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methods of capturing their special sound, like
recording in an old manor hall for their Farewell
to the Shade release. Justin describes, "It was a
very strange vibe, this old hall with all these
paintings, but a great sound! But it was also a
great atmosphere other then a studio, which is
very sterile, like a laboratory.
"It was bizarre, we had the drum kit set up in
the pantry. It looked really peculiar, crammed in
jam and stuff like that. The sound on the record
that you hear reflects that ambience. I've got
some pictures of it all, and they're really funny!"
he chuckles. "It was great fun." But it won't be
happening there again as the friend who owned
the house has since sold it and it's been made
into a hotel. "We could book out the whole hotel
disguised and hidden. Otherwise, it seemed very flattering that
people care about you a lot and follow you around."
The band played some live dates, in support of their new EP and
CD. "It's difficult to explain the live experience, because, obviously,
it's different when you're actually participating and when you're
actually listening," says Meriel. "It's all so personal, as well. We'll
come off stage and one person will think that it was a brilliant time
and they really enjoyed it, and everyone else might not have gotten
into it. I always think it's a good sign when you're playing and you
"Obviously, you always have to play as well as you can, so you
tend to feel nervous beforehand because you want it to be really,
really good."
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"Yeah I much prefer that. It's veiy admirable when you see a band
and they can reproduce the sound of their CD live - technically, you
can appreciate that they're able to do that and execute the songs very FEATURING "MARY'S GARDEN"
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Wonder why the Pale Saints call it a "half-life", then? There seems
to be so much more, live and recorded. As much life as Lush are
enjoying, even without their old vocalist. B
travel all over and meet people then you
bump into them again and over and over."
But most people don't, make the precious
time to go back and work together. They
accidental meeting to light the incentive. But
even back when Chris was in the adven¬
turesome Fini Tribe, he was working with
merging tough, dynamic dance rhythms
with twisted lyrics, borrowing from tribal
influences. "Fini Tribe was different. They
are my school buddies. I worked with these
guys since 78-79. For a long time they were
more like Wire, I guess. And then we dis¬
covered that we really enjoyed working with
tribal rhythms, and we all would play per¬
cussion. And it all developed from there. I
really had a great time with that band when
I was in it, they're still my best friends. Some
grins, immediately frowning. "The only
thing that I didn't like about Fini Tribe is that
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