rJ23
(North West London)
Tuesday 15 Aug 2023, 9:26am
Starting a band in the North West London (Brent) area (can occasionally rehearse in Watford or a little south such as Harrow or Stanmore). The band would be mainly alternative rock, with influences from 'grunge, post-punk, 70s UK punk rock, sludge, doom among others, whilst the main bands I'm influenced by are Nirvana, Manic Street Preachers (my favourite album being The Holy Bible) and Queens Of The Stone Age, whilst other bands influence me also such as the Pixies, the Buzzcocks, R.E.M., Placebo, Black Flag, and many of the bands in the Seattle grunge scene (AiC, Soundgarden, Mudhoney etc) amongst quite a few others I've forgotten.
I'm looking for a pick playing bassist in their early 20s (I have a mate who can fill in on drums initally) that is into the same types of bands as I am. I'm pretty inexperienced so would prefer someone who is also inexperienced themselves. I envision the band and music to be raw and inexperienced, but idealistic and ambitious.
I tend to write the lyrics and the guitar+vocal parts by myself, though I'm happy to jam up songs as well. The lyrics - when not personal - can be of a left wing political nature sometimes.
At the end of the day, I want this band to be a long-term thing (hopefully serving as a career by getting signed to a label) and so I want to be in a band with someone I get on with. I can be quite shy at times, and very outgoing and energetic at others, so it would be great if you're someone whos often energetic and outgoing, which would also come in handy if we were going to play gigs.
This is the link for the demos: https://jmp.sh/HOU9D4jX
If you're interested then contact me either here or on instagram at: northkoreanspyactingasabrit23