Oooh it’s been a while. The last few months have been absolutely ridiculous, in the best and worst possible ways. Nightclubs and sex and alcohol and other incredibly sleazy stuff. And that all puttered out once university began scaring me with the prospect of finishing. I’ve spent the last month or so doing research and essays and generally catching up on all the shit I’d missed from all the debauchery. Still, it’s all over now – ish. Got a week of presentations, shows and whatnot to design and… well, present and show. But the writing’s out of the way, so I’m taking a moment to reflect on what’s going on. I’ve put together a record label with a couple of friends. Jerky Oats Records. And the first release is a little album called Vacuum Road Songs, which you may have noticed is on the front page as being released sometime in the future. That’s all fun, anyway, and there’s goingto be a rather interesting promotional campaign which I’ll inform you all of at a later date. Meantime, that’s available in the Second Thought Shop for the bafflingly low sum of £5.00 (with an extra £1.00 for international shipping). So get your pennies out, kids, it’s been a long time coming and will hopefully be worth the wait.
What does the future hold? Well, the follow-up is on its way. I’m maybe a third of the way through the recording process. It’s going to be very different from what I’ve done in the past. You may not recognise it as Second Thought. I like to keep people on their toes. I’d also like to mention an artist called Vincent Giard, who is currently going to be helping with the cover art for the record. That’s right, no photos. That’s a vague clue as to the theme of the album…
The band with Ste is sort of making progress. Pissed off at new rave, electro indie and the rest of the utter toss that pollutes the NME and indie clubs at the moment, we’re making a stand and starting no rave. Those familiar with Lydia Lunch and James Chance will understand where Ste got the name from. It looks like I could be playing bass on a lot of it, which is a change from my initial role as ‘lead guitarist’ in mine and Ste’s band. I’m hoping to maybe start doing some DJing in Leeds at some point, maybe have an idea or two about where to do so. I’ll keep you informed.
Nostalgia and anti-nostalgia: removed all the old cack from the discography (let’s be honest, everything before Purlieu was fairly dire), and added a page with all my collaborative and production work, as it’s been nice looking back over the stuff I’ve worked on with people. It’s nice getting back to music in all of its forms, as I’ve been through a fair few ‘can’t be arsed’ moments in the past year…
Recently been listening to: Wire, Manicured Noise, The Pop Group, Ludus, Tears For Fears, Kraftwerk, Television, early Pulp, Pan Sonic, Thursday, Million Dead, Nine Inch Nails, Magazine, Michael Jackson, Every Time I Die, Brett Anderson, Merzbow, Ben Frost, Gregg Jackson and Travis.
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