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About Me

"life tastes sweeter when it is sugar-coated and garlanded with lemon meringue." (Mark Twain, 1869)We live in a world where image is king, where style rules over substance and self-promotion has been elevated to its own art form - in this world the candy gods' commercial sensibilities fall a long way short of the mark. In an age where technological advances are made on an almost daily basis and the realms of possibilities revealed by computers and software are constantly explored and tested by artists across the musical spectrum, the candy gods have wholeheartedly failed to embrace anything greater than a circa-1989 keyboard and the drum machine contained therein.And so where does this all start and where is it all going? What new delicacy can these three candy gods, no longer in the first flushes of youth, offer to the musical smorgasbord of Sheffield? It could be argued that the journey begins with Khand-i-ghod, the ancient spirit-guide of the Algonquian Nation, called upon during the peyote infused rites of passage to bring spiritual and physical healing and nourishment to the initiates. Made manifest in the now infamous shrine located in the Black Hills of Dakota, the historical links to this pre-historic deity and even the ultimate fulfilment of its purpose are, of course, all too apparent.Interwoven into the threads of the candy gods music and, some say, their very ethos are the fibres that echo their anthropological tribal heritage and reflect the shape of things to come. There are some who say that it has been all too easy for these once and future kings of this unique triumvirate and yet this couldn't be further from the truth. Little is known of the Herculean struggles and hardships endured by the trio to reach this place where they are now and yet it is evident that where they are now is merely on the way to where they will be.It may not always be easy to understand why the candy gods, but it will always be hard not to like them.

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Member Since: 08/11/2004
Band Website: www.thecandygods.co.uk
Band Members: scott candy - vocals / acoustic guitar / keyboardsgaz candy - guitar / vocalsgeoff candy - bass
Influences: Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys, Simple Kid, Euros Childs, Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Andy Votel, Bowie, Beach Boys, Flaming Lips, Grandaddy, GLC, Gong, Arthur Lee/Love, Can, Loudon Wainwright, Mercury Rev, Sly & The Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, Ramones, G Love, Air, Royksopp, Ralph Myers, Sun Ra, Horace Andy, Lee Perry, Jimmy Cliff, Max Romeo, Meic Stevens, NIN, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Irn Bru, Cherry 7up, Curiosity Cola, Sour sweets.
Sounds Like: Super Furry Animals, NIN, Neil Young, Love, Beach Boys, Bowie
Record Label: as if!

My Blog

WSL - 26 Nov 2007

Bit late writing this one up. The Candy Gods played a decent 30 minutes before the funksters took over, first up The Lazy Tree Surgeons who had a damn fine groove and then The Inner State Circus...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 08:21:00 GMT

The Old House

Got to say, we were a little shocked when we turned up at The Old House. It's not your typical venue. No sticky floors and dodgy toilets here. The Old House is very nice and continue...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:43:00 GMT

Red House 4/10/07

The first point to mention has to be the new-look red house. To say it looks great beyond expectation is an understatement. Very modern but still keeping he vibe of the old red house. Firs...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:36:00 GMT

Moorfoot Tavern - Sept 15th

Sometimes, gigs can be tough and there's very little you can do about it. At every gig you play, chances are something will go wrong, whether it's a broken string, poor crowd, bad sound etc.&nbs...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:32:00 GMT

WSL Sept 9th

It only occured to us when we were soundchecking that this was the first time we'd actually had a sound check! Tam doesn't mess around. Had us sounding good almost immediately. It turned o...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:12:00 GMT

All Covers - West Street Live

Another top night at West Street Live, which was rammed by the time The Candy Gods played. Scott Candy provided guitar on a cover of "My Favourite Things' by local wag, Iccy. The song had ...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:49:00 GMT

Moorfoot Tavern - 4th August

Really enjoyed this gig. Good crowd and atmosphere and we won over a few more fans. Scott Candy God started the night off with a half hour set of acoustic songs that have influenced The Candy Go...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:39:00 GMT

All Front @ WSL

Frontmen from local bands play solo. scott candy god set list: One Man GuyOld Domestic CatDaydreamerGod Knows I'm GoodSpecial DayGreek SongAmsterdamIt's not the end of the world
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:44:00 GMT

Moorfoot Tavern

Top night this one. First real proper gig in front of people that don;t know us and it went down really well. It's a great place, the moorfoot. From the drunken woman that was thrown...
Posted by on Sun, 20 May 2007 13:29:00 GMT

First gig - The Red House

SO, it was time to see what people would think of our new drummer-free lineup. It's been sounding good at practice but we were aware that it might take a while to get used to the new sound. ...
Posted by on Sun, 20 May 2007 13:16:00 GMT