November 5th 2009:
Well... my, my. my. Has it been that long? Is anyone still reading? LOL
You may think that Adam may have disappeared off the face of the earth, but I can tell you that another song has been recorded and sounds as ace as 'KINETIK'..... It's called 'WIN TOMORROW'..... absolutely great groove to it, I luvs it! .... Also heard what he's done/added to 'TINY PIECES FALLING', making it rather... european.... As well as a rather zany wee number called 'JC' ..... wonder what that's all about?!?..... Also smouldering on the shelf is a demo called 'SUPER HANGFIRE' (which Adam can't decide what to do with...) ... along with a beautiful little track named '[YOU]' ...........
.....Will any of these ever see the light of day? Will anyone ever care? Could it be Henry, the mild-mannered janitor....?
Until next time, Keep your fingers crossed!
ThePriest...x
February 17th 2009:
A new link has been added to the bottom of this page.... the CyCast Music site allows access to Unsigned Artits and their music..... Ampersand have gladly added themselves to the site..... Check it out when you have a mo'. Cheers!
ThePriest...x
January 20th 2009:
A very happy belated New Year to you all. I wish you peace and happiness.
Well, our hopes are that 2009 might be a good year....News reaches me that Adam and Alex have pencilled in some time to work together in the coming months....'Bout time too. All the songs are written, first priority is to finish and mix 'Kinetic' for public consumption. [Still a belter of a tune!]
More news when I get it!
Keep Safe,
ThePriest...x
August 28th 2008:
Greetings....my sincere apologies for not posting anything for so long.... Can't really report much to be honest & I know this site has been...ahem ..."off-line" for a while..... Apologies for that too.
Anyway, Adam is still trundling away, working on songs. I've told him many times to pull his finger out, but that's the limits of my 'power'. I can tell you that the rough demos I've heard are great and still waiting for that final mix of that storming song "KINETIC" to see the light of day. Adam's bleating about a decent vocal track now, apparently....
Regards,
...ThePriest.. x
January 31st 2008:
Well....salutations for the New Year. The Confessional hopes all your dreams come true in '08....
...In the meantime, take some time to vote for Ampersand's "Your Perfect Eyes" at THE WORLD MUSIC TOURNAMENT.
Click the link at the bottom of this page...
Muchos Gracias,
ThePriest...xx
August 13th 2007:
Has it really been that long...??? Good grief.... Well anyway, material is going, how should we say...slowly.... Adam seems to have been a little bit too anorak when it comes to mixing and being happy with vocals.... Bahh, humbug we say... I stil can't believe how good 'KINETIC' is, but you'll just have to wait..... On a good note, a possible recording 'location' may have been found.... Adam seems sick of sitting in his flat.... He described the location as "ideal"..... More news when I get it....
Regards,
Keep Safe,
ThePriest xx
April 10th 2007:
My, my, doesn't time fly when you're looking for things to report.... and for this I hang my head in shame....
Ampersand's anthemic "IF THE PEOPLE DON'T MATTER (IT MATTERS)" was aired as part of THE UNSIGNED SHOW with MIKE MENDOZA on the #1 commercial Radio Station TALKSPORT on last Sunday, 8th April....
However, I feel slightly better in the fact that the show is aired between 3-4AM Monday morning..! But maybe we'll get some more Ampersand magic on there soon....
[INFO: THE UNSIGNED SHOW WITH MIKE MENDOZA - LISTEN LIVE ON TALKSPORT.NET OR ..... ON 1089 DAB DIGITAL RADIO ... FREEVIEW or .... SKY]
Keep Safe,
ThePriest ... xx
February 1st 2007:
Sorry no contact for a while... I hope you are well.
Speaking of which, Adam has been unwell recently, so music is "..on hold..." at the mo', However, he promises to get rockin' again soon.
Keep Safe,
ThePriest ... ;o)
December 26th 2006:
Well... another Crimbo out of the way. Ampersand hopes it was a good one, and also wish you a fantastic Hogmanay!
...And so do I...
Regards
ThePriest.. ;o)
November 26th 2006:
More news about new material being demo'd....
