CRAIG (Bass Guitar with and without pic/supporting voice)
MIKEY (Drums/Beats)
Influences
TAKING CHASE influences could be listed for pages and pages, here however is a small list of bands we collectively see as an influence - The Police, Hot Water Music, RX Bandits, At the Drive-In, Colossal, Fugazi, Douglas, Muse, Mogwai, Biffy Clyro, The Get up Kids, Jawbreaker, N-Trance, The Eagles!
Taking Chase are collective where the word genre is not a restricted buzz word that 5 five gentlemen hide behind - playing music that makes you feel happy and accomplished is what you should take delight from.
We are all part of a "scene" that is split into too many sub-genres which is an uncomfortable and un-easy way to live, everyone should rejoice in the fact that it is all music - no matter what style you play!
Since the formation of Taking Chase in 2006, we have achieved more than we ever thought we would - being featured on MTV Get Seen Get Heard, our music played on Radio One, Radio Scotland and XFM Scotland, touring the UK twice and making so many new friends along the way, releasing our debut EP on Wasted State Records (AVAILABLE NOW), being a featured band in Big Cheese Magazine and this isn't even the beginning - we will continue to push the band as far as we possibley can - playing music is the best thing in the world.
Taking Chase have toured the UK with Catch-it Kebabs and Fights & Fires, and played all over the UK with awesome bands such as Strung Out, Bomb The Music Industry, Howards Alias, CapDown, Mike Park, Sundowner, Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Glass & Ashes, Mike TV, Random Hand, Sonic Boom Six, The Mercury League, Lightyear, Failsafe, Bombskare, Weapons of Brass Destruction, The JB Conspiracy, The Hijacks, The King Blues, Buzzkill, Smoke Like a Fish, Once Over, The Misnomer, My Own Religion, Ben Cozine, Chief etc.....etc......
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Taking Chase love playing gigs - book us by e-mailing takingchase@hotmail.co.uk
haha! you legends. top notch set's yourself. you mashed it up! i just made it in on time. got completely raped for the taxi fare on the way home though, bad times! it was a true pleasure partying with you lot. we have to sort some more shows out! mash it up and take it easy! sam x
Thanks for the message - hope you guys had a good time in England/Wales. Yes indeed, being in a car for extended periods of time with the Reyno is a patience challenge worthy of Ghandi or something.
Hi there, we've uploaded a couple of tracks from our new EP. Check them out and spread the word if you like them!
Also
if you are local to us, we are launching the E.P. this Saturday at
Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh. If you buy a ticket for the show we'll
give you a free copy of the cd!
Shame we couldn't sort out that shiow on the 21st however i've just noticed we're playing together on the 27th in Bridgend. Should be a blast. See you then guys!
Taking Chase are collective where the word genre is not a restricted buzz word that 5 five gentlemen hide behind - playing music that makes you feel happy and accomplished is what you should take delight from.
