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Two of Bristolrc prenier Inew wavet bands are to play the i l,i.r.lo"" club , London , in Septeltber . ou"dez Darkx are to play on ttre lst of septenber'whilst ; are playing I frt" piedia will play on Septeurber l6.8oth oanrls to sign conpanies record enticing of i tf.u venLlerin the hope then in ttre near future " Have tne F}igp spli-t upror are tirey aoleep?Rumour has it ,, that they no 1on6er exict.But an drnfornteo source has ' told oo irr*t trrey arerlreotingnrbecause two members have . gone to Oxford to further their educationl l

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ing-Gardez j-s a lrrench word r meaning, rbeware of the dartmes -and in thic book, a sort of future - shock science-fiction s e t in Br j-c t ol n there tnriller

are characterc called rGardez Darkxr.) usually poetry r &nd aloo paints. us to the ningle; They recorded His bookr and hir Poetry t records,whS-ch demo a at Island are closely connected to his wan used to make the pressing $ong6,(Alttrough tney are prinu'ith New Bristol, around 19.ot cipally for relaxation'tt1 foeL; Xrnag * no need to $ucceed witlt themt rl'reeze t was oesigned to whereasl feeL l haYe to succinpact; itrc an although nake -eed in rsusic.tr; ffi-oongetrand. impossible to guage juct how nis book and poetry) are based' ouccessful it has beenrj-n terms around individualsl who ha'vei of copien ooltl,due to an appal- two sides to ttreir charactersling lack of connunicati.on bat- almost schizophrenicrfor exampr ween the group and New Bristol. -1e:-rFreezer ir about a' man In fact, Gardez Dar.lot are trying to escape from the law less than pleaoed with Nevr Bri- enforcement agencieorin an unstol Recordn3-rrfilsy just ripped licencerl (U.L" )zone, Iike the us off ; fiIoney-wlserand in puoh- rno-gorarea6 j-n Betfact,but a.t -ing r}'reezet and everythj-ng the same timerhe in experiencelse.fitatif thinks even lesr of various strange,feelin6ol Milen copeilano , who posoibly -ing lligut niri , which iu orvea him$4oo-5oo in royaltieo *u",Trrc *1"*l * :::: t""* gvonmouth, frorr the single, for which he io, ol }l*t-n"oi"i" conciderins oueinso ::;:-jironmentr;;A-rm-o're Soon a.fter the oingle was $ti"nti"l:;""":*:":ttlil reLeasedrLatif deciOed to add a bccomec en-largedlnaoaituatlo4, he findc .tceyboarda player r l)ave becaussrl he rs lost in -a wildernecs of thought the oound vr a s too gas and pollution I write sparse live.rrl)ave, in fact, ic Nhen put fiction sorrethingrapd eitrenely 'veroatiLe,a-Iso piaf: ,into it-ccience fiction,if you

-itrg guitar and. trunpe t . Ilver oince he was 1)r when he picked up hic firrt guitarr (and wac greatly infLuenceo by , hory Gallagtrer)tatit has tvanted to be in s b4nd.lle ltau alwa

want-Z0 or ,0 year$ on; thi$ ic wnat I tbink itre going to be Iike:These complexcc are goingl 'to get lar6er and larger.rf

Ttrese sonBs are oonnccted-almost like a story.In a wayrhio ys geen_ $Us.-io "a$ .hiij- only hopc s:tn$s could well be alott him-

