Thanks for John Gibbons to interview Matt and Collen after the Groove on the Green 2012 a couple weeks ago!
“However many of their improbably large number of members We, the Undersigned (aka WtU) manage to fit on stage, watching them is an absolute joy. Fusing Reggae, Funk, Hip-hop and Rock to create their own unique sound, they refer to as Stankh, they have gone down a storm with whatever crowd I have seen them perform in front of, and so it’s no surprise they are being booked for festivals all over the summer and to open up for a growing number of reggae and funk superstars. Ahead of their support slot with legendary Jamaican band ‘The Skatalites’ John Gibbons met up with Collen “The Referee” Chandler (Lead vocals and guitar) and Matt “The Mook” Mak (Bass) to talk about their unique style and what the hell Stankh is anyway.”
YES! That’s right We the Undersigned aka WtU aka Reggae Funk Superheroes with ther HQ in Liverpool have got the support slot for the foundation of ska, rock steady and reggae aka The Skatalites on 28th May 2012. And of course we gonna have some of The Fire Beneath the Sea representing the positivity with us on stage.
Yes write it down in your diary or spray paint it on the wall:
THE SKATALITES. O2 Academy LIVERPOOL. MONDAY, 28TH MAY 2012, DOORS: 7PM
Because you chose to be a funkateer by following the preaches of stankh…we’ll invite you to a little secret….usual advance tickets are £18.50+booking fees and on the door tickets will cost £21….but now here comes the secret tickets from WtU: £10!! BOOOM!! Let’s fill the venue!!
Contact us on http://on.fb.me/HFgmHP or email us on
lovewtu@gmail.com with your name, contact number and amount of tickets you like to purchase for £10! No hidden costs and demons(…some crazy voodoo perhaps, if you’re willing to send us a picture)
“Again a small interlude followed, allowing everyone to top-up their beverages and this time turn to face the steps at the rear of the room…It’s not often that you’ll see a band that have to perform across the back of a venue because the stage won’t hold them…and that’s WITHOUT a drummer. But We the Undersigned are very much the exception rather than the rule. A trait which I believe they revel in.As soon as they were all out and getting ready to begin, the expectation in the room heightened. An audible buzz of excitement hung in the air for a band that clearly had their fair share of fans around the room and they did not disappoint. From the outset they had the whole of The Kazimier skanking and jumping around the room as Collen Chandler led his collective through a vibrant tirade of songs that would have even the most rigid person busting shapes to. Their unique combination of funk, indie-rock, rap, reggae and jazz creates a sound so vivacious it felt as if the air itself was alive and moving around you. As they moved into “Paradise” they had worked the room into a frenzied state. Marie-Lou (Baritone Sax) strut her stuff across the stage, saxophone in hand, leading the front line of audience from one side of the room to other, as a battle to see who can dance harder begins. It really was absorbing to watch, and wholly enjoyable.They’re a band who knows how to have fun with what they do and they put everything into giving their audience the best show possible, their charisma carries through in every movement, every lyric sang out, in every note played. When they burst into“Cosmic warrior” it was met by a cacophony of noise and applause from the audience, people threw themselves about the dancefloor with renewed vigour and you could tell that Collen and company loved every minute of it.As their set finished the band was swamped on stage and you’d of been forgiven for thinking the night had reached its peak then and there, but you’d of also been quite wrong.”
Quick little excitment push in WtU world besides the EP Launch Party in 10 days, the tunes are loaded and we can’t wait to bounce off on stage
…woab oh yes the get excited for WtU. We are officially announced for the 2000 Trees Festival. POW POW POW! Woohaha so excited Imperial Leisure are alse gonna be there muhaha
“2000 Trees has announced its first bands for 2011.
Los Campesinos!, Frightened Rabbit, Chickenhawk and Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip are all set to play this year’s event, held at Upcote Farm near Cheltenham.
Bo Ningen, And So I Watch You From Afar, Tribes, Zun Zun Egui, Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun, The Anomalies and We the Undersigned are also set to feature at the festival, taking place on the weekend of July 15th and 16th.
2000 Trees is currently in its fifth year and last year won ‘Grass Roots Festival Award’ at the national UK Festival Awards.”
October 2010! So this is gonna be a slighlty longer post as usual
Let’s rewind We, the Undersigned played 5 gigs in October! 3 were amazing, 1 was fun and 1 we don’t ever to mention it again
Best one so far in WtU life was the main support slot for Youngblood Brass Band! AAA!! Thanks to to the official 84 people who according to the door came to see…but we sure there were more we were able to get more people started to wiggle that night! Thanks to our friends who wacked out/shared the bubbles during the gig was fun to see and a great thing to enjoy.
