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gig at Glasgow's Flying Duck 18th July |
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| Location: | Carluke, Scotland |
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| Last Login: | Jul 4, 2008 (542 days back) |
About Me |
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| Genaro are a band from the outskirts of Glasgow, in Scotland, consisting of Craig Snape - vocals/guitar/synths, Daryl Kellie - synths/guitar/vocals, Derek Bates - bass, Dominic Dixon - drums/guitar.
Genaro are signed to Benbecula Records , with a release put out in December 2005 as part of their new Minerals Series. They recorded their debut album, engineered by Dave Paterson at Cava Sound Workshops in Glasgow which was released in July 2007. Other people say: "...Genaro are a new breed of rock band, embracing influences but not regurgitating them, using familiar sounds but adapting them to their message, creating something unique out of well known elements..."Igloomag www.igloomag.com " This is an album of rare craft and beauty. It’s easy to listen to without all the saccharine connotations of easy-listening, combining the more blissful side of Spiritualized with the broad sonic brush-strokes of a band like Doves, with the merest hint of late 60s Californian psych-folk."The Skinny 4/5: www.skinnymag.co.uk " This is a band that is built to soundtrack the breaking of hearts and the healing of wounds. This album is steeped in emotion: it is absolutely everywhere, from the lyrics to the almost post rock songs that build gently into a stunning but usually unforgiving landscape. But what a landscape, bleak and pastoral it may well be, but Genaro make you want to stay there for ever.. "MusicOMH 5/5: www.musicomh.com " Genaro’s self-titled debut is one of the best shoegaze albums of 2007. Genaro’s eponymous debut is destined to establish the Carluke quartet as the cream not only of the lysergic Scottish post-rock crop, but of all guitar-based UK music."TinyMixTapes 4/5: www.tinymixtapes.com " The introduction to the cinematic ‘Garp 52’ is really quite brilliant, recalling the hopelessness of a post rock ‘House of the Rising Sun’ with the rest of the song building into a dark country foot stomper."The List 4/5: www.list.co.uk "this excellent debut is of the type which requires one to employ high-falutin’ adjectives such as glacial, epic and majestic in a vain attempt to fully evoke the dense atmospheric sound it showcases, which on first listen invites comparison to Heaven Up Here-era Echo and the Bunnymen, Comsat Angels, Modern English and other doomy heavy-overcoat wearing bands from the early-80s.."Nude Magazine: www.nudemagazine.co.uk "I got to see Genaro and they are absolutely brilliant - like Interpol or Echo and the Bunnymen. They play an achingly beautiful warm-synth led instrumental midway and I'm hooked" www.culturedeluxe.com "Genaro seem to be the kind of band who are constantly moving forward...and in many different directions at once, which is what makes them so interesting". www.moleharness.co.uk Suspicions video by Brian Ellis . |
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Music:Member Since: 9/8/2005Band Website: genaro.co.uk Band Members: Craig Snape, Dominic Dixon, Derek Bates, Daryl Kellie Influences: All sorts of stuff. Sounds Like: Nothing and everything. Record Label: Benbecula records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Alternative/Electronica/Shoegaze) |
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My Blog |
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xmas news |
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| Thought I'd put up an end of year blog just to keep all you lucky folks up to date with whats been happening in the world of Genaro.
We've recently had two tracks featured in an Emmy award winnin... Posted by Genaro on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:29:00 PST |
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latest news |
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| Just to let everyone know, we're in the process of writing some new material and are looking to start organising shows in the next month or so. Here's a look at how the album has been received s... Posted by Genaro on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:12:00 PST |
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Album reviews, XFM xposure showcase |
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| Radio: featured band XFM Xposure showcasePress:5 stars - Music OMH4 stars - The Skinny4 stars - Tiny Mix TapesIgloo Mag,, "Genaro have created something completely new; something indistinguishable but... Posted by Genaro on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:20:00 PST |
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Debut album OUT NOW. |
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| Available on-line at such places as Benbecula, cduniverse and Yahoo to name a few.... Posted by Genaro on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:56:00 PST |
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Genaro articles |
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| Here's a few articles and reviews that we have had in recent times
Igloo Magazine article: www.igloomag.com
Genaro: Genaro EP (Benbecula, CD) 08.18.06"...It can be a dangerous... Posted by Genaro on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 09:19:00 PST |
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Debut album. |
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| Our debut album is complete and is to be released on Benbecula Records sometime in the autumn. We recorded 15 songs in seven days, two of which can be found in the player on our main profile. cheers.... Posted by Genaro on Fri, 05 May 2006 03:31:00 PST |
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New website address. |
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| we have a new website address, it's now www.genaro.co.uk, instead of www.genaromusic.com. bet you're really excited to know that? Posted by Genaro on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:20:00 PST |
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studio bound |
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| at the end of february, we'll be going to record our album at Glasgows Ca Va studios. Should be fun, lots of toys to play with. Posted by Genaro on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:46:00 PST |
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Minerals album available. |
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| A very limited amount of the Genaro "in whole and in part cd" which was part of the Benbecula Records Minerals box set, are being made available to us. These are priced at £5 each plus £1 postage in t... Posted by Genaro on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:40:00 PST |
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