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I found a different address for "The Bakery". I let Debs know incase they started getting unwelcome visitors, but the address is still on that site, so either it's a fake address, or they don't mind their address being on the internet.

It may have already been posted ages ago, but I just stumbled upon this interview with Guy that I hadn't read before. It's from the TL Audio site, and the photo of Guy is attributed to Coldplaying.com, so I guess it definitely has already been posted thinking about it, but oh well: The date says September 2008, I have a feeling that is a typing error as it is only March 2008, anyway... Coldplay Keep It Warm September 2008 Although their first EP, titled ‘Safety' was released back in 1998, it was there 2000 hit ‘Yellow' that helped the band embark on their steady rise to fame. Now classed as one of the largest selling rock bands, with record sales of over 17 million world-wide, it is amazing to think that the band started as just 4 students with a passion for music. Respected world-wide for their honest lyrics, driving melodies and awe inspiring anthems, these 4 gentlemen will soon be releasing their forth album. We caught up with bassist Guy Berryman at Coldplay’s private office and studio in North London, a place where the TL Audio VTC takes pride of place in the bands studio. Firstly, congratulations to you for your continued success and ability to create such moving music. 1. You guys have had an amazing career so far, but what would you say has been the defining moment for you on a personal level? GB - I think it was the first time we headlined Glastonbury, I mean festivals are always great but that’s kind of like the king of festivals. There’s just so many people there and its just very special thing to do. I was kinda beside myself with excitement! 2. How do you think Coldplay have managed to form their own unique sound within their music? GB - "Well you know I think that stems from us being four individuals and everyone being an important member of the band and able to express ideas. I think when you get that combination of ideas and people?Like if you look at bands like ‘The Beatles?and ‘The Clash?and that they’re all bands with strong personalities within the group?I think that sort of democracy has really helped shape our sound." 3. Why when you were building this facility and choosing a desk did you decide to choose an analogue console? GB - “Well when we’re in this preproduction phase that we’re in, we use Logic as a production tool and a small control surface, but we wanted analogue on the way in as a kind of like a front end for the sounds. What we hear back then, which might not actually be finished recordings, will hear full and inspiring." 4. What do you like best about your TL Audio VTC Console? How do you use it in the typical session? GB - “Its very hands-on, very simple - it feels good and the EQ’s are very musical. You don’t have to play around for a long time to get a good sound from the channels. Its also obviously got a very nice old vintage sound ?but it has reliability as well, you don’t have to keep pulling strips out of it all the time to keep it maintained. We use it as a front end going into our digital application - which is Logic. That’s not to say that we wont kind of send stuff back out and use it is as a mixer as well! It’s certainly got a lot of musicality about it and its just very flexible." 5. Is it true that you Guy, collect vintage gear that is music or recording studio related? What is it that gets you going with the vintage models? GB - “Yeah! Absolutely. I just think old stuff tends to have more character and soul to it. You know, people are so caught up on having everything sounding clean and nice these days, that sometimes I think it’s the distortion and the failures of old pieces which can add warmth and all kinds of stuff. I’m kind of nostalgic when it comes to the history of recording, so I love the idea of using a compressor on my bass that you know, maybe the Beatles used! It gives you that little bit of extra confidence. Also its like treasure, I like going into vintage stores and finding things in dusty corners." 6. If you could have participated in any single recording session over the last 50 years, who’s would it have been and why? GB - “God! Well, it might have been something like ‘Dark Side of the Moon’… definitely something at Abbey Road I think, so ‘Dark Side of the Moon' or ‘Abbey Road' maybe just because they’re also my two favourite sounding records of all time and the songs are great, I would’ve loved to have just been that fly on the wall seeing exactly how everything was done " 7. Is it true that Timberland and Brian Eno will be producing the forthcoming album? GB - "(Laughs) Well, we’re working with Brian, but erm we haven’t made any plans as yet to work with anyone else - we’re working actually with two people, Brian Eno and Markus Dravs. They both bring different things to the table, Markus is coming more from the engineering point of view and whereas Brian is more of the kinda ideas guy. Hopefully between the two of them we’ll have a really good-sounding idea! At this stage in time we’re really just throwing a lot of ideas around " 8. The new album is due out later this year, any juicy gossip or release dates yet? GB - “No, not as yet. We’re just going to keep going until we’re all happy with it!" http://www.tlaudio.co.uk/docs_07/latest_news_07/EElAVVkZkZmolezAlu.shtml

Apparently she said this a a year or so ago and the press just decided to dig it back up to kick her off her pedestal.

