During our brief existence have been compared and associated with many bands, some we love some we hate and some we have never heard of. Things that usually get one or more of us over-excited include; Pixies, Meat Puppets, Ivor Cutler, Led Zeppelin, Lambchop, bottoms, Beck, The Divine Comedy, The Michael Sides, beer, Michael Jackson, WD40, Nirvana, Johnny Cash, Guns N' Roses, (Generally) Warp records stuff, Father Ted, Jimi Hendrix, tea, Captain Beefheart, getting out of the box, Elvis, The Red Wigs, Queen, Faith No More, Barry White, Bhangra etc. runt slides , pink floyd, primus, fight club, chess, tents, girls, boys, queens of the stone age, mucky pups, beecher, sikth, cable guy (steven) , wispy up thoughts...(in no particular order).
rumpus play loud rocktoss/dirtpunk/psychedelic-spazzpop . we are four years old.
members are -Danny Lowe on Vocals, Dave Attwood on Beats, The Wheel on Guitars & Keyboard, Simon Banks on guitar, Cris on Bass. Live sound by Hadman, ball of snakes studio sound by Alan Smyth.
we have released these things- the ring of scales lp (2001 wat? records)
brown pyjamas ep (2002 wat? records)
rumpus ep (2003 wat? records)
ball of snakes lp (2004 wat?records)
we have recieved some rave reviews for our ball of snakes lp. it is available for download from our website www.rumpus.gb.com. ill put some tracks on here when i figure out how to. untill then just open wide and say ahhh
we are currently recording our follow up lp .............oh yes we always release our own music cos we are too fucking cool for record deals...
I’m just sending a little message around as we have a question and we want to ask our friends for input.
We cannot decide whether to release the Album in late May or June. We plan to tour from mid May and the argument is that if we release in June we can tie the release into the fan build from the tour, but it might get squashed with all the Summer and festival releases, however, if we release in May it might have less competition but we won’t have the tour working yet to promote it.
What do you think? I’d love to hear your opinion on this.
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
THIS IS IT you Earth Fair-ies...The time of year you have all been waiting for is upon us yet again! For an insight into this years festival, tune into Simon Charlwood's 'The Edge' on Island FM Sunday 10th Aug bet 7-9pm www. islandfm. com and 'listen live' to hear what we have in store :) The John Wesley Stone will also be performing on the hill...well, they are 'hill-billies' so look out for them. Tickets will also be available in Sark at the Mermaid Tavern!
Its nearly the weekend, and here at the DOVE AND RAINBOW we shall be celebrating the Download Festival 2007 in style.....for a start I shall be playing a mega selection of tunes from most of the bands in the official Download line up....thats
EVANESCENCE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, STONE SOUR, LAMB OF GOD,MASTODON,PAPA ROACH,CHIMAIRA,MARILYN MANSUN, SLAYER,MACHINE HEAD,TURISAS,VELVET REVOLVER,WOLFMOTHER,DRAGONFORCE,MEGADETH,HINDER,BU CKCHERRY, KORN,ENTER SHIKARI,ILL NINO,MÖTLEY CRÜE,AS I LAY DYING,BRING ME THE HORIZON,BILLY TALENT,DREAM THEATER,WITHIN TEMPTATION,PARADISE LOST,DEVIL DRIVER to name but a few of the acts at Download this year..
So come on down for a real festival atmosphere this weekend, and never mind if you didn't make it to Download this year, neither did we and we are making up for it with our own weekend party!!! And if you watch the webcams or the cable TV coverage of Download, look our for our DOVE AND RAINBOW DOWNLOAD T shirts.......many of our customers will be wearing them!
Plus of course a non stop selection of classic rock anthems and other material you request as well........... __________________ THE DOVE AND RAINBOW: ROCK, LIVE MUSIC & REAL ALE PUB
Opus vs. Word Life Present a night a mixed, varied and genuine entertainment for just £4.
Kicking off the night In true Opus style we have hooked up with Word Life, Sutco and Shrimps who will showcase some of the most interesting up and coming talent on the Sheffield live literature and comedy scene. Proceeds are going towards taking original SutCo play 'Dissexions' to The Edinburgh Festival this summer.
