Audio Addict #5 2010

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“My life has just got progressively more mental!”

Issue 5: December 2010

Marina & the DiamondsKids in Glass HousesAthleteMystery JetsKanye WestGood CharlotteDaft PunkMy Chemical RomanceWe Are Scientists

Ellie Gouldingexclusive interview

Dear readers,

Welcome to the fifth issue of Audio Addict.

Christmas has come around quicker than

expected, which means most of us will

be out of pocket. The weather has caused

a nationwide stand still, and everyone’s

getting sick of hearing Slade’s ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’.

What better way to cure your winter blues than to delve in to

this issue of Audio Addict? We bring you not frankincense and

myrrh, but instead exclusive interviews with Kid’s In Glass

Houses Aled Phillips, Will Rees from The Mystery Jets and

Steve Roberts of Athlete.

Starry-eyed Ellie Goulding graces our front-page to tell us

about her phenomenal year- after being chased through the

streets of Southampton on her ‘Ellie Runs’ campaign…

The stars let rip on The X Factor, and our writers hand out

some fantasy awards to their favourite acts of 2011, in time for

next year’s Grammys.

In the words of Cliff Richard, Christmas is a ‘time for giving,

and a time for getting’. It’s time then to get yourself out of the

Grinch mood and give in to Audio Addiction.

Merry Christmas!

Sian Robertson

Editor

Daft comeback?The robot-headed duo are back… And it’s more frustrating than

satisfying.

You can’t help thinking that

something’s wrong here. With

dance music experiencing its

revival, it couldn’t be a better

time for a comeback of one of its

biggest acts.

When Daft Punk announced

their return in September, we

burst with waves of excitement.

But it didn’t last long. After

years of waiting, realising they

came up with a soundtrack

album certainly makes the waves

of excitement turn into waves of

disappointment.

A full cinematic score for TRON:

Legacy, French duo’s first full

length release since 2005’s

Human After All, is to be released

on December 6th. Asked if he

would prefer another studio

album, the answer of the

founder of The Daft Club, the

popular Daft Punk fansite,

William A. Lebreton is

not at all surprising. ‘A studio

album would have been the best

thing. Anything “Disney” doesn’t

exactly speak groundbreaking,

or free, or even particularly

electronic’ he says.

Although admitting concern

over Daft Punk losing their

artistic control, he believes that

the soundtrack was a good move

after all. ‘Right now it’s the next

best thing, and there’s no way

Daft Punk would have agreed to

this project without a significant

degree of freedom.’

Stacey Maddams, a devoted

member of The Daft Club sees

the score as a good experience

giving the robots more to

experiment with in the future.

‘After the Tron soundtrack and

Daft Punk using orchestral

sounds with electronic sounds, I

hear rumours of a fourth studio

album bringing in orchestral

sounds and instruments, which

is interesting to say the least.’

As William nicely remarked, ‘the

challenge now is to wait another

half-decade for a studio album’.

Words by: Veronika MihalkovaPhoto by: Zach Cordner

news features

Tom Quickfall

Rachel Pottle

Rachael Anderson

Rob Ferguson

Danielle Brackenbury

Elliot Muharrem

Peter Smith

Dan Wallwork

Richard Cook

Emily Sutherland

Tara Perera

ContributorsThe team

Amy Campbell

- Front editor

Katy Ladyman

- Features editor

Danielle Sanders

- Reviews editor

Veronika

Mihalkova

- Design editor

contentsNEWS

p. 3 Daft comeback?

p. 4 X Factor. Love it or hate it?

p.5 Rage Against the Large Hadron

Collider Machine

p. 6 Eminem leads the Grammys, The

Audio Addict Awards

FEATURES

p. 7 Pennywise Gets Pacific

p. 8-9 The Mystery Jets

p. 10-11 Ellie Goulding

p. 12-13 Ellie on the Run

p. 14-15 Ten Years of Athlete

p. 16 Kids in Glass Houses

p. 17 The Stars of 2011

LIVE REVIEWS

p. 18 Marina and the Diamonds

p. 19 Mr Scruff, We Are Scientists

p. 20 Stornoway

ALBUM REVIEWS

p. 21 Kanye West

p. 22 Good Charlotte, Botany

p. 23 My Chemical Romance

p. 24 Simian Mobile Disco, Nicki Minaj

p. 25 Logistics

p. 26-27 Audio Addict launch night

Dear readers,

Welcome to the fifth issue of Audio Addict.

Christmas has come around quicker than

expected, which means most of us will

be out of pocket. The weather has caused

a nationwide stand still, and everyone’s

getting sick of hearing Slade’s ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’.

What better way to cure your winter blues than to delve in to

this issue of Audio Addict? We bring you not frankincense and

myrrh, but instead exclusive interviews with Kid’s In Glass

Houses Aled Phillips, Will Rees from The Mystery Jets and

Steve Roberts of Athlete.

Starry-eyed Ellie Goulding graces our front-page to tell us

about her phenomenal year- after being chased through the

streets of Southampton on her ‘Ellie Runs’ campaign…

The stars let rip on The X Factor, and our writers hand out

some fantasy awards to their favourite acts of 2011, in time for

next year’s Grammys.

In the words of Cliff Richard, Christmas is a ‘time for giving,

and a time for getting’. It’s time then to get yourself out of the

Grinch mood and give in to Audio Addiction.

Merry Christmas!

Sian Robertson

Editor

Daft comeback?The robot-headed duo are back… And it’s more frustrating than

satisfying.

You can’t help thinking that

something’s wrong here. With

dance music experiencing its

revival, it couldn’t be a better

time for a comeback of one of its

biggest acts.

When Daft Punk announced

their return in September, we

burst with waves of excitement.

But it didn’t last long. After

years of waiting, realising they

came up with a soundtrack

album certainly makes the waves

of excitement turn into waves of

disappointment.

A full cinematic score for TRON:

Legacy, French duo’s first full

length release since 2005’s

Human After All, is to be released

on December 6th. Asked if he

would prefer another studio

album, the answer of the

founder of The Daft Club, the

popular Daft Punk fansite,

William A. Lebreton is

not at all surprising. ‘A studio

album would have been the best

thing. Anything “Disney” doesn’t

exactly speak groundbreaking,

or free, or even particularly

electronic’ he says.

Although admitting concern

over Daft Punk losing their

artistic control, he believes that

the soundtrack was a good move

after all. ‘Right now it’s the next

best thing, and there’s no way

Daft Punk would have agreed to

this project without a significant

degree of freedom.’

Stacey Maddams, a devoted

member of The Daft Club sees

the score as a good experience

giving the robots more to

experiment with in the future.

‘After the Tron soundtrack and

Daft Punk using orchestral

sounds with electronic sounds, I

hear rumours of a fourth studio

album bringing in orchestral

sounds and instruments, which

is interesting to say the least.’

As William nicely remarked, ‘the

challenge now is to wait another

half-decade for a studio album’.

Words by: Veronika MihalkovaPhoto by: Zach Cordner

news features

Tom Quickfall

Rachel Pottle

Rachael Anderson

Rob Ferguson

Danielle Brackenbury

Elliot Muharrem

Peter Smith

Dan Wallwork

Richard Cook

Emily Sutherland

Tara Perera

ContributorsThe team

Amy Campbell

- Front editor

Katy Ladyman

- Features editor

Danielle Sanders

- Reviews editor

Veronika

Mihalkova

- Design editor

contentsNEWS

p. 3 Daft comeback?

p. 4 X Factor. Love it or hate it?

p.5 Rage Against the Large Hadron

Collider Machine

p. 6 Eminem leads the Grammys, The

Audio Addict Awards

FEATURES

p. 7 Pennywise Gets Pacific

p. 8-9 The Mystery Jets

p. 10-11 Ellie Goulding

p. 12-13 Ellie on the Run

p. 14-15 Ten Years of Athlete

p. 16 Kids in Glass Houses

p. 17 The Stars of 2011

LIVE REVIEWS

p. 18 Marina and the Diamonds

p. 19 Mr Scruff, We Are Scientists

p. 20 Stornoway

ALBUM REVIEWS

p. 21 Kanye West

p. 22 Good Charlotte, Botany

p. 23 My Chemical Romance

p. 24 Simian Mobile Disco, Nicki Minaj

p. 25 Logistics

p. 26-27 Audio Addict launch night

Ellie Goulding: “I don’t

disagree

or agree

with it,

there’s

a reason

people

buy it, you can’t question why

they’ve bought it. It just so

happens that people like it. I’m

proud of the fact that I haven’t

gone on X Factor and my songs

are in the top 10.”

Steve Roberts, Athlete: “The X

Factor is

like going

to Butlins

weekend,

it’s like

Saturday

night entertainment. I’m not

against it but I don’t see it as a

musical thing, it’s not to be taken

seriously at all. Simon Cowell is

probably alright, I don’t take him

too seriously either but I wonder

if he takes himself that seriously.

I think he’s well aware of his

history putting out Mr Blobby

kind of singles and in a sense all

those X Factor singers are just

the new Mr Blobby.”

Will Rees, Mystery Jets:

“It’s so

things,

it’s

comedy,

talent

spotting

and it’s

drama. A

part of me

absolutely

hates it and

finds it sick,

fake and not

real but it’s

pretty funny

actually. I’ve

heard their

trying to do

an X Factor for indie bands and

that’s just quite worrying.”

The Little Comets: “It’s awful, a total travesty, a

disgrace, but in it’s defence you

can sit and watch it and find it

difficult to switch off. Culturally

it doesn’t offer anything and in

terms of the music industry it’s

what most people have as their

perception of creativity in this

country, which is just wrong.

Words escape us, it’s like alcohol,

it numbs your mind and you

feel awful the next morning for

watching it.”

Stornoway: “Hate

it, it’s

plastic,

people who

are judges

on it don’t

necessarily

have any

talent, so I

don’t think

it’s a very fair

competition, I think they should

form a band with them all. The X

Factor goes further to preventing

you realising that there’s more

than one person behind the

music and I think it’s a really

shallow thing they’ve come up

with, and I think it’s damaging to

the way music is produced.”

X Factor. Love it or hate it?

Audio Addict asks your favourite stars exactly what they think about X Factor’s reign of terror this

Christmas...

"it's like

alcohol, it numbs your mind and you feel awful the next morning for watching it."-The Little Comets

Scientists working on the ATLAS project

at CERN take on the Christmas charts...

The race for the much-

coveted Christmas number

one single has had some

interesting winners in its long

history. The accolade is often

hotly contested between a

morbidly catchy seasonal ditty

(Slade’s ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’),

a seminal release from an

established artist (‘Bohemian

Rhapsody’, ‘Another Brick in the

Wall’) or a charity-based effort

(Band Aid, Band Aid II, Band

Aid 20). Following the success of

last year’s anti-Cowell campaign

to get Rage Against The Machine

to the festive top spot, the door

has been thrown wide open for

this year’s contenders. So far

campaigns that have materialised

(mostly on Facebook) include a

push for ‘Walk’ by heavy metal

legends Pantera, and even the

minimalist composer John

Cage’s infamous 4’33” of silence.

The most recent entrant comes

from a group of physicists

working on the large hadron

collider at CERN, who,

presumably on a short break

from trying to reconstruct the

beginning of the universe, have

recorded a double album and

DVD of covers and originals,

entitled Resonance. The record

was made in the name of charity,

with all proceeds going to a

children’sorphanage in Nepal.

However, it’s clear from the

‘making of’ video available on

Youtube that this was more than

a gesture of goodwill for some

of those involved. Resonance

project leader Steve Goldfarb

explains that “to get that message

[of CERN] out, to grab your

attention, we want to show you

something different.” For others,

like Martin White, whose song

‘Points of Order’ includes lines

such as “and when black holes

destroy the Earth/I’ll be in a

meeting”, it was a chance to vent

minor frustrations. “ The band’s

own Neutralino imprint will take

care of the sales and marketing,

while the musicians themselves

get back to the comparatively

mundane task of unlocking the

secrets of the universe.

Words by: Tom QuickfallPhoto: Courtesy of Claudia Marcelloni

Rage Against the Large Hadron Collider Machine

news features news features

All we want for Christmas is world domination.

Ellie Goulding: “I don’t

disagree

or agree

with it,

there’s

a reason

people

buy it, you can’t question why

they’ve bought it. It just so

happens that people like it. I’m

proud of the fact that I haven’t

gone on X Factor and my songs

are in the top 10.”

Steve Roberts, Athlete: “The X

Factor is

like going

to Butlins

weekend,

it’s like

Saturday

night entertainment. I’m not

against it but I don’t see it as a

musical thing, it’s not to be taken

seriously at all. Simon Cowell is

probably alright, I don’t take him

too seriously either but I wonder

if he takes himself that seriously.

I think he’s well aware of his

history putting out Mr Blobby

kind of singles and in a sense all

those X Factor singers are just

the new Mr Blobby.”

Will Rees, Mystery Jets:

“It’s so

things,

it’s

comedy,

talent

spotting

and it’s

drama. A

part of me

absolutely

hates it and

finds it sick,

fake and not

real but it’s

pretty funny

actually. I’ve

heard their

trying to do

an X Factor for indie bands and

that’s just quite worrying.”

The Little Comets: “It’s awful, a total travesty, a

disgrace, but in it’s defence you

can sit and watch it and find it

difficult to switch off. Culturally

it doesn’t offer anything and in

terms of the music industry it’s

what most people have as their

perception of creativity in this

country, which is just wrong.

