11th August 2008
Jean Is Planning An Escape

Download new Messiah J & The Expert track

Ladies & Gentlemen,
We have uploaded a new Messiah J & The Expert track called
‘Jean Is Planning an Escape’. This is not an official single but it will be
on our new album ‘From The Word Go’ which will be out this October.
Hope you enjoy,
MJEX

Download http://www.myspace.com/messiahjandtheexpert

Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29jdmP-mHII

5th August 2008
Messiah J & The Expert release their new album, ‘FROM THE WORD GO’ this October

The third album from Messiah J & the Expert, entitled FROM THE WORD GO, will be released on Inaudible Records during the month of October 2008 (date TBC). It was recorded between Winter 2006 and Spring 2008 by The Expert in their studio, Labbey Road and mastered in London by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering. It is a 47 minute, 12 track album which sees MJEX collaborate with singers Leda Egri, Joanne Daly and Kieran and Ro from Delorentos. The track listing is:

1 Year Of The Genie
2 Megaphone Man
3 Keep the Noise Down
4 Turn The Magic On (feat. Leda Egri)
5 Tomorrow Is Too Late
6 Jean Is Planning An Escape
7 Guess You Had To Be There
8 Geography (feat. Ro & Kieran from Delorentos)
9 Panic Station
10 Amnesia Comes Easily (feat. Joanne Daly)
11 Looking For A Long Term Thing
12 The Predicament

“It is nearly impossible to pin down From The Word Go so I’ll do my very best at a quick description. First off, it has loads of strings and horns on it and it’s pretty catchy. I think people will definitely be surprised with some of the songs. It is ballsier, riskier, less cluttered, simpler and definitely more eclectic than any of our previous records. The lyrics are far less personal than before and I definitely think we covered much new ground thematically and musically. The Expert’s music is extremely varied. It has bits of Indie, reggae, funk, four to the floor dance, psych. and ‘theme-tune-walk-in-the-ring’ type Hip Hop. At this stage, we just can’t wait for you to hear it.”
Messiah J

Inaudible Records, August 08

1st August 2008
Misc. Jibber Jabber

Alrighty

1)Make sure you check back to http://messiahjandtheexpert.wordpress.com or www.messiahjandtheexpert.com early next week cos we will be shedding light on a lot of facts about our new album including the Title and Tracklisting

2)The Forum at the official MJEX site is deceased. It wasn’t working any longer. If you wanna come chat just come here to http://messiahjandtheexpert.wordpress.com

3)Also, the MJEX gig in Belfast on August 8th is cancelled. Not our call. Promoters pulled it for reasons beyond our control. Sorry to anybody who was attending from all of us

Track of the day: Time’s Up - OC

mj

21st July 2008
Up North Trip

we’re doing our first Belfast show in yonks on friday august 8th in the Lisburn arts centre as part of the Lisburn Revolution festival. also performing on the night are fight like apes. its a showcase for southern bands and is our only confirmed gig for the next couple of months.

7th July 2008
Life ain’t easy.


Party people.

So we played the Life festival on Friday in Galway. I have to say it was one of the most bizarre nights of my whole entire life. I will attempt to explain some of it now but trust me the true madness will not be done justice.

It all started off normal enough with a nice drive to Galway. Same deal as always, we all catch up on what everyone’s been up to and then we all play the new music that has been getting each one of us excited to each other.

We then arrive and join a huge queue to get into the festival while it pisses rain. Over an hour later and several misinformed queries we get to the back of the stage. We start loading our gear onto the stage. Then when we get on stage it’s absolutely soaking. We don’t feel comfortable with leaving all the gear in the rain so we put it back in the car until we are on. Then the sound goes onstage due to the rain and all the music stops for half an hour or so. We think we won’t be able to play. Then it stops raining for 30mins & the music starts up again so we think we will be playing again.


We then go to get all the gear out of the car until Twiddler realises he has lost the keys to the car. We then spend the next 20mins in the pissing rain trying to retrace Pauls steps to find the keys in the pitch dark. This was not fun! Twiddler then realises that he left the keys in the car. So after another 20 mins of trying to break into his own car through the driver’s window he smashes it by accident. We then get all the gear out to go onstage and play the gig. The rain continues to pelt down during our set and a makeshift rain jacket is made to protect all of my electronic equipment. Then a stage invasion occurs with dancing ladies and it was just generally all a bit mad.

We then get ready to get a few hours kip in our tents but of course someone has to sleep in the car due to the broken window. In the end three of us “slept” in the car, four if you count MJ getting in at 6.30am because he was freezing his nads off. A very strange night all round.


TRACK OF THE DAY: “Rain In My Heart” by Frank Sinatra

Ex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Me7SMOdGU