Adam has two more songs 'down' (altho vocals to be recorded):
1. "TINY PIECES FALLING", very mellow/chilled, it's a song that's been around a while and
2. "JUDGEMENT DAY (You're Just Too Good to be True)", probably the wierdest song title yet by Adam, it's a rather quirky pop piano-based thang.
Adam described it as "...TALK2ME's cousin twice removed..." - OK then, glad we got that cleared up... [Ahem] ... ;o)
Adam wants to start some more 'rocky' demo's, but has been getting all anoraky about the guitar sound recording on his Mac. Picky, picky, picky, I say....
More news another time,
ThePriest ... ;op
November 9th 2006:
Hi.... Adam informs me that demo's are continuing, altho' slightly held up by the fact that the keys on his keyboard broke. This seems to be fixed/replaced now tho'. Teach him for doing his Jerry Lee Lewis impressions if you ask me .....
One demo (which sounds pretty good quality to me, I wouldn't have called it a demo...), provisionally titled "KINETIC", is pretty much finished bar vocals and maybe a bit more guitar, so at least the Ampersand band wagon is rolling again.
Magic Alex is currently otherwise engaged, so apart from some technical advising via phone/text, it's all Adam at the mo'. Adam did intimate that he hoped he would be involving Alex in the Production process at some point....
That's all the news for now .... I hope this note finds you well ....
ThePriest ... x
September 9th 2006:
Hello again... Just letting you know that Ampersand's "Your Perfect Eyes" is featured on "BRITAIN Rocks", compilation CD of Unsigned Talent.
Click on 'BRITAIN ROCKS' link below....
ThePriest
September 2nd 2006:
Greetings to you, fellow Shadenfreuders!
Forgot to tell you Ampersand can be accessed thru Channel 4's 'My Music' section... Click on the link below to access.... Get those ratings up!
As for other news, Adam is now in the process of pulling his finger out to begin recording demo's for the next Ampersand album. (After washing his finger first, naturally....) .... More news when I get it!
ThePriest ... :o) ...
August 3rd 2006:
'Sometimes Sunday Blue [Edit]' is now available to download at Ampersand's MySpace page.
Click on the 'AMPERSAND @ MYSPACE' link below to access.
Regards,
ThePriest.... x
May 21st 2006:
Through CDBaby and 'Super D One-Stop' shopping, you can now order 'Schadenfreude Blue' thru some independent record outlets in the UK.
To download the list of UK outlets (Adobe format), select the UK Stores List on the sub-list in the menu to the left of this noticeboard.
Cheers,
ThePriest... x
May 14th 2006:
An Ampersand demo available for download has been put up on the Ampersand MySpace page.
"ERASMUS [Home Demo]" was recorded by Adam when he was getting material together for 'Schadenfreude Blue'
Click on the link at the bottom of this page to access and download.
Regards,
ThePriest
14th April 2006:
Obviously in a charitable mood, Adam informs us that he has made "It's Me Against The World" available to download on the Ampersand 'MySpace' web-page.
Click on thelink at the bottom of this page to access MySpace.
Kind Regards (as ever)
ThePriest... x
4th April 2006:
Those nice people at the Vanity Project Fanzine have kindly written a review of "Schadenfreude Blue". View the review (Issue #18) at:
http://www.vanityproject.co.uk
(Ps. "..QUITE successful..."???!!!!)
Ta
ThePriest
26th March 2006:
Hello again....Adam informs me that he has gone ahead and taken the 'MySpace' plunge...
So...
......click on the 'AMPERSAND @ MYSPACE' link on this page and set yourself up as an Ampersand-er!
Seems you can spread the Ampersand-ic word there too.....
ThePriest ;o)
11th March 2006:
Greetings! Hope all you schadenfreuders are well and happy....
The Confessional completely forgot that Ampersand have got a mention on the
following web-site, which aims at promoting new British music to the USA:-
www.visitbritainrocks.com
Have a look when you have a mo'
ThePriest... ;o)
11th February 2006:
An early Happy Valentines Day to you all... Ampersand send their love .... ;o)
.....Please note that any OFFICIAL enquiries you may have about Ampersand can now be made to:-
LATERAL ARTIST MANAGEMENT
[To e-mail, click on the link at the bottom of this page.]