Words escape us, it’s like alcohol,

it numbs your mind and you

feel awful the next morning for

watching it.”

Stornoway: “Hate

it, it’s

plastic,

people who

are judges

on it don’t

necessarily

have any

talent, so I

don’t think

it’s a very fair

competition, I think they should

form a band with them all. The X

Factor goes further to preventing

you realising that there’s more

than one person behind the

music and I think it’s a really

shallow thing they’ve come up

with, and I think it’s damaging to

the way music is produced.”

X Factor. Love it or hate it?

Audio Addict asks your favourite stars exactly what they think about X Factor’s reign of terror this

Christmas...

"it's like

alcohol, it numbs your mind and you feel awful the next morning for watching it."-The Little Comets

Scientists working on the ATLAS project

at CERN take on the Christmas charts...

The race for the much-

coveted Christmas number

one single has had some

interesting winners in its long

history. The accolade is often

hotly contested between a

morbidly catchy seasonal ditty

(Slade’s ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’),

a seminal release from an

established artist (‘Bohemian

Rhapsody’, ‘Another Brick in the

Wall’) or a charity-based effort

(Band Aid, Band Aid II, Band

Aid 20). Following the success of

last year’s anti-Cowell campaign

to get Rage Against The Machine

to the festive top spot, the door

has been thrown wide open for

this year’s contenders. So far

campaigns that have materialised

(mostly on Facebook) include a

push for ‘Walk’ by heavy metal

legends Pantera, and even the

minimalist composer John

Cage’s infamous 4’33” of silence.

The most recent entrant comes

from a group of physicists

working on the large hadron

collider at CERN, who,

presumably on a short break

from trying to reconstruct the

beginning of the universe, have

recorded a double album and

DVD of covers and originals,

entitled Resonance. The record

was made in the name of charity,

with all proceeds going to a

children’sorphanage in Nepal.

However, it’s clear from the

‘making of’ video available on

Youtube that this was more than

a gesture of goodwill for some

of those involved. Resonance

project leader Steve Goldfarb

explains that “to get that message

[of CERN] out, to grab your

attention, we want to show you

something different.” For others,

like Martin White, whose song

‘Points of Order’ includes lines

such as “and when black holes

destroy the Earth/I’ll be in a

meeting”, it was a chance to vent

minor frustrations. “ The band’s

own Neutralino imprint will take

care of the sales and marketing,

while the musicians themselves

get back to the comparatively

mundane task of unlocking the

secrets of the universe.

Words by: Tom QuickfallPhoto: Courtesy of Claudia Marcelloni

Rage Against the Large Hadron Collider Machine

news features news features

All we want for Christmas is world domination.

The Black Pacific’s, Jim Lindberg shows us that he hasn’t sold-out, he just sells his own whiskey.

Dannii (reviews editor)

Best Live Act: Frictions set at Shogun Audio in

London

Best New Album of the Year:

Andy C Nightlife 5 or Break

Resistance

Breakthrough Artist of 2011:

Icicle!

Musical Moment of the Year:

Sanctuary Festival and Shogun

Audio at Cable

Rob (contributor)Best Live Act:

The Mars Volta, Radiohead, and

Arcade Fire. Energetic, spiritual,

and powerful, respectively

Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs,

without doubt

The Good Natured who I think

has a chance to make it next year

On a personal level, jogging with

and interviewing Ellie Goulding.

Overall, the fact Arcade Fire hit

#1 pleased me greatly

Elliot (contributor) Best Live Act: Muse - they win awards for a reason Best New Act of the Year: The Drums - flawless both live and on CD

Best New Album of the Year: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

The Vaccines - forget the hype,

this band’s sound excites me

more than words can express

The Libertines at Reading

Festival - I had waited for that

moment for about 5 years

The Audio Addict AwardsWith the Grammys approaching, we talk to our writers about the awards they

would give their favourite acts…

With ten nominations to his name, Eminem is the lead nominee for next

year’s Grammys...Having already won Best Rap

Album for three consecutive

LP’s beginning in 1999,

American superstar, Eminem

receives nominations for

prestigious Grammy awards,

such as Album of the Year for

Recovery, and Record of the Year

for his hugely successful duet

with Rihanna, ‘Love The Way You

Lie’.

In competition with ‘Love the

Way You Lie’ is smash hit, ‘Empire

State of Mind’ by Jay-Z and Alicia

Keys with singer-songwriter

Bruno Mars, laging behind

Eminem with an impressive 7

nominations. His nominations

include Best Rap/Sung

Collaboration.

As for the Brits, Florence and

The Machine and Mumford and

Sons have each been nominated

in the high profile, Best New

Artist award. Competition for

the category is fierce with other

nominees, Drake, Esperanza

Spalding, and heart-throb, Justin

Bieber.

The Grammys are due to take

place 13th February next year.

Words by: Sian Robertson

EMINEM LEADS THE GRAMMYSnews features

American punk rock

veterans, Pennywise, saw

their front man Jim Lindberg

leave earlier this year, after

twenty dedicated years and

nine studio albums. He’s now

returned with a fresh new band,

The Black Pacific.

The band, completed with drummer Alan Vega, bassist Gavin Caswell and guitarist Marc Orrell spent the summer recording tracks for their self-titled debut album with producer Shaun Lopez. “Like myself he had something to prove and he really wanted to make a record that stood out from the rest of other bands,” says Lindberg. Though if you’re expecting something completely different to Pennywise, you might be a little disappointed. “I wrote a lot of the material for Pennywise so it’s not that shocking that I’d write a song that sounds like it.” Since leaving the band he’s been filling his ears with bands like The Replacements and Jawbreaker. So having created their own dynamic sound, the band secured a headlining support slot on this year’s Eastpak Antidote Tour, with Canadian punk rockers Sum 41. Fast forward to the second day of tour, Southampton. It’s 6pm and teenagers shiver in the cold

October breeze sporting Sum 41 t-shirts, waiting for doors to open. Backstage at the Guildhall, the guys relax drinking beer and jamming on guitars, still feeling a little jetlagged.They’re stoked to be part of the Eastpak tour.“It’s an awesome line-up, the

Sum 41 guys are great and The Riverboat Gamblers guys, everyone’s really friendly,”

explains Vega excitedly, who is also experiencing the European cities for the first time. As well as the UK in which the band express the great quality of our beer, the band will be travelling to several countries including France, Spain and Italy. “I’m looking forward to Paris, it’s going to be my birthday in Paris so that’ll be a good time!” states the rather enthusiastic Marc Orrell. Despite what country the band play in they’re certain

the audiences will be just the same. “They’re the same psycho’s that come to any show,” informs Marc in a serious tone before chuckling. “Rock fans are the same all over the world, they usually get drunk and just happy to be there” adds Jim. As they wait to go onstage, Alan and Jim go to find dinner, Marc displays his range of musical abilities by playing “Great Balls of Fire” on the piano (though maybe the singing should be left for Lindberg!) whilst Gavin keeps himself amused by watching funny clips on YouTube. There’s no denying this band will gain a lot of support, whether it’s from old Pennywise followers or new fans they collect along the way. Either way, the band just want to make music, play shows and keep people entertained. Lindberg emphasises how “we all feel like we have something to prove and we just want to go out there and bring the energy so people will want to come back and see us again.” So keep an eye on this four piece because it’s only just the beginning.

"They're the same

psycho's that come

to any show"

-Marc Orrell

PENNYWISE GETS PACIFICOriginal Pennywise frontman Jim Lindberg joins Audio Addict’s Rachel Pottle with his

new band, The Black Pacific, to reveal all.

Photos by: Katy LadymanWords by: Rachel Pottle

features

The Black Pacific’s, Jim Lindberg shows us that he hasn’t sold-out, he just sells his own whiskey.

Dannii (reviews editor)

Best Live Act: Frictions set at Shogun Audio in

London

Andy C Nightlife 5 or Break

Resistance

Icicle!

Sanctuary Festival and Shogun

Audio at Cable

Rob (contributor)Best Live Act:

The Mars Volta, Radiohead, and

Arcade Fire. Energetic, spiritual,

and powerful, respectively

Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs,

without doubt

The Good Natured who I think

has a chance to make it next year

On a personal level, jogging with

and interviewing Ellie Goulding.

Overall, the fact Arcade Fire hit

#1 pleased me greatly

Elliot (contributor) Best Live Act: Muse - they win awards for a reason Best New Act of the Year: The Drums - flawless both live and on CD

Best New Album of the Year: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

The Vaccines - forget the hype,

this band’s sound excites me

more than words can express

The Libertines at Reading

Festival - I had waited for that

moment for about 5 years

The Audio Addict AwardsWith the Grammys approaching, we talk to our writers about the awards they

would give their favourite acts…

With ten nominations to his name, Eminem is the lead nominee for next

year’s Grammys...Having already won Best Rap

Album for three consecutive

LP’s beginning in 1999,

American superstar, Eminem

receives nominations for

prestigious Grammy awards,

such as Album of the Year for

Recovery, and Record of the Year

for his hugely successful duet

with Rihanna, ‘Love The Way You

Lie’.

In competition with ‘Love the

Way You Lie’ is smash hit, ‘Empire

State of Mind’ by Jay-Z and Alicia

Keys with singer-songwriter

Bruno Mars, laging behind

Eminem with an impressive 7

nominations. His nominations

include Best Rap/Sung

Collaboration.

As for the Brits, Florence and

The Machine and Mumford and

Sons have each been nominated

in the high profile, Best New

Artist award. Competition for

the category is fierce with other

nominees, Drake, Esperanza

Spalding, and heart-throb, Justin

Bieber.

The Grammys are due to take

place 13th February next year.

Words by: Sian Robertson

EMINEM LEADS THE GRAMMYSnews features

American punk rock

veterans, Pennywise, saw

their front man Jim Lindberg

leave earlier this year, after

twenty dedicated years and

nine studio albums. He’s now

returned with a fresh new band,

The Black Pacific.

The band, completed with drummer Alan Vega, bassist Gavin Caswell and guitarist Marc Orrell spent the summer recording tracks for their self-titled debut album with producer Shaun Lopez. “Like myself he had something to prove and he really wanted to make a record that stood out from the rest of other bands,” says Lindberg. Though if you’re expecting something completely different to Pennywise, you might be a little disappointed. “I wrote a lot of the material for Pennywise so it’s not that shocking that I’d write a song that sounds like it.” Since leaving the band he’s been filling his ears with bands like The Replacements and Jawbreaker. So having created their own dynamic sound, the band secured a headlining support slot on this year’s Eastpak Antidote Tour, with Canadian punk rockers Sum 41. Fast forward to the second day of tour, Southampton. It’s 6pm and teenagers shiver in the cold

October breeze sporting Sum 41 t-shirts, waiting for doors to open. Backstage at the Guildhall, the guys relax drinking beer and jamming on guitars, still feeling a little jetlagged.They’re stoked to be part of the Eastpak tour.“It’s an awesome line-up, the

Sum 41 guys are great and The Riverboat Gamblers guys, everyone’s really friendly,”

explains Vega excitedly, who is also experiencing the European cities for the first time. As well as the UK in which the band express the great quality of our beer, the band will be travelling to several countries including France, Spain and Italy. “I’m looking forward to Paris, it’s going to be my birthday in Paris so that’ll be a good time!” states the rather enthusiastic Marc Orrell. Despite what country the band play in they’re certain

the audiences will be just the same. “They’re the same psycho’s that come to any show,” informs Marc in a serious tone before chuckling. “Rock fans are the same all over the world, they usually get drunk and just happy to be there” adds Jim. As they wait to go onstage, Alan and Jim go to find dinner, Marc displays his range of musical abilities by playing “Great Balls of Fire” on the piano (though maybe the singing should be left for Lindberg!) whilst Gavin keeps himself amused by watching funny clips on YouTube. There’s no denying this band will gain a lot of support, whether it’s from old Pennywise followers or new fans they collect along the way. Either way, the band just want to make music, play shows and keep people entertained. Lindberg emphasises how “we all feel like we have something to prove and we just want to go out there and bring the energy so people will want to come back and see us again.” So keep an eye on this four piece because it’s only just the beginning.

"They're the same

psycho's that come

to any show"

-Marc Orrell

PENNYWISE GETS PACIFICOriginal Pennywise frontman Jim Lindberg joins Audio Addict’s Rachel Pottle with his

new band, The Black Pacific, to reveal all.

Photos by: Katy LadymanWords by: Rachel Pottle

features

The band are close friends of DJ

Erol Alkan who produced their

second album Twenty One, not

they’re most successful but

probably their most popular

record. Erol brought a different,

almost dancier sound to The

Mystery Jets.

“Twenty One’s my favourite

because the process of making it

for me was really enjoyable, I’m

really good friends

with Erol, he’s a great

friend and someone

I have a lot of respect

for. It’s interesting

working with someone who is

a DJ and involved in the club

world because they listen to

music in a different way, for

them music is much more about

having a purpose and that

purpose is to make your body

move as much as possible”.The

Mystery Jets went on to sign to

Rough Trade Records in early

2009 leading to the release of

their 3rd album Serotonin in

2010 and them playing a whole

host of festivals over the summer

as well as a special one off gig at

Somerset House as part of their

Summer Series. “It’s beautiful,

historical the best thing actually

was the dressing rooms and

the rider was amazing like

champagne bottles etc. It was

an amazing gig and I it was a bit

of a crowning moment for The

Mystery Jets, quite an important

chapter for us.”

