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Dear all,
It's just been announced that we're going to be a part of this year's Warped! Tour, which we're incredibly excited for! I'm still working on some songs for our second album.. but I wouldn't be holding your breath for it. We still have some touring obligations to fullfil, and I want to make sure the album is every bit as good as Blue Nebula before we release it. It's hard to tell at this point, but our second album is probably going to be quite a bit different from our first. It's definetely not going to be Blue Nebula Pt. II. I already have a few titles for it; Dramamine, Midnight Skies... but, I'm not sure at the moment. The album isn't going to be released for several months, so it's still all undecided.
Aside from just teasing you poor fans about Infinite's second album, we've decided to give you guys a bit of a treat. In order to kind of celebrate our final date of our European tour (which'll be tonight) as well as the Infinite: Then And Now EP being released in several days, we're posting a video of us playing at the battle of the bands competition we won about four years ago. The whole thing was kind of lame to begin with, but it gave us hope in the future. Without that hope, Infinite wouldn't be here today. That was also the first time we played original songs, even though all of them sucked at this point. It's the most important day of my life, so I hope you enjoy it.
Cheers!
Eric Quillington
(Oh, and it was a bitch to find this, so don't complain about the poor quality.)________________________________________________________________________________________ Infinite: Battle of the Bands, 2006
"Hi," Eric Quillington (17 years old at this point) said uncertainly to the crowd as Greg Oldson and Matt Roberts assembled their gear, "I know you're all hoping the greatest band in the world will be playing here tonight, but you're going to have to wait a little bit longer." The way Eric had said that, the crowd wasn't sure he was trying to be funny or not, and several hesitant bouts of laughter ensured. After another moment of awkward silence as the band silently tuned their instruments, Eric told the crowd, "In the meantime, you can listen to us! We're Infinite, and this is Idioteque." At this point in time, Infinite played only covers at shows, and usually opened with a cover of Radiohead's song Idioteque. Since most people in the small crowd were familiar with Radiohead, they all cheered approvingly as the familiar drum opening started. Eric sang that song as comfortably as if it were one of his own, due to the fact that Infinite had been playing that song at most of their shows. Anybody who also knew him from the crowd were shocked by his falsetto voice, since he usually never sang in front of anybody, and only played guitar back when he was part of Alpharian.
The crowd cheered at the end of the song, prompting Eric to say,"Alright, ladies and gents, we've never played this song live before. We've never played any of our own songs live before, the kind of suck. But, hell, this whole battle of the bands has fucking sucked so far." (This comment was the reason those who organized this occasion were pissed over Infinite winning) "So, these songs should fit beautifully." The next song was piano-driven, as were most of Infinite's early songs, and were an early example of what the band would eventually evolve into. Shades of Grey was a very soft and quiet song who's lyrics were about not knowing who your friends were. Although slightly primitave compared to the lyrics Eric would eventually write. The following song, Silver Eye, was very much the same, but had an almost folksy sound to it. The band that Infinite evolved from (Octopus Arson Club) was a self-depreciating folk band, so it was obvious that this song was written during that period. As the song ended, the crowd wasn't exactly sure if the band was being serious or not, until Eric finally grabbed his guitar and played the riff from Muse's Interlude, which caused huge amounts of applause because of the more metallic sound.
"It's been awesome playing in front of you guys this evening," Eric said, looking and sounding noticeably happier than at the beginning, "Anyways, this is our final song for the evening, we don't want to hog up the stage for the entire night. This last song is by the greatest thing that ever emerged from this town." With Eric finally playing guitar, Plug In Baby gained the biggest amounts of cheers from the audience. As the band played through, there was an incredible feeling of liveliness and excitement in the air; Matt, usually reserved and bored-looking, emerged from his shell and began to head-bang and move around the stage. But, as always, Eric was the one who stole the show. With a performance that would indicate the man he would become, Eric literally didn't seem able to keep still. His barely contained level of energy carried over to the audience, who were humming along to the guitar riff and singing louder than Eric during the final verse. As the song ended, Infinite trasitioned into a final improvisional instrumental, leaving everybody in the crowd wondering why Eric didn't play the guitar for all of the songs. When it was all over, Matt was crowd surfing, and Eric was destroying his guitar in a fit of pure euphoria, leaving Greg the only one able to talk to the crowd.
