1. Mars on Wednesday
2. Goldmine
3. Deadest Room on the Block
4. Mayakovsky it ain’t (chaositis)
5. He Needs It
6. She Needs It
7. Prince of the Sun
8. Drop
9. Danny’s Day
10. Miss Ground Zero
11. The Buffalos
12. Queen of Sweden
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Spectorbullets
follow-up the release of their first single, Mayakovsky it
Ain’t (chaos it is),
with their self-titled debut album, on Monday November 8th on
the recently set up, Scottish-based Mayakovsky Produkts label.
The label came about through late night, marathon discourses
on Popular Culture, 20th Century Art & Design, Punk Rock
ethics, Post Punk’s prevailing influence, and ultimately
the majority of today’s music and its myriad failings to
stir even the merest interest; between ex- Fire
Engines and WIN! multi-instrumentalist/producer, Russell
Burn and journalist and
Re-Action Recordings’ label boss Innes
Reekie. Opting for
the ‘rip it up and start again’ mentality of Post
Punk, DIY artwork and inspiration from the most unlikely of places,
it was decided, Mayakovsky Produkts was the only way forward.
Spectorbullets, itself initially purely a studio project between
Burn and New York City-based, Swedish singer/songwriter, Gustaf
Heden, was the obvious first choice as a project to nurture.
Meeting purely by serendipity in NYC’s Karma Lounge (one
of two remaining smoking bars in Manhattan’s Lower East
Side) several years back, they discovered they harboured a similar
outlook on most of the aforementioned failings in today’s
music industry, and more importantly a very similar aesthetic
and desire to do ‘something different’. A long-distance
musical/creative relationship began, late night calls on SKYPE,
swapping ideas and digital music by email, until they finally
communed in Burn’s studio in the shadow of Easter Road
stadium, Leith, Edinburgh.
The early results were very ‘pop’, suggesting some
of the more subversive facets of Burn’s previous group
WIN!, filtering through Heden’s more commercial sounds
he had previously honed through writing for film soundtracks,
such as his most recent, Springtime, which featured in French
actress Julie Delpy’s directorial debut, 2007’s Two
Days in Paris. This was merely the sound of two off-kilter talents
finding their feet together, in the studio, as one. Things then
began to progress at a fairly impressive rate, enlisting the
help of various friends along the way. Post Punk Pop Art sounds
with an abrasive edge were germinating in darkest Leith. Finally,
in Spring 2010, Spectorbullets had more than enough material
for the planned debut long-player in the Autumn. Recorded material
features guest spots from guitarists Davy
Henderson (Fire Engines/WIN/The Nectarine No.9/The Sexual Objects),
Malcolm Ross (Josef K/Orange Juice/Aztec Camera), and the last recorded vocal of Scottish
genius poet, musician and writer, Paul
Reekie, who sadly took
his own life in June 2010. During the recording period, Heden
also contributed vocals to the most recent Sexual
Objects’ single,
Outta Place again, with Spectorbullets returning the favour by
recording their own version, this time with Davy
Henderson on
backing vocals. Whilst not available on the forthcoming album,
this version will doubtless turn up as an extra track on one
of the impending, limited edition CDs of a digital single, which
will only be available at live shows.
Spectorbullets are currently planning live shows in the UK and
Scandinavia in the Autumn, which will see Burn and Heden augmented
by Gavin Fraser on Rhythm Guitar, and Grant
Tyrie on Bass.
Some early musings:-
‘Mayakovsky It Ain’t...’ is, exactly as its
subtitle suggests, chaos. For all its pandemonium, however, it
is clear that both Burn and Heden know exactly what they are
doing.
‘Mayakovsky It Ain’t (Chaos It Is)’ is one
of the most instantly compelling and exciting singles of the
year. It promises much for both Spectorbullets’ as yet-to-be
titled debut album which is due out on November 8th and also
for Mayakovsky Produkts. John Clarkson – PennyBlackMusic
Online
“Sounds like The Rolling Stones being beaten up by Hell’s
Angels at Altamont, but being too out of it to care.” John
Caples - US Music enthusiast of all things Left-Field
“Spectorbullets seem to have hit upon a notionally quirky
pastime in carving out slyly distractive pop nuggets that appear
strangely nonsensical, ill-fitted and as though bounded loosely
in gaffer-tape to stop them falling apart. It’s sometimes
kaleidoscopic, sometimes psychedelic, sometimes folky, sometime
baroque-y even at times rootsy and power-poppy and almost always
skewiff”. LosingToday.com
“Really liking these tracks. Liked the fact I didn't know
what to expect. First reaction was to think of Snatch. Not sure
if I can explain that. Then started thinking of Cobra Killer
who were one of my favourite acts a few years back.” Kevin
Pearce – Author of Something Beginning With ‘O’ (Heavenly
Books), and the wonderful blogs Yr Heart Out, The London Nobody
Sings and the fantastic Hungry Beat Fanzines
“Thanks for letting me hear this. It’s taken me a
number of listens to arrive at the consideration that Spectorbullets
is The Make-Up playing skiffle down on St. Marks Place. I think
I was expecting it to be a girl group type stramash... but anyway,
I think it could catch on and can see where the Bob Hund influence
comes in. Over to today’s pop kids”. Lindsay
Hutton – Founder
of The Cramps Fan Club and The Next Big Thing Fanzine & Blogspot
For further info, CDs, photographs, interviews etc contact INNES
REEKIE/JOANNA PICKERING on invisinc@hotmail.com or 07789 993715
