JOE PETER IS ‘SELF ADHESIVE’!

“Sticking myself back together again”

Multi-instrumentalist producer, Joe Peter, reveals a brand new project with debut release; ‘Self Adhesive’

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‘Self Adhesive’ is recently released by Joe Peter – By jupiter, it’s a confident intro to a Solo Artist with an obsessive attention to detail. This Brighton based multi talent has created, performed, home recorded, produced and presented an aural gem that is memorable within one play;

“I wanted to kick things off with something that was a bit more guitar based than my other tracks. Lyrically, it was written as a kick up the arse to myself, but also as a reminder to pick yourself up, dust yourself down and start again.”

Tell us how long you’ve been making music…

“I started making music back in my teens and was in a couple of bands in my early twenties. Around that time I got my first proper job at a recording studio so I got to learn how to produce and engineer stuff. 

When I hit thirty I had a bit of a career change in my work life, which meant I took a few years away from making music completely. However, now I’m starting a-fresh as a solo artist and feel like I’ve got my mojo back creatively. ‘Self Adhesive’ is my first single as a solo artist so I’ve only been making music this way for half a year or so.”

Debut track from Brighton based music maker Joe Peter. #SelfAdhesive marks the first step in a new solo project, acting as an introduction to his alternative...

What’s been some of your highlights so far on your musical journey?

“Well, with this project being brand new essentially, I’d have to look back at my previous band for some highlights, musically. 

We got to play in most of the well known venues across London but playing live was never where my real passion lies, I’m more at home in the studio or writing new songs. 

We had lots of plays on the radio from Steve Lamacq who really championed our music, and I’ve had plenty of songs which I’ve written, be featured on TV shows, adverts, idents and things like that. Syncs like these are a god-send for independent artists as it’s a decent way to make a few quid from music (which is increasingly hard these days). 

It sounds cheesy but some of the best times in my life were spent pissing around at rehearsals with my mates, who also happened to be band members.”

Your single is called ‘Self Adhesive’. What are the fave things that stick to you the most?

“I’m a pretty simple fella if I’m honest, so things that spring to mind first are my fiancee, my dog and my amazing family. I’ve got to throw in a bit of exercise and the odd sesh with my mates as well.

Other than that, I’d have to say that music has always been THE constant in my life. I was brought up on a diet of soul, funk and ska cds, thanks to my parents, so I’ve always been drawn to those sounds as well as indie, house and hip hop over the years. 

I moved to Brighton from London a few years ago and I’d have to say that I’m stuck on living by the sea now and can’t really see ever moving back ‘in land’.

Tell us more about the single. Is there a meaning behind the song?

“There’s not so much one story behind it, but on the surface level it’s about me getting my arse in gear. It’s a sort of reminder to myself to dust myself down and stick myself together. 

The verses were written when I was hungover so they also reflect on me looking back, trying to make sense of messy night. There’s also a few lines in there which allude to a collective feeling that as humans we’re making a real balls-up of things at the moment. There’s so much wrong with the world that it’s also about starting to fix ourselves from the mess that we’re in. 

I think my lyrical content will reflect more of these feelings with future songs as it’s hard to not be affected by the state of politics right now.”

What albums do you never get tired of listening to?

“Ooh that’s a hard one obviously, but if we’re talking timeless alums that I always go back to, regardless of mood then I’d include these ones for sure: Simple Minds – New Gold Dream, Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life, The Charlatans – Telling Stories, The Style Council – The Singular Adventures Of (am I allowed a best of?), A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory, The Streets – Original Pirate Material, New Order – Technique, The Cribs – The New Fellas and basically any northern soul collection. 

Something like that anyway, they might be different next week!”

What can we expect from you this year?  

“Two further singles, maybe more. I’m additionally working with other producers, singers and rappers to try and improve on each release. I’ll also be making music videos for each track – I like to create them on my phone, which means more of a DIY and personal feel because A) it’s cheap and B) I’m really not a fan of performance videos, they seem a bit obvious to me.”

