{"id":60848,"date":"2024-03-22T13:45:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/?p=60848"},"modified":"2024-03-22T13:48:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:48:36","slug":"interview-the-march-violets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/en\/interview-the-march-violets\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: The March Violets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Cover Photo: Alienation.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">In 1981, the city of Leeds saw the birth of The March Violets, a four-piece with a drum machine (Dr. Rhythm) whose first EP, the legendary <em>Religious as Hell<\/em> was produced by Andrew Eldritch. During the early eighties they recorded a series of singles that, today, are considered post-punk classics. The band had a first era that came to an end in 1987, but this new millennium saw The Violets come back together and even record new songs. They are now working on a new album to be released later this year. They are one of the bands you can&#8217;t miss at DarkMad, festival that will be held between the 10th and the 11 of May in Madrid.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60934\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60934\" class=\"wp-image-60934\" src=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-credit-simon-topp-wgt-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-credit-simon-topp-wgt-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-credit-simon-topp-wgt-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-credit-simon-topp-wgt-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-credit-simon-topp-wgt-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-credit-simon-topp-wgt-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-credit-simon-topp-wgt-1170x1755.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-credit-simon-topp-wgt-585x878.jpg 585w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-credit-simon-topp-wgt-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Simon Topp<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014Before the interview, I read the booklet of your <\/strong><em><strong>The Palace of Infinite Darkness<\/strong><\/em><strong>, and one thing that was missing in such a complete text was how did the four of you meet. Was it at the University?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie: <\/strong>Leeds, 1981. I met Tom Ashton, Simon Denbigh, and Lawrence Elliot. We drank at the same pub (The Faversham), went to the same gigs. And yes \u2013 we were all students. Simon &amp; I were studying English at the University &amp; Tom was at Jacob Kramer Art College\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong> I met Loz, our original bass player up in Scotland in the early 70s. We were schoolfriends and went on to form our first band,<strong> Spiked Copy<\/strong>. When Loz moved to Leeds to attend University, I moved down the following year. The rest is history!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014Rosie, you had confessed to have some curious tastes like Hawkwind and Frank Zappa. Do you think that they have influenced you musically too? What do you find interesting in their music? I am also a fan of the music of Zappa and\u00a0Dave Brock\u2019s band, that\u2019s why I ask.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie: <\/strong>As well as the mind-expanding psychedelia, I loved the way they broke away from musical conventions such as the formula of verse-chorus-verse. They took chances creatively, lyrically, musically. It fired me with enthusiasm to make my own leaps into the unknown. I didn\u2019t always know what I\u2019d find \u2013 but I knew I\u2019d find something.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014All of you have spoken repeatedly about the \u201cGoth scene\u201d. For me the scenes put limits to something that has not. I guess that you believe that same as the band said that back in the day was a little demarcation. How was the scene in which The March Violets appeared?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie: <\/strong>Goth is the &#8220;scene that wouldn\u2019t die&#8221;! When <strong>The March Violets<\/strong> first formed, the scene didn\u2019t have a name. It was a lively mix of punk, glam, romance, death and darkness. It gave us space to be different, without limits. \u00a0There were \u201cindie\u201d nights in the clubs, where Goths, punks, rockers, hippies, metalheads and new romantics all danced to the same tracks and got stuck to the same sticky carpet. Oscar Wilde said &#8220;To define is to limit&#8221;. <strong>The March Violets<\/strong> have never felt constricted by labels. We have never been &#8220;Goth By Numbers&#8221;, rehashing tired Goth tropes&#8230; and never will be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong> I came very much out of Punk. My Mum bought me <em>Never mind the Bollocks<\/em> for Christmas in 1977 and I still think that album sowed the seed of my guitar playing, so not very Goth really!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">What I do remember about that early period of <strong>The Violets<\/strong> was a sea of music journo\u2019s trying to label what was happening and every band not giving a damn about trying to fit in. <strong>The Violets<\/strong> were, I think, our reaction to all the synthy pap that was filling the top 40. We wanted to dance but we were also still punk rockers at heart. And we couldn\u2019t be bothered to audition drummers, so we did what we did!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014The band has never fear to show their politics ideas. How do you see the situation nowadays after Brexit?