The Mystery Jets are coming

towards the end of promoting

Serotonin and after 3 albums

you find yourself asking where

are they going next, “We all

want to live in America, do

another album quite quickly, do

something raw, unpretentious,

not very fussy and not too epic

just quite scratchy and live.”

They are a well-known and

popular band but never really

had chart success, this doesn’t

seem to bother them but you

do wonder what the future will

bring for the five boys from

London.

Photos by: Nacho AlegreCourtesy of Camille Augarde

"We're like a weird

sort of family.."

Fresh From Eel Pie Island: The Mystery Jets

This year has seen the four

piece travel the world “we

started with a week in America,

playing in Toronto, New York and

L.A. and then a month travelling

around Europe doing little

club shows and now we’re in

England, it’s been a lot of fun”.

First signing to Trangressive

Records and then 679

Recordings, 2004 was the year

that saw The Mystery Jets

become official, but they were

together a long time before that.

“I met Blaine at nursery school

when we were about 3 or 4 and

then with the guidance of his

dad Henry, we started making

music in the summer holidays,

then we met Kai our bass player

drummer when we were about

14 or 15. That’s when we started

doing proper gigs; we’re like a

weird sort of extended family.”

Their infamous parties on Eel

Pie Island were a long time ago

and since then they’ve

developed and changed a lot as

a band. “When we were doing

those parties, we were making

this progressive, sort

of psychedelic and probably

quite naïve music. Since then

we’ve kind

of fallen in

love with

pop music a

bit more and

started to

hone our song

writing with

tracks like

‘Young Love’ or ‘Two Doors

Down’. We’re now making songs

that are a bit more delicate,

sculpted and more of a pop

sensibility”

"We all want to live in America,

do another album...something raw"

The Mystery Jets have come a long way

with three albums and numerous live appearances. Audio Addict’s Rachael

Anderson, caught up with guitarist Will

before taking the stage in Brighton as part of their UK autumn tour.

features features

Just another day at Eel Pie Island…

In a daze…The Mystery Jets contemplate their new sound.

The band are close friends of DJ

Erol Alkan who produced their

second album Twenty One, not

they’re most successful but

probably their most popular

record. Erol brought a different,

almost dancier sound to The

Mystery Jets.

“Twenty One’s my favourite

because the process of making it

for me was really enjoyable, I’m

really good friends

with Erol, he’s a great

friend and someone

I have a lot of respect

for. It’s interesting

working with someone who is

a DJ and involved in the club

world because they listen to

music in a different way, for

them music is much more about

having a purpose and that

purpose is to make your body

move as much as possible”.The

Mystery Jets went on to sign to

Rough Trade Records in early

2009 leading to the release of

their 3rd album Serotonin in

2010 and them playing a whole

host of festivals over the summer

as well as a special one off gig at

Somerset House as part of their

Summer Series. “It’s beautiful,

historical the best thing actually

was the dressing rooms and

the rider was amazing like

champagne bottles etc. It was

an amazing gig and I it was a bit

of a crowning moment for The

Mystery Jets, quite an important

chapter for us.”

The Mystery Jets are coming

towards the end of promoting

Serotonin and after 3 albums

you find yourself asking where

are they going next, “We all

want to live in America, do

another album quite quickly, do

something raw, unpretentious,

not very fussy and not too epic

just quite scratchy and live.”

They are a well-known and

popular band but never really

had chart success, this doesn’t

seem to bother them but you

do wonder what the future will

bring for the five boys from

London.

Photos by: Nacho AlegreCourtesy of Camille Augarde

"We're like a weird

sort of family.."

Fresh From Eel Pie Island: The Mystery Jets

This year has seen the four

piece travel the world “we

started with a week in America,

playing in Toronto, New York and

L.A. and then a month travelling

around Europe doing little

club shows and now we’re in

England, it’s been a lot of fun”.

First signing to Trangressive

Records and then 679

Recordings, 2004 was the year

that saw The Mystery Jets

become official, but they were

together a long time before that.

“I met Blaine at nursery school

when we were about 3 or 4 and

then with the guidance of his

dad Henry, we started making

music in the summer holidays,

then we met Kai our bass player

drummer when we were about

14 or 15. That’s when we started

doing proper gigs; we’re like a

weird sort of extended family.”

Their infamous parties on Eel

Pie Island were a long time ago

and since then they’ve

developed and changed a lot as

a band. “When we were doing

those parties, we were making

this progressive, sort

of psychedelic and probably

quite naïve music. Since then

we’ve kind

of fallen in

love with

pop music a

bit more and

started to

hone our song

writing with

tracks like

‘Young Love’ or ‘Two Doors

Down’. We’re now making songs

that are a bit more delicate,

sculpted and more of a pop

sensibility”

"We all want to live in America,

do another album...something raw"

The Mystery Jets have come a long way

with three albums and numerous live appearances. Audio Addict’s Rachael

Anderson, caught up with guitarist Will

before taking the stage in Brighton as part of their UK autumn tour.

features features

Just another day at Eel Pie Island…

In a daze…The Mystery Jets contemplate their new sound.

Audio Addict’s Racheal Anderson talks 23 year-

old Ellie Goulding.

Ellie Goulding is a singer

songwriter from Hereford.

If you haven’t heard of her by

now you’ve probably been in

a bubble for the past year as

she’s well and truly taken over

the world of pop with the very

emotional and beautiful music

she makes.

Ellie studied Drama at The

University Of Kent before

leaving part way through her

degree to pursue a career in

music, “I realised I could write

my own songs and sing, people

were starting to get really excited

about me because they had

heard me singing, so I moved to

London with no money. God it

was a nightmare!”

In September 2009 she signed to

Polydor Records and within 6

months she’d won the BBC’S

Sound of 2010 and the Critic’s

Choice Award at the Brits, all

before the release of her debut

album Lights in March.

However it wasn’t all as easy as it

sounds as Ellie explains, “It

doesn’t matter how good or how

determined you

are, you’ve got to do a lot of

work.”

Ellie hasn’t really stopped

touring since the album was

released. “My life has just got

progressively

more fucking

mental! I was

with Katy

Perry the

other day

saying she

was a really

big fan and I was like ‘What…

is going on?’ There’s Rihanna

saying she wants to do stuff and

I can’t really take it in, I met my

boyfriend this year too, did not

expect to meet my soul mate.

There are moments that keep my

feet on the ground, my band are

amazing, so clever, so talented,

we’re happy with what we do...

We feel like a family.”

This tour has been Ellie’s

longest. Playing 21 dates

throughout October and

November, she is coming towards

the end of what has been

a tough ride for the pop

sensation, “It’s been good,

it’s hard, you have to keep

the morale up, I stuff my

face, and I’ve put on loads

of weight! You kind of look

forward to the days off, not that

we don’t love it but it’s taxing

because my voice is strong but

can be weak at the same time.”

A lot of people would say Ellie

Goulding has almost reinvented

the female singer songwriter

with her originality and real

passion for music, inspiring a

rise in female artists within the

industry, some examples being

Marina and the Diamonds, and

her current support act Sunday

Girl. “I don’t think I have

reinvented anything, You can

dress something

up as much as

you want, but it

doesn’t mean it’s

going to be good.

I write everything

really close to my

heart and I don’t

hold back. I love pop music and

I’m not afraid of it, I think fear

can really hold you back when it

comes to being creative.”

With Ellie’s tour coming towards

the end, many fans are eager for

a quick second album and next

week sees the re-release of her

debut record entitled Bright

Lights. Featuring six new tracks

it includes a beautiful cover of

‘Your Song’ by Elton John, which

is also the soundtrack to the new

John Lewis Christmas advert.

“I’ve got a vision forming in my

head; I need to read a lot more

books and I’ll go away for a few

weeks but I’m very much in this

Bright Lights mind frame, I’m

really excited about the new

songs, and they’ll be out soon.

They just sound a bit more

mature I think, like they’ve come

a bit further.”

The past 12 months have been

nothing but a whirlwind for

pop’s latest star but the next 12

are set to look even brighter if

her second album is anything as

good as her first.

STarry eyedfeatures

"I met my boy-friend this year too, did not ex-pect to meet my soul mate."

"My life has just got progressively more fucking men-tal!"

"I think fear can really

hold you back when it

comes to being

creative."

Audio Addict’s Racheal Anderson talks 23 year-

old Ellie Goulding.

Ellie Goulding is a singer

songwriter from Hereford.

If you haven’t heard of her by

now you’ve probably been in

a bubble for the past year as

she’s well and truly taken over

the world of pop with the very

emotional and beautiful music

she makes.

Ellie studied Drama at The

University Of Kent before

leaving part way through her

degree to pursue a career in

music, “I realised I could write

my own songs and sing, people

were starting to get really excited

about me because they had

heard me singing, so I moved to

London with no money. God it

was a nightmare!”

In September 2009 she signed to

Polydor Records and within 6

months she’d won the BBC’S

Sound of 2010 and the Critic’s

Choice Award at the Brits, all

before the release of her debut

album Lights in March.

However it wasn’t all as easy as it

sounds as Ellie explains, “It

doesn’t matter how good or how

determined you

are, you’ve got to do a lot of

work.”

Ellie hasn’t really stopped

touring since the album was

released. “My life has just got

progressively

more fucking

mental! I was

with Katy

Perry the

other day

saying she

was a really

big fan and I was like ‘What…

is going on?’ There’s Rihanna

saying she wants to do stuff and

I can’t really take it in, I met my

boyfriend this year too, did not

expect to meet my soul mate.

There are moments that keep my

feet on the ground, my band are

amazing, so clever, so talented,

we’re happy with what we do...

We feel like a family.”

This tour has been Ellie’s

longest. Playing 21 dates

throughout October and

November, she is coming towards

the end of what has been

a tough ride for the pop

sensation, “It’s been good,

it’s hard, you have to keep

the morale up, I stuff my

face, and I’ve put on loads

of weight! You kind of look

forward to the days off, not that

we don’t love it but it’s taxing

because my voice is strong but

can be weak at the same time.”

A lot of people would say Ellie

Goulding has almost reinvented

the female singer songwriter

with her originality and real

passion for music, inspiring a

rise in female artists within the

industry, some examples being

Marina and the Diamonds, and

her current support act Sunday

Girl. “I don’t think I have

reinvented anything, You can

dress something

up as much as

you want, but it

doesn’t mean it’s

going to be good.

I write everything

really close to my

heart and I don’t

hold back. I love pop music and

I’m not afraid of it, I think fear

can really hold you back when it

comes to being creative.”

With Ellie’s tour coming towards

the end, many fans are eager for

a quick second album and next

week sees the re-release of her

debut record entitled Bright

Lights. Featuring six new tracks

it includes a beautiful cover of

‘Your Song’ by Elton John, which

is also the soundtrack to the new

John Lewis Christmas advert.

“I’ve got a vision forming in my

head; I need to read a lot more

books and I’ll go away for a few

weeks but I’m very much in this

Bright Lights mind frame, I’m

really excited about the new

songs, and they’ll be out soon.

They just sound a bit more

mature I think, like they’ve come

a bit further.”

The past 12 months have been

nothing but a whirlwind for

pop’s latest star but the next 12

are set to look even brighter if

her second album is anything as

good as her first.

STarry eyedfeatures

"I met my boy-friend this year too, did not ex-pect to meet my soul mate."

"My life has just got progressively more fucking men-tal!"

"I think fear can really

hold you back when it

comes to being

creative."

was ecstatic but realised that

I can’t really run, so quickly

became nervous and quite

scared!

However, waking up to beautiful

weather with the thought that

not everyone gets to run with

Ellie Goulding everyday spurred

me on to do

well and enjoy

the run instead

of dread it!

Meeting Ellie

was great; she

was so lovely,

friendly and

down to earth,

seeming like a

friend rather

than a famous

musician!”

Rob, 20, from

Basingstoke:

“Being a huge

Ellie Goulding

fan, I must have been the

only person dedicated (read:

obsessive) enough to have

known she runs in the cities

she gigs in. I had tickets for

the Southampton show, but

couldn’t find any information

on a scheduled run in the city,

and thought no more of it.

So when I was asked the day

before the show, I was ecstatic

to say the least! I had been

jogging regularly over

the summer whilst

working with the military

in Germany, but since

resuming university, my

beer belly had started to

reappear and the thought

of jogging again worried

me a little, but it was

fantastic! The 5k seemed

a breeze whilst jogging

alongside Ellie the entire

time, and she was lovely

and understanding to

those who couldn’t keep

up as easily. The whole

experience was surreal!”

Ellie says:

“I really enjoyed it. Sometimes

we have five people, sometimes

ten. Last time we had a girl

who… she was lovely, but she

was underage and she couldn’t

really run very far, so to have a

lot of people who can actually

run is really cool. Last tour we

did it in every city and I was fit

as hell. Just running in every

city. However, it’s a really long

tour and a demanding show

physically too, so we’ve made

sure we haven’t done it every

day.”

Words by: Rob Ferguson, with contributions from: Danielle Brackenbury, Elliot Muharrem, and Rachael AndersonPhotos: Courtesy of Solent SU Press

Usually, a meeting with a pop

star is being in the right

place at the right time. They

tend to be awkward situations;

a case of either being too star

struck to make any meaningful

conversation, or trying too hard

to impress your new-found best

friend.

