As a New Year treat you can download 'Big Black Sea' and 'Bed of Nails' live from a recent RICO gig in Glasgow at www.rico.co.uk The tracks were recorded at Club Bedlam, the heart of the Scottish alternative scene. Best wishes for 2006!

The Rico crew

Rico play an absolutely blinding set. Christ. It's been a couple of weeks, and they're still buzzing around my head. Helpfully, the only thing I have in my notes is " Rico blow apart the world by dint of sheer awesomeness". Apposite, perhaps, but difficult to expand upon. The band are difficult to categorise, as they're all over the place. Snarling, electronic punk crossover, only groovier, Rico are what Monster Magnet would be if they were on uppers instead of downers, and with a few thousand volts run through them. If you haven't heard their cover of Psycho Killer yet, drop whatever you're doing and go check it out. We get a few tracks from Sanctuary Medicines, most notably the glorious title track, but this set is primarily composed of more recent material, and it's no bad thing. Big Black Sea, another stand-out track from new(ish) album Violent Silences, is particularly good, slipping a hand inside your ribcage and giving your innards a good squeeze. Your only choice when faced with a band this excellent is to dance like an absolute fanny. And this is exactly what I do.

Some guy next to me is doing exactly the same thing, and not in a half-arsed way, either. He's using his whole arse, as well as every other body part at his disposal. At one point between songs he asks me: "Have you heard these guys before?" When I respond in the affirmative, he tells me: "This is the first time I've heard them! They're fucking amazing!" It's great to see someone get so enthusiastic about a new band as to throw himself on the floor, not notice when you accidentally punch him in the head while dancing, and just generally have an outstanding time. He's not the only one, either. Rico have made a lot of new friends tonight, and they're well deserved. To top it off, right after the band leave the stage, the DJ sticks on an awesome live version of Papa Won't Leave You, Henry. Several of the crazy fuckers I've been dancing with stick around for this. It's amazing fun.

http://www.alternativenation.net/forums/articles-columns/89760-whitby-gothic-weekend-october-2005-a.html

Not a record but a bit of nice fun, as we did a search and we are listed asthe  No1 Myspace Industrial artist with most friends & plays in the UK so our first UK No1!!!!!

We are 2nd in the UK for Trip Hop and 9th for Alternative but since when have Bloc Party, Cold play and Oasis been alternative so we are actually claiming 6th ;o)

Please feel free to have a listed to the new tracks from the EP "Float 2", which are very rare and if you like them recommend us to your friends as it feels good being a UK Myspace No1 and we want to get up the US chart so we can convince somebody to fund a tour their.

Thanks again for the support!!!

AD 4 Rico

So to make up for it we have added two tracks from the limited edition "Float EP" we did which features alternative versions to the original "Sanctuary Medicine" album tracks.

For those that love "Attack Me" the punk rock version of "Float" should raise their boat and for those that like Big Black Sea, "Dear God (This Means Nothing" will be black as you need!

The original video for "Float" is @ www.rico.co.uk in Sight & Sounds" and if you want better updates click contact and join or mailing list please!!!

We are number 1 in the UK Myspace Industrial section but we need to get a few more people to get from page two to page one internationally so forward us to your cool friends please!! If we get their by Christmas there will be a nice Myspace surprise for people.

Thanks

Rico

This rare Rico cover was recorded for a tribute album to the Glasgow blues singer Frankie Miller who had a brain haemorrhage that left him semi-paralysed and learning to walk and talk again.

The album raised £100K for Frankie and the track features a sample of Frankie's vocal.

THE DEVIL GUN

WORDS & MUSIC FRANKIE MILLER

I DON’T MIND YOU LAUGHING IN MY FACE

I DON’T MIND THE WAY YOU TAKE ME DOWN

YOU KNOW THE BED OF THE RIVER

ONLY LASTS FOR SO LONG

DON’T MIND THE FEELING YOU ERASE

I DON’T MIND THE TAILOR IN YOUR TALK

I DON’T MIND YOU BRAGGING DOWN THE TOWN

YOU KNOW THE BED OF A RIVER

LETS THE PEBBLE ROLLON

DON’T MIND YOU DO JUST WHAT YOU CAN

WHO IN THE WORLD EVER WONDERED

WHERE IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU RUN

RAISED BY THE SEVENTH DAUGHTER

BORN OF THE DEVIL GUN

I DON’T MIND THE WHISKEY IN YOUR WATER

I DON’T MIND THE SUGAR IN YOUR TEA

YOU KNOW THE BEST WAY TO TAKE IT

IS JUST TO LET IT ROLL ON

EVERYBODYS GOT TO FEEL FREE

I DON’T MIND THE CIRCUS IN YOUR SMILE

OR THE WAY THAT YOU DRINK THE WINE

OR WHY PEOPLE GET SUPPRESSION

STILL YOU GOT TO ROLL ON

PEOPLE KNOW THE BEST IS UNDONE

CHRYSALIS MUSIC

Hi,

Like you all we are not please that a large media company has taken over Myspace a place where we found a ton of cool people.

