Deez-patches: Darwin Deez tour blog #2

Wednesday October 27, 2010: Deezpatch #2: SOUNDCHECK SLUDGE

The Darwin Deez soundchecks have descended into entropy. After the standard KICK KICK SNARE SNARE, some bass guitar, some centre vocal, there comes the time when the guy at the soundboard says, "Now how 'bout you lads go through a song."

We used to give a pretty accurate carbon copy of our live performance, but slowly, steadily, Darwin began improvising his singing (to keep from getting bored, I assume), slowing and speeding the notes in the oddest rhythms, crooning up and down various bizarre melodic runs. Inevitably, the rest of the band became antsy as well, and now Cole and I noodle around, improvising loosely in and out of the song, until we are swimming in a sludge of what barely resembles "Up in the Clouds." I assume the soundmen are usually experiencing our band for the first time, the live version of us, anyway, and I am certain that each one of them are only thinking, "What talentless, unlistenable SHIT kids are into these days."

- Andrew Deez

Picture: Darwin wolfing down breakfast at an MTV recording.

Darwin Deez are currently on tour throughout the UK performing tracks from their self-titled debut album which is out now on Lucky Number records. For past blog entries see below.

Darwin Deez' website.
Darwin Deez on MySpace.

12:44 PM | 05/11/2010

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