Vi giro la mail ricevuta dalla lista dei ManRaze... Sembra che il singolo
stia per arrivare ed è in arrivo anche il loro primo concerto, ahimè a
Londra! Ma questo fa ben sperare x una tappa anche in Italia, dato che Simon
mi aveva scritto che avrebbero fatto di tutto x venirci...!
Buona giornata a tutti!

Silvia



Dear All,

Firstly, thank you so much to everyone for your patience! We know the
first Man-Raze release has taken some time to put together - what with
other touring commitments, mixing and mastering. But we are finally
ready to release our debut maxi-single "Skin Crawl" on 24th October
2005. The single will be available to buy through all good retail
outlets including online sites (amazon.co.uk/hmv.co.uk for example) in
case you live outside the UK. Unfortunately it won't be available to buy
through the Man-Raze website.

We are also playing our first ever gig! It will be a launch party at The
Spitz, in Spitalfields, London, on Tuesday 27th September 2005 to launch
'Skin Crawl'. Tickets are available by phoning The Spitz Box Office
(10am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri on 020 7392 9032) or at www.spitz.co.uk

Please spread the word and keep checking the Man-Raze site as we will be
regularly updating with new information. We will bring you the first
view of the single artwork, new pictures of the band, links to pre-order
the single and a competition to win tickets to the launch party.

We will hand over to the single press release to give some further
information on the release and backing tracks.

Thank you all for your support,
Phil, Simon and Paul

(PS If you would prefer not to recieve emails like this, please let us
know...)


PRESS RELEASE:
'Man-Raze is much more than a sum of its parts. Freed from the
expectations of their former (or current) outfits, the band can play
whatever they like. The sound is truly eclectic - a mix of the classic
and contemporary influences that have shaped the individual members as
musicians - from the Police and Trojan Records through to Bowie and
Nirvana. The band are releasing their debut single through their own
label and all recordings are self recorded and produced.'

'"Skin Crawl" is a beautifully crafted rock song. The distinctive
guitars and powerful vocals of Phil Collen mixed with the driving rhythm
section of Paul Cook and Simon Laffy and an instantly memorable chorus
hook. The single features three b-sides that hint at the eclectic nature
of the bands sound. From the straight up punk rock feel of "You're So
Wrong" to the dub tinged Instrumental Dub mix of "Runnin Me Up" (this
mix is a telling insight into the dub influence that shows on the
forthcoming album). The single also includes an SPX Crawlers mix of
"Skin Crawl" - an extended re-working of the single.'



"Skin Crawl" is released through Surrealist Records on the 24th October
2005 (Cat Number SR001). Surrealist Records is a new independent label
distributed in the UK through Shellshock/Pinnacle (Sub Pop, Acid Jazz,
Grand Union). An album is set to be released in early 2006.