Jesse plays Bass, but nobody yet knows if he's just recording with them or if he's an official member as in he's going to tour with them etc etc. Tom has been photographed playing electric guitar recently too, so if that makes it onto the album it will be very interesting...

Why is the main piano riff in Speed Of Sound played by Jonny on guitar for the live shows? You can only make out Chris' piano very quietly when he sometimes plays that riff an octave higher, and even then the piano's really low compared to the guitar.

New star finally!!! (Not the one we're hoping for, but, a new star none the less)

Michael Stipe's lyrics really interest me. I can't think of any examples right now as I'm still sleepy but they're very poetic and I allow the listener to intepret them any way they like.

Our House - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young http://youtube.com/watch?v=VDpHpbllByg

Underneath Your Clothes - Shakira

Abba

Danny recently said that the new Embrace album won't be out until 2009 now. I have a horrible feeling the next one (if there is one) will be the last.

Yeah, well, they haven't officially confirmed it, but Jesse has been recording with them for the new album and he played live bass for them at the Mencap Little Noise gig at the Union Chapel. There's a new pic on there now featuring the 4, yes 4, of them...

Remember Alan Partridge presented Radio Norwich! Chris does a great impression doesn't he, he said something like, "You didn't play it ya barrst**d" to Steve Lamacq and kept doing his Alan voice when he presented Radio 1 with Simon Pegg. Going off topic now...

Thirteen Senses

I've never checked a website as frequently and obsessively as I have Coldplay.com, it's crazy (good crazy of course, CJGW certainly know how to build suspense).

I think the fact the person that started this thread hasn't posted again proves he was taking the piss. Don't mean to spoil the party but this thread has turned into yet another boring "X&Y was alright and I'm now obsessed with Radiohead" discussion which has become the norm over the past few months amidst the "Coldplay have crap setlists, Chris Martin is horrible to fans, X&Y was horribly average" threads. How about locking this thread and getting back to predicting the Album 4 release date or whatever.

One of the news channels said his life is in even even even more danger now his cover's blown, scary.

Why did Hut drop Embrace? Drawn From Memory and If You've Never Been are awesome.

I'm really interested to see what Will does on Album 4. I wonder how much input he had on the drum loops/hip-hop sounds that have been mooted for Album 4 and how the production of that worked - if there's going to be some loops tucked under Will's playing or some other percussion sounds.... I really love the sounds on Twisted Logic, sort of like gun shots on the beats every now and again, and the industrial/urban sound of the drums. From Rolling Stone it looks like: Chinese Sleep Chant has a dance-track loop. Cemeteries of London has an electro loop. 42 has some beat loops. Wasn't one of the new tracks supposed to have a hip-hop beat, but they scrapped that idea? It'd be interesting to see how the drums and beats for this album were produced and put together as it sounds a million miles from the standard but excellent drumkit of Albums 1-3.

I love the fact that at Glastonbury 2005 practically everyone there went mad at the "So I crawl back into your arms!!!" bit in Warning Sign - no reason for them not to go mad for it it, Warning Sign is a great song, but it never seemed to strike me as being as anthemic as maybe Yellow or "They spun a web for me!!!" in Trouble. I love that. So for that reason, I say keep Warning Sign! Currently my favourite Coldplay song. Also, A Whisper doesn't seem to get mentioned much - not a bad opener or number 2 in the set(although I'd much prefer an Album 4 track to open!) - the guitars come in like a bang, I think like total darkness and silence and then bang, lights, "a whisper, a whisper".... "I HEAR THE SOUND......" Although it doesn't seem to be one of the more popular Coldplay songs so maybe not a good idea - I'd just like to see it played live and see what they do with it.

I thought it'd been a while since someone on here moaned about Coldplay. Happy days ;)

Going on what I expect Album 4 to sound like, Low and Spies would fit really well. I'd love Twisted Logic to be the last song before the encore, I can't wait to see that played live one day. I've got a feeling that'd be mega spine-tingling.

(Prays for a making of DVD to accompany the CD release).

Coldplay, The Verve, Alicia Keys, NYPC - not a bad line up at all.

Jesse Quinn has recorded "the fattest bass line since Billie Jean", says Richard on the band's homepage. I guess that means Jesse is now the 4th member of Keane? A bit of a shame, I love Tim's bass playing.