Julie Mclarnon & Analogue Catalogue (with Robert Cotter)
I performed in her band: Bridget Storm 1997 – 2007
Julie McLarnon: voice, guitars, accordian –
Paul Blakesley: Bass
Brian Edwards: Drums
Semay Wu: cello
3 Eps: Terrestrial Living (2000), Stitches (2000), The Sleep (2001)
Album: Here’s What’s left (2002)
https://www.sonicbids.com/band/bridgetstorm/
Interviews/images:
Briton’s Protection 2001 – https://www.mdmarchive.co.uk/tag/4701/
http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article/2899/Bridget-Storm
Notable festivals and gigs:
SXSW [South By South-West] 1998
CMJ 2001: The fated CMJ in 2001, where myself and Julie flew to NYC for a CMJ gig, and were re-directed to Gander, NewFoundland for 4 days. Julie ended up heading home, and I managed to find my way to Brooklyn where I had a place to stay. The whole journey from UK to Gander to Brooklyn was incredibly etched in memory. The CMJ Festival was postponed, and I spent a week in NYC trying to understand what actually just happened.
The week of Red Cross concerts set up at Tonic in the East Village was memorable for many reasons: amazing music – and seeing/meeting the legends of NY’s free improvisation/jazz world, notably John Zorn and Milford Graves. At a time in NY’s history, it was really necessary to stay there to see the city, Brooklyn, Downtown and Chinatown where they started pressing t-shirts with the now famous logo: ‘I [heart] NY’.
Various gigs in NYC from years 1999 – 2001
Notable BS support slots for: Arab Strap, Smog, Daniel Johnston, lambchop, Willard Grant Conspiracy from The American SongWriters Circle, [the gig at BOTW [Band On The Wall] ~ 2000/1]
Notable backing band: Did a mini EU tour (2006) with the Vaselines (with Eugene too), and also Frances McKee‘s solo work.
Analogue Catalogue recording sessions for:
Bridget Storm: Eps (2000) and Album Here’s What’s left (2002)
Frances McKee – Sunny Moon (2004)
Aidan Smith – Fancy Barrel (2005)
Supreme Vagabond Craftsman – Just You, Me and The Baby (2006)
Supreme Vagabond Craftsman – Check Out My Rifle Range (2006)
Jon Thorne’s Oedipus Complex – Manchester Road (2006)
The Shivers – More (2011)
Robin James – Paper Earth (2011)
Vinny Peculiar – Other People Like Me (2011)
Seaming – Seaming (2012) – This was recorded elsewhere, but mixed at Analogue.