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Diciembre de 2005

Dave Fielding ha publicado en el foro oficial una carta abierta, en la que nos informa de sus próximos proyectos dentro de Coconut Dog Fuck, que incluyen varios conciertos para el año 2006 y la futura re-edición del material de The Reegs, así como la edición de material inédito de esta banda formada por Dave Fielding y Reg Smithies, después de la primera disolución de The Chameleons en 1988.

"Euphoric, Psychadelic Dance Monsters Coconut Dog Fuck" play their next live performance at The Duke Of Wellington, Broadgate, LINCOLN on 4 February 2005 at 9pm ish, supporting a great band "Shomm" from the Rubbish Records label. There are no advance tickets and the entrance fee is £5.00 on the door.

We are in the process of organising festival slots for 2006 ie ECO-FEST (Louth), which we have played for the last 3 years and hedlined on a day last year... Small World (Louth) played before as "The Toothbrush Brigade"....Global Gathering (Tattershall).... and Deeply Vale 2006 at Heaton Park (Manchester).

The Jolly Brewer are doing a Brewer-Fest (Louth), so we will definitely be playing ('cos I'm on the organising committee) at some point.

If all goes well we hope to tour Europe in 2006, Germany and probably Spain first.

Love Dave (on behalf of Coconut Dog Fuck)
xx

PS We can't guarantee Paul Didge is going to be at the gig but there again, you never can... he's just returned from a successful festival jaunt in Israel doing his solo Didge stuff... well done Didge!

PPS We will be joined by "Chucky" aka "Dr Bad Funk" - a human beatbox. The young kid is going to be a big act in the future and of this there is no doubt... I'm not often wrong!

PPPS I'm currently negotiating the re-release (subject to complete consensus of The Reegs) of the complete Reegs back catalogue and un-released material to the benefit of all concerned....

Love again...Dave

 

(Gracias Dave)

 

Noviembre de 2005

Otra carta abierta de Mark disponibl en el Foro Oficial y en la Página Oficial. En ella Mark nos cuenta los conciertos confirmados en Italia para este Diciembre y que el concierto de Bochum no va a tener lugar. También nos cuenta sobre la posibilidad de un Tour en US el próximo año y algunas fechas para Europa. El libro está acabado y se editará inminentemente. Esta es la transcripción literal de la carta:

Hiiya

First off thanks to everyone who supported the recent shows with NMA and the gig at Bury and a special thanks to those who picked up the live rehearsal CD, thus ensuring that the shows didn't hurl me into Bankruptcy.

For those that couldn't make it to one of the shows and would like a copy of the CD, you can presently find it being offered on Ebay courtesy of our mate Simon Lawlor. The CD will also continually be available at live shows for as long as the pressing holds out. All copies are individually numbered and we currently plan to make around 500 copies or so, although we reserve the right to arrange for more if necessary.

On the live front the only remaining shows this year are in Italy and are as follows:

* Dec 1 - Rome - Zoo Bar - info - concerti@grindinghalt.it
* Dec 2 - Marcon (Venice) (with the Legendary Pink Dots) - Jam Club c|o Magic Bus - info -
http://www.jamclubvenice.com
* Dec 3 - Prato (Florence) - Anomalia Club - info - http://www.anomaliaclub.it

It's been brought to my attention that the Zwischenfall in Bochum are advertising a show for Dec 10th. This was originally discussed with a German agent as part of a wider December tour, which in the end I decided NOT to do, so the show was never confirmed. Obviously someone has failed to notify the venue in Bochum. Just to be clear.

THE ADVERTISED SHOW IN BOCHUM ON DEC 10TH IS NOT HAPPENING!!

I do want to play dates across Germany and one or two other venues on mainland Europe and we're looking at the possibility of setting up a string of dates early in the New Year, ahead of a proposed visit to the U.S. in March.

With regard to the book, as I think I mentioned the draft is completed and has just been proofed - my sincere thanks to Sleeper for helping me out with that. There will be a final editing revision, my mate Martin Bosker has been working on cover art and once approved, it's off to the printers. Again it'll be a limited run first editiion available from the usual online and direct outlets only. There may be a wider ISBN edition later but it's likely that this edition will be further edited. Once the book is in production it will be possible to pre-order a copy.

Can't think of anything else right now. Thanks again to all of you who continue to support our efforts.

Love and peace
Mark

 

(Gracias Mark)

En la página web de Robin Bowes podemos disfrutur de unas fantásticas fotos tomadas en el concierto de Mark & Yves el pasado día 28 de Octubre en Bury Met.

