Friday, 24 December 2010
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Interview for Hipsters Unite
couple of months back we did an interview for Manchester based zine 'Hipsters Unite'. The zine has sold out in print copy, but our interview has been posted online over on What is music? blog (HERE)
Here's the interview below:
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Tripping Over Words: The World according to Tripwires
Currently in the studio finishing off their debut album, Reading’s shoegazers-in-chief, Tripwires, took a little bit of time out to talk to us:
What’s happening in the world of Tripwires?
‘We’re recording today, but hopefully we’ll be done by the end of the week, and the album will be coming out in March or April next year so we’ll be releasing some singles. Then I guess we’ll be touring, hopefully in lots of new places. Although, for us it's important that we keep writing songs; if we want a second album we’ve got to keep writing.’
What is it that motivates you to write?
Boredom; it’s not a great feeling, but it’s good for writing songs. But our influences play a part too.
What’s influencing you at the moment then?
666 by Aphrodite's Child, Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk and watching documentaries about North Korea and Krautrock.
So how did you all get together and start playing?
We met at secondary school. You wouldn’t guess now, but we used to stay behind afterschool playing metal together.
What's the most difficult part of being in a young band?
Embarrassing questions about 'the band' from friends and family, and embarrassing questions about 'the band' from people who like Pendulum or Mumford and Sons; sometimes it’s best not to tell anybody. We won't get 'rich' and you're not going to 'see us on Top of the Pops'.
Can you remember the best gig you've ever played?
We once had Peroni in our rider, which was a bit special. The band we were supporting had Beck's though, so it's quite conceivable that the boxes got mixed up.
What's your favourite bit of kit?
We’re big fans of Roland Space Echos, as well as Death by Audio's Harmonic Transformer, that’s the dirtiest pedal we've ever played.
Do you think there's a shoegaze revival happening now? Any ideas as to why?
Perhaps, a lot of our favourite music has come as a reaction to the shit before it. Generally speaking, the quality of music put out in the last few years has been shocking. When people like Calvin Harris and Dizzee Rascal claim guitar music is dead, you know that change for the better is on its way. What better justification to play loud guitar music when shit pseudo-electro bands seem to dominate? Maybe a new generation of musicians will discover great music that was around when they were kids that they didn't know existed at the time, because all they heard on the radio was the fucking Spice Girls and Take That.
What is it that you love most about making music?
That when you record it, you commit something permanently, and that whilst playing live you can do something great, yet never hear it again. You can’t help but love both those things.
>>> Tripwires will be putting out their debut record on Club AC30 next year. If you want to hear some tracks that will probably be on it, go look up our podcast, as they sent me a bunch of tracks they'd been recording earlier this year before they signed with AC30. Merry Christmas.
Here's the interview below:
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Tripping Over Words: The World according to Tripwires
Currently in the studio finishing off their debut album, Reading’s shoegazers-in-chief, Tripwires, took a little bit of time out to talk to us:
What’s happening in the world of Tripwires?
‘We’re recording today, but hopefully we’ll be done by the end of the week, and the album will be coming out in March or April next year so we’ll be releasing some singles. Then I guess we’ll be touring, hopefully in lots of new places. Although, for us it's important that we keep writing songs; if we want a second album we’ve got to keep writing.’
What is it that motivates you to write?
Boredom; it’s not a great feeling, but it’s good for writing songs. But our influences play a part too.
What’s influencing you at the moment then?
666 by Aphrodite's Child, Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk and watching documentaries about North Korea and Krautrock.
So how did you all get together and start playing?
We met at secondary school. You wouldn’t guess now, but we used to stay behind afterschool playing metal together.
What's the most difficult part of being in a young band?
Embarrassing questions about 'the band' from friends and family, and embarrassing questions about 'the band' from people who like Pendulum or Mumford and Sons; sometimes it’s best not to tell anybody. We won't get 'rich' and you're not going to 'see us on Top of the Pops'.
Can you remember the best gig you've ever played?
We once had Peroni in our rider, which was a bit special. The band we were supporting had Beck's though, so it's quite conceivable that the boxes got mixed up.
