Glasters

[Iain Ferguson]

if you get the chance to se 6x7 do they are absolutely full on Bhlanga (
or however its spelt).

Very Very loud, thundering Bass , strobe tastic music

Henderson Keith wrote:

 > Mike asked...
 >
 > >I see Space Ritual are lined up for the Avalon Field. Also "Six By
 > >Seven". Could this be another Hawkwind cover band?
 >
 > I just looked them up on the internet.  The short answer is 'no.'
 > They have a 5-year (plus) history of original works, that I guess are
 > in the neighborhood of psychedelic music, but not really Hawkwind-like.
 > e.g. Mogwai, Radiohead, gybe!, etc. are listed as 'similarities.'
 > www.sixbyseven.co.uk gets you to their homepage, via direct link.
 >
 > But I imagine the band's name possibly *has* come from '7x7' as I also
 > discovered a 'spinoff' band called 'Earth the Californian Love Dream'
 > that features the same guitarist as '6x7' (Sam Hempton), and in a long
 > list of artists that EtCLD claim (effectively) as influences, Hawkwind
 > is mentioned.  And indeed, in this online biography, they are
 > described as
 > "sound(ing) like Motorhead meets Pink Floyd...like Motorhead meets the
 > Beach Boys...like Motorhead meets the Carpenters...it's all about
 > sweetness and noise."
 >
 > So, if Hempton was responsible for the other band's name, it's certainly
 > possible that it is derived from '7x7'.  Though why "6" exactly?
 > (There were five members in the original band, not six.)
 >
 > BTW, both bands hail from Nottingham.
 >
 > Grakkl (FAA)
 >
 > P.S.  Anybody heard any of this stuff?  Any good?
 >
 > P.P.S.  Apparently, the 6x7 lead singer (Chris Olley) grew up in the Ruhr
 > Valley, and so a few of their songs are in German.
 >

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