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UPDATE 2: We've raised $100 within our first month on Sellaband!!!! My bassist has decided that this news is just the push he needed to build up the confidence to buy that Celine Dion CD he's always wanted, our drummer has just purchased shares in a major US arms manufacturer....and I've decided to bite the bullet and buy a pair of new boxer shorts from Marks & Spencers. Don't tell me that this band doesn't know how to party!
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UPDATE 1: pleasingly, we featured last week in Adam's Apple where he said a some kindly words about the band! His favourite track was When the Wheels Came Off - so why not have a listen and see if you're inclined to agree?
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Hi,
My name is Dan and I'm responsible for the 'strum, strum' and 'la la' bits in the tracks you can hear above.
We're a band from North London. While I try and figure out the best way to describe what we do (and let's face it most people find that tricky at first!) here are some kindly words the press have said about us recently:
"The Distance sound like a band that mean business...and you can quote me on that..." - DJ Tom Robinson - BBC 6 MUSIC
"Second demo release from this London based quintet, following last years aclaimed debut 'Stand Alone'...this quick-fire trio of cuts hits you full tilt with it's rapidly tenacious hooks...it just plugs directly into your senses and causes the nerve endings to jangle uncontrollably...bitter sweet bashful pop that splits you to the core - utterly irresistable...perfect..." - LOSING TODAY MAGAZINE
"Fucking awesome...this London band have got themselves some fantastic reviews, and from the tracks on selection here I can understand why...'Love is a Cruise Missile is a great track...'When The Wheels Came Off' has a gorgeous chorus...'Self Help' is just lovely...definitely a great band..." - MORPHINE NATION
"Nicely spangled and smartly worded...too well-formed erudite and mature for the indie kids...and too tough, too smart and too spiked for the foot-tapping, chin-stroking Time Out crowd...I look forward to their debut album." - UNPEELED MAGAZINE
"It's hard not to be carried away by the wave of charm and energy..." - TASTY FANZINE
"We knew this was going to be good from the opening ten seconds..." - RECORD OF THE DAY
"This is a great demo EP which shows The Distance could have a very bright future." - INDIGO FLOW
"Sweet harmonies, laser-sharp melodies and monster choruses..." - OVERPLAY
"Catchy as anything..." - JOYZINE
"Thoughtful, well developed...very cool." - UNPEELED
"The Distance are great. Totally original...[they] obviously taken the time to sit down and think about their songs instead of rushing to record an EP they can send to record companies." - PEP-ROCK
"Very catchy... It works the same as the Magic Numbers - it's all about the harmonies and the chorus." - ROUGH TRADE
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Ok... to start things off....it's time for a story..
Doctor Von Deaths laugh echoed cruelly around the walls of his villainous stronghold high in the Bavarian mountains. The sun sank across the reddening sky, its last desperate rays bathing the towers of Castle Von Evilstein with an ominous crimson glow. In the great hall of the castle special agent Dan, resplendant in his elegant Saville Row tuxedo struggled against the restraints which tied him to the reinforced titanium platform suspended above a custom built industrial water tank his punishment for attempting to oppose the Doctors vile plans.
Und now Meester Dan his arch nemesis pronounced you will die like ze miserable meddling cockroach that you are! his prosthetic metal hand twitching ever closer to the lever which would condemn our hero to certain death. Meanwhile the ravenous hammerhead sharks jostled for deadly pole position in the waters below.
You wont get away with this snarled Dan defiantly your kind never does.
Das ist nonsense my friend the evil doctor purred I think it iz as how you say in your country? - that I hold all ze cards in zis particular ball game!
With all due respect, I think youll find that cards have nothing to do with ball games Mr. Death Dan angrily retorted.
Ah yes. the deranged quack smugly responded, Und you are in no position to criticize mein use of ze mixed metaphor. The crazed demagogue paused momentarily and focused his dark bloodshot eyes on his captive. Zoon you will be dead, und zer will be nothing any one can do to schtop my nefarious plans!
A hideous smile then crawled across Von Deaths face like a particularly loathsome spider By the next full moon I shall unleash my army of brainwashed clones upon ze music industry. Zey will swarm like locusts devouring every component of its marketing und distribution until all its commercial tentacles have been subordinated to ze promotion of my zombie-like manufactured product. Within weeks my victory will be so complete zat every mann, vomen und child will be enslaved to my derivative melodies, saccharine lyrics und mein cod-hip-hop uber-funky beats.
The maniacal medic paused to wipe the spittle from his cold grey lips, Und zen, Meester Dan, society will experience a new dawn..a new cultural era vitch vill place me at ze zenter of its slavish celebrity affections. I vill be worshiped by ze masses as a living GOD. In much ze same manner as Michael Bolton, James Blunt or ze mighty Richard Marx are worshipped today
And with that Dr Von Death convulsed in a bout of particularly savage laughter as his claw like hand activated the lever controlling the platform, safe in the knowledge that his flawless plan would shortly result in his idolization by countless millions....
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Oct 11 2007 08:42 CET Kristen
Howdy!
Just wanted to pop in and give you a heads up on Sommersby's October Competition!
If you haven't already heard, the competition (hot on the heels of his recent neck-in-neck September fiesta) will offer 20 parts for the winner and is open to all artists that have $9999 or less in budget on 25 October.
This is a great opportunity for you. Tell every believer you can that you'd like to be nominated and encourage them to vote for you when the time comes.
Of course, if you'd like to, or you know someone who would like to, donate parts for the prizes in the Competition, just send (or have them send) Sommersby the details under a message marked “October Donation."
Hope you join in on the fun and GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!!
Oct 03 2007 15:21 CET Bert
100K?
Oct 03 2007 15:21 CET Bert
100K! Congratulations, the rest will follow
Sep 13 2007 06:19 CET Dolly
Well Dan, and I'm very glad to see that my antenna is still working well. Lovely wake up call!!!
(If I notice other propspects I let you know, ok?)
All the best to you, Dolly
Sep 13 2007 02:33 CET Arnis
Dolly was right!!!! :-)
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