A retrospective fly-behind-the-drums view of our rehearsal process last week.
What I like is that we didn’t do what we discuss here at all, in the end.
A retrospective fly-behind-the-drums view of our rehearsal process last week.
What I like is that we didn’t do what we discuss here at all, in the end.
Man, Kraak was a blast. We think we played the best gig we’ve ever played, ever.
Massive thanks to all who came, and to Dayse & Aver for some quality support. Props to Simon Webbon for spinning some vinyl on the night too.
We kinda wish every night was like last night… Big love, The EE xx
First night of the Stay Straight Tour hit the Musiquarium Leeds last night. Massive thanks to everyone who came down. Biblical rain, super-long journey & stressful soundcheck but amazing audience, great venue and we had a blast.
Great final rehearsal last night - we all kinda surprised ourselves at how well running the set went. Totally pumped for tonight’s first leg of the tour at Leeds Musiquarium. See you there! Here’s a little sneak peak at what it will sound like…
Rehearsal Day #2.
Things went really well with this rehearsal. We powered through most of the material we’ve got to do (8 tunes is a lot in such a short space of time), and I think we all relaxed and started to have fun with it.
The string section are unbelievably quick when picking up ideas, and so imaginative. They’ve really connected with our music, which is something very humbling.
Ben our sound engineer has hired some wicked mics, which really helped with the strings too.
Wednesday is the final day, then we’re off to Leeds to start the tour!
The Electronic Exchange, rehearsal day 1 for the Stay Straight Tour.
Thanks to Dave (drums) for the photo.
I had an idea for the vocals - to perhaps build them up towards the end. adding layers. Always keeping the low energy vibe of it but eventually leading to an overkill of vocals so it sounds like a hum (Dave and I did this once and it sounded really cool). It might then sound a bit hypnotic and sleep like…
– From Najia on our electronic exchange. If you come to the gig, guess which song we were talking about…
One of my photos has been used for a bands tour. Check them out, they’re pretty cool.
The Electronic Exchange;
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Also listen to them on Spotify.
The Electronic Exchange;
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Also listen to them on Spotify.
Martina Topely Bird sings Lying - one of Najia’s massive influences. It’s lovely…
Country Murder (it’s not a true story)!
The most recent song to be rehearsed, Country Murder is a ballad about a woman found at the side of the road with blood on her hands. When approached, she tells the story:
It was a dark day when I first saw her sitting there
Down on her knees, blood on her hands and in her hair
She said (she said, she said)
Won’t you help me? I can’t go home
I said what happened who didn’t keep you near?
She said, I caught my man cheating so I killed him then and there
She said uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
Won’t you help me? I can’t go home
Country Murder
I said how did it get this way, how did it get so bad?
She said very quietly, “He was all I had” and
“Now my body’s in shreds and my mind’s not far behind
And his soul’s with mine anyway, so he’s better off dead
Country murder
Country murder
She said violence breeds violence, we reached our climax, nowhere to go
I tried to tell him, tried to warn him, he was getting far too low
Now the police are following me, now they’re following me and I can’t go home”
I said, “I’ll cover for you, go clean your face and get used to being alone”
Get used to being alone
Get used to being alone
Get used to being alone
Get used to, get used to, get get used to, being alone
Country Murder
Oh (repeated)
Country murder
Country murder
Country murder
Country murder
He went too far
He went too far
He went too far so I killed him dead
Get used to being alone (repeated)
Stay Straight Tour 2012
Advance Tickets Now On Sale
LEEDS Thursday 9th Feb, Musiquarium
MANCHESTER Friday 10th Feb, Kraak
LIVERPOOL Saturday 11th Feb, Static Gallery
