'Airport Syndrome' EP by Vinyl Future: Available on iTunes NOW!!

[AI3JeWelz]

whooo has too much money, whoooo has too much money...

why do you have so many effects and amps and stuff?

[Seagerash]

sounds similar to the jimmy chamberlain complex

[getcakeeatcakesmile]

what is airport syndrome?

[craigmcarthur1]

Its the name of our EP.  Its basically amade up syndrome that describe the fact that perfectlypolite and normally people become arseholes when in airports. They lose patience and become rude, queue jumping idiots.

[Seagerash]

@craigmcarthur1 you named an E.P after someone queue jumping you in an airport!?

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh kinda did yup.

[Natokowsky]

nice ads.

[SuperBlackElvis]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­

[emeraldstudio]

YOu can do more harmonies with 3 guitar players, its not stupid.

[thurstonvideos]

having three guitar players is fucking stupid and unnecessary. make one of them play bass.

[craigmcarthur1]

We have a bassist. Three guitars rocks. Some of my favourite live bands have three guitarists. Radiohead and Oceansize. We can do lots of stuff you cant do as a two guitar band

[acuity67]

I'm in a three guitar band too. It's weird but kinda cool. Can you give me any tips as far as having two players harmonize? I haven't really figured that out yet

[craigmcarthur1]

We harmonize of octave alot of our main riffs. You basically just need to learn a little theory in order to understand how to harmonize notes. A good start would be to learn some other bands harmonised parts and have a look at what type of harmony they have used. This will help yor understanding of the harmony process. Bands like Thin Lizzy are a good starting point as they have fairly simple melody lines nicely harmonised.

[craigmcarthur1]

We also try and work harmonies into other sections of the music, like the main melody notes in clean sections, or effects laden sections. Just experiment with anything that can fill out your sound and add to the melody of a particular section. Try and avoid just having two guitarist playing the same part.We have almost no sections were we play the same thing, we always through in an actave or two, a harmony or god forbid just dont play! If it doesnt add to the song, dont be afraid to drop out!

[acuity67]

Wow thanks! That was really thorough. We'll give it a shot the next time we get to practice. Oh and I saw you use an ebow a lot too. I've been thinking about asking for one for my birthday. Do you recommend it?

[craigmcarthur1]

The Ebow is great, we have a few in the band. Meaning harmonised ebow lines!!

[guitarmaxchris]

dude, you guys gotta try the Metal Muff.. It's a sweet pedal with good distortion, and then a boost for solos when you need it.

[iKTM47]

are you guys like a real real band that just isnt really famous?

[craigmcarthur1]

Nop we are an unsigned band from Scotland. We recorded the ep on our own

[iKTM47]

how did you guys get your songs on itunes?

[craigmcarthur1]

3rd party company called tunecore

[eLECTROLOSIS]

And I thought I had too much gear.. Seriously, Do you have a roadie or do you just not use that much gear at gigs?

[craigmcarthur1]

No roadies I'm afraid. We dont use alot of gear live. I have all my suff in a large pedalboard pre wired and pre connected. So only takes 5 minutes to setup my two heads and pedals

[agutierrez20]

You didn't used the Hiwatt for recording?

[craigmcarthur1]

We did use a Hiwatt, but it wasnt mine. I didnt own the Hiwatt when we recorded the EP. We used the studios HIwat 100 headt for a few cleans, the studios old Marshall JCM800 (which sounds better than any other Marshall I have ever used), some stuff near the end was done on my Mesa Boogie Tremoverb, one or two strange tones from a Line 6 Flextone III, but the vast majority was recorded using Gary's Mesa Boogie Roadking

[agutierrez20]

Well you have a really nice tone going on in there.

[craigmcarthur1]

Thank you

[iopkythowal]

pretty cool man, nice job,  nice stuff .. =D

[DrumMasterT]

That studio is in Glasgow is it not? I cany remember the name! Kinda annoying me coz its on the tip of my tongue! Was listening to the previes on Itunes purely coz I only have £0 in my bank account at the moment. Bad times! Getting payed on Thursday though so the album will be baught then! You guys should totally think about doing a gig in Inverness!

[DrumMasterT]

Got it!!! Thats urban studios isn't it? Was going to be doing some recording there but it fell through!

[craigmcarthur1]

Hey man, yeh it was Urban Studios. We rehearse there and hav done some recording there. Let me kno what u think of the ep if you get round to buying it, would be good to hear input good or bad. We would love to gig in iverness, nice place i hv been a few times with the wedding band i play in!!!(money spinner)

[vazkilzan]

can i have some guitars and amplifiers cause i am literally poor with just a crap guitar starter pack for 10 months now :(

[EricRichardsonn]

So was the bike modded for true bypass?

And when can we expect some new videos? :)

I would love to see some more stuff put up.

[craigmcarthur1]

Yup thats a vintage analog bike, its connect to the leslie cabinet in the corner!

Yeh I'll try and get some more videos up soon, very busy with work and gigging at the moment, so had zero spare time!

[martinlutherkingIII]

Craig dude as soon as I get home I'm downloading the CD. I've been waiting forever now lol. Can't wait to hear all the songs with singing and everything. Best of luck to you man.

[asikere]

very good

[jkdd22]

you guys are really good! bought your album and it rocks. You should really think about doing a clean song

[craigmcarthur1]

Thanks for buing the album, and glad you enjoyed it.