"You guys take care of yourselves, and come check out our shows sometime. Well... once Quillington can pay for a new guitar."
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First Printed Infinite Interview (taken several hours after the battle of the bands competition)
Interviewer: Obvious question, but; how does it feel to be the winners of the battle of the bands?
Matt Roberts: Absolutely horrible
Eric Quillington: *laughs* Oh, it... honestly, I don't know what to think. I mean, I was completely sure we were going to be the worst. There were people up there who'd been playing for years, and we've only been together for a couple of months. It just.. it just completely blows my mind.
Greg Oldson: Eric, you're speaking too quickly for the poor guy to write down what you're saying.
Interviewer: I think I got all that he said. Anyways, next question; how would you define your sound?
Matt: Well, you tell us. You heard it, didn't you?
Greg: I'd say that our sound is a mix between indie and electronic. We wanted to be-
Eric: We wanted to be kinda unique, you know? I mean, there are so many bands like slipknot and metallica who... like, play the same kind of arena rock guitar over and over again. We just decided to be a bit different then everyone else. And, I dunno, I guess different can be a good thing.
Interviewer: Judging by the reception of the crowd-
Matt: The ten people that actually were there...
Interviewer: Well, yes, judging by the reception of the crowd, I'm sure different is a good thing. Are there any bands that influenced you into this new music you're making?
Matt: Yes.
*awkward pause*
Eric: Well, each of us have radically different tastes in music, and... I guess that created our unique sound, I'd say. I'm more influenced by alternative bands like Muse, Radiohead, and Depeche Mode. Greg's more into indie bands like Modest Mouse and Bloc Party. And, Matt's interested in..
Matt: Stuff
Eric: *completely unfazed by sarcasm* Yeah, stuff. So, I guess those different tastes are important in our music.
Greg: We haven't really written much, yet, in case you haven't noticed. Most of our stuff is-
Eric: Yeah, cover songs, but we try and add our own little unique twist on it, like an extra chorus, bass riff, drum fill, guitar solo, song in different key. Stuff like that. We have written a few songs, but... we're more or less to embarrassed of them to play them on stage. I'm sure we'll get better with time.
Interviewer: Do you want to become famous, or would you be content with being part of the underground scene?
Matt: If I have to be interviewed like this on a daily basis if I'm famous, then the underground scene is sounding pretty pleasant.
Eric: Oh, I'm really not sure... I mean, I've always wanted to be involved in a musical career, so this might be the perfect chance.Edited by user 25 July 2010 10:26:01(UTC)
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Kid Anything- Indie/Britpop/Shoegaze; influenced by Sigur Ros, XXYYXX, Kanye West, Blur, Oasis (Bringing together an eclectic group of influences, Ulysses' songs are sung with carefree abandon by Nick Junk) Kurt Ulysses - Songwriter, Guitarist, Backup Vocalist Nick Junk - Vocals, Mojo Infinite- Alternative/Experimental Rock; influenced by Muse, Radiohead, and The Beatles (Known best for their experimental music and their frontman's eccentric behavior, the band disbanded after Eric Quillington's death to pursue solo careers or, in Matt Robert's case, peace of mind. Infinite released four albums over the course of their career; Blue Nebula, Midnight Skies, Insomnia, and Dancing about Architecture.) Eric Quillington (Deceased) - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Piano, Primary Lyricist Matt Roberts - Bass Greg Oldson - Drums, Backup Vocals, Secondary Lyricist Amelia Florentine - Keyboards, Piano, Lyricist, Backup Vocals "When asked 'how do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time', and this answer is invariably dismissed. But that's all it is. It sounds too simple to be true, but consider the Great Wall of China, if you will: one stone at a time, man. That's all. One stone at a time. But I've read you can see that motherfucker from space without a telescope." - Stephen King |
