"It seems like a lifetime ago... 3 novice musicians entered a dark bedroom made a racket and recorded it. A month or two later a 4th member was added and the band begun. In the beginning more songs were discarded than kept and things looked bleak. Then a turning point. You Shall Know Us was the bands true conception a rock maniphesto for everything in which they believed, scrappy as hell but full of life. The band settled on the name Katharsis and for 1 and a half years honed their sound.
Since then they've played some great gigs including the unsigned bands tent at Reading 2005 and one memorable afternoon in front of 8000 people at the East Finchley festival, needless to say they were invited to play in 2006 without an audition, they were on to something. Each member of the band brought something special to the bands aesthetic performances. Something that gave them more than an image, more an anti-image each member was completely different but at the same time they all clung to each other, like any true band should. Jack Layzell with his bass lines that refuse to stay hidden brings his visceral love of performing and pure musicality, Matthew Biggs (drums) brought a primal aggression and understated cool, Matthew Niner (lead guitar and backing vocals) brought an awkward shyness with a sense of style and in Mark Robinson (Lead Vocals and Guitar) they possess a charismatic ball of intensity. This is a band that to my ears sound like no other, combining message-laden lyrics with the raw energy of the music that alone they could never possibly make. Together however they possess a chemistry best seen in a live setting, they may combine the ideas of many great bands, but if they are going to make it. It's going to be on their terms in their own way.
Tripwires, A.W.O.L and Silhouettes recorded at Ginger Studios in Harlow featured on this website showcase Talk Show Hosts at their finest......enjoy.
Things are only just beginning but you ain't seen nothing yet..." - A Fan.
This Is The Official Myspace for the band
Email Them At talkshowhosts@hotmail.co.uk
OR Email them personally:
matt@talkshowhosts.co.uk,
jack@talkshowhosts.co.uk,
biggs@talkshowhosts.co.uk,
mark@talkshowhosts.co.uk
haha indeed you are now on my top friends =] because you guys arent like other bands, you guys actually respond! i like it. plus, i love your music. i shall move you up on the top friends.
if the answer to that is nothing...and you can't think of any possible excuses then come to the Green Room in Welwyn Garden City to see me play a little piece de resistance alongside some band called We Smoke Fags.
if this is the last thing on earth that you'd want to be doing then you have about a week and two days to do everything else on earth so that you can still come, by your own logic.
From the way Club Blub's top friends are set out, it looks like you could be playing with Revenue, day after my bday =D =| Amazing. That better happen !! xxx
Heeey. Course i'll be there, it's down the road from me =] And i photograph down there !! That'd be amazing, they better book you up soon. And yeaaah, i won't be such a plum this time. Hehe. =P xxx
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it is called: "THE EXPLORER"
if you would like a copy that'll be £3 please. message...not comment...message me if you would like a super immense copy and ill send you an address....basically...if an immense EP named "The Explorer" by If Sharks Were Land Mammals is what you want, then message me.
Hehe. Sorry mate, i saw you but i was too shy to come say hi incase you didn't remember me. LOL.
And i only stayed for 3 songs or something, but what i heard in those 3 songs was amazing..And i will defo go see you in a better venue !! I had to get out of there asap last night because i couldn't breathe, it was horrible !!
