Alright people.
Just a quick one to say a massive thank you from all 5 of us for the continued support.
The release of 'Don't You Think So?' couldn't really have gone any better for us at this stage, and we just need to let everyone know how appreciative we are of the reaction and the buzz that continues to be created.
The gigs are getting better and better. It's sometimes really easy to get lost in things that are happening around us, but it only seems like yesterday that I picked up a guitar for the first time and the thought of stepping up on stage seemed a million miles away.
We'll be doing everything on our power to take this as far as possible, and I know that you lot will do too. Keep sharing, keep liking, keep commenting and keep spreading the Kartica seed!
Back to 'DYTS?', we've had a few people ask for the lyrics and meaning behind them and whatnot. So, here they are (you can decide the meaning!):
Always had a way to hide away in the sunshine
And i won't go changing now
Always had a say and I've a reason for this time
I will save my words somehow
'til we're seated eye to eye
Will the whole world see me if I?
Is this the moment? Is this the night?
Has the been a better time?
A better time than now?
I don't think so
So we're getting near to days they're here with a warning
And i know what you've been told
So i disappear and we can see in the morning
I am gone before I'm sold
'til we're seated eye to eye
Will the whole world see me if I?
Is this the moment? Is this the night?
Has the been a better time?
A better time than now?
I don't think so
Now we're seated eye to eye
And i can't help feeling inside
This is the moment, this is the night
Never been a better time
A better time than now
This is chokehold
I don't know though
I don't think so
Don't you think so?
....................
One last thing...
COME ON ENGLAND!!
'till next time,
JT.
Monday, 11 June 2012
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
The town where i was born...
Alright all!
It’s been a while.
The last blog left you with an update of the manic (but productive) week in London we had at the start of the year (hello to the bloke who owns the apartment we stayed in by the way – I’m sure our skills whilst donning the marigolds didn’t go unnoticed. It was like nobody had even been there, right?).
So, what have we been up to in the meantime?
Well, the word that comes to mind immediately for me is ‘motorway’. And a lot of them.
We’ve played plenty of gigs around the northern part of the country, in places such as Wakefield, Liverpool, Blackburn & Glossop to name but a few. Don’t get me wrong, it’s obviously hard work and can be knackering, but the buzz on stage means that it is ALWAYS worth it. We’re not shy to put the hard yards in, and the gigging process is going to continue for the rest of the year.
The run of gigs kicked off in February in Wakefield. It felt great to be on stage again, and it went surprisingly smoothly, particularly when considering we had about seven cameras on us as it was being streamed live online! It was news to us and having seen some of it back, I can confirm that the camera DEFINITELY does add a few pounds on. It's not a myth.
The gig in Liverpool was at the Cavern – somewhere we’ve not played before and obviously an iconic venue. The turnout was fantastic and we loved that gig. The session afterwards was equally as epic and if you haven’t been to that part of the world for a night out then you need to do it sharpish (I’m not gonna mention journeys home or owt like that).
We also played at The Stone Roses Bar in York, just after the Sheffield derby. Now I know this can be a touchy subject, but let’s just say that one of us was delighted to turn up and here ‘Hi Ho Silver Lining’ and the Semedo song blasting out over the jukebox! The manager turned out to be a Wednesdayite. He was a good lad, and the venue was great. We look forward to going back there in the not too distant future.
We were also asked to headline a charity gig at Plug in Sheffield, for weekend@last. We were more than happy to oblige, had a great night and we know the money raised is going to a fantastic cause. Thank you to everyone who came down.
The other gigs have all passed without any major mishap, and have included ups, downs, drunkeness, soberness, good sounds, bad sounds, fast food, matchsticks, sound people, not so sound people, legends, arseholes - all the usual really. Oh, and driving. Plenty of that.
So… what now?
Well we’re delighted to reveal that the website has been launched at http://www.karticamusic.co.uk/ . All of the updates and news will be on there (as well as Facebook) from now on.