We have lots of clean songs, and extended clean sections on newer songs. Check a few of the rehearsal videos posted on youtube, you can find them through the 'Favourites' section of my homepage. Magnum Opus has some nice clean sections about half way through, as does Placido Disc and Coriolis Effect

[shutupandlisten13]

a gt-8 and a gt-6? you're crazy man. if that is a gt-8, how come you aren't using it? and have you ever considered a gt-10?

[craigmcarthur1]

I have a GT6 i bought years ago. No I wouldnt consider a GT10, I like my current setup which includes a load of single pedals controlled by a Gig Rig Pro 14. The GT6 has always been decent tho, but sucks the tone from my tube amps a bit

[bedfall]

whats that instrument that looks like a bicycle? haha

[craigmcarthur1]

Thats a Robert Keeley modified Bicycle that sounds great alongside the Hammond organ sitting behind it haha!

[ripstikmaster13]

you guys rock

[craigmcarthur1]

Thanks

[XVeriandomNess]

i bought it and love it :)

[craigmcarthur1]

Great!

Firstly thank you very much for taking the time and more importantly your money to buy it.

And secondly for taking the time to leave us feedback!

Thanks!

Craig - Vinyl Future

[DemoColorScheme]

Good stuff, Craig. I love to hear the material when it's done! I'll keep my eyes open.

[meemawuk]

It is done, and is available for purchase on digital download. Check the sidebar.

[hahayoudied123]

Congrats for getting on itunes. Btw, you beat AC/DC to itunes (they dont have acdc) : )

[mcsray]

FINALLY!!!

[Nextel025]

:43 and 1:15 are epic

[Si262]

Downloaded it from iTunes this morning - great stuff!

[Scubadoozie]

Please notify me when you release a cd online.

[RockAddict311]

yes im very interested in a cd.

[StanwoodSpartans]

congrats dude

ill see if i can get my itunes to work

[angryparrot]

As soon as the physical CD release is available, I will DEFINITELY be ordering one :P I just really like lossy download formats

[2andpass]

yo im not too big a fan of digital downloads...will ur ep be available in stores?

[craigmcarthur1]

We will have a CD release soon, hopefully some time in Feb. It wont be in stores as wee aint big enough to secure such distribution. You will however be able to buy it from an online store (still to be decided) and we will post it to you. That cool?

[shinjiyasuno]

i will be buying your CD.

[XVeriandomNess]

Your gonna be one of the best someday.

[asklcnvivdf]

I think you guys are gonna be big

[craigmcarthur1]

Thank you for the kind words.

[ironmaiden20]

Is it just me or does the singer sound like James Hetfield

[meemawuk]

I hope its just you.

[GazPots]

Epic lol.

[FootyBrain]

Nice that it's done. But I think I'd rather order an actual cd when you got that bit figured...Keep up the good work and nice riffing! And oh, that vocalist of yours, the first taste my ears got of him sounded real nice...

[GazPots]

Cd's are in the process of being produced right now.

Plus you get some nifty artwork on it. :)

Gaz

[FootyBrain]

Cool. Dunno why but I've always enjoyed getting the actual cd instead of downloading stuff. Besides, if you really enjoy music why not try and sponsor the artist/band a bit? Even it means giving rec companys a fair share... Btw, Who's done the artwork?

[GazPots]

We did the artwork.

Everysingle buit of it, from taking the pics to changing them about design wise.

Cd or download, it's all good. Although i am of the "object in my hand" sort of thought so i see where you are coming from.

Gaz - VF

[maurits2]

When's it coming out on vinyl?

[craigmcarthur1]

Haha play on words. We like english based humour.

There will be a CD release a short time after the digital release. An exact date has yet to be established however.

[Rabulione]

lololololololololololololololo­l

[GazPots]

Shit, i meant to thumbs up that comment but accidentally hit the thumbs down.

Oh well. I approve of this joke. :)

Gaz

[qqryq90]

guys, you're exactly the type of band i would like to play with. Too bad it's hard to find such musicians

[craigmcarthur1]

Thanks for the kind words. We enjoy playing with ourselves also (couldnt resist that rather lowest common denominator joke.....poor form on my part).

Keep looking, Im sure you'll come across people on a similar page to yourself at some point.  Happy playing

[WeRemaincf]

cant wait

definitely buying

[joesmuse]

Brilliant...Does this mean you've found a new bassist and drummer?

[craigmcarthur1]

We found anew bass player a while ago. We are still on the hnt for a permanent drummer however. The EP has been pretty much finished for the best part of a year, we just had a few small issues to sort out. Hopefully you will enjoy it

[jebas1322]

awesome

[psychotubes]

Insane setup. Two Thumbs up ;)

[stc423]

I am definately buying it :D

[smoss469]

Will this be on the Zune network?

[GazPots]

I don't think so but i'd need to check and get back to you on that one.

Hard copies are also being made for those who won't want to download it.

Gaz

[BRANSCOMBEx]

I might grab this!

Thanks for the heads up Craig

[hhslf]

looks and sounds awesome! Count on my buying it.

[craigmcarthur1]

Hey man, it was released early. Its now available to buy on most major digital download sites (iTunes, Amazon, Napster, Rhapsody etc). Check out the myspace. The opening track 'Adams Apple' has been uploaded in full, along with more info on the EP. Thanks

[GazPots]

Wooooo. Hilarity and music of the awesome variety.

Love it.

Gaz