Happy New Years!

Well the title says it all really! We hope you have a good 'un. We've just got back from the studio where we've just recorded our new single 'Big Brother'.

Onto the music video now!

P.s. We should have a Vlog post coming up about the single so watch this space!

Be Good.

RP

Boxing Day Gig / So who's Awesome Today?

Well I'm pleased to say that the boxing day gig was pretty damn awesome. The attendance was very good and with Emilie Cheshire playing the best acoustic set I've seen in ages (with people singing loudly along to the likes of American Pie). And not forgetting to mention DJ Turkish who got everybody dancing with his hard hitting brand of electronica. Random Perception went down really well too. Although the several pint glasses were totally annihilated in the mosh pits (but I suppose that is the sign of a good show!). The audience particularly like Killing in the Name of (This years Christmas number one) and Gaybar by Electric 6 (congrats to Rhodri Pugh-Dungey for winning the gayest dance competition and a pint!).

Anyways well who's awesome today? To be fair I think Emilie Cheshire has it! Here's a video of her playing at the gig (Sorry it's not wonderfully clear!).



Anyways in other news we're going to be working on our new single 'Big Brother' on Wednesday with any luck! :D

Have a Random Christmas

Okay so with the 25th fast approaching we'd like to wish everyone a very random Christmas! And of course we'd like to thank everyone who has supported us over this last year (it's been filled with both ups and downs...mostly ups though :D)

And whilst you're thinking about what good ol' saint Nick is leaving behind when he comes down the Chimney...we'd like to let you know that the best present for us is a booking in the new year! Even if it is in your lounge with just you and your mum listening!

Now to break the never ending monotony of rubbish christmas songs here are a couple of good ones. :O

Biography - Josh Keeling

Keeling is the only member of Random Perception who has joined the band twice. He first came to Pembrokeshire after moving from Stoke however when he arrived in his new home he found himself between bands for some time. Whilst jamming with various musicians to find a band to call his own he came across Steve and Ger and played a couple of sessions with them. Sadly at the time there was no vacancy for him at the time and so they couldn't continue playing together. Some months later Josh got a call from Steve asking if he played bass. Keeling being a couple of different instruments (bass happening to be one of them) then decided to temporarily fill the big shoes of Matthew Cummings, who'd left to focus on his business (every bodies got to earn a living!).
Keeling eventually stopped playing bass for Random Perception and slot was later filled by Cai Martlew (who in as it happens knew him from other bands they'd worked in together).

The second time Keeling was invited in was to fill his current role of playing drums. After professional differences caused complications between the other band members and Chris Clarke they had to part ways. After a lot of discussion between Steve, Ger and Cai they decided to get in touch and audition him with the idea of trying out others, but as it happened Josh immediately clicked very well and so he was asked to play.

Instruments Played:
Drums, Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals

Influences:
The Mars Volta, Incubus, The Fall of Troy and any other kind of crazy drummer out there!

Drinks:
Urine Carling

Favourite things:
Drums and stuff...

Latest Gig Photos

A Polyhedron? What the Heck is that?

'A regular octahedron is a Platonic solid composed of eight equilateral triangles, four of which meet at each vertex.' Well... according to the oracle that is wikipedia.

However the octahedron in question is also an album by The Mars Volta! Now it's rare I bump into a band which likes long words as much as I do. Nor is it common to find a band which blurs the line between being a genius and a madman so much.

Anyways personal opinions aside. These Mexico based musos have been blowing my mind for while now. Check them out:

Their latest one on their website. (It's really mellow)


Since We've Been Wrong

The Mars Volta | MySpace Music Videos


A personal favourite.





Another good one.



In other news Random Perception have a manager coming to band practice hopefully things will work out. Wish us luck :D

So who's awesome today? Modest Mouse

In Random Perception we're all pretty into our alternative rock. So you can guess between us and our friends we listen to quite alot of it.

Anyways here is a band well worth writing about... Modest Mouse. They aren't the most normal sounding band to listen to but definately worth getting into with their clever lyrics and music arrangements. In particular this song and video struck me.


Modest Mouse - King Rat

Modest Mouse | MySpace Music Videos


On their blog they say that:

'Proceeds from iTunes video downloads in the first month of release will go toward Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization committed to ending the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.'

Personally I really like it as I'm a vegetarian and find the role reversal in the video very stricking indeed...Whilst being a bit weirded out by the cartoon style.

Welcome to the Blogosphere!

Hello everybody!

Welcome to the Random Perception blog. Basically this is about two Welsh men an English man and a South African who flick strings, bash pots and pans and make funny noises with their throats calling themselves Random Perception.

So what's news you ask? Well Christmas is going to be upon us shortly so we've all been beavering away tryin to make the New Year the best we can! Setting up stuff like reverbnation and this blog being two of those things. Other than that we've been sending out Christmas cards and have got very dry tounges from licking the envelopes.

Anyways do you dear reader play an instrument? Or wish you played an instrument? (Good idea for a New Year's resolution maybe?)

Write to us! We're a chatty bunch who don't bite :D