Hey all, the band is going to be recording at Matrix Digital later this month. Were hoping to record about 10 original tracks plus a few really quick covers (Folsom Prison Blues-Johnny Cash/Beat On The Brat-The Ramones). We'll probibly press something up after weve finished.
hey all, the recording is now due to happen on the 25th. But that may change due to technical difficulties. Hopefully all will go smoothly and stay tuned for gigs that should be happening soon (if I get off my ass and organise them). Keep coming to the website, cos there should be some new recordings up soon after the demo is done. Cheers vocoder manager
Yay for the demo! Good on you guys for a job well done! Everybody else look forward to hearing it on the website soon! (hopefully!)
cheers to omw as well for doing a great job and putting up with their shit! hehe
Gig on the 22 of feb at bar bodega, don't know much more at the moment, probibly charge this time and stuff, but cds should be avaliable on the night for those interested.
Liam Drum Vocoder
if anyone's interested vocoder are keen to get a support gig with some fine welli band sometime in the very near future..contact them on vocoder@paradise.net.nz cheers
Cheers for the nice words Axel and Gak. . .
The Turnaround is now available fer downloadin' (albeit in lesser quality than here!) from www.vocoder.co.nz which should help the people who want to hear it but can't get it streaming. There's also most of the demos we recorded in Auckers at SAE . . .
PS: Us and the lovely Po-Ha are making the trek back to Auckland and the Temple for Saturday the 26th . . . I believe we're even gonna have CD's and Swag (it's almost like we're getting organised!)
Vocoder and Po-ha gig at Bodega on the 8th of March, it's our first gig in Wellington in about 4 months so hopefully new songs should get an airing if we can find somewhere to rehearse.
cheers
Liam
hey geetar,
I forgot to give you that complement the other night, mainly cos u guys were being nads! But eh em.. anyhow.. listened to "rock-o-tronic" the other night and thought it was really good! and I sure the latest recording was good too, although I think I had given it away before I listened to it. looking forward to the single release and this vid ey!
"rock-o-tronic!" cor that's an oldie - but thanks for the compliment anyway : ) . . . you haven't heard the SAE stuff or the "produced by Peter J" version of The Turnaround? . . . if you need 'em then let me know . . . you can download most at http://www.vocoder.co.nz/sounds_nf.html or i'll burn yer a shiny disc with 'em on
How Cool is this? . . . The "Rock-O-Tronic!" Live release that comes out of our show with the wonderful Po-Ha (www.po-ha.com) and Mescalin (homepages.paradise.net.nz/brianhow) on Friday, March 8 @ Bodega has been pre-accepted into the National Archives!
That means that every scream/yell/smash etc . . . from the bands or the crowd that's included will be an official part of New Zealand History! So come along and make some NOISE!
(geetar, 19th feb) yeah well I gave all my copies of the latest stuff away.. gotta get the promo going ey! Good gig fri! pity about cutting it short but oh well. Go National Archives! Look forward to hearing the recording should be awesome! .. and upcoming ep as well. ;)
Cool, I might get you summat soon . . . yer, still a bit annoyed about the "curfew" notification on Friday but so far as we can tell everyone thought it was our best Wellie set ever (maybe b/c it was only 7 songs ;) . . . )
gonna be busy spittin' and polishin' the live recordin's for a wee while tho' . . . :) EVERYONE will be hearing about that one when it's done!
Thanks for the party on Sat drum vocoder and a big happy birthday to you!!
Good luck for recording this weekend? and looking forward to seeing yah on video!
:)
Cheers for that! and thanks to Phoebe for playing "the turnaround" ...
PS: The video Blink made for the song is in the final selection for "Handle The Jandal" ... so if anyone's in Wellie next Monday you can see it on the big-screen at the Paramount, starts @ 8pm I believe ... (it's also on our website if you can't wait...)
... and we're also in Auckland on Saturday Night @ The Temple with Mister Lemon and a couple of mellow/quiet acts - Feyodor and The Venturi Effect ... it all kicks off around 9pm :)
Nothing like a trip to Auckland to put back yr faith in being in a band . . . Sure the crowd silences after cheering the last songs are weird, but it seems that when people really like you there they're not afraid to let you know, and the King's Arms has one of the best sound setups I've ever played through ...
