Hi
Some new press reviews of Your Sin City up on the Press page..so good I'm sure they will make you download the single..head to iTunes, Ditto, 7Digital, etc etc and make that purchase :]
Don't forget to listen to our radio interview & acoustic session on Leith FM too...head to the Music page for that.
See ya
Cabaret Voltaire Gig
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Radio Interview - Leith FM
Uploaded on the Music pages you can find a recent interview on Leith FM (Edinburgh). We (I) waffle on about the band and we also play a couple of tracks live in the studio. We even sound great in the morning!!
A quickie on general radio play. At the last count our friends at Hart Media have confirmed the single Your Sin City is being played at well over 30 radio stations across the UK and we have managed to get on a few A-Lists too.
Gotta run.
Paul
A quickie on general radio play. At the last count our friends at Hart Media have confirmed the single Your Sin City is being played at well over 30 radio stations across the UK and we have managed to get on a few A-Lists too.
Gotta run.
Paul
Busy Busy
A very busy but enjoyable day yesterday in the life of Universal You.
It started out with a morning live interview on Leith FM with Graeme Logan in which we played two songs in a semi acoustic way.."Iskala" and the new single "Your Sin City" which Graeme also aired during the show. Hopefully we will have the interview and session up on the website available for a listen. Thanks to Graeme and Colin at Leith FM for the welcome, the coffees and the invite to come back another time. Any time guys.
Graeme recently had Marc Almond in for an interview so it was nice to follow in his black booted steps...hey!!! I remember Bedsitter and have an old vinyl copy of Non Stop Erotic Cabaret that spent hours on my turntable...I always liked mr almonds camp glam, which leads me nicely to where we had a gig last night..Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh.
The night was organised by JAR Music Group as a band showcase and we played last of 5 bands (of course!!) to a good crowd. BIG thankyou to all our friends who came along on a midweek night and also to some new friends/fans we met on the night. We think we played and performed pretty well...I have to say Universal You is not your typical band and we do I really believe give the folks something a bit different to look at and listen to. Gulzhan sounded great and Marks fingers were a blur as usual...I filled some space with the Strat and kept the computer in check..easy man.
Great especially to have Andy Ford along to listen to his work on the computer...now he understands!! thanks Andy for all your hard work with us.
Thanks also to JAR Music's Antonio and Karolina (who came up from London) for their help and enthusiasm on the night.
Post gig it was a sweaty back stage interview with the guys from Kirkcaldy YMCA...well I was sweating..it was hot under those lights and with the low ceing in Cab Volt I was worried my beanie was goona catch light..the big heels on my new boots didnt help either (yeh this is Paul writing, not Gulzhan)...cool boots tho.
Then home for 1am pasta and more post gig band debriefings...
Glasgow Barfly gig tomorrow night (friday)...get there!!
Paulo
It started out with a morning live interview on Leith FM with Graeme Logan in which we played two songs in a semi acoustic way.."Iskala" and the new single "Your Sin City" which Graeme also aired during the show. Hopefully we will have the interview and session up on the website available for a listen. Thanks to Graeme and Colin at Leith FM for the welcome, the coffees and the invite to come back another time. Any time guys.
Graeme recently had Marc Almond in for an interview so it was nice to follow in his black booted steps...hey!!! I remember Bedsitter and have an old vinyl copy of Non Stop Erotic Cabaret that spent hours on my turntable...I always liked mr almonds camp glam, which leads me nicely to where we had a gig last night..Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh.
The night was organised by JAR Music Group as a band showcase and we played last of 5 bands (of course!!) to a good crowd. BIG thankyou to all our friends who came along on a midweek night and also to some new friends/fans we met on the night. We think we played and performed pretty well...I have to say Universal You is not your typical band and we do I really believe give the folks something a bit different to look at and listen to. Gulzhan sounded great and Marks fingers were a blur as usual...I filled some space with the Strat and kept the computer in check..easy man.
Great especially to have Andy Ford along to listen to his work on the computer...now he understands!! thanks Andy for all your hard work with us.
Thanks also to JAR Music's Antonio and Karolina (who came up from London) for their help and enthusiasm on the night.
Post gig it was a sweaty back stage interview with the guys from Kirkcaldy YMCA...well I was sweating..it was hot under those lights and with the low ceing in Cab Volt I was worried my beanie was goona catch light..the big heels on my new boots didnt help either (yeh this is Paul writing, not Gulzhan)...cool boots tho.
Then home for 1am pasta and more post gig band debriefings...
Glasgow Barfly gig tomorrow night (friday)...get there!!