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60937\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60937\" class=\"wp-image-60937\" src=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-Alienation-Photography-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-Alienation-Photography-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-Alienation-Photography-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-Alienation-Photography-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-Alienation-Photography-1536x1209.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-Alienation-Photography-2048x1612.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-Alienation-Photography-1920x1511.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-Alienation-Photography-1170x921.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-Alienation-Photography-585x460.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Alienation<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie:<\/strong> <strong>The March Violets<\/strong> formed in 1981, a time of political upheaval, mass unemployment and police corruption. We were part of those times, so of course we were affected. In 2024, times are dark once again. Plus \u00e7a change. For the UK, Brexit is a disaster for everyone (except the ultra-rich, and they\u2019re not reading this article or attending DarkMad, right?). I loathe division. Everyone loses out. We are all in this together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong> &#8220;Crow Baby&#8221; just got used in a BBC2 doc about the miner\u2019s strike in 1984. It felt very right that being in there because although not overtly political musically, we do feel very strongly about the utter bullshit that some sections of humanity will force onto others if they think they can get away with it. It\u2019s interesting that the resurgence of dark music we\u2019re seeing is coinciding with the idiocy happening in some quarters of Europe and the USA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014Rosie, you said that BBC DJ John Peel help the band get to more people. The band recorded some BBC sessions with him, how was the experience? How was John Peel in person?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong> John Peel and others at the BBC were incredibly helpful to us and others, we were offered our first Peel session before we even released our first EP! In all we recorded 3 Peel sessions, 1 for Kid Jensen, 1 for Janis Long and a Saturday live for Richard Skinner. It was awe inspiring going into Maida Vale studios as teenagers and getting to work in that space and with those producers and engineers. Also, because the cafeteria was government subsidised it only cost 1p for a cup of tea and bacon, egg, beans and chips were 10p!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">We didn\u2019t get to meet Peel as he was never at the recording sessions himself, but decades later in 1999 I was working on his Meltdown festival at the South Bank Centre in London and got to meet him and his family and thank him personally, it felt good!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60944\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60944\" class=\"wp-image-60944\" src=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-credit-Alienation-photos-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-credit-Alienation-photos-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-credit-Alienation-photos-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-credit-Alienation-photos-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-credit-Alienation-photos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-credit-Alienation-photos-585x879.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Alienation<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013In an interview the band talked about the funk influence in your music, <\/strong><strong>which<\/strong><strong> was also present in bands like Gang of Four, A Certain Ratio and\u00a0 The Pop Group. Even Bauhaus had also a disco\/funk influence. Why do you think it disappeared from Goth music?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom: <\/strong>I was into the &#8220;art funk&#8221; scene a fair bit and Loz was heavily into JJB from <strong>The Stranglers<\/strong> who had some funky grind for sure. I think we didn\u2019t want to be a straight rock band so funky bass lines and clipped guitars in places helped to avoid that. A lot of the dance element in Goth seems to have moved into that EBM\u2019y, programmed thing which has its great moments but has become a bit hackneyed over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013One thing I would like to know better, if Cleo Murray started as a second singer or if she was already coming to the band to substitute Rosie?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie:<\/strong> I left <em><strong>The March Violets<\/strong><\/em> after &#8220;Snake Dance&#8221;. Cleo was the new singer &amp; carried the torch!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong> Cleo was Daniel Glee\u2019s partner from the band <strong>Living in Texas<\/strong> who we worked with and when Rosie left, Cleo was the obvious replacement as we already knew and liked her. There wasn\u2019t a time when both were in the<strong> Violets<\/strong> though.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Back in the day, did you ever think of recording a full album?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong>\u00a0I think we were just moving too quickly to settle down and do the work in one sitting! We just kept banging out singles\/EPs. It was a shame as a lot of songs we were playing live never got recorded properly. Some of the demos are there on the Palace of Infinite Darkness cd boxset though.