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Tr ow pri a6e b an ct luiosKow hav esi-gnect with the new ijristol label,Rival recorus.

A debut I:.p,with Hiv"lrinc-lu*tin6 rl4an I'rom U.N,C.L,E.t,I Where t s Uao.dy? | r s.nd t options r,which wan oribinalfy scheduledfor September releasertras beenpu{i}reu back to Decer}tberror lat€r.

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nave Ieft The Oortrnarr.'fhe ottrer thr€€r urru€r-stanuar:Iy feel put cut bytnerr depart u.re r &s theyfelt ttrey vtiere;;r'figressingweiJI. Flj.n-e f'evuin$ uelieveu :

[na.t if thtl iTlreauY recorcledtJ3$ alnu.tn c afiIe out t itweiuld be too 1ate . ^dut it

cneems detailr ere stillurrc Ie ar . tlnt:$ e ar e t10

ir,rture plaris es yet.

Two of Bristolrc prenier Inew wavet bands are to play thei l,i.r.lo"" club , London , in Septeltber .

; ou"dez Darkx are to play on ttre lst of septenber'whilstI frt" piedia will play on Septeurber l6.8oth oanrls are playingi tf.u venLlerin the hope of enticing record conpanies to sign

then in ttre near future "l

, Have tne F}igp spli-t upror are tirey aoleep?Rumour has it ;

, that they no 1on6er exict.But an drnfornteo source has l

' told oo irr*t trrey arerlreotingnrbecause two members have

. gone to Oxford to further their educationl_.._r.,*r_*r--dr-

fiARDEr MARKX:INTOthe llght.,.

Probably the uroct ctrj-kina,:around the tj .K.) , he asked hj-mthing aribut Latif Gardez, i]:f he,pllyed baor r trl'lo r but Irthat he ic an indivi_dual.Ile'i, know thio guylPaul, who doec, ,

not part of any current trendr"ll. v,'ho can put you in touchor fashion(not even anti-faslr-'with some mucicians.lfion l); n6r 1oes he ceern to be Latif met Paul $umners( nowmaniput;rteo oy--rn* ;;;;";- ilraur Darkx),who wao poaiog "o *ln.aintain any set j_nage o He bacs 8uitarict , until it wac i

striltec me ac being aOJofutef, found his real talents lay w]-thicincere about hirnself ,;nd abour, a trulrpet;whi-ch hac now becone I

the group: There j.o no preter,cJan integrar part of their rioundabout r.,atir s;';;"--; ;;;;;;-; latir and Paul constituteikind of honeoty and iirectnecs.the nucleuo of Gardez Dukx"'whj.dh one hao to admirerand yel'Latif Gardez io very nuch thethere i" ;;;";;i;;--;;;;;"-ni-']teaaer: t'rt'8 dot to te mY band:which makes me feel a llttf; ..oI create the impetuc 6TO ttrc'if-nsecure

"d.irection;I write e.}l the sonS$'

At the Big Youth gi$ ii...This is the only band IrvetBl.r.stol1lact yearrLatif Gardez had control over ; if this doeo,met Geoff $hellardr.as Latif wa.c not workrthen therers sonie!$;i-nginterested in starting another;wrong with my ideano '

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'-riis5 *u srJ r !6u e ..q$s urc4r -nIF YocaE,:Lon i TYIIaI lrg exll'guu-o-i iio uuch self-confidence has es hirnself best in.llven so, her

,he, in both hinceLf and in his does have other exprescive re-!idcas, that he f6elo sure they' -l"*"o:He writec a little( inwill land a na jor recording fact , the name Gar<tez .Darkx r,contract before Xmas. (Poosibly comes frorn a- book he is writ-wlth Srsnzs r Virgiqpr Islflnd) . ing-Gardez j-s a lrrench word r

This nucieus was augmented meaning, rbeware of the dartmesby Julian Helibutton bassland -and in thic book, a sort ofDanny Pepworth (now vlith color- future - shock science-fictiontap*s " ) , on drurnn .$oon af ter ' tnriller s e t in Br j-c t ol n theref Freeae (in the U.L.zone) t was are characterc called rGardezrecordedr Danny vuas replaced by Darkxr.) usually poetry r &ndCharlie Llcwellyn' which brings aloo paints. I

us to the ningle; They recorded His bookr and hir Poetry t

a demo at Island records,whS-ch are closely connected to hiswan used to make the pressing $ong6,(Alttrough tney are prin-u'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 succ-nake an inpact; although itrc -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'veiof copien ooltl,due to an appal- two sides to ttreir characters-ling lack of connunicati.on bat- almost schizophrenicrfor examprween the group and New Bristol. -1e:-rFreezer ir about a' man

In fact, Gardez Dar.lot are trying to escape from the lawless than pleaoed with Nevr Bri- enforcement agencieorin an un-stol Recordn3-rrfilsy just ripped licencerl (U.L" )zone, Iike theus off ; fiIoney-wlserand in puoh- rno-gorarea6 j-n Betfact,but a.t

-ing r}'reezet and everythj-ng the same timerhe in experienc-else.fitatif thinks even lesr of -ing various strange,feelin6olMilen copeilano , who posoibly *u",Trrc lligut niri , which iuorvea him$4oo-5oo in royaltieo }l*t-n"oi"i" t""* gvonmouth,frorr the single, for which he io, *1"*l * ::::conciderins oueinso ol

$ti"nti"l:;""":*:":ttlil ::;:-Soon a.fter the oingle was -jironmentr;;A-rm-o're aituatlo4,reLeasedrLatif deciOed to add a bccomec en-largedlnao he findc.tceyboarda player r l)ave p becaussrl he rs lost in -a wildernecs ofthought the oound vr a s too gas and pollution I writesparse live.rrl)ave, in fact, ic sorrethingrapd Nhen put fictioneitrenely 'veroatiLe,a-Iso piaf: ,into it-ccience fiction,if you-itrg guitar and. trunpe t . want-Z0 or ,0 year$ on; thi$ ic

