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Threadfest: 23rd – 25th May 2014 – Voltage Studios stage (24/05)
This spring bank holiday sees the return of Threadfest, a cross-city annual festival of independent music. 2014 will be the third one and this time I am happy to say that both of my bands will be participating.
There are a number of venues involved such as Bradford Playhouse, The Black Swan, Delius Arts Centre, Glyde House, Al’s Dime Bar, The Sparrow, 1 in 12 Club and Tavern In The Town.
Our slots will be at Tavern In The Town on Saturday 24th May starting at 8pm. This is billed as the Voltage Studios stage and will consist of (in order of appearance):
Dawn of Elysium
Suicide By Cop
Ironrat
Idiot Box
Entry will be free all night and there is the Underworld club night on afterwards until late.
For more information on the full weekend’s proceedings, visit the Threadfest Official Website.
Seeking guitarist
After months of deliberation, we have decided that we would like to expand our numbers and add another guitarist into the mix. If you think you might be right for the job, then please give us a shout.
As our new guitarist, ideally you will:
Be able to attend weekly rehearsal at Voltage Studios in Bradford, West Yorkshire
Be open to ideas and up for contributing towards writing material from day 1
Be reasonably flexible and happy to play gigs at roughly the rate we have been this year
Have a good sense of humour
Own your own equipment and hopefully transport
This is an idea we have toyed with for some time now and not something we are intending on rushing into. We are prepared to wait until the right person comes along. Our intention is to give the overall sound another layer, concentrating more on atmosphere and texture rather than simply heavy-ing it up, so a decent array of effects would be advantageous. Someone who is not afraid to do lead work but is also able to exercise restraint with it. More of an emphasis on mood rather than flash. We want the new person to get stuck in and do their own thing from the off.
If you think this sounds like something you would be interested in, then please feel free to check out our recordings and get in touch to take the discussion further.
Cheers and Merry Christmas!
Skeletal Family + Dawn of Elysium @ Vampire, Bradford (24/10/13)
We are thrilled to announce that we shall be sharing a stage with goth rock legends Skeletal Family. The gig is at Vampire, which is a brand new alternative club in Bradford. Tickets for this event will be £5. We’ll post out details of how to obtain tickets online but they will also be available on the door on the night at the same price.
There will also be an after show party / club night until late and entry to the club will be free.
Smoke and Mirrors – released today (23/08/13)
We are pleased to announce the release of Smoke and Mirrors. We have been asked about a recorded version of this song a few times and after a recent offer of some studio time, we nipped in and laid it down. Huge thanks to Tim Walker at Voltage Studios for his sterling production skills, we are very pleased with the results. Also many thanks to Graeme Muschamp for the cover design. The song is available from Bandcamp for the bargain price of 50p. Hope you enjoy it!
Gigs and other stories
Our run of spring/summer gigs is now coming to a close, with just one more slot planned for the bank holiday weekend (25/08).
The last five months have been very eventful for the band. With a revamped sound, in March, we took to the stage and entered a period of gigging. We have since met some really nice people and played with some great bands, making a few new friends and fans along the way. It seems at times like we have done quite a bit but our journey is still really only just beginning. It is now time for us to develop our sound and repertoire further.
Over the late summer and autumn period we shall be turning our attention to writing, recording and experimentation. Our debut EP was recorded last autumn and although we are all still very proud of the results, in some ways it no longer seems to be an accurate representation of our sound.
However, we are always on the lookout for gigs and we’ll consider any opportunities. Our calendar is fairly open at the moment and we are interested in any winter slots which may be available. Please get in touch if you are interested in booking us.
Thank you to everyone who has helped and encouraged us so far. We are all having a blast! 🙂
Under The Gun
In May, Emma and I started a new bi-monthly night at The Black Swan in Bradford, named “Under The Gun”. You may have noticed various events in the “Upcoming Activities” bar on the right hand side of the screen on this site. Our intention was to set up a goth/dark alternative live night, aimed at the more up and coming bands on the scene.
The idea was born from enquiring about gigs for our own band and the discovery that there are fairly lengthy waiting lists for support slots at the more established local goth nights. We got the impression there were a lot of bands chasing not many gigs and from speaking with the promoters, they were having trouble in managing to give everyone a slot. Therefore we concluded that there was certainly room for another local platform for live goth and to begin with, once every two months…
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Flyers
Flyers, a set on Flickr. Various flyers from gigs past, present and future.
The drums situation
As you may have read or heard, our drummer Phil decided to leave the band in late February and we advertised for a replacement shortly afterwards. However, we decided that we did not want to cancel any gigs that we had already booked and in order to honour these, we needed to come up with a solution quickly.
Many bands who play goth orientated music use electronic backing tracks and it seems synonymous with the genre. Also, we have all had experience of playing with bands without a live drummer, so we decided to give it a shot. We played our first set sans live drums on 30th March. Principally, it worked well for us despite some sound issues. Opinions are divided on the issue; some insist that we need live drums and some think it sounds better for using artificial drums. It is certainly a very different way of working and whilst we did enjoy the organic aspect of having a drummer, there are certainly many advantages to doing it this way. We do value everybody’s opinion on the matter and take everything onboard.
We have decided to pursue the electronic avenue for the foreseeable future and as such, we have taken the advertisement down. However, if the right candidate happens to come along in the future, then we may certainly consider reintroducing live drums.
Check out our gigs page for upcoming events, they are slowly increasing in numbers and we are starting to branch out too. See you at the next gig! 🙂
Under The Gun live @ The Black Swan, Bradford (11/05/13)
Dawn of Elysium 