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013In 1986, the band released &#8220;Turn to the Sky&#8221;, the most pop track recorded by the March Violets till thenl. The song featured in the soundtrack of Some Kind of Wonderful, a movie written by John Hughes and the line-up included a drummer!! How do you remember, Tom, that period of the band?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong> It was a great time, with some Rock\u2019n\u2019roll madness thrown in! And<strong> The Violets<\/strong> always had and still have, a pop sensibility even on the dark and twisted stuff so it felt like a natural progression at the time. We toured a lot in UK\/Europe and the USA, and I met and made a lot of friends in the process. That movie is getting a bit of a renaissance as the story seems to find a lot of relevance with the youngsters growing up this century too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014Rosie, during that time you became an English teacher in Sudan. How was the experience?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60947\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60947\" class=\"wp-image-60947\" src=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi-1920x1278.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi-1170x779.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi-780x516.jpg 780w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi-585x389.jpg 585w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-CREDIT-Chris-Bub-Cardi.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Chris Bub<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie: <\/strong>In 1984, the political situation in the UK was appalling. I was coming out and drifting creatively. I needed a complete shake-up. When I left <strong>The March Violets<\/strong>, I also left Leeds and England. I made the dramatic move to Sudan and worked as a teacher for two years in a secondary school in Darfur, close to the Libyan border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I was in my mid-twenties, had never travelled outside Europe &amp; to say I was na\u00efve in the understatement of the decade. My 2 years in Sudan were definitely a learning experience. Not least, shortly after I arrived, the &#8220;famine&#8221; hit the headlines, along with Live Aid. I learned the harsh lesson about who suffers in a famine, (i.e. not the wealthy). How the money from vast charity efforts like Live Aid (even with the best will in the world) does not trickle down to those who need it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">For many reasons, it was one of the most memorable times of my life. It\u2019s an over-simplification, but the people I met were without doubt the most generous people I\u2019ve ever met. I still feel humbled by their kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013In 2015, the band made a new album, entitled <em>Made Glorious<\/em>. How was working together again?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie: <\/strong>In 2015 Simon &amp; I were in the UK, Tom was in the USA. New technology meant we could work long-distance. Despite the opportunities offered and the great songs we wrote, there is nothing to beat working in the same physical environment. Magic happens, an alchemy that is impossible to experience in any other way. See below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong> It was a long labour of love taking 3 years from inception and a bit disjointed in its process. There\u2019s some great stuff on there but quite a bit of it is Simon\u2019s vision of the band which is fine as he was overseeing it. I can\u2019t say I feel a huge connection to it though and we only play 2 tracks from that album live.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60950\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60950\" class=\"wp-image-60950\" src=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-SIMON-TOPP-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-SIMON-TOPP-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-SIMON-TOPP-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-SIMON-TOPP-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-SIMON-TOPP-1013x1536.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-SIMON-TOPP-1351x2048.jpg 1351w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-SIMON-TOPP-1920x2911.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-SIMON-TOPP-1170x1774.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-SIMON-TOPP-585x887.jpg 585w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TOM-ASHTON-credit-SIMON-TOPP-scaled.jpg 1688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Simon Topp<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014Although Pledge went bankrupt, what do you think of this way of financing your records? How was the experience?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie: <\/strong>In\u00a02015 Pledge collapsed. Despite Tom, William and I fulfilling ALL of our personal pledges, a lot of loyal fans were still affected. Suffice to say, <strong>The March Violets<\/strong> will not crowdfund future albums.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong> That was no fun at all for anyone in the band or in our fanbase. The less said the better really.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014What happened with the release of <em>Mortality<\/em>? You could not finish it because of Si\u2019s sickness, right? At the end you only released a digital version. Would you like to do a full released of this material?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong> The covers of our own classic tracks that we rerecorded for <em>Mortality<\/em> will not see the light of day on physical media, however the eponymous title track did get a release in demo form on the <em>Play Loud Play Purple<\/em> comp on Jungle Records. We have also recorded it for the upcoming new album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014The new album that it\u2019s supposed to be released this year is called <\/strong><em><strong>Crocodile Promises. W<\/strong><\/em><strong>hat can you advance us of it? \u00a0One of the tracks \u201cVirgin Sheep\u201d from 1982 was found when you were gathering material for the box set, right?