PROLAPSE: Classic or Dud

Their fanclub Organiser/T Shirt Seller man, TURK, ran away to Canada to teach parachuting and was never heard of again.

More bands need backstories like this

Ming Mang Mong off-shoot band The Vitamin Sees (featuring multi-instrumentalist Geordie Mick on drums) can be seen here playing live at Sumo in June : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Gpixdwrog

And the new series of long running internet soap opera Chez Lester features a guest appearance from a certain ex-Prolapse member, along the ghost of Freddie Mercury in this episode : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcSV6R0Hkt8

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs337.snc3/29486_123213641046004_105808859453149_163502_8349895_n.jpg

“Och wee man, ye cannae drum fer tawfee!”, says Jim Reid cheekily to Geordie Mick in the aftermath of the last Ming Mang Mong gig. GMs move to drums has been less than successful, especially on the new Motorik beat driven version of “Theme from Ming Mang Mong” where he fell over into the drumkit (legs akimbo!) after getting confused by the intricate time changes, and having to sing as well.

The scenes after this picture was taken aren’t a pretty sight, (the diss from Jim Reid reminded GM of the times Scottish Mick used to berate him for wasting all his drinking money on Catherine Wheel 12inches) as GM nicks all the money the band had cobbled together for recording the next album, and goes on a ‘white cider’ drinking spree around the corner shops of Leicester. He was last seen trying to hitch a lift back to Newcastle clasping a bottle of white lightening, with his tail between his legs, murmuring elusively “I’ll be back, but next time fitter and stronger,” adding enigmatically, whilst staring at what was left of his bottle of corner shop piss, “like Ralf Hutter in peanut butter.”

What next for Ming Mang Mong…? Could this really be the end? And who thinks about the fans in all this?

How has it taken me this long to get into both Prolapse and this thread?

I don't know, they're fairly obscure at this late date. What's been tickling your fancy? "Italian Flag" is still my fave.

'Backsaturday' is getting some pretty serious rotation, and indeed 'The Italian Flag' is marvelous. I need more.

'Pointless Walks' ftw. 'Italian Flag' is fucking great though, aye.

Sometimes I think The Italian Flag is the greatest achievement of the human race to date. Say, approximately every time I put it on.

this track from Fucked Ups next album sounds very similar to Prolapse

http://i45.tinypic.com/vhrsef.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfl8JW5LNxU

Prolapse side project activity from the vaults! This time from the rough trade shop in Notting Hill.

I remember retreating quickly to the back of the shop when that bloke started waving a gun about. Had to hide amongst the Sarah singles, only a Gentle Despite 7 inch away from certain death...

I think I'd actually gone outside for a cigarette (even in the good old days of smoking inside you couldn't smoke in Rough Trade)... vaguely remember being at a safe distance so I think I was peering in through the window at that point.

I get the song stuck in my head every few months, to this day.

Is everyone who was there going to post? If so this thread is gonna be carnage ..... carnage ....

Bah, How come my you tube embedding no longer works? Show me how to do it samwan.

You had it as 'https' -- drop the 's'

Woo hoo!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfl8JW5LNxU

Guess I should mention I was there too then? Didn't catch a good view of the gun, so thought I must've been mistaken & didn't get too worried. Damn you poor eyesight!

There are rumors.

https://twitter.com/DERRYMICK/status/552822730819895296?lang=en

https://twitter.com/colmuacuinn/status/552854848723775488

So yeah, more than rumors!

we're playing London and Glasgow. The roundhouse and the Barrowlands. That's all I can say now unfortunately.

I think that might be a joke... I mean I'd be really happy for Prolapse if they are playing the Roundhouse, but

Ya never know. What about Mick's first tweet there?

Oh I'm very much hoping that part is true

I can confirm.

Rock. :-)

I just need Urusei Yatsura to reform and play 3 nights at Brixton Academy now.

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: https://twitter.com/DERRYMICK/status/552874406134169604

get tunic and eska as well for a love train reunion

I find myself *really* wanting Tiger to follow suit now

get tunic and eska as well for a love train reunion

YES.

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