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Shapes

On tour Sept/Oct...

About Me


_We are .

_We are a 3 piece band from Birmingham.
_We are three long term friends playing music we love.
SHAPES has been going since January 08. We released our debut EP in May 08 and toured with OK Pilot, and have continued gigging as much as we can across the country since, including a couple of other tours in September.
We have had the pleasure of sharing stages with Blakfish (BSM), Tubelord (BSM), Mirror! Mirror! (Holy Roar), Danananaykroyd (Best Before), OK Pilot (Freakscene), Tellison (Gravity Dip), Mimas (BSM), The Flatliners (Fat Wreck), Resonate (Lockjaw), The Computers (Freakscene), HPR (SmallTown), Colour (Xtra Mile) and many more fabulous bands.


_DEBUT EP OUT NOW

Shapes debut EP 'Get Your Learn On' is out now, released through Godmonkey Recordings and is available at shows as well as through independent outlets and iTunes etc..
CLICK THE IMAGE TO BUY THE CD FOR £3.00!!!
Alternatively, click on one of the links on the left to download it or buy a cd.

_BOOKING:
We have been gigging continually for the last few months and will continue through October, but will be only playing a select few shows in November and December. Please message us if you are interested in booking us.
If you are interested in booking us please email us at [email protected] or for tours please contact On Dry Land at [email protected] or message us here with the subject BOOKING.
PLEASE NOTE: We have experienced problems in some venues with the volume we play at. If loudness will be a problem, don't book us.
Agents and promoters can view our press pack by clicking the button below:
View Shapes' EPK
_BANNERS:

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_MERCH:
We have some lovely T-Shirts and Tote Bags for sale:
_TOTE BAGS £5.00
_MENS & GIRLS T-SHIRTS £6.00
.. Click on the image to go to the store...
We have a track on the new Big Scary Monsters Podcast, click on the image to go and listen....

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/19/2006
Band Website: weareshapes.com
Band Members:
Steven Bachelor- Guitar

Richard Buckley- Bass

Gavin Filmer- Drums

_FRIENDS

Shapes proudly use Highwood Drums

Mr Gordo kindly provides our artwork. We like it a lot.

Sounds Like: If you would like to buy our EP you can buy it by clicking in the image and we will happily send it you, or click on one of the images below to download or buy a cd:

_OTHER LINKS

We're on facebook:

We're on Last fm too:

_REVIEWS:

"a powerful barrage of instrumental noise and enraged vocals"

"it's blissfully reassuring to have a band like Shapes around. I can't praise this release highly enough"

"a band that move walls and smash windows with their live sound"

Push To Fire

"Attitudinal but focussed, an epically proportioned mind-fuck of rock acidity that says bollocks to musical conformity and sets new standards for musical diversity."

"Shapes are different, Shapes are challenging, Shapes are bloody good!!"

'Get Your Learn On' is six tracks of blatant musical exceptionalism"
toxicpete.co.uk

"it is Shapes' ability to confuse, while sheering songs together with slices of well crafted, almost simple musical ideals, that really sets this record apart"

"Shapes are still a relatively new band....you wonder where their hard work, love and conviction will lead them in the future"
ondryland

"Shapes reveal themselves as the ultimate human figure, fishing stark and surprising beauty out of the fissures of imperfection"

"Overall, Get Your Learn On is a very impressive album....a must hear"
Wildy's World

"a fusion of math-rock and progressive metal in here, with room for loud shouty choruses"

"extremely intriquete and, I imagine, very difficult to play"

"Ones to watch"
Subba Cultcha

"crisp beats, needly guitar parts and clipped, funky basslines"

"warped carnival beats to a MMISL-esque rocker "

"Shapes can really bust out of the math rock template when they want to."
Die Shellsuit Die

"there are plenty of good ideas here and there are elements of songs which are fucking brilliant"

"Shapes are a very talented unit, of that there is no doubt at all......when they do peak, boy are we in for a treat."
Punktastic

"fidgety bass, off-kilter screams and quite literally tearing the roof off the place to get their point across. Well, quite literally, almost."
New Noise Live Review

FULL REVIEWS IN OUR BLOG

Record Label: Godmonkey Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

www.weareshapes.blogspot.com

We're gonna keep you all updated on the good, the bad and the ugly moments of Shapes at weareshapes.blogspot.com...
Posted by Shapes on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:58:00 PST

Press Reviews

Press Reviews'Pesistance of Memory' Track Review Push To Fire.com"With the seemingly endless choice of bands and labels and records and genres out there on offer, it often feels like some endless ques...
Posted by Shapes on Mon, 19 May 2008 01:38:00 PST