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Amongst the Russians

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About Me

Amongst the Russians formed in 2007 after meeting at Uni, probably not knowing what was to come; rock riffs in not so traditional formats, Gypsy Punk Violin wig-outs, blistering Piano playing, cheeky Vocals, Stunt-Guitar heroics, cool-assed Bass, L'sas'd and a sheer disregard for the norm; inspired by the most unusual subject matters and the love for all things that make noise (musical or not...), the band bring energy, love, aggression, downright stupidity, sheer emotion and fun to the stage and their tunes.
Music makes this bands world turn round, just look at their list of influences; it's little wonder that they refuse to sit still stylistically - "rules are there to be broken" sits at the top of the Amongst The Russians mission statement, "Why the F*** not?!?" is their motto. Currently recording their debut Album (the exclusive Myspace mixes are on the player for your filthy listening pleasure) the band are striving to produce something that could only be Amongst The Russians; unique but listenable, fresh yet catchy but most of all fun, unpredictable and invigorating. You can listen to them here or on Last.fm and at XFM Uploaded.
As a band they draw individually from influences of Rock, Classical, Prog-Rock, Musical Theatre, Pop, Indie, IDM, Punk and many other styles.
Check us out live to see just what this madness is all about. If you're feeling frisky feel free to add us to your friends.
if you would like to book or just talk to, stalk, nag, annoy, or con the band please email us at [email protected]
NEXT GIG:
FICTION NON FICTION @ The Tiger Lounge, Manchester;
Sunday, 13 Apr 2008
SEE TOP FRIENDS FOR LINK

NEXT FESTIVAL:
@ THE MINT LOUNGE, Oldham Street,
Manchester
Sunday, 25 May 2008

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/20/2007
Band Website: xfmuploaded.co.uk/amongsttherussians
Band Members: ..Ninja AKA ..Fiona:
Lead Vox, Tambourine, Falling Asleep At Parties, Drinker Of Wine, Header Of The Ball


..Jimbo:
Stunt Guitar (Breaking too many Strings, Violin Bow Abuse, VERY Silly Noises, Amplifier Exploding Feedback), Mood Swings, Backing Vox

Jimbo uses Epiphone Les Paul, Fender Strat, Boss FX, Digitech Whammy, Jim Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Ibanez Tube Screamer, Ernie Ball Strings.

..Chewitt AKA.. Dave:
Stunt Guitar (Incessant Whammy Bar Abuse, Eardrum Exploding Feedback), Loosing Footballs on the University Roof, Retrieving Footballs from the University Roof, Car Horn Addict

Chewitt uses Ibanez, Jackson, Zoom FX, Ernie Ball Strings.

..L’sas’d:
Drums, Disgusting Jokes, Disco Drum Beat Connoisseur

L’sas’d uses Pearl Masters Studio Custom Brx 10,12,13,16,22, Tama Steel snare 14x 5.5 Zildjian A/K customs and A Armand, Dream Lion China Cymbals.

..Luke:
Violin, Backing Vox, Purveyor of the Finest Spaghetti Carbonara known to Salford


..Roy:
Keys, Super Synths, Samples, Proud Owner Of A Big Woolly Beard

Roy uses Korg, Roland.

..Ween AKA ..Jake:
De Basso
, Banjo, Likes Hats, Hitter Of The Gong
Ween uses Tanglewood Warrior 2 Bass, Boss FX, Marshall Delay, Ernie Ball Strings.
Influences: ..Ninja:

Space, Musical Theater, Regina Spektor, Eva Cassidy


..Luke:

The Mars Volta, Gogol Bordello, Louis Armstrong


..Jimbo:

The Cooper Temple Clause, Jimi Hendrix, Oceansize, Rush, The Beatles, anything with cool synths, kick-ass/heavy/crazy sounding guitars and lots of bass/sub-bass


..Roy:

Amon Tobin, Super Furry Animals, Primus, Radiohead, Frank Zappa


..Ween:

Bob Marley, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rage Against The Machine, Jane’s Addiction, anything with crazy synths and distorted bass


..Chewitt:

Muse, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Guns n Roses, Queen


..L’sas’d:

Post war years, Biffy Clyro, Minus The Bear, We are scientists, The Mars Volta

Sounds Like: AMONGST THE RUSSIANS
Progressive / Gypsy /Pop / Musical-Theater / Punk / Rock

"Amongst The Russians - f**king amazing - like Hope Of The States meets Arcade Fire with female lead singer.....amazing"

- Alex - Designer Magazine

"Ok. I think you've just broken music(!) WHERE did that come from? I like it..."
- Joe Thomas - reaction to first hearing 'Something Sinister'

"Like a glass of lemonade when you're really hungover, really fresh"
- Jimbo's Dad, Dave.

Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

:-) TODAY . . .

 . . . we wrote a kick-ass riff! AND; we jammed for ages sounding a bit like Hawkwind, very soundscape orientated - may turn into something, watch this spacerock space, ace. AND; a few days befor...
Posted by Amongst the Russians on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:06:00 PST

Update

Yo team,Well things develop; all the time.We're booking loads of gigs right now, even got one at a bikers festival - muchos fun we predict. See our gig list for full details of new shows, they're comi...
Posted by Amongst the Russians on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:13:00 PST

New GIGS + NYATKOODA!!!

Yo,Got gigs, please come. Nyatkooda on player, please listen! Working on some more dates as well, spreading our wings and what-not....I don’t know what to have for tea, it’s somewhat irrit...
Posted by Amongst the Russians on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:41:00 PST

Guestlist Review: Night and Day - 11th March

There is a hive of activity on stage for the next band, and it turns out it’s needed as Amongst The Russians are a 7 piece group. The set starts of with a fun, innovative, rich piano led sound a...
Posted by Amongst the Russians on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:47:00 PST

Myspace mixes appearing

So,erm,yeah; you see that mad as chips and gravy weather in Manchester today??? Crazy man, craaaaaaaaaaaazy!A bit premature according to what I promised in my last bloggage; but there you go....I&rsqu...
Posted by Amongst the Russians on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:51:00 PST

Recording and things

Yo!First up: Me, Fi and my little Sister, Amy, are doing an Acoustic gig in Glossop on Sunday (23rd) at The Moon and Six, feel free to bob down, it’s free entry and everything...Well, we’v...
Posted by Amongst the Russians on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:23:00 PST

Danke!!!

Easy!Enjoyed playing the Night and Day and then hearing from you all that you enjoyed yourselves watching us play the night and day, yes that’s the night and day . . . WELL DONE!!!Band report:Fi...
Posted by Amongst the Russians on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:23:00 PST

Recording Session 2 pt.1

Hey team,Recording is trundling along like a trundly thing in a very nice manner having had 2 studios at our disposal today; so we split into 2 teams one to record Roy's piano tracks and one to do odd...
Posted by Amongst the Russians on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:33:00 PST

Yeah, recording and GIGS!!! YAY!

Yo.Recording is motoring along at a nice pace and we haven't had a row or one of my foul-mouthed out-bursts, yet. All is well and we're just a smidge ahead of schedual . . . Now, down to business:We h...
Posted by Amongst the Russians on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:25:00 PST

Recent activity

Hello friends!At the moment we’re working on some new material and getting some decent recordings done. Catch up with us at one (or more) of our gigs though as posted on our myspace page! Much l...
Posted by Amongst the Russians on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:33:00 PST