Good news – Ether 5 have decided not to disband. We decided that we like playing too much!

We are concentrating on other projects for a bit though so the next Ether 5 gig won’t be for a while!

However we are unlikely to turn down gig requests so if you really want us to play get in touch.

Big thanks to everyone who came to support us at the Fox and Newt last night! The money raised went to St George’s Crypt – an organisation which helps homeless people get off the street.
We enjoyed covering The Creeks Conspiracy track. A gentle reminder the Creeks album can be downloaded for free at www.thecreeks.co.uk!

10 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Guitar Hero: (As Marr called it)

1. Quit a wildly successful band and turn down offers from other successful bands for musical reasons.
2. Avoid solos whenever possible.
3. Play few single-note passages.
4. Put songs before showmanship.
5. Don’t clutter your records, even if it means laying out.
6. Be subtle in your innovations: Don’t pose with a four-necked guitar; instead concentrate on offbeat harmonic ideas, unusual tunings, weirdo chord voicings, and finely detailed accompaniment.
7. Paint with a feather, not a firehose.
8. Cite unfashionable influences.
9. Violate pop music conventions whenever possible.
10. Denounce guitar heroism loudly and frequently.

Ether 5 have a gig at the Fox and Newt in Leeds! We have been asked to fill an hour with our atmospheric shoegazer prog!

We are on stage about 9pm sharp!

@NMEmagazine Fact of the day:
The term Shoegazer was coined by Morrissey back in the day. Apparently he was quite rude about them…

It’s official – Ether 5 have withdrawn from the bull.

*Ahem*

We are NOT able to play the Battle of the Bands at the Black Bull in Castleford on the 22nd April. There are still some fantastic bands playing so it is still worth going! Keep checking Vince’s FB page for details!

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Massive thanks to everyone who came down to the Medellin Music Record label’s night of local talent @ Mr Ben’s Comedy Club in Leeds! You all helped make this gig a success and were a fantastic crowd to play to =)

Also we’d like to give a big shout out to Jay (from Vermin Art) for the wicked photos!

On the 7th January Ether 5 will be playing at DISSENT, a brand new alternative night at the BLACK FLAG in Wakefield. So come down and check out the bands and have a good time there will be top DJs from 11pm. There will be drinks offers and the events are 14+ so everyone is welcome. Tickets for this event are £5 on the door, but you can buy them in advance from Ether 5 for £4.

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Ether 5 are excited about recording two tracks this weekend – Tree of Life and Asphyxiate Me. The recording session will take place at Loom Studios near Morley, Leeds. Ether 5 won a free weekend recording at a recent open day/show case event. Many thanks to Grant Henderson at Loom for this amazing opportunity!

Grant has also recently worked with The Creeks, recording some drums for a track on their debut album out soon.

Ether 5 are playing at the Bath-Fest charity all dayer event, to raise funds for Help for Heroes. The event is only 2 pounds on the door, and there will be 13 top bands playing from 1pm till late.

Featuring:

01.00pm – THE ARTISTS
01.45pm – FIRECRACKER
02.30PM – BLACK WATER
03.15pm – RAW PEACHES
04.00pm – ANAIS
04.45pm – BLACK FLOWERS AUDIO
05.30pm – HANG ABOUT
06.30pm – ETHER 5
07.15 pm – MARTYN ALTILAR
08.00pm – LOCKIN
O8.45pm – DIRTY URGES
09.30pm – WE STAND VICTORIOUS
10.30pm – ORION

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A massive thank you to everyone who came to support Ether 5 at the Battle of the Bands semi final! Unfortunately we didn’t make it through this time, but would like to say congratulations to all the bands that did make it through to the final! The final is on 11th December.

However, some good news! Wakefield Express will be publishing a review of the gig soon – and Ether 5 have been invited back to the Early Bath next week to play in an all day charity event alongside most of the finalists! It is on Saturday 27th November and starts at 1pm. More details on our gigs page, see ya there!