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[mrph]

So. I've got some free time (well, at least in theory...) so I'm doing a little research on this year's Beyond The Veil bands. As you do.

Not that I really need to research The Last Days of Jesus or Murder at the Registry. :)

I'm currently a bit sidetracked by the mp3 samples on Violent Stigmata's page. I'm not quite sure how to describe them... a definite splash of insanity (Cut The Flesh Wires drifts close to TLDoJ territory), hints of deathrock (especially on the "Progénitures, Suite & Fin" tracks - something like Legacy would fit right in at a deathrock night, IMHO), occasional growly vocals (Brown Jenkin), moments where they make me think of a very twisted London After Midnight on interesting drugs... (Parasite). And, er, Sleeping People makes me think of Ultravox (circa All Stood Still) and Visage...

Possibly my brain's just in a very strange place. Anyway, it's all rather good stuff.

Anyway, moving swiftly on... Poland's Agonised By Love also have a rather nice site. But the mp3s are on myspace, currently down for routine maintenance. Bah. Will check back later.

Sui Generis Umbra look like they're a little bit metallic and don't have any mp3s on their site. Look interesting, though.

...and pretty much the same things can be said of Opened Paradise. Although probably with a little more goth-rock emphasis and a little less metal.

That just leaves the known (and much liked) quantities and the UK bands... which will probably be another post.

[Edit- Deviant UK. Hmm. Yes. I like...]

So, which of you lot are going to BTVIII anyway?

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[bitbat.livejournal.com]

i can tell you that atm most of the ticket buyers are the lovely people who have been to BTVs before, although that might not help you as you unfortunately didn't make the last one due to last minute problems :(. What we really need to do this time is pull in a whole crowd of 'newbies' as well *fingers crossed*

[mrph.livejournal.com]

There will be no idiot plumbers involved this year. I guarantee it. And yep, I'm trying to tempt various Coventry & other people along... :)

[bitbat.livejournal.com]

I was going to post you some flyers actually but then I read one of your posts and wondered whether you were moving house and didn't want to bother you. If your adress is still the same I could pop some flyers in the post though :)

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Send flyers! The lodgers moved out, but I'm still here... :)

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Um. And could you send me the BACS details for BTV again, please? (to mrph@livejournal.com) - I seem to have been an idiot and accidentally deleted the initial mail. :-(

Sorry.

[bitbat.livejournal.com]

email and flyers on their way to you... :)