CABLE #5 THIS ISSUE: CONTRIBUTE: Cold Shoulder Ditto Music Send your news stories to: Token Films Studio Liverpool [email protected] Arena Biennial Line-up clare makes films Follow us on: Elevator Bands at Festivals In The Room Print Company www.twitter.com/elevatorstudios or www.facebook.com/elevatorstudios CLINIC RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM Six albums in, Elevator residents Clinic are still charter- album we really thought it would be good to work with The band will spend the majority of the autumn touring ing new territory with their sound. While many bands someone who could raise the bar with the recordings,” he ‘Bubblegum’, in both the UK and America, and when they find what works and stick with it, the Liverpool four-piece explains. “I think John Congleton has done a great job, return, it’s straight back to the studio. “We’ll be continuing continue to laugh in the face of convention as they ready he works very quickly and didn’t allow us to dwell on with new songs, there’s always something that needs work- themselves for the release of ‘Bubblegum’, the “curve- anything. It’s very easy to get distracted by the smaller ing on or finishing off.” ball” album in the Clinic arsenal. things.” The group have been long-term residents of Elevator, util- “We wanted to produce a record that flowed from beginning ‘I’m Aware’, the first single to be lifted from the forthcom- ising both the rehearsal space and the Studios themselves, to end, something that was easy to listen to,” explains drum- ing album, released September 20th, features the artistic do the group think places such as Elevator are beneficial to mer Carl Turney. “Previous Clinic records have been really genius of the world-renowned Pete Fowler on the video. bands, both veteran and start-out? “It’s really handy hav- diverse and are sometimes quite intense to listen to, always Famed for his work with Super Furry Animals, as well as ing all your gear in one place, accessible 24 hours a day,” jumping from one style to another.” other high-profile projects, Fowler brings the otherworldly explains Turney. “Not only do we rehearse there but we charm of the song to life in the fantastical, puppet based do a lot of recording there too - everything from “Visita- ‘Bubblegum’ is a significant departure from the band’s creation. “We’ve been a fan of Pete Fowler’s work for a tions” onwards with the exception of the drums on the new previous offerings. In place of the trademark driving gui- long time, from the early Super Furry Animal’s albums and album, a bit of bass, some acoustic guitars and strings has tars, harpsichords, strings and dulcimers combine to cre- ‘Monsterism Island’ but it was actually Domino who sug- been recorded using our own studio equipment in Elevator.” ate a complete reverie of an album. Pop beauty at its best, gested approaching him to do the video,” explains Turney. Clinic’s 13 years in the business certainly haven’t left them “We wanted something bright and fun to reflect the sound The long-time heroes of music aficionados everywhere bereft of new ideas. The group describe the album as al- of the record and we all agreed he would be the man for release forthcoming album ‘Bubblegum’ on October 4th. ternating between the “lost soundtracks to exploitation the job. For years critics of the band have missed the joke Catch the bands home leg of their UK tour at the Static films”, “watery pop-psych” and “ping-pong symphonies”, with the masks/surgeons gear so this was a way of putting Gallery on October 23rd. certainly not the assertions of a group stuck in a creative rut. across our lighter side.” Is the fact that the group are still willing to take the leap into Continually cited by other bands in the city as either an the unknown the secret to Clinic’s success? “I think the influence or a firm favourite, how have Clinic managed to key is to always try and do something different and not be keep on the right side of so many with over a decade spent afraid to change something,” Turney explains. “Early reac- in the business? “It helps not being associated with any tions have been good and we’ve been playing a lot of the scene or hype,” says Turney. “In fact I think the good thing new songs live which is a very good benchmark to judge about Liverpool is there isn’t one particular scene, just lots what people think.” of bands doing their own thing. You say hello to people around and about but we don’t tend to hang around with Did the new sound change the way the band went about other