SILO’s blog Vox 2008-03-06T23:04:49Z SILO http://silo464.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full tag:vox.com,2006:6p00cd973a5da04cd5/ Buys old records: makes new records SILO:Live on the Radio tag:vox.com,2008-03-06:asset-6a00cd973a5da04cd500f48ce1b8350002 2008-03-06T18:52:01Z 2008-03-06T23:04:49Z SILO http://silo464.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

As an added bonus for anyone who missed the interview, you can listen again / download the podcast at:

ALLfm Podcast


The gig afterwards went really well - got offered a spot at a club night called Beat Juice - check them out on myspace, just serach for Beat Juice Manchester - so waiting to hear back off that - the feedback was awesome, everyone in the building signed up to the guestlist and I sold out of the 20 CD's I'd taken along! Wish all shows could be like that!

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SILO will be interviewed live on ALLfm on Wednesday 5th March 1pm - 2pm GMT, in support of the 'Click Refresh' night at Bar Odder. ALLfm will also be previewing 2 tracks from 'Substance Over Style' from Sunday 2nd - Wednesday 5th March.

If you're in Manchester then tune your radios to 96.9fm, if not then they have a live streaming option on the web. Check  ALLfm's website for more.

Until Wednesday you will be able to download these tracks free on SILO's myspace page


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Silo is live at Odder Bar (opposite the BBC building on Oxford Road) on Wednesday March 5th. Entry is free for everyone, hope to see you all there.

www.myspace.com/silomusiconline

 

Facebook / ilike users head to:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/SILO/8227321722

or

http://www.ilike.com/artist/Silo

 

 

Click Refresh

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]]> Substance Over Style tag:vox.com,2007-12-18:asset-6a00cd973a5da04cd500e398c96fff0004 2007-12-18T11:48:18Z 2007-12-18T11:48:18Z SILO http://silo464.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

My debut album 'Substance Over Style' is now available for download from Amazon.com:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Substance-Over-Style/dp/B0010SX5OO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1197978293&sr=8-2

 

 

Follow the above link to buy the album

 

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Just a quick reminder for anyone around Manchester on Saturday. Silo are playing at Manchester Academy - the one downstairs, doors 7.30, Silo onstage at 10pm. 3 other decent bands on as well. Tickets are £5 in advance or £6 on the door. Would be good to see some local Vox support there!

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]]> Junk Mail tag:vox.com,2007-11-01:asset-6a00cd973a5da04cd500e398b8d6ae0001 2007-11-01T10:52:31Z 2007-11-01T10:52:31Z SILO http://silo464.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
07 Junk Mail
07 Junk Mail

LYRICS

He wakes up, the sun shines in his black eyes
He learns to despise
He can feel again
But he can only feel pain

Vanquish diablo, I'll pray for your soul
As it's growing old
In a world of vice
Are we losing paradise?

You see the enemy is the man in me
Addicted to needs and vanity

Junk Mail
Here's your medicine
And as hope fails, so to providence

He wakes up, like a business man
With a business plan
Creating a need
Out of necessity and greed

You see the man in me is the enemy
Addicted to needs and vanity

Junk Mail
Here's your medicine
And as hope fails so provident

Junk mail
Satisfy your need
And as hope fails in a brown bag of seed
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SILO's debut album 'Substance Over Style' is now available for download from itunes stores worldwide.




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]]> Sailing By Stars tag:vox.com,2007-10-26:asset-6a00cd973a5da04cd500e398b713c50003 2007-10-26T22:08:29Z 2007-10-26T22:08:29Z SILO http://silo464.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
18 Sailing By Stars
18 Sailing By Stars


Instrumental track from the end of the album 'Substance Over Style', this took 6 weeks of non stop sampling and twisting to get things to fit and is written completely on an MPC4000. There's about 250 different drum samples on this - wanted to make it sound as organic as possible. Several pitch and time signature shifts through the song - I wanted it to develop as a sound-scape. I'm thinking of having this pressed on 7" if anyone knows anyone who can get me a good price? Kick back before playing.

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]]> In The City tag:vox.com,2007-10-22:asset-6a00cd973a5da04cd500e398b5a6670004 2007-10-22T19:28:14Z 2007-10-31T22:12:02Z SILO http://silo464.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

What a top weekend. Started Friday night watching Alice Russell, of legendary Tru Thoughts / Quantic Soul orchestra fame. Not strictly part of the ITC line up but watched her at the Big Chill in August and she was awesome so took the opportunity to watch her in a more intimate venue. She did not disappoint.

Then on to Dry Bar for some unsigned bands and to check out the room downstairs as that's where i was playing on the Saturday night. It's actually quite a decent venue which i was surprised by, it's not really where it's reputation is at.  Anyway, we stuck around there for a bit, checking on a couple of bands.

Saturday came so off round to me mates for some pre gig warm ups. Everything went smoothly so off to Dry Bar to load in. Then find out that due to bands overunning my slot has been put back to run through the rugby. I'm not a fan of rugby at all, but it seemed like the whole of Manchester had suddenly turned into Henley-on-Thames and magically been given public school boy accents. We finally get on stage at about 7.55, should have been 7.15, play a set that i was happy with until a spot of the old 'technical difficulties' left us having to cut a song out. I wouldn't mind but it was the one I'd dedicated to Tony Wilson, so it seemed a bit cheeky to fuck it up...

Had a really good reception considering so was chuffed with that - lots of 'nice-one's' and 'what's your myspace' etc...so again stayed on to check out some more bands. Now, I don't know if this is something particular to Manchester, but it seemed like every band sounded exactly the same. I can understand this going on for 2 - 3 bands, but we stayed for about 6 - 7 bands, and they all had the same ideas, which was boring as fuck... So we carried on boozing elsewhere. Got in about 5 in the morning then got up at about 12 to check more bands, but again everyone we saw sounded pretty much the same as the last one....pretty hedonistic weekend though...

Anyway - enough of my rant, if that's what I think then I guess A and R guys must get really hacked off with it, my point is that if it's meant to be a showcase then lets see a showcase, not 600 bands that sound the same.

I'll have some pictures and hopefully video to post soon so I'll put those up as soon as I can.

SILO

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]]> Oppression tag:vox.com,2007-10-14:asset-6a00cd973a5da04cd500e398b2d91b0005 2007-10-14T20:50:18Z 2007-10-14T20:50:18Z SILO http://silo464.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7032759.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1714119.stm

http://en.beijing2008.cn/

EVERYONE - BOYCOTT THE CHINESE OLYMPICS!

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]]> Substance Over Style tag:vox.com,2007-10-12:asset-6a00cd973a5da04cd500e398b218d60005 2007-10-12T12:45:52Z 2007-10-12T12:45:52Z SILO http://silo464.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
08 Children of the Corn
08 Children of the Corn
'Children of the Corn' - available on Substance Over Style (itunes stores worldwide). More of a hip hop influence on this tune, deep drums and vocals about media propoganda.

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