Howlback Hum

Howlback Hum is the brainchild of local gig promoter Shane O'Connor who has been organising and promoting the local gig night since 1999.Howlback Hum nights are held across the City in anything from basements or fields to pubs and bars."Fundamentally the night acts as a platform for local bands to get out and play. Our aims are often small and hard to achieve but are special none the less."In the gigs that he puts on Shane strives to root out talent, quality and innovation at every step."Some times you just have to tell people that they can't play. It's always down to the quality of music."
for gig info please visit www.howlbackhum.co.uk
Spikey, electro, guitar mangling, synth-pop, orchestral, and just plain weird - that's the sound of Norwich RIGHT NOW.
We're From Norwich No3 (Out on Happy Capitalist Recordings on 30th July 2007) is a stark revelation that contrary to popular belief - there is a 'scene' in the depths of Norfolk - a bloody great one at that.
Norwich is a strange place. There's not much for the kids to do see, so they start bands. Some play covers, or play new songs that sound like they should be covers - but this isn't the kind of music that We're From Norwich is all about. It's about the kind of music that's bred out of, well, fuck knows! Alien abductions probably - goggle-eyed marshans that are messin' with the kids' heads.
What other explanation can there be for this mixed up cacophony of spanking newness? From the catchy organ led chord clashing, casio bleeping and aggressive stabs of guitar screech and keyboard. Add to that quirky pop from Magoo, Hyper Kinako, The Gore Vidals, and El Sub and you'll be bombing up the A11 and heading for the circles in the sky before you know it. But amongst the ear-bleed and frantic pop there is some calm. Interspersed acoustic meanderings from Charlotte Morris and The Rebeccas give relief from the abrasive slices of Ready-break energy.
So go on - marry your sister, sell up for a turnip farm, get ready for that anal probe and JOIN US.
We're From Norwich No 3 showcases 43 tracks from Norwich's most up and coming bands:
Cd one
1. Rebecca and The Mountians – Eve Song
2. Sickroom Studio – Answer Phone
3. Bearsuit – A Plea
4. Le Tetsuo – Crash and burn
5. Mochikolinski – Children Song
6. L’instant Fatale – Misery
7. Hyper Kinako – Pipu
8. Beavmeister – Electric Dream
9. Chickedy and McGuffin – Joke Gets Worse
10. Checkout Girls
11. Tell Me How – Anticipation
12. The Gore Vidals – Kittens Of A Sad Litter
13. Royal McBee – Happy
14. GGGrits – Rules
15. Ben Grizzly – Tea Colours
16. The Bells The Bells – The Static
17. Rory McVicar – That’s Life
18. Alto45 – Best Friends Birthday
19. eLsuB – Kypey
20. Charlotte Morris – Pins And Needles
Cd two
1. Olinski Phone – Sanders
2. Fist Of The Red Assault – Coombe Gibbet Drinking Song
3. Olinski – Vixen
4. Sunday Music
5. The Cold Front – The One You Wanted
6. Le Tetsuo – Bad-Game
7. The Incidentals – Evil K
8. Alex Sheppard – I’ll Let My Works Flow Like Water
9. Charmidori – The Tea Song
10. Teknikov – (Lloyds Of London)
11. Cortez – Blind
12. Tiger MCs – Birdy
13. Master Solo – Wasted
14. Mat Riviere – Dust And The Slugs
15. Goathoven - Minnie The Moocher
16. Mochikolinski – Sushi
17. Chad Mason – Secret Song
18. The Sally Army – Swimming Lengths
19. L’instant Fatale – Images Corrected
20. The Elephant Dress – Shoot The Birds
21. The Aprons – Back In 56
22. Rory McVicar – All Your Life
23. Olinski Phone – Muffin The Poodle
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