012: And another...

Another gig coming up this week, this time upstairs as the Classic Grand in Glasgow. Thursday 19th June, supporting the mighty Goose. Come!

See!
Omar playing his drums!
Hear!
Jon loop his vocals and sing backing vocals with himself!
Experience!
Nick playing bass like the lord intended!

See you there

011: The morning after...

Well, that was fun! We didn't get onstage till around 11.30 which was a bit late for a lot of folks, and unfortunately half our crowd had already left to get the last train home, so it was quieter than we hoped, but we still had fun nonetheless (and raised a good few hundred pounds for charity).

We played (in order)

The Difference
Slow Motion
Lights Out
Edit You Out
Ransom
Impossible
Aramis

followed by an impromptu encore of Easy Money

Ransom wen't suprisingly well since we only played it for the first time the week before so it went well! Impossible also sounded pretty good and the crowd seem to enjoy both so thats awesome. I think we're going to start posting preview tracks soon, live tracks, remixes and all sorts. And since we are pretty much done recording, hopefully have single+album details very soon, as well as a lengthy summer tour (we hope).

Incidentally, if you were at the gig last night and took pictures (saw some flashes flashing), post em or send em to us.

love ya

j

010: More Artwork...

Heres some more photos from the Lines In Motion artwork design.

Our friends. Tied in cables.


Andy Jackson
















Hinda Khogali
















Stuart Kirkwood


















and more to come. These aren't necessarily looking how they will in the final product, as these are the full frame images, and they'll no doubt be cropped and tweaked a bit between now and then, but it gives you an idea of the style.

Since this graphics/photo business is one of my areas of expertise, and for those interested in such things - here is the original of Andys photo, so you can see the differences and the sheer power of image editing!



















Pretty cool huh? Yeah, more to come from Lee Hall, Ben Hall, Nick Roan, Grieg Wright, Amy Somerville, Me and Omar. Awesome.

See you tuesday?

j x

009: Some More Information

see you there?

008: Ransom, Impossible and Nice N Sleazy

Few new tracks underway (its ever evolving), Ransom and Impossible. Impossible isn't really... new, per se, but some decent(ish) lyrics are... almost ready to put down vocals on them and finish that track off for good. Ransom however is completely new, and a little different from everything else so far, which of course opens the can of worms of new directions and more tracks.

Question: If one track stands out on album in terms of style being different from the rest, should it really go on the album? Will it just appear out of place, or provide a fresh change for a moment?

Sub Question: Should a re-recorded 'Next Time' go on the album? Hmmm...

In gig news however, we're back on April 29th (for real this time) at Nice N Sleazy, and it'll be our first gig this year. Nervous? Why yes. Hopefully we can have Ransom ready for then, maybe a sampler cd for y'all, and people can get acquainted with Nick, our new(ish) bassist!

So thats tuesday 29th. Its for Oxjam, so all in a good cause.

007: Completely Unrelated

Completely unrelated to anything Futuro, but a good looking mixture for fake blood is:

1. a cup of warm water
2. some golden syrup
3. some red food colouring
4. a splash of green food colouring
5. a spoonful or two of cocoa powder.

Not only does it look pretty good (if you get a good consistency) but it tastes pretty good too.

I spent Saturday covered in the stuff for a short film we worked on. Its all part of retrocausal's plan to take over the world one media type at a time. My first 'acting job' too and I must say it was quite fun. Other things Retrocausal (and by that I mean 'Futuro and friends') are working on are:

Futuro's album (obviously)
Several short movies (including the above)
Music for various adverts that we've been asked to provide
New T-shirt designs, both Futuro and non.

Told you we were busy. Although technically yes, this does eat into album making time, but again, its all part of the plan :)

j x

006: Cancellation! Alert!

What are the chances? But yeah, Edinburgh gig this Saturday is cancelled. Its no ones fault, and its all going to be rescheduled, so we'll be back soon enough. We do have a gig coming in Glasgow, near the end of April (Tuesday 29th, for Oxjam) but hopefully something else sooner too.

We're working on a few other projects this weekend, that are not fully Futuro related, and we'll probably post a lil bit about that too, because, why not.

x