On top of that, there are some awesome bands floating around there ... Mister Lemon are my current fave NZ live band, exciting in the same way as pist-off Sunship were, a fired-up DSuper and the first time you saw the Datsuns - pure tight energy with some damn good poppy garage rock songs ... and here I was getting sick to death of new rock+roll . . . too many inferior carbon copies with little songwriting ability and f'all stage presence . . .
Here's hoping that Rock+Roll is still "In" when they finally get themselves out of Auckland . . . ;-)
OK...Gig Promo Time :)
(drum roll please....)
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Saturday, the 30th @ The Cross Bar:
Time to get Yr Indie-Rock Fix!!!
VOCODER + PO-HA + MESCALIN
******************************
You can even nab a copy of our EP there ... or if you can't make it there, follow the link below to find out about it and how to get it ...
PS: It's also Bass Vocoder's birthday that night so anyone feeling particularly generous can help us play "get the Bass player drunk and emotional" ;-)
Blink's got it 'til tomorrow, so if you can get round there tonight you might be able to see it . . . If you can't make it tonight let me know and I'll work something out :)
Alex and wine? not toooo much to tell, tho' she was actually laughing at mine and Morgs' pretty nasty humour so it must've had an impact (and that first half bottle went pretty damn fast!) ;-)
eh hum! I have no more to say.. and yes I am ashamed to say that I laughed at your dumb ass fart jokes jamie.. (oo she's getting all snarky now!)
Jamie's right there was nothing to tell..
I am boring as hell.. oo I just said that to rhyme! hehe!
I'm not really that boring I guess.. plus little lesson time kiddies- alcohol doesn't make you more interesting, you just may think you are!
I think it was the lollies- all that sugar, just got the giggle bug-and rachel wasn't even there! shock horror!
see yah tonight maybe,
and def on Sat!
why feel ashamed alex? . . . if i remember correctly you were the one who started the "wind" humour going . . . I just took the ball and ran and ran and . . . :)
Hey, do I remember you hitting Morgs or was that just a flashback???
yeah, that's right I did start it and I'm not ashamed! well, no actually I don't think I did, Mr jim!
and yes I did hit morgan, and yes he did provoke me!
so shut up all of you... well except for people who want to suck up to vocoder, and say nice things! there may be an ep in it for yah if you're lucky!
yes it was a good gig..no worries, I would help out anytime, although I am pretty stink at doing the door.. maybe i need to stop being such a dissy bearch, or do assertiveness training!..
Cool . . . our gig @ The King's Arms with Mister Lemon and Goon got reviewed in Real Groove Mag . . . and it's even positive for the most part!
tho' to be really pedantic, it does exaggerate the lack of crowd-size . . . I counted more than 30 just before we went on - and only 10 of those were in the bands ;-)
whoo hoo! maybe yu get a better crowd next time!
I'm sure that the cross gig will be packed! or, we just make enough noise to compensate ey!;)
happppy birrthday morgannn! (well, when you have your actual birthday)
and geetar did you tell your girl stories about me & wine of all things! (hmm, it was good wine, although it was warm.. I should have put it in the freezer at blink)
nice set up last night, the photos were cool.
Yer it makes it sound like there were 10-15 people there which was definitely not the case, even when we finished at 12.45ish there were still a few more people than that there! ... but it was nice to get a good review where it was obvious the reviewer had been paying some attention to every band (... and he brought our EP after the gig!)
Yep, Archill was told a few o' the tales ... who'da thunk it ... Alex & Wine ;-) ... how long did you stay for in the end?
Well that was nice and retarded . . . put it as a reply to the wrong post!
Anyway - Blink's got it 'til tomorrow, so if you can get round there tonight you might be able to see it . . . If you can't make it tonight let me know and I'll work something out :)
Alex and wine? not toooo much to tell, tho' she was actually laughing at mine and Morgs' pretty nasty humour so it must've had an impact (and that first half bottle went pretty damn fast!) ;-)
that's what you think buddy, don't think you're getting that back......shit i love gold sounds.....we can arm wrestle for it..cause i'm a big tv start now and all, i get what i want...i hang only with shortland street stars.
