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The 23 Enigma

Look how down the moon go!

About Me

Dave, Jules and Chris spent the most part of the 90's touring the US and Europe with their old band Flight 16, supporting the likes of, Incubus, Goo Goo Dolls, Alice in Chains and The Black Crowes while spending Sony's music budget unwisely. The 23 Enigma is the result of their reformation and financial chaos.....and so our story starts. From within the void, Mummiai that of discord and chaos, came the idea of our Enigma. Nonsuch Park (of all places) in Sarf Laandan set an epic scene for two young pioneers. From under a whirl of Van Gough skies and beside a sundial came a great delusion of granduer, so great that syncratic events followed its spawning 23 fold. Dave Sears and Chris Hancox were on the verge of World fame that never came. (Do you remember Flight 16? No? It's ok. Niether does anyone else.) An uncanny yet erie psychedelic haze that wasn't really there engulfed the park. "Look how down the moon go!" Time had ebbed away in Dalian style and a great electric flash struck away a decade. A death, a rebirth. The 23 Enigma, double 1 and half of 6. Julain Eccelston had crossed the peripheries and now stood inside. Ceremony concluded, everyone shake off the excess.Remembering things you can't put your finger upon, fading dreams, LSD revealations unable to be explained by plain old english, alas. Secretly going insane, losing faith, becoming skeptical, happily chaotic, gleefully neurotic, fractally serene, songs within songs, words within words, thought inside thoughts, non-linear, non-idealogic, openly pretentious, willfully confused and comfortably lonely. That is us, The 23. Hail Eris! for she is always one step ahead of us.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/18/2006
Band Members: Dave Sears- Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica Chris Hancox- Drums Julian Eccelstone-Bass
Influences: Pink Floyd, Six by Seven, Soundgarden, Dub, Verve, Dylan and Zep! Pistols at Dawn, MJD, Von Kleet and Rodney Brownjohn
Sounds Like:
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Devils chord live @ walkabout temple

Just to say we posted a vid of 1 song from the temple gig, many thanks to dj sweedish for doing it!
Posted by The 23 Enigma on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:32:00 PST

life

Feel that what they do is right and do what they think is right! Just went on a 20 miniute BMX ride, a few back alleys on my own. Do somthing that scares you once a week!, Invigorating!.......Leo I lo...
Posted by The 23 Enigma on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:11:00 PST

Ep and Video etc

Update...We are in the process of recording the 3 songs that saw to the Walkabout National finals. Live recording have been halted due to problems with our hard-drive space.We are hoping to realease t...
Posted by The 23 Enigma on Sat, 17 May 2008 05:58:00 PST

just got home.

Just travelled up to temple on the embankment london with many friends to play the finals of the the jack daniels , walkabout soundcheck battle of the bands, a few good bands lit the night up and we e...
Posted by The 23 Enigma on Fri, 02 May 2008 09:33:00 PST

More Love and up-dates

Hi All Continuing from previous blog post,  Such an amazing week we've just had at the Walkabout. Three days, so many good bands and three wins for the 23. You know that you have made a mass...
Posted by The 23 Enigma on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:55:00 PST

National Finalists and New EP!

Hi All, Well what a week it has been. After three heats at the Jack Daniels Walkabout Battle of The Bands, winning all three, we find ourselves in the national finals at Temple Walkabout on May 1st. T...
Posted by The 23 Enigma on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:30:00 PST

Regional finals in the bag.. Chris here woo hoo

Chris 23 drummer boy here. If anyone watches Alan Partridge they will understand me when i say we have just had a condensed Pink Floyd Concert for £200 pounds (thanks Lynn). The Walkabout pulled out...
Posted by The 23 Enigma on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:47:00 PST

The 23 win JD Battle of the bands!

After the second heat on Tuesday we won the Jack Daniels/Walkabout Battle of The Bands in Croydon. We're through to the Regional finals this Sunday against the 6 winners from the South East. (Brighton...
Posted by The 23 Enigma on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:02:00 PST

NEW recordings and NEW Club night

Well it’s been a while since the last post, We have been busy recording all our songs in live format @ Scream Studios. Sounding raw and raucous! We will post up a few tracks soon for limited tim...
Posted by The 23 Enigma on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:27:00 PST

Sorry about last night! The Gun Tavern.

People, Just wanna say thank you and MASSIVE sorry to all who came to The Gun gig on Saturday. A  massive crowd!!! The reason I walked off stage was first (as you know) niether you or I could hea...
Posted by The 23 Enigma on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:27:00 PST