What's your favourite bit of kit?
We’re big fans of Roland Space Echos, as well as Death by Audio's Harmonic Transformer, that’s the dirtiest pedal we've ever played.
Do you think there's a shoegaze revival happening now? Any ideas as to why?
Perhaps, a lot of our favourite music has come as a reaction to the shit before it. Generally speaking, the quality of music put out in the last few years has been shocking. When people like Calvin Harris and Dizzee Rascal claim guitar music is dead, you know that change for the better is on its way. What better justification to play loud guitar music when shit pseudo-electro bands seem to dominate? Maybe a new generation of musicians will discover great music that was around when they were kids that they didn't know existed at the time, because all they heard on the radio was the fucking Spice Girls and Take That.
What is it that you love most about making music?
That when you record it, you commit something permanently, and that whilst playing live you can do something great, yet never hear it again. You can’t help but love both those things.
>>> Tripwires will be putting out their debut record on Club AC30 next year. If you want to hear some tracks that will probably be on it, go look up our podcast, as they sent me a bunch of tracks they'd been recording earlier this year before they signed with AC30. Merry Christmas.
Monday, 20 December 2010
Friday, 26 November 2010
Reading December show
We are playing a headline gig at the Oakford on Saturday 11th December. This gig is approximately 2 weeks before xmas (actually, exactly 2 weeks). This will be our last show of the year, and we will probably end up drinking too much. The Oakford lies directly opposite Reading station, and it will be cosy and warm
Tripwires x
Friday, 19 November 2010
London December Show
On 7th December we are playing our label's christmas party with two great bands. Headlining the night will be Adam Franklin (of Swervedriver fame) and his band Bolts of melody. Both Raise and Mezcal Head are both great records, so it's a pleasure to share a stage with him. The other band playing are Ringo Deathstarr from Austin US. We've really liked what we've heard so far and both have albums coming out next year on Club AC30 so perhaps the first of many gigs together.
FACEBOOK EVENT HERE
xx
Monday, 15 November 2010
Friday, 12 November 2010
Cinnamon Free Download
Hello
Clash magazine have featured 'Cinnamon' as their track of the day.
You can get an exclusive download of the song on their SITE
POW!!
Tripwires xx
Clash magazine have featured 'Cinnamon' as their track of the day.
You can get an exclusive download of the song on their SITE
POW!!
Tripwires xx
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Cinnamon Video Exclusive
Hello
Sneak preview of the video for 'Cinnamon', a track off of the album, on www.muzu.tv
Tripwires - Tripwires 'Cinnamon' on MUZU.
This video makes us laugh and cost us sweet motherfucking nothing.
Show yr friends/enemies/mother/brother/boss/sister and don't forget yr nana
Till soon
Tripwires x
Sneak preview of the video for 'Cinnamon', a track off of the album, on www.muzu.tv
Tripwires - Tripwires 'Cinnamon' on MUZU.
This video makes us laugh and cost us sweet motherfucking nothing.
Show yr friends/enemies/mother/brother/boss/sister and don't forget yr nana
Till soon
Tripwires x
Sunday, 7 November 2010
07/11/10
Hello people of the world
Videos that have kept us company during the week:
Nearly finished, keep yr eyes peeled
xx
Videos that have kept us company during the week:
Nearly finished, keep yr eyes peeled
xx
Friday, 22 October 2010
22.10.10
Hello
So an update. The album is close to be finished, but is not finished. Recent weeks has seen more overdubs, mixing and mixing. We do however have a name and a tracklisting.
Looking forward to the moment when everything is finished, it's been a while in the making. Hopefully you'll be able to hear some of it, sooner than alot of people think.
Check out the band below, another band on AC30 called Ringo Deathstarr, from Austin USA.
We'll be playing with them and Adam Franklin (Swervedriver) in December
xx
So an update. The album is close to be finished, but is not finished. Recent weeks has seen more overdubs, mixing and mixing. We do however have a name and a tracklisting.
Looking forward to the moment when everything is finished, it's been a while in the making. Hopefully you'll be able to hear some of it, sooner than alot of people think.