Hic songfi arerpclj.tiealr, j-n ao far &"srrev*ry vj_ew poinl ic political n but it r c individ* -ual politics, as oppesecl to group politics r which I don r t believe in: _f never vote, f ncvcr intend. to vste r and. itrs about peCIples r own palitics r the laY they ryn their own livâ&#x201A;Ź$.rl The band is ttnst juuf fun to be intt.Latif takes lJ very seriously, and is fairly ambit-ioug f or the banci. The b and play what he feelc" i s bect terned flndustrial Ja"nn r. Hr. wants to secure a good contr&* ru -ctrwith a good conipanyrand tn maKe albums , where it is easier to hear lyricsrand to compre-hend tlre illusical j-dea behinci them. It would oCI very ea$y for Gar cex Darkx to j unrp on t o trre bandwagon of sinsins about how' aweful ttre d o I e is(Latif , Charlie and Dave are ell on the dole*Julian is a computer prosre;nmcf rand haa a B,SoCo in physics rand PauI ic a research selfrac he is a particularily Chemj.stl) , but Latj-f thanks strong insividuall & n d he that f or a musfrc ian th e dole wriles by planting hirnself in is Sreat,au it lets ,you do situations which stirnulate his nore or lcss what you want- it imagination, Hif Eong's are also does nst restrj"ct you, opservations . Latif fipends a , luenc es inclucte I -tlVoc&lot of tirne wanderins around -IIy Inf i Scot t lrValker ; Itory Gallagthe city in the early hours of Davis rrnoocl n wine I the morning r with hil: ever-i)râ&#x201A;Ź- .-her;l'liles 'Aa,pFR-becau$e of fria ide&s r and -sent note - book, in which he He$drixrbecause hets a guitar* ' vrrites clown the r briigtrt irnages ',-istrf jaar. ranct trauitional vrhich he observeil ( fhese t bright Latif hac very firrn icrean imagesr then get changed into anont how the band isttThe band lyrical patternsrthen to lyri- is baned around mucf3rartcl itrn a -cals toriss r then fitt ed to around a bookr or a chord sequence.) He feel-r that not based ic a} iue a or this is the time that one c&n ' tlreory r or ainPoliY ic al unit t ilnus & really see hoyr the city is eny thindt ! It anfl it n like & cell I *it FroSrtructtlred, in ffociological ; r*s{:esrit ntartn #ff in a ctsr* ratner then physieal wftg r

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IT this age of constantly direeteilrwheneas: the two . 'rising and ticket guiitar.l,sis seemed to be fl,ghtprices fPgord this Free rrestival irg, instead of cornplementfng vras l1ke a breath of fnesh :eaefr othen,

air in a smoke-riclden builrl- vodl d.onlt like to classrry jln8l A qglper -qf recorri^ed. their musira and f,eeL they bandsairtlttre.bestoTthehavenocontemporar1es'ihey l"ocal talent fon absolutely rallso say they are not lnflu= nothing ls lvor:th making the ;enced bt the }iew Wave.2Jret. effort to go eind sâ&#x201A;Źâ&#x201A;Źr As wel15eir music Ls certaihiry aS Lhe banris, there tvere a rdeeply rooted there. It seems number of stal1s selling allstninge that they pliay ldew sorts_,of things; from ![e y/ave musicl when tirey- only Antl-llazi League to fndian to reggae and lazr, food. You could even book flsten was oily thefr 5t1 glg ?his yOUf Seat On the Over:1and. nnrl ttrpr, ...r-^l,linar:t ?.{l*oLus to rndia. Let us begln. ?#*,tffrIu";T#3'ffi*"o3:til*{n" ,rtg.91ped.nean1ya1}saturd?r'*ratoiina.ghIe"Seem"-io

ntorning, so making it very' be a major p"oUfe,o in ffieiof", dlfficult to set up the Marry taiOs irant ;i"t-o,rt_ stages to the necessary sid.e gg.letoLj butt;without a

requirenlent'6.' manager, thls ls -Two And a ne1.f hours artef6iyflcuit. "itr"*"ry the advertlsed start, the I '=0n ;iien r/oc1i were The meagre number of people on ' Glaxq .[&tbies. i fo|nOffi** t,he eiite were at .ilast abXe acTffiunpleasanL al, times to hear some muei.c. The'majin Tlreir jagge6 souncl. r,arl.* stage was sti.ll Leaking watery very lis,Leni'g, "nei6y so the ilnaller second stage sometimes menel;, Aeg[neratwas used. -!e4La five-pl.ece. ing into a noise.fhfs band local-_band.lf6oys, z gfrfs) i"Et-a-onti fit boget,trer played. a f,airlly bright set certainly a rnixture of of, songs you might be ab.lie 'bo -personallties- the dr"unlrrer

