The Neutrinos (so much better than the OLD Trinos..) have just unveiled some intriguing details about their forthcoming one-off event, set in the bowels of Norwich's "The Castle Museum".
"Klanger House Of Horrors" takes place at midnight tonight, in a wing of the museum's cellars that haven't been used for over 120 years.. 121 years to be exact! Norwich's experimental neuse-rock (pronounced "noise-rock) band will be trying out some brand new ideas, fresh from the success of their previous two one-off shows, "Just Another Manic Funhouse" and "Oh, Hokey Cokey Death-Cruise".
"Klanger House Of Horrors" will feature bizarre, mind-bending and unique versions of classic Neutrinos songs/rituals, all performed inside a circle made up of 36 locally-sourced branches, forming a 6 foot high fence, of sorts; atop which sit the disembodied heads of all the Arts Council members that refused them funding, for their increasingly bizarre and far-out music/art crossover events.
Bassist and band stylist Jon Bake-Off had this to say: "We literally have murdered 36 people, and rammed their dripping skulls onto sticks! It's pretty out-there, even for us, I have to admit, hehe!". Singer, Kareen Overthecliff backed Jon up by emphasizing "yeah, we try our best to push the envelope further and farther and furtherer each time we get a new event commissioned. This time however, the Arts Council people decided not to help fund the event; so, we had literally no other choice; and had to take matters into our own hands..".
At this point in the interview Kareen & Jon emitted what can only be described as "ghostly laughs", followed by the echoing sound of gutteral screams from somewhere in the far distance.. We have no idea how they did it, but it scared the living shit out of us, and required a change of trousers. If it's a glimpse of what we can expect from the show, then we're going to be phoning the ticket hotline right now to book our seats!
The Neutrinos! Whatever will they come up with next..
Friday, 9 October 2015
THE NORWICH "SOUND A VISION" FESTIVAL IS BACK!
For all you idea-smiths, this event gives YOU, over the course of the weekend, the chance to "sound your visions", directly at the organisers of Norwich's "Norwich Sound-A-Vision Festival" Festival, in Norwich.
Just turn up at Norwich Arts Centre anytime from now til kingdom come, stand on the special "vision platform", face the custom-made "Thoughtmaster 2000" machine (kindly designed and donated by Roys Of Wroxham) and shout your thoughts directly into the mouths of the organisers, who will be each taking it in turns, over 8 hour shifts, to "poke our heads through the hole in the front of the cardboard, I MEAN, THE MACHINE! Yeah, it's a machine, not cardboard, hehe, and erm, soak up the vibes, or spit, or whatever comes out, until everyone has "sounded" their "visions", or something yeah? WE LOVE IT!!"
According to co-organiser Jennifer O. Jenny, the last few years worth of "visions" have been etched, purely from memory, onto a special "thought board", using "nano laser technology"; then broken up into tiny pieces with a special "thought mallet" (kindly donated by Notcutts Garden Centre), and placed delicately into a custom-made "vision capsule" (made by the students at Bignold Nursery School).
At midnight on Saturday, the capsule will be "fired up to the fucking moon!!" according to co-organiser Rosie Cheeks. We asked her what the reason was, and she said "cos it'll be a bit of alright, if you know what I mean!". We do Rosie, we do!
Other less glamorous co-organiser Adrian Sheff summed things up by saying "this can only be a good thing for the Norwich music and art scene", and we here at the apparently reincarnated Norwich Music Rumours Uncovered, completely agree!
Just turn up at Norwich Arts Centre anytime from now til kingdom come, stand on the special "vision platform", face the custom-made "Thoughtmaster 2000" machine (kindly designed and donated by Roys Of Wroxham) and shout your thoughts directly into the mouths of the organisers, who will be each taking it in turns, over 8 hour shifts, to "poke our heads through the hole in the front of the cardboard, I MEAN, THE MACHINE! Yeah, it's a machine, not cardboard, hehe, and erm, soak up the vibes, or spit, or whatever comes out, until everyone has "sounded" their "visions", or something yeah? WE LOVE IT!!"
According to co-organiser Jennifer O. Jenny, the last few years worth of "visions" have been etched, purely from memory, onto a special "thought board", using "nano laser technology"; then broken up into tiny pieces with a special "thought mallet" (kindly donated by Notcutts Garden Centre), and placed delicately into a custom-made "vision capsule" (made by the students at Bignold Nursery School).
