OFF: Espada Negra (Shameless Self-Promotion)

[Albert Bouchard]

Ah… wonderful! Cudos to the drummer.;-) That's just what I would have played! No really. Great job guys. I await your next release.
Al

On Mar 7, 2012, at 7:22 AM, mary ann sullivan wrote:

> Cool, Thanks for the links. 
> 
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> Behalf Of Carl Edlund Anderson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 5:22 PM
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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/
>> 
> 
> --
> Carl Edlund Anderson
> http://www.carlaz.com/