This and that
I saw Tunng on Thursday. Here's Becky with her melodica.
They don't let her speak much "because she's from Streatham".
They were outstanding, as ever. It was very different from last time I saw them, at SONAR, in a tent, which was full of people out of their heads and dancing. This was at the Purcell Rooms, all seated, and some pillock tried to SHUSH David and I, even though the music was extremely loud. Our curry dinner meant we missed the support act - The Modified Toy Orchestra - which was a shame as the man from TMTO came on with Tunng for two songs and played his modified toys, and it was really quite excellent. Crazed electronic sounds - reminded me a little of Jamie Lidell in some odd way for the extreme "liveness" of the electronic tweaking.
Last night was quiet at the pub but I still had a lovely drunken singalong to Waterloo Sunset and It Must Be Love at the end.
Radio show was fun yesterday too. Tim helped me by co-presenting, and I think he was very funny. The studio speakers weren't working though, hence a couple of fluctuations in volume.
Here:
Part 1 and Part 2. Again, login = nice1 / password = s0rted (with a zero not an o). I'll post some sort of tracklist when not in hangover hell.
Also I'm pleased to say I've done some music of my own this week. Inspired by the girls from C.S.S. singing the first line of Off The Hook - "why is that we stand so still?" - over and over and over in soundcheck, I've started on a wonky remix / re-edit / new track with samples from the song. Here is the work in progress.
wonky acidy thing (same login / pw)
I've also sampled the chorus with its Beach Boys harmonies etc, but I'm thinking I'll save that to the end, so the track is all relentless build up, with the chorus saved for the money shot at the end. Anyway, what do you reckon?
They don't let her speak much "because she's from Streatham".
They were outstanding, as ever. It was very different from last time I saw them, at SONAR, in a tent, which was full of people out of their heads and dancing. This was at the Purcell Rooms, all seated, and some pillock tried to SHUSH David and I, even though the music was extremely loud. Our curry dinner meant we missed the support act - The Modified Toy Orchestra - which was a shame as the man from TMTO came on with Tunng for two songs and played his modified toys, and it was really quite excellent. Crazed electronic sounds - reminded me a little of Jamie Lidell in some odd way for the extreme "liveness" of the electronic tweaking.
Last night was quiet at the pub but I still had a lovely drunken singalong to Waterloo Sunset and It Must Be Love at the end.
Radio show was fun yesterday too. Tim helped me by co-presenting, and I think he was very funny. The studio speakers weren't working though, hence a couple of fluctuations in volume.
Here:
Part 1 and Part 2. Again, login = nice1 / password = s0rted (with a zero not an o). I'll post some sort of tracklist when not in hangover hell.
Also I'm pleased to say I've done some music of my own this week. Inspired by the girls from C.S.S. singing the first line of Off The Hook - "why is that we stand so still?" - over and over and over in soundcheck, I've started on a wonky remix / re-edit / new track with samples from the song. Here is the work in progress.
wonky acidy thing (same login / pw)
I've also sampled the chorus with its Beach Boys harmonies etc, but I'm thinking I'll save that to the end, so the track is all relentless build up, with the chorus saved for the money shot at the end. Anyway, what do you reckon?