Wud Records Archives Sampler.

This section of Wud Records is where we have put the music and memories of glorious bands from days gone by. These bands are no longer heard live, but this is a place where their wonderful songs can live on and be enjoyed. We created these pages because we are fans of these bands. This material is not owned by us but by independent individuals and companies.

The main purpose of the archive pages is to pay homage to other bands that we have known and loved over the years. We have always felt it to be a terrible shame that there are so many bands that write great original material who simply disappear without trace after they split up and it is no longer possible to ever hear any of those songs again. Perhaps we can go a small way to rectify this issue.

We would love to be able to host more music, photos, video, stories... of all of the bands already in our Archives. If you have any recordings that might be usable, please, please - contact us by email: archive@wudrecords.co.uk

If you wish to comment or if you would like to submit your material to this section, please email: archive@wudrecords.co.uk to do so. Applications will be considered on merit.

Should you happen to own the rights to the material we have published here and would prefer it to be removed, we shall do as you wish. Traffic figures can be supplied upon request.

We are very interested in giving exposure to the following bands. If you have any recordings of them, or indeed any of the other acts that are already in the Wud Records archives, please contact archive@wudrecords.co.uk:

* Midriff (Plymouth c. 1999-2001) – Chris Brian (guitar/vocals), Simon Patel (bass), Lee Ireland (drums)

* Free Barrabas (Torbay c. 2000-01) – Steve Sowden (guitar/vocals), ??? (bass), ??? (drums)

* Swamp Thing (Brixham c. 1988-90) – Marston Hawkins (bass, vocals), Rodney (uberwiddlesome guitar), ??? (drums)

* The Sicillians (Drewsteignton c. 1986-8) – ??? (vocals, guitar), Dave Costello (lead guitar, bass), Pete Bravo (bass, trumpet), Tim Peirce (lead congas), Tim Irons (drums)

* The Vibration Doctors (Sidmouth c. 1985-8) – Rick Austin (bass/vocals/didjeridoo), ??? (guitar/vocals), ??? (drums)

* Rough Cut (Ipplepen c. 1988-90) – ??? (guitar/vocals). ??? (guitar/vocals), ??? (bass), ??? (drums)

This particular compilation has just one song from each of the bands in our Archives. That song may change from time to time and may not be entirely representative or typical of that band's creativity.

Listen to more of our Archive bands here: http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives

Follow Wud Records on all your favourite websites: https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

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Archive Sampler 2

This is a compilation of some of my favorite rock and metal tracks on sound cloud.  Please send me any suggestions you have for me to add to this play list.

Best of the Best - Rock / Metal Edition (suggestions welcome)

Billie Holiday by Goodstaff.

Goodstaff were Silverton’s finest post-punk extreme sports band of the late nineties and early noughties.

Goodstaff were an awesome live band. Besides creating a most joyous hullabaloo on stage, they were visually one of the most interesting bands of their time and sounded unlike any other act in the south west. Many of their songs were about subjects such as snowboarding and the winter sports lifestyle and some of their songs were used on snowboarding videos.

Frontman Ross Martin was the main songwriter and provides all the guitars and main vocals that you can hear, including some rather interesting and unusual stomp-box effects. He played his guitar slung so low you would think that his knuckles must drag along the ground when he walked. Mik E played the keys, sang backing vocals and provided a lot of stage presence and psychotic uber-geek strangeness and digital waveform finery.

Goodstaff had one of the finest rhythm sections around. John Thornhill was an awesome drummer and highly visual, especially during Superstitious White or Black which was mostly in seven time. Ant Barron on five-string bass also had a great stage presence with his facial hair and piercings and numerous coloured contact lenses. He also provided backing vocals and acted superbly as a dry foil to Ross’s on-stage wit.

Despite a couple of years of success playing the south of England and developing a formidable reputation for their live shows, which had a much bigger and far more powerful sound than these recordings, the band ground to a halt when Ross failed to return from a snowboarding holiday in New Zealand. As far as we know, he is still there.

Tracks 1-5 recorded at CrazyCat Studios Exeter.
Mixed by Rick November 1999.
Copyright © Ross Martin and Goodstaff 1999.

Tracks 6-8 recorded and mixed at Torna-K’s studios.
Engineered by J.Burrough.
Mastered by Dave Bliss.
Copyright © Ross Martin and Goodstaff 2000.
6635 Records.
More details can be found at peoplesound.com

See also:
http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives
http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/goodstaff
https://twitter.com/WudRecords

Goodstaff

Billie Holiday

Goodstaff: Billie Holiday

Promise the World, from Ride That Fantasy by Recluse.

This is the 2001 album Ride That Fantasy by Devon trio Recluse.

Sadly we have no information accompanying this album called Ride That Fantasy by Recluse, other than the track titles and the name of the band, Recluse.

We are fairly sure that it is Alex Painter on guitar and vocals and writing most of the material, although as to whether or not Chris White and Tim Desmond provide the bass and drums (or more, or less) and other such detail remains largely mysterious. It sounds as if Alex played a baritone guitar, or at least tuned one of his guitars down somewhat, for some of the songs.