(Gracias Robin)


Se ha editado de forma oficial pero con una tirada muy limitada y numerada de uno de los ensayos que junto a Yves Altana realizó antes de iniciar su gira. Estos son los comentarios del propio Mark Burgess a la edición de dicho album en directo, denominado simplemente Alive '05. En dichos comentarios Mark explica las razones que le llevaron a abrir al público uno de sus ensayos generales, grabado en un 8 pistas estrictamente en vivo, y que la recaudación de este CD servirá para financiar la gira que planean realizar de forma totalmente independiente. Dicho CD en vivo se puede adquirir a través de eBay:


MARK BURGESS & YVES ALTANA
Alive ‘05

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MARK BURGESS & YVES ALTANA - Alive ‘05

Strictly limited, individually numbered CD


This is a twelve-track live rehearsal CD, recorded in October 2005 in front of a specially invited audience.

Tracklisting:

Spooks / Gethsemene / Looking Inwardly / Happy New Life / Perfume Garden / Kinks / Elected / Second Skin / Only You Could Save Me / Think (it’s gonna happen) / Dangerous / This Passionate Breed


“Hello, I've been asked to write a few words regarding the latest CD 'Alive 05. Originally we did plan to record a live album at a venue in the UK as a prelude to a national tour supporting the New Model Army during October 2005. However the logistics were rather complicated due to timing and finance and so in the end I hit upon the idea of inviting a number of our regular audience to one of the band's rehearsal sessions in Manchester and recording that instead. I thought it might be interesting for people to see and hear how a band prepares for a major tour and at the same time hear the material performed in as raw a way as possible. The event was a total success and we found ourselves rehearsing in front of around 40 or so people. What was interesting for me was that I found the live rehearsal to be a completely new and unique experience and after 25 years of performing live, new and unique experiences tend to be quite rare. What was also interesting was the manner in which we chose to record the session, totally live to 8-track equipment, no overdubs. Recording in this manner is also very rare these days, in fact bands haven't generally made a record that way since the early sixties and the result is a tension in the recordings that one doesn't generally come across, harkening back to the early days of the John Peel Sessions at the old 8-track recording studio at Langham House, where I recorded my first BBC session with the Chameleons back in 81. We were so impressed actually that we went back to the studio the following day to record a few additional tracks, which is why you can only hear applause on around half of the tracks presented here. One other thing I'd like to mention, by buying this CD you're not only getting something special in terms of what has been captured, but you're also helping support my work in a very vital and practical way. I'm trying to remain as independent of the mainstream music business as possible. I was about to embark on a major tour without the usual kinds of help that record labels and such like are apt to provide, such as tour support. The entire tour was personally financed and the production of Alive 05 is meant to subsidise these costs. Therefore by purchasing it you are directly aiding the artists, another rarity in this business. So for that, you have my profound thanks.


Hope to see you on the road somewhere, in the meantime, take care.”

Mark Burgess November 1, 2005, Hamburg Germany..


Guaranteed not a bootleg, but a genuine, unplayed CD obtained direct from the band.

(Gracias Mark)


 

Reactivamos la sección Otras Músicas que ha permanecido durante mucho tiempo deshabilitada. En esta sección hacemos unas breves reseñas de los trabajos más significativos de artistas relevantes de la música pop-rock en las décadas de los 70, 80, 90 y en la actualidad. Esta sección estará en continuo crecimiento, añadiendo nuevas reseñas cada cierto tiempo.

En otro orden de cosas, podemos anunciaros en exclusiva primicia, que gracias a la labor de Pedro, uno de los miembros más activos del Foro Oficial de The Chameleons, por fín se ha creado en la red la 1ª Web no oficial dedicada exclusivamente a Dave Fielding y a sus proyectos en The Reegs, DF118 y Coconut Dog Fuck. Realmente hacía falta una web de estas características, dada la escasez de información relativa a este gran artista. Pedro es amigo personal de Dave Fielding y gracias a ello puede ofrecernos información de primera mano. Si quieres conocer datos biográficos de Dave y de The Reegs, así como ver fotografías poco conocidas, esta es tu página. Le deseamos una larga vida a este sitio web recién creado, con el cual nos sentimos hermanados. Este es el enlace a dicha página:

http://www.freewebs.com/thereegs/

(Gracias Pedro)


Este es el Set list de Mark Burgess and The Sons of God en su concierto en Bury:

Spooks
Gethsemene
Looking Inwardly
Kinks
Dangerous
Shiver
Happy New Life
Perfume Garden
This Passionate Breed
Stop Talking
Only You Could Save Me
Think

Elected
Second Skin

 

Y a continuación os mostramos unas fotos de dicho concierto tomadas por LordoftheBadges

http://www.pbase.com/lord_of_the_badgers/image/51446645
http://www.pbase.com/lord_of_the_badgers/image/51446640
http://www.pbase.com/lord_of_the_badgers/image/51446651
http://www.pbase.com/lord_of_the_badgers/image/51446653
http://www.pbase.com/lord_of_the_badgers/image/51446637
http://www.pbase.com/lord_of_the_badgers/image/51446633

(Gracias Lordofthebadges)

 

 

Septiembre de 2005

Mark Burgess ha publicado en Wishville, el foro oficial, una carta abierta donde habla sobre su libro autobiográfico y confirma que se editará antes de fin de año. Tambien nos informa que se van a grabar algunos ensayos para la gira de MB & The Sons of God de Octubre, evento al cual los fans que lo deseen pueden acudir. También se confirman algunas fechas en Italia para Diciembre. Incluímos a continuación la carta completa:

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Hi,

As a prelude to the October UK dates we're planning to record the final rehearsal at a recording studio in Cheatham Hill, Manchester on the evening of Saturday, Oct 8th (starting at around 4pm til around 6pm) for a small invited audience. Admission is entirely free. If you would like to be a member of this audience please send an e-mail to: mark@thechameleons.com - Subject heading: Live Rehearsal.

We're limited on the number of people we can invite so please don't apply unless you're absolutely certain you're gong to make it.

The book I've been writing is now completed, titled 'View From A Hill' and is in the process of being proofed and is in the last stages of editing. I'm optimistic that a limited fist edition will be in print by December. It will be possible to pre-order copies. Details will follow closer to the publication date.

Finally in addition to the UK October dates there will be dates in Italy during the first week of December.

30.11.2005 Salerno, Braveheart
01.12.2005 Rome, Zoo Bar
02.12.2005 Marcon (Venice), Magic Bus (+ Legendary Pink Dots)
03.12.2005 Prato, Anomalia Club

That's it. Thanks and all the best

mark

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(Gracias Mark)


En la página de Obscure80smusic.com han creado una sección dedicada a The Chameleons. El sitio web en cuestión está en fase de desarrollo, pero esperamos que en breve crezca tanto el nº de bandas referenciadas como la información aportada de The Chameleons. En la sección de Enlaces dentro del apartado a The Chameleons aparece tanto la página oficial, el foro oficial y ... esta pequeña isla solitaria.

(Gracias Matt)


Nueva entrevista a Mark Burgess en la publicación online whisperinandhollerin realizada por Tim Peacock en el pasado mes de Agosto. En dicha entrevista Mark habla sobre el inesperado final de The Chameleons en Abril de 2003, y de cómo aún a día de hoy no ha vuelto a tener contacto con alguno de los miembros de The Chameleons. También nos habla sobre sus próximos proyectos junto a Yves Altana y sobre la posibilidad de tocar temas nuevos. Según el propio artista, han estado trabajando en material nuevo, y un nuevo album junto a Yves podría ver la luz el año que viene. Así mismo Mark Burgess confirma que está ultimando su libro autobiográfico, el cual se editará muy posiblemente a finales de año y llevará como título A View from A Hill. La primera edición de este libro la realizará el propio Mark Burgess.

(Gracias Pedro)

Incluímos en la sección de Downloads información sobre The Editors, grupo británico, muy en la onda de Interpol, y por ende con reminiscencias más que evidentes de Joy Division y The Chameleons. En su página web oficial podeis escuchar Munich y Bullets, un par de temas de su album de debut The Back Room. Así mismo incluímos información en dicha sección de Downloads sobre The Winter Pageant, una nueva banda de Brooklyn con influencias de Mogwai y Sigur Ros, a los que verdaderamente merece la pena escuchar.


 

Dave Fielding, Paul Didg y Ralph Harris, componentes de Coconut Dog Fuck, estarán tocando en el local The Jolly Brewer,LINCOLN (Reino Unido), el 23 de Septiembre. Hora aproximada 9 pm.