Check out the band below, another band on AC30 called Ringo Deathstarr, from Austin USA.
We'll be playing with them and Adam Franklin (Swervedriver) in December
xx
Sunday, 17 October 2010
subbacultcha
about time for another playlist ja?
This one's a good'un
feat. fleetwood mac, sparklehorse, yo la tengo, neil young, neu! usw..
This one's a good'un
feat. fleetwood mac, sparklehorse, yo la tengo, neil young, neu! usw..
Monday, 4 October 2010
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Saturday, 25 September 2010
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Hello
I watched this last night. It was brilliant.
Thanks to anyone who came to watch us at ICA on friday, it is a wonderful venue, and one that we hope to play again. We thought both Exit Calm and Serena Maneesh were superb, the latter especially blew our faces off.
We are going to be finishing our album in the next few weeks, we are looking forward to this. In the meantime we will be putting up some demos of a few of tracks which we've worked on over the last couple of weeks. We'll be putting them up soon.
Scouts Honour
xx
I watched this last night. It was brilliant.
Thanks to anyone who came to watch us at ICA on friday, it is a wonderful venue, and one that we hope to play again. We thought both Exit Calm and Serena Maneesh were superb, the latter especially blew our faces off.
We are going to be finishing our album in the next few weeks, we are looking forward to this. In the meantime we will be putting up some demos of a few of tracks which we've worked on over the last couple of weeks. We'll be putting them up soon.
Scouts Honour
xx
Monday, 13 September 2010
Allofasuddenimisseveryone (Mixtape)
Allofasuddenimisseveryone (Mixtape) by Marathonyouth
TRACKLISTING:
// In Love (Ringo Deathstarr) //
// Wisdom (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) //
// Closer (Smile) //
// Venus (Television) //
// Long Distance Winner (Buckingham & Nicks) //
// Dino (Harmonia) //
// The Lisbon Maru (Fuck Buttons) //
// Dead Finks Don't Talk (Brian Eno) //
// Running Water (Daniel Johnston) //
// Just Like you (Roxy Music).
ALSO....
On Friday we play at ICA in London with Serena Maneesh and Exit Calm. We have generously been given a free guestlist for 40 names by our Label. If you would like to join this list click 'attending' on the facebook event below, or alternatively email over said names to band@tripwires.co.uk (First come first served and all that).
Facebook Event HERE
xx
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TRACKLISTING:
// In Love (Ringo Deathstarr) //
// Wisdom (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) //
// Closer (Smile) //
// Venus (Television) //
// Long Distance Winner (Buckingham & Nicks) //
// Dino (Harmonia) //
// The Lisbon Maru (Fuck Buttons) //
// Dead Finks Don't Talk (Brian Eno) //
// Running Water (Daniel Johnston) //
// Just Like you (Roxy Music).
ALSO....
On Friday we play at ICA in London with Serena Maneesh and Exit Calm. We have generously been given a free guestlist for 40 names by our Label. If you would like to join this list click 'attending' on the facebook event below, or alternatively email over said names to band@tripwires.co.uk (First come first served and all that).
Facebook Event HERE
xx
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Thursday, 9 September 2010
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Today we went back to rehearsing. It was weird. We could obviously remember our songs, lyrics/chords etc but initially found it really hard to play them. It was nice however nice to play without having to play well. Pretty much everything we've played in the past month has been recorded, comitted to tape (or computer as it were). Thus the novelty of playing stuff wrong is not only appealing but fuuuuuuuuun...
The album is sounding good, but still not finished. We are having a small break from it, playing some gigs and are then going to finish it later this month. We would give you some insight into the tracklisting and title but (A) That wouldn't be cool and (B) Theres plenty of time for that. We will however be playing quite a few songs off of it in the two gigs we play this month, come watch:
SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER (Headline)
PLAY (Formerly Plug N Play)
Reading
FACEBOOK EVENT
ADVANCED TICKETS
FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER (w/ Serena Maneesh)
ICA
London
ADVANCED TICKETS
Fun shall be had
xx
The album is sounding good, but still not finished. We are having a small break from it, playing some gigs and are then going to finish it later this month. We would give you some insight into the tracklisting and title but (A) That wouldn't be cool and (B) Theres plenty of time for that. We will however be playing quite a few songs off of it in the two gigs we play this month, come watch:
SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER (Headline)
PLAY (Formerly Plug N Play)
Reading
FACEBOOK EVENT
ADVANCED TICKETS
FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER (w/ Serena Maneesh)
ICA
London
ADVANCED TICKETS
Fun shall be had
xx
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Friday, 27 August 2010
MIXTAPE
I came on here to post up a mixtape i made earlier only to find that Joe (no doubt also suffering boredom) had put together a playlist aswell.
