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Distant Guns
NEWS   EP3 will be released on Egress Records, Spring 2009.
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play lo-fi play hi-fi  The Blue Screen Of Death
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Born At Full Power
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Mr.Ahmadinejad's Nuclear Powered Tie-Rack
play lo-fi play hi-fi  A Torch Is A Case For Holding Dead Batteries
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Are We The Baddies?
play lo-fi play hi-fi  1962
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Sandfly Vector Control
play lo-fi play hi-fi  The East Anglia Border Raids
Distant Guns are a two man recording army, whose mission is to explore the frontiers of the DIY ethic. Our mission is to regularly release "themed" 4-track EPs on CD. Each EP is strictly limited edition and has handmade artwork that complements the songs and makes each copy slightly unique. The EPs cannot be purchased for love or money, but are sent out at to fans on our mailing list. From EP3 onwards, digital downloads will be available through Egress Records.

Our second EP, "The Peaceful Technophobe EP" was released October 2008. Tracklisting:

The Blue Screen Of Death
Born At Full Power
Mr.Ahmadinejad's Nuclear Powered Tie-Rack
A Torch Is A Case For Holding Dead Batteries

All copies have now gone and we will NEVER reissue them... but EP2 (and EP1, "The Complacent Pacifist EP") can now be downloaded free from our soundclick music page. It's better quality than Myspace, which is an utter shed that can't even cope with long song titles, never mind high bit-rates.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list to be informed of the release of EP3, please email distantguns@hotmail.co.uk or sign up at Egress Records. We promise not to share your details with knobheads.

Oh, and for what it's worth... we are deeply suspicious of the Myspace phenomenon and lament that the word 'friend' has been so devalued. So don't even bother trying to add us as a friend... we will politely decline. It's nothing personal, we decline friend requests from absolutely everyone. If this offends your sensibilities, it's probably best if you switch off the computer, go for a walk and try to work out the crucial difference between 'making friends' and 'adding' them.

Still here? We like your style... hope you like ours.

Why this name?
Because of distance and guns.
Do you play live?
Not at the moment (see previous question)
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Not many Rolls-Royces plunging into swimming pools these days, are there?
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
No, the question should be: Would they have the BALLS to sign one with us?
Band History:
We only look forward.

Your influences?
Post-rock
(Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, Talk Talk, GYBE)

Ambient / shoegaze
(Sigur Ros, Slowdive, Ride, Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, July Skies)

US melodic hardcore
(Deftones, Pixies, Everclear, Sugar, Statistics)

Widescreen, windswept Northern indie
(Doves, Elbow, The Smiths, Longview, Glasvegas).

And The Fall, who are unclassifiable.

Favorite spot?
The North.
Equipment used:
Anything and everything. Fender Jazzmasters, a medium chisel, Focusrite compressors, Boss pedals, birdsong, Soundforge, a Garrison acoustic guitar, Rode mics, E-fects pedals, righteous anger, an Eventide Eclipse, 9V batteries, SONAR, Roland XV-5050, Vox amps, OUR F@CKING IMAGINATION
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