Ambershift @ Bar Pure, Sunderland
I got Ambershift played last week on the show, and much like when I got From Motion to Memory played back in May, I figured that since they’re a local band, I may as well catch them live! Kieron, the band’s manager, was quite keen to look at getting an interview recorded (in the kitchen in the end…), and a few live tracks were recorded too. They’ll be coming out in a special podcast later on today or tomorrow.
Bar Pure is one of those venues that if you’re a north-east band, you have to play at. Dunno why really. I’d never been there before to be honest as I’m not really a fan of the Sunderland venues, and this just re-inforced my attitude! The sound system was terrible which made the vocals very muddy - annoying when Ambershift really were awesome! This was no fault of Ambershift, as all their gear over-powered the poor PA anyways!
They knocked out a 10-track set in half an hour, a mix of some older tracks and a few new tracks from their latest album (launch party Friday 25th August at The Cluny, Newcastle), and it was all very well received. I can see why Ambershift have played so many gigs recently and have more lined up - Kieron doesn’t really take no for an answer, and the guys obviously have a big following. Quite a few people last night had come in from checking out the guys on MySpace, and quite a good portion of the crowd weren’t exactly Ambershift gig virgins - that’s always a good sign too!
I’ll talk more about the show on the podcast, and even if you were at the gig and so heard most of the tracks that will get played, you need to listen to the interview! Good stuff, and will make you think again about what the guys were wearing (or at least one of them!)! Simply click here to automatically get the podcast through iTunes once I get it recorded, along with the other podcasts I put out too!
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Pakistan | Internet Explorer 6.0 | Windows XP
March 7th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Ambershift’s genre doesn’t go equal with my mood while I’m still drinking but it sounds so superb to have listen to the musik of them while having some BBQ along with beer.