There seems to be a huge protest about this and we have have lost 300 people since he took over.

It is really important for an unsigned  band like ours to have a place where we can connect with fans so we don't have much choice other to remain on Myspace and to continue doing our thing. If you are about to jack on Murdock we can't blame you but do pop by our website and register so we can tell you what we are up to.

A bad day for free speech!

Rico

www.rico.co.uk

Hey we promised to put something up once we got to 10000 so instead of changing one track we have done two.

Freefall from Violent Silences & Bed of Nails (demo) both went down well during the recent gigs so we have made them available for download on Myspace. (lyrics to follow).

We are looking forward to the Scottish gigs in the next two weeks and the Fall dates are starting to role in!

Thanx again for the support it is fuck off important when you are struggling to pay for tours & enjoy the tracks!!!!

AD 4 Rico

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BED OF NAILS

The heat in this room must be a hundred degrees

The sweat from your body soaks through your sheets

The sounds of the city echo all around

I’ll meet you in your sleep when the light fades out

I’m going to touch you up, drag you down

On this bed of nails

I’m going to tie you up, let it out

On this bed of nails

We’re not broken, we’re just flawed

We hide from what we seek

Howling at the moon

Perfection is the freak

Night time’s getting loud

I’ll meet you in your dreams when the light fades down

I’m going to touch you up, drag it out

On this bed of nails

I’m going to tie you up, drag you down

On this bed of nails

The on road Rico Noise Machine now has all of It’s new pars in place. All band members have been sworn in and are in the process of earning their stripes. They are Paulie C on guitar, Davey Plane Crash on bass, Chris [Pink] Shelswell on samples and latest addition Gordy Turner on drums. The band are set up in a room at The Doghouse and so far there have been no major Incidents to report except for Rico blowing up the main mixing desk in the control room.

What can we say 12 weeks 9000 people and 1500+ comments telling us you like it.

You are all so cool!

The new track is Dawn Raid but please tell your friends to sign up to the Rico clan as 10'000 will bring something special!

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Dawn Raid by Rico

"Psycho Killer Video" - Rico!!!

I left a rose at the bottom of the big black sea
For you, from me
I haven't uttered a sound since you set me free
I wish I was you, and you felt like me

Outside connection's breaking down
Internal wiring's burning out
The cloud's so thick that I can't see
This is for you, from me

She said tell me all your secrets, fantasies and fears
Let me see the Polaroid’s of people you hold dear
Trapped in tunnel vision and monophonic sound
She loves you, she loves you
Then it all falls down
Echoes round the bedroom, projections on the walls
Translations of her letters
Forever’s not at all
Trapped in tunnel vision and monophonic sound
She loves you, she loves you
Then it all falls down

Outside connections breaking down
Internal wiring's burning out
The cloud's so thick that I can't see
I wish I was you , instead of me

I left a rose at the bottom of the big black sea
I did it for you, from me
I haven't uttered a sound since you set me free
I wish I was you and you felt like me
Outside connection's breaking down All
Internal wiring's burning out
I dive down towards the big black sea
This isn't for you , this one's for me

This time it's all for me
This time it's all for me
This time it's all for me
This time it's all for me
It's all for me

"She's My Punk Rock" - Rico!!!

"We have been asked about getting This & That for people to use on their profile so if you want it send us a message and we will send you the code" - Rico!!!

THIS + THAT

FUCK ROCK ‘n’ ROLL – FUCK LOSING YOUR SOUL – FUCK DIGGING A HOLE – FUCK BEING STUCK IN A FISHBOWL – FUCK HOLLYWOOD – FUCK BEING MISUNDERSTOOD – FUCK YOUR MIOOD – YEAH FUCK YOUR MOOD – FUCK LOIS LANE – FUCK SINGING IN THE RAIN – FUCK NO SMOKING TRAINS – FUCK AEROPLANES – FUCK THE B.N.P. – FUCK B.S.E. – IT’S THE SAME DISEASE – IT’S THE SAME DISEASE – FUCK HEART ATTACKS – FUCK BIG MAC’S – FUCK BOWLER HATS – FUCK COUNCIL TAX – FUCK BEING IN A RACE -   FUCK CARRYING A CASE – FUCK LOSING THE PLACE OVER A PARKING SPACE – FUCK SINGING THE BLUES – FUCK CROCODILE SHOES – FUCK WATCHIMG THE NEWS – OH FUCK I’M AMUSED – FUCK ELVIS HE’S DEAD – FUCKED UP IN THE HEAD – FUCK RINGO STARR – WHEREVER THE FUCK YOU ARE-

- ONE OF THESE DAYS –

NO RESTRAINTS