Also; “I stand in solidarity with all Black lives and communities around the world facing social injustice and oppression”. Donations, Petitions: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

We repeat, we’re stuck on Joe Peter!

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THE PALPITATIONS: ‘FEED THE POOR, EAT THE RICH’.

Rock band (and Covid19 frontline NHS) The Palpitations release; ‘Feed The Poor, Eat The Rich’ . A pandemic anthemic debut EP and challenge injustice.

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TheZineUK have twitter-pestered for more of The Palpitations‘ eloquent articulation, so it’s sweet to tell more with this news.

Photography: Aidan Dale

Photography: Aidan Dale

On the front line of the NHS battle against Covid 19, doctors and rockers, The Palpitations showcase a cohesive story to transplant the listener directly into the hospital corridors, painting emotional vignettes of love and loss – all the while, soundtracked by intense, emotional vocals and layered musical dynamics.

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The band feel it’s essential that people know what is really happening at ground through the eyes of doctors – not politicians or their propaganda main stream media. “From our own point of view, we want to raise a message of social justice through our own music.”

The EP stands up to the message. 

‘Siren’: is layers of sound building in dark-gazing waves of guitars and vox that ebb back and forth for menacing verses. An 80s Manc alt-punk tinted aura that spills into ‘Lights Out’ which was recorded over a gruelling period of six months at Musicland Studios in 2019, with producer Ian Flynn (who has also worked with more faves from TheZineUK doc including MOSES, Dutch Mustard and Fake Turins). 

Death cult chilling, ‘My Carnivore’ is “a vignette of isolation, lust and loss during quarantine. Inspired by horror movies” as gothic guitar and rhythm seesaws of madness reflect our warped new reality. 

‘Feed The Poor, Eat The Rich’ was mastered by John Davis (The XX) and pulses ambition. These are finely crafted and executed compositions from a band who play from the heart. 

The original release date for the EP was set at the start of the pandemic. The band were genuinely doubtful as to whether they would survive and took out life insurance, because protection for doctors has been so poor.

walk it like they talk it (The Palpitations supporting Weekend Recovery earlier this year)

walk it like they talk it (The Palpitations supporting Weekend Recovery earlier this year)

The Palpitations needed to exist. 

They were formed in 2018 by two disillusioned young doctors who bonded over their shared stressfully harrowing experiences working in A&E. They made music as a therapeutic outlet, telling stories about grief and trauma in the hospital.

This debut EP “Feed The Poor, Eat The Rich” is a narrative product of life’s dystopian reality weaved into a backdrop of angular guitar and pulsating basslines.

Influenced by Detroit punk and South Korean horror movies, the eclectic outfit pride themselves on playing gigs in tailored black suits. Like a rock music jigsaw, each song forms an overall chapter of the cohesive bigger picture.

Listen to Feed the Poor! Eat the Rich! on Spotify. The Palpitations · Single · 2020 · 3 songs.

As do their actions.

Having gained local notoriety for sweat-soaked gigs, The Palpitations hit the national press, and an international stage when they protested outside Downing Street in April 2020, and started legal action against the “government” for failing to protect healthcare workers.

With two frontline doctors treating coronavirus patients on a daily basis, and having witnessed the results of systemic inequalities and injustices, The Palpitations are leading lights in the exciting newer wave movement of guerrilla protest through alternative rock music.

Talking of which, can you believe that any artist should have to put up with this shit. In 2020?

Rock music needs to address racism – The Palpitations

Rock music needs to address racism – The Palpitations

Articulate, literally and musically, The Palpitations are the subject of an ongoing documentary. We need to know what happens next:

https:/instagram.com/thepalpitations 

https://twitter.com/thepalpitations 

https://facebook.com/palpitationsmusic

Words: Caffy St Luce

I,DORIS ARE POP’S WONDERWOMEN!

Escape from dystopia’s dreary nutsies “news” with ‘Wonderwomen’ the uplifting latest single from London’s ‘mummycore’ feminist pop band I, Doris!

