Hello all,

Thought I'd update you all on what we've been up to recentley and actually make use of this blog thing.

So we've just come back from a 8 hour studio session today in which we were recording 2 new tracks. Face the Truth & It's Not That Far. Yes, we've finaly made it into a swanky recording studio which we are paying for (don't we know it!) out of our hard earned money.

I think, as you may know, we've always struggled when it's come to producing a decent EP/Demo that we are all happy with. A big contributing factor is that by the time we have recorded a track and it's ready to go out it's kind of overtaken by newer tracks that we wish we could record and so on. This one however I'm tres excited about. It's sounding good already and we've only heard it as it's come out of the desk with no mixing or mastering yet. I have to say it's sounding rather cool....

We have another 8 hours next Saturday in which we will lay down the vocals, mix and master the tracks. This will be the demo that we hope will do good things for us. I think I can speak for us all when I say, we are confident in the strength and quality of the tracks (so far anywho)

So, we have a gig planned for Feb with the ex-beta band's new outfit The Aliens at the always fabulous Strange Place Club, Marquee. Hope to see you there should be a very interesting night. We may even have a few CD's to give away also if the demo is done by then. After that we are planning a fe select gigs in and around London.

I'm going to bed now to nurse my bleeding guitar fingers and worn out vocal cords. How we suffer for our art. Roll on next Sat!

Brian
Deco

Hello All,

Well been ages since we have posted a blog on here. Anyway we our currently taking a break from gigging untill the new year to work on material and get more stuff recorded. Unfortunately nothing we have recorded yet we are 100% happy with and would want to put our name to so it's back to the drawing board and into the studio within the next few months. This should of been done ages ago but we really feel we need some new stuff before we book loads of gigs.

Having said that we will have one signing off gig on Friday 1st September at The Hertford Marquee club supporting one of our favourite bands BATTLE. Also playing will be WINTER KIDS. Looking forward to this one as it is the launch night of a new weekly indie club night at The Hertford Marquee promoted by Strange Place Music (www.strangeplacemusic.co.uk).

So see you all there, this will be the last chance to see us probably until the new year so see ya at the front!!!

Deco xxx

Glasswerk Showcase
@ Upstairs at the Garage, London

16th February 2006
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Upstairs in the dingy but cool "Garage" venue in Islington, I sit sipping a pint of Guinness awaiting the start of the Glasswerk showcase. The order of the day according to the posters on all the walls is the band "Deco" from Hertfordshire to be our starter, "The Beat Poets" from Ireland, as our main course and then this will all be washed down with "Wherewithal" from Farnborough. I enter the venue knowing very little about each of these bands but there are some of the people in the audience who are very keen to fill me in on each one and so I sit anxiously looking forward to seeing whether I will believe the hypeand then.

WHAM!! On comes Deco and they reassure me that this night is going to be a good one. The melodic guitar riffs from guitarist Sonny are truly awesome, particularly on the song "Air" and when it's combined with the funkiness of the bass lines from Ollie (who also provides backing vocals) on songs like "22" the room literally shakes with excitement and energy. As Deco are our first act, the venue is not quite as packed as it could be but this doesn't deter Drummer Dave's apocalyptic drumming and Front man Brian from brimming with unassuming confidence as he tells the crowd; "Everyone's deserted us to watch the Brits. Which is a shame because we're fucking good" And he'd be right.

So, by the buoyancy of the crowd it was clear everyone had had a fantastic night of music. All the bands had achieved something. I felt that The Beat Poets had left with the Audience trophy due to their energetic performance, but in my eyes it was certainly Deco that stole the show musically on this occasion.




For more information you can visit: http://www.glasswerk.co.uk

Review by: Mark Mathews