Not Ellie Goulding. The night

before her show at the

Southampton Guildhall, four

students from Southampton

Solent University were asked

if they would like to go jogging

with the pop sensation herself.

Walking to university every day

was exercise enough for most

of us, but we all agreed to go

anyway, the 5-kilometre run

being a small consequence of

meeting Britain’s latest pop

darling.

Ellie enjoys running; “I just

really love it, so decided to

get other people involved. People

think I’m a nerd, but shame on

people who laugh at it because

I’d much rather my fans were

doing that rather than getting

wasted on drugs or just being…

lazy.” She knows it’s not typical

custom for a pop star to do this

sort of thing as well. “Yeah it’s

different, I just think it’s good

because everything I’ve done to

do with music is pretty dark and

I’ve been through a lot of stuff

to write my songs, but there’s

this whole other thing about

me which is running. I like it so

much I just wanted to get people

who are into my music involved

and see if I could make a

difference. Which I think I have

done, because so many people

have started running through it.”

Audio Addict runner’s thoughts…

Elliott, 19 from Essex:

“I’ve met my fair share of high-

profile artists, most from being in

the right place at the right time.

I’m tempted to use the phrase

‘blood, sweat, and tears’ to

describe what I had to endure to

meet Ellie Goulding, and

I’d almost be right; there

was certainly buckets

of sweat, thankfully no

blood (just blisters…),

and dare I say, tears of

joy at actually finishing

the run!”

Danielle, 19 from Essex:

“Normally my answer to a

5k run would be “You

must be must joking?!

Hah!” But when you’re

asked to run 5k with Ellie

Goulding? My answer

soon turns into “Of course!”

I was dreading the thought of the

run, but when she arrived I

thought how lucky I was and

would give it my best shot. The

pace was pretty fast and being

a non-runner, I hated every

second of it. But when it all came

to an end, she was happy enough

to sign our special ‘Ellie Runs’

Nike tops and put us all on the

guest list for the show that night.

Ellie is so passionate about

running. What she’s doing for

her fans is such a great thing and

I hope she keeps it up for years

to come. I hope I get the chance

to do it again, but this time with

a few months of training behind

me…”

Rachael, 20, from Brighton:

“Having the opportunity to run

with Ellie Goulding was truly

amazing, when I first found out

that I’d be running with her, I

Ellie On The Runfeatures

"Shame on people who laugh. I'd much rather my fans doing that rather than getting wasted." – Ellie Goulding

features

was ecstatic but realised that

I can’t really run, so quickly

became nervous and quite

scared!

However, waking up to beautiful

weather with the thought that

not everyone gets to run with

Ellie Goulding everyday spurred

me on to do

well and enjoy

the run instead

of dread it!

Meeting Ellie

was great; she

was so lovely,

friendly and

down to earth,

seeming like a

friend rather

than a famous

musician!”

Rob, 20, from

Basingstoke:

“Being a huge

Ellie Goulding

fan, I must have been the

only person dedicated (read:

obsessive) enough to have

known she runs in the cities

she gigs in. I had tickets for

the Southampton show, but

couldn’t find any information

on a scheduled run in the city,

and thought no more of it.

So when I was asked the day

before the show, I was ecstatic

to say the least! I had been

jogging regularly over

the summer whilst

working with the military

in Germany, but since

resuming university, my

beer belly had started to

reappear and the thought

of jogging again worried

me a little, but it was

fantastic! The 5k seemed

a breeze whilst jogging

alongside Ellie the entire

time, and she was lovely

and understanding to

those who couldn’t keep

up as easily. The whole

experience was surreal!”

Ellie says:

“I really enjoyed it. Sometimes

we have five people, sometimes

ten. Last time we had a girl

who… she was lovely, but she

was underage and she couldn’t

really run very far, so to have a

lot of people who can actually

run is really cool. Last tour we

did it in every city and I was fit

as hell. Just running in every

city. However, it’s a really long

tour and a demanding show

physically too, so we’ve made

sure we haven’t done it every

day.”

Words by: Rob Ferguson, with contributions from: Danielle Brackenbury, Elliot Muharrem, and Rachael AndersonPhotos: Courtesy of Solent SU Press

Usually, a meeting with a pop

star is being in the right

place at the right time. They

tend to be awkward situations;

a case of either being too star

struck to make any meaningful

conversation, or trying too hard

to impress your new-found best

friend.

Not Ellie Goulding. The night

before her show at the

Southampton Guildhall, four

students from Southampton

Solent University were asked

if they would like to go jogging

with the pop sensation herself.

Walking to university every day

was exercise enough for most

of us, but we all agreed to go

anyway, the 5-kilometre run

being a small consequence of

meeting Britain’s latest pop

darling.

Ellie enjoys running; “I just

really love it, so decided to

get other people involved. People

think I’m a nerd, but shame on

people who laugh at it because

I’d much rather my fans were

doing that rather than getting

wasted on drugs or just being…

lazy.” She knows it’s not typical

custom for a pop star to do this

sort of thing as well. “Yeah it’s

different, I just think it’s good

because everything I’ve done to

do with music is pretty dark and

I’ve been through a lot of stuff

to write my songs, but there’s

this whole other thing about

me which is running. I like it so

much I just wanted to get people

who are into my music involved

and see if I could make a

difference. Which I think I have

done, because so many people

have started running through it.”

Audio Addict runner’s thoughts…

Elliott, 19 from Essex:

“I’ve met my fair share of high-

profile artists, most from being in

the right place at the right time.

I’m tempted to use the phrase

‘blood, sweat, and tears’ to

describe what I had to endure to

meet Ellie Goulding, and

I’d almost be right; there

was certainly buckets

of sweat, thankfully no

blood (just blisters…),

and dare I say, tears of

joy at actually finishing

the run!”

Danielle, 19 from Essex:

“Normally my answer to a

5k run would be “You

must be must joking?!

Hah!” But when you’re

asked to run 5k with Ellie

Goulding? My answer

soon turns into “Of course!”

I was dreading the thought of the

run, but when she arrived I

thought how lucky I was and

would give it my best shot. The

pace was pretty fast and being

a non-runner, I hated every

second of it. But when it all came

to an end, she was happy enough

to sign our special ‘Ellie Runs’

Nike tops and put us all on the

guest list for the show that night.

Ellie is so passionate about

running. What she’s doing for

her fans is such a great thing and

I hope she keeps it up for years

to come. I hope I get the chance

to do it again, but this time with

a few months of training behind

me…”

Rachael, 20, from Brighton:

“Having the opportunity to run

with Ellie Goulding was truly

amazing, when I first found out

that I’d be running with her, I

Ellie On The Runfeatures

"Shame on people who laugh. I'd much rather my fans doing that rather than getting wasted." – Ellie Goulding

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ten years of athleteRacheal Anderson talks to Athlete drummer, Steve Roberts to find

out what’s next for the

band...

Athlete have been together

10 years now. After 4

albums and a number of

successful singles many fans are

confused as to what’s next for

the 4-piece from London.

Formed in 1999, Athlete’s early

years were their most successful.

They won an Ivor Novello award

for single ‘Wires’ and a Mercury

Prize for their 2003 album

entitled Vehicles and Animals.

These successes earned them a

lot of publicity, leading to their

second album Tourist reaching

number 1 in the UK album chart

in 2005. Most recently thy have

released Singles 01-10, a greatest

hits album. “Every album sounds

quite different and we’ve been

quite comfortable with that, I

think sometimes that kind of

thing can come across as quite

erratic. That’s a real positive

from our point of view for things

to change as much as they need

to.” says Roberts.

Athlete has been through a lot

together as a band and each

album they’ve written really

reflects what’s happened

around that time. “I don’t have a

favourite album…looking back

I think it’s probably Beyond The

Neighbourhood because we made

that record on our own, in our

own studio and it was really

creative, really independent. But

the first record is really special

to us because we were really

young and excited. We couldn’t

believe that somebody was

actually paying for us to be in

the studio, recording stuff and

then we were on the radio.”

Athlete are half way through

their current UK tour. Their

‘homecoming’ gig was at the

HMV Forum on Saturday

and was described by their

tour manager as ‘their best

London show ever.’ “I really

really enjoyed Saturday night.

"We couldn't believe that somebody was actually paying for us to be in the studio"

This time it’s more to mark the

fact we’ve been around for 10

years and we’ve got the 10 year

anniversary album of all the

singles”.

Having reached the 10-year

milestone together, after four

albums Athlete aren’t planning

on splitting up anytime soon

but they’ve decided to take a

break, “we feel like it’s a natural

point to take some time out,

we’ve been doing that

process of making an

album and touring it,

then once you finish

that you start writing and you

make another album and you

tour it. We just decided let’s not

do that again, let’s do it when we

feel like, when we’ve really got

something to say and we’ve got

something fresh to

put into it.”

It’s hard to

understand why

Athlete have never

really made it, even

with a number 1

album and several

successful singles

a lot of people

still don’t know

who they are and

it’s clear to see

that they rely on a

strong following of

loyal fans. It would

be fantastic to see

them come back

having gone in a

slightly different

direction, with

a new album

reaching out to a

wider audience to

finally getting the

recognition they

deserve.

Photos: Courtesy of Mike Gourlay

"we've really got something to say and we've got something fresh to put into it"

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Drummer Steve Roberts decides to take a break from Athlete’s moving day.

ten years of athleteRacheal Anderson talks to Athlete drummer, Steve Roberts to find

out what’s next for the

band...

Athlete have been together

10 years now. After 4

albums and a number of

successful singles many fans are

confused as to what’s next for

the 4-piece from London.

Formed in 1999, Athlete’s early

years were their most successful.

They won an Ivor Novello award

for single ‘Wires’ and a Mercury

Prize for their 2003 album

entitled Vehicles and Animals.

These successes earned them a

lot of publicity, leading to their

second album Tourist reaching

number 1 in the UK album chart

in 2005. Most recently thy have

released Singles 01-10, a greatest

hits album. “Every album sounds

quite different and we’ve been

quite comfortable with that, I

think sometimes that kind of

thing can come across as quite

erratic. That’s a real positive

from our point of view for things

to change as much as they need

to.” says Roberts.

Athlete has been through a lot

together as a band and each

album they’ve written really

reflects what’s happened

around that time. “I don’t have a

favourite album…looking back

I think it’s probably Beyond The

Neighbourhood because we made

that record on our own, in our

own studio and it was really

creative, really independent. But

the first record is really special

to us because we were really

young and excited. We couldn’t

believe that somebody was

actually paying for us to be in

the studio, recording stuff and

then we were on the radio.”

Athlete are half way through

their current UK tour. Their

‘homecoming’ gig was at the

HMV Forum on Saturday

and was described by their

tour manager as ‘their best

London show ever.’ “I really

really enjoyed Saturday night.

"We couldn't believe that somebody was actually paying for us to be in the studio"

This time it’s more to mark the

fact we’ve been around for 10

years and we’ve got the 10 year

anniversary album of all the

singles”.

Having reached the 10-year

milestone together, after four

albums Athlete aren’t planning

on splitting up anytime soon

but they’ve decided to take a

break, “we feel like it’s a natural

point to take some time out,

we’ve been doing that

process of making an

album and touring it,

then once you finish

that you start writing and you

make another album and you

tour it. We just decided let’s not

do that again, let’s do it when we

feel like, when we’ve really got

something to say and we’ve got

something fresh to

put into it.”

It’s hard to

understand why

Athlete have never

really made it, even

with a number 1

album and several

successful singles

a lot of people

still don’t know

who they are and

it’s clear to see

that they rely on a

strong following of

loyal fans. It would

be fantastic to see

them come back

having gone in a

slightly different

direction, with

a new album

reaching out to a

wider audience to

finally getting the

recognition they

deserve.

Photos: Courtesy of Mike Gourlay

"we've really got something to say and we've got something fresh to put into it"

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Drummer Steve Roberts decides to take a break from Athlete’s moving day.

Aled through the looking glass

CardinalsShaping up to be one of

Southampton’s biggest

new breakthrough

acts of 2011, Cardinals

are something a bit

different. “I don’t

think there are many

groups around at the

moment that sound

like us,” says guitarist

Neil Allen. “We’re

trying to get away

from the ‘generic’

indie and add our own

personal touch to it.”

It’s not difficult to spot

the post-rock influence.

With sparse, dreamy

vocals and a heavy

emphasis on delay

pedals, the band have

developed a sound that

you’d be hard pushed to

find elsewhere in

these parts.

After the release of a

couple of demos

recorded and mixed

by band members

themselves, excitement

grew steadily and

reached fever pitch

when their first show

was announced. People

turned up in their

droves and applauded

the band on how

different they sounded

compared to the other

bands on the bill.

They will be playing

shows around

Southampton in the

tail-end of 2010, and

will then be looking to

expand out and tour all

over the UK.

Words by: Rob Ferguson

http://www.myspace.

com/cardinalsbanduk

Waking AidaIn 2008,

University

friends Josh

(bass) and Alex

(drums) met

their guitarist

James Cleary

via YouTube.

At first, the

instrumental post-rock

act were happy being

a three-piece but also

realised that a second

guitarist could help

bolster their sound. The

band eventually put an

add for him and James

Matthews joined. “So

now there were four

of us, but none of us

could/wanted to sing”

recalls bassist, Josh.

