CIRCA REGNA TONAT<\/p>\n
The Band were originally conceived over a telephone conversation between Adam Lewis and Daniel Barnett in November 2005, in which the former party stated that he wanted to \u201cstart a doom band\u201d to which the latter party replied, \u201cwhat the hell is doom?\u201d. The meeting of the two had happened a month or so prior to this conversation in a pub called The Railway in their hometown of Caerphilly. Daniel was front man of the three-piece grunge outfit, The Esoterica, who that night were supporting Adam\u2019s band, Anna-O. After seeing The Esoterica, Jonny Lee Evans, guitarist in Anna-O stated that \u201cI want to be in a band with that guy\u201d, sewing the seeds that would eventually lead to Adam\u2019s call to Daniel the next month.<\/p>\n
In January 2006, the three came together at Redrock Studios, where they emerged with a few basic ideas that would eventually become the songs \u2018Lice\u2019, \u2018Hydro\/Claw\/Ride\u2019 and \u2018Multipleorganfailure\u2019. The initial intentions of the band were to write dynamic instrumental pieces without the aid of bass, choosing the more preferred Boss Octave Pedal to enhance the sound. A sound which inspired the final choice of name. For weeks the three went through the names \u2018Rape Technique\u2019 and \u2018Spastic Wedding\u2019 before settling on three latin words which had been used as an inscription on Henry VIII\u2019s throne and also by 16th Century Poet Thomas Wyatt, \u2018Circa Regna Tonat<\/strong>\u2018, meaning \u2018Around The Throne Thunder Roars<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n The band rehearsed furiously for four straight months, getting the songs as tight as possible to gig with. However, the more the band rehearsed, the more dynamic the songs became and that\u2019s when the decision was made to bring in a bassist to allow both Jonny and Daniel to be more experimental. Rhys Griffiths and Daniel had been best friends for years and had started their first band, Franco, together back in 2001, so the decision to choose a bassist was an easy one. \u201cExcellent, original tunes\u201d \u201cPretty Remarkable\u201d <\/em>Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201c(CRT) can lurch out of the light and in to the shade with a snap of a chord, often to fine effect\u201d and have described the music as, \u201cFat-arsed Instrumental Heaviness\u201d. <\/em>Buzz Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n Link: Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n MUNROE EFFECT<\/p>\n Munroe Effect<\/strong> released their \u2018You Are Goldmouth\u2019 EP Nov 17th 2008 via London indie Function Records. Link: Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n KYSHERA<\/p>\n Kyshera<\/strong> have been described as an \u2018eclectic mix of pretty much everything\u2019, blending elements of Rock & the Avant-Garde whilst maintaining a strong sense of melody throughout. As a live band, Kyshera are often referred to as \u2018mental\u2019, \u2018energetic\u2019 or just \u2018loud\u2019 and they incorporate real time sample triggering & electronics alongside the onslaught of Guitars, Drums, Bass and hanging Mannequin heads! However, \u2018writing about music is like dancing about architecture\u2019 as Frank Zappa once said so come & see for yourself what all the fuss is about – you wont regret it!!<\/p>\n Link: Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n Record Label: KindyRecords<\/p>\n HUNDRED CANNONS<\/p>\n Hundred Cannons<\/strong>, \u201ca car accident, your first love, the start of something out of nothing\u201d.<\/p>\n Link: Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n FIRE SEASON<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thefireseason<\/a><\/p>\n PLUS:<\/p>\n INTERNATIONAL EXIT BASS GRINDER DJS<\/p>\n TORN DJS<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFrom that point the band started building a strong reputation as a great live act on the South Wales circuit. In the summer of 2006, the band recorded their first e.p. entitled \u2018Burning Witches For Glue\u2019, followed a year later by the highly experimental second offering \u2018Lightswitch Impulses\u2019, which has gathered a cult following in its wake due to the use of two basses and schizo-noise shreaks mixed with progressive, post-rock instrumentals. During the past three years the band have secured high profile support slots with the likes of Taint, Noxagt, An Albatross, Rolo Tomassi and more recently Manatees, Part Chimp and The Airborne Toxic Event. Mikel Jollett of The Airborne Toxic Event has stated that the band were \u201cby far the best band we\u2019ve played with on the entire UK tour\u201d.
\nCurrently the band have finished working on their forthcoming release, \u2018Dance-off with a Triceratops\u2019, which was recorded and produced by the respected Charlie Francis at Music Box Studios, Cardiff, on December 6th 2008 in one ten hour live session. It is set for release in early 2009.<\/p>\n
\nEqual parts free flowing melody, angular jagged heaviosity and layered soundscape beauty, live these guys unleash a series of truly epic aural concoctions that show them to be something very special in a time of homogenized safety. Formed in Portsmouth in 2006, the band quickly found their feet, undertaking early support tours with Oceansize and Future of The Left. They consolidated this hectic touring schedule with a true stroke of luck when they entered a Coke\/Itunes competition judged by XFM\u2019s Eddy Temple-Morris, seeing off 700 other bands to make it into the live performance final at London\u2019s ULU.
\nFrontman Dan Sutton picks up the tale \u2013 \u201cWe went on to play and lost the Audience Vote to some guys dressed like A Clockwork Orange\u201d, he laughs, \u201cBut we still came away with an iPod each and a \u00a31800 Apple laptop. Within a couple of weeks we sold the four iPods on eBay and the laptop to our sound guy. We then used the money to pay for van insurance and new brakes so we could stay on the road touring.\u201d
\nThis kind of pragmatic determination underlines just how serious the Munroe Effect are about taking their music to the masses. Soon afterwards Function Records (Meet Me In St Louis, Caretaker etc) made a move and picked up the band, releasing the ecstatically received \u2018Who\u2019s Throwing Rocks\/Death Clash\u2019 7\u201d Single in January of 2008.
\nA string of dates with The Subways, Reuben, thisCITY, In Case of Fire and Fighting With Wire followed, and led to the bands second release with the same label. Nov 2008 the band released \u2018You Are Goldmouth\u2019 \u2013 an EP which set out their stall and highlighted the intelligent ferocity and elegant construction which defines their sound so well and was supported by a a joint headline UK tour with SHAPES and more shows with bands such as Haunts, Amusement Parks on Fire, Pulled Apart by Horses, Blakfish & Baddies.
\nWith E.P artwork from San Franciscan artist Doug Boehm and mastering from Nick Zampiello (Ghost of a Thousand, Botch) it was with a searing statement of intent and a call to arms for all those rendered apathetic by the unadulterated monotony of modern rock music.
\nULTRAVIOLENCELAND is their debut album, set for a March 2010 release in UK & Germany\/Austria\/Swiss territories with two free download singles set for Oct 09 and Feb 2010 release both with extensive tours planned.
\nA collection of thoughtfully constructed aggressive and memorable rock songs loaded with powerful introspective lyrics and defining, jagged riffs twist and turn to deliver a sincere and ambitious breath of fresh air from a new British band.
\nAnd for those of you wondering \u2013 what sort of name is \u2018Munroe Effect\u2019, we\u2019ll leave the last word to frontman Dan Sutton – \u201cThe name \u2018Munroe Effect\u2019 was chosen because it wasn\u2019t bad enough not to use, and we needed to get on with being a band. Plus, if you put it into Wikipedia, you get some cool shit about explosions.\u201d
\nFair enough.<\/p>\n