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side project for one half of the of scottish group the aphrodisiacs, Comrade Down consists of the General, who produces experimental lo-fi - acoustic tunes as and when he likes. Comanding and certainly captivating, Comrade Down conqeurs all.

NEW EP - 2ndEP by Comrade down is called "A New beginning". Some of the tracks have been on myspace and the listing for the EP is as follows :
1. There's a light that never goes out
2. A new beginning
3. Scotch drink
4. feel the pressure
5. A place called Home
6. New sights and sounds
This is availible to buy for £4, email if your interested. The 3rd EP by Comrade down is called "Its time to make your move" and is creeping closer to be being finished. The songs are for the most part wrote but I keep re-recording them! Remember the 1st Ep is still availible for £4 or i will combine the 1st and 2nd EP on one cd which can be bought for £6.
*FREEDOWNLOAD ON FROM MONDAY 14TH JANUARY OF NEW TRACK SCOTCH DRINK. INSPIRED BY THE BURNS POEM OF THE SAME TITLE. REMEMBER BURNS NIGHT IS THIS MONTH ON THE 25TH JANUARY.BUY 1st 6 TRACK EP - "What is for me Won't Go By Me" NOW online for £4 including delivery! ( Listed as $8 but works out the same) tracks from Ep have picked up plays by Steve Lamacq & Tom Robinson on BBC 6music and by Rapal on BBC nan gaidhael. awww.mystore.com/comradedown .
"Album of the week on Rapal on BBC Nan Gaidhael 26th - 30th Nov 2007"
"Unsigned track of the week "Take me to the Charles Bridge" on Steve Lamacq's 6 music show - 9/01/08
What is for me Won't Go By Me EP
1. Take me To the Charles Bridge
2. What is for me Won't Go By Me
3. Fear
4. Summer is Gone
5. The Men of Steel
6. Alone
Buy individual tracks @ www.indiestore.com/split2ndrecords for 79p a track.
Any questions? Wanna get in touch? Contact [email protected]
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Member Since: 15/08/2007
Band Website: everything is done through myspace now so no got 1
Band Members: member - John Cairns

Influences: Telestar ponies, Daft punk, Lonnie Donneghan, Delgados, Arab Strap, Elliot Smith, Pavement, Sluts of Trust, The Mountain Goats, johnny cash plus many many many many many more. Outwith Music - Hunter S Thompson, Ralph Steadmen, Maradona... anything to do wi fiball mon the well!
Sounds Like: The music made is forged by the leadership of the fighting alliance as the instrument to open up the path to freedom. It remembers all those who have fallen in the course of the struggle for freedom. In recalling the names of these heroes and heroines, we do so not to mourn, but draw inspiration from their example and to rededicate ourselves to strive even harder to fulfil the mission we have set ourselves in life.
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free download of silent night
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:46:00 GMT

review

Comrade Down A New Beginning EP (www.myspace.com/comradedown) There's 2 ways you can go with a Smiths cover, especially if you open your own 6-track EP with it - either comparisons with the origina...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:45:00 GMT

free limited download - take it easy

aye random, but i recorded a rough version of the eagles song "take it easy". heard it in work durin the day yesterday and it stuck in ma head so aye recorded it. might be up for a week or so. aye &n...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:24:00 GMT

1000 glasgow bands - free limited download

recorded a wee track this morning when i really should be out enjoying the weather. Probably the kind of song I'd like to re-write the lyrics for but thought I'd post it in its current state anyway - ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 05:07:00 GMT

is this music? review of "what is for me won’t go by Me"

From itm?'s considerable "fallen between the cracks" section, a 6-track download that demands your attention. From one third of Peel favourites The Aphrodisiacs, this is, surprisingly, little like tha...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 02:53:00 GMT

play on bbc radio nan gaidheal Rapal show

tuesday 22nd april - play of "feel the pressure" which is off the new Ep. You can listen again by following this link, with song being roughly 53mins into the show www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/radio/ra...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:54:00 GMT

EP Review

from wwww.myspace.com/musicspotlight   "What is For Me Won't Go By Me" evokes the sensation of a gentle stroll through a garden of musical wonderment. The entire E.P has a beautiful pace about it...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:02:00 GMT

A new Beginning EP

NEW EP - 2ndEP by Comrade down is called "A New beginning". Some of the tracks have been on myspace and the listing for the EP is as follows : 1. There’s a light that never goes out 2. A new be...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:10:00 GMT

free download of alone (acoustic version)

recorded an acoustic version of ma song "alone" and have put it up as a free download. the original version is still availible on the EP am still punting fur £4. im now including all the free download...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:32:00 GMT

free download the smiths "theres a light that never goes out"

a wee recording of a smiths song that captured my imagination. featuring a guid line fur valentines day "And if a double-decker busCrashes into us  To die by your side  Is such a heavenly w...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:33:00 GMT