Tapage Nocturne - Music

Like All Great Civilisations The History Of Performance Contains Blood Love Disease And A Great Amount Of Dancing. Record Deals And Members Come And Go But Performance Remains. As Sure As Eggs Are Eggs These Childhood Friends Come Together Every Couple Of Years Only To Be Torn Apart By Inter-Band Romance 2005 Drugs 2003 Mental Illness 2006 An International Book Deal 2007 . It’s A Wonder They Can Even Wipe The Tears From Their Eyes Each Morning. But In Actual Fact They’re Fairly Cheerful. They’re Drawn To Each Other Like Relatives To A Funeral. They Enjoy The Misery And The Ecstasy Of English Pop. Since Releasing Their Debut Album ‘ We Are Performance’ In 2007 The Band Have Been Elsewhere. Joe Stretch Is An Internationally Published Novelist. He Published His Debut Novel ‘Friction’ Vintage/Random House In 2008 And His Second ‘Wildlife’ Vintage/Random House In 2009. He Is Currently Working On His Third Provisionally Titled ‘One Hit Wonder’. Joe Cross And Laura Marsden Meanwhile Founded The Band Kiss In Cities And Are Working Towards The Completion Of A Debut Album. Joe Cross Has Been Working As A Producer/songwriter Helping To Develop Among Others Hurts Sony . Over The Past Two Years They Have Convened Periodically To Write And Record The Second Performance Album ‘Red Brick Heart’. The Process Was As Ever A Little Dramatic. But The Results Were Decent And Having Secured A Record Deal Performance Are Exiting Their Unfortunate Lives In Order To Tweak The Nose Of The Mainstream After Which No Doubt They Will Auto-Annihilate Gleefully And Return To Their Downbeat Lives In The Suburbs And Centre Of Manchester. They Would Have Been Back Sooner Had They Agreed To Change Their Name As A Number Of Major Labels Stipulated. ‘I’m Not Going To Change My Name For A Man Who Looks Like Polished Fruit ’ Remarked Joe Stretch. ‘They Told Us That It’s Cool To Seem New. I’m Not Sure About That. Aren’t Many New Bands Enchantingly Crap? Plus Changing Your Name Makes You A Phoney Rich Perhaps. But A Phoney.’ The Album’s Producer Cliff Jones Commented That ‘I’ve Honestly Never Met A More Sombre Bunch Of People In My Life. It’s Unclear To Me Why They Make Pop Music.’ Of Performance’s 2010 Return Singer Joe Stretch Said ‘Well It’s Not Like We’re ABBA. People Don’t Necessarily Clamour For Our Return. It’s Just The Odd Email In Fact. But We’re A Fuck Sight Better Than Half The Rubbish That Gets On Television.’ Guitarist Laura Marsden Remarked That ‘Performance Releasing A Second Record Is Mildly Inconvenient For Me. I’ve Got Quite A Lucrative Cottage Industry Pinching Raspberries From The Sides Of Dual Carriageways And Making Jam. Hanging Around Joe Stretch Will Be Annoying. He Thinks He’s Salman Rushdie. But I Love Pop Music. I Love The Band. I Try To Write A Pop Song Everyday.’ Joe Cross Said ‘I Feel The Same About Performance As I Do About Death. I Know I Have To Die. I Know I Have To Be In Performance. We Actually Make Optimistic Upbeat Music. But Then Stretch Moans Over It. He Tries To Make It Depressing. He Thinks That’s Clever Perhaps.’ The Band Will Be Returning Minus Their Long-Serving Keyboard Player Hilary “Bill” Marsden Who Has Decided To Pursue Other Interests. Performance Would Like To Thank Her Sincerely For Her Service. Performance Are A Pop Band. They’re Returning In 2010. They Dislike Phonyism. They Struggle With Depression. Expect Blood Love And An Amount Of Dancing. read less