Eventually, the band

decided to stick to

being instrumental.

‘The new champions of

Post-medio-core’ (as

they like to call

themselves)

have so far

shared the bill

with the likes

of Jeniferever,

Engineers,

Portugal.

The Man and

Danananaykroyd,

playing at local venues

the Joiners, Hamptons

and Goblets.With some

new material in 2011,

Waking Aida definitely

have the chance to rule

not only the South

coast!

Words by: Veronika MihalkovaPhoto by: Jasper Tandy

http://www.myspace.

com/wakingaida

DJ JennarateAmongst glitter balls,

glow sticks and strobe

light lasers, meet

Solent’s very own DJ,

Jenna Barker.

By day she studies a

Digital Music degree

and by night ‘Jennarate’

can mix up some

cracking tunes and

spice them up with the

use of accapellas and

spin-backs.

After 5 years of DJing

across UK clubs, she is

steadily

climbing up the

industry

ranks.

She has

appeared

alongside

big names

such as

Scott Atrill and Kevin

Energy and made a

huge impression on

the London scene,

being the first up-

and-coming female

DJ to play at Matter

nightclub. Though her

most fun experience

is when she played in

Ibiza. “ Playing in the

sunshine with dolphins

swimming round the

boat was possibly one of

the best things I’ve ever

done.” Celebrate New

Year’s Eve with her at

London’s Renaissance

Rooms and get involved

in the biggest party

of the year.

Words by: Rachel Pottle

http://soundcloud.

com/jennarate

The stars of 2011Audio Addict brings you the local acts that are set to

make it big this coming year.

the locals

Audio Addict’s Danielle Brackenbury caught up with a very tired and

hung-over Aled Phillips, to get his thoughts on the whirlwind ride that

is being the front man of one of the UK’s hottest

Since supporting

Lostprophets at the

Southampton Guildhall 9

months ago, Kids in Glass

Houses have kept themselves

busy throughout this year.

The 5 piece band from Cardiff in

Wales released their first album

Smart Casual back in 2008. Early

this year they released their

second album Dirt. The album

includes the single ‘Undercover

lover’ which features one of The

Saturday girls Frankie Sandford.

With the song’s big 80s vibe, the

band thought it would be a great

idea to get a female vocalist in on

the act “it turned out she was a

big fan of our band and it all just

fell into place” says Aled.

Supporting the likes of the

Manic Street Preachers and

Lostprophets at the Guildhall.

Aled claims it’s a triumph for the

band to be headlining. With only

10 tickets left for the show it’s

clear just how big this band have

become in recent years. Aled

explains “I think Dirt kind of

helped our live shows a lot as we

feel a lot more confident.”

Joining together with Macbeth

footwear Kids in Glass Houses

have put on a string of in-store

signings to say thank you, “It’s

no skin off our noses to just

spend an hour scribbling our

names and just saying hey and

taking a picture”. Although Aled

says they get asked to do the

strangest of things “some woman

put her baby on the desk and we

signed her baby, I also received a

doll that was covered in writing...

I still have that in my bedroom

actually”.

2010 is nearly over but 2011 will

see the band play a few festivals

over the summer. While also

knuckling down writing and

recording demos for album

number 3, which will hopefully

be released late next year.

Words by: Danielle BrackenburyPhoto: Courtesy of Kirsten Sparks (Roadrunner records)

Kids In Glass Houses Dish the DIRT...

features

"some woman put her baby on

the desk and we signed it"

- Aled Phillips

Aled through the looking glass

CardinalsShaping up to be one of

Southampton’s biggest

new breakthrough

acts of 2011, Cardinals

are something a bit

different. “I don’t

think there are many

groups around at the

moment that sound

like us,” says guitarist

Neil Allen. “We’re

trying to get away

from the ‘generic’

indie and add our own

personal touch to it.”

It’s not difficult to spot

the post-rock influence.

With sparse, dreamy

vocals and a heavy

emphasis on delay

pedals, the band have

developed a sound that

you’d be hard pushed to

find elsewhere in

these parts.

After the release of a

couple of demos

recorded and mixed

by band members

themselves, excitement

grew steadily and

reached fever pitch

when their first show

was announced. People

turned up in their

droves and applauded

the band on how

different they sounded

compared to the other

bands on the bill.

They will be playing

shows around

Southampton in the

tail-end of 2010, and

will then be looking to

expand out and tour all

over the UK.

Words by: Rob Ferguson

http://www.myspace.

com/cardinalsbanduk

Waking AidaIn 2008,

University

friends Josh

(bass) and Alex

(drums) met

their guitarist

James Cleary

via YouTube.

At first, the

instrumental post-rock

act were happy being

a three-piece but also

realised that a second

guitarist could help

bolster their sound. The

band eventually put an

add for him and James

Matthews joined. “So

now there were four

of us, but none of us

could/wanted to sing”

recalls bassist, Josh.

Eventually, the band

decided to stick to

being instrumental.

‘The new champions of

Post-medio-core’ (as

they like to call

themselves)

have so far

shared the bill

with the likes

of Jeniferever,

Engineers,

Portugal.

The Man and

Danananaykroyd,

playing at local venues

the Joiners, Hamptons

and Goblets.With some

new material in 2011,

Waking Aida definitely

have the chance to rule

not only the South

coast!

Words by: Veronika MihalkovaPhoto by: Jasper Tandy

http://www.myspace.

com/wakingaida

DJ JennarateAmongst glitter balls,

glow sticks and strobe

light lasers, meet

Solent’s very own DJ,

Jenna Barker.

By day she studies a

Digital Music degree

and by night ‘Jennarate’

can mix up some

cracking tunes and

spice them up with the

use of accapellas and

spin-backs.

After 5 years of DJing

across UK clubs, she is

steadily

climbing up the

industry

ranks.

She has

appeared

alongside

big names

such as

Scott Atrill and Kevin

Energy and made a

huge impression on

the London scene,

being the first up-

and-coming female

DJ to play at Matter

nightclub. Though her

most fun experience

is when she played in

Ibiza. “ Playing in the

sunshine with dolphins

swimming round the

boat was possibly one of

the best things I’ve ever

done.” Celebrate New

Year’s Eve with her at

London’s Renaissance

Rooms and get involved

in the biggest party

of the year.

Words by: Rachel Pottle

http://soundcloud.

com/jennarate

The stars of 2011Audio Addict brings you the local acts that are set to

make it big this coming year.

the locals

Audio Addict’s Danielle Brackenbury caught up with a very tired and

hung-over Aled Phillips, to get his thoughts on the whirlwind ride that

is being the front man of one of the UK’s hottest

Since supporting

Lostprophets at the

Southampton Guildhall 9

months ago, Kids in Glass

Houses have kept themselves

busy throughout this year.

The 5 piece band from Cardiff in

Wales released their first album

Smart Casual back in 2008. Early

this year they released their

second album Dirt. The album

includes the single ‘Undercover

lover’ which features one of The

Saturday girls Frankie Sandford.

With the song’s big 80s vibe, the

band thought it would be a great

idea to get a female vocalist in on

the act “it turned out she was a

big fan of our band and it all just

fell into place” says Aled.

Supporting the likes of the

Manic Street Preachers and

Lostprophets at the Guildhall.

Aled claims it’s a triumph for the

band to be headlining. With only

10 tickets left for the show it’s

clear just how big this band have

become in recent years. Aled

explains “I think Dirt kind of

helped our live shows a lot as we

feel a lot more confident.”

Joining together with Macbeth

footwear Kids in Glass Houses

have put on a string of in-store

signings to say thank you, “It’s

no skin off our noses to just

spend an hour scribbling our

names and just saying hey and

taking a picture”. Although Aled

says they get asked to do the

strangest of things “some woman

put her baby on the desk and we

signed her baby, I also received a

doll that was covered in writing...

I still have that in my bedroom

actually”.

2010 is nearly over but 2011 will

see the band play a few festivals

over the summer. While also

knuckling down writing and

recording demos for album

number 3, which will hopefully

be released late next year.

Words by: Danielle BrackenburyPhoto: Courtesy of Kirsten Sparks (Roadrunner records)

Kids In Glass Houses Dish the DIRT...

features

"some woman put her baby on

the desk and we signed it"

- Aled Phillips

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend: Marina performs at her last UK tour date.

Marina is blown away by her wind machine.

live reviews

Despite the ice-cold

November air, the last

handpicked stop for the ‘Burger

Queen Tour’ draws in a huge

crowd of teenage variations of

Marina, with their sparkly eye

make-up and glittery hair- and

that’s just the boys.

She begins the night with a

soulful rendition of ‘The Family

Jewels’. A wall of sound- brought

in by a playful, ‘Girls’ comes as

a shock to the system- not least

because this is a bubblegum pop

act and her band of Diamonds-

not a hardcore metal group. It

pays testament to the sound

capabilities of the venue as

well as the timing and skill of

the forgotten backing band,

consisting of keyboardist,

drummer, synthesist and pigeon-

bobbing-headed guitarist.

A fan decides to lob a tampon on

stage, which Marina promptly

picks up. ‘It has Marina hearts

Hollywood on it’ she tells the

audience rather confused, ‘Well

I’m a feminist so I’m ok with

this’ she laughs. And indeed

the sense of girl power that

emanates from the songstress

appears to be thrown right back

at her, literally.

The first costume change comes

as a pre-cursor to ‘I am not a

Robot’. From a dark sultry velvet

dress to a skin-tight black cat

suit with giant neon flashing

love-heart belt. Marina’s mish-

mash of style and unique

performance technique (a lot

of karate type hand waving) is

entertaining to say the least.

Vocally her performance is

faultless, despite this being

the last stop on her long

9-month tour. Songs, ‘Numb’ and

‘Obsessions’, are performed by

Marina alone at her keyboard-

with a backing band of the few

hundred that watch her.

The encore is rounds off with a

lively rendition of her hit single

‘Hollywood’, with Marina dressed

in a personalised American jock

jumpsuit, holding a foam burger

in one hand and a take-away

carton in the other. Following

this, she thanks her fans and

gushes, ‘I know it sounds corny

but Marina and the Diamonds

is all I care about... and as long

as I have you listening to me

then that’s all that matters’.

Fans share in this cringe-worthy

moment that almost feels like

it might end in ‘happy’ tears, as

confetti falls from the ceiling.

Yes, it truly seemed that Marina’s

found a new home- one where

the girls adore her, the boys

wear make-up in ode to her, and

tampons are thrown lovingly at

Photos by: Polly Hanrahan

MARINA AND HER BRIGHTON DIAMONDS:THE LAST OF THE UK TOUR

Words by: Sian RobertsonOrange Rooms receives a visit from ‘turntablist’

extraordinaire Mr Scruff, as label Ninja Tune, celebrates their 20th

Mr Scruff came to Orange Rooms

this week a little later than

planned. We expected to see him

here last month, but that was

cancelled and we all had to wait a

while, but fuck it, he’s here now,

so let the party commence!

Scruff’s set got off to a fairly

inauspicious start, with some

low-key tunes. But then suddenly

the woofers kicked in with an

almightily thunderous rhythm

and Scruff-style shaking speakers

to a swelling audience. The crowd

flocked towards the sound in a

manner that would have put the

Pied Piper himself to shame.

Careful, steady, and grooving,

suddenly dropped into the Keep

It Unreal crowd pleasers like

‘Spandex Man’ and ‘Get a Move

On’, delving into the adrenaline

soaked, stomping bass favourites

as the night progressed.

There was a nice mix of the

slightly surreal tunes and bits of

old fashioned hip hop vocals

tempted in every now and again

over the usual dazzling array

of breaks, funk, soul, ska, jazz

and Latin records. Scruff deftly

blended the raucous horns into

the chilled African Drums of the

next record, keeping his head

about him as every five minutes

somebody leaned over his decks

to shake his hand, and always

obliging.

A Mr Scruff show is

something a little out of the

ordinary. The man has an

uncanny symbiosis with his

merchandising. There is nobody

else out there who draws such

a fanatical following, largely

based on a bunch of podgy line

drawings.

Mr Scruff is about as down to

earth as they come, completely

infatuated with music; he lives to

mix and is always one to promote

the virtues of a good cup of tea.

So all in all, this was another

fantastic night and another

ecstatic crowd with Mr Scruff

showing how it should be done

as per.

Words by: Peter Smith

Scruff's Orange Night Out

A sell out crowd at the Portsmouth Pyramids Leisure Centre, plays

host to California’s own

We Are Scientists.A community swimming pool in

the quaint area of Southsea,

seems like a very bizarre place

to hold two of music’s biggest

characters, but is it? The muggy

atmosphere consumes as you

walk through the doors into the

1400 capacity room. It may be

a swimming pool by day, but

put your trunks away as We Are

Scientists spill to the stage like a

shaken up can of lager.

A surprising mix of age groups

makes up the crowd

demonstrating We Are Scientists’

universal appeal. However, it’s

clear many younger members of

the audience weren’t even aware

of a third album, so starting the

set with ‘Nice Guys’ instantly

divided the crowd. Die-hard fans

will have loved the inclusion

of newer tracks like ‘Jack and

Ginger’ and the epic ‘Pittsburgh’

whilst the bandwagon anxiously

awaited the classics.

The hilarious banter between

songs and hyperactive stage

presence once again proved that

We Are Scientists are the most

amusing live band around.

