and so the fun begins :
http://the1234shoreditch.com/line-up/2010/pre-present-earl-brutus.html
― mark e, Thursday, 22 April 2010 14:30 (fourteen years ago) link
line up :
THE PRE NEW (From Stage –L R) Stuart Boreman – Insecurity GuardJim Fry – Vocal / i-PodGordon King – Effects L B - GuitarShinya Hyashida – Bass Guitar / VoiceGeorge Phillips – DrumsVincent Gibson – Vocal
― mark e, Thursday, 22 April 2010 16:01 (fourteen years ago) link
And as mark e just posted, more details:
http://ireallylovemusic.co.uk/blog/?p=1503
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 17:24 (fourteen years ago) link
ah. ta ned.loving the fact i will get to hear some world of twist classics as well as rejoicing in the brutus noise.needless to say, (to bring the thread back in line), i will be the one shouting out for mouldy old dough
― mark e, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 17:27 (fourteen years ago) link
well, what can i say. on saturday i was lucky to be able to check out the first official live debut by the pre new.hanging out before the chaos with the band (Shin and Jamie Fry from EB, and some mates adding more noise) was very revealing.firstly and most shocking to me was finding out out there was/is a secret member of Earl Brutus who provides a lot of the lyrics, and even the vocals to 'on me, not in me'.secondly, jamie fry is soon to hit the mid century, but to say he is fired up re the Pre New would be an understatement.oh, and his "thirst for life" is anything but settling down.as to the actual gig ?well, Shin is on bass (something he isn't too happy about as it means he has to actually work as opposed to being able to just stand there and get sh*t faced!), and his stage presene consists of standing low, hair down covering face, bass neck vertical, and just letting loose.Jim on vocals dominates the stage (like Mark Stewart, Jamie is a big big man). No slacker appearance for him. Sharp suit, sharp shoes, and sharp 'tude.The music may have lacked the machine beats and synths that make EB so special, but this was just a practise session for the band to feel their feet, so it was pretty straight up rock sounding, but for 40 minutes they rattled out a couple of old classics ('universal plan' of course, the rest are a booze fueled blazed blur), and one or two new ones that have lyrics just as direct and wonderful as previously. the result of which was just a huge blast and very entertaining (Jamie using the venues air conditioning as extra percussion)unfortunately due to the need to get up @ 6am the next day, i was not able to stay out with them to celebrate the event, but i'm lead to believe things became somewhat messy.growing old disgracefully never felt or sounded so good.
― mark e, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 14:13 (fourteen years ago) link
^awesomeness
― some men enjoy the feeling of being owned (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 2 June 2010 14:15 (fourteen years ago) link
it was beyond awesome.several times through the evening i just kept getting major rushes of 'what the fuck is happening here !'it was at times very surreal.eg. finding out that the drummer was part of electrafixation (live band version) and marion meaning a lot of 90s indie nerd talk was rather appropiate.my new favourite possession : a 'i'm with the pre new' badge
― mark e, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 14:22 (fourteen years ago) link
I am going to have to see this band, very soon. You have me all worked up now!
― some men enjoy the feeling of being owned (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 2 June 2010 14:27 (fourteen years ago) link
i would like to hope they incorp. machines into the full set, as opposed to bass/guitar/drums etc..pretty certain one discussion indicated they intended to.
― mark e, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 15:05 (fourteen years ago) link
The Pre New Anthem lyric snippets
We crash fast cars We kill pop stars We eat Mars Bars
We eat Mars Bars
We don't do Voodoo 'Cause we don't have too
BOMB ME BOMB ME BOMB ME
this is a classic stomp of a track.
cant wait to hear the recorded version.
― mark e, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 16:20 (fourteen years ago) link
gosh :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xrSHMAXz2I
write up the so called riot :
http://dearme.spex.de/2010/06/08/his-royal-darkness-sir-nicholas-sanderson/
also, now i know where the logo for the pre new was lifted from.
