2013 Interview with David Gadsdon and Jonas Golland of I Am Meat by Julian Bryden, Sonic Arts at Brunel, part 1

Hear the Interview:

https://soundcloud.com/iammeat/interview-with-david-gadsdon

In 2013 Julian Bryden (Sonic Arts at Brunel) interviewed half of I Am Meat (David and Jonas) at Truro Studios, North London. Light was shed on the reason for the band name in this particular 2 minute section, referring to the following Star Trek: The Next Generation episode for relevance. 

clip from Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 1, episode 18 'Home Soil' 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAlqp0_a0tE#t=0m11s

TRAILER:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-UGUQeuzHc

Album mixing, video editing, and festival applying are going swimmingly. Finishing touches are being added such as backseat heckling, and sheepishly making tea for David Bravin. 

www.reverbnation.com/iammeat

David Bravin is a self-made engineer of audio, mostly in the rock music idiom, and he's bloody good. He has a lot up his sleeve (undisclosed). He used to work in one quite dumpy, underground (literally below ground level and damp) studio which had the right stuff (somewhere in London), where whilst cutting his teeth he was generous enough to do all-nighters with the likes of Gadsdon and Jonas recording Solemn Crisps (unreleased, unplanned). That's where Jonas fell asleep during mixing and basically hurt himself, to the point where he decided all-nighters are not for him anymore (mostly).

Anyway Bravin has been recording his great work making bands sound big, slammy, balanced and wide and fresh at the Fiddlers Elbow in Camden and here is an example. http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/The+Jackets+Live/6GC4dq?src=5

Will David's mixing skills do I Am Meat justice? Yes.

Meat.

picture from www.ronnormansculpture.com

Gig and video at Asylum in Chelmsford, drink choices

I Am Meat had a wonderful gig at Asylum in Chelmsford, as we're told, the only place they would accept us in that town. We also did some filming there for our next music video (see below).

Jonas caught vegetarian David drinking a Strongbow, and wanted to taunt him and get at him. Is Strongbow vegetarian? But David wasn't trying hide it, he's not like that. According to useful source www.veggiewines.co.uk, who have been researching these things diligently since 2006, Strongbow is not vegetarian. So what do they do with animals? Anyone? It can feel hypocritically futile to 'keep meat off my plate' but to drink it in a glass. We like pubs. They give us gigs, show us wonderful bands, 

And from another source (http://www.barnivore.com/beer/81/Strongbow-UK), 

Company email (January 2013): 

"While the majority of our ciders including Strongbow Pear do not have any animal derived ingredients there is a possibility of carryover from some of our ciders that do, therefore we do not claim that any of our ciders are vegetarian."

Ok we are splitting hairs but thought some people may like to know that. Maybe Strongbow just prefer to be associated with meat and catching your prey with a crossbow or bow and arrow?

Speaking of animal care, we had a fantastic time in Chelmsford with Ed Wood and the audience at Asylum. And they were kind enough to help us film part of our video for the song I Am Meat! It was fun basically, Halloween lasts as long as we like. Thanks Asylum in Chelmsford. Very good spaces and sound they have too. Check out the screen shots. Anyway the point was, we are going to include some raw footage to complement our lighthearted tomfoolery with disco lights, that shows the true side of meat eggs and dairy. 

Walls Don't Bend

Ha, look, it's a, ha ha ha, clearly hilarious video about the dangers of overeating. Ho, my sides are splitting.

Oh, such a relief to see the funnier side of the world for a change, thanks ITN.

Meat.

Long Time, No Eat

The ardors of overeating aside, I am Meat have been enjoying a live buffet of suckling sounds of late. Two gigs last week, one for the partially paralyzed at the extraordinary dinning experience to be had at the trough of A Spoonful Of Poison, which we were delighted to be able to play again last Monday; drunken intoxicated stage invaders, missing lyrics, and a whole host of the strange and brilliant normally to be found populating such a night. There's no gig like a Spoon gig.

Then on Thursday, we had the pleasure of Dusk Til Dawn alongside two very healthy acts (P.C.T. and Unstoppable Achievers, check 'em out on Facebook.) More fun had here this time with the aid of a sound system I'm surprised didn't make everybody's ears bleed. Again, more missing words were found as we made up a set list on the spot, I had a ruddy good dance and then spoke to the audience about the new Pope's bollocks (or lack thereof). Not to mention a ruddy good crowd of people in attendance, friends and strangers alike enjoying the greasy feast that is Meat. It's such a joy to be in this band, you get to act like a complete freak and make gorgeously gaudy music too! Yum.

More gigs and sounds will follow in the future, and a couple more blogs wouldn't go amiss either.

Maintain your listening devices Meatheads, we coming back for a second helping.

Meat, I am

Greek bassist on probationary period

Our new bassist Romanos, due to debut with us this Friday 22nd June at this wonderful Swansong in Camberwell, is on his probationary period to see how he copes with the strain, the pressure, David's piano fairy looking over his shoulder, etc. Without a doubt he is a brave man, with his fretless 5 string, and less than a handful of rehearsals. He didn't believe at first that we had over 35 pieces but we do. He will be playing in the new number based on an ancient ringtone, as well as Teenage Sluts, written and sung by SPeW, Jack Horner's Lesson sung by Jonas and Actual Chords, sung by David (yes sung). See you there.

Piano Fairy

3 new songs at our next gig on 19th June at Roadtrip and the Workshop:

Teenage Sluts

Hi corruptibles/fans. In our new song, Teenage Sluts, SPeW takes the floor while Jonas drums and David plays the piano so well. He's taking lessons from the fairy at the bottom of the garden at his home in Milk and Cookie Land. 

Jack Horner's Lesson

Jonas sings this great tune that is familiar but sad. He learned it from a jolly fox that teaches sophisticated morons history in a particular famous high school in America, to give young impressionable students the pleasure of learning something they are required to know. 

Actual Chords

David is taking one more liberty. Think Spiritualised on no drugs.