Ilver oince he was 1)r when wnat I tbink itre going to behe picked up hic firrt guitarr Iike:These complexcc are goingl(and wac greatly infLuenceo by , 'to get lar6er and larger.rfhory Gallagtrer)tatit has tvant- Ttrese sonBs are oonnccted-alm-ed to be in s b4nd.lle ltau alwa ost like a story.In a wayrhioys geen_ $Us.-io "a$ .hiij- only hopc s:tn$s could well be alott him-

selfrac he is a particularilystrong insividuall & n d hewriles by planting hirnself insituations which stirnulate hisimagination, Hif Eong's are alsoopservations . Latif fipends alot of tirne wanderins aroundthe city in the early hours ofthe morning r with hil: ever-i)r€--sent note - book, in which hevrrites clown the r briigtrt irnages r

vrhich he observeil ( fhese t brightimagesr then get changed intolyrical patternsrthen to lyri--cals toriss r then fitt ed to achord sequence.) He feel-r thatthis is the time that one c&nreally see hoyr the city isrtructtlred, in ffociological ;ratner then physieal wftg r

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 togroup politics r which I don r tbelieve in: _f never vote, and. fncvcr intend. to vste r itrsabout peCIples r own palitics

r thelaY they ryn their own liv€$.rl

The band is ttnst juuf funto be intt.Latif takes lJ veryseriously, and is fairly ambit--ioug f or the banci. The b andplay what he feelc" i s bectterned flndustrial Ja"nn r. Hr.wants to secure a good contr&*-ctrwith a good conipanyrand tnmaKe albums , where it is easierto hear lyricsrand to compre- :

-hend tlre illusical j-dea behincithem.

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It would oCI very ea$y forGar cex Darkx to j unrp on t o trrebandwagon of sinsins about how'aweful ttre d o I e is(Latif ,Charlie and Dave are ell onthe dole*Julian is a computerprosre;nmcf rand haa a B,SoCo inphysics rand PauI ic a researchChemj.stl) , but Latj-f thanksthat f or a musfrc ian , th e doleis Sreat,au it lets you donore or lcss what you want- itdoes nst restrj"ct you,, Inf luenc es inclucte I -tlVoc&--IIy i Scot t lrValker ; Itory Gallag-.-her;l'liles Davis rrnoocl n wine I

'Aa,pFR-becau$e of fria ide&s r andHe$drixrbecause hets a guitar* '',-istrf ranct trauitional jaar.

Latif hac very firrn icreananont how the band isttThe bandis baned around mucf3rartcl itrnnot based around a bookr or a

' tlreory r or a PoliY ic a} iue a or: eny thind ! It in & ilnus ic al unit t

anfl it t n like & cell I *it FroS-r*s{:esrit ntartn #ff in a ctsr*

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lrllen it ffitryf; pro6ressin6-t'l'*i'ove t ll rplit trF'

ill'tus i-c is fil u[i ic - an o in i t -self o it ? u enougn colrtllitlnicationthr cugh that . It .frac a gre atinfluence , nut you ctpnf t neeAto involve I r 0h I support thecornniunis t"', or t ttre fascic t* i oranytrring lixe that,....I clonftfeel this need to be so fuclc-*ing reactionary asainst the

ottrer sicte all tne ti.ruo-itfr*just .}-ike football iri :liganisrr:-the Blues agains I trre RecJci , ll

So nuch f cr tlre poli t ic al b &n -- dwagon !

trlverytlring Latif Gardezd.oesrseerns to fefJ.ect the rs&,-*Iity he ltnours. He appears nobto be at all escapistralthougtrhe saysrtll wander into fantacyoc c as sionally , b ut my f inanc ia,Isituaticn alweys reminds fil€ o tl

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. IT this age of constantly direeteilrwheneas: the two j'rising fPgord and ticket guiitar.l,sis seemed to be fl,ght-prices this Free rrestival irg, instead of cornplementfng '

vras l1ke a breath of fnesh :eaefr othen, Iair in a smoke-riclden builrl- vodl d.onlt like to classrry ;jln8l A qglper -qf recorri^ed. their musira and f,eeL they lbandsairtlttre.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 s€€r As wel15eir music Ls certaihiryaS Lhe banris, there tvere a rdeeply rooted there. It seemsnumber of stal1s selling allstninge that they pliay ldewsorts_,of things; from ![e y/ave musicl when tirey- onlyAntl-llazi League to fndian flsten to reggae and lazr,food. You could even book ?his was oily thefr 5t1 glgyOUf Seat On the Over:1and. nnrl ttrpr, ...r-^l,linar:t ?.{l*o-Lus to rndia. Let us begln. ?#*,tffrIu";T#3'ffi*"o3:til*{n",rtg.91ped.nean1ya1}saturd?r'*ratoiina.ghIe"Seem"-iontorning, so making it very' be a major p"oUfe,o in ffieiof",dlfficult to set up the Marry taiOs irant t; ;i"t-o,rt_stages to the necessary sid.e gg.letoLj but without arequirenlent'6.' manager, thls ls "itr"*"ry-Two And a ne1.f hours artef6iyflcuit.the advertlsed start, the I '=0n ;iien r/oc1i were Themeagre number of people on ' Glaxq .[&tbies. i fo|nOffi**t,he eiite were at .ilast abXe acTffiunpleasanL al, timesto hear some muei.c. The'majin Tlreir jagge6 souncl. r,arl.*stage was sti.ll Leaking watery very "nei6y lis,Leni'g,so the ilnaller second stage sometimes menel;, Aeg[nerat-was used. -!e4La five-pl.ece. ing into a noise.fhfs bandlocal-_band.lf6oys, z gfrfs) i"Et-a-onti fit boget,trerplayed. a f,airlly bright set - certainly a rnixture ofof, songs you might be ab.lie 'bo personallties- the dr"unlrrerhum second or th-ird time 0f'hearlnge

There was lttt}e visua]-impa etrlvith only min"lrtral

cCIul"tl :'rl&y for T'l:e ix;hCI I th*bassist laoked., f;.cLsclr nnr:l.p ley{: d 1i ke l}au} ,$ imot} o}} ,b he voc{r }i st hn d" ftrr r.r.ir/f til

movement fnom the bando fhe voice, rnade worse lry hissound. earne oven in one d.ense ,st;,ige nrnnnerisrn* a-rrh thebloek, leavfng you to plck ." guitalnist w'as I.'ongettable,out, any tune., Iirt the vocals . First iirrl.rress:ions ..;,rer.e