(Gracias Becky)

Aquellos interesados en ver fotografías de Coconut Dog Fuck en su concierto del pasado 9 de Julio, podeis visitar la galería de Blackout:

 

Una reseña de dicho concierto está disponible en manchestermusic.co.uk

(Gracias Blackout)


Actualizamos la sección de Versiones con los datos de las versiones que la banda de rock alternativo Elliott hizo de The Fan & The Bellows, así como la que el duo techno electrónico Sim Stim ha hecho de Swamp Thing. Estos últimos, tienen además en su página web un fragmento de dicha canción para poder escucharla, por lo que lo hemos incluído también en nuestra sección de downloads.

Elliot - Single Will You
Sim Stim
Album Jack In - Log On - Nod Off

 


Disponibles en TiempoS ExtrañoS dos fragmentos en formato mp3 de dos canciones de los álbumes Bewilderbeast de Andy Whitaker y The John Lever Session de Music For Aborigines. Damos las gracias a los autores por darnos su consentimiento para poder incluir en esta página dichos fragmentos. Por motivos de espacio no podemos ofreceros las canciones completas, y hemos tenido que reducir su calidad a 80 kbps, por lo que estos mp3 no reflejan la calidad original en los CDs. Las canciones que os ofrecemos para su libre distribución son:

Nota Importante: Los autores de las canciones aquí incluídas en formato mp3 han dado su permiso para su libre distrbución, por lo que en ningún momento Tiempos Extraños está vulnerando los derechos de copyright. Andy Whitaker - Tigerskin Sunset (excerpt) Time 2:24
Music For Aborigines - Perfect Day (excerpt) Time 1:44

 

(Gracias Andy Whitaker y Andy Clegg)


Hemos diseñado en TiempoS ExtrañoS, dos fondos de escritorio para PC, uno de ellos con fotografías en vivo de The Chameleons tras su reunión en el año 2000, y otra específica de The Sun & The Moon. Dichos fondos de escritorio están disponibles tanto en la sección de noticias como en la sección de Downloads. Los hemos creado en 2 resoluciones distintas: 1024x768 y en 800x600. Los autores de las fotografías usadas han sido debidamente acreditados. Esperemos que os gusten.

 

 


Andy McQuade, un artista polifacético, tiene en su pagina web, algunas canciones grabadas por él para descargarse. Una de ellas es una versión acústica de Tears. Para descargarla, pincha en el enlace siguiente:


http://www.andymcquade.com/The%20Velouria%20Tree/MP3's/Tears_Optod.mp3

 

Agosto de 2005

Andy Clegg y Andy Whitaker nos han proporcionado fotografías de la época de Music For Aborigines. Dichas fotos las hemos subido en esta página web para que todos podais disfrutar de ellas en nuestra sección Fotos. Así mismo, hemos diseñado un fondo de escritorio para PC de Music For Aborigines, que podeis descargar aquí mismo:

(Muchas gracias Andy C y Andy W)

 


 

Se ha editado bajo Going Nowhere Records la colección de demos que Andy Whitaker (Music for Aborigines, The Sun and The Moon, Weaveworld) grabara originalmente en 1992. Esta compilación se titula Bewilderbeast, y como el mismo autor nos comenta un poco más abajo, incluye ideas que aparecieron durante la época de Weaveworld, The Sun and The Moon e incluso cuando Music for Aborigines estaban aun activos. El album que no ha tenido hasta la fecha ninguna edición oficial, puede ser adquirido ahora via Paypal al precio de 5£ contactando Going Nowhere Records . Os mostramos la carátula del CD cover y el listado de canciones, así como unos comentarios del propio Andy Whitaker hablando sobre cómo surgió esta obra.

01-Oliver´s Girl
02-Wind of Change
03-Hell on Earth
04-Obstacles
05-Meditation,UFO´s, Corncircles and Ghosts
06-Tigerskin Sunset
07-Love is Your Game
08-Environmental Issue
09-A Reformed Man
10-The Traveller

Nota: Os ofrecemos para su libre distribución, con el consentimiento del autor (no vulnerandose por tanto los derechos de copyright) un fragmento en formato mp3 a 80 kbps de la canción Tigerskin Sunset:
Tigerskin Sunset (fragmento) Tiempo 2:24


Andy Whitaker
I recorded Bewilderbeast in the autumn of 1992. It was recorded over a six-week period on a very 9 to 5 basis. I turned the upstairs of my house into a recording studio by running cables from the small bedroom that housed the four-track to the main bedroom where I would mike up my Peavey Stereo Chorus guitar amp. I played guitar through it at high volume using a long guitar lead so that I could operate the four-track back in the box room. Music For Aborigines art designer Chris Cunday provided additional tape-op skills and Mr Andy Clegg undertook live drum machine playing. I would like to point out that This album of songs was entitled Bewilderbeast in 1992, a number of years prior to Badly Drawn Boy's album Return of the Bewilderbeast. Actually I sold quite a few copies in Bolton at the time. It would be nice to think that it was from this demo that he took the name.

