Artist description formed as a diatribe against chill out music, thee pirates strike a new path in this time of retro revisionism and chill out meanderings. they ruled out shite and settled on good and stayed that way, producing bright and bold songs that are thought provoking, tuneful, angry, witty and not afraid of the major chord. a rarity these days. as dissonance says, its the revolution you can dance to!(see http://www.amoebic.co.uk for the saigon press release)

Music Style scuzzed up electro punk pop

Musical Influences in no particular order: bis, gang of four, brian eno, le tigre, cornershop, cylob, squarepusher, dead kennedys, the fall, bikini kill, aphex twin, manic street preachers, bounty killa, the faint, gerling, atari teenage riot, bad religion, cornelius, men's recovery project, pavement, primal scream, mogwai, lou reed and the velvets, splen, the flaming lips, the waitresses, super furry animals

Similar Artists Bis, Gang of four, Old skool jungle, Super Furry Animals

Artist History formed in late 2001, as a two piece, fishboy and j. erm recorded a few scrappy demos of pirates songs, before recruiting the services of bass player dissonance, and the additional keyboard skills of one G.Peel, greenock (who has since left the group to comcentrate on his own band, the flying matchstick men, watch this space). we proceeded to record an e.p's worth of songs based on these early demos with the help of Matt Forbes and his bedroom studio. we then recorded our single, 'Pirate Radio / Tha Lick' to be released in early summer (see events for details!) on amoebic productions. We have now completed our second e.p, 'plural(s)' which will be released shortly after the single and are currently rehearsing for upcoming gigs throughout scotland. keep eyes on amoebic.co.uk for details!

Group Members the irascible tom dissonance - low frequencies, vox fishboy walton - mid frequencies j. erm - high frequencies, vox

Instruments yamaha sh 10 guitar style keyboard, roland mc505, roland sp 202 sampler, novation A station, zoom rfx 2000, fender telecaster, ovation bass guitar, cubase vst 5.0 running plug ins.

Albums pirate radio/ tha lick quadruple (!) A - side single and forthcoming e.p 'plurals'

Press Reviews pirate radio: 'as someone who is not very musically literate, it struck me down!' john the hair,breakfast show, subcity radio, glasgow university. 'i like it, but i wouldnt buy it' Gillian, Murano street////////////////// ///////stuart finnie: Saigon High Chair Pirates w/ Graham's band and headliners i sat out 3/8/02 Birnam institute.///// First came Graham Peel's band who were deceptively jokey. I say deceptively because they were actually really good despite the surrealist ramblings spewed forth by the pink shirted poove. The songwriting ability was formidable and the range of styles was...impressive. Then he got drunk and the high chair pirates went on. Now depending on who you talk to, thee pirates are "OK" on record and "great" live, or "great" on record and "OK" live. Personally I think they are a great band whose songs definitely suit live performance. Although the distance between the two vocalists led to a little bit of unintentional dissonance, their punky sound and live enthusiasm let them get away with it. The rhythm section CD got fucked at the beginning, but by the time the band got to "(im)pulse" and "laptop riots" the band had found momentum and were pretty unstoppable until the end of their set. The quiet one which i forget the name of also worked well live, even though no-one else agrees with me. The overall set gave the impression of an enthusiastic band giving it their all to become a great live act. Which is convenient really because that's what they are. I had a cool time anyway and was contented enough to just miss the headliners, who from what i heard through the doors, had one good song that had a funky bassline. ///// ////roderick hamilton:/// the Afghanis tie on tank helmets, and indulge in a game of goat-grabbing, a 3-day sport with no rules, involving the carcass of a calf and up to 200 mad sweaty men. in Highland Perthshire, the locals perform a slightly more tame sport of chasing round the countryside trying to find an obscure village hall (that's nowhere near the village) in order to listen to an even more obscure band. all in the name of fun. thank god the saigon high chair pirates' debut gig carried as much energy as a kraken on PMT in Pearl Harbor. Otherwise we'd have had to crack open the meat locker and start running.//// minor technical hitches aside, the performance exceeded the quality of the CD (pirate radio) that most of the show was taken from, no mean feat for a home-grown beer and bellybutton fluff-fuelled trio. I'd keep an eye on this lot in future, when they're hitting 150 while still on their provisional.////

Additional Info tom dissonance and j. erm run independant record label, amoebic productions, through which we hope to release some quality music by many artists, including thee pirates, amongst others. a regular amoebic productions showcase night, to be held monthly in glasgow is in the planning process. check amoebic.co.uk regularly for details.mail to tomasz@amoebic.co.uk for demo and booking details. fanks.

Location Glasgow, Scotland - United Kingdom

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