Frere extremely clear and. welf" th*rt t;hey flre morc it,igl,y

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;, r:i:r ng il iL: I"l" l,' i rj :, j. n:: i::1 i.r {}"u"t t; lic'i:*l* &''*r-rl]rt s Lh:itr,ie ing i f: I ;*

r L :i- tl L:i;r tr1.y t 77 ( :i n r-r rrlo r"c $e,-r.1r.r1 titO f, bi 11 t'felr J,

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ito I i:Illl rIC)\nI (:ont'tittcr:l11 thlrt;t;hcy ltsrrr:; striveri 'Lo r: i;ter i:rLhi s $ou.irri-/nr:i. r,* *f':l-'er:t. .i\.

i1uiclr 1oak a t, Lioiiic o.l' i,,].tr:

sonS iit'len nckJsi t;o thi,*bel-ief : fLost Car-i$er:rl, t'''lh.cr

iiilled iirucc l-,ef; t n I I;'}en].r I

i.i nd t, he lii or gt vrr r l,i i nt: o:l'r ljlhe,te lrnOt s lije1* e iuier:J_r lj,r:r

i r at 1]r ing t c] 1r rl r h"i.:: i.;i rel *

The i"lltix e: j:i; Lr i r: si ril*'l y,tt,j.iFr. j.'ol:' 1;jris soL;"ttrl lvlrich.

c i.b he r rnCI t s i"nil t o bl:.e $potor rtlpels ;r)i-l *if '5op 1;ha"f;f sf'i-nen

;\ny n tlito *: t:ht: t'r] h;r d (: CIIlt*

?s,,1"e t ely" iti,p pipirt sf, , i:y t J-re1B r-eE%Ly Ctl'5S1L)i:1Ueflr fiY !$el; itne f,'fie ,uurop ap;iea red{Lis tttldtstofrs r}Jls}jer to lheiloirslton lTulrJeettr??)* Any ban$ :

''rJl c play e.n *ll(.: ir"** i r. f e st i va l'r., rl tlte tr' ?r:-l- evr:tr$i{i, rrrr-rstli l ,t',i,' wlta t t he.y i;l I'€ '"i oin j_1, r :

'l]:e fiuro!€;:1T1,$ c erte in-l_3r d"id..iii"y f irst ccltl:tir]:ison I'res 'rithA d.vs ri; j. s -i- ng " 'll:e3r ]-o nk t r en'J yl

{ "t :ke rt rf ve,r.t i s i ng } , i-rut areyr t i?}i*;r h*ve 'b h* ,$arite f armet rr $ir,rlvt*rt i s i.n.$ r '*rit *lre rocllha *ed" a::rl nnl;r vsr,ge CIi1 pop

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Tlre op*nsr, t -ilur:'oll*i,.tts t(whit:l: i s S$itrg 1, o ir* t]:**irlsl* i, esteblishecl thr;:lrinu,*ical. n t;yle arrrJ" tlreir{:oi}nfgten"{, rr}ltg icin n*}ri,:r -eltl;ili:resr ,$otilr*ing 1i_]rc thebe st lr$ i:t n 13f Sl:e Z*ne s( pu rt i{:t^1 l-a r'1r' {*-x*On-LCI::,tllpe s trTottathn. t s voc* In ) *.',.,ir/fui ehlirf,r"s r, 1*;n l;l:r:: titcs1; ttcrnorit hl*ri(lt;lg nf l;he rs6t. The J',ey l:6ir prlll'ie:trt,:rtri'J $ollgS i1]:e t,hr-: r:*b*tr:f ollel:l , ;,1 1i1'l in,i it j;l,fi;,i,].tr;I'

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By ttre ti.me #a'qcleA p&rb&'carne or:r the wbriglrt enecL uF r and. there werfI1olv a few hunelred Feople si t-ting itr front of the Ini:.ittsta$e * Yiilth the 11ne*11*c of'

guitar, trutttpet an,-t- kesrboards, there was thepos sihilj-ty of greatmu$lcs]L variati on vitithinthe J:,end., I b may heve beenthe mix they had"r, bt:t ltseemed. that the kelrboard"sancl trurnpet ( * spec j. a llythe trumpet ) were irotbrought to the f or.e enoushu

There lnras absolutely noatmo sphere and any $.pplnrunevtras only.pol1te" Kven aftere subtle plee from LalifGard.e z, ,YLabod"y st irrerl* A-swith most Brl"stol auriianserit t s either all up, * oreverybody stays d.ovrn* f,twa$ a ,slrame eYeryhod.ystayecl seat ed, beceuse theset rva s excellent *

Latif Sard eu, he s somegocd" irlea s, anrl sonle rrerystrong songs, Both sid.es ofthe s;ingle were played.with Dnve (ttre newestrnemhsr r on keybcard.s )d"oubling as guit*rni st.o ljlrlt],two guitaFs r this geve the'sorlgs rnore strength mhlcingthem the two strongest inthe set o.

But Gard.es ilar:kx are athinklng man t s band.e "s.nd.their fiongs n$ec1 furtherllstening tr: be fullyi4lprec*ated., particule.rly,songs like lanA rt.t's Calieis.nd t tTobody Rule$ oK? t . Tl:rnewe,:t $ong $J{r s t *$teeJ- i*inrwhic tr $€r:rir.$ to be poln"t ing

lfGardez Darkx in a more ; ;efi Stare I vocals souldl{azz-lased dlrectj.on i'rhichr.ltoo rnuch rLke Elvls costeilor't.Iplesun€l^1gwhatLat1f,.andPhi1Cougerp1arystool$ardea want$, , ,mrrch like Bruce fnomas for

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,i . The rnost lntenesting song bhe band to be really origin-:l-II t,fi€ SeX was lne OnIy ^ al at ttte mOment,non-or'1gina1; Seott waikerF:r*inl F*om The $treetr, " , However, these cnltlcisms,. u+II lMrr Jrrv uvrvvv t r . t

i ---:-: -.; -- aside, tney are an interest_,;f,atif swopped his guitar. for 'ing bancl, ivlth intrlguing iil*;::-*^::-::- ^+^'-^^-^-

* o.rio,e t-. ilTnw,'-,1 /rn.:{na tl ila been can and staggered. Songs !-' 'Howarcl Cralne fn

1*"o""4 ifr" JCoSu, oceasionallyN"ew trlexicot, about an Ameri-i,r,eturning to th.e- rnicrophone I 9gt poet ' s . suic j.de, I Feet,tfor a verse or i,wo. gut t1e $tart ]l'ialklngl' ty Gerald

