Niche interest DIY record label operating out of a bedroom on a council estate in Ipswich, UK.

We don't add much this Soundcloud page anymore. Head to our Bandcamp page if you want to hear what we put out: https://antigenrecords.bandcamp.com/

NB. antigen records was originally created as a joke, to document and preserve the musical heritage of the  East Anglian region of the United Kingdom. The plan was to digitise and reissue a handful of cassette releases by some of the obscure noise-rock bands kicking around in the late 80s and early 90s - including such household names as Bum Gravy, WhiteSlug and Earth Mother Fucker. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly what went wrong.

Sometimes solo, sometimes with a band, I try to approach rock and roll with a jazz mentality where each show is different.

Also do recording and live bass sessions for others, paint and design album covers and other rock merch and paraphernalia. 

I used to play bass for Toshio; guitar and sing for wavegaze trio Dolphins Don't Love; play synth and bass in Brian Bonz & The Major Crimes. 
Co-founder bass/synth/vocals of now-defunct post-apocalyptic rock band The Sky Captains of Industry

Baixista NUBBE, violão/guitarra de brincadeira, e um grande amor por experimentos em geral...

'Candy Apple Sun’ - an alternative rock band from the UK, with an interest in guitars, bad/good movies and pets...  
A long time ago, in a Suffolk town far, far away… Two different duos stepped into a magic wardrobe, and on the other side - ‘Candy Apple Sun’ were born! Well, that’s our story and we’re sticking to it… We are ‘Candy Apple Sun’, a three-piece alternative rock band that’s crunchy on the outside and sunny on the inside. Comprising three good friends originating from London, Suffolk and Manchester, it’s our fidgety relentlessness to not stay still that has also led to being involved in rather super projects with such acts as Electric Six and Eagles of Death Metal. 
 
'Candy Apple Sun’ are: 
Mimi Major-Butler - Vox, Backing Vox 
Will Hessey - Guitar, Vox, Backing Vox (and Drums on recordings) 
Niki Downey on Bass Guitar and Paintbrush! (Niki creates all the band artworks!) 
 
Our debut single, “Tectonic Lights”, was recorded just before the first Coronavirus lockdown in the UK in 2020 and was released in May of that year. Since that time, having spent some time performing locally (including performances at The Suffolk Show and making an in store appearance at HMV Ipswich) and releasing new musical sketches via our social media platforms, the band has been gearing up towards their next release: a 4-track E.P. The title of which being “Living in Beige,” named after the title track of the same name. With Will singing the lead vocal, it’s a song about those that prefer to live through the lives of others, as opposed to their own. It refers to people who refuse to make the most of their lives, preferring to play it safe as the lyrics state: “life is through the window, but it’s safer in the shade.” 
Released in July 2022, the E.P. is available on all digital download/streaming platforms such as Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, and Bandcamp, and features these tracks: 
 
Living in Beige 
Falling 
As They Turn Loose 
Tectonic Lights (acoustic version) 
 
So, keep your eyes out - your ears peeled - you never know where we’ll pop up next… 
Will, Mimi, and Niki: ‘Candy Apple Sun.’ 
 
‘Living in Beige’ is available to download/stream here - https://ditto.fm/living-in-beige 
 
Keeping it social (media) here! 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/candyapplesun/ 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/candy_apple_sun/ 
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhH-yXZ2zV8R-aUyUfo1DA  
Bandcamp: www.candyapplesun.bandcamp.com   
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/candyapplesun

email: willhessey@gmail.com

Guitarist, songwriter, musician, and caffeine connoisseur...

My latest EP 'The Relentless Tide' is tribute to my late father: to show that where there is loss, there is also still hope, love, joyful memories, and the eternal spirit of a being that can stay with you forever more. It's currently available on Bandcamp (as well as the usual platforms) to download and stream.

Will x

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