Words by: Dan Wallwork

We Are Scientists: Live at Portsmouth Pyramids Leisure Centre

live reviews

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend: Marina performs at her last UK tour date.

Marina is blown away by her wind machine.

live reviews

Despite the ice-cold

November air, the last

handpicked stop for the ‘Burger

Queen Tour’ draws in a huge

crowd of teenage variations of

Marina, with their sparkly eye

make-up and glittery hair- and

that’s just the boys.

She begins the night with a

soulful rendition of ‘The Family

Jewels’. A wall of sound- brought

in by a playful, ‘Girls’ comes as

a shock to the system- not least

because this is a bubblegum pop

act and her band of Diamonds-

not a hardcore metal group. It

pays testament to the sound

capabilities of the venue as

well as the timing and skill of

the forgotten backing band,

consisting of keyboardist,

drummer, synthesist and pigeon-

bobbing-headed guitarist.

A fan decides to lob a tampon on

stage, which Marina promptly

picks up. ‘It has Marina hearts

Hollywood on it’ she tells the

audience rather confused, ‘Well

I’m a feminist so I’m ok with

this’ she laughs. And indeed

the sense of girl power that

emanates from the songstress

appears to be thrown right back

at her, literally.

The first costume change comes

as a pre-cursor to ‘I am not a

Robot’. From a dark sultry velvet

dress to a skin-tight black cat

suit with giant neon flashing

love-heart belt. Marina’s mish-

mash of style and unique

performance technique (a lot

of karate type hand waving) is

entertaining to say the least.

Vocally her performance is

faultless, despite this being

the last stop on her long

9-month tour. Songs, ‘Numb’ and

‘Obsessions’, are performed by

Marina alone at her keyboard-

with a backing band of the few

hundred that watch her.

The encore is rounds off with a

lively rendition of her hit single

‘Hollywood’, with Marina dressed

in a personalised American jock

jumpsuit, holding a foam burger

in one hand and a take-away

carton in the other. Following

this, she thanks her fans and

gushes, ‘I know it sounds corny

but Marina and the Diamonds

is all I care about... and as long

as I have you listening to me

then that’s all that matters’.

Fans share in this cringe-worthy

moment that almost feels like

it might end in ‘happy’ tears, as

confetti falls from the ceiling.

Yes, it truly seemed that Marina’s

found a new home- one where

the girls adore her, the boys

wear make-up in ode to her, and

tampons are thrown lovingly at

Photos by: Polly Hanrahan

MARINA AND HER BRIGHTON DIAMONDS:THE LAST OF THE UK TOUR

Words by: Sian RobertsonOrange Rooms receives a visit from ‘turntablist’

extraordinaire Mr Scruff, as label Ninja Tune, celebrates their 20th

Mr Scruff came to Orange Rooms

this week a little later than

planned. We expected to see him

here last month, but that was

cancelled and we all had to wait a

while, but fuck it, he’s here now,

so let the party commence!

Scruff’s set got off to a fairly

inauspicious start, with some

low-key tunes. But then suddenly

the woofers kicked in with an

almightily thunderous rhythm

and Scruff-style shaking speakers

to a swelling audience. The crowd

flocked towards the sound in a

manner that would have put the

Pied Piper himself to shame.

Careful, steady, and grooving,

suddenly dropped into the Keep

It Unreal crowd pleasers like

‘Spandex Man’ and ‘Get a Move

On’, delving into the adrenaline

soaked, stomping bass favourites

as the night progressed.

There was a nice mix of the

slightly surreal tunes and bits of

old fashioned hip hop vocals

tempted in every now and again

over the usual dazzling array

of breaks, funk, soul, ska, jazz

and Latin records. Scruff deftly

blended the raucous horns into

the chilled African Drums of the

next record, keeping his head

about him as every five minutes

somebody leaned over his decks

to shake his hand, and always

obliging.

A Mr Scruff show is

something a little out of the

ordinary. The man has an

uncanny symbiosis with his

merchandising. There is nobody

else out there who draws such

a fanatical following, largely

based on a bunch of podgy line

drawings.

Mr Scruff is about as down to

earth as they come, completely

infatuated with music; he lives to

mix and is always one to promote

the virtues of a good cup of tea.

So all in all, this was another

fantastic night and another

ecstatic crowd with Mr Scruff

showing how it should be done

as per.

Words by: Peter Smith

Scruff's Orange Night Out

A sell out crowd at the Portsmouth Pyramids Leisure Centre, plays

host to California’s own

We Are Scientists.A community swimming pool in

the quaint area of Southsea,

seems like a very bizarre place

to hold two of music’s biggest

characters, but is it? The muggy

atmosphere consumes as you

walk through the doors into the

1400 capacity room. It may be

a swimming pool by day, but

put your trunks away as We Are

Scientists spill to the stage like a

shaken up can of lager.

A surprising mix of age groups

makes up the crowd

demonstrating We Are Scientists’

universal appeal. However, it’s

clear many younger members of

the audience weren’t even aware

of a third album, so starting the

set with ‘Nice Guys’ instantly

divided the crowd. Die-hard fans

will have loved the inclusion

of newer tracks like ‘Jack and

Ginger’ and the epic ‘Pittsburgh’

whilst the bandwagon anxiously

awaited the classics.

The hilarious banter between

songs and hyperactive stage

presence once again proved that

We Are Scientists are the most

amusing live band around.

Words by: Dan Wallwork

We Are Scientists: Live at Portsmouth Pyramids Leisure Centre

live reviews

Stornoway: Live at Southampton University

It’s not often Audio Addict’s

Elliot Muharrem ventures

into the deep dark depths of

Southampton Uni’s Highfield

campus for fear of alienation,

but tonight they host Stornoway,

so predispositions are let go. A

pretty packed out crowd are here

to see a band who have been

dubbed as folk’s most forward-

thinking band, or ‘nu-folkers’ if

you prefer.

A lone violinist strolls onto the

stage to serenade an expectant

crowd, an introduction to the

multitude of instruments about

to greet us tonight. They play

‘The Coldharbour Road’, possibly

one of their more unfamiliar

tunes, but a great example of

their ability to fuse a rustic sound

seamlessly with a delightful

melody.

This is Stornoway’s first time in

Southampton, and they are

certainly masters in the art of

holding an audience. Either that

or the audience are glued to the

1970’s black and white television

set that adorns the stage on top

of the amp stack. The backing

members of the band float on

and off the stage when needed,

and I find myself playing (and

losing) a tracking game as lead

singer Brian Briggs holds me

delicately in the palm

of his hands.

The first sing-along

comes as we hear the

heartfelt ‘Fuel Up’,

a song chronicling

a wistful journey

through childhood

with the literal

and overlying lyric

“drive on, drive

on”. However, it’s a

shame to hear the

instruments bleed

into each other as

the song climaxes

and the details that

make the band so

appealing have been

lost in a wall of sound.

Much foot stomping and

dancing ensues as ‘We are

the Battery Human’ sends a wave

of energy through the crowd,

(even the city-slicker types near

me whom I imagine must crave

a good hoedown). The liberating

“So join the new revolution,

revolution! To free the battery

human” is resounding in heads,

the most clear signal of the ‘nu-

folk’ tag Stornoway have had

pegged onto them.

And then comes the most

glorious moment of the gig. The

band asks for silence as they step

away from their microphones

to play ‘The End of a Movie’

unamplified to a hushed crowd.

Only a couple of mumbles from

a few people can be heard, as

the majority are as amazed to

how well they’ve managed to

command this silence. Even as

the chorus kicks in, people feel

not the need to interrupt this

beautiful moment but instead

whisper the chorus back to them.

The band’s most popular single

to date ‘Zorbing’, completes the

two-song encore, following

a harmonica-assisted ‘Long

Distance Lullaby’. The crowd

leaves fresh in the knowledge

that Stornoway, (and ‘nu-folk’

for that matter), have the ability

to command and empower one’s

spirit… and possibly even free it.

Photo: Courtesy of Robin Ball

"lead singer Brian Briggs holds me delicately in the palm of his hands"

"A lone violinist strolls onto the stage to ser-enade an expect-ant crowd"

Whether he’s throwing

juvenile tantrums at

music award ceremonies or

provoking the highest authority

in the world to describe what

he saw as “the most disgusting

point of his presidency”, Kanye

West is without doubt one of the

most controversial stars in music

today and he is often more well

known for his contentious antics

then he is for his music… until

The Chicago based rapper has

called upon a gargantuan

assembly of stars to help create

his best album to date. From

indie-folk star Bon Iver to

luminary pop figurehead Elton

John, along with a host of other

hip-hop and R ‘n’ B artists in

between.

The album begins with a piano

interlude performed by Elton

John, it flows into a stadium

synth set with a bongo beat

background. There is a celestial

feel that portrays Kanye’s

protagonist arriving home to find

his wife being unfaithful and

then Kanye, undertaking the role

of God, announces to “Let there

be light” in order to highlight

the act of betrayal.

Other stand-out songs include

‘Monster’ the second single to be

released from the album, in

which Jay Z and Bon Iver appear

alongside Kanye. However, it

is Niki Minaj who is the true

monster on this track, firing out

the rap of her life. ‘Dark Fantasy’

is an exceptionally emphatic

opening track, formulating a sky

rising, immense feeling, echoed

through lyrics, “Can we get much

higher?”.

Emotive ballad ‘Runaway,’

features Pusha T, one half

of hip-hop duo Clipse. Kanye’s

character’s inability to commit to

the woman he loves provides a

darker and sadder aspect to the

record.

It’s hard to pick out any low

points of the album, Kanye West

has truly delivered this time.

Composing an opulently dazzling

LP, think what you want of

Kanye West outside of the music,

once you have immersed yourself

in the tantalising rhythms and

nigh on perfect vocals, there

is no denying that Kanye has

produced one of the greatest

albums of the year.

Released: 22nd November

Download: ‘All of the Lights’,

‘Monster’, ‘Dark Fantasy’

Rating: 4/5

Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

(Roc A Fella/Def Jam)

Yizzy returns with arguably the best album of the year…

album reviews

Words by: Richard Cook

"flows into a stadium synth set with a bongo beat background"

live reviews

Stornoway: Live at Southampton University

It’s not often Audio Addict’s

Elliot Muharrem ventures

into the deep dark depths of

Southampton Uni’s Highfield

campus for fear of alienation,

but tonight they host Stornoway,

so predispositions are let go. A

pretty packed out crowd are here

to see a band who have been

dubbed as folk’s most forward-

thinking band, or ‘nu-folkers’ if

you prefer.

A lone violinist strolls onto the

stage to serenade an expectant

crowd, an introduction to the

multitude of instruments about

to greet us tonight. They play

‘The Coldharbour Road’, possibly

one of their more unfamiliar

tunes, but a great example of

their ability to fuse a rustic sound

seamlessly with a delightful

melody.

This is Stornoway’s first time in

Southampton, and they are

certainly masters in the art of

holding an audience. Either that

or the audience are glued to the

1970’s black and white television

set that adorns the stage on top

of the amp stack. The backing

members of the band float on

and off the stage when needed,

and I find myself playing (and

losing) a tracking game as lead

singer Brian Briggs holds me

delicately in the palm

of his hands.

The first sing-along

comes as we hear the

heartfelt ‘Fuel Up’,

a song chronicling

a wistful journey

through childhood

with the literal

and overlying lyric

“drive on, drive

on”. However, it’s a

shame to hear the

instruments bleed

into each other as

the song climaxes

and the details that

make the band so

appealing have been

lost in a wall of sound.

Much foot stomping and

dancing ensues as ‘We are

the Battery Human’ sends a wave

of energy through the crowd,

(even the city-slicker types near

me whom I imagine must crave

a good hoedown). The liberating

“So join the new revolution,

revolution! To free the battery

human” is resounding in heads,

the most clear signal of the ‘nu-

folk’ tag Stornoway have had

pegged onto them.

And then comes the most

glorious moment of the gig. The

band asks for silence as they step

away from their microphones

to play ‘The End of a Movie’

unamplified to a hushed crowd.

Only a couple of mumbles from

a few people can be heard, as

the majority are as amazed to

how well they’ve managed to

command this silence. Even as

the chorus kicks in, people feel

not the need to interrupt this

beautiful moment but instead

whisper the chorus back to them.

The band’s most popular single

to date ‘Zorbing’, completes the

two-song encore, following

a harmonica-assisted ‘Long

Distance Lullaby’. The crowd

leaves fresh in the knowledge

that Stornoway, (and ‘nu-folk’

for that matter), have the ability

to command and empower one’s

spirit… and possibly even free it.

Photo: Courtesy of Robin Ball

"lead singer Brian Briggs holds me delicately in the palm of his hands"

"A lone violinist strolls onto the stage to ser-enade an expect-ant crowd"

Whether he’s throwing

juvenile tantrums at

music award ceremonies or

provoking the highest authority

in the world to describe what

he saw as “the most disgusting

point of his presidency”, Kanye

West is without doubt one of the

most controversial stars in music

today and he is often more well

known for his contentious antics

then he is for his music… until

The Chicago based rapper has

called upon a gargantuan

assembly of stars to help create

his best album to date. From

indie-folk star Bon Iver to

luminary pop figurehead Elton

John, along with a host of other

hip-hop and R ‘n’ B artists in

between.