""* dldn,t qulte wonk 6ue 1o lValker-Jnr.1 ?ITew Hearts fn,ii":fu"nCf, uri.i the fact that Actionr ancl ?Love Fallornt t

'i-t, see*6d to lack a partic* _(about a bloke strtek in a',iiuo-ii;;. -

8";- ii er-;rpu d.onf 11ft-shaft ) , and t'rhe $aintj]|Fril;"ir-Crt*l' *'I1i ilot u'" Jean \tlnesfi are particular]aoie io riira out what works exarnples.1and what d.oesnrt.." But the two most memorable,j any. vlsuaLs were left to ; son$s vrere the__single I Bln-if,atii,- trn one numben he also minghamt' and r llere Come ilheli;i;;;.i rti"-e"itar wlth his cqva,Ltv!' -llr+s.y vq tr&p 6q- ve* 1-- i' --*':-* -:. . -.' : . .j .Iteei,fr, pernaps showing !ts, I n" lt became darkert,Hendrix-tnfluenc€Sr ItItl's all r the only piece of rea113roart of the act!'rt he remapked.- ' bad organipat&on occup-

l-pauf Darkx blew hJrs trumpet red. PatrlR Fitzgerald;,lsklllfully, and made extnernelylf.{!.r---5----l--fFlt^

had" to,*lay at exnctlylurl4r*.*.-*.".*:----:--..--e--------I

,lsffrv jokes now and again. lhe i ttre same time-as ?heinhythm section wag rock steady.r; OnlU Onesr_which mge1'!

iCnarlle Ll-e:nr&llyn _banged-_ ?yayiglesfully on hls drums whlle

i,Dave had. versatilitY on hista{t

$l-CL€*,,i All that t's ll.eed"ed" now is, a.recofd.r,,**ffiffi-6ernHffi; ffiIre

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'now d.ropped" ffi- has'is, ,

,,:.ncl progr?ssecl tn & mclret rrew wave f' style o, They providtrt t' \.' u * el ".I- \,. Ir -& **vq/

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r ded a pleasant nncl nlightly' vtlried, tl:ougl: rtct sxcitirt$rset ; vrhi ch 'becarne Insrtr back*.

,Stround. to the *theln festi-/--'"ities {anri t,he rJeil.selss-$ ;

ichs.ttering in front cf the ,

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Tvanrlering between bstltstag*s grab"bins &s rnuch

lluttan hllbut was Just efflci-i of each act as possJ-ble.ent, wi-thout excelllng hlmself* €atqrb. grlsffisral$ wa$

on for ebout the $&m*}*ngth of time as TheOnly One s : t+5 n: j-nut * -€ *

f saw hi s f l rst i*-nC.

last numhsr$r Ancl fnornwlrat f s&w, l:e s esmed.s'o have played all hissongs *rqrrJ nn i d n 11 hi n

l,-^'oelns etnil wa s start ingrrgei-r:. A dirtrinutivef i gutrs r hi s ffiltsi c' Put silcrCIss a $rerrt ':leal

of bitterness about lifean* pesple * lle ste rt e ql

i-ntitir a pceru nl:out how hewt1 s Ci m*fl:*i:i* {: ***" lvit}t "Ll::t":

-ilW* I cirh,r).g,{l i; iie .'{ilorld- t'

i at b i iud-e . H} s $ongs are, very much &rD*r-lt ever;tdaY- i

, thiirgs *r Bac]';street foYs l' l

i tlit,tlc Dippers r, t sourrclsi of l,is street n

' I{i s }yrie sr are siniple Y et ef f ect ive.i The;' implnnt an i-nrage ini your ntind',,j,. PlaYed to' t kre nro st ent hus ia st i c

au,C"ir*tlc€ of the clay; and": Fightly sol' TheY hacl" alli jr:.st returned f'rorn

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i: halldeys and" so preparati<:: on for the $*g" had beent,,' ,$ntall arrd hurried *hencei *o stroboscoper .

flow orl to the Si.g:* The set,;i ,.q nt i i-1 f :- *,:;nl-g l:a s e{* r..ff*:un*,"i; he *.I **:ru lriii) s-{i *f wiii c i'i wa srecord.ed" ovtrr a Year asorbefore l;heir Becord contractwith CF$ ) .

Peter Perrett r in gl-itteredclaFs r st oorJ" on t he extremeright of the stage near hisanlps so he coulrl hear his e

vocals. I{e used to star,rd" lnthe mid-dle of .t,he stase'r and-even vli th rnfurit or s a s Pov/e r*ful as the FA, he could. no*hear lri s vocar l,s '

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There were three nev!'songsvirhich vri-ll, Iexpeet, be 0nthe new alblurt which they *lrein the process of recorcli-ng.There was conf'L1",gion over t,herel€l '$e riate of it -either?{ovemi:er or Jerrr.uary. f ,She SaysYras the open€trr Jolrn FerrYclecorat ing the song vri tlLsone splenrlii i3uitar' FerrYi s llke Rn art i st n int r:nt 0n

; paint i.ng every det*il, He l'd.

cnntinue aclcl.ing pieces ifthe songs rli r1n I t end. iis loy,rer' nurnber e t }tlowe rs Di e I

lTas very rernini seent of LouReecl t s t llua lt< on The tri'iltl $i de I

sspscially the bass line'.Th; third nevr number we,$t i t led t You I ve Got To -TtAy

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ft was only the seetiln,3 timethey had played it. Afterone false sta rt r 'Lite

'superlijerky riff evolved. It Yrasthe L:es:b of lheir new non$s.

i:oth si11es of the l-'irstsingle Yrere lllayecl and ahoutira lf t;he a I burn. t Tlre .r'v ho le]f The Law t sounded slight}ybare without the snx r and"r Avro-bher Cirl r l\notlrer i:)lnnet I

f'*&ture.: d- 5:a rt i r: ul-n rly st rongr"liytl:nr piiiyirrg (1t is ,$oot"l

i;o be re-rtl-eir.s*,ln ,-,liil:l fe"tt

The Only Ones ltave heentogether f or tY*ro yeer$ r.

foririlng in the most,unlikely circumstanc€s r

Feter Perrett met JohnFerry and decided to forma band, f'lrey founel- a i

ilrulrunsr but ex*$pookyTooth drrmxn€F r Mike Ke}l,fucams into a rehersal rCIoffianrC. prCInounced hinrnelf

