EVERY time I meet a band for a Showcase session I am always uplifted and inspired by their art and craft.
With Southampton based Subgiant I was also really surprised at the quality of the sound they produced and also the energy that exuded from their performance.
We squeezed them and their equipment into studio 2 and no matter how many technical gizmos you have; to stand out you need the tunes and Subgiant have them in bucket loads.
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They played two songs in the session Filthy from the album Global Control and Stunt Driver which is a new download
And if you are a collector of CDs then get Global Control as Subgiant will only be releasing single pieces of music for a while.
This is "a response to what's happening in the industry." Bass and keyboard player, Olly Maw, told us. "It means we can talk to the fans more regularly rather than one big build up."
This makes a lot of sense. Hours of time and effort are put into making and promoting an album and once released momentum is hard to maintain.
So for bands on Subgiant's level a track once in a while keeps interest ticking over and continues building the fan base they are picking up from all the festivals they play.
This Sunday they are in session on the original Showcase after 6pm and live at Endorse it in Dorset, main stage, 15:00, Saturday August 9.
Posted by: in the know, south on 12:59pm Sat 9 Aug 08
Xan really needs to stop going on about the same bands week in week out. There are so many much better local bands, such as Thomas Tantrum, Six Nation State, The Family, Mes Memoires, Birdpen, Hijera, Toupe, The Dress Up Room, The Glad Rags etc. This list could go on and on, but Xan seems to talk about the same bands all the time, and much of the time they're not even from Southampton - such as London based Subgiant! Concentrate on the decent Southampton bands Xan and I'll start taking more notice of the drivel you write.
Xan really needs to stop going on about the same bands week in week out. There are so many much better local bands, such as Thomas Tantrum, Six Nation State, The Family, Mes Memoires, Birdpen, Hijera, Toupe, The Dress Up Room, The Glad Rags etc. This list could go on and on, but Xan seems to talk about the same bands all the time, and much of the time they're not even from Southampton - such as London based Subgiant! Concentrate on the decent Southampton bands Xan and I'll start taking more notice of the drivel you write.
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