1. Oradour
2. This Boy Blind
3. Geekk
4. Architects
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Influences
Scott Walker, Radiohead, Erik Satie, Sigur Ros, Yann Tiersen, Amplifier, Rufus Wainwright, Imogen Heap, Philip Glass, Patrick Wolf (early...), Oceansize, Beirut, Sergey Rachmaninov, Juana Molina, Maurice Ravel...
Sounds Like
"AMAZING!!!!!" - Neil Mahony, Amplifier
"Rufus Wainwright...I like the melancholia..." - Jo Whiley at that TV thing
"Put simply, this is some of the most ambitious, soaring, thought provoking music you will here anywhere." - The Kind People at AMPCORP
"Organic" - Mike Vennart, Oceansize
"Four impressive songs, he certainly has a fine voice." - Organ Magazine's Demo of the Week.
"Like the genetic offspring of Thom Yorke and Scott Walker if the two legendary vocaslists could somehow defy science to produce such a child..." - The Beat Surrender on 'No Offenkk'
"This is a record that grabs your attention. There's a touch of the downbeat Matt Bellamy or Thom Yorke's covers of Roxy Music." - GodisintheTV on 'No Offenkk'
Ingredients:
• 500g Thom Yorke
• 500g Mike Vennart
• 1 packet of Matthew Bellamys (finely crushed, try to avoid the heavier pieces)
• 2 Imogen Heaps (womanhood removed, beaten with a whisk)
• 3 Tablespoons of Sainsbury’s Organic Scott Walker
• A pinch of powdered Sigur Ros
• 1 Heaped teaspoon of Dark Side of the Moon
• The zest of 1 and a half Robert Smiths
• 1 65DaysofStatic or half an Aphex Twin (chopped in half and juiced)
• A knob of unsalted Peter Gabriel, for greasing your tin
• Half a pint of condensed Pierre Schaeffer (chilled)
• Half a pint of Paul Mullen/Fyfe Dangerfield (chilled)
• A handful of crumbled Jeff Buckley for decoration
Directions:
1. Sift your Thom Yorke and Mike Vennart together in a large bowl
2. Add the 65DaysofStatic/Aphex Twin into the mixture, stirring constantly to allow plenty of air in.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together your Imogen Heaps, Scott Walker and Pierre Schaeffer until you have a thick paste
4. Combine the two, adding in your Paul Mullen/Fyfe Dangerfield to bring a little more flow into the mixture.
5. Once your mixture is smooth, add in the zest of Robert Smith and pinch of Sigur Ros, ensuring that they are spread evenly.
6. Whisk the mixture until it stands in soft (but well dressed) peaks, adding a heaped teaspoon of Dark Side of the Moon for extra thickness.
7. To make the base, tightly pack your crushed Matthew Bellamys into the bottom of your tin (making sure you’ve greased it with Peter Gabriel first to avoid sticking). TOP TIP: For your second cake, why not try mixing in a little dessicated Erik Satie or Philip Glass for extra flavour?
8. Pour your mixture over the top, decorating with crumbled Jeff Buckley.
9. Leave in your cold, dark, lonely fridge for 18 or so years until it is thoroughly set in its ways.
10. Serve with warm custard.
'Home' is always much more appreciated when you've been away for a while, hehe..
Ahh awesome glad its all well. I guess it cant all be perfect, you gotta have the odd dodgy on here or there eh =p lol.. Is it the music tech course youre doing? I seem to forget!!
Ha.. I'll take note of that!! (Y).. I can always remember the music tech gig where you seemed to have an incredibly intricate set up.. And thinking, I wouldnt even know where to start, ha..
Yeah, I've mainly been part of the marketing side of things and such, Mr Gaz Bolan has really been behind the ringing around and doing the booking and the likes, but its all sounding exciting. Linchpin are quite a band to be honoured to be working with, they played download festival this year!
Ahh sounds cool! We put the odd nights on in tamworth, again, gaz does a lot of the 'ballache' work bless him. I had a go at running the entire night, sound and all, and I nearly had panic attacks.. ha..
Oooh sounds good - good luck with that! It is quite scary, theres lots of things to have to think about and lots of people to make happy. We've been struggling a lot with people letting us down! There was a gig the other night where four bands were supposed to play, only two bands turned up! Amateurs! Lol!
That all sounds rather delightful!! Sounds like you've been having an exceedingly good time.! You starting your final year next year then?! Hows the course been going?!
I do believe I've never been to huddersfield myself!
It is indeed, very fun. I dusted off my keyboard the other day for the first time since god knows when, all inspired by my desire to create my own michael jackson tribute, ha. I've been trying to get bands together for the past two years, but it never seems to work out or go any further than the stage of trying to find members! Maybe I need to sort out my own one-woman-musical-masterpiece show. Move over Charlie Barnes, it's Kate Monroe's turn.. haaha =p
Ha, well, kinda. Unbanded? Doing a bit of everything really. Photoshoots and graphics/design etc. Encorporating the odd 'backstage at birmingham academy' interview here and there, as well as putting on a few gigs. We've currently been booking a tour for a band called Linchpin and the lovely boys band Carpe Diem across the UK for August... Should be gooooood!
I saw vicky the other week. She said you may be popping down sometime soon? Or maybe I just imagined that she said that, lol
Well hello there mister barnes. Hows it going in the realms of Huddersfield. Hows the one-man-musical-masterpiece coming along =) Things are alright this endd.. Just trying to get myself into a bit of singing again. its been a while since the michael kindheart days, lol x
some of the same circle of friends. do you like snorgie? the thing is... its a bunch of different styles of music. life is short. peace! John (hope you're having a good tour!)
Lol.... I watched it last night, but then it dissapered when i came to look at it again, like the part where u fade in on the piano haha... good to hear ur not too ill then :)
SWINE FLU??????? No way??? Get well soon man! Glad the gig went well! I nearly played at acoustic night last night but then i came to my senses haha! Today I've been trying to come to some sort of conclusion on where to go musically as well as expanding my classical music collection, probably not much you'd like tho, too much Bach for Barnes to handle ;) x
oh they warrant so much more than a 'they're pretty good'! I saw them live twice last year and I walked out at the end speechless both times, my last.fm play counts don't reflect this at all disappointingly but I don't think I have more of a passion for anything than I do for Sigur.
okay, Rós rant over!
I don't suppose you're planning on playing in Coventry soon or anywhere nearby?
no worries about the hello-ing, I like to be polite :)
Thanks for accepting, after reading your 'About Me' and your 'Influences' I am very much looking forward to giving your material a listen tomorrow (hopefully when I'm much less sleepier than I am now).
"A pinch of powdered Sigur Rós" should be added to every recipe, they're possibly my most favourite thing on the planet :)
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