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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2016</strong> FEBRUARY | JULY ISSUE JULY 2014 <strong>2016</strong> #40 2014 | | ISSUE | MUSIC ISSUE #21 (<br />
#21 ENTERTAINMENT<br />
BY JACK STEVENS<br />
MUSIC<br />
Some bands evolve from the ashes<br />
of dead projects – others spawn<br />
from existing and active lines, but<br />
with a different message.<br />
This is a group who are of the latter. Ones to<br />
watch in <strong>2016</strong>, Gaffa Tape Sandy, are a trio<br />
that have emerged as a side project of the<br />
existing West Suffolk quintet FORTUNATO,<br />
but with a heavier sound and more abrupt<br />
message in the form of a double-sided single.<br />
I caught up with them after performing<br />
in Ipswich in early January to gage an<br />
understanding of the new outfit.<br />
So guys, others will know you better as<br />
members of FORTUNATO. This project is<br />
different to that, in how raucous it is. What<br />
inspired the need for a more aggressive side<br />
project?<br />
“Well we’ve all always loved and listened to<br />
this type of music, so decided we wanted<br />
an outlet for the grittier songs that we’ve<br />
been writing in our own time as they’re less<br />
fitting to the sound of FORTUNATO. After<br />
putting the songs together we realised how<br />
much we all like to write catchy, somewhat<br />
unconventional rock songs.”<br />
Your first two tracks (‘Smart Dressed Guy’<br />
and ‘L’appelle Du’Vide’) are being released<br />
117<br />
in <strong>February</strong> as free downloads. I’m aware<br />
that you’re planning to do a CD format for<br />
the singles - will there be any other formats<br />
available and how can people get hold of<br />
them?<br />
“As of now those are our only plans to release<br />
them, but the CDs will be available in shops<br />
that sell local music such as Vinyl Hunter, and<br />
hopefully other shops such as Sounds Plus<br />
and Hardcore Hobbies. We’ll also be taking<br />
them to every show we play, or if people really<br />
want to get a hold of them they can message<br />
our page and we can sort something out! Free<br />
downloads will be available [online] and the<br />
songs will also be available on Spotify and<br />
iTunes.”<br />
I can certainly hear a No-Wave influence in the<br />
new material, with bands like Sonic Youth and<br />
Mission of Burma springing to mind. Is that a<br />
fair comparison? What inspires this type of<br />
music which is different to FORTUNATO?<br />
“I’d say that is a fair comparison! We’re all<br />
big Sonic Youth fans. It’s hard narrowing it<br />
down to just a few inspirations, but we would<br />
include Neutral Milk Hotel, The Gerbils, various<br />
Jack White projects, Wavves and Pixies.”<br />
And what can we expect next from you lot?<br />
Any further long term plans for recording, or<br />
any live dates on the horizon?<br />
“We’re headlining Bury SOUND Heat Two on<br />
<strong>February</strong> 12th, and doing Sounds like the Live<br />
Sessions #2 with SuperGlu and Jack Rundell in<br />
March, both gigs at The Hunter Club [Bury St.<br />
Edmunds]. Currently we’re trying to get more<br />
gigs outside of Bury, and wish to just play as<br />
many shows as we can! In the future we would<br />
love to return to record with the fantastic<br />
George Perks again and have a lot of songs<br />
that are studio-ready.”<br />
See you next month - Jack
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