musicians, although it was great to play with bands the recording process? “We haven’t worked with a producer like Mugstar, Hot Club De Paris and Married To The Sea from the outset since ‘Winchester Cathedral’ and with this at last year’s Mass Freak-out.” PAGE 1 ELEVATOR BANDS AT THE FESTIVALS SOUND OF GUNS It’s been a whirlwind year for Sound of Guns, and their on a 5-track EP, and will be working with “a reasonably big summer schedule didn’t disappoint. After their debut album name producer”, according to vocalist Connor Clarke. The ‘What Came From Fire’ received acclaim from critics, the band plan to tour the EP upon its completion. bands profile has risen sharply. The group have been fea- tured on Channel 5, and are in the throes of a love-affair Go to www.majormajor.com for all your pop extrovert needs. with TV sports channels, new single ‘Elementary of Youth’ is frequently played on Soccer AM, Sky Sports, ESPN, every time a try gets scored at Liverpool St Helen’s rugby BICYCLE THIEVES matches. Festival dates included Leeds and Reading, Mallorca Rocks, Kendal Calling, Great Escape (NME show), Bing- ley Live, Middlesbrough Music Live, and not forgetting the wonderfully named Cockrock. Catch the band on their current tour at their Liverpool date on October 1st with support from Fly With Vampires. For more information go to: www.myspace.com/sound- MAJOR MAJOR ofguns After recording with Arctic Monkeys producer Mike THE BENDAL INTERLUDE Crossey earlier in the year, the band have been holed up in the studio writing, and recording a new set. Having just completed their forthcoming EP (recorded in Elevator with Hot Club de Paris’ Paul Rafferty at the helm), The band took a break from recording to play dates with Bendal Interlude are planning a tour for later in the year. British Sea Power at the Stockton Riverside Fringe Festival and with mates The Courteeners on their jaunt about the After playing with the likes of Iron Maiden, Iggy Pop, UK. Slayer, Alice in Chains, and Alice Cooper at Sonisphere, Bendal were also featured in last Months Metal hammer, The band have also been busy with side projects. Ash Hop- with their song Cat Spats appearing on the cover CD, ‘A kins and Tom Hammersely have joined forces with Ollie Tribute to Black Sabbath’. from We Came Out Like Tigers to form a new hardcore With summer festival dates which included the wonderful band. Ash also received funding for record label Payper Ti- The band are planning a full-length release for next year. Jedi fest, and Nozstock festival, the band filled the rest of ger, one of the names behind the Inside Pages Festival. The For more information on Bendal, go to www.myspace.com/ their time busking and creating a rather successful anti-BNP label will give away a free compilation CD at the festival. thebendalinterlude video, which can be seen on Youtube. For more information, go to: www.myspace.com/bicyElevator’s control room.- The band will return to the studio in November to start work clethievesuk PAGE 2 PAGE 3 INTRODUCING... TOKEN FILMS The second floor of Elevator is home to Token as runner up and then screened as part of ‘B.U.G.’ plains Stuart. “I have been working with projected Films, the creative stomping ground of Stuart at the British Film Institute, I was absolutely over visuals for a few years and I’ve always been inter- Lancely. He’s the face behind music videos for the the moon! ested in interactive installations since I visited one likes of The Coral, The Zutons, Q-tip, John Squire, at the Tate gallery when I was a teenager, so this The Beautiful South, Glasvegas, and The Twang While many film-makers make the move to London, scheme seemed like the perfect chance to produce but to name a few, and with accolades from the struggling to make a creative industry living in the one myself. I had pitched a similar interactive proj- BBC and a showcase at the British Film Institute North, how has Stuart found staying put? “I can’t ect before to a record label for a music video, I won already under his belt, we ask Stuart what’s next exactly say how I’ve managed to stick with it. I sup- the pitch but in the end I couldn’t secure a location for Token Films? pose it’s important to do something that you love do- so I had to do something else for the Avideo. veritable Thank wet dream.- ing, this will help you keep going. Taking advantage fully the Shops Up Front team did a lot better than Lancely attended University in Liverpool, and went of the business advice that’s available helped too, for I did! The scheme is a great idea.