Red Sub laptop Roland V-Mixer Novation MIDI synth Nigel's electric cello Mexican Fender Electric guitar various acoustic guitars shit bass guitar from 10 years ago (now broken) Dave's amazing home made bass guitar Korg Triton Mark's Alto Sax my vocal chords cubase and reason Sydney the practice amp Joe's drum kit unknown yamaha keyboard shakers (various sizes) Nigel's acoustic cello fucking loud tambourine tapping the desk with a pen to make a bass drum.... and so on.
Influences
Think Sigur Ros stealing Keanes vocals underpinned by glitched up Groove Armada style electronics, and seriously talented live instrumentalists.
Sounds Like
Goldfrapp, Moby, Bowie, A-ha, Boards of Canada, Doctor Who music, Matmos, Bjork, Blue Sky Research, The Whip, Snowfight in the City Centre, Moloko, Maximo Park, Minorplanet, Radiohead, Blue Cell, Aphex Twin, Strength of the Bear, Blur, Klaxons, Field Music, Olly Farshi, Sancho, Guillimots, Kylie, Posthuman, DJ Shadow, Idle Hands...we don't sound like any of them... but they are all amazing!
Record Label
Pearl Diver (remix deal), Areebo (synchronisation)
This Morning Call reviewed by Michael Baggs 11 January 2008, 12:02 PM at Channel Four Music:
Is it too late to tip a band for success in 2008? Perhaps we should wait until Adele is crowned the more important person in music and then quietly suggest that This Morning Call are one of the most wonderful bands we have heard this year.
Mixing traditional indie balladry with the electronic quirks of geek-gods Hot Chip, This Morning Call draw a somber line between last year’s crop of Coldplay identikits such as the unremarkable but perfectly pleasant Ghosts and the increasingly creative goings on in the electro scene.
Putting a quiet rocket under the traditional guitar band set-up, This Morning Call describe themselves as ’Portishead on anti depressants’ although LCD Soundsystem with a hangover might be more appropriate - although a sense of bleak brilliance applies to both descriptions.
On their 4unsigned page you’ll find three of This Morning Call’s tracks. ’Deserted’ throws climactic violins into the already genre blurring mix, ’Tides’ relies on a catchy bass-line and uplifting choral vocal sampling while sweeping ’Clockworks’ takes a more often trodden path of the almost-acoustic indie ballad. All of which have made the ease into the New Year of music a little easier...
We would like to thank the following photographers who have tired to make us look pretty, its not easy! - Sian Gouldstone, Chris Marshall, Andrew Darbyshire, Lisa Risbec, Matthew Dines, Stina, Nik Sheppard and John Heyworth.
And here’s a little video of us playing "The End Of Camden" gig in December 2007, featuring us and our friends The Picture Show, Suzie Wilkins, Fox Cubs (who you can hear on the soundtrack), and D-Finitive. Thanks to IB at SonyBMG for filming this:
DESIGNER MAGAZINE'S FIRST GIG OF THE SUMMER.....AFTER THE MASSIVE MAPS FESTIVAL LAST MONTH
Come down and see Fake Kings, Gasperilla, The 25-11s, The Last Loft...its a cracking line up of some of the best guitar bands in Manchester at the moment
Hiya lads, just spreading the word for our Buff Bang Pow gig at the Roadhouse this Saturday with Our Fold, Unstoppable Team and Manifesto. Orphans onstage last at about 11pm I reckon. Hope yers can make it, cheers.
well Molly would never forgive me if I missed an opportunity, get your arses down to London and I'll be there! home made tikka masala? hmmm, I was thinking more Dansak myself!