Some of the material on this demo was intended as Weaveworld songs and were in the process of being worked on when the band split. Also some of the rifts were from Sun and the Moon song writing sessions. Some ideas even dated back and survived on from Andy's and mine Music for Aborigines Album improvisations.

Inspiration for this album of songs but not plagiarized I hasten to add (have you ever hastened to ad?) was provided by bands and artists like The House of Love, Ultra Vivid Scene, XTC, Nick Drake, Leather Nun, The Chameleons, The Cocteau Twins, The Beatles and the Kinks.

Give it a spin and see what you think. I've also got some meat for sale and 70 Dolphin pictures under the bed if you prefer.

The best to you

Andy Whit, 21 40pm, Thursday 14th July, just a little bit pissed and blissed after a long day shooting a movie with Helena Bonham Carter.

 

Estas demos contienen en verdad la esencia de canciones al estilo de Music for Aborigines yThe Sun and The Moon, con melodías muy sugerentes e introspectivas. Echamos de menos, sin embargo, una producción de estudio, con la que las canciones podrían haberse mostrado con su verdadera fuerza y con sonido impecable. Andy Whitaker es, desgraciadamente, otro artista infravalorado en este negocio de la música. Desde aquí le deseamos a él y a todos los artistas que han estado de una u otra manera involucrados en el mundo de The Chameleons un futuro más esperanzador.

 

Julio de 2005

Yves Altana ha confirmado en su lista de distribución que ha sido contactado por Mark Burgess para resucitar la banda The Sons of God, en formato de trío, que tocará en directo como teloneros de New Model Army en Octubre y como cabeza de cartel en The Met Theatre, en Bury. Es posible que esto sea el inicio de una nueva etapa en la colaboración de ambos artistas y que pronto editen nuevos trabajos. Cuando tengamos más noticias sobre esta formación y sus futuros proyectos, os lo haremos saber.

(Muchas gracias Yves)


Buenas noticias para todos los fans de Mark Burgess. Él mismo ha confirmado en el Foro Oficial que estará tocando como telonero en la gira del reino Unido de New Model Army que se iniciará en Octubre. Mark Burgess estará tocando con su banda en formato de trio que ha estado preparando para el show del 28 de Octubre en The Met. Estas son las fechas confirmadas:

Jueves Oct 13 - Exeter Lemon Grove
Viernes Oct 14 - Southampton The Brook
Sabado Oct 15 - London Astoria Theatre
Domingo Oct 16 - Cambridge The Junction
Martes Oct 18 - Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall
Miercoles Oct 19 - Manchester Acadamy 2
Jueves Oct 20 - Glasgow Garage
Viernes Oct 21 - Sheffield Corporation
Sabado Oct 22 - Northampton Roadmender.

Las entradas cuestan £15 si se obtienen por anticipado. Más detalles sobre los locales en:

http://www.newmodelarmy.org/FHOME.HTM

(Gracias Mark)


Gracias a Blackout, un miembro del foro oficial de los Chameleons, podemos disfrutar de varias fotografías del concierto que la banda de Dave Fielding, Coconut Dog Fuck, dio el pasado dia 9 de Julio en el local The Jolly Brewer. La banda está formada por:

Dave Fielding - Guitarra, teclados, Dulcimer,
Paul Didge - Didgeridoo
Ralph Harris - Percusión

Aquí está el enlace a las fotografías. Esta banda ha editado el EP Northern Stars, el cual está formado por cuatro temas intrumentales donde se mezclan los ritmos TRANCE electónicos con la guitarras. Sólo está disponible adquiriendolo en los conciertos que esta banda ofrece.

(Gracias Blackout)


Más noticias de Andy Clegg:

Andy Clegg estará tocando junto a su hermano, ambos bajo el nombre de KIZILOK el 20 de Agosto en The Witchwood telonenado a The Tides, Ormerta y the Cellars. Tan pronto como tengamos más noticias os mantendremos informados.

