PROLAPSE: Classic or Dud

Prolapse were an incredible live band and could pull a fairly big audience. But the music press never really got behind them fully. I suspect people didn't value them enough at the time either. If they'd been from the States I think it would have been a different matter.

The last album (Ghosts of Dead Aeroplanes)was excellent but probably before it's time. Perhaps people were expecting more of the same shouty pop songs and got were confused to find the band had moved on.

Isn't that all of them?

I really REALLY miss prolapse.

also coolest band ever to have girl's lyrics song by song on one page of booklet, next to boy's lyrics song by song on another page of booklet (italian flag cd)

*well, better than mine.

wait, are you my stalker? oh well, sorry if this isn't about wolf eyes. i did see them a couple times about 6 weeks ago.

no change there then

There's a CDr of the set. Ridiculously limited like that 1st _The Inside Ov A..._ record (the graveyard one).

I seem to remember it getting reviewed in the album section of the NME and getting 0 out of 10. So that's them and Stereolab then. Maybe there should be a "Who got 0 out of 10 in the NME" thread.

I seem to remember it getting reveiwed in the album section of the NME and getting 0 out of 10. So that's them and Stereolab then. Maybe there should be a "Who got 0 out of 10 in the NME" thread.

Is this one of the rare b sides?

And Turk, I'm sorry if I've caused you any anguish - just an innocent enquiry ;-) - I'm a Tube Bar alumnus '96/'97 vintage, see?

the Field Mice were unavailable for comment.

The dates are supporting 'another band'. Announcement next week apparently. It's Mogwai I think, if I'm reading Mick's response to my tweet correctly

Ahhh well that makes sense then. Sorry I just couldn't imagine that 5000 people would be going to see Prolapse, as much as I love them. I mean, I was surprised when I saw Swans were playing at that venue, it seemed too big for them even.

I only saw Prolapse once - in Reading (not the festival), '97 I think. They were awesome.

I saw them once too, in Oxford (at the Point, RIP) on the Italian Flag tour. It was intense. Great live band.

I'd love to see them again but maybe not as a support act in a big venue. Still, exciting news anyway.

I've no doubt they'll do some headline shows too, but with all the will in the world they won't be huge venues. There does seem to be a lot of residual love in the ether, which I'm finding hugely gratifying :)

xpost yeah that would've been the same time I saw them - it was '97 cos I'd just graduated from uni - probably the next or previous night on the tour!

Yeah I'll prob skip seeing them supporting Mogwai tbh if they're going to play any other gigs.

...Now I think about it it was the Ghosts of Dead Aeroplanes tour. The Italian Flag Oxford date got wrapped up into a Sound City show with Dubstar (!) at a larger venue and I went to see a SC "fringe" event instead.

(This post is only of interest to me but I didn't want to confuse any imaginary random googlers trying to remember which date they'd been at)

this is excellent news - I've got no interest in Mogwai but will likely go - Prolapse were great live (Leicester gigs for me).

I was at that Sound City gig with Dubstar, I remember John Peel hanging around at the aftershow party. Prolapse had clearly been told not to swear on air prior to the show, so naturally Scottish Mick's first words were:

"Oh shit, I said shit".

No news yet then?

http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/26/mogwai-to-mark-20-years-with-shows-in-glasgow-and-london/

Prolapse are playing the Glasgow Barrowlands 20th and London Roundhouse 24th June dates

One of the few gigs I'll ever attend where I'll gladly say which band I'm there to see to the doorperson

There will be smaller warm up gigs too! Please let us do a Brighton one..

I'd never heard/heard of Prolapse until someone (from ILX I think) recommended The Italian Flag and by golly did I listen to it a ton this year.

In work early to be ready to get Roundhouse tickets..

YES
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/308001

someone at work mentioned it but couldn't remember the venue. in my excitement i completely forgot that you don't check twitter for 'prolapse'.

Aww yeah. Anyone know how big the venue is?

Trying to guess how soon I need to work out whether I can go to this...

150 capacity apparently

Yeah 160. Me and emil.y are booked in 💀

150 soz

Nottingham date happening now too. NAE LEICESTER MIND.

I hear whispers that there may be yet further warm up shows..

Hey, new interview

https://lazerguidedmelody.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/adventures-in-vocal-mess-lgm-interviews-mick-derrick-from-prolapse-exclusive/

!!! TONIGHT !!!

At this btw and excited

well jeal

Was great. Especially 'Flex'.

so great. i've missed them

Really really really great.

nottingham tonight!

Brighton last night was fantastic. An absolute joy to put them on. Lots of Leiester in that room for a Tuesday on the south coast.

Semper fucken eadem!

Saw them supporting Mogwai at the weekend, they sounded fantastic and went down really well... except for bloke standing next to me who turns to his mate and says "what the fuck is this? This is the worst shite I've heard in my life [glances at me] you like this shite?"

Nottingham gig was a huge amount of fun, glad they've been so well received

Something new from Michael Derrick. Bit weird, bit mad, bit low quality.

https://mrmichaelderrick.bandcamp.com/album/the-sexy-world-of-mr-michael-derrick

this is good nonsense

Ack one ticket for gig tonight at Oslo in Hackney but I can’t go.
Any takers? You just need a dice account and I’ll send it to you.
If you’re a London ilxor just buy me a pint sometime (probably greater than face value as things stand so maybe a half).
Ilx mail works - slightly busy afternoon but post here and send a mail and I’ll try to make it work.

oh that sucks. I am going tonight but already have a ticket

Do they plan a new record?

they had studio time booked but was scrapped due to lockdown, no doubt they'll get back to it at some point
saw them in Leicester the other day, as good as ever live, played all the "hits"

Mick Derrick has a new record out, as National Screen Service, “A New Kind of Summer”: https://nationalscreenservice.bandcamp.com/album/a-new-kind-of-summer

Wrong Mick!

!

Mick Harrison, sorry.

I like the little ditties you write musing about imaginary numbers. Maybe you should team up with rock librarian god and leather trouser wearer, Stevie Twee (the sad hedgehogs have split, due to arguments about whether they should cover 'Let the sunshine through Your Anorak' by C86 favourites 'Cellophane'). You could be the next Morrisssey and Marr!
― The Walking Looking Up Man's Big Bag, Monday, May 16, 2005 10:24 AM (eighteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink

working a job at the moment catalouging zines, and obviously there is a lot of c86 / indie pop fanzines in there. have come across one titled: 'let the sunshine through Your anorak'and this is the only use of the phrase i can find online; was this post from the enigmatic fanzine author?

some guy who runs a metal/noise label in Glasgow posted on his Instagram stories today that the biggest disappointment of 2023 was the bloke from Prolapse being an abusive dick at Mono in Glasgow, and all the bald blokes in the audience did nothing about it.

what's all that about? as far as I can see Prolapse played at Mono in 2022, not this year. maybe it was one of them solo? or was this guy completely unfamiliar with Prolapse and took Tina This Is Matthew Stone seriously? couldn't find anything about it online

they played Mono in October last year, maybe that's what he's thinking of?
when they recorded Tina in the studio for the 1st album the producer really thought they were having a fight and hitting each other in the vocal booth
they recorded a new album in Wales this summer, should be getting released next year

I think that's probably what happened, bit embarrassing for the guy tbh, I think he's older than me, I'm sure he probably doesn't have as much hair as he used to

I saw them in London last autumn and the worst thing that happened was their t-shirts apparently stinking of fish because they'd been sat in a lock up somewhere for 25 years. I bought one and it did not smell of fish fwiw