If you check it out, you’ll notice that on the home screen is a new video for ‘Don’t You Think So?’. Our mate Jamie has done a brilliant job in getting it together for us – have a watch and I’m sure you’ll agree! The song itself is one we’re very proud of, and the sound we’ve managed to get is the best yet in our eyes. It’s only going to get better from now on. This is the first time we’ve put a song out that isn’t a demo, and it shows. The four we did in London sound pretty immense already and they aren’t finished yet. There’ll be more news on those in the future.
First though, we’ve got a gig to play. A Sheffield gig!
It’s at The Shakespeare on Friday 20th April. Tickets are on sale now, and are only available online. Go to http://www.seetickets.com/ and search for ‘Kartica’ for more detail. We’ve got two fantastic support acts in the form of The Portlands and The Cartels playing as well. It’s going to be a great night and hopefully we’ll see you there.
Finally, a massive thank you to everyone who continues to support us and to all of the new followers we’ve picked up over recent times. You know who you are and so do we, and trust me when I say that it means everything to us.
While we enjoy the recording, practising, bonding (ooo errr), ranting, socialising side to it all, the gigs are where it’s at. The atmosphere created is unreal at times.
While we enjoy the recording, practising, bonding (ooo errr), ranting, socialising side to it all, the gigs are where it’s at. The atmosphere created is unreal at times.
Together, we can make a real fucking mark. It’s about time someone did. Don’t you think so?
Kartica
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Is It My Imagination?
2012.... The year the world ends apparantly... So we thought we better get cracking. Starting off with a week down in 'That London' recording new material.
As we arrived at our apartment in the frightfully upmarket Earl's Court, we were soon eager to get ourselves aquainted with our new surroundings by heading straight for the pub (on which would be our only real night off for the week). A number of pints, minor aggro and a poor nights sleep later and the morning after the night before hit us sharply with a reminder of 3 chunk blowing casualites from the early hours. The remains from two of which, were either in a chunky isolated pile or scattered around the floor/beds/bags/toilet... you name it.... Rock n' Roll!!!!
A few hours of cleaning and getting our heads together later and we were off for the first session in the studio. After a few ropey guide performances and getting drums down we were done for the night and off to rest our heads. Anyway the rest of the week was spent as professionally (bar the odd trip to Browns) and cramped as possible. It was a pretty relentless repetition of hours spent fighting for room on a three-seater sofa in the studio and hours spent cramped in our cell block style bedroom resisting the temptation for a wank. With the highlight of conversation probably being about different arse-wiping techniques.
Finally after resembling some kind of car chase scene trying to get out of London we returned home with four stellar new recordings. We're planning to sit on these for a while, ready to release just in time for Gary Lineker to talk over as England get knocked out early at Euro 2012.
In other news our debut video is in its final stages of production for the long talked about free release of 'Don't You Think So?' and our website is not far from being unveiled. Couple this with a new photoshoot next week and the announcement in the not-to-distant future of more tour dates to go along with our gig at the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool on Feb 17th and there's plenty bubbling up.
On a different note, whilst driving home listening to the new recordings, It occured to me how our lyrics are often vague and open to interpretation, and although there are very real meanings behind them, It's up to whoever to take from it what they will. Many would probably criticise this. It seems to be that everything these days is obsessed with reality (read - negative)... Song's subject matter has to be 'real', TV programmes are 'reality' .. Everyone's on about how 'real' they are and on social media all day telling all about their 'real' lives....'Real' 'Real' 'Real'...
Well I ain't that fussed. I have enough of reality everyday. I don't wanna hear some mundane shite about having a shit job or breaking up with a partner.. I want 4 minutes of escape from any of that. Too much reality's pretty fuckin miserable... and many people obviously feel the same, somewhere along the line, as they spend every weekend in this country consuming copious amounts of alcohol and/or drugs trying to avoid it. Fantasy and imagination are what make our dreams so powerful and what made our childhood so special. Music should make you feel like that and take you away... if only for a moment.
