Here are some pictures of the limited edition booklets we are producing to go along with the Loosely Based On Fiction physical release, and available exclusively through our own online shop. We’ve asked our screen-printing friend Norman to print up some cardboard sleeves, using one of Alan’s design. They have our familiar arrow in black, with a cool blue overprint.

The sleeves will contain the four leaves of the ‘booklet’ that we’ll hand number before they go in the post. These leaves feature notes from the album recording sessions and more of Alan’s artwork on the reverse.

Alan has also created a PDF version which contains lyrics for each of the songs on the album. This PDF will be available to anyone who buys the album from the site.

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Lots of things are happening at the moment as we near the point of releasing the CDs. You’ll notice that the escapeact.com site has had a minor facelift for a start!

Earlier this week Ed over at 17 Seconds kindly released the last of our tracks - Broken Chin, head on over to read his thoughts on the album…

“Rather like the Strokes, here is a band who have realised that less is definitely more. Pure punky joy.”

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Yay! We’re one step closer to the album release now that we’ve received our albums back from the factory! These lovely ‘digipak’ covers really look the part! We’re working on the limited edition liner booklets at the minute - these will only be available from us here on the site and at gigs, then we’ll be ready to let loose! some pics…

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If you are about Newry next Friday 21st November, head over to the Magnet Centre where we’ll be playing a fundraiser alongside Darwy, Proud Deering, and The Out-takes. Doors are at 7.30 and it’ll be only a few quid on the door, all proceeds in aid of the Magnet Centre!

And, if you’re about Belfast on Saturday 22nd November, we’ve another ‘All Ages’ show at Laverys Bunker!

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We’re getting near the end of our little blog release journey, but there are still a few tracks left, including a personal favourite of mine - ‘Everyone Got Shot’. It has kindly been released by Paul, aka, The Devil Has The Best Tuna, click below to check it out!

http://besttuna.blogspot.com/2008/11/houdini-would-be-proud.html

“They effortlessly straddle the jangling, punkish new wave of The Undertones and Stiff Little Fingers (’God Says’, ‘Laid Open’ and ‘Jupiter Storms’) and the more melodic harmonies Irish Americana (Irishcana?) of The Thrills (’Broken Chin’ and ‘Sullied Behave For The Moon’). “

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I just came across this nice little mention about us on the CMU Music Network:

03.11.08: ESCAPE ACT
Belfast trio Escape Act recently completed a MUZU TV session in Dublin, though that’s not the reason we are tipping them, though it does mean we’ll be able to plug them again later in the month when the results of that session go online. But these guys definitely deserve your attention right now. Single release ‘God Says’ is a good start, though the Springsteen-aping arena stomp of ‘Cabin Fever’ is their best offering, meeting the ethereal Brit-rock of Doves with the melancholy, shoe gazing vocals of Teenage Fanclub. If this sounds like your thing then you’ve no reason not to explore, particularly given that they’re giving away their album, ‘Loosely Based On Fiction’, entirely free through various channels.

check it and other tipped bands here: http://www.cmumusicnetwork.co.uk/unsigned/index.html

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I think you’ll agree that it’s been a momentous day for us all. Yes, a few hours ago it was announced by Niall Byrne of State Magazine that our sixth track ‘Corpses Candle’ has been released on their MP3 blog.

“‘Corpses Candle’ … reminds us of the indie majesty of Whipping Boy’s Heartworm”

Click here to read Niall’s thoughts and get the track

Thanks also to Nick for his continuing support and encouragement.

Rich

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Just back from a nice wee trip to Dublin and the studios of Muzu.tv where we recorded two tracks. Hopefully these should appear on our channel (alongside God Says below) in the next 2-3 weeks. Thanks to Alex, Andy, Eoghan, and Marty for having us.

pic by Martin Kennedy

The trip also gave us some time to talk about our plans for recording again next year, with an initial session booked for March. We’re really excited about the chance to go back to Chem19 and record more music with Andy, this time armed with a lot more knowledge and even more preparation to make the most of it. Chris has been refining ideas for new songs which we began demoing in earnest this week. I’m personally planning an advance trip to check out the kitchen and assess the frying pan situation…

So stay tuned for more news on that front and maybe a few sneaks peeks of demos, plus t-shirt and badge news too.

Rich

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hey folks, we did a cool wee show last night at Charlies Coffee Shop in Bradbury Place. Expecting a stool in the corner whilst the punters munched on cakes and supped their lattes, i was surprised to find an eager and attentive audience in the dimly lit refuge away from the miserable weather outside.

A very entertaining Paul Corrigan was already on stage when i arrived, he has a great voice and in addition to his own tunes, gave us great versions of Grace and Stairway…

Chris kicked off our set with a few solo tunes, starting with ‘Flat Ocean’ - a plaintive, soulful tune that we’re working on for recording sessions next year. This was followed by ‘Silly Things’ and ‘Laid Open’. I joined Chris on stage and we got stuck into ‘Folded Arms’ - another new tune we’re working on, and have played live a couple of times. It was fun to play the stripped down acoustic version and the folks seemed to like it. Thereafter confusion reigned briefly as we started ‘Green’ - with me hilariously neglecting to start at the right point, however I got it together and it worked really well.

Afterwards, Chris enjoyed the warm atmosphere and some great covers from Niall Harden, including a really nice version of Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen.

It was great of Paul (Cutaways) and Gerry (Charlies) to ask us to play and i think we’ll come back again soon, but most of all the audience really made the evening special.

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We’re at the half-way point of the Loosely Based On Fiction release, today we’re really please to announce the release of Laid Open - kindly curated by Steven over at Key Notes on Cluas.ie.

Check it out here: www.cluas.com/indie-music/Blogs/Key_Notes/

Also, if you’re in Belfast this Wednesday 29th, head over to Charlies Coffee Shop at Bradbury Place - we’ll be doing a wee acoustic show at 7pm with Cutaways and Patio Sounds.

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