Afro Droid Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 There are no Aberdeen-based heats this year are there? I can't help but feel that not sounding like Franz Ferdinand will put some bands at a distinct disadvantage.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Last few years nobody went to the T Breka Aberdeen heats and all the bands looked like pub bands....Apparently..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartmaxwell Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 t break is a joke.they make all of these good bands audition for it then, choose a couplethen they give shite bands automatic slotsdegrassi??josephine?? both have played more than once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Yes we are going in for it, our demo/ep will be complete by wednesday and, if I may blow our trumpet somewhat, sounds immense. Last mixdowns still ongoing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Last few years nobody went to the T Breka Aberdeen heats and all the bands looked like pub bands....Apparently..... Sounds about right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartmaxwell Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 yo dudeare you mates with innes???i lived with him for 4 years and he said he is mates with *someone* in aka the fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Aye from RAAR, yeah, I shared a flat with Erlend back in 94/95, yeah I rate them, and thats RAARE All good dudes as well, Erlend let me use his portastudio when we lived in Rosemount, had a good laugh . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartmaxwell Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 errr nah.i was talking about the innes who works with tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 ah yes it must be summer, the old t break debate comes up again! when i went to the aberdeen heat in 2001 - the line up was ace and included both driveblind and nero and it was pretty packed in kef (or lava as it was then known).i can see both sides of the arguement - a lot of bands snub it because they dont see it as a worthwhile exercise which is a fair point - i've heard all sorts of rumours about how bands have been treated like shite, hassles with sound engineers and it not being a pleasant experience at all...on the other hand your band if accepted gets to play a gig at either the liquid rooms or king tuts (assuming they're using the venues for the heats again) which are near on impossible to get gigs at - i believe they pay your expenses and chuck in some free beer and your not under any pressure to bring a crowd with you which more often than not is the case if your doing a gig in the central belt. if successful you get to play the festival, get some more free beer and get into the festival for free - where's the harm in that? all good decent experience (whether good or bad!) for a band i think.but dont be fooled into thinking playing t break will in any shape or form help your band on the path to fame and fortune (if thats your thing!), in the general scheme of things it doesnt seem to hold much clout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifta23 Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 RAAR play CBGB's last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savant Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 We're going for it this year. They love our sort of band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 There are just SO many Innesseses around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get lost Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 We played it twice, once at Liquid Rooms and at Tuts, never got to play the festival, but hay ho good laugh all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cowboy Dan Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 I went to a T Break heat down at King Tuts 2 years ago because Alyssa's Wish were playing. The order got drawn they were on last so we had to wait around and see some of the most horrible, coma-inducingly awful indie bands ever. Then Alyssa's Wish came on, playing a completely different style from the rest of the bands and blew everyone away, and of course they went on to play TITP.The moral of the story is, you don't have to be a shite indie band like AKA the Fox to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 call AKA The Fox many things but 'shite indie band' isnt one of them....depending on your conception of 'shite indie' of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeenat Aman Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Lotsa bands from the central belt seem to be so up themselves, tis nice when a band from the ol' deen gives em a musical thrashing!Will aka the fox be putting some music online anytime soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 I think I can withstand the slings and arrows of a man in a band called 'Knife Rape', tasteful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Lotsa bands from the central belt seem to be so up themselves' date=' tis nice when a band from the ol' deen gives em a musical thrashing!Will aka the fox be putting some music online anytime soon?[/quote']Soonish, need to raise some funds so that the site will look good, our current site is a domain name reserver, but we need something smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valley69 Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 cuts might be entering. Might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted March 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Well you've only gotta a week to decide, closing date is 31st march. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmw Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 We're gonna go in for it. The X-Certs too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThanksAttack Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 copy haho, Dedalus and Fickle Public will all be entering. Alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 will we? learn something new everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThanksAttack Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Well ive sorted out your application and got a Cd ready to post but if you would rather do it yourself then that is no problem. You also need to be free from the 8th - 17th May but you can email me later about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Disorder Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 It's not all indie bands and shoe-gazers that go through. Last year Allergo played the T Break tent.It's definately worth a go - Contra played at the Aberdeen heat in 2002 (I think) and, if nothing else, it gives you the opportunity to work ina very slick and professional environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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