What's Maggy all about?

Wednesday 24 July 2013

Variety is King

Jason Ritchie wrote some kind words about the album in this review:

Review at 'Get Ready to Rock'

Track 2, 'Spending Time', has also been added to the playlist at 'Get Ready to Rock Radio'. Seems to be an early favourite for becoming the 'hit' song from 'Lab Rat and Lobster'.

Friday 12 July 2013

Lab Rat and Lobster- only 3 days to go!

Some say that these short samples do an injustice to the full versions. Well, come Monday 15th July you won't have to wait any longer. We are still shifting pre-ordered CD copies directly from here - use the PayPal link top right, or contact us directly using the form on the right hand side of this post. We will also sell copies in person...by prior arrangement, of course ;) So, if you know us - get in touch!

You can also exact your own justice in the digital domain on Monday 15th July. Yup, just 3 days from now the album will be officially released on iTunes, Amazon, etc.

Here's something to keep you going over the weekend:

Bat: 'A story that is about the escapades of a young stoner, it’s partly fact, partly fiction.'

Shane: 'Swinging 6/4 grooves on offer here, as the song opens with some blues fusion type licks over a sneaky, lazy backbeat. I had a lot of fun jamming these parts - especially pleased with the tone combination of Dragon II Neck pick-up (PRS Santana) and Morley Wah Pedal (’98 Model). Musically, the track goes through a number of different moods (Calm to Aggressive), so metaphorically it’s a great match for the adventure of the lyrical content.'
 

Friday 5 July 2013

The Golden Record of Mankind

Bat: 'In 1977, a golden record with messages, music and all things about mankind was sent into deep space on the Voyager 1. It is hoped that, one day, this record will be found by other intelligent life. This song is a fictional story of how the Golden Record in a “Cosmic Bottle” is found by an intelligent, Godless race. They listen to the music on the record, believe it to be from Gods and decide to follow it back to Earth. When they finally arrive, Earth is a barren planet with no life. Ultimately, we may self-destruct, destroying this planet and ourselves, but we have left our legacy, lost in space. If or when that happens, an alien race might learn from our mistakes.'

Shane: 'Based on an old instrumental of mine called ‘Atomic Yoo Too’, we worked this one pretty hard until we got a suitable song from the original music. In many ways, this one represents the quintessential Maggy style, where Bat has been able to turn a short musical cue into a bona fide Rock song. Ultimately, we found the sweet spot by detuning a whole step, and revisiting the core musical shifts afresh. There is a coldness about the choruses that is neatly contrasted by the vibrant optimism of the intro and verse sections: again, a great marriage of words and music. As with opening track ‘High Time’, this song features two trademark solos, one from each of us, over the joyful key of E major. Be Happy.'