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie: <\/strong>In 2023, we spent a magical January in Tom\u2019s studio in Athens, Georgia. As mentioned above, there is nothing to compare with the experience of creating in the same space. Free from distractions \u2013 Tom\u2019s studio is deep in secluded woodland \u2013we wrote 9 new tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">As for &#8220;Virgin Sheep&#8221; \u2013 yes, I found an original demo tape from 1982, including \u2018lost\u2019 tracks &#8220;Virgin Sheep&#8221; and &#8220;The Palace of Infinite Darkness&#8221;!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom: <\/strong>The album is called <em>Crocodile Promises<\/em> and we are looking at a summer release this year. We\u2019d forgotten we\u2019d even written &#8220;Virgin Sheep&#8221; which is a bit scary! Who knows, we might do a version of &#8220;The Palace of Infinite Darkness&#8221; for the next album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Crocodile Promises<\/em> is a triumphant continuation of what<strong> The Violets<\/strong> should be, without the wobbles of the past. We have a feeling people are going to be blown away by it as there is nothing else like it out there!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014Tom, you have been producing a few bands at your studio in Athens. Any late work or band you have been involved with that you would like to recommend?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom: <\/strong>Yes, I\u2019ve been working with <strong>Vision Video<\/strong> a lot, producing their first 2 albums and playing live bass for them up until the end of last year. I also recorded large chunks of<strong> Pylon Re-enactment Society<\/strong>\u2019s album, <em>Magnet Factory<\/em> which just got released on Strolling Bones Records. They\u2019re fantastic! And I\u2019m off to the record release party for<strong> Tears for the Dying<\/strong> new album, <em>In the Shadow of the Midnight Sun<\/em> soon. Another fantastic Athens band that I recorded\/mixed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014You have also been doing soundtracks for movies like Accidental Exorcist. Can you please tell us more about this other side of you? You have always been interested in Horror movies, right?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom: <\/strong>Oh yes, I LOVE horror movies! I collected every issue of Fangoria magazine in its \u201880\u2019s heyday. I collected horror movie soundtracks as a teen and always wanted to contribute music to my favourite genre. Between 2012 and 2016, I must have scored about 12 low budget horrors! The studio and band stuff took over after 2017 but it\u2019s something I will definitely go back to if I get the chance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014Tom once you said that you might release some material from Amania, the band you created with Craig Adams and Steve Hewitt. What happened? What do you remember of this band?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom: <\/strong>Yes Cleo, Craig and I did write and demo an album\u2019s worth of material and my friend Steve Hewitt helped us on drums along with a bunch of other mates. Who knows, maybe it will come out sometime, I\u2019ll ask Craig next time I see him!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60954\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60954\" class=\"wp-image-60954\" src=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-photo-mel-butler-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-photo-mel-butler-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-photo-mel-butler-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-photo-mel-butler-585x780.jpg 585w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rosie-Garland-photo-mel-butler.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Mel Butler<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014For the previous DarkMad we interviewed Joolz who has been writing novels for a long time <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>and now we have you, Rosie who has also written some fiction.\u00a0 Your first novel, the Palace of Curiosities is about a person with hypertrichosis. When I was a child, the daughter of one of our neighbours had a similar problem but I really can\u2019t tell how serious it was because when this condition <\/strong><strong>started,<\/strong><strong> she stopped going out. How did you get the idea for this novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie:<\/strong> I was inspired by the lives and struggles of people with spectacular bodies. In particular, Julia Pastrana (1834-60), a Mexican woman born with hypertrichosis and who was exploited as a circus exhibit. I decided to create the character of Eve \u2013 she faces real challenges but is not tragic. Despite everything the world throws at her, she finds her own voice and takes charge of her life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014And now you are going to release a new novel, right? What can you please tell us of it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie:<\/strong> My new novel is &#8220;The Fates&#8221;. It\u2019s a re-telling of the Greek myth of the Fates, the 3 sisters who weave the thread of destiny. In my story, the Sisters want to give free will to mortals, placing destiny into human hands. But the Gods are plotting against them. The Sisters need mortal help \u2013 and find it in the woman-warrior Atalanta and the hero Meleager. The novel also contains monsters, magical adventures and badly behaved Gods&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014You have also<\/strong><strong> published<\/strong><strong> a few collections of poetry.