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Peter Perrett r in gl-ittered claFs r st oorJ" on t he extreme right of the stage near his anlps so he coulrl hear his

to star,rd" ln vocals. I{e used .t,he stase'r andof mid-dle the ,,j,. even vli th rnfurit or s a s Pov/e r* ' t kre nro st ent hus ia st i c ful as the FA, he could. no* au,C"ir*tlc€ of the clay; and" hear lri s vocar l,s ' : Fightly sol' TheY hacl" all There were three nev!'songs i jr:.st returned f'rorn vri-ll, Iexpeet, be 0n virhich i: halldeys and" so preparati< alblurt which they *lre new the :: on for the $*g" had been process of recorcli-ng. t,,' the in ,$ntall arrd hurried *hence was over t,he conf'L1",gion There i *o stroboscoper riate it of rel€l -either '$e The Only Ones ltave heen ?{ovemi:er or Jerrr.uary. f ,She Says together f or tY*ro yeer$ Yras the open€trr Jolrn FerrY foririlng in the most, clecorat ing the song vri tlL unlikely circumstanc€s r sone splenrlii i3uitar' FerrY Feter Perrett met John s llke Rn art i st n int r:ntl'd.0n i form to decided Ferry and paint ; i.ng every det*il, He a founela band, f'lrey aclcl.ing pieces if cnntinue ex*$pooky but ilrulrunsr rli r1n I t end. ii the songs Ke}l,fu Mike drrmxn€F Tooth r I s loy,rer' nurnber e t }tlowe rs Di e cams into a rehersal rCIoffi lTas very rernini seent of Lou I anrC. prCInounced hinrnelf Reecl t s t llua lt< on The tri'iltl $i de the rus.n for the iob ( sounds like Keith i'doon sspscially the bass line' archives Ed.) even though .Th; third nevr number we,$ the other d"rurffner was ' t i t led t You I ve Got To -TtAy t'n g$or1":tlan Itrtair ioined" tn, ft was only the seetiln,3 time evell mor* extreme c ircurll- they had played it. After staflc€sr He heppened to one false sta rt r 'Lite 'superli jerky riff evolved. It Yras be passing a rehersal L:es:b of lheir new non$s. room The On"Ly Ones were the i:oth si11es of the l-'irst ll,$ing and" noticed" rttvro chicksn he rather lik*tl. single Yrere lllayecl and ahout He walked" inn not i ced, a ira lf t;he a I burn. t Tlre ho le has$r played arounrl far ]f The Law t sounded slight}y a blt end" lef't." ffverYbodY- bare without the snx r and" r aftnired him" I{el}le Avro-bher Cirl r l\notlrer i:)lnnet I happened" to know l:im anrl f'*&ture.: d- 5:a rt i r: ul-n rly st rong r"liytl:nr piiiyirrg (1t is ,$oot"l sI) he Sot t}:e io I'ru i your ntind'

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iprogressive eilouglif.i:s.b.tirr:e).'Lto:^'g-iiis{,who,Jis;-r1.ayefffit. uege ;)rohiemt r-ri Lli irs I TEaT'they are- on- extrenrely superb lyrics ancl tThe Bead eompetenl muslcal unit, who rrhich sounded" par.ticulanly ] enjoy what they do* They viith some excellent ; sounded a llttle like Steely strong . uuitar" from Perry. Koulla I Dan in places; Huqgett who eame on stage to stng on nlayecl ird raieffi-verOf, Furrt ancl the encor{ iioils of Rock t'nt Roll ]cit"y t'The Ironortal Storyi. i gneats; Lizaq.d vrho vrere. Flnally, at the end of tH profabiyEceTlent, but dayr some kind of atmosphert repelled me. prevailed, d"ue to a superb I Socfqt__Sgglti_lg clid nothiet' fn SeptemberrThe Only jingT--Jrnp::e5;lTfelrt frorn 0nes embark on & sevell rreek tour of Hngland. So end.eth $aturclay on

