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Issue 1—May 2013

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Including:

The Workhouse’2-3

Reading’s Music 4-

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Interview with

Tripwires 6

Album Reviews 7

Future Issues Include:

The Workhouse

The Year is 2020 and the Conservative

Party are coming to the end of their

second term in power. However they

have left the country in a Dystopian

state, with the social divide being the

biggest it has ever been, and many

working class families who were no-

where near the poverty line suddenly

finding themselves falling under it fast-

er than they can comprehend.

The Conservative Party’s new scheme

to help those particularly families re-

gain some financial safety is to reintro-

duce the workhouse, and the trial of

this new scheme is in Reading, at the

site of the old workhouse ‘The Oracle’.

Here workers are forced to work for 15

hours a day on new technologies, engi-

neering and manual labour for however

long it takes them to reach the Govern-

ments ‘Safe Financial Average’. How-

ever the average keeps being raised, so

many families are finding it difficult to

escape the workhouse.

But once a month at the Milk they man-

age it. With a password to enter and

tasks to complete, this is the workers

escape and you are invited to join. With

prisoners from all over the town, and

visitors from all over the county they

meet to forge their future that

everyone can have a say in.

After the event night, audiences

are also able to join the rebel-

lion online, using geocaching to

complete tasks within the town,

and with social media.

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Friday 21st June: The Fight Begins

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Reading Music

Peers, These Ghosts and

The Kabeedies at South

St. Arts Centre, Reading. There was a theme tonight of real music

played by decent people who actually

believe in what they’re doing. It was

utterly refreshing, and I am proud to say

that these are the people that I am sur-

rounded by when I return home to

Reading.

The night began early, with a reserved

crowd of parents and I-assume-fellow

journalists, as Peers took the stage.

Their sound is experimental and ac-

complished, building 4-part harmonies

on occasion with captivating guitar riffs

and synth-like keyboard. There were

moments of stark honesty as Matt (lead

singer) spoke softly into the mic ‘This is

the Real Thing’, all accumulating in

‘Night Driving’; a wonderfully haunting

song that stays with you long after the

last chord is played. An accomplished

set from a truly great band.

These Ghosts created an atmosphere,

an echo-y inviting one. The addition of

the second vocalist really lifted the set,

however this device was not used

enough. The beats were really attrac-

tive and bright, it was impossible not to

dance along but I felt some of the songs

were lost in them. I’m not sure if this

was the quality of the sound or a piece

missing in the tracks but something was

definitely lost. They have something

great but need to work on it further,

then they will find their hook in the live

shows.

For the Kabeedies (with Peers) the

night became a celebration of what they

have accomplished. I have been follow-

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ing them for two years and I can

safely say to their credit that

their energy has never faltered.

The show was vibrant, bright and

vivacious; sharply cutting in-

band jokes with Evan’s (lead gui-

tarists) anecdotes to the audi-

ence. They are an inspiration to

any touring band, continuously

grinding, but producing absolute-

ly original work as result which

becomes far more satisfying than

any quick-hyped-up fix. Casually

switching between old and new

work, I can only describe the set

as invigorating as Katie (lead

singer) pulls her shapes and Fab

(drummer) beats

some irresistible rhythms. My

favourites included the beach-

themed ‘Santiago’, ‘Bones’ (a har-

rowing but light song about death

funnily enough) and ‘Jitterbug’

(one of my tips from their first

album ‘Rumpus’). All in all it was

a lifting, energetic performance

with a bunch of genuinely lovely

people. Their album ‘Soap’ is out

now, and everyone who fancies a

dance round their living room

definitely should get it!

Soph Thomson

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Band Profile: Tripwires

Tripwires are an emerging shoegaze

band from Reading, made up of Rhys

Edwards (vocals/guitar), Ben White

(guitarist), Joe Stone (guitarist) and

Sam Pilsbury (drums). Described by

the Fly as ‘ones to watch’ there has

been plenty of anticipation over

their debut album, I managed to grab

a chat with the boys:

Hi Tripwires, firstly what influences

you? Does this change a lot?

Lot’s of things really, good music,

good films, new FX pedals, Joe’s

cooking, friends etc. As long as

there’s new stuff to be found, then

there’s new stuff to be influenced

by. I guess until we leave Reading,

our hometown will still be some sort

of an influence, so far it has been a

constant!

How are you finding the music scene

at the moment?

We wouldn’t say 2011 has been a

particularly good year, but it has

shown a few signs that 2012 will be

much better. There’s a lot of bands

starting out that are so much better

than the stuff that has been shoved

down everyone’s throat for the last

few years, so hopefully it will get

better.

In what ways are the local music

venues important to bands?

The chance to play with bigger

touring bands, a place to put on their

own gigs and as a place to try build

something. Most towns should have

its ‘venue’, but sadly many do not, if

that’s the case i suppose you just

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gotta make the best of what you’ve got.

Who are you loving at the moment? (Or

hating?)

We are listening to alot of Kurt Vile, The

War on drugs and Yo La Tengo. Collec-

tively we always seem to listen to Fleet-

wood Mac in the van though!

If you weren’t doing music what

would you all be up to?

Probably a collective of some form,

Tripwires PLC - roofing, plumbing,

plastering, tarmacking, gardening. Either

that or wasting away in an office of

some kind.

What advice would you give to bands

starting out?

Have fun, write good songs and try not

think about things too much.

Best/Worst gig you’ve ever played?

We played in Hamburg in September at the

Molotow Club. It was awesome and we were

very well looked after!

When’s your album coming out? [We cannot

wait to hear it]

Next year! [2012] It will be 12 songs long

and will last 47 minutes!

We heard it was all recorded in 9

days, how was that experience?

Intense but ultimately a fulfilling

experience. It wasn’t quite 9

days, we tracked all of it live in

9 days, then added overdubs and

stuff at home over a period of a

couple of months. It was in fact

mixed in our producers kitchen.

Lastly where should we find you

on the web?

www.soundcloud.com/tripwires

www.twitter.com/tripwires

Soph Thomson.

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