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  5. Alchemy Festival

    in Alchemy Festivals

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    Hey Have seen the Arcadian kicks a few times (From Stourbridge) infact I have got them the odd gig before they played surface band comp and Charlatans chappie took a shine to them...anyways be good to see my current fav' band MIDAS also play this festival too.

    Still the only unsigned band to make Kerrng! radio Play list...is that a good thing?

    More light reading B)

    www.myspace.com/midas

    Midas

    Red Shoes

    Midas are a five-piece, Stourbridge based band who originallly formed back in 2003, since the band's formation they've played numerous gigs wowing audiences everywhere they've gone.

    The band released their debut single, Don't Dance earlier this year to great acclaim, the song managed to climb to number 59 in the singles chart and number one in the Fopp independent charts, which saws the band perform at Fopp's flag ship store in Tottenham Court Road, London. The band also received airplay by the likes of Kerrang and Radio Two among others.

    Red Shoes, the group's second single, should see the band further establish themselves as one of the best up and coming bands around. The single is a tremendous indie rock anthem complete with swirling synths, stabbing guitars and a brilliant holler along chorus in the style of Rhythm & Booze favourites Spider Simpson (formerly Casino) or perhaps a rockier Boy Kill Boy.

    The single is backed by Sirens, which is another superb showcase of the infectious sound of the group, the track is driven along by hard modern indie rock riffs and poppy 80's ynths, whilst the vocals are an addictive melodic croon. Sirens is every bit as impressive as the lead track and could have easily been a single in it's own right, proving the high standards that the Midas adhere to.

    On the evidence of these two tracks Midas are set to be huge, this is simply stunning.

    Rhythm & Booze Rating 9

    Play 90 second soundbite of 'Red Shoes' @ 'CD quality'

    Midas are hoping to turn their new single, 'Red Shoes', into something resembling solid gold. Midas' massively rockin' indie way successfully balances pop sensibility and punkish attitude with furious, hard edged rock and 'Red Shoes' and its 'B' side, 'Sirens', is a release that carries with it hefty commercial aspirations whilst offering even the most critical rock'n'roll purist something that's difficult to fault and even harder to ingore.

    Using chunky slices of synths and keyboards that sit neatly and impressively in and around the pounding bass and drum work, Midas quite clearly want to provide the discerning, music loving public with something a little bit 'different'. And, with that 'different', Midas also manage to sound distinctive, appealing and undeniably saleable. The two guitars weave their individual and combined riffs and licks alongside rather than atop the keys thereby leaving plenty of space for the awesome vocal work to spill out the gritty, observational lyrics. Totally ignoring genre boundaries and restrictions, Midas cut loose their hard-driven, anthemic sounding songs in pretty majestic fashion as they go romping headlong into the black hole of modern musical reality without getting their musical genes totally scrambled - with one foot planted squarely in the realms of frantic pop whilst managing to keep the other foot rooted in solid, indestructible rock.

    Unapologetically commercial but ruthlessly rockin' and with both tracks being as catchy as hell, 'Red Shoes' by Midas should be a mega money earner for this gutsy Midlands outfit. Midas offer something that most of their contemporaries would dearly love to be able to offer - genre-blurring, danceable pop-rock that truly 'holds water' and sounds very much like the real deal.

    No more hard sell xx

    They are recording just now with the gang at Animal Farm

  9. Moving on to Wychwood 09

    in Wychwood Music Festival

    Posted · Edited by Englishtony

    I will not be greedy and list all my fav's

    But here are my thoughts - and bit of a mix..

    How about

    Neds Atomic Dustbin...back together again for at leat one gig (Astoria later this year)

    MIDAS they played WorK House festival this year and last year while on Holidays I saw them play the Wah Wah festival in Venince...... Indie/Rock with added synth sure get get everyone bouncing

    Both on myspace of course!

    and if you could get these guys it would be brilliant! Fair To Midland check out the guys vocal range.

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