Bright and catchy, this song is accompanied by a suitably DIY comic book strip video which stars the Dorisses donning superhero costumes to tackle everyday epic battles, like the school run, the office, and the supermarket. 

This is EXACTLY what 2020 needs. Right NOW.

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An absolute delight, the video was filmed just before lockdown – in the supermarket scene you can see the last toilet roll being grabbed!). Dare you not to watch, thensmile!

Doris says of this hooky nu-vintage tinted pop TUNE: “Women are often praised for being multi-tasking superheroes – who needs that kind of pressure? This is a song about cutting yourself some slack. If you’ve managed to get the kids to school in one piece, and get through the day without thumping your boss, you’re doing fine.” 

The first week of June 2020 saw the first batch of UK primary school children return to school, and more employees returning to work – for many women the return of the hectic school run dash and/or tiresome workplace politics.

‘Wonderwomen’ follows the band’s previous singles -their theme tune ‘Just Some Doris’ and debut release ‘The Girl From Clapham’ – which both received airplay on Radio X and BBC London. 

On-stage, the band are all called Doris, as emblazoned in diamantés on their trademark tabbards. The ever ace Kitmonsters.com points out “you can imagine these Londoners going down a storm at any kind of event.”

Off-stage, they’re Cassie Fox (founder of the LOUD WOMEN festival – bass and vox), Lucy Morgan (keytar and vox), Abby Werth (guitar/vox, and Louisa Edwards Knight on drums.

We all know more than one person who could claim ‘Wonderwomen’ as their own theme tune!

I, Doris Facebook * Instagram * (lyrics; Bandcamp)

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Words: Caffy St Luce

‘DUST’ BY GOOD FOXY

For fans of:  Tame Impala, White Denim, Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Single release/Interview with Good Foxy by Kelly Munro

Tell us how long you’ve been making music… 

Good Foxy : “We’ve been making music as a band since 2013,  (when we were just 16 years old). After all meeting up at the same college in Blackburn.”

What’s been some of the highlights, so far, on your musical journey?  

“I’d say our high points over the years have been supporting acts such as Status Quo to over 10,000 people. But our most cherished moment would be playing prestigious festivals such as Beatherder and Y-Not festival, also when we played The Great Escape festival in Brighton!”

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We hear shades of Joy Division in your sound amongst others. Who are the band’s musical idols? 

“We certainly do love Joy Divison, other influences include Echo and The Bunnymen, The Velvet Underground along with current acts such as Tame Impala, and we certainly can’t understate the influence Arctic Monkeys will have had on our music.”

Tell us more about the single. Is there a meaning behind the song? Story attached to it?

“Yeah, so essentially, the song ‘Dust’ deals with one of the main themes from the album – leaving this world both figuratively and metaphorically. The song tackles the mundane existence we often lead and offers an escape from daily life. Within the song, it follows the journey of a young couple, who decide to take a trip to another planet but get lost on their way there…”

What albums do you never get tired of listening to? 

“Our favourite albums currently would have to be;-

Josh Rouse – 1972 (featuring an amazing track called ‘Love Vibration’) the vibes on the album just make you feel like strolling down the street on a fresh summers day.

Broadcast – Tender Buttons, This very experimental album gave us the realisation that we don’t have to conform to anything when writing music structurally, merely just follow the crazy sounds that lead the way.

What can we expect from you this year? 

“This year we intend on pushing the release of our new album ‘Planets Over There’ and getting some decent airplay, which will set us up nicely for when we come to tour the album at the start of next year (providing the current world situation he improved by then). We’re also going to be writing a few new singles to get to work on in the studio next week… “

good souls in Blackburn, Lancashire…

The second album by Good Foxy, Planets Over There, leaves you feeling a mixture of emotions - the overriding theme being, leaving this world both figuratively and metaphorically. Lyrically, it tackles the mundane existence we often lead as humans living in 2020, and offers an escape from daily life. Musically, it flows like a rugged river from top to bottom, offering moments of serene relaxation on the opening track 'Midnite Flight' to the contrastingly punkier and energetic 'Witch Fire'.