BLOOD RED SHOES [Fans Thread]

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BLOOD RED SHOES [Fans Thread]

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28-07-2011 07:19

BLOOD RED SHOES [Fans Thread]

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Consisting of Steven Ansell and Laura-Mary Carter, Blood Red Shoes formed in late 2004 after their previous bands (Cat On Form and Lady Muck respectively) had broken up and they decided to "have a jam".

In an interview in Berlin, Laura-Mary explained that the band's name was taken from a Ginger Rogers/Fred Astaire musical, in which Ginger Rogers had turned a pair of white dancing shoes red with blood due to the amount of dancing she had done practising for the role.

The band cite a large swathe of US-based underground punk and rock music as their primary influence, drawing inspiration from Babes in Toyland, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Q and not U, Pixies, Fugazi and Sonic Youth, although they also regularly highlight English artists Blur and PJ Harvey as music heroes. The band frequently distance themselves from current English guitar music and consider themselves to be a punk band, in ethos and attitude, if not in their immediate musical style. Blood Red Shoes deal with themes of frustration, anger, alienation, boredom, doubt, psychosis, confusion, escape and ultimately the hope of freedom or change, in their lyrics.

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MEMBERS
Laura-Mary Carter (Guitar/Vocal)

Steven Graham Ansell (Drum/Vocal)

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Discography
Singles
2005 Victory for the magpie
2006 Stitch me black/meet me at eight
A.D.H.D
You Bring Me down
2007 It's Getting Boring by the Sea
I Wish I Was Someone Better
2008 You bring Me down "re-release"
Say something, Say anything
This is not for you
2010 Light it up
Don't ask/We get bored
Heartsink/ Into the Night

Album
BOX OF SECRETS (2008)
1. "Doesn't Matter Much" 3:25
2. "You Bring Me Down" 3:42
3. "Try Harder" 3:50
4. "Say Something, Say Anything" 3:12
5. "I Wish I Was Someone Better" 3:48
6. "Take the Weight" 4:38
7. "A.D.H.D" 3:17
8. "This Is Not for You" 4:32
9. "It's Getting Boring by the Sea" 2:56
10. "Forgive Nothing" 3:10
11. "Hope You're Holding Up" 5:12

FIRE LIKE THIS (2010)
1."Don't Ask" 3:17
2."Light It Up" 3:59
3."It Is Happening Again" - 3:40
4."When We Wake" 4:33
5."Keeping It Close" 3:21
6."Count Me Out" 3:39
7."Heartsink" 3:39
8."Follow the Lines" 3:35
9."One More Empty Chair" 4:23
10."Colours Fade" 7:08
BONUS TRACK
11."We Get Bored" 3:44 (Japan-only Bonus Track)
12."Sulphites" 3:18

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Equipments
Laura-Mary Carter

Laura-Mary Carter uses thick 1 mm Jim Dunlop plectrums, and thick "skinny top heavy bottom" Ernie Ball strings. On her Telecasters she uses standard tuning. On the Springtime, she uses an alternate tuning.

Fender American Telecaster
Fender Japanese '62 Reissue Telecaster (sold on Ebay)
Springtime
Marshall DSL50 JCM2000 Head
Marshall 1960TV Cabinet
Boss DD-6
Boss TU-2
Marshall Guv'nor GV-2 Plus
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix Micro Synth

Steven Graham Ansell

Steven uses a 4-piece drum kit and only 3 Cymbals.

Tama Superstar Custom Drum Kit (13" rack tom, 16" floor tom, 22" bass drum) (sold on ebay)
Zildjian Cymbals (14" fast hats, 18" K Custom dark crash, 20/21" K ride)
Ludwig Black Beauty Snare Drum (14")
Roland SPD-S sample pad