Decking: class or crass?
Essential. We live on a boat
Soujourning in Southsea on a sedentary Sunday stretch of the Patio Set’s sightseeing sabbatical , you are sequestered by soulsick sailors seeking sonic solace from incessant and unceasing silence at sea.
They set sail with you as their musical jesters.
After days in the doldrums, the mood of the crew sours and they begin to express dislike at the Captain’s MOR heavy playlist, which has been forced upon you.
Attempting to quell the mutiny and restore peace to the ship you each pick a song from your extensive repertoire and set about soothing the savage sea-dogs. Which four songs, and why?
1) Empire: it's the complete package. One of our only songs that is actually a song.
2) Burn Slower: It's a story, which will keep the lazy bastards entertained for a while after blowing them hard with Empire.
3) Bells: It's pretty long, giving the Captain a chance to take a well earned "No. 2 break"
4) Hey Mickey - We played this at James’ wedding and the place went wild. Never underestimate the psychic power of Toni Basil.
If your instrument possessed the soul of a childhood cartoon character, which one would it be?
We didn’t watch television in my house. Billy Bunter? Biggles?
What would the formation be if you were all one half of a tug-o’-war?
Is that a euphemism for 'avin a polish? I'm honestly not sure. I'd probably want to go last - just so I'd know what time I'd have to beat (no pun intended). But I expect the formation - if that's what you're calling it - would be a bit similar to when we get to band practice every Thursday at 6pm. Normally, James and I get there first around the same time, unless one of us has been drinking after work. Gareth normally comes a little bit after that - usually sweaty and in his safety gear. Sean more often than not is last and full of excuses
Any shameful band member antics you'd like to share online (about James)?
Michael would only eat with the bat fork.
Sean talked to flowers.
Gareth would play dress up with his sisters.
James is known as Golden duck because of his poor cricketing ability and effeminate gait.
If the band was an actual patio set, what would you look like in my backyard?
An eight-legged tower of skin, pubic hair and knuckles, with four big smiles on its face.
It’s Gareth, with his assembling-a-series-of-pipes moves.
(That joke, which is very, VERY funny if you’ve seen Gareth dance, comes courtesy of Tom Brain’s brain)
How would you describe your music to a 3 year old?
We're better than what you're currently listening to.
How did The Patio Set come together? Was there an idea of the sound you wanted?
The Patio Set began as “The Gay Deceivers“ at school and spent good time avoiding the ample supply of vitamin D on offer, preferring to spend time jamming and practising our best Ray Winstone impressions. At that point , we were without Michael as he frequented a much rougher comprehensive over the other side of the road. After parting ways to go and educate ourselves in the ways of the arts, we met up together again to make a racket. We've never tried to have a sound, as such, but as big fans of music, we've tried to emulate those we like a lot. Now we have a “sound”, it's because we stumbled upon it thanks to some poor recording apparatus and the excitement at the arrival of soundcloud.
How did you come to call yourself The Patio Set?
Our previous names were becoming untenable. Our mascot, Tom Brain suggested it. It was better than The Gigs of Ram. We wanted something to fully encapsulate the sound of the band. We failed in that respect.
How would you guys describe your sound?
A drone base, leavened with dirge, baked in noise, thinly sliced with blues, served on a bed of pounding rhythm.
Why have you comeback, and what’s your plans for the upcoming year?
We felt a bit duty bound - we had nothing to show for the money we have invested into our rehearsal space over the last few years. Plus we're natural procrastinators - we need a target. Getting back on the horse makes us feel like a band rather than 'music club'.
Despite being procrastinators we have actually written and recorded a few songs. All of which will debuted at this gig. So expect some thing to come of those. Hopefully. We hope to play more songs to more people at more volume but at slower speeds.
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