Doh! Sorry Blink, forgot about your TV Stardom ;-) ... now I'm just waiting for the Women's Weekly cover stories to show up ... "Blink, photographer to the rock gods (and Vocoder) - his links to Diana's Death" :)
jamie, just a thought.
maybe we can get more people to our gigs if you show the pavement DVD, as you haven't been this popular since ever. just planting seeds.
also , alex did hit me on tuesday, but i did provoke her tho.
and people come see the vocoders and their friends indie rock out, y'all, on saturady at the cross.
i'll be here until 6:30ish. best call me before you come over. i wacthed the doco last night..great, but yeah, too much live footage, not enough interview. some ejector bitches are coming around this arvo to watch it, so the later you could pick it up the better.
// wacthed the doco last night..great, but yeah, too much live footage, not enough interview.
... and it also avoids anything about the breakup ... still you get to see Spiral stairs mooning and giving the finger to a particularly moronic Crapapoloser crowd :)
Gonna be pretty busy today so it might just be easier if I just pick it up tomorrow ... did Jules come by in the end?
Very nice review in this month's Real Groove (Cheers Brent Cardy!)
"'Vocoder' is such a great word, it seems a pity to waste it on a cold, impersonal piece of electronic equipment. Thankfully, the Wellington band of the same name are just the opposite. Fizzing like the Buzzcocks on a caffeine high, Vocoder have energy and scissor-kicks to burn and their introductory six-song EP is a gem. Optimistically titled Sweethearts of the Radio (Rock-O-Tronic), the music therein is brash pop-punk - infectively contagious and thrashingly good fun. An added extra is the unlisted bonus track, an impulsively fresh take on Johnny Cash's 'Folsom Prison Blues'"
Thanks :) ... We are working on getting you guys down here at some stage (altho' it's goin' pretty slowly with people only just getting back into town) so hopefully us lot or someone else will get you to Wellie soon!
Come one come all to Thistle Hall TONITE!
See Vocoder and Kiama (and others?) play soem tunes on musical instrument devices. Starts 9ish methinks.
Also a huge ta muchly and kiss on the cheek for those of you who came to the cross for the Vocoder/Accelerants single release show, and to those who said nice things about us. It was a truly awesome night.
As you all know I left vocoder earlier this year. I asked the members of the band that are carrying on not to play a song I wrote called the Great Depression. Anyway these are the responses I received. I know that this isn't cool but after receiving these I was quite shocked.
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Hey Liam,
Have been informed by Jamie of your request for us to refrain from
performing TGD. I'm assuming you are extracting the micheal with this
request, seriously.
If you are infact serious about this request, may I point out a few
things first.
1. You get money from APRA when we play songs that you have a writing
credit for, which at the moment includes other songs that are not The
Great Depression and that you had very little to do with actually
writing. So you actually gain from us playing these songs.
2. OK fine, we can stop play TGD. It would then be appreciated if that
if/when you play this song to yourself on your guitar at home you would
refrain from including parts of my bassline as you have done in the
past.
I'm sorry if I'm coming across like a totally sarcastic little
gobshite, but serious, how else am I meant to react to this. Really?
Cheers
Morgan
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??????????????? ... are you serious???
OK - here's my response (if you are being serious)
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Ahem - don't be so fucking pathetic (again).
1. The Great Depression is NOT "your" song, in the
same way Vocoder is not my band (why do you keep
making this mistake):
If you will remember I wrote all the lyrics, rewrote
the melody, arranged the music and wrote the "bridge"
to it (the "dull little hearts" piece) ... it was a
cool little riff and goth verse before I fixed it up -
it was far from being a "song" - more a "snippet" or
an "idea" ... We're not playing No Legs Left or
Sleeper if that's any comfort ;)
2. Do you also want us to drop the other songs we
wrote during your tenure as our drummer as well? Do
we have to start all over again because you're
throwing a tantrum about us continuing after YOU left
the band?
3. We (i.e. me, Morgs and Nik) all like the song, the
crowd like it and there's no reason for us to not use
it... what exactly have you got to back your demands
up with??? more threatening phone calls??? All you
have in your e-mail is that you "expect" it to not be
played again ... Why??? Try backing your arguments up
with some form of reason or logic.
4. Yes you are ignorant:
ignorant in that you think you are are bigger than the
band (i.e. you can stop us playing things we have a
right to play from outside of it).
Liam, you should really try to get over the fact that
Vocoder exists without you. This behaviour is
downright bizarre ...
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Hey all, the band is going to be ...
Hey all, the band is going to be recording at Matrix Digital later this month. Were hoping to record about 10 original tracks plus a few really quick covers (Folsom Prison Blues-Johnny Cash/Beat On The Brat-The Ramones). We'll probibly press something up after weve finished.