\u00a0 How would you describe your poems to the public who only know you for your work with The March Violets? Do you think that your literature work can also appeal to your music fans?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie: <\/strong>Our fans are amazing. My latest poetry collection is &#8220;What Girls Do in the Dark&#8221;, and they love it! Feedback has been so positive. Also \u2013 there are times where I use my poems as inspiration for lyrics. To choose one example, &#8220;Dress 4 U&#8221; (on the <em>Made Glorious<\/em> album) is based on a poem from my collection &#8220;Things I Did While I was Dead&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014As Rosie Lugosi, you Rosie use comedy to subvert notions of normative sexuality and gender. Do you think that your cabaret persona has developed from your work at the March <\/strong><strong>Violets,<\/strong><strong> or do you see it as complementary?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie: <\/strong>It\u2019s complementary. In fact, all my creative work (lyrics, novels, poetry) is linked by my desire to connect with others. My passion to perform springs from the determination to break down barriers and find my voice. As a child, this flew in the face of Biblical directives that females submit and serve. I was labelled a show-off. Parental put-downs included <em>little madam<\/em> or <em>too big for your boots<\/em>. When I persevered, I was called stubborn rather than determined. I kept going!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014It\u2019s a shame that William Faith is no longer touring with you. How were these years that he was part of the band?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie: <\/strong>William is a great bassist, and toured with us in 2014-2015, and in 2023. He\u2019s a creative guy, so naturally he has his own band, which takes up all of his time. We were lucky to have his talents in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom: <\/strong>It was wonderful working with William, he is such a talented musician and player! But being in <strong>The Violets<\/strong> has turned into pretty much a full-time job this year so his commitment to <strong>The Bellwether Syndicate<\/strong> must take precedence.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60941\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60941\" class=\"wp-image-60941\" src=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-MAT-THORPE-credit-Kristy-18-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-MAT-THORPE-credit-Kristy-18-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-MAT-THORPE-credit-Kristy-18-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-MAT-THORPE-credit-Kristy-18-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-MAT-THORPE-credit-Kristy-18-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-MAT-THORPE-credit-Kristy-18-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-MAT-THORPE-credit-Kristy-18-1170x1755.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-MAT-THORPE-credit-Kristy-18-585x878.jpg 585w, https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ROSIE-GARLAND-MAT-THORPE-credit-Kristy-18-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kristy 18<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014And Mat Thorpe is the \u201cnew\u201d member. What do you think that he adds to the sound of The March Violets?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie:<\/strong> Mat was our bassist for the 2007 Homecoming reunion, and he\u2019s been a behind-the-scenes member of Team Violet since then! He\u2019s stepping centre stage and bringing his unique bass sound and vocal talents to the mix. Plus \u2013 he\u2019s the nicest guy you could ever hope to meet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom:<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019m so chuffed to have Mat back in the fold. A talented and lovely bloke who is pitching in all the help he can. Just what we need! He will be helping us write the next record too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014How is Simon Denbigh doing? He left touring after his stroke, right? Is he still a studio member of the band?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie:<\/strong> Sadly, Si is unable to work with us now. We continue to honour his past contribution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom: <\/strong>\u00a0Yes, sadly Simon\u2019s circumstances don\u2019t allow for any contribution to<strong> The Violets<\/strong> going forwards, but he lives on in the material and it felt great to finally give <em>Made Glorious<\/em> the vinyl release it was designed for and deserved last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2014What can we expect of your concert at DarkMad? Some new songs?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Rosie:<\/strong> Yes! As well as fan favourites like &#8220;Snake Dance&#8221; and &#8220;Walk into the Sun&#8221; we\u2019ll be playing songs from the new album&#8230; and unveiling our brand new single, &#8220;Hammer the Last Nail&#8221;. You can expect the excitement and energy of <strong>The March Violets<\/strong> on stage! Life is short, do it now, and have an amazing time while you\u2019re at it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u2013Tom: <\/strong>Well, the last time <strong>The Violets<\/strong> played Madrid was in 1986 so I\u2019m stoked to be back there again this year! We\u2019ll be banging out the classics of course but also 3 new tracks from the upcoming new album. See you there!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cover Photo: Alienation. 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