Albatross wrote:Then yes, they are filthy.

One song is about how I want to cut out this woman's vagina and wear it as a gasmask.


I may have made that up, actually.

IAmTheWalrus wrote:Overall a good effort, but I did have some thoughts. I mean this all in a purely constructive way and I apologize in advance if it comes off as anything other than that.

First, I think it feels kind of juvenile in the sense that all the songs seem to be cut from similar molds. It's not a terrible thing and if it works for you that's great, but across most of the songs I'm not getting a sense that you're trying to convey a different feeling. I think it has something to do with the fade in sounds at the beginning that slowly progress to you singing at around 0:20 in each song. Also there's not much variation in tempo across the songs so everything just feels kind of lethargic to me.

You have a great voice, it's got a crooning feeling that reminds of Morrisey from the Smiths. That being said, it seems like you sing in the same way each time and to me it doesn't add any emotion to the music. I'm not entirely sure how to express this, but it seems that you're going through the motions and don't feel what you're singing.

Once again, sorry if this comes off as overly critical but I'm just trying to outline the reasons I didn't care for it. I did some recording a couple years ago and our finished product was nowhere as professional or accomplished as this, so congratulations on finishing it and best of luck to you guys.

notprop wrote:I thought you sounded a bit more like moon-face from keane than snow patrol.

Albatross wrote:I'll warn you, Fitzzy - it's not punk.

Albatross wrote:Oh. I thought you put amphetamines on your Cornflakes and only listened to Crass?

FITZZ wrote:
Overall the Missus and I quite enjoyed it,I particularly liked "Scars" and " Hospital".
Did remind me a bit of the Smiths,and had a bit of an "80's" Dark Cafe feel ...not that that's a bad thing.

Flaming_Spider wrote:

FITZZ wrote:
Overall the Missus and I quite enjoyed it,I particularly liked "Scars" and " Hospital".
Did remind me a bit of the Smiths,and had a bit of an "80's" Dark Cafe feel ...not that that's a bad thing.

I have to agree, Scars was probably my favorite. I can't stop listening to it...

claude_rains wrote:Dresden – Dresden

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Dresden is the collective name of five dynamic figures from industrial Manchester who describe themselves as a modernist indie/pop band. Championing the DIY aesthetic they use cutting edge technology to manufacture and record their sound, both, it should be said, to a remarkably high standard. Unselfishly, they’ve decided to make the fruits of these labours freely available to whoever wishes to listen.

Unashamedly pop, these eight tracks are awash with electronic sounds delicately tethered to twitching rhythms. For those with a rudimentary knowledge of the eighties, obvious influences include Ultravox – both the Midge Ure and John Foxx versions - and possibly the better years of OMD. For the younger ones amongst us, Hurts may supply valuable clues.

Overall the music has the texture of a series of exquisitely shot black and white Polaroids; each connected to one another thanks to the beautifully warm croon of vocalist Ryan Magee. Though there’s much to be discovered, the really rather fabulous Life of A Wife’s stomping bass and rippling piano has hit written all over it, while the monochromatic firework display that calls itself Hospital is a hot candidate to fill dance floors the length and breadth of the land.

On this showing Dresden have a bright future in front of them.

Albatross wrote:So, it's been a week and we've been really happy with the response we got. So far we've had over 700 plays of our album, and even managed to raise around 40 quid! Not bad really, considering we are giving it away for free...

Anyhow, I've been working my (generously proportioned) arse off trying to get some press for the record, and it's starting to bear some fruit, in dribs and drabs. We've already had a confirmation of a review for november from one webzine, and another got in touch to say that they would be passing it on to their North-West England reviewer. Well, that reviewer has a blog on www.davidbowie.com, and below is what he (or she) said - I'm assuming that this is a preliminary, and that the final version will appear on the zine next month, but even if it doesn't, it's still nice to get some recognition for one's hard work whatever the source!

Here's the short review:

claude_rains wrote:Dresden – Dresden

Download

Dresden is the collective name of five dynamic figures from industrial Manchester who describe themselves as a modernist indie/pop band. Championing the DIY aesthetic they use cutting edge technology to manufacture and record their sound, both, it should be said, to a remarkably high standard. Unselfishly, they’ve decided to make the fruits of these labours freely available to whoever wishes to listen.

Unashamedly pop, these eight tracks are awash with electronic sounds delicately tethered to twitching rhythms. For those with a rudimentary knowledge of the eighties, obvious influences include Ultravox – both the Midge Ure and John Foxx versions - and possibly the better years of OMD. For the younger ones amongst us, Hurts may supply valuable clues.

Overall the music has the texture of a series of exquisitely shot black and white Polaroids; each connected to one another thanks to the beautifully warm croon of vocalist Ryan Magee. Though there’s much to be discovered, the really rather fabulous Life of A Wife’s stomping bass and rippling piano has hit written all over it, while the monochromatic firework display that calls itself Hospital is a hot candidate to fill dance floors the length and breadth of the land.

On this showing Dresden have a bright future in front of them.

http://www.davidbowie.com/blog/index.php?user=claude_rains&itemID=42080

Pretty chuffed with that, actually. Hopefully we can get some more and keep this thing rolling!