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Lapsus Linguae are going to have an album out next year. I'm excited about that!
they said that last year though!!
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the bass amp is a carlsbro combo with a 15" speaker. i had troubles getting it as loud as i wanted, though that could have been my bass (it's active... though i thought the battery was pretty recent...).
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Two points in the stuff that's been written in here. Firstly "Don't look any further than the bands who were playing". What a pile of bollocks. I can't believe you would seriously try to blame the bands who were playing for wrecking the toilets. Secondly' date=' "kinda goes with the territory when dealing with disadvantaged kids". Are you [b']real? Get a grip. I take it you presume that everyone who comes to the drummonds shows is "disadvantaged"?
I think I'll leave it at that until someone actually post something worth reading in here.
Worth saying that the reason we posted in here about the damage that night was merely to put pressure on those who did the damage as agreed with Eric at Drummonds. It worked 100% and we know know exactly who was involved. They will not be admitted to any of the future Foyerlive shows.
There is another Foyerlive gig planned for Friday 31st March at Cafe Drummonds and we will soon post the bands playing in here. Meannwhile, I hope you've all got your hands ona copy of the Foyer Records CD!
you misquoted and misinterpreted what i said - my point was twofold - that bands were abusing the privilege of the downstairs area, so it is not inconceivable that they could have been responsible for the damage; secondly, the bands on the night obviously had a lot of fans and friends from the schools they attend - and as a result, would probably know of or know whom was responsible for the damage.
also, i never said anything in my post about disadvantaged kids.
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thanks, i've since been given a phone by a kind friend.
and i was offered an erricson phone by the way (almost a sony erricson!), i tried it and couldn't stomach it! i preferred my brick to that weird small screened thing!
thanks for offering people.
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the guy in john lewis mentioned a local place that may be able to help fix it' date=' just it has completely slipped my mind, any ideas?
David[/quote']
knights, in rosemount?
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it's an airport on the dutch antilles islands
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it's been out for ages, i tried it out last year at work. it took ages to get it working, and once i did, it was a bit disappointing to say the least. many glitches to be ironed out. however that was over a year ago so hopefully it has progressed somewhat, and it is good to see some people looking for a desktop paradigm of the future.
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i wouldn't look too far beyond the bands that were playing - the band area downstairs is a privilege granted to playing bands, not an area to be abused or taken for granted. on the night there were bands smoking pot down there - hey, smoke pot all you want! but don't assume you have the right to do it in a venue you are guesting at. likewise, the damage outside the male toilets was done at an early stage, i'd be surprised if some of the bands playing didn't know who was responsible.
i've seen much better foyer nights at drummonds; i've got to say that on that friday, there was a distinct lack of authority from any foyer staff who had, for the most part, commandeered the venue. nobody seemed to take responsibility for running the night when things started to go wrong.
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I've got to say, I find that traffic discussion on a wider scale has been a hot topic of late, and I wonder if the discussion about the bypass is just the tip of the iceberg. I haven't done much reading on bypass proposals but i know the various cross-trunk points pretty well and it strikes me that there is one big problem, as other people have mentioned - the bypass doesn't take into consideration aberdeen's huge commuter community.
i tried to drive from my flat in the centre of town to my auntie's place out between hatton of fintray and kintore, probably about a 13 or 14 mile drive. i left at 4:15pm and arrived about 5:30pm. that's an average speed of about 11mph!!! I was stuck in a 25 minute jam leading to haudagain roundabout, and another 25 minute jam leading from BP in dyce out towards newmachar.
i sometimes wonder when the city/region traffic planners consider new improvements to the transport infrastructure, whether they actually stop to consider where people are commuting to and from. it could be generalised for most people who commute that there are only 2-3 practical, and significantly different routes for them to make their commute. for example, say i wanted to commute between westhill and altens, i could perhaps go:
1. all the way into town on the dual carriageway, down queens road or kings gate, and then choose a route to cross the river e.g. torry/queen mother bridge/duthie park/bridge of dee
2. take a back road either from kingswells or before that through carnie and culter, try and head for the bridge of dee and then onwards
either of those routes involve serious bottlenecks at peak times - namely the dual carriageway into town from westhill, but also - the river. every crossing of the river is overloaded at peak times.
