BF Podcast #002

Say 'hello' to podcast number 2. Minimal preparation is still the name of the game, but hopefully you'll enjoy it. Maybe. Who knows? Listen or download and find out.

BF PD 002 by basementfever

Tracklisting:
1. Birthdays - Howlding Girls | Facebook
2. Bodies of Water - Open Rhythms | Website
3. Lizard Queen - I'm Afraid | BF Post
4. World Map - Wouldn't It Be Nice | Bandcamp
5. Gallops - Miami Spider | Bandcamp
6. Blemishes - Swoon | Bandcamp
7. BAANEEX - Football Round Up | Facebook
8. Daily Life - Reunion | Bandcamp
9. Bos Angeles - Beach Slalom | Bandcamp

Gallops: New Single

Wrexham-based electro post-rock four-piece Gallops have stuck their upcoming single, due to be released through Holy Roar and Blood and Biscuits on May 23, up onto bandcamp for streaming.

Their self-titled debut EP was good (read me waxing lyrical about it over on The 405 here) but this new material could be another step up for the band. Listen below.


Bandcamp | Facebook | MySpace

Gallops Update - EP Release

I won't bore you with how much I love Gallops' live shows (a lot, in brief). I am just here to tell you that the Wrexham-based electro/post-rock/math-rock four-piece release their debut EP quite soon - and to urge you all to buy a copy.

I've been lucky enough to be sent the self-titled effort, released 23rd August through Holy Roar Records, from The 405 to review. Obviously I don't want to spoil the excitement of reading that review by telling you what the 5-track self-titled release is like now, but I will say that the recordings live up to expectations created (mostly) from past live shows and is most definitely worth getting your hands on.

You can buy an EP and t-shirt bundle for £12, or just the EP on its own for £5, from the Holy Roar Records online shop. I'm sure it'll be stocked in Cardiff's Spiller's Records, too, for all ye local folk.

Edited to add:

My review of the EP can now be found online at The 405.

Gallops

Photo by Paul Gregory of Lense Eyes
Gallops grabbed my attention immediately when I first saw them. That I without doubt remember. What I'm not completely sure is when it was I first saw them. But I think it was at Swn Festival 2008, back in them early reviewing days of mine. I distinctly remember totally, and yet completely accidentally, ripping off another review of Gallops by describing them almost identically (it was a review that I had forgotten I'd read but clearly subconsciously agreed with and thus regurgitated at a later date).

The review (my copycat review) in question described Gallops as the following;

Incredible stuff from the Wrexham post-rock four-piece who opt for energy and an electro math-rock punch in the face over a Mogwai gentle caress approach to instrumental post-rock.

To be fair, it's understandable why my subconscious liked it as it's pretty accurate; Gallops are experts at hitting you with a brick wall of sound. Their approach to math-rock is indeed that of well-bashed snare drums and bassy-electro sounds. Think along the lines of Holy Fuck and Battles, only potentially better. Seriously.

It's an understatememt to say that recordings don't do Gallops justice (though this is nothing against their current recordings and is something that may well change with their eagerly anticipated debut EP), you really must see Gallops live. They are most probably the best live band I have ever seen. They create an incredible atmosphere, regardless of whether they play to a crowd of fans or a small pub filled with those less aquainted with their music. I find the drummer completely hypnotising. There's almways so much going on and he doesn't half smash the shit out of those drums (so much so that their Swn 09 set went on with a split snare skin). And whilst the drumming stirs up a hurricane with some incredible fills and the laptop creates a bassy bleepy buzz, their is still room for intricate guitar work and even at times some heavy riffs.

You really have to head to Gallops' MySpace - they are probably the only band whose page I bother going to just to listen to their tracks - but even more importantly you must go to see them live. It is a decision that you will not regret.

Gallops are in the final stages of preparing their debut EP for release, and have a number of upcoming shows. In the mean time, watch them "rocking out" on the BBC.

Edited to add:
For a free download of a new song of their's, head to A New Band A Day.