rehearsals for windsor hotel charity gig
difficult trying to shorten set list to 30 minutes.
these multiband lineups are bad for live music.
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just back from catching red rockets at the royal in muchty.
now another session at the temple tracks. seven are near set.
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just posted two song ideas for temple project.
rough sketches.
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hi. played two functions. video on youtube
working on new album.
M.O.M.A.P.T.
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working on three tracks. we'll play about and rerecord the whole lot eventually.
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just uploaded(unknown to other band members) three tracks from get together sunday jan 31.
very rough mix. some new ideas for music and visual.
Allan, a uniform entity, will appear soon.
what do you think?
take care
Howie
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I thought we'd put on our Biog and invite any comments to introduce ourselves
Al:guitars. Forbes:bass. Gav:drums. Howie:vocal. Martin:keyboards.
Awkward Squad 1. Formed as pickup band in 1970, with drummer bass player, guitarist and occasional vocalist from Glenda Slag (blues band, Newport Rock Festival, local support for Slade.). Mid 70s Vocalist worked as DJ in Scandinavia then to Ireland formed Spurts, early punk band, later working for U2, Stiff Little Fingers et al. Bass and Guitar into folk-rock scene played with future members of Wet Wet Wet. Drummer via Rezillos and Human League to theatre world.
Awkward Squad 2. Reformed for ill-fated album and tour deal in early eighties with keyboards from McZappas, new drummer and rhythm.
Awkward Squad 3. Reformed twenty- first century, new drummer from rival local seventies band, son of drummer on rhythm, Auchtermuchty Traditional Music Festival 2003. Dundee Blues Festival 2004. Central Scotland bars. private functions. Added occasional Sax player end of 2004.Shifty, another refugee from McZappas. OHenrys Jazz Cellar, Edinburgh. Animal Farm, Collessie
Awkward Squad 4. Original drummer from 70s line up returns. Ashley Awkward joins to add female vocals late 2006. . "some amazing f***ed up shit" Uncle Beesly. (Fence) "I dont want him around me" Jack Bruce. (Cream) "Edinburgh has its own answer to Billy Childish and Mark E Smith" Bawheid. "did so much to establish conservation" English Heritage.
As you can see we are just TOOOO Awkward to curl up and die.
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rehearsals
rehearsals for windsor hotel charity gig difficult trying to shorten set list to 30 minutes. these multiband lineups are bad for live music.
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out & about
just back from catching red rockets at the royal in muchty. now another session at the temple tracks. seven are near set.
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Temple of the Atomic Orientale
just posted two song ideas for temple project. rough sketches.
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temple of the atomoic orientale
hi. played two functions. video on youtube working on new album. M.O.M.A.P.T.
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three new tracks.
working on three tracks. we'll play about and rerecord the whole lot eventually.
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TWO TEN
just uploaded(unknown to other band members) three tracks from get together sunday jan 31. very rough mix. some new ideas for music and visual. Allan, a uniform entity, will appear soon. what do you think? take care Howie
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To Say Hi
I thought we'd put on our Biog and invite any comments to introduce ourselves Al:guitars. Forbes:bass. Gav:drums. Howie:vocal. Martin:keyboards. Awkward Squad 1. Formed as pickup band in 1970, with drummer bass player, guitarist and occasional vocalist from Glenda Slag (blues band, Newport Rock Festival, local support for Slade.). Mid 70s Vocalist worked as DJ in Scandinavia then to Ireland formed Spurts, early punk band, later working for U2, Stiff Little Fingers et al. Bass and Guitar into folk-rock scene played with future members of Wet Wet Wet. Drummer via Rezillos and Human League to theatre world. Awkward Squad 2. Reformed for ill-fated album and tour deal in early eighties with keyboards from McZappas, new drummer and rhythm. Awkward Squad 3. Reformed twenty- first century, new drummer from rival local seventies band, son of drummer on rhythm, Auchtermuchty Traditional Music Festival 2003. Dundee Blues Festival 2004. Central Scotland bars. private functions. Added occasional Sax player end of 2004.Shifty, another refugee from McZappas. OHenrys Jazz Cellar, Edinburgh. Animal Farm, Collessie Awkward Squad 4. Original drummer from 70s line up returns. Ashley Awkward joins to add female vocals late 2006. . "some amazing f***ed up shit" Uncle Beesly. (Fence) "I dont want him around me" Jack Bruce. (Cream) "Edinburgh has its own answer to Billy Childish and Mark E Smith" Bawheid. "did so much to establish conservation" English Heritage. As you can see we are just TOOOO Awkward to curl up and die.
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