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the rus.n for the iob( sounds like Keith i'doon -archives Ed.) even though

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the other d"rurffner was 'g$or1":tlan Itrtair ioined" tn,

evell mor* extreme c ircurll-staflc€sr He heppened to

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be passing a rehersal i

room The On"Ly Ones werell,$ing and" noticed" rttvro

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chicksn he rather lik*tl. ,

He walked" inn not i ced, ahas$r played arounrl far - ia blt end" lef't." ffverYbodY

'aftnired him" I{el}lehappened" to know l:im anrlsI) he Sot t}:e io I'ru

t,liey dlrln't push lt harti iprogressive ba.ncl; Haedov.g-ryeilouglif.i:s.b.tirr:e).'Lto:^'g-iiis{,who,Jis;-r1.ayefffit.uege ;)rohiemt r-ri Lli irs I TEaT'they are- on- extrenrelysuperb lyrics ancl tThe Bead eompetenl muslcal unit, whorrhich sounded" par.ticulanly ] enjoy what they do* They

. strong viith some excellent ; sounded a llttle like Steelyuuitar" from Perry. Koulla Dan in places; Huqgett whoeame on stage to stng on I nlayecl ird raieffi-ver-]cit"y Of, Furrt ancl the encor{ iioils of Rock t'nt Rollt'The Ironortal Storyi. i gneats; Lizaq.d vrho vrere.

Flnally, at the end of tH profabiyEceTlent, butdayr some kind of atmosphert repelled me.prevailed, d"ue to a superb I Socfqt__Sgglti_lg clid noth-iet' fn SeptemberrThe Only jingT--Jrnp::e5;lTfelrt frorn0nes embark on & sevellrreek tour of Hngland.

t hei r stage annotlnc erruen'b-

So end.eth $aturclay on ailRisht. this is st hit ofFunE RRRRRoclc rt they wersutt*rly predictnble, everhigh note.

$und.ayr in compari sona great dj. sappointment,

vva s , sltpplYing the obligatcrr:YIt ", 1 23t+ bef ore every ntunbstr r

rained hard, anC, inbermit* , Social $ecurity are a grouptently dunlng the morning lvho thtnk a lot of tl.l,en-'and the music didnr't ,,selvesr, w$ich in the.f"endnexactly help matters. But is-*fr"i *Iif stop themas 'rith saturd-ay, as the ,iro*

-r"ear.ing out of this

d.ay wor:e on, the sun calneout and things became a ;Brlst.ol backwater stard'om

11ttle more pleasant. ilhe ;in whtch they fincl themsel-musj"c wijisa great rleal more t*?Srouents

At Grunwickr-va-niecl as vre11r with every-,, 1Z3b -o""*"fur**. A;-ior tfreithing fr"om the [tusiclan.s r'lrrr"ir.a.l r.nrrf.e,.,*.. T rrnrr.l .l -^tlulurrB rI'e$r ur.*r.l-lfYllii',I*" :lyrica1 contentn f coulcl notf

3ffi3 fl3fl'tff,3?'3ff3: ""u l:t*;':**:tl: *t"xi*:l :*^,

il'i#*:n,ii::[illi:frli: : ff#:i*is]ff ffi$:;:?li:i5;jinspined musj.c till late i"; fi"e ui it,n**r at best wi

bhe eveninu.- - wlA hdr"Taai t i. on;1*i.rn',o5u*1.of rock musle seefned. to bethe orcler or tfiI"ali ii*--,rn3*3"t;::"ii-:i,E?llt$1ncernost.of it ), wlth a speciaf;;;;i;"i-piu*". HowerrerrJv sbrong representation .th;t ;h;;"ii.-a rnodic'rn offrom Jazz-Rock. Unfortunat"l*ii"o"'-.] ;;"; about l{'ef know Itrttle or nothingl!::l=llggg_ror:mp, lii"'Ero"*P'ffiirli"Sllir.rty rny ro?:Tl :y?l l"u,,:f ili : * 1*.** 1,,..,1o ;;-;'"'rI -

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^tT".:::l:1.:"-::" ^ o31t:" I9l"ljlr,tt"'e rniin neason *hv thevoI' lnentlon are ! J\1X. -neavy.,/ii6nrt* Ilawever,, lf ilre;r-

'r1i r3n t * f,ry rtrui t e ,$ o }ta rtl ,1f r-li eqJ *-p i l:t: *ru::lnirrg eirur:l

v:arie* the Yoca-Ls a bittth*y tTiay }e s'b unt i 1 nextye*].r I s f'e 'gt ive, i- *

ller'* Anei i'{og played ir: t}efa bn the Inainstags" ilhey h.ad been bi}led"to pla;'CIn the $aturda;r. fjus L heard. the la st tv;osongs in their net r one of't,hem hreing the excellentt Opir-u;r For The Feople t . Thelarge auclierree seemed.extrernely app.reciative ?:ut

t,ime we'$ runrling short andso they had. to make way forSunnercade who Pleyed' me cli-ffirock.

Ylie first thing the €ventorgani rer *ver knevs' o{' -Eg,

Acge.lr_rato"L$ lvas $n" annot-ln*CrinienL in tl:* Fl-tE that Llieyr{gf$ p}eylrig the Ashtonffit Inree rrentival", TireIre st lvgr I organi- ser s *i (i notepiiro*.clt thern; n*r dld TheJt ccel-erato rs ePproach theorge,nisers *they just turrr*ed ilFr expecting l,o;:}aY.

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lTitl,r thi s knowled"ge r Youl:ri$ht l:ave *xi)ected" TheAccelerators t* be &nobnoxi ou.$ e ra shr loud" j*ch*ord. wa st elanrl t:ur:]r baild r othl

bel, te r song,$ anrl s. ntxnbe rof hi Ei r:r j.ginal cover ver-sions (e what? *literary }ld).f sairv ju st ove r ha lf hi sset and by the t lnre f lefteveryi:orly was on theirf e et . 'Sport ing ili s I Fe st lva Ih:onn€t | , he $Ltpl:)liecl u,$vuith the t inner heat t weaII neecled.' JlTow that Chris-tian Borrle has returned the can aff ord t o exper j"mentinore r;nd expan.ri hi n i de& s rft also lets ldilquette fillLlre whole sotrnd out 'ntore tnow that she needntt playgli s sanc{.o. John ivic}cenr. ie tnotv red-unrlant &{'t e r }',,{*rn

spllt rF r played f lawle s sba s s and ad d.ed we lc omeback-up vocals but in. too,$m411 i-irnount s.'5teve I-Iillageseems to he returning t oplaying lomger songs r afterhi s dai:bling wlth shsrthit-s, tne& one s. EvenLennen/{cCartney I s I Ge"bt ingBetter t' Yie s given t he spacetreatment * iSut Hitlage i salways best when he gets,$o ing rintl thc rhyttun i -* r

st eppe el * up r There are t oofew of these songs in hi snet. Sven | $alrruon $ong t

wlth lts potentiallypowerf'ul riff is sornehowplayed. at half*pacs r Somesongs get going f or just a

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 Searchins i"ror The flpark t .