At midnight on Saturday, the capsule will be "fired up to the fucking moon!!" according to co-organiser Rosie Cheeks. We asked her what the reason was, and she said "cos it'll be a bit of alright, if you know what I mean!". We do Rosie, we do!
Other less glamorous co-organiser Adrian Sheff summed things up by saying "this can only be a good thing for the Norwich music and art scene", and we here at the apparently reincarnated Norwich Music Rumours Uncovered, completely agree!
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
THE GRAZING SAINTS triple-LP concept album!
Local psych-blues trio The Grazing Saints have announced a series of three LPs. Each album will focus on the musical mind of one of the three band members, Joe, Mic (pronounced "Mick"), and Paul (also pronounced "Mick"), with all three records being released on the same day, and fitting together in a specially made pyramid shaped record sleeve.
The band will debut the songs from each LP at three special gigs over the Halloween weekend. Each night, local artists will improvise a huge mural at the back of the stage, whilst the band provides the musical soundtrack. These murals will then form the artwork for each of the three LPs.
The titles of the records have yet to be revealed officially, but if our source is to be believed (Mmmm, sauce..), then here are all three LP titles in full:
LP One - You Must Be Joe Quinn! - the many moods of Joseph Quinn
LP Two - Are You Taking The Mic? - percussive textures from the mind of Michele Amato
LP Three - Paul The Other One! - from the soul of all-too-often-neglected bassist Paul Taylor
LP One will be translucent red vinyl, LP Two will be green, with LP Three apparently being blue. The triple gatefold LP sleeve will fold together forming a pyramid shaped stand for all three records to stand on, the idea being that when you look through all of them at the same time you'll "see the light", as it says in the band's press release. They even include a small clip-on light in the elaborate packaging (batteries not included).
Local psych-blues trio The Grazing Saints have announced a series of three LPs. Each album will focus on the musical mind of one of the three band members, Joe, Mic (pronounced "Mick"), and Paul (also pronounced "Mick"), with all three records being released on the same day, and fitting together in a specially made pyramid shaped record sleeve.
The band will debut the songs from each LP at three special gigs over the Halloween weekend. Each night, local artists will improvise a huge mural at the back of the stage, whilst the band provides the musical soundtrack. These murals will then form the artwork for each of the three LPs.
The titles of the records have yet to be revealed officially, but if our source is to be believed (Mmmm, sauce..), then here are all three LP titles in full:
LP One - You Must Be Joe Quinn! - the many moods of Joseph Quinn
LP Two - Are You Taking The Mic? - percussive textures from the mind of Michele Amato
LP Three - Paul The Other One! - from the soul of all-too-often-neglected bassist Paul Taylor
LP One will be translucent red vinyl, LP Two will be green, with LP Three apparently being blue. The triple gatefold LP sleeve will fold together forming a pyramid shaped stand for all three records to stand on, the idea being that when you look through all of them at the same time you'll "see the light", as it says in the band's press release. They even include a small clip-on light in the elaborate packaging (batteries not included).
Sunday, 26 October 2014
Local record producer David Pi reveals bizarre secret to his success!!
As very few of you know, David Pi is the great, great, great, great, great grandson of William Jones, the famous Welsh mathematician, who amongst his other achievements invented Pi (the constant ratio of the circumference to the diameter of any circle). David is now the sole heir to the Jones millions. But, it came at a price..
After signing a confidentiality agreement on his 16th birthday, David had to immediately change his surname to "Pi". Secondly, no matter what profession David chose to pursue, he had to agree to publicise Pi at every instance, by using the world famous number (3.14159265359) at every given opportunity.
A typical day for David Pi (nee Jones) starts with him being awoken at 3.14am by his alarm clock, tuned to 314 on the AM dial, awaking him with the sound of white noise, from being tuned between stations. David has come to love and hate the sound of white noise, to this day insisting on insterting 3.14 decibels of it into every song he works on.
David then sprints the 3.14 seconds to his round dining table, sitting at the first of 3.14 chairs nestled beneath it. He then tucks into 3.14 Weetabix, or grapefruits, depending on how he feels that day. Then it's a swift 3.14 minute sprint to the bus stop, where he catches the Number 314 bus directly to "314 Studios & Bakery".
And so his working day begins.
