Status Report 002/2011

Our first show of the year, as well as our first show as a four piece came and went. Things learned from that show:

1. We NEED a new bass amp ASAP!




2. We NEED an amp strictly for samples. Our samples were a garbled mess coming out of the PA system.




3. I shouldn't touch microphone stands when Corby is playing saxaphone.




4. etc.....

Technical difficulties aside the show went pretty well, and i actually enjoyed myself and more or less watched every band that was playing which is something i haven't done in a very, very long time. The venue, Asterisk, was a cool spot and very welcoming. Too bad that it can't become a legitamet showspace due to the fact that it is a "residence". The No Suck Fest collective keep a tight ship. Selling merch to raise money and to make sure bands don't go over their allotted. Although the rule seemed to lax a bit when the dance floor was to full capacity. What was surprising was that there wasn't any sort of bullshit going on, especially considering that the event was b.y.o.b. No fights. Nothing broken (that i know of) this being a major point as there is a giant paper-mache shark and a giant paper-mache octopus hanging precariously over everyone's heads. So yea...

It's been agreed by the four of us that we will be practicing at least once a month which is something that hasn't been done since the very beginning of Makua. Hopefully (more shows &) new songs with everyone's input will be coming soon.

End of status report.

First Show for the Year +

The show as stated in the "flyer" posted above, is a fundraiser for No Suck Fest 3. A little backstory to NSF. It started 3 years ago and this is the first year that the organizers are trying their damndest and doing their best to bring down not one, not two, but three bands from the mainland to play this (what is now to be a) two day festival.

We were supposed to play last year's event but things didn't go as planned scheduling wise. This time (if we are asked) we're playing it for sure. All the people involved with organizing the event is totally upfront on the ball and fair minded. Every band is going to be treated equally, as we all should, and there will be no room for any sort of "rock 'n' roll" bullshit from bands. That is so refreshing especially considering how things are run by certain parties and it's about time. cos' frankly, i'm SICK of being told to cut sets, play at a different times and be treated with general indifference all because we were just two guys and a drummachine composing the band. i know, most people don't get it and that's fine, but fuck... just cos' yr feeble brain can't comprehend that two dudes w/a drummachine are going full tilt doesn't mean you should cut our set by twenty miuntes when we were promised twenty- five. that aside, i really don't see us playing for any of these wheeling and dealing "promoters" anytime soon or ever again. those fuckers can eat a dick as far as i am concerned. stick to booking yr fucking bar bands.sorry to be so crass, but, that's the breaks, man. i'm so glad in knowing that's not how the NSF kids want to work.

With all this being said the show on april 9th will be the first we will be playing as a four piece. no, we don't have a drummer, and NO we don't have a guitar player. we've enlisted Corby/SoNails as full time saxamaphone skronk and (maybe some) synth/noise stuff too. he used to be in the short lived combo Klactoveedsedstene. rounding Makua out to a quartet is our good friend Jacoby. we got to know him since the IRON LUNG shows. he's the composer responsible for the Boutonniere, and is co- host of the podcast "Keep This Frequency Clear". which i suggest you check out. he'll be taking over most of the programming duties for whatever new songs that will be coming and will be doing some synth stuff as well. we'll still sound the same, just a little more nuanced. maybe more proggy, i don't know. hell, who knows. shit, maybe more Krautrock. i can't say.

We're pretty excited to be playing this show at ASTERISK. we've wanted to play there for a long time and now finally we have the oppurtunity to.

Go to any and all of the fundraisers being held by No Suck Fest if you can. the money is being put to use to bring down bands from the mainland and to help put on a truly DIY event (something that seems to be a lost art here in this scene).

For directions there are a couple of ways of finding out. 1)contact the No Suck Fest folks through there fb page 2)you can e- mail them at nosuckfest2011[at]gmail[dot]com 3)contact us via the e-mail listed or message us at our fb page .

Some Fucked Shit

Whether you are a Herbivore or Carnivore, you have to be disgusted by this solution to eradicate Foot & Mouth Disease that they have come up with in South Korea.

Status Report 001/2011

Sometime in the future: New songs (maybe?). Recording/re-recording tracks. Alienating more people. New demo and/or split with WADGE. Remixes as well, perhaps? Repeating these things over and over again.

Semen in the Eye Socket of the Year 2010.

Srsly, fuck this year in the eye! i will not go into the shitty stuff that happened (there was quite a bit), and leave it at that.

Freak Power

This one sided 12" compilation came out last year and it is finally making it to these shores in greater numbers. Fuck Yoga out of Macedonia put this comp together. We were pretty shocked when we got asked to be a part of this, especially considering the bands that were to also appear on it (Hatred Surge, Iron Lung, Apartment 213 to name a few). Also included is a neat quater sized zine full of interviews w/The Endless Blockade, Burmese, Apt.213 and some write up about Horror and Cult movies. 500 of these bad boys were made. 400 on black vinyl and 100 on red vinyl. You can get these from either Fuck Yoga if yr in Europe or if you live in 'merica you can get yr's from Give Praise ,there might be other distros that are carrying this record, but these are the two that i KNOW are carrying it.

I wish our song on the compilation was better in the sound quality department. It was recorded very crudely using a Fostex 4-track that could only record on track at a time and a 4 channel pa mixer. At the time the bass guitars intonation (or whatever) wasn't adjusted to accomodate the low tuning used for our songs, so there is that slack feel to the strings diminshing the power. Well, to me at least.

Small Doses

100 bands all on one handy dandy compilation. Brings back fond memories of Slap- A- Hams "Blllleeeeaaaaarrrrrggggguuuuhhh" comps. Andy/Mortville was gracious enough to ask us to be a part of this massive undertaking that spans countries across the world, by suggestion of our Kanaka in Canada Paul/Wadge. To both of them we bow our heads in gratitude. This was a multi lable labour of love and it shines through in it's layout and execution. Very classy with the die- cut outer sleeve to the Carcass inspired booklet cover art work. With us being on this compilation we've achieved two things: appeared on a release with both Agathocles, and Godstomper. This saves us the embarassment of asking them to do splits with us. If you want a copy, which i'm sure you do, they are $6ppd from Mortville .Bands range from 7 Minutes of Nausea to Parlamentarisk Sodomi to Teenage Desires to Rupture. There's 100 bands on this bad boy yr bound to like a bunch of'em.

P.S. if you want to read a song by song by song review of the compilation check it out at the Sorethroat,Nausea & Headache blog. massive props for the enormous undertaking.