Fantásticas noticias para todos los fans interesados en el material dificil de encontrar de MUSIC for ABORIGINES, la banda de Andy Clegg y Andy Whittaker antes de formar junto a John Lever y a Mark Burgess The SUN and The MOON. Se edita en formato CD a través del sello de Andy Clegg, Going Nowhere Records, las sesiones que MUSIC for ABORIGINES grabaron originalmente con John Lever a la batería en 1987 en los Estudios Suite 16. El CD incluye también 2 demos grabadas originalmente en 1986. El CD, titulado The John Lever Session, puede ser adquirido al precio de £10 directamente de los autores a través de Paypal, enviando un email a g.n.r@homecall.co.uk.

Estas son las carátulas escaneadas del CD

Nota: Os ofrecemos para su libre distribución, con el consentimiento de los autores (no vulnerandose por tanto los derechos de copyright), un fragmento en formato mp3 a 80 kbps de Perfect Day:

Perfect Day (fragmento) Tiempo 1:44

 

Andy Clegg nos ha enviado una interesante biografía de MUSIC for ABORIGINES, y algunas de las fotos del grupo, que os presentamos en primicia en esta página. Durante demasiado tiempo ha faltado información en la Web de esta fantástica banda, que al igual que The Chameleons, fue totalemente infravalorada. Aunque ya han pasado muchos años desde que este grupo desapareció, intentaremos hacer desde aquí un poco de justicia, aportando información relevante del grupo para todos aquellos interesados en conocer en profundidad a MUSIC for ABORIGINES:

BIOGRAFIA de MUSIC for ABORIGINES
In November 1979 Andy Whit Andy Clegg who were friends from school, decided to get together and record improvisations in song form with verse, chorus etc. Guitar parts vocal melodies and lyrics were all improvised and recorded live on to a tape deck with no overdubs etc. The ideas were the length a typical song and were given titles and an album title. They would treat the improvisations as a finished product and would enjoy listening to them later, as if it was a new album by a new band. Gradually other instruments would be used, drum machine, keyboards, and bass.

In 1983, Dave Booth a friend of Andy Whit would join on guitar. It was at this time that they decided to give themselves a band name. Andy W came up with the name Music for Aborigines and began to choose a selection of songs from the improvised albums to play live.

They played a few local gigs using a drum machine then decided to look for a venue in Manchester for which they could sell tickets and create a live venue for bands. They discovered The Star and Garter and the venue is still hosting live music today. Their first gig at the Star and Garter was very successful. It was at this gig that Chameleons drummer John Lever who had been friends with both Andy's, advertised the gig on a Chameleons radio interview and Mark, Reg and Dave had all agreed they would help out, by collecting the tickets on the door.

In 1986 a mutual school friend of both Andy's Col Smith joined MFA on keyboards. Their next gig would be at a local pub for charity and John Lever would join on drums. As John was officially with the Chameleons, MFA needed a permanent drummer and Mike Simms who was the drummer for Manchester band BFG (who supported New Order) became MFA drummer. After many gigs, some being supported by Eskimos and Egypt and with the Chameleons at Middleton Civic Hall the band decided to go in the studio to record some demos. "When You Were A Child" and "Ragbone Man" were the first demos to be recorded in Didsbury M/C and were used to get a record deal.

Later, Col, Dave and Mike departed from the band and John Lever introduced the 2 Andys to guitarist Aky who was a member of a local punk band The Hoax that featured Mike Joyce of The Smiths on drums. Then they decided to go in suite 16 studios owned by Peter Hook of New ORDER where Script of the Bridge was recorded. They chose more songs to record from the improvised albums and purposely wrote new material with the intention of releasing a 3 track 12 inch single. They asked John Lever to play drums for them. Due to Aky only just joining, he only played guitar on "Sitting on a Biscuit" and came up with the idea for "The End of Tracey Smith". The 2 Andy's played all of Col and Dave's parts, initially written for the songs. The 10 songs were recorded in 2 days and 3 of the songs were chosen for the single. The majority of the songs were taken and reworked from the improvised albums created by Andy W, Andy C, Dave Booth and Col Smith. A 12" single was released and Chris Cundy (a local artist and friend of the band) created the artwork. Chris also became the creator of the visuals the band used in their live sets.

Sadly for MFA, John rejoined the Chameleons. Later when the Chameleons eventually disbanded Mark and John approached Andy W and Andy C to form The Sun and the Moon, which Aky also would be involved with. The track "Faith" would become a regular live feature in the SATM concerts and many ideas that were created through the improvisation albums became SATM album tracks.