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

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

jr.:nrped. on thc bandwagon ln677- and havenft progressednincs I ,hardlY vrorthY of amgnttan *1rouftd. he right'.

As the evenirlg vuore 0l1tit hecatme a Sreat clea 1

cilIder ar"lr:1 it l"'Jrir:nf * rintilca-Irle on t ltat

en lo Set betterI{e g,lnye d r* "bwo hcur ns tin*brpsrrlt in"t$ rrtns t, of lri s

Dlrnd v/ere lllay j-viij. rnelriredlJin.lr iJU,I o-i.' l';iii.Lt I rirrul,i ,

caILed',ilesco Cha"lnsto::e,hei,rl'e tlte:y,$erjtrrir(l i,o ltir.ve|iu;aqsacffiiner:tuttr.es9iroo)'"$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$;jIlcpirer:rJ. (no rlott.i-''t; at it i,.iI")(J..:it:;]i"{,.1:.l\.j{:}:'{jl;.Lri*,:.i;

;1oose encl after. blre clemise i'rrler:ipl-rera'blc. '-lhe i'krr-[j.r;'lter,r:lf 'fhe Cortinas). 'l'hey i:ir,-'-i 1;ri vj: ttrrl i.Lr] 'clte;' lei;rt{,'llayed grll cover versions j-'i'rc)1lrt,l i-t-r ii cof?r-{;ll" oil l,lri',

;includirtg thr: incrcdiole elrla lJ {: "Lit.i.{ie'l r:.1-, Jr,.. ,

'i(inlcst tAll Of The Day Ai;d Tlic fe.:stival f'lirall;' eliircAll 0f The i.Tiglrtt. Energy t,o iltr:r ,:u1l ripoi.rt, :rrr liorrlpourgd. out of 'l,lr.eir eans :al'ter tl:e fj-nst eoitl.',]-aj-;r""LsanO it tvas ive11 r,vo.r'th wait- lfroln Ihe p€ii'1,: of i'ir:ia.1s i'rj.tii-n-g l,he cirly juqt f gt j,-------------,he_m.* _ir- seL, J-'.r'otit ;llie -ilirl.rlc. ,:l

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'lubi;r,:11 1;}iern tlre

.,|H?l3lu3"ol,jj,,;:;3.N":#;"'r,rb3r Feelsoo,ls' *'d si,lvorth 1'Jatchillg. They uJere rfhelLi a fet'"; ycans to tnu'.|'

also extremelJ w€l1 vuorth lil:i coulcl be a realrvffirvait. luzlcocl<s clidnf t ui1'rr('L'

reall;r enten into j.t. llhesound. s)'stetn was rtot aiiiaz-

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MHDIATATIONIn the lrrirLe open spaees of tion is tiglr.t and the $u1-clifton live the tvl6,Lla- ;tars intermingle beautifully;llhich is faLr'ly surprising, ;The vocals 'l,ake pri-rle. of

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seeing that Cl-j.fton- fs fuii place: a mixtune of tlie non-.of O.A,Ps, trenclles ilnd. sensicalr amourous, ord.i.n:rny'lntellectuals.. ITot tlie type and serloupeof area that a f new wave-i- And thatts all 5rretty gooctband might revolve 1hemsel- r'eal}y, when you reallse thevesaro[nd.B'',ti,tho,1ttsonebandl-initspr'esentfor.mnof the best f'new wave r bandshave only .been tpgetherin Brtstol. slnce Februal:U' of' thi-s- year,

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 l

e,.nd strong tunes. fheir !?9), RacheL -(b??*, Yo"l;lt' :

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 $urr-live band. The band slem 16 iogate $iottxsleh;;; ;-;;;';"""i[i;it;;;l;;- -ITow, on to the hletorv' rn*itrt

"tErt oitt.* ln thein theil griginal fornut^of

playine; ancl proJectlon of e;rly iasf, year'-onty tvio '

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J Utlli , RACi{HL , BOB I THUri ' I'l ICS

, dorlrt arlu t_'Ire .rl.].lllales consihis p]-aee* The other two li"""tiv-ou."t off to Lonrr.on

after oire sie antl Rachel the band- &nbrane left I l,Ilck(who r*u u"Uf*" "o"i"e)-toot

stayed (hooray for our hero)John and The Primates conse-

members wgrg Frnbrane, on key- ifo see- r,,frai was happenlng.boar.d.s and. Russell Uvans on ir,r^+r.l;- ;;.u(r.:lr-u.D crrru -fL,.DDs-Lr rv.?rr.r, \Jrl ilrtrothtng llfgsrdrurns. rrThe rhyttnn. sectlon i "ronrr"returned" to Bnistol,ryaqnf t too tishi "i rirst.- - lrr,-'iffi";;;;'""iiiir;il;:rtnd we lvere. iust playing old lillusioneb., an,f with thestuff lilre rLond-on Lacly''rr. l;;il;-;"iJirtio" or joiningAt that tlmer.-.i1_seenls, .. itfr" Media. I{e needed un olt-none 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--["aRussell Evans was kicked. out_iuom" oi }ti*r.iu *"o *u"E..nltlast. septernber (now in-a rgUpioe";;-;il; But...band) and, &irbrerne l.tas leant r--;Ti.-Jr,iiiE.a",l"ili wrren ron to leave. Hef s nor.r in ,.j19in*a-il;iit.*Th;-";il; ;"Folnt Blank. Things,norv begirj,iia tot"iiv ltranged. Cfi""eto get slightly rnudd.]e<l and hyere non oi.ly ab6ut two orineomprehensible* it_h:ree songs l,n"t tirey wenert seems at thls tlnie, Joiucloing ln :bhe set ner"ore- r-vras playing guitar for The jolnerl.rlprirnateil and they needed. ,, fhings continued t6l changeanother 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"a-Eure of the rnove but said he anri I'a eniptr_rle t'o" Uiie;, fremlght if filrrl:rane. rernalned in bras orrr., ol't itrnee ctnr:nrnJri

