Welcome to GethsemaneMusic.com, the website of the Welsh band Gethsemane.
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BLOGS2-17-2010
Yeah! We released our first single today. All recorded in our garage, written by us amateurs, performed on some cheap instruments, produced cheap, quick, 'nd dirty (Like my imaginary girlfriends), and I loved every second of it. You probably won't find it in stores and are pretty much going to have to order it here online. We have some free previews available, too.
The single's Loitering With Intent, which was a really fun song to record. It's just a silly, whacky, absurd little musical adventure that was just a lot of fun to record. There's a lot of improvisation - especially from the violin - so it's not perfrect, but, again, really fun to record and by far the best song on the single.
First b-side is Bizarre Analogue, a little instrumental written by Oss. No guitar or vocals in this one folks - nice violin, drums, flute and all that though - it's a mix of a modern feel and a very classical feel that turned out pretty well, but could use some polish.
Ugh. Second b-side was one I had fun writing, but the performance was a little... mediocre. It was the first song we performed together and we just kindof threw it together on the first run. We should've given it a few more tries, but I figure it'll be on the album (which we're also working on, it's a nice little thing that you guys are gonna like), so it'll be given some real justice.
By the way, if anyone knows any high-ups in recording companies and such... it'd be great if you could refer us! (Nope, no hint-droppin' here. ;-) ) ~Tim
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BAND INFORMATIONGethsemane is an alt rock band formed by a bunch of eighteen-year-olds who couldn't seem to decide what kind of music they liked and threw it all together in a gigantic mash and ended up with a huge band. With a slightly comedic, self-deprecating style to their lyrics and a vast variety of instruments, it seems there's a little something thrown in for every music listening. The band lineup is as follows:
---"Prozac" Tim Drik (Co-Lead Vocals)---
One-half of the lead of the band, Tim is a uni student at Swansea Metropolitan University where he studies at the School Of Performance and Literature for Performing Arts. He's where the self-deprecating end of the lyrics come from. Very, very outspoken about his opinions and bad jokes. He formed the band with Nate in early 2010.
---"Pistol" Nate Baretta (Co-Lead Vocals)---
A normally quiet and reclusive illustrator, Nate has a very loud voice while singing and knows it, participating in several nigh-unknown metal bands since 2008. He is rarely seen outside of concerts and tour buses, occasionally blogging about his life and posting his illustrations on the interwebs. He has been Tim's best friend since middle school, and was the first member other than Tim himself to join the band.
--- Dan Queen (Lead Guitar) ---
Dan Queen is a gamer, inspired to play guitar by Guitar Hero. Nerdy, small, and with uncombed hair, Dan would seem more like a bassist from a distance, but manages to impress with his classically trained gee-tar skill.
--- Shane Queen (Rhythm Guitar) ---
Dan's tag-a-long easily inspired little brother, Shane tends to follow in his older brothers every footstep - from the gaming to the guitar to the joining of a band named "Gethsemane." Diagnosed with ADD, Shane is easily bored and tends to go off to do random things if needing to focus for more than five seconds, which naturally makes him an ideal musician.
--- Maxwell Jennal (Rhythm Guitar) ---
Nate once joked that you could pull just about anyone off the street and they would probably play guitar - and never thought that Tim would test this when they needed a guitarist before Dan and Shane came along. A Barry College drop-out, Maxwell adds crunchy, punk-like guitar to the odds and ends of Gethsemane.
--- Weedly Noan (Bass Guitar) ---
Weedly looks and acts like a Weezer music video reject who fell through a thrift store window and got into a fight with a lawnmower and lost terribly. A rebel without a cause, Weedly will do anything that looks like it might be fun, but only if it pisses "the man" off. Unfortunately, he likes to dance. Badly. With a bass guitar.
--- "Didi" Vladimir Leago (Drummer/Backup Vocals) ---
The constantly-bickering Devil's Advocate-in-a-human's-body brother-in-law of Estragon, Vladimir tends to take his fury at the world for not disagreeing with him on everything on the drums. Didi also likes to hit things. Things like Estragon.
--- "Gogo" Estragon Leago (Violin/Backup Vocals) ---
The shy, nervous, and riddled-with-stage-fright Estragon somehow got not only a girlfriend, but a wife, despite rarely being seen talking, let alone flirting. Of course, Didi likes this not one bit, it being his sister - who's last name he took due to a reason he refuses to divulge when asked. A classical musician, Gogo hates being surrounded by the "modern" music and records what he needs to and leaves - which also may have something to do with constantly being assaulted by Didi.
--- "Oss" Osbourne Lealin (Keyboard) ---
Oss seems to have a habit of liking music everyone else refuses to - and he also likes to listen to it loudly, with a boombox, in public. Techno, techno, and more techno are his modus operandi - not coincidentally, that's also what he brings to the table for Gethsemane - badass sound effects and piano-noise for the various songs.
--- John Denvice (Brass Instruments)
Jack Denvice (Wind Instruments)
Allen Pace (Miscellaneous Percussion)
Merk McMilan (Mandolin)
Micheal Zoad (Lute) ---
Various musicians at Swansea Metropolitan, recruited to perform in the studio for whatever various songs require strange instruments.
(Ah, I love you all. ~Tim)
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(OOC: Decided to use this band in roleplay. Never Rockstar roleplayed before, so...)Edited by user 09 March 2010 11:24:27(UTC)
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