Liam
Drum Vocoder
hey all, the recording is now due to ...
hey all, the recording is now due to happen on the 25th. But that may change due to technical difficulties. Hopefully all will go smoothly and stay tuned for gigs that should be happening soon (if I get off my ass and organise them). Keep coming to the website, cos there should be some new recordings up soon after the demo is done. Cheers vocoder manager
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change of plans yet again. Recording is ...
change of plans yet again. Recording is on the 9th and 10th of december! stay tuned for gigs and new stuff coming up on the vocoder website.
Cheers
[ www.listen.to/vocoder ]
Yay for the demo! Good on you guys for ...
Yay for the demo! Good on you guys for a job well done! Everybody else look forward to hearing it on the website soon! (hopefully!)
cheers to omw as well for doing a great job and putting up with their shit! hehe
[ www.listen.to/vocoder ]
The new Demo sounds Fuck'n ...
The new Demo sounds Fuck'n awesome!Especially as I feature on it...
Gig on the 22 of feb at bar bodega, ...
Gig on the 22 of feb at bar bodega, don't know much more at the moment, probibly charge this time and stuff, but cds should be avaliable on the night for those interested.
Liam Drum Vocoder
[ www.silence.co.nz/vocoder ]
if anyone's interested vocoder are ...
if anyone's interested vocoder are keen to get a support gig with some fine welli band sometime in the very near future..contact them on vocoder@paradise.net.nz cheers
[ listen.to/vocoder ]
Cool! We only finished mixing our ...
Cool! We only finished mixing our "produced" (by Peter Jamieson) version of THE TURNAROUND last night and it's already up on nzmusic.com . . .
If you have a chance, c'mon and listen to two minutes and five seconds of "wall-of-sound pop" (with more on our website . . .)
thanks nzmusic.com, Peter J, Phill etc . . .
Cheers Jamie (geetar vocoder)
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
flash piccie guys! vocoder are the ...
flash piccie guys!
vocoder are the greatest ;) hehe
check them out, interesting sounds, nice guys..
I am lovink yous all, every singles one ...
I am lovink yous all, every singles one of yous, and em eh, I won'ts be lettings yous down...em eh!
p.s. The Turnaround is Rock-O-Tronic!
Cheers for the nice words Axel and Gak. ...
Cheers for the nice words Axel and Gak. . .
The Turnaround is now available fer downloadin' (albeit in lesser quality than here!) from www.vocoder.co.nz which should help the people who want to hear it but can't get it streaming. There's also most of the demos we recorded in Auckers at SAE . . .
PS: Us and the lovely Po-Ha are making the trek back to Auckland and the Temple for Saturday the 26th . . . I believe we're even gonna have CD's and Swag (it's almost like we're getting organised!)
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
Vocoder and Po-ha gig at Bodega on the ...
Vocoder and Po-ha gig at Bodega on the 8th of March, it's our first gig in Wellington in about 4 months so hopefully new songs should get an airing if we can find somewhere to rehearse.
cheers
Liam
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
hey geetar, I forgot to give you that ...
hey geetar,
I forgot to give you that complement the other night, mainly cos u guys were being nads! But eh em.. anyhow.. listened to "rock-o-tronic" the other night and thought it was really good! and I sure the latest recording was good too, although I think I had given it away before I listened to it. looking forward to the single release and this vid ey!
;) al
"rock-o-tronic!" cor that's an oldie - ...
"rock-o-tronic!" cor that's an oldie - but thanks for the compliment anyway : ) . . . you haven't heard the SAE stuff or the "produced by Peter J" version of The Turnaround? . . . if you need 'em then let me know . . . you can download most at http://www.vocoder.co.nz/sounds_nf.html or i'll burn yer a shiny disc with 'em on
blah, blah geetar
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
How Cool is this? . . . The ...
How Cool is this? . . . The "Rock-O-Tronic!" Live release that comes out of our show with the wonderful Po-Ha (www.po-ha.com) and Mescalin (homepages.paradise.net.nz/brianhow) on Friday, March 8 @ Bodega has been pre-accepted into the National Archives!
That means that every scream/yell/smash etc . . . from the bands or the crowd that's included will be an official part of New Zealand History! So come along and make some NOISE!
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
(geetar, 19th feb) yeah well I gave all ...