Of course, you can still e-mail us if you like...We still like to hear from you ;o)
Regards,
ThePriest.. xx
Well... my, my. my. Has it been that long? Is anyone still reading? LOL
You may think that Adam may have disappeared off the face of the earth, but I can tell you that another song has been recorded and sounds as ace as 'KINETIK'..... It's called 'WIN TOMORROW'..... absolutely great groove to it, I luvs it! .... Also heard what he's done/added to 'TINY PIECES FALLING', making it rather... european.... As well as a rather zany wee number called 'JC' ..... wonder what that's all about?!?..... Also smouldering on the shelf is a demo called 'SUPER HANGFIRE' (which Adam can't decide what to do with...) ... along with a beautiful little track named '[YOU]' ...........
.....Will any of these ever see the light of day? Will anyone ever care? Could it be Henry, the mild-mannered janitor....?
Until next time, Keep your fingers crossed!
ThePriest...x
February 17th 2009:
A new link has been added to the bottom of this page.... the CyCast Music site allows access to Unsigned Artits and their music..... Ampersand have gladly added themselves to the site..... Check it out when you have a mo'. Cheers!
ThePriest...x
January 20th 2009:
A very happy belated New Year to you all. I wish you peace and happiness.
Well, our hopes are that 2009 might be a good year....News reaches me that Adam and Alex have pencilled in some time to work together in the coming months....'Bout time too. All the songs are written, first priority is to finish and mix 'Kinetic' for public consumption. [Still a belter of a tune!]
More news when I get it!
Keep Safe,
ThePriest...x
August 28th 2008:
Greetings....my sincere apologies for not posting anything for so long.... Can't really report much to be honest & I know this site has been...ahem ..."off-line" for a while..... Apologies for that too.
Anyway, Adam is still trundling away, working on songs. I've told him many times to pull his finger out, but that's the limits of my 'power'. I can tell you that the rough demos I've heard are great and still waiting for that final mix of that storming song "KINETIC" to see the light of day. Adam's bleating about a decent vocal track now, apparently....
Regards,
...ThePriest.. x
January 31st 2008:
Well....salutations for the New Year. The Confessional hopes all your dreams come true in '08....
...In the meantime, take some time to vote for Ampersand's "Your Perfect Eyes" at THE WORLD MUSIC TOURNAMENT.
Click the link at the bottom of this page...
Muchos Gracias,
ThePriest...xx
August 13th 2007:
Has it really been that long...??? Good grief.... Well anyway, material is going, how should we say...slowly.... Adam seems to have been a little bit too anorak when it comes to mixing and being happy with vocals.... Bahh, humbug we say... I stil can't believe how good 'KINETIC' is, but you'll just have to wait..... On a good note, a possible recording 'location' may have been found.... Adam seems sick of sitting in his flat.... He described the location as "ideal"..... More news when I get it....
Regards,
Keep Safe,
ThePriest xx
April 10th 2007:
My, my, doesn't time fly when you're looking for things to report.... and for this I hang my head in shame....
Ampersand's anthemic "IF THE PEOPLE DON'T MATTER (IT MATTERS)" was aired as part of THE UNSIGNED SHOW with MIKE MENDOZA on the #1 commercial Radio Station TALKSPORT on last Sunday, 8th April....
However, I feel slightly better in the fact that the show is aired between 3-4AM Monday morning..! But maybe we'll get some more Ampersand magic on there soon....
[INFO: THE UNSIGNED SHOW WITH MIKE MENDOZA - LISTEN LIVE ON TALKSPORT.NET OR ..... ON 1089 DAB DIGITAL RADIO ... FREEVIEW or .... SKY]
Keep Safe,
ThePriest ... xx
February 1st 2007:
Sorry no contact for a while... I hope you are well.
Speaking of which, Adam has been unwell recently, so music is "..on hold..." at the mo', However, he promises to get rockin' again soon.
Keep Safe,
ThePriest ... ;o)
December 26th 2006:
Well... another Crimbo out of the way. Ampersand hopes it was a good one, and also wish you a fantastic Hogmanay!
...And so do I...
Regards
ThePriest.. ;o)
November 26th 2006:
More news about new material being demo'd....
