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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">One Saturday evening, during Mike-K’s wonderful show on ‘MixRadio’ (Saturday Night Rocks), I had the pleasure to hear a wonderfully written, well performed pop song, wrapped in a modern soundscape with a touch of Retro … I instantly knew I want to know more about the band behind this song.<span> </span>So ….</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #ffff00;"><strong><span>LADIES & GENTLEMEN</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">Let me present to you our first Rock/Pop spotlight … the spotlight for October, 2008:<br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #ff0000;"><strong><span>THE TRANSMISSION</span></strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">In the early Nineties, two aspiring musicians from Rugby in Warwickshire, England, found themselves in a band called ‘Autez Cray’.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">They went on to play together for about four years, by which time they felt the need to separate and to go their own ways.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">Fast-forward to the year 2005.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">The paths of Robert Low and Jason Hier were meant to meet again; pure chance, but they took it seriously. While talking and reminiscing they discovered that there was still a musical spark – and - a desire to give it another go. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">So, they planned to record four or five songs together; perfect pop tunes with catchy choruses, sharp lyrics while still maintaining their roots in Indie Music.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">To keep them, and their projects on track they looked upon their musical influences. These influences came from bands like New Order (the ‘Brotherhood’ album), The Editors (‘Back Room’), Depeche Mode (‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’), Jean Michel Jarre (Oxygene) … as well as Hard-Fi, The Doves and The Smiths.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">Yes, one can say there is a little bit of every band in their songs …</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">Robert credits Jason for his great production skills on his analog studio equipment. Considering it was just a very small room in his flat (neighbors often banged on the walls in disgust), they still managed to record all their tracks right there. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">The vocals were recorded on a Shure SM58 microphone, which was the same they used for gigs back then when they first played together.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">They’ve endured many a problem during this adventure, but most of all they felt how their private lives suffered from being locked up in the studio, hour after hour. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">Still, they always knew they want to get it right, so they put everything else aside and fully concentrated on their songs.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">After three months of hard work they’ve produced ‘Close your Eyes’, a song so full of energy and emotion; sparkling with well-known retro hooks, yet, with a very modern sound.<span> </span>Juicy guitar riffs backed up with lush, deep and attractive synths. A beat and a melody which makes you want to hum and sing, long after the song has finished … </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">And on top of all that, there are Robert’s vocals which really deliver the cleverly written lyrics. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">One can almost say – that it is ‘Old School’ Pop.<span> </span>And that was what they were after. They have created a song which bears many an influence while still maintaining their own style. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">Robert: ‘The guitar melody on this tune was played on the ‘E’ string of an old acoustic guitar’.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">So, all the slavery (as Robert puts it) has paid off, for sure.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">Today, their songs are all very well received and being played on many a podcast, locally as well as in Germany and some even in the USA. <span> </span>In the latter case, it was a big surprise for Jason and Robert to learn how many listeners actually enjoyed their songs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">For Tom Robinson of England’s BBC-6 Music, ‘Rise Above’ (their next, very interesting single) was the best song in the repertoire of THE TRANSMISSION.<span> </span>He also stated that their tracks are all superbly produced.<span> </span>So, this is definitely a big honor to receive.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">> What are you guys doing while you’re not playing or recording?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">Jason works as a DJ on a local radio station called Rugby FM, while Robert is employed in the field of logistics – ‘building the world with Cemex’, as he puts it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">> THE TRANSMISSION and their big name influences:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN – At one point they took on a cover version of that band’s big 1983 hit ‘The Cutter’. They also plan to create a remake of ‘The Killing Moon’, another 1983 UK-chart breaker.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">DEPECHE MODE – Robert’s vocal delivery, as well as the melody/chords they are written for leave no doubt that this great avant-garde band from England has left their footprint on their musical souls.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">> Which one is your favorite song that you’ve written?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">Robert: ‘I think, ‘Losing’ has to be my favorite, but I am sure Jason would prefer ‘Rise Above’, or maybe ‘Home’.<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> Another interesting fact: Their song ‘Stop me from falling’ was actually written way back in the early 1990’s – together with their friend and ‘guitar hero’ Neill Gingles, who they still credit in their line-up:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">JASON HIER = Synthesizer & Programming</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">ROBERT LOW = Vocals, Guitars</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">NEILL GINGLES</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">> My final word … </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">After going through their songs I must say, I’m deeply impressed by the quality of both – the songwriting and the production. <span> </span>Jason and Robert have set the bar very high, and they knew it. They worked hard to reach their goal – and they did.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;">I can only add that I will definitely be back at their site – checking what’s new, etc … as their sound is not only awesome and utterly enjoyable, but it is also very inspiring; their songs are perfectly and thoughtfully written!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #ff0000;"><strong><span>THE TRANSMISSION</span></strong></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #c0c0c0;"> – right <strong><span style="color: #00ffff;">here</span></strong> on Mixposure.com</span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">THIS MONTH IN HISTORY</span></span><br /><br />October, 1966</span><br /></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva;"><br /><br /><span style="color: #00ff00;"><strong>MUSIC HEADLINES</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #888888;">UK's Decca Records launches 'Deram'. The idea of that new label is to provide a vehicle for offbeat, leftfield and 'different' releases. The first release includes a new artist by the name of Cat Stevens ('I Love My Dog').<br /><br />RCA releases the first single by a San Francisco group called Jefferson Airplane ('Bringing Me Down')<br /><br />John Denver appears as a solo artist at the Troubadour on Melrose Place. He is described as a 'New Zealand folksinger'.<br /><br />Aretha Franklin, who had been with the Colombia label, signs with Atlantic.<br /><br />'Antione' - the French equivalent to Bob Dylan and Donovan, is signed to Warner Bros Records, which will release his records in English here in the US.<br /><br />Just released: 'Je M'appelle Barbra' by Barbra Streisand.<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva;"><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #00ff00;">THIS WEEK IN THE CHARTS</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">USA</span></strong><br /> <br /></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #888888;">1. THE FOUR TOPS/Reach Out I'll Be There<br />2. ? [QUESTION MARK] & THE MYSTERIANS/ 96 Tears<br />3. 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