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We were great... you were great ... PLANETMAN has left the building.
You may well be here after hearing SCOTT MILLS mention PLANETMAN on his Radio 1 Show on Tuesday (25/9).
All we can say is ... THAT is why you don't give a drummer a guitar :D
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You wanna know what we sound like? Didn't the player over there give you 4 tracks to sample?
Well ok then, head over to PLANETMAN.org.uk and hit up the media page for KUNG-FU ROCK CHRONICLES a FREE 10 track download :D
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VIDEO FOR AROUND THE WORLD, on new release 'HYBRID VIGOUR'
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Not ones for sensitive outpourings, wailing guitars, muffled bass, or deadpan drums, PLANETMAN have developed their own mix of dub-punk-rock and combined it with enough sheer energy to create a stageshow that is more than enough to incite a crowd!
Confident without the swagger, bold without being brash and an absolute delight to behold. This is the kind of music that simply makes you want to move. You might spill your pint dancing, and they might get a little naked, but that's all part of the fun. Punk isn't just a sound, it's an attitude that this turbo-sonic 4-piece live and breathe. A combination of the bands DIY ethic, unswerving willpower, and empty bank account helped them to record, mix and produce their current 6 track demo in just one day in the Welsh valleys.
If you corner frontman Magnus Jarlson he'll tell you that life is tough, and the music scene is even less forgiving, but he'd rather be here than anywhere else. So when PLANETMAN saw a major line-up change in 2003 there was fear that the party was finally over. But support from friends, fans and an International search landed Worcester Punk-Hero Johnny Enigma as a stand-in guitar for the Run To The Sun Fetsival in 2004, and Mr Bass himself Bryn Dogg dialed in the satnav and opened the doors to the South Wales scene as the Cardiff connection. What happens in Newquay stays in Newquay, but drummer Admiral Adz will testify that as the screams of the festival crowd died down the decision had already been made that the new line-up was here to stay.
If we're talking influences then there has to be some mention of The Minutemen, Sublime and QOTSA amongst many others. Their simple down-to-earth music is raw, passionate and real. Insightful lyrics and catchy guitar hooks made enough of a splash to get TROLLFACE on a white label release late in 2006. Now astoundingly positive industry feedback has been the catalyst to push them over the edge - a 4 track single set to release late summer 2007, rumours of an Autralian tour, and murmurings of an appearance at the NXNE festival in 2008!
When asked what they want to get out of their music, they reply "We've already got it. Now we just want more people to hear it so they can get it!" Are they THE ones to watch? Who knows, WATCH them and find out.
Admiral Adz lays it down on the Artillery, with plenty of covering fire from Bryn-Dogg and his Lengthy Boom Stick. As if that wasn't enough to have you up and on the floor, bouncing and rolling to their beats and basslines we have Jonny Enigma kicking licks from his Wicked 6er... a formidable combo, without doubt.
The final limb in this "Eight-fold Fist of Kung-Fu Rock" is Magnus, aiming at your heart and head with his trusty Dub Harmonica and Lyrical Katana. Together, they form an invincible alliance against the forces of drab, meaningless inanity.
In the month of Gemini we have twin attractions to share with y'all!
Sat 20th June @ Ginglik, Shepherds Bush Green, London.
The Centrifuge presents
FUNCKARMA Live CANE DJ Set Space Dimension Controller Idiron Soundtrack Myoptik missaw Kone-R ---------------------------------------------------------- Sat 27th June @ Ginglik, Shepherds Bush Green, London.
Sat 16th May @ The Soup Kitchen, Spear Street, Manchester.
The Centrifuge @ Futuresonic Festival present: Richard Devine Puzzleweasel NeuTek vs Boombots missaw Guide Gareth Clarke Mr Underwood & His MIDI Octopus Scrubber Fox.
Shameless self promotion......... Johnny Kowalski playing with The Woe Betides and Fox for Bohemian Jukebox @ The Victoria (John Bright Street, Birmingham), 23rd April. Please come! x
It’s been far too long since I last said hello and so much has happened I thought it about time we said did.
We’ve changed a lot, now we are an “UltraModern, post-electro rock, post-nu rave behemoth where Muse and Mansun meet a Massive Attack with Duran Duran pop sensibilities, louder guitars, and a stunning female front person/guitar virtuoso”, or so we have been told.
I’d love to know what you’ve been up to since we disappeared into the dark damp studio cave, let us know how it’s going, I’m always up for a chat! Be good, and if you can’t be good, be lucky ;-) Dawn xx Scarlet/blonde
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Hi To All Hitting you with some great News !!! Newsound Records are again putting out combo cd's from easy listening to punk, which will all go on sale on all major download sites, so if you have a track that you would like to add to one of those cd's then go to our page for more Info, From signed artists to the unsigned and unsure you are all welcome to have a crack at the whip of getting your music out there already on board are:Dayve Dean,Rob Elliott,Lee Boyd,Mareefa,Violet Youth,jason sees,Alba Gu Bràth, ---why not add you name to the list? All the best Newsound Records
Helloo fellow Brummies! Hope all's well here? We're now back in business with a spanking new venue for Brum. Please check out our blogs for info and gig dates now available! Take it easy.
I have decided to join the dark side ... thats right I have gone electronic ... omfg a drummer not hitting things can this be true ... although I am still clubbing the keyboard to make up for the anx building up haha
Anyways as always I hope you are well and that the world is still round an all that
hey guys thanks for the add... i used to come see you guys play in tom's bar in trefforest a few years back! still great though! just passed your music on to our local rock night DJ
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