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Who
are you, then?
SOLAR CELL
Where
are you from?
The sticks - East of Doncaster
Tell
us a bit about yourselves:
...the Marshall brothers including twins Gary and Steve have been
jamming around as a guitar trio since their early teens - we are
all between 22 and 25.
After years spent perfecting their skills, they got together with
a good friend called Callum who happened to be an exceptional drummer
- one who could keep up with the talented Marshalls.
From here they layed the foundations for what would become Solar
Cell and began peicing together dynamic, fresh sounding and idiosyncratic
peices of music with a passion and an eye for detail that most can
only dream of.
All 4 founder members play their instruments with amazing flair
and are as tight as water is wet. Fate played its part, if you will,
when Calder joined as the voice to carry these songs into peoples
hearts.
The story goes thus: Approximately 6 years ago Steve performed his
first live show with a local original band as a one off gig. The
drummer of that band was a committed musician who wrote lyrics and
always wanted a chance to get up front and take the mic.
After no contact at all for that 6 year period, one chance meeting
in a Doncaster bar saw a night that would make history for these
5 driven individuals. It all dropped into place amazingly well as
the songs were finally given a voice that they cried out for.
With no delay the band started doing shows and although its very
early days there has been an amazing response from all who have
had the chance to see them live. They now plan a relentless surge
of gigging and bigging up and hope to see their music touch people
far and wide...worldwide!
Who's
in the band, and what do you play?
Dave Marshall - Riffs and Chords Guru
Steve Marshall - Bassline Wizardry
Callum Morrisson - Rhythmical Foundations
Gary Marshall - Lead Guitar Limits
Calder McLaughlin - Voice and Verse
How
long have you been around?
18 months ago, although vocals only introduced 4-5 months ago.
What's
your best moment so far?
Bagging a support slot for Black#5 at the Leopard with promotor
Heather saying that we will, "Blow them off the stage!"
Yet to prove her right but this takes place on 27th Nov.
Describe
your music for us:
Its a hybrid. Its Funk and its Rock. Its: heartfelt; its moody;
its dark; its uplifting; its soulful; its political; its knicker
wetting; its jaw dropping; its well executed and its f**king quality!!
Who
are your influences?
Generally speaking good musicians and the likes of: Chilli Peppers;
Pearl Jam; Alice in Chains; Matchbox 20; Tool; Counting Crows; Smashing
Pumpkins; Rage Against'. An American sound with the sentiment of
Pink Floyd; U2 and the Police perhaps.
And
if you could cover one song, what would it be?
It would always be a compromise on more than one persons part if
we were to choose just one favourite song to cover. No-one else's
music could possibly sum up the five of us better than ours. Thats
why we write songs with such a variety of moods. Tough one that.
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