(geetar, 19th feb) yeah well I gave all my copies of the latest stuff away.. gotta get the promo going ey! Good gig fri! pity about cutting it short but oh well. Go National Archives! Look forward to hearing the recording should be awesome! .. and upcoming ep as well. ;)
Cool, I might get you summat soon . . . ...
Cool, I might get you summat soon . . . yer, still a bit annoyed about the "curfew" notification on Friday but so far as we can tell everyone thought it was our best Wellie set ever (maybe b/c it was only 7 songs ;) . . . )
gonna be busy spittin' and polishin' the live recordin's for a wee while tho' . . . :) EVERYONE will be hearing about that one when it's done!
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
Thanks for the party on Sat drum ...
Thanks for the party on Sat drum vocoder and a big happy birthday to you!!
Good luck for recording this weekend? and looking forward to seeing yah on video!
:)
I heard Vocoder on Channel Z Unsigned, ...
I heard Vocoder on Channel Z Unsigned, i liked them alot :) Big ups, rock on, RESPECT.
Nice website :P
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
Cheers for that! and thanks to Phoebe ...
Cheers for that! and thanks to Phoebe for playing "the turnaround" ...
PS: The video Blink made for the song is in the final selection for "Handle The Jandal" ... so if anyone's in Wellie next Monday you can see it on the big-screen at the Paramount, starts @ 8pm I believe ... (it's also on our website if you can't wait...)
[ external link ]
... and we're also in Auckland on ...
... and we're also in Auckland on Saturday Night @ The Temple with Mister Lemon and a couple of mellow/quiet acts - Feyodor and The Venturi Effect ... it all kicks off around 9pm :)
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz/ ]
Nothing like a trip to Auckland to put ...
Nothing like a trip to Auckland to put back yr faith in being in a band . . . Sure the crowd silences after cheering the last songs are weird, but it seems that when people really like you there they're not afraid to let you know, and the King's Arms has one of the best sound setups I've ever played through ...
On top of that, there are some awesome bands floating around there ... Mister Lemon are my current fave NZ live band, exciting in the same way as pist-off Sunship were, a fired-up DSuper and the first time you saw the Datsuns - pure tight energy with some damn good poppy garage rock songs ... and here I was getting sick to death of new rock+roll . . . too many inferior carbon copies with little songwriting ability and f'all stage presence . . .
Here's hoping that Rock+Roll is still "In" when they finally get themselves out of Auckland . . . ;-)
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz/ ]
yes indeed, mister lemon are wicked ...
yes indeed, mister lemon are wicked rock n roll. haha they need to do some gigs out of auckland for sure :P
They should be in Wellie in a matter of ...
They should be in Wellie in a matter of months for a show or two . . . we'll be sorting it out soon :)
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
OK...Gig Promo Time :) (drum roll ...
OK...Gig Promo Time :)
(drum roll please....)
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Saturday, the 30th @ The Cross Bar:
Time to get Yr Indie-Rock Fix!!!
VOCODER + PO-HA + MESCALIN
******************************
You can even nab a copy of our EP there ... or if you can't make it there, follow the link below to find out about it and how to get it ...
PS: It's also Bass Vocoder's birthday that night so anyone feeling particularly generous can help us play "get the Bass player drunk and emotional" ;-)
[ external link ]
Blink's got it 'til tomorrow, so if ...
Blink's got it 'til tomorrow, so if you can get round there tonight you might be able to see it . . . If you can't make it tonight let me know and I'll work something out :)
Alex and wine? not toooo much to tell, tho' she was actually laughing at mine and Morgs' pretty nasty humour so it must've had an impact (and that first half bottle went pretty damn fast!) ;-)
eh hum! I have no more to say.. and yes ...
eh hum! I have no more to say.. and yes I am ashamed to say that I laughed at your dumb ass fart jokes jamie.. (oo she's getting all snarky now!)
Jamie's right there was nothing to tell..
I am boring as hell.. oo I just said that to rhyme! hehe!
I'm not really that boring I guess.. plus little lesson time kiddies- alcohol doesn't make you more interesting, you just may think you are!
I think it was the lollies- all that sugar, just got the giggle bug-and rachel wasn't even there! shock horror!
see yah tonight maybe,
and def on Sat!
