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BUGFLY so far….. The
story of Bugfly began in late 1999 after a chance meeting between
singer Patty and guitarist Scott at the Dublin Castle, in Camden.
After a few pints and a lengthy conversation about the brilliance of
bands such as Blondie and Smashing Pumpkins, the idea of the band
was formed. The two founder members now started to hang out in all
sorts of dives, putting the word about that they were looking for
musicians to complete the line up. They booked a string of gigs with
friends helping out on instruments, and tried to attract the
attention of possible new members. It was a year later and by
coincidence at the Dublin Castle, that a young drummer called Paul
spotted them and asked if he could join the band. Testing him by
challenging him to a drinking session and making him drum to songs
on the bar table, the third member was found.
With the band now
almost complete, the members decided to go into the studio and
record a few tracks. With their dirty riffs and melodic vocals they
created a sound void of any fancy production tricks, preferring a
slightly more organic approach. Pretty soon the demo started to
float around and create a buzz, earning the band favourable reviews.
Music magazines compared their sound to bands such as the Pixies and
Garbage, and gig promoters raved about their energetic live
performance of blistering rock that left the weak running.
It
was a year later when the band were finally approached by a bass
player called Caz who had been searching for a band to join for a
while. Armed with only a beaten up old bass Caz started gigging with
the band a week after meeting them. With their fourth member in
place, Bugfly now embarked on taking the gigging scene by storm.
Playing like there was no tomorrow, they soon built up a fan base of
disillusioned kids, quirky adults and complete weirdoes.
Late last summer the
band received a call from a producer called James Sanger who has
heard their demo and was eager to meet the band. After months of
exchanging e-mails about completely obscure subjects, the recording
date was finally set. The band knew they were in for a hell of a
ride, when the first day they arrived at the studio and James
decided to greet them with an AK 47 in his right hand and a pistol
in his left. Not knowing what he might do next, the band thought it
was best to play their songs to the best of their ability and avoid
getting shot.
Meanwhile back in
London, Steve Lamacq heard the bands previous demo and decided to
feature them on his unsigned website. Soon all the freaks and geeks
in the internet cafes were voting for the band, getting them in the
top 10 of the unsigned chart. Two weeks after the start of the
recording session with James, and after being thrown out of most of
the local bars, Bugfly came back to London with three of their best
tracks recorded. It took the band a few months to secure a
publishing deal and any day now they are due to go back to record
the rest of the album with James Sanger.
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