OFF: Espada Negra (Shameless Self-Promotion)

[mary ann sullivan]

Cool, Thanks for the links. 

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Subject: Re: OFF: Espada Negra (Shameless Self-Promotion)

More songs are coming!  :)  The next will (probably!) be an original called
"Chaos Born".  I'm not gonna make any promises about how soon, though! ;)

Cheers,
Carl

On 06 Mar 2012, at 16:48 , Jerry G wrote:

>  Hi Carl, I Like, but just the one song? I want more, end the torture 
> :)
> 
> Jerry
> 
> On 3/6/2012 9:25 AM, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:
>> A music project I started last year with Andy Gilham (ex of this list)
has finally born its first fruit:
>> 
>> http://espadanegra.bandcamp.com/
>> http://soundcloud.com/espada-negra/
>> http://Espada-Negra.soundawesome.com/
>> http://www.facebook.com/LaEspadaNegra
>> 
>> Espada Negra was inspired by the example of the UK's cult space-metal
band Mournblade (http://www.mournblade.me.uk/) who riffed around the edges
of the Hawkwind world back in the '80s (and who are at present, I believe,
in some form or another working on some new recordings themselves). Andy
used to see these guys at the Marquee all the time back in the day, and
talked up the recent release of a compilation CD with some of the band's
early demos and stuff.  I thought they had some cool songs -- very sorta
NWOBHM hangs with Hawkwind" -- but of course the demos, recorded on some
4-track in a dorm room (or near enough) sounded unsurprisingly rough.  "25
years of technology later, I bet we could record cover versions that sounded
better!" I said.  And so we decided to have a try, and then we decided we
should write some new, original material in that same vibe, and ....
>> 
>> So at the moment, we've only just completed a cover version of one of 
>> Mournblade's earlier demos, "Servants of Fate"; you'll find it 
>> through the link of your choice, above. The band has heard it, and 
>> digs it. :)  We hope to have a follow-up original track along 
>> shortly; really we're waiting for me to get around to recording the 
>> proper guitar and bass parts, and program the drums.  Then there are 
>> about 9 other tracks, covers and originals, in various stages of 
>> recording, and some other stuff that hasn't got beyond the "It would 
>> be cool if we did this ..." stage.  Given the demands of jobs and 
>> family life, etc., this may keep us busy for some years .... On the 
>> other hand, we might manage at least to get new material out faster 
>> than recent incarnations of BÖC .... :) ;)
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Carl
>> 
>> --
>> Carl Edlund Anderson
>> http://www.carlaz.com/
> 

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