Deathbed (Metal/Grind) 10PM - DJ Kim (Mix) 10.30PM - Spongebob Squarepants (end of night)
gryyyyylllllsssssss!!!!! and gang who i don't know yet!
how are you doing pal? dan load sent me a picture of the front of the sun the other day saying a paedo got maddie. i replied asking if you were okay but i dont think he got the joke.
lets make sure we do a show together, it would be hella fun.
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