Mike Carter - Bass/
Steve Morgan - Drums/
Elis James - Guitars/
Jemma Roper - Vocals/
Influences
Wire. Shellac of North America. The Pixies. Gang of Four. Syd Barrett. Sonic Youth. Royal Trux. The Liars. Mclusky. ESG. Rolling Stones 1967-1974. Blondie. Public Image Ltd. Iggy Pop and the Stooges. The Fall. Fugazi. Captain Beefheart. Joy Division. The Velvet Underground. Mission of Burma. Can. Pavement. Prince. Roxy Music. Smog. Low. Robert Johnson. Leadbelly. S Club 4 (after the cull). Peter Cook. Chris Morris. Kurt Vonnegut. David Lynch. Sir Isaac Newton. Sir Les Ferdinand. That lad who broke into Buckingham Palace in the 80s.
Sounds Like
A miniature farm. A cat fighting a horses face. A trip to the Hinterlands. A stag do stepping on a landmine. The frenzied abortion juice of Gang of Four being swilled round the mouth of a Krautrock prostitute that's fucked on the skag of Sonic Youth, or something.
I hope you're sitting down friend.
Some interesting facts about Heck---------------
Mogs the drummer is a classically trained pianist and violinist. However, despite being a placid soul, he was once made to pay an £80 fixed penalty fine for throwing a thesaurus at a policeman. Later justifying his actions in court, Mogs told of his anger at the bobby's lack of vocabulary, and 'his disconcerting lust for power.'---------------
Mike the bassist met Jemma at art school in Cardiff. After graduating he taught bass to disadvantaged kids in Splott, but was sacked after slapping a boy who'd thrown coffee at a girl in a wheelchair. This is Mike's 'political correctness gone mad' story, and one he has told to a captivated audience at his local masonic lodge.---------------
Elis the guitarist actually had a jam with his politics lecturer during a seminar at Cardiff university. After a twenty minute chat about trade union legislation in the 1980s, the lecturer produced his trusty instrument and announced to the class that 'my philosophy is simple guys. Bass and middle settings on zero, treble on 10. Then it's foot on the monitor time.' Elis later described this experience as 'harrowing.'---------------
Jemma the singer was once described as a 'sexbomb' in an online review of her old band Sammo Hung. She dismissed this as being the 'flattering, but nonsensical ramblings of a pervert.' Eager not to have attention diverted away from the bands music, Jemma attacked the reviewer with a hammer.......
And thus Heck were born. They all like the same records, all share the same manic desire to spend time in tiny rehearsal rooms, and all like performing to 'the kids.'
They were always going to form a band, weren't they?
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.
This is just to let you know (in case you're interested or there's anyone passing by your page who might be) - there are just a couple of days left to enter the Rockstar competition which I listen for. The prizes include being the first confirmed act for Glastonbury 2010 and some recording time at RealWorld studios, and 3 finalists get to play the Pilton Party which is huge. Looking for all kinds of music so don't be put off by the name.
Details at rockstarbands.co.uk - it's free to enter. Entrants mustn't have an existing record or publishing contract.
Jemma has a drawing in Attack!!!! 4, and there's only one copy left.
Attack!!!! 4 was titled 'The Anniversary of Whatever'. Contributors could commemorate the anniversary of any event they chose from history, and Jemma chose to mark the anniversary of the evolutionary divergence of cats and dogs.
The final copy of the first edition of Attack!!!! 4 is up for auction here. Place your bids now.
In return, exposure on the show gets you heard by a wide audience across Wales, including many of the country's foremost labels and promoters.
This is an excellent time to send music to me because January is, typically, deader than that proverbial final nail in the coffin.
The best way to send me your tunes is to e-mail a high quality .mp3 to:
themysterytour@gmail.com
I'm keen to hear music of any genre, made by people of any age / ethnicity, from anywhere in Wales. Musicians based in Wales, who aren't Welsh, are welcome to send their music, too. I am an Equal Opportunities Broadcaster ;0)
Please include a short biography with details of where you are based, your preferred web link, and details of any forthcoming gigs / releases.
I don't want / need photos, thank you.
Alternatively you can post CD's to:
Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales, Library & Arts Centre, Rhosddu Rd., Wrexham LL11 1NF
This year Meltdown is proud to offer you 2 completely contrasting seasonal specials!
Sun Dec 14th Mr & Mrs Clark present a Christmas Cabba Hey! Milgis Lounge Bar, City Rd, Cardiff. FREE! Exorcise the ghosts of everything that’s excruciating about Xmas. A surreal, funny journey into all our festive fears featuring the globally renowned performance duo, the magic of the Milgis YURT, plus Satellite City star Boyd Clack and more surprise special guests. “like Terry and June on crack”. Amy Stackhouse www. mrandmrsclark. co. uk
Sat Dec 20th Meltdown & Secret Garden Christmas Cavalacade A snow-Globe of sumptuous seasonal shennanigans in aid of award winning mental health charity Mind in the Vale of Glamorgan brought to you by two of Cardiff's most adventurous promoters - Meltdown and Secret Garden Soundsystem and including a a 20-piece jazz/ska wall-of-horns, sassy cabaret, top DJs, a seductively bizarre Mancunian collision of hip-hop, folk and scat, and Santa.
Acts include: Gideon Conn, Wonderbrass, Radio 1’s DJ Huw Stephens, Lilywhitesass Dancers, Kareoke Carols with the Helium Choir, and much more. All in a splendid new 350 capacity venue: The Globe, Albany Rd, Roath, Cardiff. £8. All the fun of the annual Secret Garden Xmas Bash with added Meltdownery.
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