Ok, there will be other reviews coming at some point honest, but for now just some self promotion again!
SPIRAL ARCHITECTS - FAWCETT INN open mic
I’m just listening to the latest performance to have gone up on www.somefoolwitha.com/fawcett from the 6th Feb and we sounded at the time and on reflection somehow heavier compared to normal. Not that it’s a bad thing for the recording is probably my favourite from lately, and I’m liking the big crash begining.
As we’ve performed every Wednesday since the begining of the year in our ever spiralling line up I’m getting slightly forgetful on what date what happened so I shall just pick out a couple of nights/events... and where could be more fitting a place than that of the 9th January, our first performance of 2008. We were an eight piece on this occasion, with our now “official” line up of Ross on drums, Paul on bass, Johnny on guitar/fx, Dan K vocals, myself on theremin/pedals and both our horn players being available (Nick and Mitz) being joined by Anji on female vocals... considering there had been a few weeks pass due to the festive season this one went pretty well me thinks, feel free to listen on the site it weighs in at 20mins.
The following week we started proceedings with our version of Master Builder, the one “cover” that we perform, and its getting nice and tight although maybe we should be keeping it later in the set. Crowds have been varied, with some nights clashing with football keeping people away and some nights being hectic with people even dancing and putting heads into speakers in order to enjoy (if thats the right term!) our Spiral doings.
13th Feb isn’t up on the site yet but I for one am looking forward to hearing it for we were a nine piece and it was definitely good fun at least. The line up mentioned above were joined by a bongo player who’s name I forget but he is also in Cool Banana (a band whom you can also find on www.somefoolwitha.com/fawcett and whom Nick has been playing horns in for a long ole time). I know there was a lot going on with this line up, but from my positioning it strangely didn’t seem too chaotic, we even got the big noisey ending weighed off as well as the subtle and randomness of our regular Spirally sounds.
Well, as it’s only my opinions of it all please feel free to let me know your thoughts and feelings if any of you are unlucky enough to listen to the recording s or indeed make it along to the open Mic or as I have found out today our GIG on the 22nd March at Havana bar, although I don’t know the full details behind this event as yet but I’m sure I will do more self promoting nearer the time!
Apologies for the long blog, I wasn't meaning to waste as much of your reading time as I have so with that said and done I will leave you with the knowledge that last weeks performance was a bit of a messy affair, and although the proof is in the recordings, it shows we can all have an off day if we put our minds to it... although other performances were great with Pier Pressure, Rock n Roll Lorry and Owen amongst others all putting in great sets so check them out when available too.
Spiral Lolly spiralling off. Best Regards, mr.teeth
