March 2014

March 2014

Contents:

Editorial



October 2013

October 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our 10 October 2013 showcase

10-12 October
Norwich Sound & Vision 2013

DOE

Horse Party

The Mondegreens

Our next full gig –
Friday 13 December 2013

our 13th birthday and Christmas party

Drugstore

She Makes War

BUOYS



June 2013

June 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 7th June 2013

Loom

Die You Now

Darwin & the Dinosaur



April 2013

April 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 26th April 2013

violet violet

Cthru27

Arrows of Love

The Nightingales


Recommended:

April 2013 @ NAC



January 2013

January 2013

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Wednesday 23rd January 2013

The Joy Formidable

WE//ARE//ANIMAL


Recommended:

January 2013 @ NAC

21 January 2013, Blood Red Shoes @ NAC



December 2012

December 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 14th December 2012

Cold In Berlin

Tortoise Family Connections

There's Someone In The Pond


Recommended:

December 2012 @ NAC



October 2012

September 2012

June 2012

June 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 22nd June 2012

Yeti Lane

collider

The Thinking Men


Reccommended:

Norwich Arts Centre selected June 2012 highlights




May 2012

April 2012

April 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 13th April 2012

Drugstore

Fiel Garvie

Port Isla




February 2012

February 2012

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 24th February 2012

Electricity in our Homes

Octagon Court

Invisible Cities




December 2011

December 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 16th December 2011

Magoo

We Can't Dance

Khan

Tim Clare

John Osborne



October 2011

October 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 7th October 2011

The Victorian English Gentlemans Club

Olympians

The Shadow Project



September 2011

September 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 16th September 2011

Sarabeth Tucek

Alloy Ark

Rory McVicar


Reccomended:

BBC Music Video Festival

Norwich Sound & Vision convention



June 2011

June 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 17th June 2011

Underground Railroad

Fever Fever

The Day The Robots Came




April 2011

April 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 8th April 2011

Talons

Deers

Embarrassing Machines




February 2011

February 2011

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Friday 25th February 2011

Blue on Blue

C.O.L.L

Typewriter Radio




December 2010

October 2010

September 2010

August 2010

August 2010

Contents:

Editorial

Our next gig -
Sunday 1st August 2010
Waterloo Park Walkabout Our compere

Black Vox

Blue on Blue

Glory Glory

Hellhound Oconnor and the Winkles

KunK

Olympians

These Ghosts



June 2010

Gallops headline wombatwombat on Friday 10 September 2010 @ NAC

To what extent does your name reflect your music and why did you decide to go for a mash-up of riff- and rhythm-heavy instrumental post-rock and laser-guided cyborg soundtracks for space travel?

The name actually has nothing to do with the music. It's just a name that we picked at random and has no deeper meaning. In fact, we're not sure what it means. We didn't really decide to go for any particular sound; it has naturally developed this way. I'd say an important factor that has contributed to our sound is that we're all from a generation that grew up listening to heavy music and playing Sega and Nintendo. Those early game soundtracks have had a big influence on our compositions subconsciously!

What's your advice to new bands that are keen to play something a bit different from any perceived trends?

I wouldn't say we are in the position to give anyone advice about anything at all! This is a difficult one. What I would say is that if you're consciously trying to hard to be different then I think you're missing the point. Just be yourself.

To what extent has support from BBC Introducing helped Gallops? Who or what else has been important in getting your music heard?

BBC Introducing has been invaluable to us and I doubt we would be where we are now without their help. Getting national radio airplay is obviously important when establishing yourself as an artist. With people like Bethan [Elfyn, BBC Introducing in Wales], Huw [Stephens, all over Radio 1] and Adam [Walton, BBC Wales] working on the radio pushing new music this all becomes achievable. All the fans, bloggers, promoters, blaggers and liggers are equally as important though. As are our labels, naturally.

Please tell us about your new release and why every cool kid in Norwich should buy a copy...

It's actually our debut release. It's a five-track EP that we recorded in Cardiff earlier this year with Llion Robertson. It's a special split release between two labels, Holy Roar Records and Blood and Biscuits. It's a limited edition with fancy packaging so all the cool kids should snap them up. Otherwise, they will be kicking themselves when all their cool kid friends are selling their copies for hundreds of pounds on eBay next year to Japanese hyper-fans. The songs on it are pretty good too.

Apart from sounding great in a venue that was a medieval church, ie NAC, when and where else is your music best enjoyed?

In outer space would be good. In the future's past...

Which other Welsh bands should we be listening to and what makes them special?

Mother of Six, a doom troupe from our hometown, are most definitely worth checking out. They make some great music; Wrexham's finest without doubt. Also, our drummer Dave has a side-project called Orient Machine that you need to hear. Both are great bands doing their own thing and doing it well.

What else do we absolutely need to know about Gallops?

None of us have got a clue what we are doing. Everything you see is pure fluke.

Who plays really fast on which instrument?

Mark Huckridge: guitar/keys.
Paul Maurice: sequencer/sampler.
Dave Morait: drums.
Brad Whyte: guitar.

Rush over here right now to sample the sound of droogs with noisy woise and drum gubbins... brother, then buy your gig ticket from NAC, Soundclash or UEA.

"Gallops are that rare beast that straddle rock and dance music with the utmost taste. They seamlessly blend organic and synthetic in an intelligent manner... You can dance your fucking tits off (mate)... Gallops rock like a Friday night in the car with Wayne and Garth." (Holy Roar, a label that has helped kick-start the career of many great bands. Hello Rolo Tomassi, The Ghost of a Thousand, Gallows, Maths et al.)