P628 Teletext 628 Aug27 21:45:06 ——————————————————————————————— ——— WAYLAND You won't have heard of 'em 9et - but you soon will! They're a cracking new Brit band mixing the harmonies of REM, the power of Pearl Jam and the Gaelic folk-rock sensibilities of The Pogujs. Their On Bread Alone? EP is out now, with an album to follow. So Groovrs spoke to singer Paul Northcote Reeve, and bassist Jim Down. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Grooves index 620 Music news 621 SEND YOUR REVIEWS TO MEGA-ZINE p442 News Trivia Grooves DigitisjrP628 Teletext 628 Aug27 21:29:43 ——————————————————————————————— ——— WAYLAND How would you describe Wayland? JIM: "We're a thinking rock'n'roll band - the indie scene is going through an unthinking phase at the moment." PAUL: "I write cynical songs about the environment, love, life - totally from my point of view. "How they make people feel depends on how the band interpret them - if they pick up the same things I'm thinking." ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Check out the music reviews 626 WEN A CULT FICTION CD p627 News Trivia Grooves DigitisjuP628 Teletext 628 Aug27 21:30:18 ——————————————————————————————— ——— WAYLAND Who are you into at the mo'? PAUL: "It changes all the time - Soundgarden, Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix is a fantastic LP. Peter Gabriel, and a lot of the Real World stuff. And Blur v Oasis? JIM: "Blur." PAUL: "I think Oasis are far superior. Blur are a modern-day Madness!" ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— You could win a Cult Fiction CD 627 DIGITJSER - ALL THINGS GAMEY p470 News Trivia Grooves DigitisjrP628 Teletext 628 Aug27 21:34:40 ———————————————————————————————— —— WAYLAND You signed to a small label. Would you have preferred a major? JIM: "No. the thing about the majors is they get so big they can't remjmbjr what music is all about. "So they saturate the market, throwing endless amounts of money at a band. "The small labels, Food, Creation etc, don't have so much money, so they have to think harder about who they sign." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Gig guide 624/625 Tour dates 623 KEEP UP WITH THE TV NEWS p110 ITV News Trivia Grooves DigitisjrP628 Teletext 628 Aug27 21:11:17 ——————————————————————————————— ——— WAYLAND I hear you're heavily involved in studio work - do you prefer recording or playing live? JIM: "If I had to chose, I think recording would be the preferred medium Wj're very studio-literate." PAUL: "Recording. I like that in the studio you can make something sound better than it actually is. I find the studio much more cerebral. Live is more of an adrenalin-pumping primal thing." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Grooves index 620 Music news 621 SEND YOUR REVIEWS TO MEGA-ZINE p442 News Trivia Grooves DigitisjrP628 Teletext 628 Aug27 21:17:57 ——————————————————————————————— ——— WAYLAND What do you hope to achieve with Wayland? JIM: "I'd like to bj fabulously rich. No, really, I'd like a reasonably good selling EP and LP by indie standards." PAUL: "Different things on different levels. Being practical, I'd like to earn a living. And I'm not on a mission to change lives, but I'd like to bj in as many record collections as possible" ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Check out the music reviews 626 WEN A CULT FICTION CD p627 News Trivia Grooves DigitisjrP628 Teletext 628 Aug27 21:44:24 ——————————————————————————————— ——— WAYLAND Your debut LP, Stickjd And Stoned, is out on October 2. Tell mj about it. JIM: "It's a fuller version of the EP - it goes further. On many of the tracks the guitars are fairly up and at you, so it's quite current. "But we thought we'd push it further - get in a few friends to do things we can't - so there's extra backing vocals some double bass; a whole mix of stuff" ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— You could win a Cult Fiction CD 627 DIGITJSER - ALL THINGS GAMEY p470 News Trivia Grooves Digitisjr