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Following on from Michael’s thoughts… I have had to work out at least 3 of the bass lines from scratch, having not played these songs live ‘for a while’, and in one case, ‘before’. Are we holding true to some kind of misguided DIY ethic, or running along in the ill fitting but fashionable trainers […]

This week’s L.Clamp gig for Damnably with David Grubbs and Former Utopia is now Michael, John and Andrew, rather than just Michael on his ownsome. There will be banjo. And some mistakes (rehearsals have consisted of one early morning telephone conversayion about equipment, and a couple of emails about the songs we can’t play without […]

You can now listen to Death to Technicians on Last.fm

This is a new project that Michael is involved in. Each month you get the chance to have a song written about your experiences. Take a look, and please contribute if you like the idea: http://exvotojukebox.blogspot.com/ Its not too late to save him from having to write a song about Huw’s slightly sore knee. Please.

We played at Silver Rocket this week. Apart from Tom, we all arrived on time (unusually), from our various corners of the country. Time enough to hang around listening to Big Joan’s basstasmic soundcheck, grumble about the weather, and eat pies. The soundman was good. As a result, the sound was also good. Our hosts […]

Clumsily abutted onto the end of a gig preparation event, two new songs took their first breaths as children of the entire band. These were ‘Bow Down’ and ‘Simple & Easy’. Huw bashed manfully along to Michaels latest interpretation of these future classics. Andrew and Tom noodled away happily. I tried to make my bassline […]

A while ago I posted a note on the myspace page about the amusingly inefficient means that we use to develop and learn new songs [I’ve pasted it below, if you’re interested]. It occurred to me that it might be interesting to chart that process in real time, with a thread on the blog. It’ll […]

On 22nd May, Michael is playing, part-lonesome-ownsome, part-duo with Former Utopia, opening for David Grubbs. Its at Cafe OTO, Dalston, London. Details here: www.damnably.com

On 17th April we are happy guests at Silver Rocket, along with Big Joan & Herzoga. Its at Buffalo Bar, Islington, London. Details here: www.silverrocket.org

Hello. Lazarus Clamp is/are five people who make music together, and have been doing so in various combinations since 1994. We tend to pursue a reasonably consistent aesthetic, preferring relatively straightforward recording techniques (i.e. analogue, and ‘live’ where we can), choosing tactile instrumentation (strings and drums, rather than bleeps and buttons), and requiring enough musical […]