If you’re searching the internet for porn, cheap flights, dating websites or if you really believe the random Nigerian man who wants to help you get rich quick is real then you're in the wrong place. This is hecklerspray, where we actively [well sometimes] bring you entertainment stories. And this is MySpace Trawl where we prod you in the direction of music which is utterly unbelievably ace, but sadly unheard of.
You see, the major music stores, channels and magazines don’t like to adventure into areas which could be slightly dangerous or even – shockingly enough – original and good. They're quite content with hammering out shit like albums by those X Factor people. Once the show's finished and Kate Thornton is out of work again, nobody frankly cares about any of the losers on the show.
A sad story has to be told this week about our featured band, We Show Up On Radar. Ages ago, we went to see Kid Carpet play. You remember Kid Carpet – he's the one who hammers out all of his songs from children’s instruments. Sounds nutty don’t it? But before him came We Show Up On Radar. We had no idea on what sounds were going to be produced from two people sitting behind an array of keyboards and lots of equipment with millions of buttons on.
If We Show Up On Radar’s music could be compared to something – say food for argument's sake – it would be a high-class foodstuff that everybody should enjoy. The melodies and rhythms coming from them create an atmosphere of absolute happiness. If you’ve got kids, or can remember being a kid yourself and hearing subtle calming, relaxing sounds then this is what you’re getting with We Show Up On Radar.
Imagine reading a fairytale or having one of the happiest dreams of your life. These happy bouncy tracks would accompany them for sure. Add some lo-fi electronic bleeps and a dash of guitar and you've got the kind of sound that is a pleasure to listen to, despite the slight warpedness of it all. It's something that parents and children could listen to together as it appeals to both. Childlike music with the adult realities of life.
And we haven’t mentioned We Show Up On Radar's lyrics either! They're not the most conventional lyrics you'll hear. This is where some people tend to dismiss acts who do something different. Animal Sports Day is all about, well, animals having a sports day. Fucking genius in our opinion. Sounds daft in principle, but does it have any meaning behind it? Possibly but we're not too sure and we're not going to think about it too much really either. We’d only ruin the song for ourselves.
There are four tracks to listen to up on the We Show Up On Radar MySpace site. Two to download to your fruit-based MP3 player for free, too! We urge you to do this. We Show Up On Radar are a band that are pushing the boundaries with experimental folk, electronics and lyrics that deserve a little more recognition than just a mention on this site. Tell a friend about them, let the world know there’s more to music then shoddy Paris Hilton and the ex-druggie from The Black Eyed Peas who wets herself.
Now at the start of this article, we mentioned that We Show On Up Radar have a sad story. Well here it is. Basically after seeing the band in late 2005 – and it being 2006 now – hecklerspray contacted We Show Up On Radar to see where this bloody album was. We got this reply:
“Aye up! Hope your doing great! Regarding the release. Well it all seems to have gone wrong; we were signed to Kid Carpets label then got dropped. We then got a management deal and got dropped! Ha! Who cares?! I will be releasing the album myself through Myspace when I can finance the release. I will keep you informed! Take care”
Balls eh? Dropped from a small record label that could probably benefit from such an original act on their books. Their loss we guess. When we do have more info about a release from We Show Up On Radar we’ll let you know. For now, at least you have a few tracks to listen to.
Read more:
We Show Up On Radar MySpace Page
[story by Matthew Laidlow]
