December saw empire-builder return to live action after a notable break. We played three Glasgow shows with the likes of Sweep the Leg Johnny and Fretlin. No new songs, but after our absence of three months lots of people thought there was! Another review has been added, it is from the Glasgow based webzine underpop.
Not much to report this month, just a few additions to the website. There is now an images page, a sounds page, and there have been a few additions to the reviews page. Speak soon!
We supported Urusei
Yatsura on two dates of their recent tour (Dundee and
Edinburgh). Thanks to Urusei for asking us to play (even if
they did try to break our guitars!).
We also had an
'in-store' appearance at the Missing Records rockfest, much to
the bemusement of the shoppers.
We spent five days in Toward (west coast of Scotland) recording some tracks with Phil and Matt from Reynolds. Phil's mobile studio, place position, survived the drive and ferry ride and was used to record 7 new songs. This seemed to go down well with the local seal population. No official release planned, but 'Syntax Deficit' will be available for download from the sounds page (up soon).
The Waters of the Orient EP has been
getting good radio play, with Beat Patrol (Radio Scotland) and
the Evening Session in Scotland (Radio 1) both playing the
title track. The inimitable John Peel has played both 'Waters
of the Orient' and 'I Am Vasco Da Gama' (although waters was
played at the wrong speed: Steven doesn't usually sing that
high).
We played the 13th Note Club (Glasgow, UK) at
the end of last month. Headlining that night were Bardo Pond.
Our first EP, Waters of the
Orient, was released by Gringo Records on the
12th July 1999. The three tracks are 'Waters of the Orient',
'Trade in Fiction' and 'I Am Vasco Da Gama.'
Read more about the EP here.