r stage annotlnc erruen'bilRisht. this is st hit of FunE RRRRRoclc rt they wers

t hei

utt*rly predictnble, ever high note. $und.ayr in compari son vva s , sltpplYing the obligatcrr:Y a great dj. sappointment, It ", 1 23t+ bef ore every ntunbstr r rained hard, anC, inbermit* , Social $ecurity are a group tently dunlng the morning lvho thtnk a lot of tl.l,en'and the music didnr't ,,selvesr, w$ich in the.f"endn exactly help matters. But is-*fr"i *Iif stop them -r"ear.ing as saturd-ay, as the out of this ,iro* wor:e on, the sun calne d.ay'rith ;Brlst.ol backwater stard'om out and things became a whtch they fincl themsel11ttle more pleasant. ilhe ;in t*?Srouents musj"c wijisa great rleal more At Grunwickrva-niecl as vre11r with every-,, 1Z3b -o""*"fur**. A;-ior tfrei rI'e$r the ur.*r.l-lfYllii',I*" thing ulurrB fr"om [tusiclan.s r'lrrr"ir.a.l rrnrr.l .l -^tl :lyrica1 r.nrrf.e,.,*.. contentn fT coulcl notf

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of rock musle seefned. to be the orcler or tfiI"ali ii*--,rn3*3"t;::"ii-:i,E?llt$1nce rnost.of it ), wlth a speciaf;;;;i;"i-piu*". Howerrerr representation .th;t ;h;;"ii.-a rnodic'rn of Jv sbrong from Jazz-Rock. Unfortunat"l*ii"o"'-.] ;;"; about l{'e

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lii"'Ero"*P'ffiirli"Sllir.rty rny ro l!::l=llggg_ror:mp, ili ?:Tl :y?l l"u,,:f o31t:" : * 1*.** 1,,..,1o ;;-;'"'rI - i"n'i, wir:" e rr r e " *hv thev I9l"ljlr,tt"'e rniin neason ^tT".:::l:1.:"-::" lnentlon are !^ J\1X. -neavy.,/ii6nrt* oI' Ilawever,, lf ilre;r-

* f,ry rtrui t e o }ta rtl , *-p i l:t: *ru::lnirrg eirur:l 1f v:arie* the Yoca-Ls a bitt th*y tTiay }e s'b unt i 1 next ye*].r I s f'e 'gt ive, i- * ller'* Anei i'{og played ir: t}e bn the Inain fa stags" ilhey h.ad been bi}led" to pla;'CIn the $aturda;r. f jus L heard. the la st tv;o songs in their net r one of 't,hem hreing the excellent t Opir-u;r For The Feople t . The large auclierree seemed. 'r1i r3n t

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r song,$ anrl s. ntxnbe r

of hi Ei r:r j.ginal cover versions (e what? *literary }ld). f sairv ju st ove r ha lf hi s set and by the t lnre f left everyi:orly was on their f e et . 'Sport ing ili s I Fe st lva I h:onn€t | , he $Ltpl:)liecl u,$ vuith the t inner heat t we aII neecled.' JlTow that Christian Borrle has returned t he can aff ord t o exper j"ment inore r;nd expan.ri hi n i de& s r ft also lets ldilquette fill Llre whole sotrnd out 'ntore t extrernely app.reciative ?:ut now that she needntt play t,ime we'$ runrling short and gli s sanc{.o. John ivic}cenr. ie t so they had. to make way for notv red-unrlant &{'t e r }',,{*rn Sunnercade who Pleyed' me cli- spllt rF r played f lawle s s ba s s and ad d.ed we lc ome ffirock. Ylie first thing the €vent-Eg, back-up vocals but in. too ,$m411 i-irnount s.'5teve I-Iillage organi rer *ver knevs' o{' to he returning t o seems lvas $n" annot-ln* Acge.lr_rato"L$ playing lomger songs r after Lliey that tl:* Fl-tE CrinienL in hi s dai:bling wlth shsrt r{gf$ p}eylrig the Ashton hit-s, tne& one s. Even Inree rrentival", Tire ffit I s I Ge"bt ing Ire st lvgr I organi- ser s *i (i not Lennen/{cCartney t' epiiro*.clt thern; n*r dld The Better Yie s given t he space treatment * iSut Hitlage i s Jt ccel-erato rs ePproach the orge,nisers *they just turrr* always best when he gets ed ilFr expecting l,o;:}aY. ,$o ing rintl thc rhyttun i -* lTitl,r thi s knowled"ge r You st eppe el * up r There are t oo songs in hi s few of these l:ri$ht l:ave *xi)ected" The | $alrruon $ong t net. Sven be &n t* Accelerators obnoxi ou.$ e ra shr loud" j*ch* wlth lts potentially ord. wa st elanrl t:ur:]r baild r othl powerf'ul riff is sornehow played. at half*pacs r Some songs get going f or just a jr.:nrped. on thc bandwagon ln ,$

