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Sounds Like
The Family Simpson at times sound as beautiful as lemonade soaking through a summer dress. At other times they sound like a kettle being thrown around in a fridge.
AT THE MOMENT I'M...
Enjoying the new website! Point your browser at http://www.lofimusic.co.uk and see what has been going on recently! Audio versions of Dirty Little are now available, the multimedia version is half way there!
CURRENT RELEASES http://stores.lulu.com/thefamilysimpson - now contains most of the Simpson back catalogue. Buy on CD or download today! (low price = high exposure, that's the plan)
PREVIOUS RELEASES
[LOFI7] Dirty Little (2007)
[LOFI6] Montague's Lunchtime Speciale (2005)
[LOFI5] Citizen Awake (2003)
[LOFI4] Happiness. Shared. (2002)
[LOFI3] Coffee And Ideas (2001)
[LOFI2] Picolli Incidenti (2001)
[LOFI1] The World In Bitesize Chunks 1 (2001)
INFORMATION
Lo-fi music is constructed from battered guitars, charity shop noisemakers and recorded onto dictaphones, mp3 players, 4 tracks and computers. It stews for about 2 years and is then deemed ready to leave the nest. What happens next is up to the song.
"CAREER" HIGHLIGHTS
* supporting Anni Rossi and Rollin Hunt AND playing an art gallery at the same time.
* tracks from 'Happiness. Shared' regularly used as lullabies for 'other people's children'. Wow.
* met Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) comparing final of 2003 Daily Record 192 Acoustic Big Break (him, not me). Neither of us won.
* had telephone conversation with someone from a minor label as a result of 2004 BBC Sold on Song. I got excited and sent in some very wrong tracks.
* nearly supported Lloyd Cole. He didn't want any support.
* left-field recognition from Mark Sandall (BBC Radio 3: Mixing It) on Unknown Public compilation
* intermittant radio play on Scottish indie stations, US college/pirate stations and Swiss/American/Czech podcasts, although it's slowly improving. Grateful for all.
yey ian! how are you? so, you moved! hope you are doing fine with your family!
about me, i am fine, and recently i even found time & energy to play regularly with my band, and we'll have our first band-like concert in Tokyo next month.
Ian Ian Ian! Can we have a nice photie of you for our posters please? One of the ones off the lofi website would be great, but I canny seem to just nick them, curse it all. Soon as you can would be great - will call for a blether in the next couple of days! Much love, Alan
hey Ian, pod-casting looks in trouble for a variety of reasons, mainly time restraints!, also the two men in a cave pod cast page got hi-jacked, i only noticed when it took it upon itself to update me with the fact that it "felt hot", are you still up for an appearance some afternoon?
also, i wanted to pick your brains on the wee stick on mic that i borrowed from you at the tunnels, where did you get it from?
Hello! There's been interest in your music for a canoe club video after our alps trip. In particular, Irn Bru. Unless there'd be any other boating songs you'd have kicking about that would go accoustically immensely. Full mentions and links will be given, ofcourse ;D
Ian, receiving your package yesterday was a truly wondrous experience, Thanks!!! Glad to hear yr writing, I've got some music on my page now and more in the pipeline. All I needed to do to get recording again was quit my job! .........hmmmmm...i'm hunnnnnngrrrryy.......
hi, didn't realize you were gigging earlier this month. hope all was good fun. not to worry a mass outing is planned for your gig in June! well as you can tell we haven't finished(or started?!) recording anything but even if i need to break robbie's legs to get him to have some free time i am sure we will use your 4-track for something useful.
by the way the new songs are great. you need to pass on some more cds - of course we'll be paying.
Greg. p.s. might be back up in your class for a second go at the newspaper!
Hello me hearty - I had on the mix you made me last night (it's ace), but when Joanna Newsome came on Fergus paused, critically, then asked "What's wrong with that lady singing?" At least he sounded sympathetic. hey, I got on to the PGDE course: intial elation giving way to "How the fuck am I going to manage this - two hour commute to Ayr, new born baby at home, no income.." Maybe I should start gambling too, just to spice things up a bit.
Did we meet at Alans party....? Red pandas only bite what they eat and thats vegetarians....? You know what I mean!
They are still at large...I thought i saw one heading into my town on the way home from the party but the polis have never came to ask me any more about it!
Ha -just re read that and it sounds like the red panda was at Alans party too! Blootered...got lost...found itself in a sheep pen in Gatehouse!
Glad it went well! It'd been kicking about the house for a while, so i thought it could get some better use on a canoe club weekend! So how's the Adv Computing prelim looking?
will give them a listen to once i get a set of headphones.. forgot mine today >< I think we've gotten more civilised and are using the student portal to get them. Not looking forward to them though! >< Enjoying the teaching? :P