Paulo
GIGS ON WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
Universal You span the country this week with a Cabaret Voltaire gig in Edinburgh on wednesday night swiftly followed by one at the Barfly in Glasgow on friday.
Come along as these are likely to be our last gigs in the big cities this year before the dreaded panto season and covers bands take over.
These gigs follow a great article in Edinburghs Evening News last friday and also look out for another article in the Glasgow Extra this week too.
Some new pix uploaded from last sundays gig at The Ark. Thanks to Paul Finch and John Need on the lenzz.
Roll on wedesday & friday..we are hyped up for another great gig...the Skinhead, the Asian babe and The Shredder...yeh thats one description of what Universal You look like..!
oh yeh!!!!!!! download the new single..!
Come along as these are likely to be our last gigs in the big cities this year before the dreaded panto season and covers bands take over.
These gigs follow a great article in Edinburghs Evening News last friday and also look out for another article in the Glasgow Extra this week too.
Some new pix uploaded from last sundays gig at The Ark. Thanks to Paul Finch and John Need on the lenzz.
Roll on wedesday & friday..we are hyped up for another great gig...the Skinhead, the Asian babe and The Shredder...yeh thats one description of what Universal You look like..!
oh yeh!!!!!!! download the new single..!
NEW SINGLE OUT 10 NOV
Our new Single "You Sin City" is released on 10 November.
Available via download only. Head to the Music pages and click on the link. It is also available via many other download platforms. As a thankyou to those who visit these pages we have made the "Your Sin City" Remix available for free download from this website and our Myspace Gydget. Thanks
GIG ON SUNDAY 02 NOV
GIG THIS SUNDAY 02 NOV AT THE ARK, WATERLOO PLACE, EDINBURGH
ALSO on: SKYLESS AND THE HAZE
UNIVERSAL YOU ON AT 8PM
£5 AT THE DOOR
ALSO on: SKYLESS AND THE HAZE
UNIVERSAL YOU ON AT 8PM
£5 AT THE DOOR
Live Tracks
There are a few tracks on the Music pages that were recorded at the Merchant City Festival in Glasgow....so you can sample the Universal You live experience...albeit as a slightly wobbly, bootleg recording...but hey, its the live feel man.
Marks solo in The Things is currently in a few mob phone cameras.
Marks solo in The Things is currently in a few mob phone cameras.
Gigs
We had a very hot and fun gig in Glasgows Nice N Sleazy on friday. Smaller venues are cool when they are full of people.
Gigs can be strange sometimes..we didnt know who the promoter (PM Music) had put on with us so we only got to see the other two bands at soundcheck. It's maybe my bad memory or maybe the way bands think of no-one but themeselves but I can't actually remember the names of those two from friday night. Its not very good to say, but it is true.
I think this is a reflection of much of the "me me " stuff that goes on in the industry. Like Myspace, which I now find slightly ridiculous, as you get a band who has say 1000 friends..who are all bands...I'm sure the majority just want to increase their friend numbers and dont actually listen to the the bands they add. Its just like gigs really we all try our best to put on a good show, but you dont really want to just impress other bands, its the punters who count more.
Anyway back to fridays gig. The first band were a rocking 3-piece (like ourselves!) and warmed into the gig as they worked through their set. I do recall speaking to all three of the guys..and very nice lads they were too. The bassist had a very Eastern choice of rug for his small selection of pedals. Cool man. If you read this let us know who you are!
The second band sorta passed me by, tho the guitarist was kind enough to lend me his amp for the gig. They also had a girl singer..adds to the inter-band-gig competition..hehehehe. Gulzhan won of course.
They chose not to interact post-gig...well maybe we just blew them off stage!
Anyhow my brain cells are working this week and I know for sure we are playing at The Ark on this sunday evening 02 Nov and its with The Haze and Skyless...two rocking bands. I think black clothing will be compulsory.
See you there!
Paulo
Gigs can be strange sometimes..we didnt know who the promoter (PM Music) had put on with us so we only got to see the other two bands at soundcheck. It's maybe my bad memory or maybe the way bands think of no-one but themeselves but I can't actually remember the names of those two from friday night. Its not very good to say, but it is true.
I think this is a reflection of much of the "me me " stuff that goes on in the industry. Like Myspace, which I now find slightly ridiculous, as you get a band who has say 1000 friends..who are all bands...I'm sure the majority just want to increase their friend numbers and dont actually listen to the the bands they add. Its just like gigs really we all try our best to put on a good show, but you dont really want to just impress other bands, its the punters who count more.
