mueros

right a bit of a chronological confusion last night so this is now an edited/corrected version….

Its taken nearly 2 months to get around to writing this post, but hey, things happen in the real world too.

I think we left off somewhere around brussels, in the middle of the whole thing, then things got more intense, messy and interesting, which are probably 3 words that would quite adequately describe mueros, so it all fits together.

So after Brussels we crossed another border to get to Tilburg, bit of a revelation really, well received, well fed, well watered by Jan and the crew at cul de sac, nothing really bad to say about this gig to be honest a few hiccups here and there. Even our friend Baz from Utrecht came over specially to see us which was fantastic. A late night, much drinking, partying, all good.

We managed to blag a filler gig in tournai, thanks to eric from maria goretti quartet the day after – more beer…. too much beer to be honest.

And finally Paris…. ah Paris, cramped streets, stressed out van logistics, certain members of the crew deciding not to sleep at all, but otherwise good. Sharing the bill with fellow niçois Hannah (fantastic show, and good to meet up in such exotic climes) and Zumabrek. We did ok for a first show in paris, good energy.

So thanks to everyone who helped and received us so cordially during the tour no room to mention names here so you all know who you are.

And of course a huge thanks to our tour companions Plimplim (live sound, opening sets wherever possible) and Steph Coda (video and lighting wherever possible).

In conclusion? …well it seems so long ago now i have evidently forgotten tons of details so i hope you enjoy the photos and the mp3 and can try to imagine the rest…. i’m sure the others will add their 3pence worth over the next few weeks. Steph is beavering away at the 23 hours of footage taken over the 2 week period, i’m sure there’ll be some fruits of his work to be seen soon.

well we ain’t any richer than we were before, and we don’t really care, onwards and upwards, that which does not kill us can only make us stronger – any questions?

Here’s an mp3 of ‘traces’ live at Nantes from the only audio recording of the tour:

Have a good 2010 everyone, watch this space….

love & peace

hey there, half the band is sick but we’re still here, heading into the home straight.

this is what is left of the tour van….

start with shouts….

big shouts to denis and le Kran (nantes) for everything

shouts to David, Nathaly and Nina for putting up with us in tours for longer than expected

shouts to Bastien and ouimaisnon in lille

and shouts to Jason in Brussels for putting us up here exactly where i’m writing this.

so what news from the front?

so the gig in the hague got cancelled last saturday and we just lazed around tours instead,

lille was yet another light and sparsely crowded concert but the vibe was good, and the competition was stiff (lot of gigs in lille and the area).

monday was spent bumming around a beach resort on the belgian coast, very cold, wet, impressive landscapes, long discussions about the future of music and the cost of mussels.

the famous english breakfast……

and finally last night brussels, a good place to play the cafe dada, good beer, a few people, finally playing in froeign climes and to a different mentality, noticable change.

good news is that we got a date for friday in tournai (BE) at the Cornwall, one less day off is probably a good thing.

anyway onwards and upwards…..

english update by chris here….

french update by matthieu further down the page…….

remember remember the 5th of november!

guy fawke’s night

celebration of yet another failed attempt at revolution

so two nights into the tour, and no one has been left by the side of the road.

spirits are good, spirits are chasing us

lessons learnt wherever we go

the slow process of waking up at telepherique HQ, thinking about breakfast, coffee and cigarettes

moving on to nantes this afternoon, entering unknown territory, and we don’t have any maps, and the gps is just plain weird.

time to let someone say something in french…….

Réveil en douceur et dans la bonne humeur. Il pleut sur la cité girondine, ça change… Le départ pour Nantes est prévu vers 12h30 aujourd’hui ( »j’ai rencontré l’homme de ma viiiiie! Oh ooooooooo! »); Jérôme vient se greffer au groupe. La sixième patte de la bête, l’homme qui définira le son, la tête pensante et travailleuse. Le troisième concert s’annonce déjà prometteur. Aucun mal de tête(16ans et 18 ans d’âge, la qualité ne trompe  jamais!). Tout va bien.

peace and love to you all

see you on the other side