au(l].rlonecl. ile.nact somel,ning gans tha"! te.}l peolle to r1othe other tl:'urrmers haclntt: thlmgs. Theyt'ne* jubt potrntsilThe rea$on r,ve picked hirn ,of vi.ew, fn a way, fhatf swas because the 1st rehersal lvhy ltrs called riie }declla,'rhe came,to, he was saying, i lctually, the name trans-]ive11r have you ever tried ipired. in a pub in Knouile,this and ever tried that?t" iFebruary lg7'7, when a namefhe othen drprnmers just want-was needed in'a humy. ractced. to play. Thos v,ranted. to , to the songso r .}:e nlor e invo J-v € d, wh i ch i s frWe take a lot af etten,tiarvery 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 sorrle-playimrg down a coal shaft, ',i;hlng rrvhich ls fairly slmplervhile the others r/ere bash- iernd power"ful, or try tol buting around on a slag heap we take t lme tc extr)erim€r* rrbove, hef d still be notice- 'Some s,ongs, lvetve trled wlthtble. 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 itlbune.". I All thls is very apparentt'Hers a really. sol.iclr pow- ,on thelr demo tape, i,r,hicf,:rful drummer as rr,ie11 as they played us. -They

d.obeing adventurou.s.tt Agneed. thimgs extnemely profession-

Yijtth 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 bandts only been togeth- that jars. lhe songs that

rosable. furasery rh;nne beginning,The original- irlea vras to tlvew Bloodt. fn fact, dhese

]ase thein rnusie on guitars. 'may be their weal<est songslick wanted a band like 1!iC5, arnql the quicker they get alhe Hear"tbreakers. necording contract, the soon-rtOut: music is stil1 basecl er we wi:.l know. .l\,il the)n just energy and" guitar mu- songs are expently put to-iic' we tny to unke it a 'bit gether with plenty of varl-li.fferent... err a bit stra- atiou", good. tunes, e]roruses

?r "bha t long rea 11y, 'r ?hi sieemfi to inf er that theirsal r ly cleyu a"re f a i r ly di s-

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The ir $ongs are a s ,r{podit rong a s some 01. "Lhe be st)*l n*s in Rrita in rneaning;hey vrill- ln *t and people, tropef'ull;t ) lvi 11 not get

rft*r tlnt*'It'Ih*y ilt s u,$ually junt

st i clc CIut arc the rnore potr)*orientated ones- r on fin- *ltt t

and the $ong Y,/itli tlr* $r:rli*

adli interebterf.,, You never know, sonss lile e

', tl lluasntt Therer' and ?r luAlt*na Re A Nr-xruher I rtm y tul,rr out

, to ?:.* t:l*rssic.sy to bg plery*{:l

: Llme" ffiIs *rhout *inrr* $oIIt{":clnssie ssng,B c&rne uut Dl-

:ored llstening to thent time on Rarlio One in fifteen yea/8

Lbou'b otlr fefi,otlons to th* Bristol. Partsi e*pecia11.V.t:rgs. Theyire not llke s1s* when Raehel sllesr-lemi$db'lI

merE, grea.t rlee.-L ol.' 'y'ertetre* .r'ficQfil- (}o}lli]Any nre illtereste(-tion. This holcls vsell 1.o:r 'Lhey ivant to see t,he bamdthe fu.br-rre. 'lj.ve- hence ?he },lnrrluee gig.

I'IIa1I' bhe tirne lvhen ve p11;'iltristr:l bqryds ltays el rep-a -qong, \ire r1o it ln a parti-rr:rtation_ -ltrs e>ltremely hardcular--uvay, simply becairse 17" it,o_bneak_out of' lSnis'bol'dontt wair'f it lo"sounct 1i1e iohn:rtff'I neally viant to1,he rest of'whert gre d.o or ri-e s'baft another" banrl, f v'rou1d-lvant it to sori.nrl like t;lre ntt do it ln Bp1stol. f tdogrposite o.itvhrit people rtiglrt:r;o tq Lon'Jon to d-o it' Y outhink it should 'sou.nd. lilre- ' can get riuite a lot of titlc-go ergilinst tire grain.r' All ; ces$ 1n $ristol l:ut still

actuallf like to listen to. to do is get their musieTheir likes are an amalga- , ecross to a much wirler

v er"y c iln"i'u.$i i 1"1.$ rhrr1, lv):a t b* ncls cl o -b

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mn t i on of' bancl-s, i.rnhn ilrentt:n anrJ. On an'j on al;out #}enL,1atlr:ckts songs. T]:c,$ likesnlce short r sintnl* songnr rfob lileer: Capterin Reeflr*ar:t,

Iinr:vey i*:nfl. ltlick lvnsnttbhere to coltl]R*ttJ;.

i:r. Sem* nt hlr s s ent t l:,e i r rlerrlc:-Li*g:e to Yirgi.n, R*cJ"nr andl

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:fll$ recorrls anr] 1;lrc tnnd nre;r};tlrils$ ?hr: i,,ifir'{1t1"s* in iiept**nrt:er pu-re-l-)' "[--c:r tl{icord

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&*ntpri ]:1i g g, t; * i:;:-;'{:} t; }tr:n. i

t*lr*rc i,g i*i:it i:j:,j .L i r. i; rj.f'{j fi {, ri-:r":'t, 1:,j * *;:inlt rsiil-1-y 1rrr1"g*i tr),;ii I rt I i131 * lr i;i I'rj i Fr . rf Tlln t I'0*,, ,,1-t'.; j-l; l,lili t :i-.i ' il i,il1]i"l,(")11

i:e nier*ningles,r outsid.n r tt,liut r:,rlia b b hey rea lly l''rant

rj ud i enc (: r ljn t ura l}y a re c ori: ccn-bract f'ulf i ls bhi- s *; John : f t"1?art 13r j;ecau,$e I tte*' lieve in the song$ ,*rt&. l:errt-

l;i J:ecau.se ii;rs i':r.n.tt f nee

en j oy ittg )rour s e lf ..?he lde d.i a trva nt t o eree t e

The Only Ones and the vronrl- nbsolute;ly no point irr be-erful Brrzzcocks vrhereas 'ing in a band if , ett everyRachel ts fonrl of The Alex jig you playr youtre not ,