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and havenft progressed nincs I ,hardlY vrorthY of a 677-

mgnttan *1rouftd. he right'.

As the evenirlg vuore 0l1t it hecatme a Sreat clea 1 cilIder ar"lr:1 it l"'Jrir:nf * rintil ca-Irle on t ltat en lo Set better I{e g,lnye d r* "bwo hcur ns t in*brpsrrlt in"t$ rrtns t, of lri s

f ew seconcls nnd. {,}ren sud.derl* 1;r revert to a Inore n&tura lt j swi shing sort of sound r €S. t t : Searchins i"ror The flpark . ' rJ o

s lthi Ie $teve ltillage ir/{}.'blre lng hi s ntuf'f , up cln

;olher sitegn a nrxnber o:[' llri st ol new wave bantl s t\re re playtng. i'rh*:: I rsache d. th* stase r r? seetningly pi.ck*uF

Dlrnd v/ere lllay j-viij. rnelriredlJin.lr iJU,I o-i.' l';iii.Lt I rirrul,i tlte:y,$erjtrrir(l i,o ltir.ve caILed',ilesco Cha"lnsto::e,hei,rl'e |iu;aqsacffiiner:tuttr.es9iroo)'"$i.lntlirl,iec,.,ni., two ntentlrers of'The ll'leclla, i'iiytlriir sechion. I:yr"ics, one ruember of Vocli anrl idick e-rcc;pl, l-'or i;crric cl-:orr-ise$

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cover versions 'llayed grll thr: incrcdiole ;includirtg tAll The Day Ai;d Of 'i(inlcst All 0f The i.Tiglrtt. Energy pourgd. out of 'l,lr.eir eans anO it tvas ive11 r,vo.r'th waiti-n-g l,he cirly juqt f gt -' {)n i;o T}tc lner-1ia rry-hor-

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,lvorth 1'Jatchillg. They uJere also extremelJ wâ&#x201A;Źl1 vuorth ffirvait. luzlcocl<s clidnf t reall;r enten into j.t. llhe sound. s)'stetn was rtot aiiiaz-

to tnu'.|' a coulcl be a realrv ' .(i(Jr"l. 'l 'l l"l r:) l" l- 1.. r. -.r' .

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In the lrrirLe open spaees of tion is tiglr.t and the $u1beautifully; clifton live the tvl6,Lla- ;tars intermingle 'l,ake pri-rle. of llhich is faLr'ly surprising, ;The vocals non-. tlie of seeing that Cl-j.fton- fs fuii place: a mixtune ord.i.n:rny' amourous, sensicalr of O.A,Ps, trenclles ilnd. and serloupe lntellectuals.. ITot tlie type of area that a f new wave-i- And thatts all 5rretty gooct band might revolve 1hemsel- r'eal}y, when you reallse the vesaro[nd.B'',ti,tho,1ttsonebandl-initspr'esentfor.mn .been tpgether of the best f'new wave r bandshave only of' thi-s- year, Februal:U' slnce in Brtstol. The I'{edla are a five pieceiffi-rinele l'i'lt*?_TP-:( bant1 , vrho base thej:.n musid vocals'?9|" :19h1 -le"}l?It direcily around the guitar ivocals,2?): t{igk -(guilall !?9), RacheL -(b??*, Yo"l;lt' e,.nd strong tunes. fheir ntusie 1s 6xtremel.y energetlcl9)t and Thos -(d'rluns, Zttr)' anA purf*ct for tive pe;fo;:Thby all_Iook extremely inahcesl in fact, the penfe*t,normal;.Rachel being a $urrlive band. The band slem 16 iogate -ITow,$iottxsle on to the hletorv' rn h;;; ;-;;;';"""i[i;it;;;l;;fornut^of griginal *itrt oitt.* ln thein theil year'-onty tvio iasf, e;rly "tErt playine; ancl proJectlon of