I will however post it up anyways, especially for you non-spotify users (it also took me a while to put together). It is called 'All of a sudden i miss everyone', lasts 42 Minutes, and contains the best of best music
You can download it for FREE:
HERE
(link expires on 3rd September)
xx
I will however post it up anyways, especially for you non-spotify users (it also took me a while to put together). It is called 'All of a sudden i miss everyone', lasts 42 Minutes, and contains the best of best music
You can download it for FREE:
HERE
(link expires on 3rd September)
xx
i need more japanese food in my life
so an update on the record. we're having a few days off since we've finished tracking and now on the mixing stage. i'm using this time to detox.
meanwhile, here is a playlist i made of songs i've had on repeat all week.
have a nice day. bye
joe
meanwhile, here is a playlist i made of songs i've had on repeat all week.
have a nice day. bye
joe
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Sunday, 22 August 2010
Saturday, 21 August 2010
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Friday, 6 August 2010
Thursday, 29 July 2010
29.07.10
Hello.
This month has passed by scarily quickly, we've had days where we've done alot and days where we've done absolutely nothing (Albeit perhaps too many). We have missed playing gigs, but hopefully are now in a position to sort ourselves out.
The amount of songs we have is giving us a headache, here's what we have at the moment:
The Golden Age
Backwards
Terminal
Heavenly Bodies
In Apathy
Paint
Spring Snow
She's Alone
Lethargy In My Bloodstream
Eleven Hours
Catherine, I Feel Sick
Shimmer
Why I Break My Promises
Tin Foil Skin
Cinnamon
My Little Freakout
In a Day
Paracetamol
Spacehopper
Positive Thinking
Diet
Microphonic
A Sunshine Overdose
Clusterfuck
Yesterday, I didn't speak to Anyone.
Here are some of our favourite songs of recent weeks:
End of the World - Aphrodite's Child
(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Some Weird Sin - Iggy Pop
I Zimbra - Talking Heads
Ha Ha, I'm Drowning - Teardrop Explodes
Atmosphere - Harmonia w/Eno
Tell me Why - Neil Young
Expecting to Fly - Buffalo Springfield
Range Life - Pavement
Blue Thunder - Galaxie 500
Indian Summer - Spectrum
Heartbeats - The Knife
Change in the House of Flies - Deftones
Something in the Way - Nirvana
Windstorm - School of Seven Bells
Latin America - Holy Fuck
Today's Lesson - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1000 Years - The Coral
The Secret Life of Arabia - David Bowie
Hallogallo - NEU!
Our House - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Those who have spotify can listen to this as a playlist by
CLICKING HERE
xx
This month has passed by scarily quickly, we've had days where we've done alot and days where we've done absolutely nothing (Albeit perhaps too many). We have missed playing gigs, but hopefully are now in a position to sort ourselves out.
The amount of songs we have is giving us a headache, here's what we have at the moment:
The Golden Age
Backwards
Terminal
Heavenly Bodies
In Apathy
Paint
Spring Snow
She's Alone
Lethargy In My Bloodstream
Eleven Hours
Catherine, I Feel Sick
Shimmer
Why I Break My Promises
Tin Foil Skin
Cinnamon
My Little Freakout
In a Day
Paracetamol
Spacehopper
Positive Thinking
Diet
Microphonic
A Sunshine Overdose
Clusterfuck
Yesterday, I didn't speak to Anyone.
