Leonard Smalls

Pic from last night...

I've tried fivers and not got on with them - I'd already been on 4s for 20 odd years and didn't like the extra width. I knows what I likes and I likes what I know!

Multi Band event for us in Hereford last night as part of a celebration of Rebellion Festival promoter Daz Russell's 40th anniversary of putting on gigs... Was a bit worried about being able to get there due to the many flooding hotspots on the way, but all was fine (apart from the lack of working pay machines in the carpark meant downloading the dreaded RingGo app). We were on at 8pm after Rat Boy's famous magic show (!); all went fine apart from having no vocal monitoring which meant having to remember changes without vocal cues but we mostly got it right - though a notable exception was drummer posing for a video when he was meant to be watching me as he never remembers where we stop on "3"... I was pleased with my tone - Parker bass into Helix, heavily gated and compressed with light overdrive and sweep delay for my solo bits into BBE pre, DBX compressor, bridged Crown power amp and Markbass 4x10. Had a decent full room too despite the rain - perhaps 100 of 'em - but I have no idea if anyone liked us as I'd packed everything onto my new lightweight trolley and was off like a rocket (can carry everything in one run!). I heard that Culture Shock (headline) and the Samples were good though. Treated myself to a bit of 85% cocoa chocolate and a dram of Port Charlotte Cask Strength with Jools Holland (very impressed by St Vincent's first song!).

Soldier Soldier - Spizz Energi

As I said, listen to Bootsy! Here's a fine example - bear in mind it's a PFunk show so it's often daft and/or cheesey with jokes galore, both musical and lyrical. There's very occasional tasters to build the mood, then eventually it becomes this huge thing that is Bootsy's bass. I saw him on this tour, and it was awesome, in the true sense of the word! Sounds best loud...

0750 this morning in my garden... Just stopped now.

he feels like a doris - the door and the window (this song coincidentally has a washing machine solo!)

S'not that bad! I made it all the way from Felindre over the top to Anchor then Clun and Church Stretton in a Peugeot estate

Listen to Bootsy - he does it all...

In a break with tradition, and possibly inspired by rediscovering my DOD Envelope Filter, I've ditched atonality and racket for ethereal vocals, a rousing PFunk chorus and a Phat bassline complete with solo... Not many lyrics, but they're about the joys of working together. Wal is not only going through DOD filter and Darkglass overdrive, but also triggering 5 synths....

I'm a member too...

London Calling - The Clash

Yakety Yak (Don't Talk Back) - Chas and Dave

Just in case anyone's anywhere near Hereford Saturday 23rd... There's 8 bands ranging from excellent punk-ska headliners, Culture Shock (2200), through old school punk (The Samples 2055, Borrowed Time 1820, Ambition Demolition 1635), Us (Choked, punkfunkprog with 2 basses - we're on at 1955), PoetryDanceRapPunk (Dead Sheeran 1730) , nu-school youngpunx (The Human Error 1545, Sak! 1440) and excitingly, Rat Boy's Magic Show, as seen at Rebellion every year (1910).

Bitter and Twisted -Roger Daltrey

Do What I Tell Ya! - Infectious Grooves

Walkin' On Sunshine - Rocker's Revenge

Pickin' Up The Pieces - Average White Band

Waiting for your Taxi - Ian Dury and the Blockheads

After rediscovering my Dod Envelope Filter, mine's nearly finished....

Workin' In A Coalmine - Devo

A Glass of Champagne - Sailor

Two Pints of lager and a packet of crisps please - Splodgenessabounds

Runcorn To The Hills - Iron Maiden

Shame! I bought 4 packs of NYXL when they were on at £9.95...