How about including that deffinitive in our set and WtU organizing a propper one? hmmm…maybe? Yeah?…Come to our gigs so we can raise money for a propper bubble machine
Here a few quotes from people:
“Great arrangement of the brass, sounded really structured and full” Fredo
“What a gig” Ste P
“Never heard you before last night, but was effing amazing!!!” Adam K
But my favourite sentence still is when Youngblood Brass Band were on stage and he said “This next song is for our friends We, the Undersigned” I think he added something else as well but due to the free beer I’ve got that night I can’t really remember but We, the Undersigned are now official friends with Youngblood Brass Band! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
BOOM! Yeah let’s come to the little downside of that gig…There’s always a little bit of adrama before a great show …Soundcheck run really late…but we were able to see Youngblood Soundcheck…best thing ever!!!!!!! WOO! Those guys are amazing if you don’t know ‘em yet…you check them deffo out NOW! POW
Okay finally like 3 hours after we were asked to show up the masque was ready to allow us to set up and soundcheck for 15 minutes…Collen dislocated his shoulder…AAAAA! Put yeah he put it back where it was supposed to…all good again Still with the little soundcheck we had…we had little issues on hearing ourselves and each other on stage…so we just blasted it out and…it worked POW! And yeah note for the next gig: Organize an a soundguy who knows who we like to sound ;-D
So whoever missed that gig you can watch it online!
And the people who were there and wondering what the songs were that we played….tadaa here’s the set list
No Hope For Love
Hit n Miss
False Flag
No One Left to Kiss
Separate
Paradise
Which Way
Now it’s time to get scary!!!!!!!! MUHAHAWAHWAHWAHWAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
We, the Undersigned at The Shipping Forecast opening the night for our lovely friends Picture Book! Great, Dario and Ash I love you!
And great DJ set by Ben of Santiago Street Machine in his amazing Pink Panther costume! It really made me happy to see that head bouncing around when we were on stage
Sadly our Tenor Sax Player Joe decided to go as a real ghost so you weren’t able either to see and hear him We were on at 8.45PM so many thanks to our friends and fans who showed up that early to hear our set and see our costumes that early! You’re the best! <3
To made it more halloweenish we opened the set with the main theme of Phantom of the Operaaaaaaa muhaha going in to No Hope for Love. And the people who were there and were like what was that weird thing the devil playing a solo on. Ladies and Gentlemen that was an EWI…electric wind instrument or as I called it in soundcheck my weird electric sax thing ;P
Ghost Town Lalalalala
Pleased to see that our cover of Ghost Town by The Specials went down like hell and we’ve got everyone to move! YEAY!
Many thanks for Eduardo for doing our live sound and see you in the studio soon! And thanks to Picture Book to giving us the slot!
Another helpful hand from the promoter, Paula at The Masque Liverpool has given me the opportunity to let you all know what is hot on the unsigned music scene in Liverpool at this current moment in time and give the artists some credit for the great things they are achieving. I’m going to hand it over to Paula now and let her fill you in on the good stuff!
‘There is so much going on in Liverpool at the moment, of all different genres! I’d particularly like to give a shout out to Innuendo and Nicky Talent who are doing loads to support the hip hop scene in the city by, not only gigging, but doing workshops with kids and putting on their own nights.
Of course, there is the very talented KOF who is a shining star for Liverpool right now. Josephine Brown, Laney Murphy, We The Undersigned are doing amazing stuff soul wise.
In terms of indie, there doesn’t get much better than The Temps who are just simply raw and energetic. The Loud are incredible too, as are Apple Cannon, Bow & Arrow (if you’re into the off the wall stuff). Then there are some hidden gems like Dogshow and Apatt.
There’s a good metal scene coming out and the Whiplash nights are definitely worth looking out for.
Acoustic-wise, you cannot miss Ragz or Molly Jones; both put on a really emotional show and are both sirens of that scene at the moment. I’d like to think that the acoustic scene in the city is better than it’s ever been and that some really strong artists are emerging. Delta Maid, for example, should be huge this time next year. Her blues is like nothing you’ve ever seen before.
I feel like I’ve left so many good bands out, but there are just too many to mention!’
Thank you, Tom Byrne for coming to our gig and writing this review in to your blog =)
“We The Undersigned
Where and When? Zanzibar, Thursday
Sounds Like? A nine piece fusion of ska, reggae and a bouncy castle!
I’ve seen this lot before, they’re loads of fun, don’t take themselves too seriously, just solid musicians who enjoy getting together and playing great music. Crowd favourites “Separate” and “Unallegiance” went down a treat! ‘We The Undersigned’, not to be confused with the awful metal band from Fredericton, New Brunswick can be found at myspace.com/jointheundersigned“
If you wanna read more reviews about what was going on Sound City click on the link to see the full blog: http://www.juicefm.com/blog?id=7126
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