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&nbrane left I l,Ilck after oire sie antl Rachel the bandstayed (hooray for our hero) (who r*u u"Uf*" arlu The t_'Ire Primates .rl.].lllales conse"o"i"e)-toot dorlrt and cons John , ihis p]-aee* The other two to off Lonrr.on li"""tiv-ou."t members wgrg Frnbrane, on key- ifo see- r,,frai was happenlng. boar.d.s u(r.:lr-u.D crrru Uvans \Jrl and. -fL,.DDs-Lr Russell rv.?rr.r, on ir,r^+r.l;- llfgsr ;;. drurns. rrThe rhyttnn. sectlon ilrtrothtng t too tishi rirst.- i "ronrr"returned" to Bnistol ,ryaqnfwe lvere. rtnd

stuff lilre

"i playing old- lrr,-'iffi";;;;'""iiiir;il;: lillusioneb., an,f with the

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Lacly''rr. l;;il;-;"iJirtio" or joining At that tlmer.-.i1_seenls, .. itfr" Media. I{e needed un oltnone of.them hari. flourished lr*t ro*-his-songs. At this ,i*..:l*tlll* yl:ii!-q:_ ltime, rhe media-vrere using |l:, lt*:{_:o:!i*}i?11-::, -_-_ ir rol or &nbnane's- uo"eu--["a Russell Evans was kicked. out_iuom" oi }ti*r.iu *"o *u"E..nlt last. septernber (now in-a rgUpioe";;-;il; But... band) and, &irbrerne l.tas leant r--;Ti.-Jr,iiiE.a",l"ili wrren r on to leave. Hef s nor.r in ,.j19in*a-il;iit.*Th;-";il; ;" Folnt Blank. Things,norv begirj,iia tot"iiv Cfi""e to get slightly rnudd.]e<l and hyere non oi.lyltranged. ab6ut two or ineomprehensible* it_h:ree songs tirey wene rt seems at thls tlnie, Joiucloing ln :bhel,n"t set ner"ore- rplaying guitar for The jolnerl.rl prirnateil and they needed. fhings continued t6l change another guitaristr rio John ,, lf'or ttre better lvherr fn"u-'?,$\Ed Nl,ek to Joln fqom The Joined. in Febnu*oy. A"-**_ rlviedla* sick rvas none too frngush sttrdenb at nfroi"aEure of the rnove but said he anri I'a eniptr_rle t'o" Uiie;, fre mlght if filrrl:rane. rernalned in bras orrr., ol't itrnee ctnr:nrnJri vras