― mark e, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 15:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Sweet
― Wenlock & Mandelson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 10:11 (fourteen years ago) link
^ (concealed Chinnichap reference)
― Wenlock & Mandelson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 10:12 (fourteen years ago) link
They played on Saturday, LJ, where were you?
― Oracle Crackers (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 15:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Not knowing when bands are playing, that's where I was
― so you want Mark Ronson to cry into your ass (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 15:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Internet, dear boy, internet
― Oracle Crackers (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 15:30 (thirteen years ago) link
well, Shin is on bass (something he isn't too happy about as it means he has to actually work as opposed to being able to just stand there and get sh*t faced!), and his stage presene consists of standing low, hair down covering face, bass neck vertical, and just letting loose
In fact, Damo Suzuki crossed with Holger Czukay!
― Oracle Crackers (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 15:34 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www1.sk-static.com/images/media/img/col6/20100704-132319-437549.jpg
this saturday is the bands last confirmed gig for a while at the 1234 festival.
wish i could go.
it sounds like they have changed the set up quite a bit in the last few weeks.
― mark e, Tuesday, 20 July 2010 09:28 (thirteen years ago) link
It's like I know the guy who wrote this story. Wonder who he is...
http://thequietus.com/articles/04671-earl-brutus-revived-jamie-fry-of-the-pre-new-interviewed
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Deep roffles:
Speaking of Glastonbury, given the history of the band, you're not the most obvious band for the festival; did you end up having a so-called 'Glastonbury moment'?JF: Earl Brutus played on a rainy Sunday afternoon in the new bands tent when Pulp were headlining. It was pissing with rain, we were all in a bad mood, we got there at midday, played at 4pm and left at 1am. So that was my impression of Glastonbury.The only other thing that I thought was hilariously funny, was due to the mud, our gear had to be carried in on a land rover, and we had to walk and got covered in mud, but in front of us was Sean Lennon being carried by 2 roadies so he didn't get his feet dirty. We went on stage doing our thing, and a friend of ours was on the side of the stage when Sean walked up to him and said 'what's this shit?'. To which our friend said 'That's Earl Brutus, and your dad would have fucking loved them', leaving Sean stomping off in a strop. Of course, the fact that we had a full tent for our show that completely emptied when he came on after us was just hilarious.
JF: Earl Brutus played on a rainy Sunday afternoon in the new bands tent when Pulp were headlining. It was pissing with rain, we were all in a bad mood, we got there at midday, played at 4pm and left at 1am. So that was my impression of Glastonbury.
The only other thing that I thought was hilariously funny, was due to the mud, our gear had to be carried in on a land rover, and we had to walk and got covered in mud, but in front of us was Sean Lennon being carried by 2 roadies so he didn't get his feet dirty. We went on stage doing our thing, and a friend of ours was on the side of the stage when Sean walked up to him and said 'what's this shit?'. To which our friend said 'That's Earl Brutus, and your dad would have fucking loved them', leaving Sean stomping off in a strop. Of course, the fact that we had a full tent for our show that completely emptied when he came on after us was just hilarious.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Also pretty amazing:
Did you wear the suit?JF: Yeah, I always wear the suit on Saturday nights.Could you explain more, given that Earl Brutus were not a suit wearing band?JF: Always be true to yourself. Earl Brutus were a garage forecourt type of band, eating kebabs, but that was 13 years ago, and a lot has happened. Listen to the words in the new stuff; there is a truth to the new stuff, and we are no longer dysfunctional teens. Earl Brutus was talking about growing up in our thirties, now we are about a different era of pensions and property schemes.I've just spent 2 years on a property venture, in a bid to try and make money because I want a bit of money in my pockets when I get old. It didn't fail, and it didn't succeed, but I tell you what, it was fucking boring. I was exposed to that world, and so the words reflect that.Yeah, I put on the suit, dressing up and making a big deal of it. It's a northern thing, as Londoners don't seem to do it. I'm a middle aged man, and a middle age man wears a suit; I'm a grown up father of two, so I'm not going to talk about being broke on the dole, as I'm not.Plus if you're 6ft 1, you can get away with wearing a suit.Of course, I have to mention Martin [Fry, Jamie's older brother, lead singer of ABC] and the legend of his suit...JF: His was quite retro; mine's from Zara. Well, when I put on the suit, I do look like the big brother, but every band Martin and I ever listened to dressed up; like Dexys, Dr. Feelgood and Roxy Music. Me putting the suit on gets everyone going: last Saturday George [a fine drummer with recommended tales of his times in Marion and Electrafixation] wears a military outfit, and then Shinya says 'tonight it's showbiz night Jim' and pulls out a full Kimono and headband, and the twins put on their Clash styled t-shirts.
