The Seagulls
NEWS
Currently working on a project with the Aphex Twin and Prince, sounds quite good at the moment
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Prepare yourself for the magical enchantment of the Seagulls.
Why this name?
Represents the wandering nomadic nature of the art.
Do you play live?
Opened for Iggy Pop when he played Lawlors. He said the Seagulls were like all great artists full of sh*** and then he took a sh*** in a pint glass poured half a bottle of whiskey into it and drank it.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Free and easy access
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
No its all about the art (bollocks)
Band History:
It all began in Salford where I came to Mark E Smith in a vision and he told me to f*** off home, stop acting the wanker and start making some tunes. So I said fair enough and on my way back across the Irish Sea it occurred to me how many seagulls there were and how they needed a voice
Your influences?
Iggy Pop,Velvet Underground,The Fall,Can, Captain Beefheart,Faust, Joy Division, New Order, Dexy's midnight runners the Shirelles,Jeff Buckley, the Exhibition, Stoat, the Tramps Jinx Lennon,
Favorite spot?
Paris
Equipment used:
I record a base track of me meditating in silence to instil the ambiance into the music
Anything else...?
Bambino Bambino Bambino
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