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After all that, what happened to All My Logic. conspicuous in their absence? Hamper were good. Apparently they've shared line-ups with Snow Patrol in the past.

We're heading down. Anybody else going?

When exactly does PES5 hit the shops?

Aren't the Cinematics from Dingwall? Saw them at the T-break stage, I think it was 2004. I'd never heard of them and thought they were great. I've also found out I know somebody who was in the old band with them.

Yeah I think I popped in to see them at T in the Park. I remember thinking they were great when I saw them, much better than the lack of originality some might draw from their myspace recordings. Perhaps I heard some of their less mainstream songs at TITP, or there was something about their live show which transcends. Certainly the highlight for me was when the lead singer announced the next song title as something like "Most guys can't dance...I am not most guys" then proceeded to eat John Travolta's heart out. Heck yeah, worth seeing...if they put on the same show that they did at T in the Park anyway...

Yeah we thought you might have had us mixed up with somebody else Flash, seeing as we hadn't played the Moorings before, but no way were we gonna stop you saying good things. Just to say we thoroughly enjoyed the night, Aluminum Babe were fantastic imo, From Mars put on a good show and some of us reckoned Ghost of Bongo stole the show at the end. Real privilege to play with these bands, but particularly to play the Moorings. The setting-up was almost as enjoyable as playing our stuff. How stress-free can you get? Thanks Flash. Thanks also to Rico for organising the night. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. And thanks to everybody who came.

Hey Monk Rocker, Good to hear from you. I trust the acid jazz/funk project is going well up where you are. We were jamming with Sandy recently. Keeping up to date with the latest on you guys through him.

Aluminium (with the "i") Babe sounds a bit more Milton Keynes than New York. But I wonder which Yank first decided he couldn't get his tongue round the five syllables in the first place.

Looking forward to it. Aluminum Babe (New York), From Mars (Newport, Wales), Ghost of Bongo and us (Kordoba). Aluminum Babe are the next Blondie apparently...

Kills the soundwaves dead, perfect for recording. The size of my one easily incorporates a many tommed and cymballed drum kit. There is an active ventilator which actively sucks air out and another that passively lets air in. It's that serious re: airtightness. I could go on but you'll know it all already as it's all on the Studiospares site. I guess the advantage of this is that you're guaranteed the soundproofing as opposed to spending just as much on soundproofing an existing room and it all going pearshaped because the soundwaves escape in a minute area you hadn't originally considered. As regards practising, if a whole band plays inside the booth, you hear what sounds like a band a few streets away. If you go outside the room in which you have the booth, the only way you'll hear anything at all is if you are very quiet and listen at the door.

Ok, I doubt anybodylocal's going to have the money kicking about for this, as I did sacrifice an arm and a leg to pay for it, but I'm not getting the use out of it that I thought I would. I thought you guys should get first shout before I advertise this nationally. This is a 1 year old soundproof booth manufactured in Holland by Esmono ideal for recording drums, guitars, vocals and for practice without being a noisy neighbour. You can fit a 4 piece band with drums and amps into this baby (5 at a slight squeeze). The booth takes 2-3 hours to construct from steel panels with 2 materials within (one for absorbing the sound and the second for stopping dead what gets through) and with expanding foam. There's lots more details at the website of the UK distributors Studiospares ( www.studiospares.com) I bought it for 5,500 so I'd be looking for around 4 grand for it (not including transport costs). Like I said, I doubt anybody local would be interested AND have the cash available but hey, who knows...

Hmm... Kordoba are looking to get involved in a joint band practice space somewhere. Where is your practice space exactly? I've been told that Exile Studios are taking no more bookings beyond next week and that they are finishing their lease with ShorePorters. Is that the practice space you're thinking about? If not, is anybody else out there interested in joining forces to rent the Exile Studios space when they finish their lease? Ruairidh

They're probably down there already, but nothing like supporting a fellow Aberdeen band, I'll head over to the T break stage and see them tomorrow. Better than seeing something in the distance which may or may not be Dave Grohl...

Hmm

Looking to grace Aberdeen again after playing down at the Mercat in Edinburgh last weekend. Zenith are from Fraserburgh and are coming down to the "big" city for this night. If you missed us at Kef, see us for free at the Maltmill next Thursday. Zenith should be on at 9:15/ 9:30 and we'll be on at roughly 10:15/10:30. Further gig news: Kordoba, Umakesh, Fly + Reno or Bust at Drouthy Neebors, Dundee on Thursday 14th of April.