Other remixes are to follow so bate your breath.
Thursday, 23 November 2006
Peacock(ism) Remix(ism)
Hello good people. As we draw ever closer to the release of the Peacock exciting things are afoot. Manchester Superstar DJ Xander has given us the full Dancefloor Treatment with a remix so House it'll make you homeless. Check it out at his lovely myspace.
Sunday, 19 November 2006
Historic Reviews
Posterity is a great thing and a thing which strikes on Sunday afternoons when it's raining. In honour of this I'm going to start adding in past Reviews to this blog. I'm going to put them in quotes and they will be listed for reasons of study so no one can get upset about copyright and infringement and all that jive. By setting the dates historically hopefully the researchers of the future will be able to build up a definitive timeline of Band(ism) history through the ages.
Wednesday, 15 November 2006
1st Ever Band(ism) Gig at Beech Road Festival
1st Ever Band(ism) Gig at Beech Road Festival
Originally uploaded by bandism.
Today has been a day for archiving. And look. I have found the earliest Band(ism) relic, a photo of the fledgeling young men on stage at the Beech Road Festival back in 2004. Feel free to flick our flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bandism/) for more fond reminiscence. Feel free to email us with your photos of our performances or artworks based on our performances. We will lovingly embrace each and every one.
Fans of very early Band(ism) will be happy to know that I've also found a video of this performance but establishment of a youtube account can wait for another day.
Tuesday, 14 November 2006
High Voltage Review - Translation
High Voltage, a lovely Manchester Club Night / Record Label / Zine gave our single Peacock a review. While it contained words and I recognised those words as being English, that was where my comprehension ended. While I am flattered that our work has been reviewed in the style of Finnegans Wake and I'm thankful for the lack of Kubrick references, I wanted to know what the reviewer was saying.
The following translation is the result of many hours of scholarly study. If anyone disagrees with my interpretation please feel free to comment and correct me. We are all about discourse here. Please find the article below copied in full with translations in bold italics. For the original layout of the piece, please refer to the following page:
High Voltage Single Reviews: Band(ism) - Peacock
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Band(ism) - Peacock b/w Margate (acoustic)
You could have it so much better when you have a debut single that opens with one of 'those' basslines that can send a dirty disco into simultaneous groove in just the opening bars. Actually, 'Peacock' has been knocking around for more than 18 months now, although it has never been so well realised as this.
Opening with an indie disco friendly bass line which reminds me of Franz Ferdinand, Band(ism)'s Peacock has been available on the web in various forms for 18 months. This single version brings out the best qualities of the song.
Since then, White Rose Movement have leapt from the shadows and shown us their worth, and all the while, Band(ism) have been preening their feathers in our backyard. This, their gingerly taken steps out into the open, is not as fizzily edgy as the aforementioned
Unfortunately in those 18 months White Rose Movement have shot to fame with a similar style while Band(ism) have been playing local gigs. This single has come out too late and looks pale in comparison.
Backed both acoustically and indie-poppily; it's difficult to see exactly where Band(ism)'s intentions will prove lying, meaning that you still have to go and see them on stage to grasp what they are. Frustrated as it is though, Peacock is (as it was) a strong enough sign that is yet to lead us astray.
The B-side is acoustic, indie-pop and therefore I cannot really get a good idea of what the band are actually like so I must go and see them. Peacock is a strong song from a band who may yet prove to be interesting.
The following translation is the result of many hours of scholarly study. If anyone disagrees with my interpretation please feel free to comment and correct me. We are all about discourse here. Please find the article below copied in full with translations in bold italics. For the original layout of the piece, please refer to the following page:
High Voltage Single Reviews: Band(ism) - Peacock
===
Band(ism) - Peacock b/w Margate (acoustic)
You could have it so much better when you have a debut single that opens with one of 'those' basslines that can send a dirty disco into simultaneous groove in just the opening bars. Actually, 'Peacock' has been knocking around for more than 18 months now, although it has never been so well realised as this.
Opening with an indie disco friendly bass line which reminds me of Franz Ferdinand, Band(ism)'s Peacock has been available on the web in various forms for 18 months. This single version brings out the best qualities of the song.
Since then, White Rose Movement have leapt from the shadows and shown us their worth, and all the while, Band(ism) have been preening their feathers in our backyard. This, their gingerly taken steps out into the open, is not as fizzily edgy as the aforementioned
Unfortunately in those 18 months White Rose Movement have shot to fame with a similar style while Band(ism) have been playing local gigs. This single has come out too late and looks pale in comparison.
Backed both acoustically and indie-poppily; it's difficult to see exactly where Band(ism)'s intentions will prove lying, meaning that you still have to go and see them on stage to grasp what they are. Frustrated as it is though, Peacock is (as it was) a strong enough sign that is yet to lead us astray.
The B-side is acoustic, indie-pop and therefore I cannot really get a good idea of what the band are actually like so I must go and see them. Peacock is a strong song from a band who may yet prove to be interesting.
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