As we arrived at our apartment in the frightfully upmarket Earl's Court, we were soon eager to get ourselves aquainted with our new surroundings by heading straight for the pub (on which would be our only real night off for the week). A number of pints, minor aggro and a poor nights sleep later and the morning after the night before hit us sharply with a reminder of 3 chunk blowing casualites from the early hours. The remains from two of which, were either in a chunky isolated pile or scattered around the floor/beds/bags/toilet... you name it.... Rock n' Roll!!!!
A few hours of cleaning and getting our heads together later and we were off for the first session in the studio. After a few ropey guide performances and getting drums down we were done for the night and off to rest our heads. Anyway the rest of the week was spent as professionally (bar the odd trip to Browns) and cramped as possible. It was a pretty relentless repetition of hours spent fighting for room on a three-seater sofa in the studio and hours spent cramped in our cell block style bedroom resisting the temptation for a wank. With the highlight of conversation probably being about different arse-wiping techniques.
Finally after resembling some kind of car chase scene trying to get out of London we returned home with four stellar new recordings. We're planning to sit on these for a while, ready to release just in time for Gary Lineker to talk over as England get knocked out early at Euro 2012.
In other news our debut video is in its final stages of production for the long talked about free release of 'Don't You Think So?' and our website is not far from being unveiled. Couple this with a new photoshoot next week and the announcement in the not-to-distant future of more tour dates to go along with our gig at the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool on Feb 17th and there's plenty bubbling up.
On a different note, whilst driving home listening to the new recordings, It occured to me how our lyrics are often vague and open to interpretation, and although there are very real meanings behind them, It's up to whoever to take from it what they will. Many would probably criticise this. It seems to be that everything these days is obsessed with reality (read - negative)... Song's subject matter has to be 'real', TV programmes are 'reality' .. Everyone's on about how 'real' they are and on social media all day telling all about their 'real' lives....'Real' 'Real' 'Real'...
Well I ain't that fussed. I have enough of reality everyday. I don't wanna hear some mundane shite about having a shit job or breaking up with a partner.. I want 4 minutes of escape from any of that. Too much reality's pretty fuckin miserable... and many people obviously feel the same, somewhere along the line, as they spend every weekend in this country consuming copious amounts of alcohol and/or drugs trying to avoid it. Fantasy and imagination are what make our dreams so powerful and what made our childhood so special. Music should make you feel like that and take you away... if only for a moment.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Step on into our time!
"Kartica's Barmy Army... M.D.M.A"
That was the slightly bizarre but endearing chant some of the more 'chemically-minded' friends of the band came up with on a recent night out, and by all accounts may well be heard at O2 Academy this coming Friday (more on that later)
Anyways, first off a quick look back on our recent gig supporting 'Section 60' at The Plug. It was a great gig in all... large crowd and a good vibe and atmosphere throughout the night. The other two bands playing that night, 'The Conroys' and 'The Soviets' (Newcastle) were really worth a listen and we're sure it won’t be the last time we play on the same bill. Section 60 were superb headlining in what was one of their best performances we've witnessed.
In between dodging the odd pint that seemed to fly onto the stage, we played a couple of songs that haven't been aired live for a while, brooding opener 'Pavement's A Battleground' and the melodic meandering 'Show Stop Style'. They both seemed to go down well and it was a nice change to the set list. At this point in our existence we have around 30 songs written, so it's not easy deciding on the usual 7-10 songs we can play live at any particular gig.
