shaun-macgowan: Blog

2 New Industrial/EBM Songs Online

shaun-macgowan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:42:37 +0000

There are 2 new Industrial/EBM demo song from 'Prototype A' online for your listening 'pleasure'. Need some female guest vocals doing so if you're interested get in touch!

Shaun.
www.myspace.com/smgclassical

Gasp, MDB toppled!

shaun-macgowan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:55:17 +0000

For the first time since the dawn of my last fm charts (www.last.fm/user/korsrol) MDB are no longer on top! Replaced by none other than Paradise Lost. At least I don't yet have the shame of Avril Lavigne being no.1!

Narcotic Death EP Out Now - £2

shaun-macgowan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:08:48 +0000

Oi Oi,

Our 'EP' is out now (6 tracks, 25 min); £2 from gigs/band member/internet (buy button on myspace).

As usual there are tracks on the Myspace and Last.fm

www.myspace.com/narcoticdeath616
www.last.fm/music/narcotic+death

Cheers,
Korsrol.

NSL in Last.fm Download Chart

shaun-macgowan — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:06:42 +0000

Nightshadows Lament's 'Demons in the Mist' has is in the Last.fm free download chart for the week ending 6th july.

90th in the Black Metal chart,
98th in the Death Metal chart.

Cheers to everyone who downloaded or listened!

www.last.fm/music/nightshadows+lament

www.last.fm/music/shaun+macgowan

www.myspace.com/nslament

Recent Narcotic Death Gigs

shaun-macgowan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:34:54 +0000

Cheers to everyone who turned up to our first set of gigs, I think we had a great debut at the Snooty Fox and good gigs at Subculture and the 2 at Rios. The 2nd Rios gig was certainly an eye raiser, we we're booked because 2 bands has pulled out the day before the gig, turned up and the headliner pulled out too, so we ended up being supported by an MC going on about something...guns hos and bitches probibly before our black/death metal set. But still, cheers to everyone, especially the sound guy from sub/rios and the bang bang project.

Heres a review from the snooty gig:

"A last minute cancellation from Reth came as a disappointment although filling their shoes are Wakefield natives Narcotic Death, for whom I have a hard time believing that today is their gigging debut. Their musical output at times seems suitable for the Enslaved grounds of battle, with some Viking metal riffs and strong drumming and even some elements of thrash mixed into the chaos. The real eyebrow raiser here is the vocals of the frontlady who has a fantastic harsh croak that more than makes up for her wooden stage presence. This will no doubt come along nicely with experience and in time these could become a force to be reckoned with."

Our EP will be out as soon as the discs come back from the printers, just 2 quid.

www.myspace.com/narcoticdeath616

SMG: Last.fm Download Chart 22nd to 29th June

shaun-macgowan — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:21:42 +0000

Shaun MacGowan has popped up in the Last.fm Download Chart this week in the 'Noise' section, 83rd place, with the track 'The Horseman of Death'.

There are over 20 tracks up for free download, so get maxing out your connections!

www.last.fm/music/+free/noise

www.last.fm/music/shaun+macgowan

www.last.fm/music/nightshadows+lament

Angel Immortal: Celestial Lyrics

shaun-macgowan — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:31:26 +0000

With all the vocal parts to celestial done, seem like a good time to post the lyrics!

Deep in darkness you will find
A pacifist of demon kind
Black-struck, bad luck
Undefined
Slowly breaking
Killing time
Make it so and
Make it go
Rivers whining
Overflow
Muddy thicket of the deep
Walking through it you may weep

Celestial
Celestial

Feeble, evil Sanctimonies
From that pit of Matrimony
What wherever
You might go
Creepy making
Overload
Fascinated by the dark
Pumping fear with cold remarks
Life or Death it's only kind
To let go of what's left behind

Celestial
Celestial
Smile briefly, you won't
Take pity, you don't
Not jealous, you are…

Itch, stitch, poor, rich, confound, mega bitch
Blah-blah, no ta, tell me first who you are
Wanna go? So-so…fuck you oh no
Yo-no go home If you wanna be…
Celestial…

(by Alfie A.)

www.myspace.com/angelimmortalband

Goings on...

shaun-macgowan — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:24:58 +0000

Started my workplacement for 3^rd year of uni at SMV studios / 53^rd Degree Records in Bradford. Been doing a whole host of stuff from recording, soldering, office stuff and ofc making the tea!

One band recorded so far is ‘The Creeks’ (indie/rock/experimental)

Check them out at www.myspace.com/thecreeksrock

Also been in the studio with alfie laying down some vocals for the Angel Immortal song ‘celestial’ - t’is sounding good! Got an acid dub mix on the go as well to trip things out and funk things up!

