Photo by Phil Bull
The band appeared on Saturday at the show which took place in the grounds of De Montfort Hall in Leicester, UK. What you hear was originally broadcast on BBC 6 Music, and features Marc Riley (Lard!) interviewing Tom and Chris. Just listening to Blood from the festival while I'm typing this and it's got some jagged, sloppy angles courtesy of Chris, smooth bass from King Leetch and some Animal from the Muppet Show drums by from Mr Lay. The vocals have a quality that you find in most of the early Editors sets, namely slightly wobbly due to Mr Smith being totally unable to stand still and sing. It's fascinating that somebody who comes across as so measured and deliberate in interviews can be as loose and tornado-like when he's performing. It's become less prevalent as he's gotten older and the stages have grown in size, but Tom Smith in 2005 on a tiny stage with not a lot of room and some nearby rafters to swing off...forget about it.
Having not heard it played live for a while, Bullets sounds just as infectious as I remember it being all those years ago. It reminds me of why that initial run of 500 copies of the single sold out so quickly.
Two points of interest from the chat are that you can listen to their 2005 Pukkelpop slot here, and the song collaboration with Maximo Park is available here. Also, the secret gig that Tom and Chris fail woefully to keep a secret in the interview below was in a railway arch in Birmingham underneath the Suffolk Street Queensway, unless I'm totally off the mark. Out in the elements and away from the safety of the small clubs they'd been playing. Best of all, it was completely free to attend. Show up and you're in. Just let that sink in for a moment and it'll give you an idea of how long ago this all was.
There's a section of the interview where the general public give their verdict on Editors' performance that day. The responses are mainly positive, although the dreaded spectre of Ian Curtis and co pops up, but one smart cookie of a gentleman gives us a summary for the ages, and sets the tone for the next decade:-
"It was gloomy and dark, but that's a good thing."
How true. Enjoy the chat/music ;)
stream it here
MP3s
1. Lights - download here
2. Bullets - download here
3. Blood - download here
4. Fall - download here
5. Munich - download here
6. Fingers In The Factories - download here
7. Open Your Arms - download here
Bonus Material - Interview
1. Lights - download here
2. Bullets - download here
3. Blood - download here
4. Fall - download here
5. Munich - download here
6. Fingers In The Factories - download here
7. Open Your Arms - download here
Bonus Material - Interview
