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A few weeks ago, Jim, Becky and I performed our first live looping set. So caught up were we in the excitement of the occasion that we forgot to record it. However, I did remember to save the Ableton Live set before packing up, along with all the loops I recorded. I’ve thrown them together in a rough mix to give some idea of where we’re starting from. You can download the audio here. In the actual live set Jim and Becky did alot of “live” stuff that went straight into the mix without being recorded, so it’s not a true representation of what went out on the night.Hopefully next time we’ll remember the minidisc.
Flow is what happens when you’re so engrossed in an activity that you lose awareness of the passage of time. Psychologists report that everyone needs to achieve flow on a regular basis in order to maintain good mental health.
I meant to have a quick play with the header image on this website when I got home from work. That was two hours ago. I guess that’s flow.
This is where I’m trying to sort out the new look kwyj website!
Fake Plastic Flute, formerly known as OK Flute, formerly known as Steve & Becky, Southampton’s second best flute based Radiohead tribute act, played the Talking Heads Candle Club showcase night yesterday, alongside some of Southampton’s brightest and best musical talent (including the Jewel-like Megan and the rockin Emma from up and coming indie band http://www.fleeingnewyork.com ).
Had an absolutely fantastic time - such a buzz being up on stage! Here are the songs we played:
Thinking about you
Nice dream
Lucky
The Gloaming
True Love Waits
Karma Police
People said nice things afterwards. Not sure if they were being polite, but we’re grateful either way!
Becky and I left the venue in a happy ready-brek style glow discussing plans for the future of FPF, which must surely include addressing tracks from Kid A and Amnesiac, and somehow working the laptop into the set.
Rock and Roll!
OK Flute at candle club
Originally uploaded by kwyj.
A bit of a delayed report, but it looks like the first public outing of OK flute went down pretty well. As usual I stuffed up “Nice Dream” partly due to nerves/forgetting chords, etc. etc., but Karma Police passed without incident. All in all an average performance.
Imagine our surprise, therefore, when we were asked to play a half hour set at the Talking Heads showcase night on Sunday 3rd July.
In a fit of optimism and post-performance adrenaline (and also partly due to the fact that we’ve not had a chance to air our rendition of The Gloaming yet) we said we’d do it, shortly after which time we considered the logistics involved in making three Radiohead songs last for half an hour.
Time to crack out the old Radiohead chord books methinks. A song from each album, that’s the aim!
Come down and see us at The Talking Heads, Portswood Road, Southampton, UK to see how it all ends up.
Went to see Coldplay at Crystal Palace Sports Arena last Monday night. They put on an absolutely fantastic show, and had the wonderful Supergrass in support, so a top time had by all.
Coldplay were on stage for 1h30mins, which is coincidentally the same time I spent in the queue for the train station after the gig. My faith in human nature was restored when some bloke who lived on the road which hosted the aforementioned queue let me use his loo, making the whole trip back a much more pleasant experience. Made the last train back to Soton with 90 seconds to spare after a mad trans-platform dash at clapham junction.
Got back to my house at 2am which kinda stretched the idea that evening weekday gigs in London are a feasible idea, but on the whole a very fun night out.
The highlights of the night?
1) The song Fix You - unbelievably good live.
2) Hanging out with Gemma.
3) Seeing Supergrass for the second time in as many months.
OK flute
Originally uploaded by kwyj.
On Monday Becky and I will be taking our flute-based Radiohead tribute combo, OK Flute to the Candle Club (open mic night at the Talking Heads, Portswood Rd, Southampton).
We hope to be on sometime round 9.30pmish and will be performing popular tracks from The Bends and OK Computer.
Full report to follow!
Went to see Beck on Thursday at the Hammersmith Apollo. Drove up to Mortlake in London, parked by my brother’s flat then took the 15 min bus trip to Hammersmith, not a bad little trip and very doable for the occasional indie excursion to the big smoke.
As for the gig itself, it wasn’t quite as rocking as when I saw him on the Odelay tour in 1997, but good fun nonetheless. I guess the crowd weren’t quite up for it enough though Beck et. al certainly gave it their best effort and there were certainly plenty of moments of genius.
Went to see Supergrass at Portsmouth Pyramids last night. It was the fifth time I’ve seen them and by far the best. This is because:
1st time: Southampton Guildhall - crap acoustics, couldn’t hear a word Gaz was saying between songs. Band weren’t really up for it, crowd weren’t really up for it.
2nd time: Oxford South Park, supporting Radiohead. A slow start, band didn’t look like they enjoyed playing second fiddle to Radiohead. Things improved massively after “Moving”.
3rd & 4th times: Southampton Guildhall - same as 1st time.
5th time: Portsmouth Pyramids. Much smaller venue, excellent acoustics and sound setup. Band were loving it, full of energy and ready for a summer of festivals, crowd were loving it, they played all their top top songs - a fine time had by all. One of the best live bands in the world.
Well a flurry of activity on my Livejournal site, partly because I’ve just discovered flickr.com, and partly because I’m bored on a Saturday afternoon and I’m meant to be tidying.
I’m listening to Four Tet’s new album “Everything Ecstatic” and after a couple of listens I have to say I’m quite disappointed. Maybe it will grow on me. Still, expecting it to be as good as “Rounds” was maybe asking a bit much!
In the same amazon.co.uk package was the new album by Arcade Fire which is quite tremendous.
