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This pioneering St Albans rave-metal outfit’s recent achievements really speak for themselves, but just in case you hadn’t noticed their incredible ascent to award-winning, genre-bending poster boys, listen to what lead singer Roughton ‘Flou’ Reynolds has to say about it . . .
The past year has seen you achieve gold discs for Take to the Skies, sold out tours, festiv al headline slots, critical acclaim across the board and seven million Myspace friends. That’s fast work.
Well. It only seems like y'e‘1lerda‘,' that we were playing trny Clutt‘: to two people It". actually now our fifth year as; a hand and \.’J(?".’é- heen playrrrr; true He.” utwp wrrrrw: formed. “.o rt felt like gurte a gradual progressmrr. even thr ugh rrw;t pe upre out, started hearing about us months; ago,
So, you’ve paid your dues and then some, but fame can be a fickle business. With plans to record the second album at the start of next year are you worried about it all backfiring?
Not at all We're (}X(;ll(?(l to get the new stuff mrtten and out there. Arl‘5,‘.'.zr,_ a lot of the
hype has dred down now and we're no longer the hu// hand. I thunk people haw started to l'OElllSO that we're here to stay.
But do you really think you can keep the peace between the ravers and the metal-heads for that long?
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conflict between the two camps; of tans. lt totally worked. (Carnrlla Prat I Barrow/and. Glasgow, Fr/ 26 Oct. Sat 27 Oct.
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The latest musical ponies to be welcomed into the warm stables of Fence Records are the Edinburgh art pop collective, Found. According to band member Tommy Perman they’ve found themselves a good home. ‘I guess we've always shared the same DIY approach as Fence. We’ve been handcrafting our record sleeves for ages, doing our own promotion, mixing art with music. We share a sense of humour with them too, which is good. To celebrate their joining the Fence family, Found will headline at the micro indie label's Halloween party next month. Never the kind to turn down an excuse to slip into fancy dress, Found will dress up as another band, whose identity will be kept secret until the night. They’ll perform a specially penned tune, ‘Something Under the Bed is Drooling’ - named after a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon, and featuring ‘voodoo chants and bloodcurdling screams’ — but the party is also the launch for their new album, This Mess We Keep Reshaping. lt picks up where their debut, Found Can Move left off, delivering the same patchwork soundscapes and playful experimentation - cutting and pasting frantic glockenspiels, rewired Speak and Spell toys and scratchy
vinyl samples and stickering them onto a background of homemade folk pop.
Tongue in cheek lyrics and knowing references to the songwriting process are there again, but this time Ziggy Campbell’s lyrics explore relationships, and the awkward silences, clumsiness and crises of confidence that break them down. ‘This time around it’s definitely got more personal,’ says Tommy. ‘The songs look at the ups and downs of relationships. It’s still funny, we hope, but it shows progression too. ‘Although Ziggy writes most of the lyrics, all five members collaborate on the music, soldering together electro, hip hop, folk and rock influences. The result is a grown-up, slick sonic treat, and surely - especially now that it comes with the Fence seal of approval - this could be the album that opens them up to a wider audience. (Claire Sawers)
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