Band Line Up 2013

AIM - TO
OCCUPY THE ENTIRETY OF DERBYSHIRE IN THE SPACE OF 30 MINUTES.

We are
privileged to bring our tales of Martian Folklore to life at the distinguished
Bloodstock Festival 2013. Come stare aghast at the unbalanced absurdity of it
all, but fear not - we come in peace!

Ladies
and Gentlemen, step a little closer.....

You are
about to see the most wondrous sounds and hear the most ear-popping sights.

Monkeys
in spacesuits...Jersey giants...Two headed ganders...

Spiders
qualified to practice medicine and Jack the swinging sensation.

A fest of
treats for all the family...

Enter the
world of Earls of Mars.

Let them
caress your ears, bathe you in curiosity and tickle your funny bone.

BUT...Please,
please be careful as The Earls are not what they seem...

“Part
rock band, part interstellar jazz cafe” – Platform-online.net

“Frankly
as mad as a sack of badgers” – misplacedmetalhead.com

“They
clearly love to dispense confusion with their demented marches” – Metal Hammer

“So weird
that you are not completely sure if you like what you are seeing” –
metal-rules.com

“The
soundtrack to Victorian policemen storming a building” – Badassgrimness

Hear the
talk of the town, be the first of your friends and family to cry “I was there,
its true, its all true!”

Let you
mind somersault without a net, let your heart skip across the falling skies....

And
witness The Earls of Mars, before its too late...

The Cast:

Harry
Armstrong – Voices and Pianos

Dan
Hardingham – Guitars and Other Lesser Known Instruments

Si
McCarthy – Upright Basses and Akkordions

Dave
Newman – Drums and Percussion

Discography:

The Skies
Are Falling – 3 Track EP

Released
October 31st 2012

Full
length debut album coming late Summer 2013

And so it
goes....

The Earls
of Mars were formed in 2012 by multi-instrumental solo artist Dan Hardingham
(aka Onethirtyeight) when the urge to return to performing as part of a band
stole back into its being. The stirring
led him to contact drinking partner and fellow festival campfire cohort Harry
Armstrong (End of Level Boss / Hangnail / Decomnposssed / countless others) and
a plan was brought to life.

Recruiting
a rhythm of stand up bass bass player Si McCarthy and drum kit abuser Dave
Newman from a middle-of-nowhere pb, run by an aging Italian
ex-jocket-turned-revolutionary-whiskey-fermentor, the seeds were sewn to create
something a little less from the norm.

By
October 2012 the four congregated at earth Terminal Studios in deepest, darkest
Hampshire to perform an experiment: To capture a collection of ideas with no
real postulation of how the sound would turn out.

The
result was a three track ep “The Skies are Falling”. Self released on Halloween 2012 this led to
their first live gig supporting pioneering noise legend Boyd Rice/Non.

The Earls
of Mars gained instant notoriety from those whose ears found their way to the
recording. Ben Ward, frontman of
legendary UK rock madmen Orange Goblin instantly proposed the The Earls join
them for their 2013 UK Tour. A
resounding success that resulted in the group being thrown, tied up, drugged
and blindfold, into the back of Candlelight
Records impresario Steve Beaties 1977 Volvo 245DL where a contract, was signed.

One
vital, deal clinching amendment was needed before history was made...

Candlelight
agreed: “The Territory of this agreement shall be all the countries of the
World and its solar system...

Excluding
Mars!”

The
resulting collaboration will be unveiled to the world later this year. Be prepared to learn the mysteries of
Cornelius Itchybah’s first night on Earth.
Marvel at Otto the Magnificent’s tales of time-travel weight
lifting. Stare aghast at The Swinger and
weep at the unfortunate tale recounted in The Ballad of Ben Ayre.

The Earls
of Mars are here. Come join their dance.