Mike Collins-singing, guitar; Paul Rains-guitar, lapsteel, keyboard, singing; Thomas Allard-horn, synth, keyboard, glockenspiel, singing; Giles Barrett-bass; Greg Webster-Drums; Andy Grieve-Drums.
Influences
Sounds Like
Hexicon make the sound of mellow hillbillies tripping in the countryside Artrocker
..the monster wig-out at the end just builds and builds and gnaws into your head, with a feedbacky drum avalanche climax. lastnightfromglasgowindieeyespy on 'Follow the Herd'
Gorgeous mellow indiepop in the vein of Stars Of Aviation and Fanfarlo How Does It Feel to be Loved
..having absorbed everyone in a wave of dreamy, velvety pop and impressive falsetto harmonies which of course, recalled none other than Mr Brian Wilson and his good friends, The Beach Boys, things instantly turned a little darker when guitar was swapped to Lap steel and French horn disregarded in favour of a good old synth - transporting us somewhere between middle America and the moon. ICA
A nice variant of indiepop, complete with french horn and lap steel and other cutesy instruments…definitely something to watch out for. Central European music journal
If the Beach Boys were from Kent and recorded pet sounds with the audience on percussion. Electroacoustic Club
If this EP contained only the first track, Sweet Things (Born to Die), it would still be worth buying. The song is a bittersweet remembrance of childhood, its ephemeral nature and the naive dreams that as children, we are condemned to let go of just by growing older… Backlash Magazine EP Review
Hexicon started as a lo-fi voice/guitar/french horn combo in 2004 and got told they sounded like a junk shop Beach Boys. They expanded when Mike, Paul and Tom were joined by Andy and Greg, the rotating drummer tag-team and Giles who was a total bass-head.
Before the rhythm section joined the other guys started making a record, playing all the parts themselves as Greg recorded and mixed. It's coming out pretty soon.
Hexicon recorded more songs at Soup Studios soon after. 'Narissa I Won't' and 'Sweet Things' were planned for release as a single, and they are waiting patiently.
Hexicon have so far played on bills with some of their favourite people including James Yuill, Fireworks Night, Esiotrot, Darren Hayman, Fanfarlo and SFA. Rob Rotifer took them out on a tour of Austria in 2006 to play some shows alongside Fuzzman and himself.
Mike and Paul also play in Allo Darlin, and Tom can also be heard playing Horn on Darren Hayman's most recent records.
Listen to the live living room session on IYB14 Fortean Times with Hexicon
In Your Bass 14
'Still Here' and 'New Lappy' were previewed in a live session for deXter Bentley's Hello Goodbye show on Resonance in 2007 - listen to the show again here:
dexterbentley.com/hellogoodbye.htm
Our old EP which was available through the Mentalist Association has now sold out and has been deleted. 'Something Strange Beneath the Stars' can still be found on the latest label sampler, 'Condimentalist.'
mentalistassociation.co.uk
The deXter Bentley Hello GoodBye Show returns to the airwaves on Resonance 104.4 FM this Saturday 5th September between noon and 1.30pm. Today's broadcast is in conjunction with PESTIVAL * With contributions from the Mosquito expert Dr. James Logan, an essay from the author Tim Burrows (on the subject of insects in rock and pop), plus live music from the London based alt/art duo Plug, who will debut new insect related material especially written for Hello GoodBye.
* PESTIVAL is a festival celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect. Pestival 2009 runs from 3rd-6th September @ The Southbank Centre and is jam-packed with insect-inspired talks and debates, as well as comedy, music, walks, workshops, installations and experiments. For further information, please visit: http://pestival.org
all me old darlins i hopes you is good in youselves and i hopes to see you all soon in some real time format. : ) merriment and monkeyjuice be bestowed upon thy faces for evermore