;)
why feel ashamed alex? . . . if i ...
why feel ashamed alex? . . . if i remember correctly you were the one who started the "wind" humour going . . . I just took the ball and ran and ran and . . . :)
Hey, do I remember you hitting Morgs or was that just a flashback???
yeah, that's right I did start it and ...
yeah, that's right I did start it and I'm not ashamed! well, no actually I don't think I did, Mr jim!
and yes I did hit morgan, and yes he did provoke me!
so shut up all of you... well except for people who want to suck up to vocoder, and say nice things! there may be an ep in it for yah if you're lucky!
Oh dear Alex . . . bit wound up there? ...
Oh dear Alex . . . bit wound up there? ;-)
thanks for helping last night anyway . . . and thanks to everyone who went out of their way to get to the Cross last night :)
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz/ ]
hmmm.. <she says when she can't think ...
hmmm.. :P !
yes it was a good gig..no worries, I would help out anytime, although I am pretty stink at doing the door.. maybe i need to stop being such a dissy bearch, or do assertiveness training!..
Cool . . . our gig @ The King's Arms ...
Cool . . . our gig @ The King's Arms with Mister Lemon and Goon got reviewed in Real Groove Mag . . . and it's even positive for the most part!
tho' to be really pedantic, it does exaggerate the lack of crowd-size . . . I counted more than 30 just before we went on - and only 10 of those were in the bands ;-)
See some of you on Saturday night @ The Cross?
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz/ ]
whoo hoo! maybe yu get a better crowd ...
whoo hoo! maybe yu get a better crowd next time!
I'm sure that the cross gig will be packed! or, we just make enough noise to compensate ey!;)
happppy birrthday morgannn! (well, when you have your actual birthday)
and geetar did you tell your girl stories about me & wine of all things! (hmm, it was good wine, although it was warm.. I should have put it in the freezer at blink)
nice set up last night, the photos were cool.
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
Yer it makes it sound like there were ...
Yer it makes it sound like there were 10-15 people there which was definitely not the case, even when we finished at 12.45ish there were still a few more people than that there! ... but it was nice to get a good review where it was obvious the reviewer had been paying some attention to every band (... and he brought our EP after the gig!)
Yep, Archill was told a few o' the tales ... who'da thunk it ... Alex & Wine ;-) ... how long did you stay for in the end?
yo vocoder. still wanna see that dvd ...
yo vocoder. still wanna see that dvd like mad! alex and wine? do tell.
yo Stinkbuzz - sorry I didn't get back ...
yo Stinkbuzz - sorry I didn't get back to you but I did put your name on the door for the Phoenix/Fang show
condor! yeah i had three things i was ...
condor! yeah i had three things i was supposed to do that nite, but instead got an attack of the fear and stayed at home with a vid. rock n roll eh?
you shoud have come and stayed at chez ...
you shoud have come and stayed at chez stinkbuzz. don't let the name put you off, its actually quite nice!
Well that was nice and retarded . . . ...
Well that was nice and retarded . . . put it as a reply to the wrong post!
Anyway - Blink's got it 'til tomorrow, so if you can get round there tonight you might be able to see it . . . If you can't make it tonight let me know and I'll work something out :)
Alex and wine? not toooo much to tell, tho' she was actually laughing at mine and Morgs' pretty nasty humour so it must've had an impact (and that first half bottle went pretty damn fast!) ;-)
// Anyway - Blink's got it 'til ...
// Anyway - Blink's got it 'til tomorrow
that's what you think buddy, don't think you're getting that back......shit i love gold sounds.....we can arm wrestle for it..cause i'm a big tv start now and all, i get what i want...i hang only with shortland street stars.
Doh! Sorry Blink, forgot about your TV ...
Doh! Sorry Blink, forgot about your TV Stardom ;-) ... now I'm just waiting for the Women's Weekly cover stories to show up ... "Blink, photographer to the rock gods (and Vocoder) - his links to Diana's Death" :)
When are you in today?
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz/ ]
jamie, just a thought. maybe we can ...
jamie, just a thought.
maybe we can get more people to our gigs if you show the pavement DVD, as you haven't been this popular since ever. just planting seeds.
also , alex did hit me on tuesday, but i did provoke her tho.
and people come see the vocoders and their friends indie rock out, y'all, on saturady at the cross.
love an' punkrawk
bassvocoder
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
i'll be here until 6:30ish. best call ...
i'll be here until 6:30ish. best call me before you come over. i wacthed the doco last night..great, but yeah, too much live footage, not enough interview. some ejector bitches are coming around this arvo to watch it, so the later you could pick it up the better.