We like Recluse a lot and hope its members are still making great music somewhere, somehow.

Recluse were a three piece band from Devon who wrote the most disarmingly haunting and powerful songs. They were three of the most polite and unassuming young men if you met any of them, yet when put on a stage with some instruments to play they produced the most gloriously demonic musical cacophony.

The main songwriter in Recluse was Alex Painter (guitar, vocals) and when he left the area to study music at Salford the band seemed to grind to a halt. This was a great shame as he was one of the most accomplished young rock musicians and composers in Devon. Chris White played bass and Tim Desmond drums to complete the line-up.

As far as we know, the band made just two albums – Propaganda in 2000 and Ride That Fantasy in 2001. We hope you enjoy listening to the music of Recluse as much as we still do, even after all these years.

See also:
http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives
http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/recluse
http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/recluse/ride-that-fantasy-2001
https://twitter.com/WudRecords

Ride That Fantasy

Promise the World

Recluse: Promise the World

-- Metal --
Vocals:  Richard Brown
Lyrics:   Richard Brown
Music:   Alexander Schwarz

Australia´s got talent: his name is Richard "Rich" Brown!!! Great voice, brilliant lyricist, awesome musician and a huge personality!! 

I am super happy that we teamed up this time and made "Metal" 
happen.  =)

Lyrics:
You can't stop livin in A dream
Too blind to see what you need
Your fallin down the mountain
Your fallin into the sea

You won't remember the things that come fallin from the sky
You can't forget or forgive all the problems in your life

This ride is takin you south
But your not leavin the house
Don't throw the coin in the fountain
and hope they'll dig you out

You wanna move so fast at last but
you can't stop slowin down

See what your made of
Make no mistakes
Turn it to metal
So it can't break

This world will eat you alive
if you don't get off this ride
Your headin for A breakdown
The kind you cannot survive

You keep on turnin the screws like you do
it will crack somewhere inside

See what your made of
Make no mistakes
Turn it to metal
So it can't break

with Richard Brown    "Metal"     [+lyrics]

Lyrics:
Step a little closer
Show me what you planned
You know it’s way too early for you
To reveal what’s in your hand

There’s no sense in pretending
I’ve been here all along
I’ve seen every step you’ve taken
You got it all so wrong

There’s no sense in belonging
But this somehow feels right
You just happened to meet me 
At a strange time in my life

It’s not how I planned for this
But things they seldom are
There’s darkness all around us
And the buildings burn like stars

Shotgun Six

Step a little closer

Living in the Gap, from Life, Times and Dreams by Watershed.

Recorded at The Acorn, Penzance.
Engineered by Watershed and Steve Smallwood.
Mixed at Elm Road (Mike's room).
Produced by Watershed.
Cover Art: Denise Andrews.
Thanks to: Uffy and the Acorners, Denise and Mrs Lovely.

All songs by Al Shalliker.
Copyright © Al Shalliker 1990.

WATERSHED
Jo Atkins - vocals, percussion
Mike Baldwin - soprano/tenor sax
Mark Flack - bass
Dave Gregory - grand piano
Tony Gullis - drums, percussion
Al Shalliker - guitars, vocals
Steve Smallwood - sound & pound

LIVING IN THE GAP
There ain't no crime in living in the gap
If you want to take the shackles off your back,
There's no crime in living,
If you don't like what they're giving,
There's no crime in living in the gap.

Living in the gap, Jack...

On your back Jack
Losing contact
Way too slack Jack
Want our money back!

There ain't no crime in living in the gap
If you want to take the shackles off your back,
There's no crime in living,
If you don't like what they're giving,
There's no crime in living in the gap.

Want to live my life in my own way,
Not tied up like a chess piece in the game.
Want to live my life,
Without the trouble and strife,
That makes a mind get tireder every day.

Oh my sweetheart where am I?
Just floating like a snowflake in the sky,
When the prophet calls my name
To introduce me to the game
Tell him I cut the clouds right off my back.

Living in the gap, Jack...

Ain't gonna be no yes man saying
Ain't going to carry the can...

Oh listen to the rain,
Each drop that falls comes back round again
But with every drop that falls
A voice shouts duty calls
And duty knows the rules of the game.

Living in the gap, Jack...
There's no crime in living in the gap...

See also:
http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/watershed
http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/watershed/life-times-dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13DknmiCstM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2slWp3l4WP4
https://myspace.com/watershedplymouth
http://www.bandmine.com/watershedplymouth
https://www.alshalliker.com/
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Life, Times and Dreams

Living in the Gap

Downloads

Watershed: Living in the Gap

Recently I got myself a CD Box containing the first 5 Molly Hatchet albums. Got inspired and tried to create a track with lots of guitars, playing in harmony. But wasn't satisfied with the result, so added an organ. Here's the result, hope you like it...