Those of you at Plug will have noticed it was being filmed (often from very close quarters) by our resident Kanye West lookalike cameraman Jamie, who's eye-catching dress sense definitely belongs in front of the camera rather than behind it. Nevertheless Jamie's done some great work recently filming our gigs and some of his clips of us can be found on www.youtube.com/karticamusic. While more of his work can be found at http://tiny.cc/tetnd
The next date coming up in our calendar is this Friday (2nd Dec) supporting 'The Complete Stone Roses' at O2 Academy. This will be not only our last gig in Sheffield for some time, but also our biggest to date in terms of expected crowd numbers. The gig will be on the main stage, which is also a first for us and is expected to draw in excess of 1,000 people. It's a great opportunity to play to a large number of people who have never seen us before and hopefully convert a few along the way. For those that have never seen 'The Complete's' or are a bit nonplussed by the idea of tribute bands, these boys really are something else. In fact if you squint it may as well be the real thing, there's not that cheesiness that plagues some tributes.
Finally this week has seen the tragic loss of Gary Speed. It seems surreal that someone in his position would take the course of action that he did, but goes to show that you never really know what goes through people's heads in their private moments. People are always banging on about being strong, forgetting that some of the best moments in life are characterised by being vulnerable.... Falling in love, confiding in a best mate, singing along to your favourite song, believing in something/someone....Never lose a sense of wonder... Weakness is for the brave!
Kartica
That was the slightly bizarre but endearing chant some of the more 'chemically-minded' friends of the band came up with on a recent night out, and by all accounts may well be heard at O2 Academy this coming Friday (more on that later)
Anyways, first off a quick look back on our recent gig supporting 'Section 60' at The Plug. It was a great gig in all... large crowd and a good vibe and atmosphere throughout the night. The other two bands playing that night, 'The Conroys' and 'The Soviets' (Newcastle) were really worth a listen and we're sure it won’t be the last time we play on the same bill. Section 60 were superb headlining in what was one of their best performances we've witnessed.
In between dodging the odd pint that seemed to fly onto the stage, we played a couple of songs that haven't been aired live for a while, brooding opener 'Pavement's A Battleground' and the melodic meandering 'Show Stop Style'. They both seemed to go down well and it was a nice change to the set list. At this point in our existence we have around 30 songs written, so it's not easy deciding on the usual 7-10 songs we can play live at any particular gig.
Those of you at Plug will have noticed it was being filmed (often from very close quarters) by our resident Kanye West lookalike cameraman Jamie, who's eye-catching dress sense definitely belongs in front of the camera rather than behind it. Nevertheless Jamie's done some great work recently filming our gigs and some of his clips of us can be found on www.youtube.com/karticamusic. While more of his work can be found at http://tiny.cc/tetnd
The next date coming up in our calendar is this Friday (2nd Dec) supporting 'The Complete Stone Roses' at O2 Academy. This will be not only our last gig in Sheffield for some time, but also our biggest to date in terms of expected crowd numbers. The gig will be on the main stage, which is also a first for us and is expected to draw in excess of 1,000 people. It's a great opportunity to play to a large number of people who have never seen us before and hopefully convert a few along the way. For those that have never seen 'The Complete's' or are a bit nonplussed by the idea of tribute bands, these boys really are something else. In fact if you squint it may as well be the real thing, there's not that cheesiness that plagues some tributes.
Finally this week has seen the tragic loss of Gary Speed. It seems surreal that someone in his position would take the course of action that he did, but goes to show that you never really know what goes through people's heads in their private moments. People are always banging on about being strong, forgetting that some of the best moments in life are characterised by being vulnerable.... Falling in love, confiding in a best mate, singing along to your favourite song, believing in something/someone....Never lose a sense of wonder... Weakness is for the brave!
Kartica
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Greetings Information Superhighway-ers!
So this is the first 'Kartica' blog sons and daughters! Apparently it's the thing to do these days in 'Band-Land'.... Along with having pointed shoes, effeminate looks and crap songs!.... We'll try and stick with just the blog.
