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We have just launched Mousse Records, a place where we can sell our stuff. Have a little look-see and maybe buy a CD or two: all proceeds go towards the next chalk giants album. We have decided to use a PayPal system and so payments through the site are immediate and 100% secure. Happy shopping!
04 January 2008
Before CDs there was the wonderful C90 cassette format. Ideal for demo tapes, you could knock one out in the bedroom and be selling a new tape at a gig the same night. Our official artwork, the smiley sun we know and still love today, originated with Mike Cook who also produced the 12" single artwork and official cassette cover. Unfortunately this left the band to do all of the other demo covers (well, me actually), and some of them were much better than others. Check out the good, the bad and the ugly in archive and stuff.
02 January 2008
If you have a moment have a look at our myspace (www.myspace.com/thechalkgiants), run on our behalf by Mike Cook, a school friend who has been with us right from the start (and who has done so much to help guide our direction). I am particularly proud of our myspace friends; it is a list of names that includes so many of our influences... maybe some of yours too?
31 March 2007
It is likely that we will incorporate the tracks from the Shut Down session with other tracks, either to produce a fully fledged album or a bloated E.P.
The session included...
Shut Down - penned and sung by Mike, the strong lead track for session recorded at the White House studios in the West Country. The song is the best thing we've done for ages and everyone is really proud of the way it turned out.
We also recorded "Beagle Smile" by myself and Chris' awesome debut as lead singer, "Claimed."
02 January 2008
I have posted two photos from a photo session with Mike in the archive and stuff section. In twenty years we have only done three photo shoots (that I can remember), one in a scrap yard (mean and moody), one in front a garage door that had some graffiti on it (key kids, rock und roll) and one in a field at the back of my parent's house (with half the band missing). These two photographs were actually taken in The Last Green Field in England (the song from "these things I've done" CD compilation); the field has now gone, replaced by a cruelly drab housing slab.
Much more stuff to come in the archive soon...
16 July 2007