JF: Yeah, I always wear the suit on Saturday nights.
Could you explain more, given that Earl Brutus were not a suit wearing band?
JF: Always be true to yourself. Earl Brutus were a garage forecourt type of band, eating kebabs, but that was 13 years ago, and a lot has happened. Listen to the words in the new stuff; there is a truth to the new stuff, and we are no longer dysfunctional teens. Earl Brutus was talking about growing up in our thirties, now we are about a different era of pensions and property schemes.
I've just spent 2 years on a property venture, in a bid to try and make money because I want a bit of money in my pockets when I get old. It didn't fail, and it didn't succeed, but I tell you what, it was fucking boring. I was exposed to that world, and so the words reflect that.
Yeah, I put on the suit, dressing up and making a big deal of it. It's a northern thing, as Londoners don't seem to do it. I'm a middle aged man, and a middle age man wears a suit; I'm a grown up father of two, so I'm not going to talk about being broke on the dole, as I'm not.
Plus if you're 6ft 1, you can get away with wearing a suit.
Of course, I have to mention Martin [Fry, Jamie's older brother, lead singer of ABC] and the legend of his suit...
JF: His was quite retro; mine's from Zara. Well, when I put on the suit, I do look like the big brother, but every band Martin and I ever listened to dressed up; like Dexys, Dr. Feelgood and Roxy Music. Me putting the suit on gets everyone going: last Saturday George [a fine drummer with recommended tales of his times in Marion and Electrafixation] wears a military outfit, and then Shinya says 'tonight it's showbiz night Jim' and pulls out a full Kimono and headband, and the twins put on their Clash styled t-shirts.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:28 (thirteen years ago) link
one story even more chucklesome was cut from the edit.
― mark e, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Which you're about to sum up for us now. Um, please.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:36 (thirteen years ago) link
probably best not too. there were reasons it didn't make the final edit.[fear not ned, wasn't that funny, it was more to do with the manner in which jim told it .. ]
― mark e, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:46 (thirteen years ago) link
That is all just great, thanks Mark!
― British Burrito (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I saw a bit of the Pre New's set at 1234 on Saturday, think they clashed with someone else I wanted to see so didn't stick around for long but it was pretty good, the bit I saw.
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:50 (thirteen years ago) link
app. jim cut his hand, and the band pissed off the sound crew resulting in vocals being dropped from their set ?
ian harrison @ word wrote it up : http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2010/07/1234_festival_looks_back_to_th.html
― mark e, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:53 (thirteen years ago) link
"ian harrison @ word"
mojo not word. doh.
― mark e, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:54 (thirteen years ago) link
The sound crew were bloody useless in that tent have to say - they cut the power off for one of the bands earlier in the day.
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Also Peter Hook's Unknown Pleasures was wank.
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Per grimly fiendish, this is what they do:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROyc-HeGmN4
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 9 September 2010 22:20 (thirteen years ago) link
We crash fast carsWe kill pop starsWe eat Mars Bars
We don't do Voodoo'Cause we don't have too
BOMB MEBOMB MEBOMB ME
the recorded version is better than i ever expected.
