Robin Von Blitz (guitar, vocals)
Jake Miller (drums)
Influences
Yer ma
Sounds Like
This was the last track that we recorded,its called Mantra.It was recorded at Chamber studio Edinburgh.This is a home made video !,of us playing in the Queens Hall Edinburgh at the spectrum festival. :
Someone took "DANCEFLOOR HELL"for some YOUTUBE video . For some reason I couldnt upload the tune , so here it is in video form, that some random made for YOUTUBE:
or watch The Very's BBC2 TV performance on The Music Show (go to Best Of 2005 link to find it )
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/musicscotland/musicshow/
Evening News live review(1st ever for The Very) : "ROBIN VON BLITZ GOES FROM GENTLE BETWEEN SONG CHAT, STRAIGHT INTO FURIOUSLY ANTHEMIC TRACKS SUCH AS MONKEY ...JAKE MILLERS BRUTALLY POWERFUL DRUMMING IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND ALL THE SONGS ..."
Daily Record : "....THIS AMAZING ALBUM FEATURES BONECRUNCHING TRACKS SUCH AS CANDY,ROBOT AND DANCEFLOOR HELL.. ..THE VERY HAVE A SOUND WHICH HAS ALL THE ENERGY OF THE CRAMPS AND THE RAMONES..."
NME : ".. THE VERY HAVE AN UNMISTAKEABLE POP NOUS.. "
Sunday Herald:
"....THRILLING DISCO PUNK AT BREAKNECK SPEED...."
Drowned in sound:
"...DANCEFLOOR HELL IS SUCH A SEXY SLICE OF ROCK N ROLL GENIUS.."
Disorder magazine: "...THEIR MUSIC IS LOUD AND BRISTLING WITH PENT UP ENGERY,YET SURPRISINGLY DANCEABLE..."
Kim Fowley, producer/songwriter of KISS, Slade,The Runaways, Joan Jett, Teenage Fanclub , BMX Bandits ... : "...WAGNER ON STEROIDS...WORLD CLASS DEATH DRUMS..."
Dazed and confused "TOGETHER WITH ROBIN VON BLITZ ,DRUMMER JAKE MILLER MAKES VAMPISH ART -ROCK AND INTERESTING YOWLING POP AS THE VERY..."
Radio 1 DJ Vic Galloway on The Verys debut album, his album of the month : "...THIS ALBUM CALLS TO MIND THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE IN ONE LISTEN.ITS ROBOTIC DISCO PUNK AT ITS BEST!,FEATURING YELPED VOCALS AND CRAZED DRUMMING FROM ONE OF SCOTLANDS BEST BANDS...
ARTROCKER:
"...THROBBING SEX PUNK ...
The Skinny :
" ...THE VERY'S DEBUT ALBUM DOES NOT DISSAPOINT......BE IT FROM THE FRANTIC BUZZ OF A COUPLE OF CYBERMEN COVERING THE VINES GET FREE(SEE ROBOT)OR THE IRRESISTIBLE FUZZED OUT GROOVE OF "LIFE IS EASY" ,THESE GUYS OOOZE A COCKY PANACHE DELIVERED WITH AUTHENTICITY.......A SOUL THAT BELONGS TO THE UNDERGROUND..."
Is This Music : ..."IF YOU LIKE YOUR BREAD BUTTERED WITH A LIBERAL HELPING OF PUNK,THEN THE VERYS ALBUM PROVIDES A VERITABLE FEAST.THE EDINBURGH TWO PIECE HAVE SOMEHOW CREATED A RAW,PULSATING DEBUT ALBUM FROM THE CREAM OF THEIR LIVE SET,TOSSING IN A FEW TASTY MORSELS TO HINT AT WHATS STILL TO COME.."
Edinburgh Evening News album review: "...THE BAND PROVE AS GOOD AS THE HYPE WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR EPONYMOUSLY -TITLED LONG PLAYER........CHOC FULL OF INFECTIOUS POP GEMS.."
The Skinny live review: "...BOUND BY THE THROBBING DRUMMING OF JAKE MILLER,ROBIN VON BLITZ CUTS A DEMONIC FIGURE,FURIOUSLY THRASHING AT HIS GUITAR WHILE SNARLING DEMENTEDLY INTO THE MIC....ROBOT IS A HIGH OCTANE ROMP LUBRICATED BY THE SPIRIT OF 1977"
Music Week: ...."THE RAW GARAGE SOUND ON DANCEFLOOR HELL SUGGESTS THAT JOEY RAMONE IS ALIVE AND WELL,SQUEEZING INTO HIS DRAINPIPES AND LEATHERS ONE LAST TIME TO PRODUCE THIS GUITAR -DRIVEN ANTHEM"
Sunday Mail:
"DEFENITELY ONE TO LOOK OUT FOR.."
Evening News:
"...THE CAPITAL TWO PIECE PRODUCED THE KIND OF PERFORMANCE THAT MOST BANDS CAN ONLY DREAM Of AND CAME UP WITH THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF T IN THE PARK..."
The Sun:
"....THE EDINBURGH DUO HAVE CAUSED A STORM THROUGHOUT SCOTLAND WITH THEIR GUTSY ONSTAGE ANTICS..."
The list :
"..EFFECTIVE TWO PRONGED ASSAULT...
THEY MAY MANAGE A FEW N.M.E COVERS AND BARROOM ROCKERS LIKE DANCEFLOOR HELL WILL MEAN THEY DESERVE IT MORE THAN MOST..."
Singer ,Alec Ounsworth of Clap your Hands say yeah on The Verys support performance at the opening gig of their U.K tour: "...GREAT GIG,AMAZING STUFF FROM A TWO PIECE THAT ARE ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD.."
Disorder magazine :
"....THE VERY CELEBRATED THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM , WITH A GUERILLA GIG OUTSIDE EDINBURGHS NATIONAL GALLERY , ON THE MOUND . HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE STOPPED TO WATCH ,THE VERY, PERFORM SOME OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM AND SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING NEW MATERIAL . TO TOP IT OFF THEY HAD HALF NAKED PINK PEOPLE PRANCING AROUND ROBIN VON BLITZ AND JAKE MILLER AS THEY PLAYED . THE LATTER USING A GENERATOR AS A DRUM STOOL ..."
Steve Lamacq on The Verys performance at his 6music lamacq in the city show:
"...GREAT SHOW, WELL DONE, INTERESTING STUFF..."
The Daily Record : ...THE VERY HAVE AN UNUSUAL WAY OF GETTING TO KNOW THEIR FANS SINGER ROBIN VON BITZ GETS GROUPIES TO LICK OFF HIS SWEAT DURING GIGS ..."br>
Vic Galloway on The Verys radio 1 Scotland session: "...ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC..."
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XFMS Dominick Diamond on The Verys xfm live session "..GREAT GIG FROM AN AMAZING INDIE PUNK BAND..."
The Daily Star : "...THE VERY SHOCK AND PLEASE IN EQUAL MEASURE!,A DESERVING WINNER OF THIS YEARS DIESEL U MUSIC ROCK(uk) CATEGORY.ONE TO WATCH !..." etc. etc . ....
I'm pleased to announce that my debut EP for Antimatter is released today. Magnolia Lane EP is available on CD and as a digital download.
"A gritty club monster that Tom and Ed would swap Lily Allen for ... it'd take a brave man to bet against this being a cult club smash." - News Of The World 07.09.08
to say i am devistated about you guys splitting up is an understatement, just keep making music and keep in touch because is it is anything like Robot i want to hear it
peace, Greg x
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