Adam has two more songs 'down' (altho vocals to be recorded):
1. "TINY PIECES FALLING", very mellow/chilled, it's a song that's been around a while and
2. "JUDGEMENT DAY (You're Just Too Good to be True)", probably the wierdest song title yet by Adam, it's a rather quirky pop piano-based thang.
Adam described it as "...TALK2ME's cousin twice removed..." - OK then, glad we got that cleared up... [Ahem] ... ;o)
Adam wants to start some more 'rocky' demo's, but has been getting all anoraky about the guitar sound recording on his Mac. Picky, picky, picky, I say....
More news another time,
ThePriest ... ;op
November 9th 2006:
Hi.... Adam informs me that demo's are continuing, altho' slightly held up by the fact that the keys on his keyboard broke. This seems to be fixed/replaced now tho'. Teach him for doing his Jerry Lee Lewis impressions if you ask me .....
One demo (which sounds pretty good quality to me, I wouldn't have called it a demo...), provisionally titled "KINETIC", is pretty much finished bar vocals and maybe a bit more guitar, so at least the Ampersand band wagon is rolling again.
Magic Alex is currently otherwise engaged, so apart from some technical advising via phone/text, it's all Adam at the mo'. Adam did intimate that he hoped he would be involving Alex in the Production process at some point....
That's all the news for now .... I hope this note finds you well ....
ThePriest ... x
September 9th 2006:
Hello again... Just letting you know that Ampersand's "Your Perfect Eyes" is featured on "BRITAIN Rocks", compilation CD of Unsigned Talent.
Click on 'BRITAIN ROCKS' link below....
ThePriest
September 2nd 2006:
Greetings to you, fellow Shadenfreuders!
Forgot to tell you Ampersand can be accessed thru Channel 4's 'My Music' section... Click on the link below to access.... Get those ratings up!
As for other news, Adam is now in the process of pulling his finger out to begin recording demo's for the next Ampersand album. (After washing his finger first, naturally....) .... More news when I get it!
ThePriest ... :o) ...
August 3rd 2006:
'Sometimes Sunday Blue [Edit]' is now available to download at Ampersand's MySpace page.
Click on the 'AMPERSAND @ MYSPACE' link below to access.
Regards,
ThePriest.... x
May 21st 2006:
Through CDBaby and 'Super D One-Stop' shopping, you can now order 'Schadenfreude Blue' thru some independent record outlets in the UK.
To download the list of UK outlets (Adobe format), select the UK Stores List on the sub-list in the menu to the left of this noticeboard.
Cheers,
ThePriest... x
May 14th 2006:
An Ampersand demo available for download has been put up on the Ampersand MySpace page.
"ERASMUS [Home Demo]" was recorded by Adam when he was getting material together for 'Schadenfreude Blue'
Click on the link at the bottom of this page to access and download.
Regards,
ThePriest
14th April 2006:
Obviously in a charitable mood, Adam informs us that he has made "It's Me Against The World" available to download on the Ampersand 'MySpace' web-page.
Click on thelink at the bottom of this page to access MySpace.
Kind Regards (as ever)
ThePriest... x
4th April 2006:
Those nice people at the Vanity Project Fanzine have kindly written a review of "Schadenfreude Blue". View the review (Issue #18) at:
http://www.vanityproject.co.uk
(Ps. "..QUITE successful..."???!!!!)
Ta
ThePriest
26th March 2006:
Hello again....Adam informs me that he has gone ahead and taken the 'MySpace' plunge...
So...
......click on the 'AMPERSAND @ MYSPACE' link on this page and set yourself up as an Ampersand-er!
Seems you can spread the Ampersand-ic word there too.....
ThePriest ;o)
11th March 2006:
Greetings! Hope all you schadenfreuders are well and happy....
The Confessional completely forgot that Ampersand have got a mention on the
following web-site, which aims at promoting new British music to the USA:-
www.visitbritainrocks.com
Have a look when you have a mo'
ThePriest... ;o)
11th February 2006:
An early Happy Valentines Day to you all... Ampersand send their love .... ;o)
.....Please note that any OFFICIAL enquiries you may have about Ampersand can now be made to:-
LATERAL ARTIST MANAGEMENT
[To e-mail, click on the link at the bottom of this page.]
Of course, you can still e-mail us if you like...We still like to hear from you ;o)
Regards,
ThePriest.. xx
