The Lastwind live band usually consists of myself (vocals, keyboards and programming) and French multi-instrumentalist, OBNY.
However, for the World Tour of Bristol October 2008 I will be joined by brilliant young Bristol guitarist, JOE WILKINS and LAURENCE DE LOES joining me on vocals.
Influences
A hard one : I've been around for a while and have always been a keen listener and gig-goer. My background was the sixties and seventies so those influences will be around. I discovered 'dance music' and the e scene in 1990 and that had a huge effect on me and totally widened my scope.
I've always loved black music, since my mod days with soul and ska. Having a black partner and living in quite a black world has only increased that.
Basically me plus guests. I'm a keyboard player and sometime vocalist.
Played in West of England band ARK : 1973-77.
Played in HAWKWIND and spin off band SONIC ASSASSINS : 1977-78.
Moved to South of France in late 78.
While in France played in several bands : LAST EXIT, LEGEND, STRADIVARIUS, TWICE AS NICE etc.
TOPPER HEADON of CLASH drummed on demos of my songs recorded in France.
Returned to the UK in 1990.
Played for a while with the CROPDUSTERS.
Since have mainly worked on writing and recording including working on an album with JALAL NURRIDIN of the LAST POETS, one of the first Hip Hop bands.
More recently have played live in Dominica and France where I spend my time when not at home in Bristol, UK. And of course, in Autumn 2006, we supported HAWKWIND on their British tour - some great gigs with a great reception for us. Good to see some old faces after all those years. And these people knew more about me than I do !!!
2007 passed in a flash. Working on a lot of new songs and hoping to do some shows later in 2008 as well as get an album out.
NUOVE DATE DA EXTREME AGENCY/NEW GIGS FROM EXTREME AGENCY
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SWALLOW THE SUN + GUEST LIVE 12/12/2009 @ BLACK OUT, VIA CASILINA 713, ROME
19/12/2009 - HYBRIS + MECHANIMA live @ SHELBY CUSTOM PUB via ponte vasagalli 154 Giglio di Veroli, Frosinone Cost: 5.00 09/01/2010 - FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE + INFERNAL ANGELS + DARK END + HYBRIS + HELLVATE + GUEST @ EX MATTATOIO Via della Valtiera 23 Ponte San Giovanni, Perugia Cost: 5.00 09/01/2010 - HYBREED WAKE + SCARLET @ SHELBY CUSTOM PUB Via Ponte Vasagalli 154 Giglio di Veroli, Frosinone Cost: 5.00 23/01/2010 - INFERNAL ANGELS + GUEST @ SHELBY CUSTOM PUB Via Ponte Vasagalli 154 Giglio di Veroli, Frosinone Cost: 5.00 23/01/2010 - SCOTT KELLY (Singer of NEUROSIS) @ BLACK OUT via casilina 713, Roma Cost: 18.00 27/01/2010 - 69EYES + CRISTIAN DEATH + ADIMIRON + POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER + KNIFE @ Init Club, Via della Stazione Tuscolana 133 Roma Cost: 15.00 www.greenticket.it 30/01/2010 - SLUGS + GUEST @ SHELBY CUSTOM PUB Via Ponte Vasagalli 154 Giglio di Veroli, Frosinone Cost: 5.00 31/01/2010 08:00 PM - NEAERA + LIVING CORPSE + KNIFE + DR.GORE @ INIT CLUB via della stazione tuscolana 133 Roma Cost: 10.00 06/02/2010 - ADIMIRON + GUEST @ SHELBY CUSTOM PUB Via Ponte Vasagalli 154 Giglio di Veroli, Frosinone Cost: 5.00 27/02/2010 - OPPOSITE SIDES + GUEST live @ SHELBY CUSTOM PUB Via Ponte Vasagalli 154 Giglio di Veroli, Frosinone Cost: 5.00 20/03/2010 - OBITUARY + GUEST LIVE @ BLACK OUT Via Casilina 713 Roma Cost: 20.00 www.greenticket.it 26/03/2010 - SUFFOCATION + GUEST @ BLACK OUT Via Casilina 713 Roma Cost: 15.00 www.greenticket.it 05/04/2010 - UNDEROATH + GUEST live @ BLACK OUT Via Casilina 713 Roma Cost: 20.00 www.g
We are finally ready to start promoting my 'I Surrender' single with my album, 'Ella Trip' coming right after -yey!! What d'ya think to the video teaser?
Fresh from our 23 date UK festival tour, we're hitting the Autumn hard this weekend with a couple of wicked gigs. The first is with UK ska legends BIG HAND at HOOTANANNYS, Brixton this Fri 2nd Oct and it's completely FREE to get in! We're on at 9.30. Then we're off to Bristol playing sat 3rd at THE FIDDLERS with our festi companions and probably the fattest sounding band you'll ever witness, THE GENTLEMENS DUB CLUB.
How are you, Lastwind? Haven't checked in on you lately, so I swung by to say "HI" &hope you are feeling well! Listen, I have another track up on my page, "Attack Of The Mushroom People." You can hear it right now, if you'd like at: www.myspace.com/psychedelicpablo adios! Pablo
Hey! HAWKWIND is one of my major musical influences. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary bands in music history I have done, with my humble means, a tribute video you can find on YouTube. I'd be delighted if you find the time to take a look and tell me what you think!
Hi Lastwind, thanks for continuing to be a friend of Electroflex.
Some important news!
Electroflex have been back in the studio following a break from gigging and recording with new track ‘Computer Virus’.
This is the first of a series of new releases for 2009, and what better day to start on than Liz’s Birthday!
‘Computer Virus’ is a live favourite. Anyone forced to work with computers will know how evil they are and this track is Electroflex’s response to Kraftwerk’s ‘Its More Fun to Compute’. It is a bouncy number with a serious bassline, sing-along chorus and a selection of curious samples.
The track will only be up on Myspace in full for a short time. Alternatively, visit our Facebook and iLike pages where you can add the song to you playlists
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