I was just chatting to someone on Twitter about the video below; I was going to post it a few weeks back and I forgot. So here it is; a totally hypnotic version of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ played on Scanjet and knackered hard drive. NB: I didn’t make this, but if you ever meet the man who did, kiss him on the face.

The newly formed Printed Circuit trio will be making our second appearance at Chinchillafest 7 in Leeds on 5th June. It’s £4 on the door, or £10 for the weekend. I highly recommend a weekend ticket so you can watch Cowtown, Cleckhuddersfax, and Tigers! too. More info lives on Cops & Robbers.

See the kiwi? That’s Jon Nash, the third member of Printed Circuit.

Practice is going well. Really, really well. It makes more sense to have three people and it’s bringing out parts of the songs that were always hidden away. Nash is a genius and picks things up immediately which is making the transition from duo to trio painless and fun.

It’s a big deal for me because PC songs are always written entirely by me, and I wouldn’t trust many people to play them live in the way I need them to. Ironically, I’m looking forward to this Printed Circuit gig as much as I looked forward to the first one we did at the Commonplace. If the venue goes under, this could well be our last, and it may also be the end of Funder Strikes, which has become a real staple of the Leeds 6 gig calendar, and has a reputation for being the least pretentious and most fun night in the city.

So please, come along and support the venue. They make their money from the bar, which is cheap, £1.20 a can. We’ll be on at after 11.30 so there will be loads of time to get to the Commonplace from other gigs that are going on the same day. It’s only £4 and it’s open till at least 4am.

It’s a big deal for us, a big deal for FS and a big deal for the venue, so it would be ace to see you all…

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I’m also sorting out remixes of ‘Greyskull’ from Dolby Anol and Ben Butler & Mouse Pad, and I’ll be remixing something for DA down the line. Graham and I have been trying organise remix swaps for a long time now, so this news is ultraexciting in all kinds of magical sexual ways. I HOPE ‘Greyskull’ is going to come out on 12″ which is such good news! Honestly, the only thing that could make me happier would be if Dat Politics sealed each copy of the record with a kiss.

If you haven’t heard Dolby Anol, I’ll forgive you as long as you watch the video below as soon as you’ve finished reading this. If you don’t like Dolby Anol, you are banned from visiting my website for the rest of time, srsly.

I’m not sure what I’m gonna do with the vid exactly, but it was all shot on a sunny January day and I think it looks very nice. It’ll be a good souvenir when the site’s been turned into another f-cking block of yuppie flats anyway.

Here’s a picture I took of the Brunswick building that I took in happier times:

Right, I’m off to do some more prep for my Max Tundra gig tomorrow. It’s at the Brudenell Social Club and it’s £7 on the door, or £6 advance from the usual ticket sites. Have a peek at this Ben Butler & Mouse Pad video by the way… pretty goddamn good. I reckon it may have been created by Lachlan who illustrated the poster for our Leeds gig. Be sure to set the video player to ‘HQ’.

I’ve got a new Zi6 to make more Printed Circuit videos, and I’m really, really looking forward to doing it - it’s been a long time since ‘My Butt Hurts’ was filmed. I’ve also got a Gakken SX-150 to build. He’s likely to take a starring role in the first vid, as long as the screwdriver doesn’t slip. Once I’ve recorded the final vocals for ‘Control, Escape’ I’ll be re-mixing it and arranging the release. It’s likely to come out on Chinchilla, although we’re still working on the details.

I’ll also be making an effort to change things on the site over the coming weeks, starting with the layout, as you can see. I’ve asked Lachlan (ex Gay Against You) to do me some superawesome artwork for future projects, so maybe I can get him to jazz the place up a little. I’ve been inspired by the movement in useful and interesting blogging (see Jason’s Birthday Party blog for a good example of this) and I hope to keep updating this site and making it more of a priority than it was last year. So, not much to see yet, but stick with us for a couple of months more and I promise I’ll have some ace new stuff for you to see and hear.

Secondly, the new album. It’s coming out. Really! Vinyl and digital download only. It’s going to be called ‘Control, Escape’, and I’m pretty excited about it. Again, more info in the new year.

Merry Christmas all. I’m off to Italy this week to watch Beards, one of the best bands in Leeds. They’re touring Europe, so go and see them if they are passing through your town.

This month we also have some vague involvement in this here LIME thingy. We’ve been asked to submit some bits and pieces for display in Leeds Central Library from September 4th to 30th. You should be able to see glorious jumbo reproductions of the Touchmetiger art from the latest album, a few photos of us playing live in Berlin and other places, and the ‘My Butt Hurts’ video that I made last year. I’ve also submitted some other bits and pieces, including a Quack Quack gig filmed in 2007 with Katie (Cissy) and Toby (Tigers!), and some photos I took of Beards. The closing party is at the Brudenell on 27th September, which is doubling up as a birthday party for myself, Dicko from Beards and maybe also Gwen from Molliger. Come see! Detailed info on LIME can be found via Drowned in Sound.

The cover is one of many awesome Bilge Pump covers on a Chinchilla CD which was releeased to co-incide with this year’s Chichillafest. I’m sure copies are still available… I highly recommend getting hold of one if they are!