The album begins with a piano

interlude performed by Elton

John, it flows into a stadium

synth set with a bongo beat

background. There is a celestial

feel that portrays Kanye’s

protagonist arriving home to find

his wife being unfaithful and

then Kanye, undertaking the role

of God, announces to “Let there

be light” in order to highlight

the act of betrayal.

Other stand-out songs include

‘Monster’ the second single to be

released from the album, in

which Jay Z and Bon Iver appear

alongside Kanye. However, it

is Niki Minaj who is the true

monster on this track, firing out

the rap of her life. ‘Dark Fantasy’

is an exceptionally emphatic

opening track, formulating a sky

rising, immense feeling, echoed

through lyrics, “Can we get much

higher?”.

Emotive ballad ‘Runaway,’

features Pusha T, one half

of hip-hop duo Clipse. Kanye’s

character’s inability to commit to

the woman he loves provides a

darker and sadder aspect to the

record.

It’s hard to pick out any low

points of the album, Kanye West

has truly delivered this time.

Composing an opulently dazzling

LP, think what you want of

Kanye West outside of the music,

once you have immersed yourself

in the tantalising rhythms and

nigh on perfect vocals, there

is no denying that Kanye has

produced one of the greatest

albums of the year.

Download: ‘All of the Lights’,

‘Monster’, ‘Dark Fantasy’

Rating: 4/5

Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

(Roc A Fella/Def Jam)

Yizzy returns with arguably the best album of the year…

album reviews

"flows into a stadium synth set with a bongo beat background"

If ever an EP came out at the

wrong time of year, it’s this.

Spencer Stephenson’s debut is

brimming with beat-driven

compositions drenched in sun

and hazy, chill wave melodies.

Stephenson’s style slots nicely

in alongside those of Caribou

and Four Tet, and references

to both can be heard through

his sampling of interesting

instrumentation and sounds.

The shimmering tone of Feeling

Today is in evidence from its

opening title track, a slice

of dream pop that virtually

swells. Ashley Rathburn’s vocal

emphasises the carefree nature

of the EP as a whole, urging the

listener to “take your time, throw

your troubles away”.

‘Benefactress’ provides a

reflective calm, complete with

bird sounds and meandering

drums, while ‘Minnow Theme’

is a pure and joyful charge,

wearing its Manitoba influence

on its sleeve. ‘Waterparker’ is

similarly up-tempo and upbeat,

as if someone had locked the

young Texan in his room with

a sampler and the Beach Boy’s

back catalogue.

Internet research suggests that

Feeling Today is only a precursor

to Stephenson’s debut full

length, a consequence of years

amassing music and cultivating

(pun intended) the Botany

sound. If the album continues

in the vein of EP closer ‘Agave’,

the insistent hypnotism of its

four-to-the-floor rhythms and

competently building structure

proving a highlight of an already

fascinating set, the results could

be exceptional. Quick as you can

please sir.

Released: 9th November 2010

Download: ‘Agave’, ‘Waterparker’

Rating: 3.5/5

Words by: Tom Quickfall

BotanyFeeling Today EP (Western Vinyl)

Finally, the new Good Charlotte

album is here and it’s a pleasure

to say that this is some of their

best material yet...

Fans will be pleased to know

that they sound like the ‘old’

Good Charlotte, with less synth

and electronics and more drums

and guitar. Cardiology’s nothing

that we haven’t heard before; in

fact it’s almost like stepping back

8 years to when we first heard

The Young and the Hopeless. Good

Morning Revival was the only

album not to reach gold status

in America back in 2007 so

hopefully by going back to their

old sound they can achieve the

success they deserve with this

record.

With unoriginal track names

such as ‘1979’ and ‘Last Night’

though, it might seem that

Good Charlotte have run out

of ideas, and with a total of 15

tracks on the album, it can be a

little lengthy and repetitive. Yet

the album is still energetic with

catchy pop punk lyrics focused

on love, music and the good

things in life, which is actually

quite refreshing to hear during

these bad financial times.

The first albums have a very

innocent sound to them and

even though Good Charlotte

have grown up and matured they

have still managed to keep their

style youthful and appealing for

this album.

Released: 1st November

Download: ‘Counting the days’,

‘Alive’

Rating: 3/5

Words by: Emily Sutherland

Good CharlotteCardiology (EMI/Capitol Records)

On each of their albums,

My Chemical Romance

have so far always seemed

to come up with new

identities and a new concept

world, and this process has

usually been accompanied

by a whole new image.

Throughout the years, as

ridiculous as it might appear,

the most apparent and

memorable signifier of a new

chapter in band’s life was

when front man Gerard Way’s

hair changed from long black

goth style of their breakthrough

Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge

era to short platinum blonde

with the release of the following

concept album The Black Parade.

Now four years later, with a new

(so far) just touring drummer

Michael Pendicone (formerly

of The Bled), MCR are back on

track with Gerard’s hair shining

bright red. Danger Days… was

said to be rockier, full of hate

and their defining work. As

the title suggests, the album is

based around the lives of ‘The

Fabulous Killjoys’ - the bands’

alter egos, a set of outlaws

dressed as futuristic cowboys in

2019’s California. In an interview

with NME, Gerard said even

though there is a character of

a pirate radio DJ ‘Dr. Death’

who guides you as the album

progresses, there is no story,

Danger Days… is not a concept

album.

In ‘Look Alive, Sunshine’, Dr.

Death introduces himself and

the intro proceeds straight into

an energetic bomb ‘Na Na Na [Na

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na]’ that

immediately grabs even the most

half-hearted listener and drags

them into the world of Killjoys.

There is a great flow in all the

songs and they greatly connect

to each other. Most of the songs

are fast-paced optimistic pop

punk anthems full of energy,

reminiscent of 80’s synths

here and there, something very

uncharacteristic of MCR. In

some, as in ‘Bulletproof Heart’,

the slow parts beautifully

take turns with the faster

ones, there’s no chance to get

bored.

Even by looking at the

song titles, it’s easy to

tell you are dealing with

a My Chemical Romance

album. There is an obvious

playfulness in titles as

‘S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W’ or the

first single ‘Na Na Na [Na

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na]’.

Not as much as on previous

albums, but there is also sense

of theatrics in (not just the title

of) ‘Save Yourself, I’ll Hold Them

Back’ which has been occurring

in their work since the very first

record I Brought You My Bullets

You Brought Me Your Love and

earned them the often misused

emo tag.

In a playful yet dynamic manner

reminiscent of ‘I’m Not Okay (I

Promise)’ and later‘Teenagers’,

MCR managed to capture the

feel of their live shows and prove

musical maturity.

Download: ‘Na Na Na [Na Na Na

Na Na Na Na Na Na]’, ‘Save

Yourself, I’ll Hold Them Back’,

‘Destroya’

Rating: 3/5

My Chemical RomanceDanger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

(Reprise) Words by: Veronika Mihalkova

Despite a drastic image change, the Jersey rockers’ fourth studio album is typically MCR, just more mature and less theatrical.

"based around a set of outlaws

dressed as futuristic

cowboys in 2019's California"

album reviews album reviews

If ever an EP came out at the

wrong time of year, it’s this.

Spencer Stephenson’s debut is

brimming with beat-driven

compositions drenched in sun

and hazy, chill wave melodies.

Stephenson’s style slots nicely

in alongside those of Caribou

and Four Tet, and references

to both can be heard through

his sampling of interesting

instrumentation and sounds.

The shimmering tone of Feeling

Today is in evidence from its

opening title track, a slice

of dream pop that virtually

swells. Ashley Rathburn’s vocal

emphasises the carefree nature

of the EP as a whole, urging the

listener to “take your time, throw

your troubles away”.

‘Benefactress’ provides a

reflective calm, complete with

bird sounds and meandering

drums, while ‘Minnow Theme’

is a pure and joyful charge,

wearing its Manitoba influence

on its sleeve. ‘Waterparker’ is

similarly up-tempo and upbeat,

as if someone had locked the

young Texan in his room with

a sampler and the Beach Boy’s

back catalogue.

Internet research suggests that

Feeling Today is only a precursor

to Stephenson’s debut full

length, a consequence of years

amassing music and cultivating

(pun intended) the Botany

sound. If the album continues

in the vein of EP closer ‘Agave’,

the insistent hypnotism of its

four-to-the-floor rhythms and

competently building structure

proving a highlight of an already

fascinating set, the results could

be exceptional. Quick as you can

please sir.

Released: 9th November 2010

Download: ‘Agave’, ‘Waterparker’

Rating: 3.5/5

Words by: Tom Quickfall

BotanyFeeling Today EP (Western Vinyl)

Finally, the new Good Charlotte

album is here and it’s a pleasure

to say that this is some of their

best material yet...

Fans will be pleased to know

that they sound like the ‘old’

Good Charlotte, with less synth

and electronics and more drums

and guitar. Cardiology’s nothing

that we haven’t heard before; in

fact it’s almost like stepping back

8 years to when we first heard

The Young and the Hopeless. Good

Morning Revival was the only

album not to reach gold status

in America back in 2007 so

hopefully by going back to their

old sound they can achieve the

success they deserve with this

record.

With unoriginal track names

such as ‘1979’ and ‘Last Night’

though, it might seem that

Good Charlotte have run out

of ideas, and with a total of 15

tracks on the album, it can be a

little lengthy and repetitive. Yet

the album is still energetic with

catchy pop punk lyrics focused

on love, music and the good

things in life, which is actually

quite refreshing to hear during

these bad financial times.

The first albums have a very

innocent sound to them and

even though Good Charlotte

have grown up and matured they

have still managed to keep their

style youthful and appealing for

this album.

Released: 1st November

Download: ‘Counting the days’,

‘Alive’

Rating: 3/5

Words by: Emily Sutherland

Good CharlotteCardiology (EMI/Capitol Records)

On each of their albums,

My Chemical Romance

have so far always seemed

to come up with new

identities and a new concept

world, and this process has

usually been accompanied

by a whole new image.

Throughout the years, as

ridiculous as it might appear,

the most apparent and

memorable signifier of a new

chapter in band’s life was

when front man Gerard Way’s

hair changed from long black

goth style of their breakthrough

Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge

era to short platinum blonde

with the release of the following

concept album The Black Parade.

Now four years later, with a new

(so far) just touring drummer

Michael Pendicone (formerly

of The Bled), MCR are back on

track with Gerard’s hair shining

bright red. Danger Days… was

said to be rockier, full of hate

and their defining work. As

the title suggests, the album is

based around the lives of ‘The

Fabulous Killjoys’ - the bands’

alter egos, a set of outlaws

dressed as futuristic cowboys in

2019’s California. In an interview

with NME, Gerard said even

though there is a character of

a pirate radio DJ ‘Dr. Death’

who guides you as the album

progresses, there is no story,

Danger Days… is not a concept

album.

In ‘Look Alive, Sunshine’, Dr.

Death introduces himself and

the intro proceeds straight into

an energetic bomb ‘Na Na Na [Na

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na]’ that

immediately grabs even the most

half-hearted listener and drags

them into the world of Killjoys.

There is a great flow in all the

songs and they greatly connect

to each other. Most of the songs

are fast-paced optimistic pop

punk anthems full of energy,

reminiscent of 80’s synths

here and there, something very

uncharacteristic of MCR. In

some, as in ‘Bulletproof Heart’,

the slow parts beautifully

take turns with the faster

ones, there’s no chance to get

bored.

Even by looking at the

song titles, it’s easy to

tell you are dealing with

a My Chemical Romance

album. There is an obvious

playfulness in titles as

‘S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W’ or the

first single ‘Na Na Na [Na

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na]’.

Not as much as on previous

albums, but there is also sense

of theatrics in (not just the title

of) ‘Save Yourself, I’ll Hold Them

Back’ which has been occurring

in their work since the very first

record I Brought You My Bullets

You Brought Me Your Love and

earned them the often misused

emo tag.

In a playful yet dynamic manner

reminiscent of ‘I’m Not Okay (I

Promise)’ and later‘Teenagers’,

MCR managed to capture the

feel of their live shows and prove

musical maturity.

Download: ‘Na Na Na [Na Na Na

Na Na Na Na Na Na]’, ‘Save

Yourself, I’ll Hold Them Back’,

‘Destroya’

Rating: 3/5

My Chemical RomanceDanger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

(Reprise) Words by: Veronika Mihalkova

Despite a drastic image change, the Jersey rockers’ fourth studio album is typically MCR, just more mature and less theatrical.

"based around a set of outlaws

dressed as futuristic

cowboys in 2019's California"

album reviews album reviews

LogisticsSpace Jams (Hospital)

Matt Gresham aka Logistics has

been a busy bee over the past 6

years. You only have to look

up Logistics on Youtube to see

the vast collection of tunes by

the Hospital Records DJ. Since

signing to the label in 2004 he

has produced over 90 tunes.

Many of these tracks were not

featured on any of his LPs

and were sold separately. Then

arrives Space Jams, Logistics new

album is a back catalogue of his

greatest tunes, some of which

have never been released.

Space james features the dance

floor hits ‘Together’ and ‘Inside My

Soul’ and also features

more recent singles such as

‘Cosmonaut’. You only have to

listen to the first part of the

album to appreciate how talented

he is. All of his hard work has

definitely paid off. The album

doesn’t just feature Gresham

on his own though, there are

a handful of collaborations

including Illskillz, Cyantifc and

Hospital front man, London

Elektricity.