To Headline we have the honor of welcoming The PeteBox for the first time in Sheffield. Voted Radio 1's Champion Beatboxer. This man uses a loop peddle and his voice to create a Beatbox show like no other taking you through the genres of Jazz, Hip Hop and Drum & Bass. To be fully convinced type 'Petebox' into YouTube, sit back and be amazed.
(myspace.com/thepetebox)
2nd on the bill we have a band called Worriedaboutsatan. Think Explosions in the Sky, The Cocteau Twins and an ambient 65Days. Bring your dancing shoes!
(myspace.com/worriedaboutsatan)
To end the night Opus DJ's such as DJ4D and Mr Mercer will bring you a blend of many artists featured on the impressive Warp and Planet Mu roster, ending with and eclectic mix of New Jungle and liquid D&B to dance away the wee hours.
This is night is like no other in Sheffield so come down and support these artists that would not normally be found on the same bill. We hope nights like this will expose people to art forms and music that they may not normally come into contact with in an attempt to show the similarities in different genres and styles.
We launch our debut album on 23/06/07. We're celebrating the launch with a very special gig at the Casbah. It's free entry, full album set, freebies and your first chance to buy the new cd. Early doors 4pm. This will be a great show, come or you'll regret it!
Our first birthday is upon us and it will be dropping like... well like a bomb!
To celebrate we have invited back some old friends. The line up is as follows: -
Wednesday 30th of May @ Upstairs of DQ, Sheffield City Centre
THE BROKEN DOOR (Live, improvised drum and bass)
The Broken Door is a collective from Liverpool that is made up of many talented players from the city's mighty fine music scene. This band is completely improvised which makes sure that every performance is individual and exciting to watch. Playing in whatever key the audience decides, they touch on drum and bass, hip hop and funk to bring to you an unstoppable stage show!
www.myspace.com/thebrokendoor
MEAN POPPA LEAN (Live Funk)
The Brighton funksters are back by very popular demand! Stunning crowds wherever they play with their strong stage presence and catchy licks - Opus are pleased to announce the boys return to the steel city...
www.myspace.com/meanpoppalean
OOJAMAFLIP
Sam and his band of merry men have been seen at Opus in many different forms. This time there will be a variety of improvised drumming and percussion and a mighty fine scratch dj to boot!
DJ4D
Dj4d is Opus' very own resident, playing his selection of choice cuts of drum and bass in 2007.
www.myspace.com/dj4d
MR MERCER
Sheffield's funk and soul godfather will be gracing Opus with bass lines like only he knows how!
LITTLE JON
Jon plays his selection of music from around the globe. Expect smooth as you like tune selection from this experienced dj.
I just got the Macys Gift Card i was tellin' you about from UPS! Can you believe they sent me a $1,000 Card instead of a $500 card!! HAHA!! They said it was from filling out the form twice! I DID IT ON ACCIDENT! You gotta seriously go to the site I told you about and get as many as you can! HELL, Get them and sell them on eBay!
To celebrate we have invited back some old friends to Upstairs of DQ. The line up is as follows: -
30th of May @ Upstairs of DQ
THE BROKEN DOOR (Live,, improvised drum and bass)
The Broken Door is a collective from Liverpool that is made up of many talented players from the cities music scene. This band is completely improvised which makes sure that every performance is individual and exciting to watch. Playing in whatever key the audience decides, they touch on drum and bass, hip hop and funk to bring to you an unstoppable stage show!
www.myspace.com/thebrokendoor
MEAN POPPA LEAN (Live Funk)
The Brighton funksters are back by very popular demand! Stunning crowds wherever they play with their strong stage presence and catchy licks - Opus are pleased to announce the boys return to the steel city...
www.myspace.com/meanpoppalean
OOJAMAFLIP
Sam and his band of merry men have been seen at Opus in many different forms. This time there will be a variety of improvised drumming and percussion and a mighty fine scratch dj to boot!
DJ4D
Dj4d is Opus' very own resident, playing his selection of choice cuts of drum and bass in 2007.
www.myspace.com/dj4d
MR MERCER
Sheffield's funk and soul godfather will be gracing Opus with bass lines like only he knows how!
www.myspace.com/mercenarymercer
LITTLE JON
Jon plays his selection of music from around the globe. Expect smooth as you like tune selection from this experienced dj.
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