MIKEY!

[alfie]

Hello! Have to meet up with you to record some synth etc, i'm in Italy next week but when are you off at the beginning of march? If you are off the first weekend, i thought you, Caroline, and maybe Deano and Danielle could come and stay the weekend and do it then? Let me know x

[Michael]

Hi Alfie, I'm working nights the first weekend of March and in Oxford for the second ;-( I have a weeks holiday at the start of April (although some friends are coming over from Belfast at some point) if that's any good. If not, I've the 18th and 19th of March off. Why not send a CDR with the tracks you want synth on and I can sketch some ideas for you to listen to (my simmons synth drums came back from the repair company if you want to go disco/Joy Division! )

[alfie]

Forgot to mention that i can come to Hastings and we can do it in the basement, I can be there for about 6.30 on week nights or weekends anytime. Will give you a call when i get back from Italy.
Will also try to post CD altough i'm very pushed for time at the mo. It's 2 tracks on synth and one on Rhodes if that's ok with you.
Thanks man xx

[Michael]

No problem. Have a nice time in Italy!

[alfie]

hi mikey can you let me know when you are available for recording, in the next 2 weeks? Also, need your address so i can post cd for you. Thanks x

[Michael]

Hi Alfie - I'm off the following days:

Sunday 18th March (late afternoon)
Monday 19th
Sunday 25th
Monday 2nd April - 8th April

Cheers x

[alfie]

Hi mikey
will check the diary etc when i get home and then post cd tomorrow. Thanks! xx

[alfie]

Are you working Sunday 1st April? that would be good as i'm playing the Smuggs the night before

[Michael]

Hi Alfie, Rumiko are playing the Dog Star in Brixton on the 31st March but I should be back in town by the afternoon of the 1st April.

[alfie]

Are you staying in London for the night then? what time are you back? I'm only asking because we'll get kicked out of the hotel at 9am and won't have much to do.

[Michael]

Don't think I'm staying in London, but I won't be back in Hastings until the wee small hours of that morning, so will need to get some sleep before recording with you...

[alfie]

oh thats good. I just wanted to avoid a "start at 6 in the afternoon".
There's 2 synth solos to do, 1 whole Rhodes song, plus piano on 2 songs. So we should have a whole day really, shall we say 1 o'clock? I will have to go back at 6ish.

[Michael]

I wont know 'til I've heard the CD but it may take a couple of sessions to record all those parts (it will probably depend on whether you like the synth parts/sounds and piano parts I write). A 1 o'clock start is fine by me x

[alfie]

I'm sure you'll come up with some beauties! Haven't had time to do cd but will post it tomorrow. So it's confirmed...1st april at the basement at 1 o'clock! thanks!

[alfie]

got your message, thanks. That's fine. See ya soon x

[alfie]

Look at this, it's an effect pedal but if you scroll down, the guy has a lot of great gear for sale, including stuff you'd love!

cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-PEARL-F-605-ANALOG-DELAY-guitar-pedal-EXC_W0QQitemZ170102208594QQihZ007QQcategoryZ22669QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Michael]

Yum! gear lust MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[carrie]

happy birthday from us

[alfie]

Happy Birthday Mikey! x Hope you got my text x

[Michael]

Thanks everyone. I had a great day :-)

[petra]

happy belated birthday, Michael. xo.

[stuhuggett]

I drank too much lager and got upset, and then my head hurt.
Good gig though!

[Michael]

I need to go out on saturday night as i wil have finally finished my 2 weeks of night shifts! Is anyone doing anything?

[stuhuggett]

We were probably gonna watch Hot Fuzz after I borrowed it from Carrie & Tom, but am happy to go out instead/as well.

[carrie]

www.bbc.co.uk/southeasttoday/content/articles/2007/01/15/kaddy_lee_preston_feature.shtml

scroll down to the bottom, there's the written evidence that kaddy likes techno (....and breakdancing and goats)

[Michael]

I feel odd. A mixture of love and hate

[stuhuggett]

I'm told our Kaddy Lee Preston stories are lost on many of our Brighton friends... they get a different local BBC service.

[Michael]

For those not at the Rumiko gig last night and might not yet know, I'm leaving the band in the New Year to spend more time with my robot friends. I'm staying to finish recording my parts for the new album and may guest on future recordings but I'll be playing my last gig with the band on New Year's day. Please all come to the show (I'll be rolling out the minimoog by way of farewell). Expect future recordings by me under the title 'Red Crayon Spider' (sort of Bruce Haack meets Africa Bambaataa).
Cheers

[alfie]

You mean that you are gonna concentrate on recording stuff at home?

[Michael]

Yup, I've started work on an album using my home studio and may put together a live set for 'The Spirit of Gravity'. I'm just concentrating on electronic music from here on in