CULTURAL ELTHAM
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Select Sounds
BY ROZ BRITNELL
Upcoming
b a n d For the moment, Edit/Select are
f r o m management-free but are on the
Eltham, Edit/Select, headlined on the look out to ease the added pressures
unsigned stage at Guilfest this July. Band in addition to performing. The tragic
members Matt, Joe and Craig make no loss of school mate Mizen has been
attempt to disguise their excitement one of many influences on the bands
about it with lead singer Matt gushing songwriting talents, Matt explains
“there are no words to describe how “growing up in Eltham has definitely
cool it was”. affected my songwriting. There weren’t
a lot of things for kids to do and it
Matt sheepishly admitting “I can’t
kinda nurtured this culture of
remember how I managed before, it’s
‘boredom youth’. There is a lot of
such an amazing tool”. But does this
See the band at:
negative stuff happening right
mean you need to be signed to be
now about knife crime, murders
successful these days? “No, I don’t think
August 4: Islington O2 Academy – Showcase
and things like that. So although
so, says Matt. “The Arctic Monkeys are
August 7: 12 Bar, Denmark Street, London
the songs might have an upbeat
proof of that. They were huge before
August 14: TOE JAM@Deptford Arms
rhythm if you look a bit deeper
they were signed so by the time the
August 27: Last Days of Decadence, Shoreditch
the lyrics are actually quite dark”.
record companies came round they
could pretty much demand what they
Lyrics aside, never doubt this
wanted. Imagine having that power
The band, which formed in 2008, band’s commitment to a sharp guitar riff
over record companies? I don’t think any
started out by having a bit of fun which and catchy rhythm because it’s oozing
other band can do what they did”. So
descended into performing and took from every orifice if the demos are
what does make Edit/Select successful,
off from there although Matt and Craig anything to go by. ‘Your Fire’ is definitely
we asked? According to the band it’s
have been jamming together for a lot a song for the Ipod with Arctic Monkeys
having fun and writing songs. Unwilling
longer. Matt says “our favourite gig or MGMT as the template for their
to pigeonhole the band’s genre Matt
so far has been Sparkle, a concert in stomping tunes. Although the personal
adds “we’re indie, ska, alternative indie,
memory of Jimmy Mizen”. Mizen who music tastes of the band members
a bit rocky. We mix up all types of music;
was brutally murdered last year was a clash – Matt likes Dizzy Rascal, Craig like
if you’re making music you can’t be
fellow student and friend of Matt’s at St Foals and Jo loves a dance anthem, the
ignorant”.
Thomas More School, Footscray Road, dynamics seem to be working well.
so the gig had personal significance. “It
Visit the band’s website on www.
was the biggest audience we’ve played The band praises internet sites
myspace.com/editselectband
to and was such a buzz. like MySpace and Facebook as a
springboard for emerging artists with
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