Anyway back to fridays gig. The first band were a rocking 3-piece (like ourselves!) and warmed into the gig as they worked through their set. I do recall speaking to all three of the guys..and very nice lads they were too. The bassist had a very Eastern choice of rug for his small selection of pedals. Cool man. If you read this let us know who you are!
The second band sorta passed me by, tho the guitarist was kind enough to lend me his amp for the gig. They also had a girl singer..adds to the inter-band-gig competition..hehehehe. Gulzhan won of course.
They chose not to interact post-gig...well maybe we just blew them off stage!
Anyhow my brain cells are working this week and I know for sure we are playing at The Ark on this sunday evening 02 Nov and its with The Haze and Skyless...two rocking bands. I think black clothing will be compulsory.
See you there!
Paulo
Midori
Midori in ABC2, Glasgow
Hi,
Me and Mark played another gig in ABC2, Glasgow and discovered a new green drink Midori (who needs a hip flask now??? the bar is full of exotic cocktails), we've drowned quite a few of wicked cocktails, so no wonder, I felt a bit fragile yesterday.
Fisrt of all, I was impressed by the crowd that turned up at the venue, the queue was endless. I was touched and thought: "Finally, we have been recognised by public!!!" Until Vikky (Mark's little sis) excitedly pointed out that Funeral For A Friend were playing on the main stage. Arghhhh, the crowd wasn't there to see us :)
Anyhow, the gig went very well, there were still quite a lot of people in ABC2, cheering and clapping and dancing. Nice.
Mark was exceptional, wow-ing everyone (including me to the point that I simply forget to sing) with his guitar skills.
After we played our set and were sitting in the backstage room sipping midoris, Lucy (Mark's girlfriend) couldn't stop talking about Funeral For A Friend, since I knew nothing about them, I decided I needed to see the band. Grabbed Lucy's hand and led her upstairs, where the main stage was. The stairs were blocked by a rope, which is not an obsticle if you are determined, so we quietly sneaked in and blended with a crowd, found a nice spot very close to the stage and have a good view of the band. They were VERY good. We stayed there for 10 minutes and sneaked out. It was naughty but worth while :)
Coming back home was another saga as we had to change trains and kept losing each other, somehow we made it safe and together in Fife and wanted to continue partying but the pub was shut down for some rennovation work.
I was home at five minutes to midnight, feeling like a Cinderella, though in my case, Cinderellas was full of Midori's.
Oh and we met this band Tom Champagne, you can check them out on myspace.
later
gi
Me and Mark played another gig in ABC2, Glasgow and discovered a new green drink Midori (who needs a hip flask now??? the bar is full of exotic cocktails), we've drowned quite a few of wicked cocktails, so no wonder, I felt a bit fragile yesterday.
Fisrt of all, I was impressed by the crowd that turned up at the venue, the queue was endless. I was touched and thought: "Finally, we have been recognised by public!!!" Until Vikky (Mark's little sis) excitedly pointed out that Funeral For A Friend were playing on the main stage. Arghhhh, the crowd wasn't there to see us :)
Anyhow, the gig went very well, there were still quite a lot of people in ABC2, cheering and clapping and dancing. Nice.
Mark was exceptional, wow-ing everyone (including me to the point that I simply forget to sing) with his guitar skills.
After we played our set and were sitting in the backstage room sipping midoris, Lucy (Mark's girlfriend) couldn't stop talking about Funeral For A Friend, since I knew nothing about them, I decided I needed to see the band. Grabbed Lucy's hand and led her upstairs, where the main stage was. The stairs were blocked by a rope, which is not an obsticle if you are determined, so we quietly sneaked in and blended with a crowd, found a nice spot very close to the stage and have a good view of the band. They were VERY good. We stayed there for 10 minutes and sneaked out. It was naughty but worth while :)
Coming back home was another saga as we had to change trains and kept losing each other, somehow we made it safe and together in Fife and wanted to continue partying but the pub was shut down for some rennovation work.
I was home at five minutes to midnight, feeling like a Cinderella, though in my case, Cinderellas was full of Midori's.
Oh and we met this band Tom Champagne, you can check them out on myspace.
later
gi
New photos from ABC2 gig in Glasgow
I have just uploaded photos from the gig in ABC2 in Glasgow. Check out Images page and look under Gigs. Photos taken by Paul Finch, thanks mate :)
We are playing in ABC2 again on 18th October, Saturday, supporting Young States (we are on first at 7:45m). Time to fill in that wee Hip Flask of mine...
We are playing in ABC2 again on 18th October, Saturday, supporting Young States (we are on first at 7:45m). Time to fill in that wee Hip Flask of mine...