// wacthed the doco last night..great, ...
// wacthed the doco last night..great, but yeah, too much live footage, not enough interview.
... and it also avoids anything about the breakup ... still you get to see Spiral stairs mooning and giving the finger to a particularly moronic Crapapoloser crowd :)
Gonna be pretty busy today so it might just be easier if I just pick it up tomorrow ... did Jules come by in the end?
Very nice review in this month's Real ...
Very nice review in this month's Real Groove (Cheers Brent Cardy!)
"'Vocoder' is such a great word, it seems a pity to waste it on a cold, impersonal piece of electronic equipment. Thankfully, the Wellington band of the same name are just the opposite. Fizzing like the Buzzcocks on a caffeine high, Vocoder have energy and scissor-kicks to burn and their introductory six-song EP is a gem. Optimistically titled Sweethearts of the Radio (Rock-O-Tronic), the music therein is brash pop-punk - infectively contagious and thrashingly good fun. An added extra is the unlisted bonus track, an impulsively fresh take on Johnny Cash's 'Folsom Prison Blues'"
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz/ ]
hey fellas.congrats on the great review ...
hey fellas.congrats on the great review for the ep.deserved guys!hope toc u all soon down there in welli!
[ http://www.misterlemon.co.nz ]
Thanks :) ... We are working on getting ...
Thanks :) ... We are working on getting you guys down here at some stage (altho' it's goin' pretty slowly with people only just getting back into town) so hopefully us lot or someone else will get you to Wellie soon!
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz/ ]
check out the site for new rocking ...
check out the site for new rocking single..
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
Come one come all to Thistle Hall ...
Come one come all to Thistle Hall TONITE!
See Vocoder and Kiama (and others?) play soem tunes on musical instrument devices. Starts 9ish methinks.
Also a huge ta muchly and kiss on the cheek for those of you who came to the cross for the Vocoder/Accelerants single release show, and to those who said nice things about us. It was a truly awesome night.
[ http://www.vocoder.co.nz ]
Hi everyone, As you all know I left ...
Hi everyone,
As you all know I left vocoder earlier this year. I asked the members of the band that are carrying on not to play a song I wrote called the Great Depression. Anyway these are the responses I received. I know that this isn't cool but after receiving these I was quite shocked.
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Hey Liam,
Have been informed by Jamie of your request for us to refrain from
performing TGD. I'm assuming you are extracting the micheal with this
request, seriously.
If you are infact serious about this request, may I point out a few
things first.
1. You get money from APRA when we play songs that you have a writing
credit for, which at the moment includes other songs that are not The
Great Depression and that you had very little to do with actually
writing. So you actually gain from us playing these songs.
2. OK fine, we can stop play TGD. It would then be appreciated if that
if/when you play this song to yourself on your guitar at home you would
refrain from including parts of my bassline as you have done in the
past.
I'm sorry if I'm coming across like a totally sarcastic little
gobshite, but serious, how else am I meant to react to this. Really?
Cheers
Morgan
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??????????????? ... are you serious???
OK - here's my response (if you are being serious)
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Ahem - don't be so fucking pathetic (again).
1. The Great Depression is NOT "your" song, in the
same way Vocoder is not my band (why do you keep
making this mistake):
If you will remember I wrote all the lyrics, rewrote
the melody, arranged the music and wrote the "bridge"
to it (the "dull little hearts" piece) ... it was a
cool little riff and goth verse before I fixed it up -
it was far from being a "song" - more a "snippet" or
an "idea" ... We're not playing No Legs Left or
Sleeper if that's any comfort ;)
2. Do you also want us to drop the other songs we
wrote during your tenure as our drummer as well? Do
we have to start all over again because you're
throwing a tantrum about us continuing after YOU left
the band?
3. We (i.e. me, Morgs and Nik) all like the song, the
crowd like it and there's no reason for us to not use
it... what exactly have you got to back your demands
up with??? more threatening phone calls??? All you
have in your e-mail is that you "expect" it to not be
played again ... Why??? Try backing your arguments up
with some form of reason or logic.
4. Yes you are ignorant:
ignorant in that you think you are are bigger than the
band (i.e. you can stop us playing things we have a
right to play from outside of it).
Liam, you should really try to get over the fact that
Vocoder exists without you. This behaviour is
downright bizarre ...
Love Jamie
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