The Visitors:
Biopsy!
The Visitors were born in Bridgwater 1998 AD. With no family
to speak of, the band was left orphaned amidst the evils of a
small post-industrial town. Taking its first steps on the circuit
of working menıs bars, pubs and gin-and-neon nightclubs, the Visitorsı
staple diet was a motivating force of unemployment, alcoholism
and dire poverty. On this heady mixture of social apathy and carbohydrate,
the band quickly grew to adulthood, blossoming into a glorious
form of ex-teacher, ex-journalist, ex-kitchen salesman and The
Most Dangerous Man in Somerset. For a while it courted with love,
with sex, with drink, with obsession, then, with the release of
its first CD; Flying to the Ocean Floor, the band acquired a more
poetic experimental edge. This coincided with an expansion in
performance venues as far and remote as Prague and Dartmoor Jail,
now fully contrite and out on bail, The Visitors have recorded
their second CD; Moving Darkly.
Moving Darkly promo
This music is real, post-Industrial-dark-folk, this is the
sound of the Visitors, what have we got to lose, guitars and drums?
We meet in Quiet Time; the time between thought and action, swimming
to the sound of people. Vox hi, Vox lo; we soar to the abyssal
depths and record the first title ³flying to the ocean floor²
Now back, once again submitting to our true selves, we return
to our terrestrial roots and release the new title; ³Moving Darkly²
OUT NOW.
Gigging in the West, watch the press, keep looking.
What's the name of the band, and how did you come up with the name?
Wandered into Sedgemoor District Council Offices looking for some
cash and we all got badges with the Visitors written on them.
What are the individual members names and what do they play?
Matt Bartlett- Vocals Guitar
Kevin Freeman- Drums
Brian Smedley- Six string Bass, Everything else
Alexia Vernon- Vocals
Do you have a web site? http://www.midnightmango.co.uk
How did you meet? A rabelaisian orgey sponsered by the
New Deal
How long have you been together? Seems like forever
Where is the band based? Bridgwater
Who or what inspired you to become a musician? er...Alexia
says Roddy Frame from Aztec Camera but I'm not so sure.....Sounds?
What bands are you listening to at the moment? Lambchop,
right now
What are some of your favourite songs? Anything by Kurt
Weill or Jaques Brel
Do you prefer to play in the studio or live gigs? Happiest
in the garden
Describe your sound. Post Industrial Dark Folk
Where can people come and see you play? My garden, Oh yeah,
and at gigs we do, see home website
What do you like about being a part of 25 Records? Somone
somewhere wrote back
What are most of your songs about? (love, partying, political,
beer, etc.) The dark undertow of emotion in a post industrial
world
Give us an interesting story that happened either at a gig,
or while writing or recording a song. Once playing Barton
St David festival the stage was overtaken by a possy of teenage
girls singing the theme tune from "Friends", we quickly brought
them round, and before the second number they were all holding
hands & pledging support for the creation of a backbiting and
sinister society. Cruel Youth!
Do you play any weird or unusual instruments? Brian plays
a 6 string bass, which is pretty wierd because most basses have
4 strings!!! In fact you've probably heard of Jet Harris who used
to play a 6 string bass when he left the Shadows but , well, he's
now penniless and living in Gloucester but Brian"s got all his
records and he think he's great. Although he is bald. Actually
he wasn't that good but we let Brian think of it that way. Oh
yeah, and Alexia plays the marbles.
Have you been in other bands? Yeah, lots, but none this
good
Do you have any interesting stories involving the police or
breaking the law? ( That we can post on the site) Er, what
THE law? I was writing this song and fuck me my head fell off.
And did anyone bother telling me? no...huh..friends!
Does anyone in the band have any strange or unusual habits
or superstitions? Alexia
Please list 10 bands that sound something like you or fans
of that band would like you. I.e. if you like S Club 7 or Steps
then you would probally like The Vengaboys.
Nick Cave
P J Harvey
Lambchop
Talking Heads
Bonny Prince Billy
Julian Cope
The Visitors
Red Smed and the Hot Trot Smash the System Boogie Band
Bikeshed
Judge Joe Yoda
Feel free to contact any of the bands at
25 Records anytime for interviews/Band features/ gig info etc. at:
25 Records 60 Tollard Close, Poole, Dorset, BH12 2AU, England.
