laura plays her own voice with dignity and aplomb, she enjoys long walks by the sea and reading (books)
g plays his guitar with a plectrum and tells the robot what drums to play when
bonus folk for live spectaculars:
nicola, 27, has metal fingers, plays the typewriter and loves radio!
dave plays a violin, owns a car and sings at the same time
andy wanderer lu plays the bass like gary kasparov plays chess* and the accordion like a sideways piano
* with his hands
Influences
cat power, waves of all kinds, rilo kiley, seafood, shellac, venn diagrams, shipping news, saved by the bell, camera obscura, breeders, electrelane, crappy cameras, am radio, physics, douglas coupland, some emo, nada surf, pavement, collages (but not peer pressure)
Sounds Like
sappy folk music with sweet lady-singing, plinky plonky guitar and robot drums
laura and g met ages ago and still know each other. sometimes they go the cinema and sometimes they make up songs. the first two songs we made up were in french and not very good but all the rest are all in english and better than the first two. we are planning on getting five or six songs ready for an EP thingy which would be pretty cool. everything is lo-fi and lots of things were recorded on tape. a piece of 7" vinyl with our songs on it is the dream. we also help out a weeny bit with little my. you should check them out. and hornby pylons too.
new friends and cds: errr, we seem to be getting loads of new friends recently which is really cool but really weird because we haven't done much in the way of gigs for ages (but thanks a whole load to anyone who added us!). That's not to say we have been sitting around twiddling our pinky fingers, we've recorded a whole veritable (?!) salad bowl of new songs ("my first and index" is my favourite, wrote and recorded yesterday afternoon!) and getting ready for little my and hornby pylons gigs (check out their profiles for details), Hopefully gigs and some kind of cd/ep thingy soon too g (14/9/06)
gigs a plenty:Well! things have been unexpectedly busy for us recently with 2 last minute gigs in one week! after our unplugged Europa set - which was hella good fun - we played for peppermintpatty at Chapter Arts Centre which was really good, the sound was ace and the crowd joined in clapping along! we also played a Freakshow gig at Dempsey’s with about an hours notice! I think it was the most fun I've ever had at a gig! I had a fit of giggles! We have made s few more CDs and sold quite a few at gigs...and we are now in the middle of recording brand new songs for a new 'EP', probably something a little different to the oh no telephone, but I'm sure it'll still sound like us! Keep an eye out for upcoming gigs...24th April at Clwb is our next one! Little My are hibernating at the moment as Little My himself is in Canada for a little while...Hornby Pylons have been gigging without me (due to me being up north) and I am singing with Pagan Wonder Lu on a few songs as part of The Volunteers! It's all go! L (13/4/07)
Last night: was excellent! We hadn't played in a while (cos i was in Canada!) and we had Andy join us on bass and guitar so that was cool too. The sound was great meaning everyone could here themselves and David's violining was top! Thanks to all you guys who came to support Oxjam and to see us (especially those of you who saw us for the first time) and a massive thank you to you guys who bought CDs and said nice things - you made me blush! Our next gig is in Deby for the Treetops charity gig...but keep an eye out on here for more dates in and around Cardiff nearer Christmas!! Peace out. L (10/10/07)
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Hallo Goa Fan So jetzt ist es so weit.! An diesem Samstag steigt die Party "Night of Psycho" in der Stadthalle Dietikon. Ein fettes Line-up haben wir für euch auf die Beine gestellt. Als Live Acts haben wir Alien Project, Freakulizer, Sensual Squeak und Refract für euch gebucht. Aber auch die Dj- Sets von Save the Robot (Neues Projekt von Alien Project), Pinky n Brain, D.J.O.E. , Mellycimi, Beatsurfer und Nygma werden alles geben um die Party richtig zu beschallen! Auch akustisch lässt unser Kling & Freitag System der extraklasse keine Wünsche offen. Das Deko-Team von Goanimal und unser VJ Exit aus England werden sich die grösste Mühe geben um eine unvergessliche Atmosphere zu schaffen, was sicher an jeder Party was besonderes ist. Also es steht nichts mehr im Weg am Samstag ab 22:00 bis Sonntag 12:00 Mittags kompromisslos zu feiern. Wir freuen uns auf eine Hammer Party mit euch. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111458690675&ref=tshttp://www.psy-load.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=59http://www.goatrance.de/goabase/party/details/47310 Euer Psyload Team Live acts: Alien Project (H20 Records Israel) Freakulizer (Alchemy Records) Sensual Squeak (Woodroom) Refract DJs: Alien Project (H20 Records Israel) Pinky n Brain (Vibrativ Sounds) Nygma (Frakasound) D.J.O.E. (Psyload) Beatsurfer (Psyload) Mellycimi (trippycat) VJ: VJ Exit FX (UK) VJSUB (GoAnimal) opens 10pm 10th October until 12am 11th Presenting "Psyload Promotion's" first event in Switzerland. We are excited to be able to bring to you Alien Project (Ari Linker) from Israel, a true veteran of the Psy-Trance scene since 1994. Always progressing in time with the music scene, his music is developing into a fascinating array of styles, which he will mix up in to one of his unmissable and legendary groovy sets. Supporting will be the g
Laura's understated vocals over g's thoughtful guitar and effects really works. I hope I can see you guys live someday, maybe in the yurt with some rotgut vodka on a gray day in Cardiff
Wowee Zowee! What a fab line-up we have for No.10 on THURSDAY 26TH FEBRUARY, check it out! NOW UPSTAIRS AT THE BUFFALO BAR, Windsor Place, Cardiff - 8pm till Late - £4.00 *** Drink offers include £2 a pint and £2 for a spirit + mixer ***
HAIL! THE PLANES [Alternative / Experimental / Folk] "Hail! The Planes began in October 2007 when four friends got together and made a folky racket in a small room above an estate agents"
STRANGE NEWS FROM ANOTHER STAR [Alternative / Blues / Rock] "Like the White Stripes fisting Elvis Costello"
THE FUZZ BIRDS [Indie / Pop / Folk Rock] "The intense humming of evil and a very fucked up bi-lingual Fleetwood Mac"
SILENCE AT SEA [Alternative / Folk Rock / Indie] "Sappy folk music with sweet lady-singing, plinky plonky guitar and robot drums"
...plus DJ's for a good old dance!
Get the weekend started early ;~) Luv, [Thee alternative - EVERY month!]
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.
The Merry Christmas from Allo, Darlin' EP is now on sale for 4 pounds! You can buy one via paypal or just send me a message and I'll pop it in the post. It's a sweet pop stocking filler. Merry Christmas everybody! xx
Hi we're GONNA HAVE A MAD ONE!! This Saturday 29th November at TJS Newport. We're doing an all dayer gig at the legendary TJs Newport hope you make it down (you might even know about it already!), Its 14 acts for £4!! check out our profile if you are interested, if not at least tell someone that might be!
Hi we're GONNA HAVE A MAD ONE!! This Saturday 29th November at TJS Newport. We're doing an all dayer gig at the legendary TJs Newport hope you make it down (you might even know about it already!), Its 14 acts for £4!! check out our profile if you are interested, if not at least tell someone that might be!