There are usually many varied and interesting things going in the world of Kartica, far too many to mention, in fact whether it's rehearsing, recording , gigging or just observing how much use Josh has got out of his hair straighteners on any particular evening..There's never a dull moment... truly...truly! Over the course of these blogs we'll try and keep you on board.
Anyway, those in the know will be aware that we've been in the studio recently, and inbetween educating ourselves through copies of 'Nuts', 'Loaded'....and just for Esh.. 'Flex', we recorded Pop-Hit-In-Waiting, 'Don't You Think So'. Dave Sanderson at '2Fly' did a fantastic job on the mixing desk and we believe it's our best recording to date. It's moved us much closer to the sound we're looking to capture on record. (It's only took us nearly 3 years and a few ropey attempts but eh good things come to those who wait). We're looking to release this as a FREE download in the near future! Accompanied by a stellar video complete with dancing girls and fat-headed midgets!
Of closer importance is the upcoming gig at The Plug, Sheffield, this coming Saturday!(19th November) We're supporting our pals and fellow top Sheffield band 'Section 60'. It will be the last chance to see both bands together for a prolonged period in our hometown as we both concentrate on taking things further afield next year. Also playing are 'The Soviets', From Newcastle and local new boys 'The Conroys'. Tickets are £5 and there's a few floating about still, so if you're after them get in touch through the usual avenues.
We're looking forward to the gig as we've always had great nights at Plug. It's a great venue, the sound is always top and there's always been a large crowd. We're looking at debuting a new song if it's ready in time and freshening up the set with a couple of older numbers. So to those who are coming down, if the crowd is anything like it has been at a number of gigs this year, (which has been fantastic by the way) it should be another top night. And to those who arent.. enjoy wearing your low cut tight tops and pouting for yer Facebook pics or whatever you do!
A very wise man once said "Aggro, Aggers, Aggersby... It's a natural progression"
Peace!
www.facebook.com/karticamusic
There are usually many varied and interesting things going in the world of Kartica, far too many to mention, in fact whether it's rehearsing, recording , gigging or just observing how much use Josh has got out of his hair straighteners on any particular evening..There's never a dull moment... truly...truly! Over the course of these blogs we'll try and keep you on board.
Anyway, those in the know will be aware that we've been in the studio recently, and inbetween educating ourselves through copies of 'Nuts', 'Loaded'....and just for Esh.. 'Flex', we recorded Pop-Hit-In-Waiting, 'Don't You Think So'. Dave Sanderson at '2Fly' did a fantastic job on the mixing desk and we believe it's our best recording to date. It's moved us much closer to the sound we're looking to capture on record. (It's only took us nearly 3 years and a few ropey attempts but eh good things come to those who wait). We're looking to release this as a FREE download in the near future! Accompanied by a stellar video complete with dancing girls and fat-headed midgets!
Of closer importance is the upcoming gig at The Plug, Sheffield, this coming Saturday!(19th November) We're supporting our pals and fellow top Sheffield band 'Section 60'. It will be the last chance to see both bands together for a prolonged period in our hometown as we both concentrate on taking things further afield next year. Also playing are 'The Soviets', From Newcastle and local new boys 'The Conroys'. Tickets are £5 and there's a few floating about still, so if you're after them get in touch through the usual avenues.
We're looking forward to the gig as we've always had great nights at Plug. It's a great venue, the sound is always top and there's always been a large crowd. We're looking at debuting a new song if it's ready in time and freshening up the set with a couple of older numbers. So to those who are coming down, if the crowd is anything like it has been at a number of gigs this year, (which has been fantastic by the way) it should be another top night. And to those who arent.. enjoy wearing your low cut tight tops and pouting for yer Facebook pics or whatever you do!
A very wise man once said "Aggro, Aggers, Aggersby... It's a natural progression"
Peace!
www.facebook.com/karticamusic
Monday, 24 October 2011
Ohh ahh Karticaah
Good evening band minions, there will soon be loads of tittilating tales from the band's archives to keep you entertained!
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