David, working at a circular mixing console, sits menacingly in the middle, concentrating almost unbearably intently on the first of what will be 3.14 songs that he will work on that day. After working straight through to mid-afternoon, at 3.14pm he has a short 3.14 minute break, during which he wolfs down 3.14 of his famous "Dave's Pies" pies, freshly made in the bakery above the studio that very morning by his Assistant Engineer & Head Baker, Thomas Joy (more about him in a forthcoming post..). Then, it's back to work for another 3.14 hours, before sprinting to his part-time job, coincidentally situated exactly 3.14 miles away, at Noble's Book Barn.
3.14 hours later, after a gruelling shift of manually lugging mountains of cut-price books around, David slinks next door, exactly 3.14 metres away, to his 3.14 storey house, still finding the energy somehow to skip up the 3.14 doorsteps, falling asleep 3.14 seconds after his head hits the pillow on his 3.14 poster bed. His 3.14 tog quilt helping whisk him away to a relaxing and energising 3.14 hours of sleep. Will he dream? Will he have 3.14 dreams? Nobody knows. But what we do know, is that David Pi is up there with the best producer/bakers we have. So if you have a record that needs recording, or a Pie that needs Pi-ing, and noone else can help; then maybe you should call 01603 314159 and hire, David Pi.
After signing a confidentiality agreement on his 16th birthday, David had to immediately change his surname to "Pi". Secondly, no matter what profession David chose to pursue, he had to agree to publicise Pi at every instance, by using the world famous number (3.14159265359) at every given opportunity.
A typical day for David Pi (nee Jones) starts with him being awoken at 3.14am by his alarm clock, tuned to 314 on the AM dial, awaking him with the sound of white noise, from being tuned between stations. David has come to love and hate the sound of white noise, to this day insisting on insterting 3.14 decibels of it into every song he works on.
David then sprints the 3.14 seconds to his round dining table, sitting at the first of 3.14 chairs nestled beneath it. He then tucks into 3.14 Weetabix, or grapefruits, depending on how he feels that day. Then it's a swift 3.14 minute sprint to the bus stop, where he catches the Number 314 bus directly to "314 Studios & Bakery".
And so his working day begins.
David, working at a circular mixing console, sits menacingly in the middle, concentrating almost unbearably intently on the first of what will be 3.14 songs that he will work on that day. After working straight through to mid-afternoon, at 3.14pm he has a short 3.14 minute break, during which he wolfs down 3.14 of his famous "Dave's Pies" pies, freshly made in the bakery above the studio that very morning by his Assistant Engineer & Head Baker, Thomas Joy (more about him in a forthcoming post..). Then, it's back to work for another 3.14 hours, before sprinting to his part-time job, coincidentally situated exactly 3.14 miles away, at Noble's Book Barn.
3.14 hours later, after a gruelling shift of manually lugging mountains of cut-price books around, David slinks next door, exactly 3.14 metres away, to his 3.14 storey house, still finding the energy somehow to skip up the 3.14 doorsteps, falling asleep 3.14 seconds after his head hits the pillow on his 3.14 poster bed. His 3.14 tog quilt helping whisk him away to a relaxing and energising 3.14 hours of sleep. Will he dream? Will he have 3.14 dreams? Nobody knows. But what we do know, is that David Pi is up there with the best producer/bakers we have. So if you have a record that needs recording, or a Pie that needs Pi-ing, and noone else can help; then maybe you should call 01603 314159 and hire, David Pi.
AND WE'RE BACK IN THE ROOM!!!
Due to an overwhelming landslide of public support, we're back. Or are we...?
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Anyone that has ever had to drive (or worse still, walk!) down Norwich's Aylsham Road will know that it's stuck in a bit of a timewarp; getting worse the further from the City you get. Nowhere moreso than at old fashioned recording studio, "Old's Cool Studios".
The studio's owner Jason Badluck had this to say:
"Old fashioned? Old fashioned?!? I don't know what you're talking about! Shows how much you know, because I've already started updating our equipment! Only last week I installed our new Wax Cylinder Recorder, so all the people that have been saying that we should "get with the 40s" are going to be eating humble pie. Also, we're getting more involved with the local community by hosting a "Charleston Competition" at the Gala Ballroom later this month. Anything to support the war effort. I hope people turn up, as I was hoping to skim a bit off the top of the proceeds, cos I need to raise a bit of money to finish building my Anderson Shelter..
Long-suffering receptionist Anna Log explained "Mr Badluck has gradually marginalised the studio more and more over the years, turning away band after band that he deems "too modern", to the point that he now only accepts bookings from Skiffle bands. I really don't think the studio can survive much longer."