Here are some of our favourite songs of recent weeks:
End of the World - Aphrodite's Child
(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Some Weird Sin - Iggy Pop
I Zimbra - Talking Heads
Ha Ha, I'm Drowning - Teardrop Explodes
Atmosphere - Harmonia w/Eno
Tell me Why - Neil Young
Expecting to Fly - Buffalo Springfield
Range Life - Pavement
Blue Thunder - Galaxie 500
Indian Summer - Spectrum
Heartbeats - The Knife
Change in the House of Flies - Deftones
Something in the Way - Nirvana
Windstorm - School of Seven Bells
Latin America - Holy Fuck
Today's Lesson - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1000 Years - The Coral
The Secret Life of Arabia - David Bowie
Hallogallo - NEU!
Our House - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Those who have spotify can listen to this as a playlist by
CLICKING HERE
xx
Friday, 23 July 2010
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Sunday, 4 July 2010
Hello.
Believe it or not, there used to be some sort of mystique about festivals..
When i was 14 I had a bootleg recording of Radiohead's infamous 1997 Glastonbury appearance which was my favourite CD to listen to until it got too fucked up and stopped working. The recent boring and predictable claims from the Jo Whiley brigade that this years Glastonbury (like every other festival they cover) was 'the best ever', made me dig out that CD just to check that it still wasn't working, it wasn't, so i found it on youtube...
xx
Believe it or not, there used to be some sort of mystique about festivals..
When i was 14 I had a bootleg recording of Radiohead's infamous 1997 Glastonbury appearance which was my favourite CD to listen to until it got too fucked up and stopped working. The recent boring and predictable claims from the Jo Whiley brigade that this years Glastonbury (like every other festival they cover) was 'the best ever', made me dig out that CD just to check that it still wasn't working, it wasn't, so i found it on youtube...
xx
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
The weather has been so nice this week that it motivated me to sit inside, shut the windows and make another spotify playlist for y'all
If you have spotify CLICK HERE
The Man with the Harmonica - Ennio Morricone
Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb
Celestica - Crystal Castles
Surrender - Suicide
Jungle Planet - Spider & the Flies
You think you're a Man - The Vaselines
Damaged Goods - Gang of Four
Blue Boy - Orange Juice
Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths
Sci Flyer - Swervedriver
Arming Eritrea - Future of the Left
Knife - Grizzly Bear
Louie, Louie - The Sandpipers
Let's live for today - The Grass Roots
Satellite - Sister
I saw her again - The Mamas and the Papas
ISI - NEU!
What pushed us together - Engineers
Nothing to be Done - The Pastels
Games For Days - Julian Plenti
Die Slow - Health
You and your folks, me and my folks - Funkadelic
True Love will find you in the end - Daniel Johnston
This week Gary Shider died at 56 of brain and lung cancer. As a nappy wearing guitarist of Funkadelic, he was incredible and will be missed by lot's of people. If you don't know who he is, these pictures do a pretty good job in explaining..
Starchild:
Singing:
Caveman:
Heres to hoping that England get put out of their misery tomorrow
xx
If you have spotify CLICK HERE
The Man with the Harmonica - Ennio Morricone
Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb
Celestica - Crystal Castles
Surrender - Suicide
Jungle Planet - Spider & the Flies
You think you're a Man - The Vaselines
Damaged Goods - Gang of Four
Blue Boy - Orange Juice
Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths
Sci Flyer - Swervedriver
Arming Eritrea - Future of the Left
Knife - Grizzly Bear
Louie, Louie - The Sandpipers
Let's live for today - The Grass Roots
Satellite - Sister
I saw her again - The Mamas and the Papas
ISI - NEU!
What pushed us together - Engineers
Nothing to be Done - The Pastels
Games For Days - Julian Plenti
Die Slow - Health
You and your folks, me and my folks - Funkadelic
True Love will find you in the end - Daniel Johnston
This week Gary Shider died at 56 of brain and lung cancer. As a nappy wearing guitarist of Funkadelic, he was incredible and will be missed by lot's of people. If you don't know who he is, these pictures do a pretty good job in explaining..
Starchild:
Singing:
Caveman:
Heres to hoping that England get put out of their misery tomorrow
xx
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