HATE COLOURS.: February 2012

Monday 27 February 2012

Sunday 26 February 2012

cheers df (david fothergill) for the modern-retro shot.

Monday 20 February 2012

additional comments on release.

i feel like the band has essentially subsisted for 7 years as a bedroom project. when the band eventually became a live arrangement, the interpretations of the songs became that of six different people.

behind the live representation that everyone/anyone can see, there is about 85% of us that no one except us witnesses (like any band, anywhere)...i think the ep showcases each face of the douglas firs - as a group, in a live recording situation (sierra metro art studios, practise room, living room, etc), alone at 3am, in a church or a family home. i hope it can be enjoyed in the sense that it reveals a few new facets of the band.

i suppose i assume that people will be at all interested in this kind of exposure because i always appreciate a little honesty that exhibits that a band is not a business (not this one anyway).

the ep is dedicated to all the people who have supported us these last two years. thanks!

Friday 17 February 2012

new release.

the douglas firs: ep1.

songs recorded winter 2010 and winter 2011.

we record a lot of songs that never see the light of day. some are live, some are recorded in the bedroom or in the studio. this ep is a sort of catharsis (or perhaps more accurately: a purging) of the demos, experiments and discards from the last couple of years.

the ep will be available on tape and cd at old st paul's (24th february) for £2. the tape is presented with free mp3 downloads.

all proceeds from these and what money we make from the show will fund the production of our second album. more information regarding that shortly..