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Kid Al

About Me

My name is Alan and I am currently back in Belfast forming new band the minority with old friend and bandmate Tim Murphy. Recently I was doing solo gigs in Leeds under the name of Kid Al. Some of the songs I play have been co-written with Tim. Solo-wise I play acoustic and sing, but in the minority i am the bassist and also play strings from time to time.

Credits for songs... Wrong - music and lyrics by Satellite

Guitars, Vocals, Bass - Alan Ladd Drums - Saul Rayson Recorded - Tim Murphy at QUB (Jan 2005) Out Of Time - music and lyrics by Kid Al Recorded - Wortley, Leeds (June 2006) Hide From The Truth - music and lyrics by Kid Al Recorded at Mill Valley Studios - Belfast (Dec 2006) Crashdown - music and lyrics by Kid Al Recorded at Mill Valley Studios - Belfast 19/04/2007 Previous Gigs: 27/02/2006 @ Mixing Tin - Leeds w/ Decree 20/03/2006 @ New Roscoe - Leeds w/ Danny Pig + Seargant Lewis 22/03/2006 @ Primrose - Leeds w/ Unexploded Shells + Nanas Revenge + Dirty Hearts + MF Adaptor 24/04/2006 @ Mixing Tin - Leeds 07/06/2006 @ The Reform - Leeds w/ Whiskey Dogs 02/08/2006 @ Mixing Tin - Leeds w/ Lewis Denby + Seargent Lewis + Michelle Plum + Neil McLarty + Ben Greaves

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/02/2006
Band Members: Alan Ladd aka Kid Al - Guitar + Vocals
Influences: Elbow, Doves, Radiohead, Pavement, Nick Drake, Howling Bells, Youth Movie Soundtrack Strategies, Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Lupine Howl, Muse, Foo Fighters, Soulwax, Super Furry Animals, Coldplay, Turin Brakes, Manic Street Preachers, Weezer, At the Drive In, iForward Russia!, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, The Reindeer Section, Primal Scream, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Panic!, Jamiroquai, Rage Against The Machine, Bloc Party, Kula Shaker, Oasis, Klaxons, iLiKETRAiNS, Shostakovich, We Are Scientists, Andora
Sounds Like: Depends what mood I'm in! Tends to be mellower than I'd like but thats cool...
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

New Song (Out of Time)

Well there it is. The first new finished song of the year - recorded a couple of weeks ago very rough at home. Have a few other ones I'm working on so hope to get those down too when I'm not out and a...
Posted by on Mon, 08 May 2006 22:14:00 GMT

New Live Tracks!

I have put up two live tracks recorded last Monday at the New Roscoe so that everyone can hear what they missed! (Apart from Rachael / Danny and Rob of course!) Happy listening...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 23:24:00 GMT