The first part of the opus 'Joshua Banks... Super.Army.Soldier' is due to be released through the lovely people at Fleeing from Pigeons. It is likely to be given away free online (if it's good enough for Radiohead...) with very limited copies in print available. The first part is called 'Super.Army.Soldiers' and you can listen to and download some tracks from the Myspace page.

The opus will be made up of ten parts and comprises a lot of my songs I have written on my travels over the years - plus a few covers. I have tended to experiment with different substances during writing and recording and the results are wildly varied. I was stoned a lot during the 'Super.Army.Soldiers' sessions and you can tell through the hazy, lazy sound of some of the tracks - especially 'Letter to that Guy' and 'That's Not Animal Related'. I also put together a 5 track, 30-minute companion 'Super.Army.Soldiers b' whilst drinking heavily. The results are not as flattering (hence why it's not 'Super.Army.Soldiers II') and I'm not sure I want too many people listening.

Unfortunately my health has been failing over the past year, I hope to complete the ten parts before I pass but as a precaution I have roped in my nephews Alfresco and Gazemous into the recording to help bring some life to an old man's vision. They have done a lot of the lyrics because my laryngitis doesn't give me much of a singing (or speaking) voice. Hopefully the ten parts will be completed, if not, I'm sure my nephews will be able to complete my work.

Bye for now, not for the last time.

J.Banks