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Authors of Malicious Code

Preparing For Emergencies

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    Authors of Malicious Code are a grunge-stoner rock band from Leeds, the band is a collective of four good friends who have been playing together for over 5 years. In 2007 a staggered DIY project was undertaken to record and release five free EP's over the course of the year, these songs would then be put together to create the album "Preparing For Emergencies" which is ready for release imminently. Here are some thoughts of local and national music press who thankfully took the time to review the EP's:
LEEDS MUSIC SCENE
    On Part Three EP: "AOMC certainly wouldn't be out of place in the current rock scene and show a lot more promise than half the bands already there."
SANDMAN MAGAZINE
    On Part Three EP: "Wow. Now this is a band that everyone should have on their playlist ASAP."
MANCHESTER MUSIC SCENE:
    On Part Five EP: "This inspired Leeds outfit are one of the few bands to follow their dreams by actually going out there and doing it. ...when it comes to killing a few brain cells with intelligent, overwhelming rock, AOMC win all so easily. Like I said, a triumph. MMMM ½ "
    On Part Four EP: "Spluttering, powerful, considered, noisy excitement"
    On Part Three EP: "It's surprising that no-one's yet given this band a record deal of some sort. "Jezebel" is inventive driving rock...They're a band that can pull this in any direction too, and seem capable of coming up with some progressive epics at some point in the future. MMMM"
    On Part Two EP: "Hit The Ground is a fine meaty slab of bass, rock drums, a handful of chords and of course guitars, that track both heavy rock and the real sound of original American indie. An appealing demo with vast potential."
WHISPERIN' & HOLLERIN'
    On Part Two EP: "Yes, the likes of The Cooper Temple Clause, Therapy? and arguably even Fugazi assail you during this brief, but fascinating ghost train ride, but when you emerge breathless at the end, it's simply the sound of AOMC that rings in your ears...It makes for unsettling, but fascinating listening and makes a convincing argument in favour of noise being for heroes after all. Very nice indeed gents."
THE PLASTIC ASHTRAY
    On Part Five EP: "Authors Of Malicious Code never started out this heavy and angular but it seems time has shaped them into one hell of a band. Now someone give them wider attention!"
    On Part Three EP: "If you haven’t already heard Parts 1 & 2 then part three is certainly a good reference point showing a band on the gradual climb, hopefully leading to bigger things. You can’t say they don’t deserve it."
    On Part Two EP: "Their brand of nut crunching guitars, thundering drums, melodies and infectious chorus's is one thing, but to be able to put that all into affect in a studio is another. Keep an ear out for part three. We will!"
MONO MAGAZINE
    On Part Five EP: "If you like your rock heavy and are heartily sick (as you truly ought to be) of hanging out in health-hazard bars surrounded by unwashed hordes of ageing bikers and malodorous greybeard hippies, while several similar saddos stalk the stage pumping piss-poor Whitesnake and AC/DC covers through Saga-insured Marshall stacks, then you could do worse than get into AOMC instead... unless, of course, you've already forgotten what good original and new music is all about."
TASTY FANZINE
    On Part Five EP: "But after a few listens you notice what has probably become AOMCs calling card - an uncanny knack of twisting a song melody and rhythm on its head and back again without sounding 'angular' or 'agit'."
    On Part Four EP: "And bang! Goalkeeper Wanted's clonks and clangs get booted firmly into touch by AOMC's shit-kickingly good latest offering. Part Four sees them bolstering the drums and really playing around with time changes and great hooks."
    On Part Two EP" "AOMC seem to play well within themselves and I mean this in a good way - there's always a temptation to throw everything into a promo EP but these excesses have been eschewed in favour of a rigorous pair of songs that are tight, dynamic and definitely build on the right direction from Part One"
    On Part One EP: "'Part One' is the first of the planned four releases this year from the Leeds based quartet and shows enough promise to keep an eye out for later work"
NO-TITLE MAGAZINE
    On Part Four EP: "Kick off your shoes and get it on with Authors of Malicious Code. The latest segment in AOMC’s rock opera brings about perfectly constructed songs, consisting of crunching guitar and drums that thrash around with as much energy as a baby harp seal in dangerous waters."
    On Part One EP: "...if they can capture a bit more of this energy and emotion on record we could have a very, very good band on our hands here."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/7/2006
Band Website: You're on it mate
Band Members: Jonathan Poole