Southern Guitar Dance (guitar Instrumental)

OUR VERSION OF "BAT COUNTRY" by A7F!!! OUT NOW!!!
Audrianna Walker from Treez of the 505 is on vocals 
and Lochman hitten the guitar licks and producing .  
Listen to more music by Treez of the 505 here: https://soundcloud.com/audrianna-walker-2
Listen to more of Lochman's music here : @time2cclear
Amazon : https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B01HH09WUE?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Lochman&index=digital-music&search-type=ss
Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/artist/lochman/id1127988349
Beatport: www.beatport.com/search?q=Lochman

☠️ ☠️ ☠️ Lochman feat Treez of the 505 🔗 Unholy Confessions 🔗 (A7F Hit Song)☠️ ☠️ ☠️

I remastered Rich Man Poor Man to accentuate David Hannah's leads more and to blend the vocals with the song better.  This song is a hard rocker so crank it up and Rock On my friend!
Updated October 16, 2017: Just reworked the bass track a bit it was a bit overbearing..

Rich Man Poor Man (feat. David Hannah On Lead Guitar)Real Heavy Metal!

Nothingtime TV, from the album World 3 by Andromeda.

All tracks written, performed and produced by Andromeda.

Copyright © 2001 Joe Ings/Amy McGill/Adam Bonner/Tom Brown.

Thanks to Paul Mumford.

Tracks salvaged from promo copy.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/andromeda
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/andromeda/world-3
https://www.bandmix.co.uk/trimorphous/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

andromedabeast@hotmail.com

World 3

Nothingtime TV

Andromeda: Nothingtime TV

Grain of Sand by Dayglow.
From the Grain of Sand Demo by Dayglow.

Copyright © 2000 Dayglow.

We found this demo amongst our archives and felt it deserved to be shared, along with a somewhat incomplete biographical history of the band Dayglow based on our memories.

First up, it's very important to say that we have no information accompanying the demo CD. All that is written on the CD is 'Dayglow' and 'Grain of Sand'.

So, dear gentlemen of Dayglow, we know not what your names are. We also don't know for sure the names of these tracks, we simply guessed based on what we could hear in the lyrics. If we got it all horribly wrong, please let us know!

Dayglow were without a doubt the most improved band in the Torbay area during the 18 month (or so) period with which we were familiar with that whole scene. The live music scene in Torbay just after the turn of the millenium was fantastic, largely thanks to The Live Stage run by Joe and Mel at The Hideaway and another orange venue before the Hideaway became home for all the live music shenanigans that went on every week.

Dayglow started out as a three-piece grunge band. These recordings are almost certainly from their early days. Their first show was at the orange venue and they played support to another act, possibly Murdock or Kickdown or Outcast or Torna-K, who were all quite big on the scene at the time. Also on the bill were Parafinalia and Goodstaff. Goodstaff played every week and opened the proceedings.

The first Dayglow performance we witnessed was not particularly spectacular, apart from one highly memorable comedy moment. There was a song they tried to play that involved a somewhat twiddly riff on the bass, and during the first three or four attempts the string on which the riff was being played kept popping out of the nut of the bass, so the poor bass player had to replace it and try again.

After several attempts, the guitarist, singer and frontman of Parafinalia stepped up to hold the recalcitrant string in position, and continued to do so for the remainder of the rendition of that particular number. He held it in place rather firmly, effectively putting a massive bend on the whole string, so it was entirely out of tune with the rest of the band. The two of them cavorted awkwardly around the stage in a weird comical dance, like conjoined twins in a 19th century cabaret or two wounded beetles trying bravely to reproduce. The few of us that noticed what was going on found it hilarious. At the end of the song, the assistant was warmly thanked and Dayglow continued with their set.

Dayglow played the Hideaway two or three more times after that, each performance better than the previous as the band grew tighter and more accomplished as they gained experience. The last time we saw them they had grown to a four-piece having added a second guitarist. This latest performance was fantastic and the band probably had the best sound of any performance anybody ever gave at any of the Live Stage shows we remember.

There was one other thing that was rather striking about Dayglow. Their bass player was ludicrously tall. There were several extremely tall bass players for some reason at that time on that scene, and Dayglow's was probably the tallest.

We hope you enjoy these tracks.

*** JANUARY 2022 UPDATE !! ***

The following information was provided to us by Myke, the band’s drummer.

Performers:
Ross Sanders – Vox & Guitar
Myke Heath – Drums
Will Little – Bass (yep an ironic name for a bloke who is 6ft 4” tall)

Later on Rob Duncan joined Dayglow on guitar and eventually the band changed their name to After The Blackout.

Myke and Ross carried on together with another band, which was a continued evolution of Dayglow, called Drawn On Empty Faces. That lasted until 2009, when Ross gave up on playing music.

Myke is still playing and writing with a band called Fabulous Weapons, which you can listen to by clicking here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-480179699

Grain of Sand

Dayglow: Grain of Sand

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ACTIVE ARTISTS:
Flicker, Dark Company, Pok the Bard, The Bastard Sons of Dennis

LEGACY ARTISTS:
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* Unfortunately...

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