Mr Steven J. Kirk - vocals, guitar.
The Paul Stone - BASS.
Miss Emily Kawasaki - keyboards, glockenspiel.
Mr Lee Tombs - flute, keyboards, vocals.
Mr Martin Craig - drums.
Influences
these aren't influences. these are people we like: The Tindersticks, Jandek, Buck 65, Jeff Wayne, The Butterflies of Love, Pram, Captain Beefheart, Scott Walker, Bearsuit, The Carpenters, Belle & Sebastian, The Retro Spankees, Kicker, Edith Piaf, Hawkwind, St Joan, Richard 'Dimples' Fields, Comet Gain, Scout Niblett, Simon & Garfunkel, The Lucksmiths, Johnathan Richman, Love, Herman Dune, Sodastream, Fonda500
There are a lot of lies about The Chemistry Experiment. Here I give you only the truth.. in the form of ten FACTS!
The Chemistry Experiment live and make music in Nottingham, England... the gun and drugs capital of the western world (apparently)
The present day lineup of Steven J Kirk, The Paul Stone, Emily Kawasaki, Lee Tombs and Martin Craig have been together for about seven years.
The Chemistry Experiment once played a show on an old Chinese Junk on the river Seine in Paris.
John Peel once started to play 'Charles Aznavour Song' (the opening track on the 'Be My Postman' Ep) at the wrong speed. He then proceeded to talk over the false ending.
The first real Chemistry Experiment album, 'The Melancholy Death' took over five years to record. It was released in 2005.
The second real Chemistry Experiment album, 'Gongs played by voice', isn't finished yet - but it is almost certain to be released before 2010.
Steven J Kirk once opened a gig in Northampton by saying 'I've never been to Norwich before'. Not only was this inappropriate given where the gig was, it was also a lie as Steven J Kirk, and the rest of the band, have all been to Norwich.
Martin, the drummer, has got a cat called Dave. Steven and Paul (who are not gay lovers) have a rabbit called Darth Vader. Lee has two dragons, who are called Seamus and Brian but are not real. Emily has an armadillo tank called Jeremy.
Giraffes have four legs.
The Chemistry Experiment aren't making music for money, fame or adulation. They are doing it because it's fun. That doesn't mean, however, that money, fame and adulation wouldn't be gratefully accepted.
Its been selling faster than we expected, and we currently only have around a quarter of our stock left - so we thought we'd better you all know that if you want a copy then now would be a good time to pick one up! If you buy it from the link above then you're buying it direct from us, the label aren't taking a cut - so its a bit like Fair Trade for struggling musicians.
International mail-order is available, just follow the instructions.
Thank you very much, and sorry for making a mess of your profile. If its any kind of consolation, we don't have a MySpace bot, so I'm leaving these comments the old fashioned way. Three -and-a-half thousand of them. My life is so exciting.
The deXter Bentley Hello GoodBye Show returns to the airwaves on Resonance 104.4 FM this Saturday 5th September between noon and 1.30pm. Today's broadcast is in conjunction with PESTIVAL * With contributions from the Mosquito expert Dr. James Logan, an essay from the author Tim Burrows (on the subject of insects in rock and pop), plus live music from the London based alt/art duo Plug, who will debut new insect related material especially written for Hello GoodBye.
* PESTIVAL is a festival celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect. Pestival 2009 runs from 3rd-6th September @ The Southbank Centre and is jam-packed with insect-inspired talks and debates, as well as comedy, music, walks, workshops, installations and experiments. For further information, please visit: http://pestival.org
My New Book: Butterfly Tai Chi: Health, Energy and Tranquility in 10 Minutes a Day
Description
The author was inspired by observing butterflies to develop a system of Tai Chi that could be performed in a limited space and within a relatively short time. He designed Tai Chi movements that naturally enhance the Qi flow in the order directed by Chinese medicine and whilst it can be used to treat a wide variety of illnesses, its real power is in preventing illness. Succinct and effective the reader can learn this form of Tai Chi within a day and can be performed anywhere -no matter how little space available.
About the Author
Martin Faulks has been a student of the oriental martial arts since he was five years old. He has a black belt in the Korean martial art, Kuk Sool Won and is proficient in the mystical disciplines of China including Tai Chi, Meditation, Qi Gong and the legendary form of Yi Jin Jing.
The Bon Bon Club are Sushi Quatro (bass, vox), Thirsty Moore (drums,vox) and Chapatti Smith (perc, vox), although Sushi and Thirsty are better known under different names for their day job as the rhythm section of Sheffield glam-popsters The Long Blondes.
hello, you can now listen to 6 (six) of our new songs. though this actually means three proper new songs, one re-recorded old song, a new iteration of the magic road and a cover of a smog song. do let us know what you think...
You are most cordially invited to the.....
Sonic Weekend 3 Post Party
20 Mar 2008, 20:00
The Vaults
16 Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, Midlands SY1 2AB
Cost : Free
Featuring a theremin quartet! (Electromungo, Phil of The Mirlitrons, Marc of Large Number and me, Beat Frequency)