In answer to these accusations Mr Badluck said "Skiffle is the future, and I can't see it ever going out of style, so I've re-mortgaged the studio to fund my new record label "Badluck Recordings", so that I can put out 78s by all the great new Skiffle bands in the Norwich area. We're going straight to the tippety top!"
Ms Log went on "and to make matters worse, he insists that everyone wears black & white clothes, and walks around slightly faster than normal, so that he can carry on pretending that it's "The Olden Days"! If anyone turns up at the studio wearing anything that isn't black or white, he rushes in, screaming at the top of his lungs "No! No! No! We can't afford the Colour License!". To be honest, I think he's going a bit mental. Don't tell him I said that though, or he'll knock a Shilling off my wages!"
Yeah, erm, well, we wish the studio the best of luck in these difficult times..
The studio's owner Jason Badluck had this to say:
"Old fashioned? Old fashioned?!? I don't know what you're talking about! Shows how much you know, because I've already started updating our equipment! Only last week I installed our new Wax Cylinder Recorder, so all the people that have been saying that we should "get with the 40s" are going to be eating humble pie. Also, we're getting more involved with the local community by hosting a "Charleston Competition" at the Gala Ballroom later this month. Anything to support the war effort. I hope people turn up, as I was hoping to skim a bit off the top of the proceeds, cos I need to raise a bit of money to finish building my Anderson Shelter..
Long-suffering receptionist Anna Log explained "Mr Badluck has gradually marginalised the studio more and more over the years, turning away band after band that he deems "too modern", to the point that he now only accepts bookings from Skiffle bands. I really don't think the studio can survive much longer."
In answer to these accusations Mr Badluck said "Skiffle is the future, and I can't see it ever going out of style, so I've re-mortgaged the studio to fund my new record label "Badluck Recordings", so that I can put out 78s by all the great new Skiffle bands in the Norwich area. We're going straight to the tippety top!"
Ms Log went on "and to make matters worse, he insists that everyone wears black & white clothes, and walks around slightly faster than normal, so that he can carry on pretending that it's "The Olden Days"! If anyone turns up at the studio wearing anything that isn't black or white, he rushes in, screaming at the top of his lungs "No! No! No! We can't afford the Colour License!". To be honest, I think he's going a bit mental. Don't tell him I said that though, or he'll knock a Shilling off my wages!"
Yeah, erm, well, we wish the studio the best of luck in these difficult times..
Monday, 9 April 2012
Seattlite singer/songwriter (via-Ireland) James Eliot Taylor, has over the last few years been accepted into the hearts and ears of the Norwich music scene. Well, we've just discovered that his awesome double-barrelled name is actually not his real name!
Here's the full shocking story:
10 years ago, when James first moved to the UK from America, he got a job in a Tailors shop in London's Saville Row. Like everyone else that works in London, he felt obliged to have a business card. In an attempt to save money, he phoned up "Dial-A-Card", the cut-price business card store, and ordered 1000 cards.
But when the cards arrived, instead of saying "James Eliot - Tailor", they said "James Eliot Taylor".
All 1000 of them!
So as not to waste money, James used the cards anyway, and out of embarrasment over the mix-up, he began writing songs about being awkward and stupid. At gigs he would introduce himself with the words "Hi! I'm James Eliot Taylor", rather than "Hi! I'm James Eliot; I'm a Taylor", just so he didn't have to explain the mistake with the business cards.
Needless to say, his Tailoring career didn't last long, but over the next few years he eventually handed out all 1000 of the cards, to fans of his music, and a songy-singwriter legend was born..
J.E.T, we salute you!
Here's the full shocking story:
10 years ago, when James first moved to the UK from America, he got a job in a Tailors shop in London's Saville Row. Like everyone else that works in London, he felt obliged to have a business card. In an attempt to save money, he phoned up "Dial-A-Card", the cut-price business card store, and ordered 1000 cards.
But when the cards arrived, instead of saying "James Eliot - Tailor", they said "James Eliot Taylor".
All 1000 of them!
So as not to waste money, James used the cards anyway, and out of embarrasment over the mix-up, he began writing songs about being awkward and stupid. At gigs he would introduce himself with the words "Hi! I'm James Eliot Taylor", rather than "Hi! I'm James Eliot; I'm a Taylor", just so he didn't have to explain the mistake with the business cards.
Needless to say, his Tailoring career didn't last long, but over the next few years he eventually handed out all 1000 of the cards, to fans of his music, and a songy-singwriter legend was born..
J.E.T, we salute you!
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