It is hard to pinpoint a favourite

on the Space jams LP as their

are 21 absolute masterpieces on

the album. A personal highlight

has to be ‘Together’. Its just

one those songs that sticks in

your mind with its chilled yet

energetic bass line.

This is a must have album for

Logistics fans old and new.

Released: 15th November

Download: ‘Togther’

Rating: 4/5

Words by: Danielle Sanders

album reviews

Nicki MinajPink Friday(Young Money Entertainment / Universal Motown)

Seeing that Nicki Minaj has

recently been proclaimed as the

new queen of hip-hop, there is

perhaps too much of a pop side

to her debut album. Raised in

New York but of a Trinidadian

descent, the 25 year old singer-

songwriter and rapper rose

to stardom with a buzz single

‘Massive Attack’ released in April

this year, followed by ‘Your Love’

in August.

Fortunately, hip-hop plays a fair

part here as well. In fiery

‘Roman’s Revenge’, we get to

explore a darker side to Nicki’s

voice as her alter-ego Roman

Zolanski meets Eminem’s

Slim Shady, both feeling like a

‘dungeon dragon’. Apart from

Em, artists such as will.i.am,

Drake, Kanye West, Rihanna

and Natasha Bedingfield appear

alongside.

Nevertheless, except for a few

tracks most notably ‘Right Thru

Me’ where the over-sweetened

melody and auto-tuned voice

are nothing but disturbing, the

album shows a great crossover

of hip-hop and pop. Both singles

‘Your Love’ and ‘Check It Out’

are great pop songs with an

innovative twist.

Vocal versatility, ingenious lyrics

and their shameless delivery is

what makes Nicki stand-out

whereas in her pop and R ’n’ B

moments she sounds just like

another average starlet. Let’s

hope we hear more hip-hop

from the new queen on the next

album.

Download: ‘Roman’s Revenge’,

‘Your Love’

Rating: 4/5

Words by: Veronika Mihalkova

If you were one of those left

feeling largely disappointed with

Simians last effort, Temporary

Pleasures, then prepare to

reestablish your relationship

with the exceptional London-

based duo.

The album starts with a kind of

meaty jelly substance otherwise

known as ‘Aspic.’

‘Nerve Salad’ takes us on a

menacingly dark and scabrous

trip through an eerie and echoic

ghost ride, which leaves the

listener feeling uncomfortably

anxious, but then techno was

never meant to put the mind at

ease. Heavy bass lines and big,

in your face melodies are the

ground works to this album.

‘Thousand Year Egg’ begins as

an underwater adventure, huge

synth and deafening sirens,

evokes a moment of panic

amongst the constant trickling,

inducing signs of a drug fuelled

bathtub experience.

‘Hakari’ is the standout track of

the record, an offering of sci-fi

effects and dirty techno rhythms

that make you tingle all over

before dropping into the

filthiest, most rambunctious

muscular bass beat that would

be far from out of place in

the bottomless basements of

underground Berlin. Delicacies

certainly lives up to its name,

offering the listener a rare treat.

Download:‘Hakari’,‘Aspic’

‘Nerve Salad’

Rating: 3.5/5

Simian Mobile DiscoDelicacies (Delicatessen)

album reviews

Raygun Youth: HOSPITALITY - MARCUS INTALEX - CYANTIFIC - LOMAX @ Junk 5/11/10http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8alkZk8pR0

LogisticsSpace Jams (Hospital)

Matt Gresham aka Logistics has

been a busy bee over the past 6

years. You only have to look

up Logistics on Youtube to see

the vast collection of tunes by

the Hospital Records DJ. Since

signing to the label in 2004 he

has produced over 90 tunes.

Many of these tracks were not

featured on any of his LPs

and were sold separately. Then

arrives Space Jams, Logistics new

album is a back catalogue of his

greatest tunes, some of which

have never been released.

Space james features the dance

floor hits ‘Together’ and ‘Inside My

Soul’ and also features

more recent singles such as

‘Cosmonaut’. You only have to

listen to the first part of the

album to appreciate how talented

he is. All of his hard work has

definitely paid off. The album

doesn’t just feature Gresham

on his own though, there are

a handful of collaborations

including Illskillz, Cyantifc and

Hospital front man, London

Elektricity.

It is hard to pinpoint a favourite

on the Space jams LP as their

are 21 absolute masterpieces on

the album. A personal highlight

has to be ‘Together’. Its just

one those songs that sticks in

your mind with its chilled yet

energetic bass line.

This is a must have album for

Logistics fans old and new.

Download: ‘Togther’

Rating: 4/5

Words by: Danielle Sanders

album reviews

Nicki MinajPink Friday(Young Money Entertainment / Universal Motown)

Seeing that Nicki Minaj has

recently been proclaimed as the

new queen of hip-hop, there is

perhaps too much of a pop side

to her debut album. Raised in

New York but of a Trinidadian

descent, the 25 year old singer-

songwriter and rapper rose

to stardom with a buzz single

‘Massive Attack’ released in April

this year, followed by ‘Your Love’

in August.

Fortunately, hip-hop plays a fair

part here as well. In fiery

‘Roman’s Revenge’, we get to

explore a darker side to Nicki’s

voice as her alter-ego Roman

Zolanski meets Eminem’s

Slim Shady, both feeling like a

‘dungeon dragon’. Apart from

Em, artists such as will.i.am,

Drake, Kanye West, Rihanna

and Natasha Bedingfield appear

alongside.

Nevertheless, except for a few

tracks most notably ‘Right Thru

Me’ where the over-sweetened

melody and auto-tuned voice

are nothing but disturbing, the

album shows a great crossover

of hip-hop and pop. Both singles

‘Your Love’ and ‘Check It Out’

are great pop songs with an

innovative twist.

Vocal versatility, ingenious lyrics

and their shameless delivery is

what makes Nicki stand-out

whereas in her pop and R ’n’ B

moments she sounds just like

another average starlet. Let’s

hope we hear more hip-hop

from the new queen on the next

album.

Download: ‘Roman’s Revenge’,

‘Your Love’

Rating: 4/5

Words by: Veronika Mihalkova

If you were one of those left

feeling largely disappointed with

Simians last effort, Temporary

Pleasures, then prepare to

reestablish your relationship

with the exceptional London-

based duo.

The album starts with a kind of

meaty jelly substance otherwise

known as ‘Aspic.’

‘Nerve Salad’ takes us on a

menacingly dark and scabrous

trip through an eerie and echoic

ghost ride, which leaves the

listener feeling uncomfortably

anxious, but then techno was

never meant to put the mind at

ease. Heavy bass lines and big,

in your face melodies are the

ground works to this album.

‘Thousand Year Egg’ begins as

an underwater adventure, huge

synth and deafening sirens,

evokes a moment of panic

amongst the constant trickling,

inducing signs of a drug fuelled

bathtub experience.

‘Hakari’ is the standout track of

the record, an offering of sci-fi

effects and dirty techno rhythms

that make you tingle all over

before dropping into the

filthiest, most rambunctious

muscular bass beat that would

be far from out of place in

the bottomless basements of

underground Berlin. Delicacies

certainly lives up to its name,

offering the listener a rare treat.

Download:‘Hakari’,‘Aspic’

‘Nerve Salad’

Rating: 3.5/5

Simian Mobile DiscoDelicacies (Delicatessen)

album reviews

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AUDIO ADDICT: LAUNCH NIGHTWe worked hard, tore our hair out and scrimped and saved, but we managed it. Audio Addict put on their first show on

Wednesday 15th November at the Solent Student Union, and if you weren’t there,

you definitely missed out.

First on were Bristol’s

incredible metallers, As

Gods. They brought a fusion of

empowering and fantastic vocals

from lead singer, Howie Ridgeon,

and face melting shredding

abilities. They played a variety of

songs off their upcoming album,

The Journeyman, which is due to

come out early next year. They

definitely got the crowd into

their groove, and introduced

themselves to a new onslaught of

listeners.

Next on were St. Albans’ bad

boys Floods. Containing a

member of Watford’s None

The Less, and Your Demise’s ex

drummer, they bring a cross of

post-hardcore frenzied angst,

with wondrous vocal harmonies.

Lastly, the mighty

Southampton hero’s, Burn

The Fleet took the stage, and

impressed the SU’s occupants

to a great degree. The band are

extremely tight when they play,

and one of the only few that

come from this city that are

better to see live, rather than

listen to on CD. They played

a variety of material, some of

which many of their followers

knew all the words too. They

came, they saw, they conquered.

Beve & The Beatroots aren’t

really the type of band you

would expect to see on a bill like

this, but regardless, we put them

on anyways. They’re a fantastic

covers band from Eastbourne,

and really bring the party. The

crowd absolutely loved them,

and danced and sang along for

their entire set.

Members: Howard Ridgeon - Vocals

Ell Ridgeon- drums

WJ Plumb- bass

Fred Spooner- guitar

Jonny Price- guitar

Genre: Metal

Sounds like: Killswitch

Engage/As I Lay Dying/All

That Remains

Performance Rating: 4/5

Find out more: www.myspace.

com/asgods

Members:James Power – Vocals

Joe Page – Guitar

Joshua Dunne – Bass

Colin Cooper – Guitar

George Dixon – Drums

Genre: Post Hardcore

Sounds like: Underoath/

Comeback Kid/mewithoutyou

Find out more: myspace.

com/ukfloods

FLOODS

Members: Beve (Steve) Finch - Vocals

Charlie Holter - Guitar

David Welch - Guitar

Chris (Squelch) Welch - Bass/

Vocals

Olie Marchant - Drums/

Vocals

Ed Seymour – Guitar

Genre: Covers

Sounds like: Well..covers.

BEVE AND THE BEATROOTS

BURN THE FLEETMembers:Andrew Convey - Vocals

James Swabey – Bass

Jack Spurway - Guitar

Dan Northover – Drums

Genre: Alternative/Rock

Sounds like: Tiger Please/

Drawings/Wolf Am I

Find out more: www.

myspace.com/

burnthefleetband

Words by: Tara Perera

AS GODS

Unfortunately, the band’s less

inclined to scream vocalist has

departed, so they didn’t seem

exactly full. They still tore the

venue up, although perhaps

maybe scaring the crowd off with

screamer, James Power, taking

the floor and marching around

like no one was watching.

Floods photos: Courtesy of George DixonBurn the Fleet photos: Courtesy of David Rowett

Audio Addict writers on the launch night.

AUDIO ADDICT: LAUNCH NIGHTWe worked hard, tore our hair out and scrimped and saved, but we managed it. Audio Addict put on their first show on

Wednesday 15th November at the Solent Student Union, and if you weren’t there,

you definitely missed out.

First on were Bristol’s

incredible metallers, As

Gods. They brought a fusion of

empowering and fantastic vocals

from lead singer, Howie Ridgeon,

and face melting shredding

abilities. They played a variety of

songs off their upcoming album,

The Journeyman, which is due to

come out early next year. They

definitely got the crowd into

their groove, and introduced

themselves to a new onslaught of

listeners.

Next on were St. Albans’ bad

boys Floods. Containing a

member of Watford’s None

The Less, and Your Demise’s ex

drummer, they bring a cross of

post-hardcore frenzied angst,

with wondrous vocal harmonies.

Lastly, the mighty

Southampton hero’s, Burn

The Fleet took the stage, and

impressed the SU’s occupants

to a great degree. The band are

extremely tight when they play,

and one of the only few that

come from this city that are

better to see live, rather than

listen to on CD. They played

a variety of material, some of

which many of their followers

knew all the words too. They

came, they saw, they conquered.

Beve & The Beatroots aren’t

really the type of band you

would expect to see on a bill like

this, but regardless, we put them

on anyways. They’re a fantastic

covers band from Eastbourne,

and really bring the party. The

crowd absolutely loved them,

and danced and sang along for

their entire set.

Members: Howard Ridgeon - Vocals

Ell Ridgeon- drums

WJ Plumb- bass

Fred Spooner- guitar

Jonny Price- guitar

Genre: Metal

Sounds like: Killswitch

Engage/As I Lay Dying/All

That Remains

Find out more: www.myspace.

com/asgods

Members:James Power – Vocals

Joe Page – Guitar

Joshua Dunne – Bass

Colin Cooper – Guitar

George Dixon – Drums

Genre: Post Hardcore

Sounds like: Underoath/

Comeback Kid/mewithoutyou

Find out more: myspace.

com/ukfloods

FLOODS

Members: Beve (Steve) Finch - Vocals

Charlie Holter - Guitar

David Welch - Guitar

Chris (Squelch) Welch - Bass/

Vocals

Olie Marchant - Drums/

Vocals

Ed Seymour – Guitar

Genre: Covers

Sounds like: Well..covers.

BEVE AND THE BEATROOTS

BURN THE FLEETMembers:Andrew Convey - Vocals

James Swabey – Bass

Jack Spurway - Guitar

Dan Northover – Drums

Genre: Alternative/Rock

Sounds like: Tiger Please/

Drawings/Wolf Am I

Find out more: www.

myspace.com/

burnthefleetband

Words by: Tara Perera

AS GODS

Unfortunately, the band’s less

inclined to scream vocalist has

departed, so they didn’t seem

exactly full. They still tore the

venue up, although perhaps

maybe scaring the crowd off with

screamer, James Power, taking

the floor and marching around

like no one was watching.

Floods photos: Courtesy of George DixonBurn the Fleet photos: Courtesy of David Rowett

Audio Addict writers on the launch night.

Audio Addict #5 2010

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