At the moment thene are fun and enjoyrnent. Thntrsb$io writers in tire band. but '- ,he only reasonr in rny opin-Rachel has just lvr'5-tten a , io?r for gigs. Aften a1J.tsong lvhlch {he rest of the itts extremely hanrl to beband are yet to hear. profound. at gigs even if i

?he song vurlting prfucess ie. i;he songs are -lynics eirea long driv,'n out ffiainr, '9o,;i of the time inaud-itrle.sometimes lasting a year. ALl bhe bancl ane collect-Fortuna'Le1y worthv,ihile though ii.ng money from the gffvern-

Ancl wlia.t of' a reconding ntent fon doing no$hing atcontract? Things seem to be bhe moment' Thos has aaccelar;rting slightly in this'post-gracluate grant. He fe-particular f ie1c1. Their []an- els evenyborly has accepted

i:he fant th*: t he I s opted out,tr ft I s like il gatne of' tennisancl f t ve cnught the ba ll fi nd.f tm s&i}l ,$tandins in thet: ortrt . tt Tht'r"b t s Univer,r I t;f

..,,,re'r.e 0Lg ].ri ,,,et "l-e$. ,' l,l1cti.education L'or,J.'ou-. ,n;i'or'rsi 's.Theyrd. all (naturally) pre-_ TheSr are'pfeased 1nitl 1:hefer 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.lyralso 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 niysthe time. Rut they all want .' beciruse triillly bands i,,,iro bl,:.,r* ,to play their ovrn music anrl. gir"t si.ngles out lers.L year arei?-!_P"rli"llll-lffiil

'by record ,5ir,rr** iliri u up or m€.sse r.r pp.companles, rnanagenient etc. I r'It uroiitArve'been

"*uiiiy.fohn:trtrf tirey (tfre manage- pj_ce to have rehearr,qer1- fon anrent) 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-lly because I lvouLdntt be aiile l<.norivn straigirt awijry becetr.rseh* pla;r tl:nt "$CIr'"t, cJ' s'bu"ff' jrfirrr):l-e rii/oulilnrt l:irvry s*{*r}. u,*rnd it,t' ,* :'tCI-{, irr ]n* "t;o Co itru' _i)]-'o,?;rr:si.:"rt

lnult. Theyrve had. sorne bad grei,it vi*t;:ite if' l,hey wen'l, qtr-rr:ganlser.ti.on eoncerning gf,gs trr:ticecj Jlort,heir career. ,

'rrlth ha.r:c1"]-y anybody turning 'r,rhen J/ou see l-rirnd,s like th-i.stpr ancl. there hels been no you lvond.er hoi'i t-lc)lnr:' bandsrdventising for them. Actually have recortlinil cont;r'*icts:liey are qulte travelled. coni- and" even hr:ve alblrms out.IrarecL to otner Brisl,ol band.s. o|l,v irope somethi.ng conle$

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( rrolyncr )Tlre first single (e,t last!)fr-om one of the oest bandu inlurglan d " lii*uxsie warbles inher ovr/n irtinritai:le style "Beau-*ti-t ulty constructeu Iyricr,6irrinE ttre ex.L)ecLea orierttalfeelrwhich the wno-le son$ coo--tairlflrTtre rifr. is s(lueakenouL at a furious pecerartdficundfi jurt perf ect.

tVoicesf rorl ttie -S ciciettak.es a linten or tworbut onseSot u$ed toric e::trethelY effe--cbive.This uind,Ie $Iloula ile aounstantial lrit-ltitv it won I t !

The .Jarnt' ttavid !{at ts /' I g I iSonrb in l'rlaruolrr,bLreet .( troly ctor )

, f Davict vdattst ic ttre cat-'chie$t of these two I A I sid€$ r

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,s tyle su.r;lrisingtY vtell o and,givec thelr every right totlreir clain to be ttre TtJtsI fiIotls I c

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souricln lix.e a rleaci*on collins-*iolr netvJeen the Claflihrancl

: vitlo r circa Ii'Iy Generstian' /Tilan t t $xplain t ivarnirlreu witn'[ne,.]atlr I s clistinc*ive style'

Itfs one of tlioue solrss lvi'roseraw elrer6y Srows on Youreacll,time yoLr ttear it"' It seems to be sollr€ rj-nctof protest against nllclearureapons r dfawing on both per{i-

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,Lackect direc tion i I l,lerching Men I

was nowhere near commercialenoudh; b ut this is just right .rfritten by GIen I'tatlock, andguitarist gteve New, this ha$both a powerful tune anrlchorus . Tire re corrJ is smooth;glL_ttre partc fitting togetherlike a finished jiess,w.vfithtrria recorci, the Rish Krds are,at last, fulfilling sone of the

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Trying t o pai-n t €r. n igh tnrar e/ure&"ni $cbne,whicir ttre rflorclsf ail t o c oripl einen t tl"re rn us ic :rrI{,ilslt Qan you feeJ- tlre trees$o far avray't/Huritrf cf.n yclu feel

I tire or*e%e of ancttrer day?'rf I t f'a:" -t-s !

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too Gcou To tse True.(u.l'i.r.)A s i;rcln5., r,iu{i taine d scn6, L akenJrpttt ttre albuni ( r -*rower in ttreJJa"rrne${i t } ; at arr lim€s , ri e erui- *rtgly constructecr ar.cund bhekeyooartr$.

$er-eril.re {.iee Tonr }toninr:ontne cynic"l,lr:r:t clf his lyricuseefir to ile loosely connectectf iies , $loda*s a*d phr.fl{j €s r$rriply tfrrolvn to6'e ther r resujL-*ind in tne wnole tyrical;errt_-ity uei}6 ooficure,lSut inirlaces, ttric style rieerlts caic-*ulated I'bwo .{ieerr,ingly superft-.*utous linBsrfollorveu by sevsr--aI ilrcre o v,rfiich hrt ttre irea,r b :rr0an t t firid, the I'Ioor inttre warurobe/Cantt fino my urer;l

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