― mark e, Friday, 10 September 2010 08:05 (thirteen years ago) link
don't all phone at once : http://www.theprenew.com/
made me chuckle.
― mark e, Thursday, 30 September 2010 12:47 (thirteen years ago) link
another interview
http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music-features/the-shock-of-the-nearly-new-1.1059806
― mark e, Thursday, 7 October 2010 09:28 (thirteen years ago) link
so, all this time on, is there any interest in hearing this in 2011 ? if yes, i will drop it onto the ILX listening room [ http://listeningroom.fettig.net/room/ILXOR ] as and when people are online to hear it
― mark e, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 09:22 (thirteen years ago) link
this is one of the most important and brilliant bands of the 1990s, of course there is interest. take me to your harvester.
― a fierce jet of passion-fruit cream and powdered mint leaves (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 09:41 (thirteen years ago) link
forgive the shameless plug.
final recording by earl brutus, teenage taliban, now available to all.
http://ireallylovemusic.co.uk/blog/?p=1797
― mark e, Thursday, 30 June 2011 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
Nice!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 30 June 2011 14:39 (twelve years ago) link
We've got a stream of the Pre-New album for the next couple of days.
It's called Music For People Who Hate Themselves and fans of Earl Brutus will find it very interesting I should imagine.
― Conan The Asshander (Doran), Saturday, 31 March 2012 16:02 (twelve years ago) link
It's lovely. Really, really, really good record. Nothing's quite as monumental as Cathedral City Comedown (a MIGHTY statement of intent) or Albion, You've Done Nothing Wrong (although Night On Leather Mountain comes close) but the whole thing is really nicely put together and purveys a particularly aching strain of British melancholia. Even as it rocks the house down.
Not as good as either Earl Brutus album but then I don't think it's intended to be.
― once a week is ample, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 22:55 (twelve years ago) link
200 copies on cd have been pressed up by the band.
whats left after various folks like me get one are being sold @ rough trade.
it is, of course, fucking brilliant.
― mark e, Friday, 1 June 2012 11:50 (twelve years ago) link
MarkI no longer live anywhere near Talbot Road.Mail order?
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Sunday, 3 June 2012 05:30 (twelve years ago) link
"Music for people who hate themselves" heh heh. thumbs up
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Sunday, 3 June 2012 05:31 (twelve years ago) link
@jessie : sorry, no idea as i've never used rough trade, as i am based in the english outback.if you contact them i'm pretty sure they'll sort something out though ..
― mark e, Sunday, 3 June 2012 12:33 (twelve years ago) link
Email from Jim Fry
THE PRE NEW have been nominated by the media as “Best Breakthrough Artist of 2012”
We’re up against musical heavyweights including Lana Del Ray, Alabama Shakes, Savages, Frank Ocean, Alt-J and Emeli Sande.
So do the right thing and vote THE PRE NEW : http://www.festivalawards.com/ for a secure pop future.
Votes need to be in by the end of tis week – please pass this email on.
Luv from Jim x
... not sure they've actually been 'nominated', tbh!
― Named locally as Tom D (Tom D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:59 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ukfa2012
Yeah, they are on the drop-down for "best breakthrough act" on this page.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:01 (eleven years ago) link
haha.
you just know this is one of the gang pulling a favour from an old mate ..
could it be this crimbo i finally release MOD to the wire ..
i'll check with relevant people to see if they give me the all clear
― mark e, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:09 (eleven years ago) link
this just dropped on tonights playlist .. damn its ace ..
― mark e, Friday, 17 May 2013 21:01 (eleven years ago) link
forgot !
https://soundcloud.com/ireallylovemusic/mouldy-old-dough
enjoy.
still sounds ace.
well, after a bottle of red which is how i suspect nick and the gang intended their music to be listened to ..
― mark e, Thursday, 21 November 2013 21:38 (ten years ago) link
At last!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 November 2013 21:38 (ten years ago) link