These photos were taken at the Rock Your Mind festival back in October by the very talented Richie Jenkinson, you check out his other work at http://www.thevillagephotographer.co.uk/
Check out our recent interview with Nintendo Gamer where we talk about video games, music and geeky chat-up lines: http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/2012/10/29/interview-the-british-ibm/
This songâs existed for a while and I even played it live once at a solo acoustic gig I did a few years ago. We started playing it during rehearsals and it sounded pretty cool with a full band and so it made the final cut.
Our producer Bugs opted for a âballsy mixâ and no overdubs, which is exactly what we did. There was some experimentation but in the end we kept it simple and stuck to just Bass, Guitar and Drums.
Lyrically it sounds like itâs about the end of a romantic relationship but the words could equally be attributed to the end of a business relationship.
Guest Musicians
None
Equipment
Fender Jagstang
Fender Telecaster
Fender Deville Amp
Fender Jazz Bass
Peavey 115 Combo Bass Amp
Tama Starclassic Drum Kit
Arguably the most important song on the album since everything that weâve done over the past year has stemmed from this one.The album name, band name and general aesthetic all have their roots in this song. The phrase âthe British IBMâ comes from a line of dialogue from the BBC drama Micro Men. It's a dramatisation of the rivalry between Acorn and Sinclair in the eighties and how the founders; Clive Sinclair and Chris Curry were friends in the early days and worked together but fell out. The whole thing's based on a true story and in one particular scene they end up in a fight in a Cambridge pub, which resulted in Chris Curry saying "We could have been the British IBM". That single line sums up a whole world of what could have been and the human side of the rise and fall the British computer industry.
I recently had the honour of writing a guest blog for mighty 405 on video game music and decided to come up with the alternative top five video game soundtracks. Everyone knows about Mario and Tetris but not everyone knows about these five little gems. Check out what I chose here: The British IBM: The Top 5 Alternative Games Soundtracks
