tomrogers7

well what you have is good, is all about how much you like either one and what fits your style the most when it gets to that stage - wish i had that much choice for me im always trying to get the extreme cheap deal, i got my artcore for 250 and i got a sansamp to boost the hi's a wee bit, and put some flatwound strings on, but yeah i'd really like to have a 5 but i think next bass will be an epi jack cassady or vintage precision, i'll be sticking with my cheap bass for a while though before i start thinking about that haha Tom

aah well you see im thinking about getting some decks, i was thinking on just getting a cheap numark cd setup rather than vinyl and im buying a technics amp of a friend, then if things go well, get a vinyl one. People always say nothing comes close to technics though? I thought numark was the cheap of the cheap, suppose it depends, there cheapest product for instance Numark DJ IN A BOX v6 | Dolphin Music you'd still reccomend or the more upmarket? what would you reccomend? how long you been dj-ing for? cheers Tom

so i take it numark decks aren't that good?

yeah i know i was about to say

what kind of bass have you got? can't go wrong with that bass your thinking about, have you tried one out yet? should look up some of the cheesy adverts about them there quality. Tom

chorus??? get your keyboard oot!

yeah i heard that, single not really over impressing me, the vocal line is ace though, i would knick that and put it into another song. Big fan of the first two albums, so until i properly listen to the new one i won't judge. Tom

yeah sounds like a treat, what do you think of contra? we can dub jam for hours, im trying to get a dj sorted out, andy from vision played keys with us once which was really cool. I think gerold said he is dj-ing at that club night, i'll try get him to put on some good ol' reggae

word. Tom

hey have you checked out D.O.P.E? (deciples of planet earth) we played with them, they had a really good sound, just like a weegee version of the roots Tom

i wasn't really impressed to be honest, maybe its not really my thing im not sure, i'm not really into stereotypical 'indie'. thought there was little variation to their songs, not exactly very adventurous, sound was good though, everything balanced out pretty nice but i was pretty bored to be honest - waste of 10 pounds. what do you think makes them stand out from other 'indy' bands? Tom

are the tickets on sale now? also anyone else heard any more on the rumours about fat boy slim and prodigy comming past when they come up to scotland?? Tom

i think the name speaks for itself, indie bands dont count though nah we arent really a band, its a music project. cheers for looking out for us though - if we are going to do anything worth while/ signing for a major label, we will think of a name. Tom

www.myspace.com/iammadeoutofglue Our stuff is generally soul/reggae style up for any gigs Tom

aye cheers jim

The Real King Louie - New band - Soul/Reggae anyone? www.myspace.com/iammadeoutofglue The Real King Louie/The 742 are a north east scotland 4 piece, venturing and intertwining smooth soul,reggae sounds with a scottish edge. Click on the above link to hear the new soul/reggae tune tell me what you think Tom

really?

haha way too many effects guys- jamerson ftw i've decided going again a trade for either of those pedals, if i need overdrive i'll just use my sansamp. cheers for the offer though, interested in buying it though? Tom

i have to agree that being a cover band is the safe/boring option- lots of money, easy to do - lets face it its getting harder and harder to come up with something absolutely fresh these days. I think its fine to have gigs like this, it doesnt aid new music and the evolution of it but there is definatley a market for it- for me it is more of a frustration at not having the original members or supporting rich hypocritical bastards. However, this gig is purely just a thrash for folk who used to really like the music to come and go wild, I totally love to see the average 30-40's office worker get all punked up and jump around as if there 17. If theres lots of energy and soul in music its a good thing. I like these kind of gigs because at least it has a certain kind of mutual respect- new bands on the aberdeen music scene for instance dont recieve as much support or it is basically half assed. I think it would be better if less cover bands did get to play, but I think its more the aberdeen music scene's fault that causes so many cover bands to come and play. It's better than putting on a crap band that bring hundreds of people but sound terrible wouldn't you say? Tom And you get to see Biz playing drums!

The ODB-3 in good condition? I'm thinking about that one, overdrive would be nice, but if your getting rid of it, it cant be all that good can it? I'll get back to you Tom

"Smoothes out your playing by eliminating harsh volume peaks, even when using dynamic slap and pop techniques. Ratio and Threshold knobs allow precise control of limiting parameters." -basically for all those bass players who like a good slap and other kinds of techniques you can even out the sound of your bass Ok I'm looking for a trade or buy off me 45quid o.n.o like brand new hardly used looking to trade for - guitar/bass overdrive pedals especially boss os-2 pm me cheers Tom

you cant go wrong with an ibanez or yamaha

Hey, just to officially announce on behalf of Contra that the new album is now available. Things are going pretty well at the moment, supporting Skindred and Dub Trio being the highlight. You can check out some of the songs on the album as per usual at: www.myspace.com/contrarock Hope you all like the album, Some reviews/feedback wouldn't do any harm cheers, Tom Tracklisting: 1. The Idiot Bastard Son 2. Disenfranchise Me 3. Hold Me Tight 4. We Won't Live Long 5. Suits At The Slaughter 6. Heavy Brain Damage 7. The Devil 8. End of the Day 9. The Return Of The Idiot Bastard Son + all money recieved is going towards the next album which we hope to record in easter

haha what does a record deal have anything to do with how 'good' a band are? I would have to go against the doors and jamiriqui in the top 50. firstly the doors ok theres a lot of reasons why not to like them, like not having a bassist when playing live and clearly sounding fecking good in recording, but even if i didn't dig there music i would still regard them highly. secondly jamiriqui well the musicians themselves are damn good, ok there is a lot of ripping stevie's stuff but generally its fine music. pretty much the rest of the bands i would say are fair to be there, it seems a lot of bands on the list are bands which are the result of hype or to put it simpler bands which get the chicks at the time but no one likes the music of: you know those bands to well in aberdeen eh! i do respect your point about not having a label, but I'm sure there are many good bands that may never get a deal. Tom

cheers. We've got a gig at the moorings on saturday would be cool to see you there. Played there the other weekend on an open mic night fairly drunk good laugh. Tom