it's being made up as it goes along.
also (apparently): whitehouse, current 93, cramps, datblygu, fall, suicide, pavement, sonic youth, throbbing gristle, black sabbath, led zep, blur/coxon, neu!, big black and other assorted bits and pieces of ripped off riffs and beats.
new 7" single out now on businessman records! go to http://www.gindrinker.co.uk/sounds.html for full discography and availabillity. or straight to http://www.businessmanrecords.co.uk/shop.htm. also available to download from http://www.kimberleyrecords.co.uk.
***NEWEST NEWS***
recording and mastering is now completed for debut 7" single (on businessman records. that's ... businessman records.) release MARCH THE 10th the two tracks are available here now for preview/evaluation purposes only (no stealing please!) more details to follow.
***INTERIM NEWS***
El-Ton, recorded for the free cd given away with octobers edition of Plan B magazine in association with the 1st Swn Festival, is now available on here. in fact, if yr speakers and ears are on you are probably listening to it right now.
also ...
5 track cdr demo available now.
it has all (some of) the hits (our songs) on it and comes in an attractive (shinyish) modern plastic sleeve.
come and see us at a gig and a copy shall be yours (subject to availabilty).
thanks.
*** EXCITING NEWS ***
"This Town Aint Big Enough For The 22 Of Us" compilation cd featuring 22 of cardiff's bands/groups/musicians was released on the 27/11/2006 on the twisted by design label. this will be gindrinker's 1st official release as "hey! greengrocer" is on there, along with the likes of little my, the loves, attack + defend, los campesinos!, last partisan, kutosis, the wave pictures, silence at sea, hornby pylons, threatmantics, etc etc.
the cd will be initialy only be avaliable from spiller's records and by mail order from twistedbydesign.co.uk and costs a mere £5 (+£1.22 p&p in the uk from the website).
so, yeah, support the scene innit? please buy it. thanks.
*** OLD NEWS ***
in theoretical existence since feb 2004 (in actuallity since dec 2004) gindrinker are a cardiff based band featuring Mr D.C. Gates on improvised cornet, bass and vocals and Mr G. McGraf on guitar, drum machine and sampler wrangling.
they have been described as many things by many people, including:
"cardiff's best cult band"
"the liver-swollen bile of The Fall circa 'Hex Enduction Hour'"
"glowering Cardiff publicans"
"caustic and surreal Northern wit"
"cheap drum machine beats and wincingly literal bass rhythms, plus a bit of improv cornet"
"an unwell british skronk duo who regularly sleep in their clothes"
"the best band in Britain"
"messy post-punk tuneage"
"like Pop Will Eat Itself only shitter"
"the funnest music"
(see http://www.gindrinker.co.uk for sources)
some of which we agree with, some of which we don't. and some we don't really understand.
Upon witnessing Adam Weiner (a.k.a. Ladyfingers) the discerning gig-goers among you may liken him to fellow NYC eccentric Thomas Truax. As a fireball of a one-man-band, Ladyfingers plays guitar whilst simultaneously hoofing his electric stompbox and performing effortless vocal acrobatics. His style swings between experimental and rockabilly with the diversity of Tom Waits, and the jaunty rawness of Captain Beefheart. Prepare yourself for lunacy, intelligent wit, and a damn good time! www. myspace. com/ladyfingersband
Hey! It was an absolute pleasure playing with you guys the other night! I loved your set, especially the destruction of Morrissey praise via the medium of paper tearing! 'Work It Out' is my song of the moment.
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New Yorker "The voice of Katell Keineg is a beautiful and wild force of nature";
LA Times "Conveying a nearly beatific sense of joy in performance";
Tom Moon, National Public Radio (US) "Here are wildly inspired songs filled with literate and mystical images, songs that aspire to the sprawl and sweep of epic novels";
Cheers for the friendship. Hope everything's going OK. Let me know if I can help you out with any leaflets or flyers to promote your gigs. Check out my leaflet printing website for prices and more info: www. StressFreePrint. co. uk. Just mention you're one of my Myspace friends when you place an order and I'll knock 15 quid off the cost. Hope I can help you out sometime. Take care, Tom.
On behalf of half of the audience* in The Meze on Tuesday hurrah! for those charismatic little motherfuckers Gindrinker. I don't think you're particularly like The Fall, and I have written a book about The Fall so I should know.
*the ones that weren't the other bands- the guy on the door said £2 but when we got in no one seemed to want our money so we thought: "fair enough".
No.5 a great night, would love to have you back sometime!
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