    Tombola / Raffles / Drumming
Chris Wilson
    Baking Cakes / Bassing
Phil Kenyon
    Egg & Spoon Race Winner / Voices
Sean Gledhill
    Tinned Foods / Guitarism

Influences: Having the freedom to write songs as they evolve and release them without having the threat of recouping advances over our fragile heads.
Sounds Like: 'I like your stuff it sounds great, are you the manager?'
    Keith Allen to Jon
'AOMC sound like turbulent war hammers"
    James Brown - On The Bone Records

Record Label: Happily unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

2007 Part Five Review :: Mono Magazine (Bradford)

AOMC : Part Five 3/5 AOMC (Authors of Malicious Code), who've been recording in Leeds, have released five two-track singles in quick succession, of which this is the last. Put the five together and yo...
Posted by Authors of Malicious Code on Sun, 11 May 2008 12:56:00 PST

2007 Part Four Review :: No-TiTLE Magazine

Authors of Malicious Code - Part Four EPKick off your shoes and get it on with Authors of Malicious Code. The latest segment in AOMC’s rock opera brings about perfectly constructed songs, consi...
Posted by Authors of Malicious Code on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:02:00 PST

2007 Part Five Review :: The Plastic Ashtray

www.theplasticashtray.co.ukThey kept it up. Here’s part five of their EP series. The Leeds based band return with their final slice of the pie. Authors Of Malicious Code each time have stepped u...
Posted by Authors of Malicious Code on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:59:00 PST

2007 Part Five Review :: Tasty Fanzine

Authors of Malicious Code - Part FiveThe ambitious project to self release five EPs in one year has finally come to fruition, albeit slightly spilling over from 2007 into 2008.At first listen I though...
Posted by Authors of Malicious Code on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:01:00 PST

Live Cockpit Review

"Was quite ace actually. I worship Solus Locus now, more specifically me and KT worship the keyboard player. We actually felt blessed when he fell on our heads during a strange crowdsurfing attempt, a...
Posted by Authors of Malicious Code on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:54:00 PST

2007 Part Five Review :: Manchester Music Scene

PART FIVE REVIEW :: MANCHESTER MUSIC SCENE (RECOMMENDED CD)This inspired Leeds outfit are one of the few bands to follow their dreams by actually going out there and doing it. This is part five in a s...
Posted by Authors of Malicious Code on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:01:00 PST

Happy 2008, we’ve had a face lift

Yep, after some image hosting site decided to plaster "DAS IST NICHT RICHTE" or some other things on our page, we've had a little dark facelift to bring a bit less colour to the place. Looks a bit swi...
Posted by Authors of Malicious Code on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:52:00 PST

Part Five on the menu, and thank you.

Get a fork 'n' knife and dig in. Part five here to download free. Track1- Build A Machine. Track2- Lights Out. You can also get it from last.fm if myspace throws a strop. It just remains for us t...
Posted by Authors of Malicious Code on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:28:00 PST

2007 Part Four Review :: Tasty Fanzine

http://www.tastyfanzine.org.uk/index.htmAuthors of Malicious Code - Part FourAnd bang! Goalkeeper Wanted's clonks and clangs get booted firmly into touch by AOMC's shit-kickingly good latest offering....
Posted by Authors of Malicious Code on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:13:00 PST

2007 Part Three Review :: Sandman Magazine

Source: Sandman Magazine (December 2007) AOMC: Part Three EP AOMC's third recording opens with "Jezebel", flaunting catchy riffs and moody, melancholy melodies. There is an energy to the song which ke...
Posted by Authors of Malicious Code on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:48:00 PST