The.Belligerent
(Kent)
Monday 9 Jan 2023, 2:24pm
A few of the members of a well-established Kent indie band are looking to set up a new exciting project in 2023. Whilst we will retain elements of our indie-rock heritage we’re looking to expand this to include wider influences and lean into more alternative/ electro elements. Think perhaps a mashup of Radiohead, Glass Animals, Tame Impala, Moderat and Soulwax anchored by traditional Strokes/ Arctic Monkeys style writing.
At present the line up is Drums, Bass and Guitar/ synth with ages from 30 to 40ish.
All originals, no covers.
Initial plans are to experiment/ develop songs in rehearsal rooms and studios with a likely launch in late 2023 or early 2024 depending on speed of progress.
What we’re looking for (in no particular order)
1) Lead vocalist
2) Second guitarist/ keys or synth player (ideally able to do both as well as backing vocals)
3) Dedicated synth player with good tech abilities (possibly a background in DJing)
4) Other instrumentalists we haven’t even thought of yet (we’re not going to say no to meeting strings players for example)
Our aim is to mix traditional analogue with digital and hope to find like-minded musicians who know their gear well and are willing to experiment with sound. Development is ongoing at the minute. To give you a glimpse of what we’re working with whilst we search for more members, our live session set up includes: full acoustic drum kit, drum pads, synths, bass set up, full electric guitar rig and loopers.
Please DM me if interested.
Some notes:
Age/gender not that important - it’s all about fit and we’re still in early stages of development so there’s an opportunity to inform the sound
Transport would be helpful unless local to Ashford
Ideally 9-5 type job as we will be rehearsing evenings and weekends (although the extent of the time commitment is TBC)