au(l].rlonecl. ile.nact somel,ning gans tha"! te.}l peolle to r1o the other tl:'urrmers haclntt: thlmgs. Theyt'ne* jubt potrnts ilThe rea$on r,ve picked hirn ,of vi.ew, fn a way, fhatf s was because the 1st rehersal lvhy ltrs called riie }declla,'r he came,to, he was saying, i lctually, the name transipired. in a pub in Knouile, ]ive11r have you ever tried this and ever tried that?t" iFebruary lg7'7, when a name fhe othen drprnmers just want-was needed in'a humy. ractc ed. to play. Thos v,ranted. to , to the songso r . frWe take a lot af etten,tiar }:e nlor e invo J-v â&#x201A;Ź d, wh i ch i s very apparent., rt ls imposs- ; to getting things right norr. ible to forget ire is playing.ji,e donrt just blam it out, I shoulcl thlnk if he was - ille stil1 en<i. un rsith sorrleplayimrg down a coal shaft, ',i;hlng rrvhich ls fairly slmple rvhile the others r/ere bash- iernd power"ful, or try tol but ing around on a slag heap we take t lme tc extr)erimâ&#x201A;Źr* r rbove, hef d still be notice- 'Some s,ongs, lvetve trled wlth tble. He ad.ded a new (neces- 'about sii Oifferent 'beats.' sany?) dimension to the band ,sometj.mes-theyrre alL erap, rn their way to fame a.nn forlso we rJontt bother to Oo itl bune.". I All thls is very apparent t'Hers a really. sol.iclr pow- ,on thelr demo tape, i,r,hicf, :rful drummer as rr,ie11 as they played us. -They d.o being adventurou.s.tt Agneed. thimgs extnemely professionYijtth bobh .Tohn a,nrl Thos j.n a}ly. Thelr songs nre quite :he band novr rryou corrlcl say, easy listen.i,ng with little ;his"bhabandts only been togeth- that jars. lhe songs that

t long rea 11y, 'r ?hi s st i clc CIut arc the rnore potr)* to inf er that their orientated ones- r on fin- *ltt t sal r ly cleyu a"re f a i r ly di sand the $ong Y,/itli tlr* $r:rli* rosable. rh;nne beginning, furasery tlvew Bloodt. fn fact, dhese The original- irlea vras to ]ase thein rnusie on guitars. 'may be their weal<est songs lick wanted a band like 1!iC5, arnql the quicker they get a lhe Hear"tbreakers. necording contract, the rtOut: music is stil1 basecl er we wi:.l know. .l\,il the soon)n just energy and" guitar 'bit mu- songs are expently put together with plenty of varliic' we tny to unke it a atiou", good. tunes, e]roruses li.fferent... bit err a straLgeF. tr The ir $ongs are a s ,r{pod adli interebterf. it rong a s some 01. "Lhe be st lile e ,, tl You never know, sonss ?r luAlt* )*l n*s in Rrita in rneaning Therer' and lluasntt ', ;hey vrill- ln *t and people na Re A Nr-xruher I rtm y tul,rr out get lvi 11 not tropef'ull;t ) , to ?:.* t:l*rssic.sy to bg plery*{:l :ored llstening to thent time on Rarlio One in fifteen yea/8 rft*r tlnt*' : Llme" ffiIs *rhout *inrr* $oIIt{": It'Ih*y ilt s u,$ually junt clnssie ssng,B c&rne uut Dlto th* Bristol. Partsi e*pecia11.V Lbou'b otlr fefi,otlons when Raehel sllesr-lemi$db'l not llke s1s* .t:rgs. Theyire ?r

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grea.t rlee.-L ol.' 'y'ertetre* .r'ficQfil- (}o}lli]Any nre illtereste(tion. This holcls vsell 1.o:r 'lj.ve'Lhey ivant to see t,he bamd hence ?he },lnrrluee gig. fu.br-rre. the I'IIa1I' bhe tirne lvhen ve p11;'iltristr:l bqryds ltays el repa -qong, \ire r1o it ln a parti-rr:rtation_ -ltrs e>ltremely hard cular--uvay, simply becairse 17" it,o_bneak_out of' lSnis'bol' dontt wair'f it lo"sounct 1i1e iohn:rtff'I neally viant to 1,he rest of'whert gre d.o or ri-e s'baft another" banrl, f v'rou1dntt do it ln Bp1stol. f td lvant it to sori.nrl like t;lre ogrposite o.itvhrit people rtiglrt:r;o tq Lon'Jon to d-o it' Y ou think it should 'sou.nd. lilre- ;' can get riuite a lot of titlcces$ 1n $ristol l:ut still go ergilinst tire grain.r' All tt,