 


Ha sido anunciado en el foro oficial de the Chameleons official un concierto de Mark Burgess para el próximo Octubre:

FRIDAY 28th OCTOBER 2005

THE MET THEATRE[DERBY HALL]
MARKET STREET
BURY
LANCASHIRE

7.30PM

PURE PROMOTIONS PROUDLY PRESENT:

MARK BURGESS & THE SONS OF GOD [FULL ELECTRIC SHOW] + THE TIDES & BEHIND GREEN LIGHTS ADVANCE TICKETS £10.00 AVAILABLE FROM 0161 761 2216
FURTHER INFORMATION http://www.themet.biz/index.php

(Gracias Pure1)

 

Junio de 2005

 

En la página de Andy McQuade podeis encontrar un video de Don´t Fall que él mismo ha mezclado para todos aquellos que lo querais bajar. En breve incluiremos esta información en nuestra sección de downloads:

http://www.andymcquade.com/downloads.htm

(Gracias Andy)


Mostramos a continuación toda la información relativa a los nuevos proyectos de Andy Clegg (Music for Aborigines, The Sun and The Moon y Weaveworld) y su hermano Ian, conocido artísticamente como Kizilok. Ellos han autoeditado un CD que contiene el album You Think You´re a Grown Up de Andy Clegg, y las demos recopiladas bajo el nombre Going Nowhere Days de Kizilok. Aquí está la información recibida directamente de Ian y Andy:

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There is now a released solo album by ex SUN and the MOON guitarist ANDY CLEGG called SO YOU THINK YOU'RE A GROWN UP.This is the first material written, produced and played by Andy since the demise of WEAVEWORLD.The album was recorded in South Africa and now Andy is back in the UK to release it. The album is acoustic based with influences of MOMUS, PLAID, BERNARD HERMANN. Also on the cd is a demo of Andy Clegg's brother, under the name of KIZILOK called GOING NOWHERE DAYS. Kizilok's demo as an influence of THE CHILLS, DURUTTI COLUMN, PHILLIP GLASS. This cd cannot be purchased in the shops as we have no distributor.These are direct copies from the masters and can only be purchased direct from us [ian and andy clegg] for £5 by debit or credit card through Paypal by e-mailing us at g.n.r@homecall.co.uk .
PS,enjoy your music and tell your friends.

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Aunque ambos trabajos han sido creados en dos entornos totalmente diferentes, tienen muchos elementos en común. El album de Andy ha sido grabado en un estudio profesional de Sudáfrica, mientras que las canciones de Ian son grabaciones sobre un 4 pistas. Sin embargo, las atmósferas creadas por estos hermanos guardan ciertas similitudes. Melodías sugerentes llenas de sentimiento donde las guitarras construyen hermoso paisajes sonoros. Podremos encontrar melodías muy pegadizas y a la vez un tanto tristes y meláncolicas, que huyen de los estandares del pop. Es un alivio comprobar que hay todavía quien desee por encima de todo encontrar su propio estilo, al margen de modas y de imposiciones comerciales. Esperemos que el mundo que se extiende más allá de esta isla solitaria sea capaz de prestar oídos. Mostramos a continuación el listado de las canciones y las anotaciones que los propios autores nos han hecho llegar:

(Para obtener una mejor visualización hace click en cualquiera de las imágenes)

 

Kizilok GOING NOWHERE DAYS

GOING NOWHERE DAYS

1-Going Nowhere Days
2-Instrumental Love
3-Scream and Shout
4-Never Ever, See You Again
5-An Instrumental in Love
6-Intricate Timing
7-Eyes and Mind
8-Cry
9-If You´re Sure
10-Summer Nights
11-Instrumental Love Lost


Kizilok

 