Attended the west riding beer/music festival which was full of the usual weirdos, scum and celebrities, for too much booze was had by everyone! Police came for some reason, crused around then pissed off again!

Played Narcotic Death’s first ever gig! All dayer at the snooty fox in aid of cancer research, was great fun and hopefully we went down well! Entered the studio next day to record an e.p, would be fucking great weather! Our next gig is on the 21^st of june at Leeds Rios

Tesco > Other

shaun-macgowan — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:59:02 +0000

Tesco has reached a new high! Why?

1. Beer batter chips :D

2. Cock-a-leek soup XD

3. The whole 'legendary smak' range

Tesco, I salute you!

VFS Preview

shaun-macgowan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:00:30 +0000

My next solo release - Verses From Subtopia - is about ready to have some vocals slapped all over it. So I've uploaded a preview.

www.myspace.com/smgclassical

Cheers,
Shaun.

20,000 - Top 50 by Country

shaun-macgowan — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:41:49 +0000

Based on my Last.fm charts:

1. [-] USA - 11.5 [-]

[-]Evanescence
[-]Iced Earth
[-]Shroud of Bereavement
[+1]Demons & Wizards (1/2)
[-1]Metallica
[+1]Nevermore
[+3]Tori Amos
[-2]Slipknot
[-]Korn
[-2]Danny Elfman
[+1]John Debney
[N]System of a Down

2. [-] UK - 11 [+1]

[-]My Dying Bride
[-]Paradise Lost
[-]Anathema
[-]Cradle of Filth
[-]The Prophecy
[-]Thine
[+1]Nightshadows Lament
[N]Shaun MacGowan
[-2]Bal-Sagoth
[-1]Black Sabbath
[N]Porcupine Tree

3. [+1] Norway - 6.5 [-]

[-]Dimmu Borgir
[-]Madder Mortem
[-]Mayhem
[-]The Kovenant
[-]Burzum
[-]Carpathian Forest
[-]Leaves' Eyes (1/2)

4. [-1] Sweeden - 6 [-1]

[-]Katatonia
[-]Hypocrisy
[-]Opeth
[-]Therion
[-]Arch Enemy
[-]Corporation 187

=5. [-] Germany - 5 [-]

[-]Blind Guardian
[+1]Autumnblaze
[-1]Gamma Ray
[-]Demons & Wizards (1/2)
[-]Hans Zimmer
[-]Leaves' Eyes (1/2)

=5. [+1] Finland - 5 [+1]

[-]Children of Bodom
[-]Swallow the Sun
[-]Battlelore
[N]Amorphis
[-1]Nightwish

7. [-] Italy - 2 [-]

[+1]Lacuna Coil
[-1]Rhapsody

=8.[-] Canada - 1 [-]

[-]Avril Lavigne

=8. [-] Russia - 1 [-]

[-]Tvangeste

=8. [-] Denmark - 1 [-]

[-]King Diamond

Recent musictivities

shaun-macgowan — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:21:21 +0000

Orchestra of Opera North - 14^th March

Fernes conducts Brahms and Bartok’ - worth pointing out that Kodaly was on the bill two, but for some reason didn’t get a mention in the title, even though the piece (Dances of Galanta) rivalled that of Bartok’s ‘Piano Concerto No.3’ and Brahms ‘Symphony No.1’. All were great pieces, but the winner had to be the concerto (soloist was Jean-Efflam Bavouzet) with its grim dis-chord bits and what not.

Dominion 08 - 15^th March

Another all dayer at the Snooty Fox where everyone gets pissed and wonders why the floors so sticky. This one had ‘The Skull Branded Pirates’ (who I didn’t see), ‘Warmoth’, who didn’t look like a very happy bunch, ‘Boltdown’, who I missed due to drink and pool, ‘Leaden’, who I missed due to a very sweaty pizza, ‘Pitiful Reign’, who were meh, ‘Honey For Christ’ who were pretty cool and ‘Frosthold’ and ‘The Prophecy’ who were both as good as ever. The t’ing raised £300 for cancer research n’all, which aint band.

Uploads

Uploaded some works in progress to the SMG (droid) and Angel Immortal (nephilim/silver lining) myspaces - check ‘em out!

www.myspace.com/smgclassical

www.myspace.com/angelimmortalband

Female vocalists wanted...

shaun-macgowan — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:19:21 +0000

Basically I need somebody (or bodies) to sing on some tracks I'm doing. One project is my solo electronic/dance and the other is my rock/alt band 'Angel Immortal'. Being based in west Yorkshire if preferable and the ability to read music or at least follow another instruments pitch.

Interested/any questions get in touch!

Myspace:
www.myspace.com/smgclassical
www.myspace.com/angelimmortalband

Last.fm
www.last.fm/music/shaun+macgowan
www.last.fm/music/angel+immortal