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The Svengalis

We shall hypnotise each and every one of you

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THE SVENGALIS LAUNCHED THEIR DEBUT SINGLE ON VILLAINS AND ROGUES
AVAILABLE FROM I-tunes and Pure Groove and Rough Trade

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Mart was a funny lad with creamy eyes that had a passion for books about teleporation and guitar....he decided to make band when he saw this sign on a lampost saying 'make a band or die'....one-day, whilst swimming in park road pool, he came across a man in the shower with a beautiful tarantula on his head: He was called jim....at that very moment martin knew that he was the drummer of his dreams because he saw a sign saying 'jim is the drummer of your dreams'....he was then playing hopscotch in trash listening to erol alkan....and a small child only about 4 years old with slimy legs called Saul came and joined in....they got talking and it just so happened that saul liked sea-bass, martins 6th favourite food....Saul joined the band shortly afterwards.....the whole band so far were playing tennis in cherry tree woods....jim needed a doubles partner and jonah came sliding past.....jim asked if he wanted to play...jonah said he'd love to but he didn't have a tennis racquet but he could use a stick....jim told him to fuk off and not take the piss.....Saul met him later on a bus and they got chatting because they both like penguins and ladels and the filthy dukes remix of the maccabees and scotch eggs and robby stern and tattoos on hedgehogs and the tops of smarties and gorge walking and championship manager and pelican crossings and kneecaps and old naked men and freshly made boats and jack penates shoes and blocks in general.....i soon found out that he played keyboard when he told me that he played the keyboard.....i consequently asked him to join our band...jim was a bit reluctant..i said that maybe he was being a bit hasty and should talk to jonah....jim soon found that they only disagreed on 3 things.....buttons, step ladders and whether lloyd grossmans food was worth it's face value.....so jonah joined and The Svengalis were formedSo welcome and pop yo' collar!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/7/2006
Band Website: thesvengalis.co.uk
Band Members: Mart Svengali - Vocals,Guitar
Evil Saulibus - Bass, Vocals
Jimmy Vanilla - Drums
Jonah The Magnificent - Keyboards, Vocals
Influences: Violent Femmes, All the Factory Boys and Girls, Mucha, Modern Lovers, Rimbaud, Malkmus, Mystery Jets, Cajun Dance Party, Does It Offend You Yeah? MRSTKRFT, Video Nasties, Fear of Flying Shangri-La's, Adam Green, George du Maurier, Pulp, Springsteen, BBoys, NYDolls, Pigalle, Robert Earnshaw, Anthony Burgess, Serge and Jane, Goethe, Blake, Patti, Breakfast in tins, Diamond Dogs, Pear Cider, Lou, Walkers bros and crisps, Only Ones... probably wont sound anything like these
Sounds Like: You shall see nothing, hear nothing, think of nothing but Svengali, Svengali, Svengali!
Record Label: Villains and Rogues
Type of Label: None

My Blog

we went to sleep

and never woke up again. send huge cash offers for renunion gig.   until then. farewell!
Posted by The Svengalis on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:55:00 PST

this months disorder magazine

with the horrors on the cover. go and buy it. it features your dear svens. woop i hear you cry. now scuttle off to virgin megastore you miscreants or i'll tan your hides.  
Posted by The Svengalis on Wed, 30 May 2007 06:54:00 PST

Press for Sting In The Tale/Swimming Upstream

What people have had to say so far...   THE GUARDIAN: Rosie Swash The band that gave a shock to Lamacq: The Svengalis North London new-wave beat combo The Svengalis are a Steve Lamacq fave, ori...
Posted by The Svengalis on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:32:00 PST

OUR DEBUT SINGLE IS OUT MARCH 12th

Hello there Hopefully by now you have already started learning the words to our fabulous debut single to be released on our very own Villains and Rogues label on March 12th. AVAILABLE ON PRE-ORDER FR...
Posted by The Svengalis on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:51:00 PST

Shops that will be stocking Sting In The Tale/Swimming Upstream

This will be considerably added to over the next few weeks..just making a list so I don't forget..message us if you want it in a shop near you.   ONLINE: Rough Trade http://www.roughtrade.co...
Posted by The Svengalis on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:49:00 PST

RADIO 1!

thanks to everyone who listened to radio 1 last thursday and for all the lovely warm feedback (discluding jimmy forge who said hed heard a better song opening envelopes)if youve missed it or want to l...
Posted by The Svengalis on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 02:29:00 PST

Steve Lamacq - Demo of the week. The Svengalis on Radio 1

Hello SvengaliansJust found out that Steve Lamacq played our very own "Runaway" on Radio 1 last night. You can  hear the show and the kind words Steve has to say about us online bbc.co....
Posted by The Svengalis on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:28:00 PST

METRO 23RD IS CANCELLED

Sorry - nowt to do with us :(    
Posted by The Svengalis on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:34:00 PST

Go Svengalis go!

Dear Svengalians Well what a few weeks it has been.... Firstly we've had an amazing time in the studio with Junk Scientist recording our forthcoming debut single - the unmixed clips of which you've pr...
Posted by The Svengalis on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:53:00 PST

One month to go

Not long now my pretties... 1st gig on 14th Sept at Old Blue last is mere weeks away - get polishing your dancing shoes and warming up those vocal cords. Recording and proper photos to appear shortly ...
Posted by The Svengalis on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 06:00:00 PST