that is just one example of a commute where traffic is busy, i'm sure everyone has their own experience, e.g. ellon/BOD into town, stonehaven/portlethen into town, newmachar in through dyce, etc.
however, the problem with ideas like the park and ride as they are implemented are that the buses have to travel along the same traffic soaked routes and bottlenecks - meaning that it isn't any easier, faster nor probably cheaper, to take the "traffic friendly" method.
i can't see that aberdeen will ever improve its traffic meltdown as it currently appears unless it takes a radically different approach. i think the aberdeen does need a bypass, but i also think it needs a comprehensive commuter system that makes it easy for people to get to work, on time, conveniently.
my ideal system would be this:
1. an underground metro system hubbed at the location of the proposed "union square" development near the harbour and the existing rail station
2. underground metro lines that extend from the hub
- to major commuter intake routes, e.g. BOD, Westhill, Inverurie, Portlethen (e.g. A90 traffic)?
- to major industrial centres (possible in a circle line), e.g. Kirkhill, Parkway, (BOD), Altens/Tullos, Bridge of Dee and some other Industrial Estates?
3. Suitable park and ride stations at the terminating point of each commuter line.
In all reality, it probably wouldn't be feasible to have a metro hub by the harbour because of the water level, but much higher locations are available centrally anyway (great use for mounthooly).
The problem about such ambitious plans is obviously cost. How can what would undoubtedly be a multi-billion pound project ever be feasible? Well, it isn't - in the short term. Surely however, with a 25-30 year outlook, and an aim to provide - with at least the underground system - an infrastructure that can financially maintain itself, the will to make it happen could exist? I guess the only way to do it would be with private investment.
another point is, how can we afford not to? everywhere you look, more houses are being built outwith city areas - predominantly along commuter routes. you could argue that the traffic infrastructure implentations of the last 20 years (e.g. making the A90 dual carriageway all the way south from Aberdeen, the A96 improvements, various road widenings throughout the city) have failed to deal with the increase in cars, population and commuting throughout surrounding and inner city aberdeen. whatever, considering the current rate of investment in property development, and the market's seemingly endless thirst to fuel it, it's hard to imagine that a bypass is going to do much to reduce this problem of commuting in the next 15 years.
The effect of commuter traffic can not be underestimated, just ask people how their commute to work changes when the school holidays start - and that is only a small subsection of the commuter make-up.
I'm sure a dedicated commuter transport system is the way to go - and I am sure an underground system is the best - albeit most expensive - way to do it, for the long term.
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hello,
if anyone has a redundant phone lying about and would consider selling it for a tenner or less, please let me know. i lost mine last week and was hoping for a replacement. my "spare" phone is a prop from the matrix and has no predictive text nor battery life exceeding a day.
something like a nokia 3310 would be perfect but anything considered.
thanks
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isn't that slightly disanalgous though' date=' given that there is clearly no benefit whatsoever to be derived from either example?
a better example would be if gymnasts said that landing on soft mats after the apparatus was not natural. Landing on a hard surface would result in injuries, so naturally the response would be "sorry, safety is paramount".[/quote']
i was referring directly to the aesthetics and practicality of using helmets whilst skateboarding, not whether or not they performed a useful safety function - like i said - of course skateboarders realise the safety advantages of wearing a helmet.
gymnasts have to land on the ground, so it would be stupid not to have a mat. skateboarders don't have to fall on their head - and most of the time don't - it's just that sometimes, they do.
just so you understand me clearly, let me re-iterate - it is understood that wearing helmets reduces accidents - my point is that it doesn't feel natural. perhaps a better analogy would be with the many cyclists don't wear helmets - even though it clearly reduces serious head injuries when accidents do occur, it is not compulsory for a cyclist to wear one.
the reality is that most skateboarders will wear a helmet where they deem it appropriate, in association with their perceived skill level. for example, most skaters skating on a vert ramp wear helmets, or most skaters skating a concrete or deep bowl will wear a helmet. except at livi fun day.