Dear listener,
Winter was drawing in fast, and as the beginning of my album started to evolve, I knew from previous winters that this one was going to be darker and colder than the last. By the time I'd written it I just wanted to get out of Manchester and go.
GOING NOWHERE DAYS was written at the time I was into things that took me to far off magical places, and the music I was listening to at the time was PHILLIP GLASS, THE CHILLS, DURUTTI COLUMN, these were the main influences. My ideas were to construct songs with an epic feel, but to keep them within a 3-minute time period, as they were a demo for record companies. I had a Takamine semi acoustic, £50 keyboard and a delay pedal. The keyboard had a built in drum machine, but you couldn't program it. The songs came from acoustic ideas so I felt that I didn't need drums anyway {except CRY and SUMMER NIGHTS} and I realised that the songs were strong enough without them, I didn't even bother to put down click tracks.
Winter was coming, and I started to record it in the back bedroom. My view was over looking a tree in the neighbour's garden, which was planted in memory of their daughter, who had committed suicide over a failed relationship. At the time I was recording it, I had only passing clouds and this tree to look at, every time I poised for my smoke and think about what I was doing.
The sound I wanted for this production was to make the songs feel warm and thick, so I would double track the guitar parts, one straight on to the other, and one through a mic. When I wanted to bounce more guitar parts down, I discovered that the more you did it, the more you lost in production, so I would always have to keep making compromises.
ANDY CLEGG walked in to my room a couple of times in between countries, and played on a few tracks. He actually saved one track from the bin {NEVER EVER, SEE YOU AGAIN}, which now is one of my favourites, and he played bass lines on CRY and INTRICATE TIMING with my acoustic. He found the things I was looking for in the short time he stayed, a definite inspiration.
The mix was a problem at the end because my flight was due to arrive, and take me away from these rain sodden lands. My impatience grew with what I was doing, so with all the time and effort that I put into it, I rushed the mix and lost some of those little interesting parts, that would only matter to the artist himself. Months on end I was talking to myself, arguing, congratulating, hating, and agreeing with myself and asking the question "how did I get here". You just want to finish it and you can't decide where. In the end my flight was more important.
At least in the end I realised, that my music doesn't sound like one of those bland, wimpy, melodic guitar bands like Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Travis to name a few. Britain has asked for those types of bands, and I hope they fucking choke on them, they're crawling out of every inspired teenage plectrum.
I hope my album gives you what you want, just don't choke on it.
THANK YOU, IAN.

Andy Clegg SO YOU THINK YOU´RE A GROWN UP?


Andy Clegg

SO YOU THINK YOU´RE A GROWN UP?

1-Song for Nick
2-Head on the Ground
3-Casiotronics I
4-Useless Things
5-Casiotronics II
6-Reasons for Living
7-I Will Be Someone Like You
8-Casiotronics III
9-Don´t Believe All You See
10-Two Songs
11-Realistic Dreamers
12-I Don´t Want to Know

Whilst travelling in South Africa, I wrote some song ideas and decided to record them in a local recording studio in Johannesburg. The ideas were meant to be performed by full band keyboards, drums, etc but didn't know any other musicians around at the time. So I recorded the bass, keyboards, etc, myself and used a drum machine for a couple of ideas. So you're hearing the songs with the drums missing, which made ideas incomplete.
After recording the songs, I wrote some more to add to the others. The producer was on holiday, so I went in a more expensive studio with a different producer and recorded five more songs, but I was unhappy with the production, so I just kept one song which was "I Don't Want To Know".
The song "Realistic Dreamers" was written from a guitar idea originally intended to be presented as a song idea for the second album of "The Sun And The Moon".
ANDY


 

Tanto Andy como Ian han sido tan amables de darnos permiso por escrito para incluir en nuestra página algunas canciones de sus proyectos en formato mp3 para su libre distribución. Del album acústico de Andy Clegg, os ofrecemos una de las canciones más directas y pegadizas de todo el album, llamada Two Songs, y que une a la perfección dos melodías que por separado podrían pasar a ser 2 grandes canciones si tuvieran el apoyo promocional adecuado. De las demos de Ian Kizilok, os ofrecemos la que da nombre a su trabajo, Going Nowhere Days y que verdaderamente posee una gran melodía envolvente y muy melancólica:

Kizilok-Going Nowhere Days

Andy Clegg - Two Songs

Nota: Debido a limitaciones de espacio la calidad de los mp3 ha sido reducida a 80kbps.

(Muchas gracias Kizilok y Andy Clegg)

Mayo de 2005

Recientemente hemos tenido en TiempoS ExtrañoS noticias de Andy Clegg (quien colaboró con The Chameleons y fue uno de los miembros fundadores de bandas como Music for Aborigines, The Sun and The Moon y Weaveworld) y de su hermano Ian. Ellos nos han contado los proyectos nuevos en los que se encuentran inmersos actualmente. En TiempoS ExtrañoS estamos muy orgullosos de poder ofrecer información de primera mano sobre todo lo relativo a los artistas que de una u otra forma han estado relacionados con The Chameleons.

En un plazo breve de unas pocas semanas estaremos en disposición de poder ofreceros información más extensa sobre la naturaleza de los proyectos en los que tanto Ian como Andy se han embarcado, los cuales incluyen la realización de sendos trabajos. Así mismo conoceremos cuáles son sus proyectos de futuro más inmediato. Más noticias a este respecto en breve.

(Gracias Ian y Andy)

 


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