I have a new song for you to listen to today by the one and only Spirals Over Norway!  Its possibly one of the most evil songs written by the band to date!  It comes just at the right time too, for winters still bringing people down and the sun rarely shines like it did today!  This song has a history with the band and is sort of, for the time being, the bands baby!  Its been in the lab for weeks, having multiple bypass surgery on it.  Shes a real trooper, and obviously has a lot more work to be done on her.  But for now, they are offering you an exclusive listen in on what the hell this secretive band has been doing since you last heard from them!

The sad part of the tale here is, the band has recently lost their midi keyboard!  It was the jewel that kept this song alive… have no fear they are working on procuring one soon, and can still edit patterns containing synth power that is craved from the east coast to the west coast!

Here is the latest from Spirals Over Norway, the coveted song entitled, Come On In…

Spirals Over Norway – Come On In (February 2010)

Machinegun – Guitar/Vox

Dr. Gamage – Drums/Synth/Vox

Griffin – Bass/Vox/Synth Ambiance

If you haven’t heard the loud static-y synths and delayed screams in and around Lawrence lately, you probably are already deaf, or in a trance.  All that noise is due to the fact that local sound freaks, Spirals Over Norway(SON), have been rocking at least weekly and writing music like a rabid dog bites neighbors.  Already with 5 practices and a few Noise Lab sessions, they have 3 songs with a couple on the drawling board.  “We wanted to create something that sounded like Kansas was on fire and screaming.”, explains SON’s drum doctor, Dr. Gamage.

I had the privilege of sitting in on a few of their sessions, and can agree that it sounded pretty close to Dr. Gamage’s description.  But that’s not what grabbed my attention.  It was the fact that they were practicing with twenty or so different species of reptiles and amphibians on the loose in their giant practice space/terrarium.  “It gives us inspiration and drives us to be better every time we work on a song.”  Explains the bands only female member, Machinegun Night Queen.

Though their videos rise to anger some film majors, and their music is far from perfect,  they are still more than happy to showcase the process of forming a band and none of the naysayers really bother them.  From the writing process to  the recording aspects, and the bonding friendship that is growing as a result, its all there and out in the open for you to watch.

But some listeners have complained that the music is just a little sloppy and eccentric.  Perhaps it would be better for them to get the songs down perfect and recorded at a higher quality before posting them to the web.  Bassist Griffnasty comments, “We know its not the average sound that a lot of people are looking for, but we are really trying to come up with something a little fresh, and really loud…think T-rex humming the 1812 Overture.”.  Dr. Gamage adds, “We don’t really care what people think about the music, for us, its not about that…we know we suck, but the lizards really like it!”

All in all, I think this band is really trying to find themselves, and in the long run it will be interesting to look back at these rough puberty stricken days, and see how they progressed and formed their sound.  For now check out their latest Webisode, The Duct Tape Sessions, and leave them some feedback!  Send them questions, or trash talk them, or film your self in weird positions around your house while listening to their music and post it as a video response to their webisodes on youtube.com!  Also stay tuned for more “smaller” video updates of the band, and actual blog posts from the band….Done rambling, here’s the webisode!

Click “Continue Reading…” for an exclusive audio clip from their fifth practice session…its a goofy one

Download I’m A GM (GOD and Master) – A goofy byproduct of a sound check before practice…all in fun…never serious!

Its been three whole days since we (Spirals Over Norway) have practiced, and its killing me.  All I can seem to think about is playing music, and the next practice isn’t happening until this coming Sunday.  That’s alright though, for on Friday, Bobby and I are going to get together and plug in the synths, drum machines, and other noise makers and figure out just how we are going to incorporate these fun toys into our music.  To get into the spirit I have been listening to some good music to help inspire the fuck out of me, and put me in the mood.

If you have been following my Twitter updates, you will have seen some of these You Tube videos that have been been filling my mind with creativity.  If not, here’s your chance to see some of the music that’s pumping me up during these first few practice and recording sessions.  And thanks to Bobby for getting me into some Mike Patton.  It was only a matter of time!

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