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the only time i wear one is when at skateparks, because it's usually compulsory for one. i don't mind wearing one, because the chance of hurting yourself is greater than usual because of the equipment. also, cos everyone else is wearing one, you don't feel like so much of a prong. however, they rarely fit well (the hired ones, anyway), and make you overheat and sweat more than usual, because a lot of heat is trapped.
i think part of the reason people don't like wearing helmets is because it doesn't feel natural - of course people realise the safety benefits. however, a skateboarder wearing a helmet feels like a gymnast wearing a trench coat, or a table tennis player wearing motorbike gloves - it just doesn't feel right.
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i think recording means different things to different people. for me, recording is truly part of the creative process, where as for others it may be just a method of getting recorded material that has already been written.
i can't say i prefer one or the other, however i know that i never get tired of recording/writing - i do get tired of playing live.
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sounds accurate enough to me, my laptop makes a hellish noise from all its crammed electrical components and is only usable onstage if i remove the dc power source cos it hums so bad. even without dc power and little hard drive action, it still bleeps all over the place. i'm actually considering buying an external audio interface to remedy just this problem.
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good luck!
what hardware synths do you have?
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heh, i never used to like gasoline man, but it really grew on me, and the remixes of it are great too.
it is actually "envoy" and roughly translated in context it means "go and fuck yourself".
i can't believe i forgot about the breakdown they did in envoy! it was great! though to be honest there were so many jaw droppingly good moments that it is hard to recall them all.
it makes you wonder though... 3 guys - a drummer, a vocalist, and a guy who orchestrates samples. they played through a rig that is technically inferior to that of somewhere like Kef in aberdeen - yet they sounded a hundred miles better than any band i've ever seen in kef, and that's not a sleight on kef's system, engineers or better touring bands. just tells me that it's all about 1. having good music 2. knowing your music 3. enjoying your music.
i really was in awe.
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Also playing are
Weeping Jesus, Born Solo, DeBassed
doors are at 8pm, 3 entry.
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it was al nero i think, the really tall one
totally agree on the live aspects - the drummer was amazing... amazing stamina but great presence too. the sample guy was amazing... setting aside the hilarious expressions on his face, and the obvious enjoyment he was getting from playing, his performance was really quite spellbinding... he was often managing 5 or 6 samples at a time, it was amazing to watch - probably more so if you knew the songs and knew what he was playing - especially in songs like speed of night, kissing the sun and fais la mouette.
having been to a few gigs this year where everything felt a bit produced and stage managed, seeing the young gods was a refreshing reminder of what music should make you feel like and how it should inspire you. franz treichler is such a good frontman, like rolling up ohgr, al jurgenson and david gahan and adding magic.
no tv sky though, interestingly.
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did anyone else go? didn't see anyone from aberdeen i recognised other than one of the guys from le reno amps.
the gig was absolutely amazing, easily the best i've been to all year, ears are still ringing from envoy. two encores and a 1hr40m set! played a few new songs near the start of the set (as well as secret) which all sounded great, apparently there's a new album due out early next year.
so glad i got to see them!
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help yourself out by giving us a few pointers. what is budget? if you are looking for live use, then i'd say you are looking at a stage/digital piano. i'd call very bottom of the budget for these pianos 500 quid. however if you don't need 88 keys then maybe you could get away with something smaller.
something smaller and more general use is more likely to have a more varied sound banks, but less impressive sound quality.
i also think you'll be hard pushed to find a hammond sound on a low end digital piano.
but anyway, do the work yourself:
1. go to r&b or bruce miller and see what models are available that could match what you are after
2. look online on harmony central to see what sort of reviews the stuff you're after is getting.
3. try loads of online shops for better prices, e.g.
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are you going to play live sometime soon? you definitely should.
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these days i count on one hand the number of petrol stations in aberdeen not belonging to supermarkets
however, it would be interesting if they put a petrol station where markies in aberdeen is
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Slightly confused: I take it there wasn't a typo and you mean Daddi G of Kode9/Hyperdub association and not Daddy G of Massive Attack fame?
oops, i thought he meant Daddy G, i.e. Grant Marshall
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Lapsus Linguae??
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what's wrong with taking money for your services? maybe you don't get asked to do stuff much, but i spend half my spare time fixing other peoples' fucked computers. if i spend 3 hours reversing a hooped windows xp install or recovering data from a crashed hard drive, i'll happily take some cash for my time. after all, if people go to pc world or any other computer shop, it'll cost a hell of a lot more and take much longer.