Guillemots are a frighteningly prolific band – frontman Fyfe Dangerfield claims he has 60 hours of music in the vaults – which is why decided to put their songwriting skills to the ultimate test: could they write and record an entire track from scratch, on a subject of our choosing, in just 24 hours?
We visited the band in their East London recording studio, gave them a topic – “Seabirds” – and set the stopwatch. 24 hours later, a song emerged, fully-formed and actually rather fantastic.
Based around a thudding electronic drumbeat, Seabirds is, according to Dangerfield, about “youthful idealism”, and features sounds created by such esoteric “instruments” as house-keys, scissors, a length of hoover pipe, a camera-shutter, and, best of all, a copy of Q being flicked though.
You can read the story behind the track in the new issue of Q, but the only place you can hear it is here on Q4music.com.
Video Interview: The Making Of 'Seabirds'
Guillemots second album Red is out now.
5:38 PM | 27/03/2008
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I can't reach it! The site goes blank and a ghosted message appears in the address bar reading"go to this address". Is this the joy of macs or the curse of Q?
Posted by Derry Robinson at 7:25 PM | 28/03/2008 | Report Abuse
yet again they hit the proverbial nail on the head. I am in Finland living a youthful dream; becoming a wilderness guide. I am worried I am out of my depth as I travel to Lapland in a week for a 9 day solo expedition into winter wilderness. I can't read a map but I'll take the guillemots with me.
Posted by henri at 8:34 PM | 28/03/2008 | Report Abuse
Is there anywhere I can download this?
Posted by george at 11:00 AM | 29/03/2008 | Report Abuse
Would be great if you make this downloadable - thanks...
Posted by Andy at 10:55 AM | 30/03/2008 | Report Abuse
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Posted by jack at 10:57 AM | 30/03/2008 | Report Abuse
Unfortunately the track can't be downloaded, it can only be streamed.
Derry - it's a Windows Media stream, which ought to be compatible with both PCs and Macs. If you're still having problems drop me a line at luke.lewis@emap.com and I'll try to find a solution.
Posted by Luke Lewis at 12:28 PM | 31/03/2008 | Report Abuse
The link doesn't work, please can we have this sorted
Posted by David Reeve at 8:43 PM | 09/04/2008 | Report Abuse
Another brilliant song from Guillemots! Am loving the new album, Red. Cockateels, Clarion, Kriss Kross, Get Over It, Standing in the Last Star etc. - all fantastic songs. Guillemots have managed to avoid 'second album syndrome' and have put out a great album. If you haven't got it yet, go buy it. You won't regret it - you'll love it!
Fyfe, release some of those 60 hours worth of music! I'd buy it!
Posted by Chris Haynes at 11:10 PM | 09/04/2008 | Report Abuse
Loving the track, but can u PLEASE make it downloadable?!?!?!?!
'Tis fantasmic, thnx 4 the music!
(Download please.)
:)
Posted by Amanda at 5:45 PM | 17/04/2008 | Report Abuse
Loving the track, but can u PLEASE make it downloadable?!?!?!?!
'Tis fantasmic, thnx 4 the music!
(Download please.)
:)
Posted by Amanda at 5:45 PM | 17/04/2008 | Report Abuse
I can't reach it either. I think it's the joy of Macs. Please can you look into this Q.
Posted by Guy at 10:55 AM | 03/05/2008 | Report Abuse
Come on Q, get with the times and make this downloadable. I would pay money to get a copy of this.
Posted by Andy at 8:14 PM | 12/05/2008 | Report Abuse
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