Testing, testing, 1,
2..
Woah, it’s dusty in
here. It’s been a while I guess. Anyway, welcome.
The emergency
broadcast is over and things will come back to life. I speak metaphorically of
course, unless you’re reading this from the nuclear asbestos-lined bunker you
locked yourself in on the 21st of December last year, in which case:
Come out, we’re all alright because the world will exist long after we’ve
become extinct you fucking nutter. Expect snow though.
Right then kids. You
missed a treat if you didn’t come to the last Watchfires show, which you
probably didn’t and if that’s the case then you’re not reading this because you
don’t care.
We teamed up with
Bristol based record label Howling Owl Records. They brought three of their
bands with them and basically blew us away. We had a strong side though, which
consisted of Eat Y’Self Pretty and Bad Apes, oh and us but we don’t count.
What ensued was a
night of sonic devastation. Say no more and if I learnt anything from that
night then it’s this: The Naturals are fucking incredible.
What’s new with us?
Well, the wheels are in motion.
We are recording a
single at the end of April. The B-side(s) to which are currently being
recorded.
We’re also writing an
EP. All being well, we’ll record it in the summer.
Before all this though
we have some recycled sounds to fill in the gap...
We’ve banged on about a remix
album for a while and the good news is that it’s coming out on the 20th
April as a free download on Minor Artists. It features remixes by Arc Vel,
(label mate) Ebenezer, MOVEMENT and many more. Leading up to release day we’re
streaming a different selected track off it on our soundcloud page every week
and there is also a video. How fun! The keen eyed about you will have noticed
that it’s released on Record Store Day so if you download it in the morning
then you have a soundtrack for your day trawling through vinyl. Keep checking our soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/sunrise-over-europe) and facebook pages. Oh and twitter, depending on how zealous you are with your information pursuit.
You know what I’ve
noticed? I’ve noticed that post-rock/math rock/shoegaze bands bond incredibly
quickly and that happens because of effects pedals. It starts with a simple
question: “How did you get that sound?” What ensues is a long conversation
about each others pedal boards and what you want to get next. This conversation
is usually filled with grunts and sounds that resemble a climax yelp. You know
what? It’s bloody great!
These conversations
last for hours at a time and you go away with some new sounds to track down.
Late nights on youtube mentally masturbating over circuitry and metal boxes is
the outcome. If you like what you hear, you then fight yourself for days trying
to justify spending £200+ on the pedal. Then you do and tell your band friends.
This is greeted by the sound you hear at the end of a fireworks display and
occasionally audible jealousy. Our main competitor/comrade in this is George from
our lock-up buddies, Prayers. Although, Matt from Arbor Lights is quickly
taking the mantle for pedal king due to his crowning purchase: An Eventide
Space.
Needless to say,
everyone in our little fold is jealous.
Anyway, enough of
this. Keep your eyes peeled on our Facebook and Twitter pages for the tracks
we’re streaming over the next couple of weeks. Don’t have too much fun.
Transmission over.
Will
