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RachelAPP

Minimalist post-punk

About Me

As of today, Sunday 20th May 2007, RachelAPP is no more. No, i am not dead, and i haven't retired from music, i am now simply making music under my real name; ta da da, ta da da, say hello to Nat JM !!

The reasons are explained in my last blog post, but in a nutshell, i was hiding under the identity of RachelAPP, a completely made up and fake name.

It was necessary when i started out, as it gave me some extra strength, but as i am now a lot more confident both about my music and as a person, it is time that i come out on my own so to speak, and make music using my real name.

So if you enjoy being a friend of RachelAPP's, i hope you will enjoy being a friend of Nat JM's - go and check out my profile at www.myspace.com/natjmmusic !

Minimalist post punk, raw sounds not for the charts!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/27/2005
Band Website: rachelapp.co.uk
Band Members: Nat - everything!
Influences: PJ Harvey, Bikini Kill, Sleater Kinney, Team Dresch, Patti Smith, The Breeders, Echobelly etc
Sounds Like: PJ Harvey, The Slits, Beat Happening, Melt Banana, Young Marble Giants etc
Record Label: Cats Rock The Boat Records / also Retinascan
Type of Label: None

My Blog

What's in a name? An artistic decision.

Some people might call it suicide to change my artist name after using it for over 2 years. For those who don't know what i am referring to, my previous solo project was called RachelAPP. But i decide...
Posted by RachelAPP on Sun, 20 May 2007 10:04:00 PST

Patti Smith live at the Roundhouse, London - a review

I have been a fan of Patti since I was 17, starting with her legendary "horses" album then making my way through all of them. I love Trampin' as much as her 70s albums, and do not wish to see her...
Posted by RachelAPP on Sat, 19 May 2007 10:01:00 PST

Website design

A few days ago, i was musing about teaching myself Flash to re-design my website. Well, i went as far as doing a first version of it over the week-end, including making my own custom music playe...
Posted by RachelAPP on Wed, 16 May 2007 05:07:00 PST

Recording "devil smile"

I started recording my new album about one month ago, and sessions are going quite well. The title of the album is "devil smile" and it will feature 12 tracks, for a release date in October. Stay...
Posted by RachelAPP on Sun, 13 May 2007 10:19:00 PST

Preview of my new tracks - competition!

UPDATE! The competition is now rolling out every month! Quite a few people have added "Chaos" to their page so to thank them, i've decided to run a competition. The closing date is 30th May. Let me kn...
Posted by RachelAPP on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:28:00 PST

New music blog with reviews

Along with my internet radio show Cats Rock The Boat, i've started a music blog with albums, singles, gigs and various music related reviews. The focus is on alternative/indie music - in a fairly broa...
Posted by RachelAPP on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:48:00 PST

Help scientific research with your computer

http://rachelapp.co.uk/blog/?p=71
Posted by RachelAPP on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:54:00 PST

Reclaiming the word "fantaisist"

http://rachelapp.co.uk/blog/?p=46
Posted by RachelAPP on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:02:00 PST

On track for the track... ;-)

I am finally seeing the end of the track "Chaos" It's been a long journey - after more than a year without recording anything properly, i started to tackle the task in december, setting myself the t...
Posted by RachelAPP on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:36:00 PST

The L Word Season 4 is starting!

The first episode of The L Word Season 4 is airing tonight on US TV. Is it wrong of me to be so excited    I know there are many spoilers out there but i've stayed away because i want to be ...
Posted by RachelAPP on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:47:00 PST