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actuallf like to listen to. to do is get their musie a much wirler Their likes are an amalga- , ecross to (: rj enc ljn t ura l}y a re c ori i ud r ilrent mn t i on of' bancl-s, i.rnhn : f'ulf ccn-bract i ls bhi- s * t:n anrJ. On an'j on al;out #}en t"1?art 13r j;ecau,$e : John L,1atlr:ckts songs. T]:c,$ likes ;' I tte* in the lieve song$ ,*rt&. songnr l:errtnlce short r sintnl* r fob lileer: Capterin Reeflr*ar:t, l;i J:ecau.se ii;rs i':r.n.tt f nee The Only Ones and the vronrl- nbsolute;ly no point irr be'ing in a band if , ett every erful Brrzzcocks vrhereas jig you playr youtre not Rachel ts fonrl of The Alex f

ittg )rour s e lf .. ?he lde d.i a trva nt t o eree t e fun and enjoyrnent. Thntrs b$io writers in tire band. but '- ,he only reasonr in rny opin, io?r for gigs. Aften a1J.t Rachel has just lvr'5-tten a itts extremely hanrl to be song lvhlch {he rest of the

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Iinr:vey i*:nfl. ltlick lvnsntt bhere to coltl]R*ttJ;. At the moment thene are

profound. at gigs even if band are yet to hear. ?he song vurlting prfucess ie. i;he songs are -lynics eire '9o,;i of the time inaud-itrle. a long driv,'n out ffiainr, ALl bhe bancl ane collectsometimes lasting a year. ii.ng money from the gffvernthough worthv,ihile Fortuna'Le1y fon doing no$hing at ntent wlia.t a reconding Ancl of' contract? Things seem to be bhe moment' Thos has a accelar;rting slightly in this'post-gracluate grant. He feparticular f ie1c1. Their []an- els evenyborly has accepted Sem* nt hlr s s ent t l:,e i r rlerrlc: i:he fant th*: t he I s opted out, i

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Theyrd. all (naturally) pre-_ TheSr are'pfeased 's. 1nitl 1:he fer to be on a_ wgge aE oppose4r,rgrl,.u it't;hei:r: pta;r:-r:rg. bo lt being a hobby. T!9"ta tt ,,ras falr,ly 1-uck;i reat.lyr also feeL a great $eal happl ,lere lv's rro t,ecoril .:r: r^ruil_ ler if ihey vrere' pla.ying all l:'.city i' thei.' early niys the time. Rut they all want .' beciruse triillly bands i,,,iro bl,:.,r* anrl. gir"t si.ngles out lers.L year are to play their ovrn music 'by record ,5ir,rr** iliri u up or mâ&#x201A;Ź.sse r.r pp. i?-!_P"rli"llll-lffiil companles, rnanagenient etc. I r'It uroiitArve'been .fohn:trtrf tirey (tfre manage- pj_ce to have rehearr,qer1"*uiiiy fon a nrent) toy.to water d.ovrn our. year and be at thjs stage no.o,; ttusic ernd make - i t mr:re llop|y and come out and o1-ay. ie L,lrlrn it lvas r r t cl. leave,. Part- lvoukl t ve iio L a. tot rlbre ivel-l ly because I lvouLdntt be aiile l<.norivn straigirt awijry becetr.rse

h* pla;r tl:nt "$CIr'"t, cJ' s'bu"ff' rnd it,t' ,* :'tCI-{, irr ]n* "t;o Co itru' f f ;i ou t vc n{:\trer i:eelr'c;. of' Ilh* lr.,tetl ia, t,lr"n.tIs nr:t .}rour lnult. Theyrve had. sorne bad rr:ganlser.ti.on eoncerning gf,gs 'rrlth ha.r:c1"]-y anybody turning tpr ancl. there hels been no rdventising for them. Actually :liey are qulte travelled. conirarecL to otner Brisl,ol band.s.

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b ut this is just right . rfritten by GIen I'tatlock, and guitarist gteve New, this ha$ both a powerful tune anrl chorus . Tire re corrJ is smooth; glL_ttre partc fitting together like a finished jiess,w.vfith trria recorci, the Rish Krds are, sone of the at last, fulfilling . early pronrises lunrpecl upon the , Lhem by certain. .,€r rcfitics

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