FROM THE ASHES

Gigs: The Underworld – 14th December

Underworld: Here we come

We’ve been building up through some great venues over the course of 2011, and on the 14th December we broke down the doors of The Underworld! (Figuratively speaking of course – we aren’t yet signed so can’t bust places up…for now…)

No denying it’s a big venue – and it was a big deal for us on many levels. Not least because we all know the venue as punters/listeners, so it was great to be able to play a venue where between us we’ve seen the likes of Acid Drinkers, Queens of the Stone Age, Orange Goblin and more. It was a culmination of what we have been working on this year; e.g. new material, better performance, better live sound, more fluidity in our sets, etc.

We were so pleased that so many people could make it along to see us. Hope everyone had a great night!? It was good to catch up before the holiday season fully began, and we all go our separate ways visiting/partying/recovering etc. All four of us had an amazing time playing, and we thought the gig went really well. We were chuffed to work with such a great in-house sound team and use good equipment – it really makes a difference to us – and we hope it showed and was beneficial from the other side of the stage!?

Hope you liked the new song – ‘Fool’s Chain’? There’s some kind of in-joke in there for those in the know btw… It seemed to go down well and we’ve had some great reactions and comments. Hopefully it shows our progression as a band and musicians – it’s pretty diverse in 4 or 5 mins or so – as well as keeping to our subconscious mantra of our music being fun. There’s enough stress in life without having to decipher rock music too! We’ve been refining some of our other tracks along these lines as well, and we were really glad to see the tweaks worked for the better.

We really appreciate all the support we have received this year, and want to thank anyone and everyone who has come to a gig, dropped by to hear a song or two, lent a hand carrying instruments and equipment, made merchandise, helped with promoting, and more. A special thanks to Jess Bryan for not only performing the impressive task of domesticating Steve but also finding the time to make fantastic t-shirts/bags during Surface Festival and often doing flyers/posters for us.

We are not entirely sure what 2012 will bring for FROM THE ASHES – but it will certainly include more new material, more gigs, more venues, more rock and roll, more good times and more friends. Thanks again to everyone who supports us. Peace.