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| Origins Sonic Triangle formed in late 2007 in an Edinburgh pub, when a songwriter who'd lost all inspiration and a singer who was afraid to sing decided to accept their destiny and embark together on what was sure to be a glorious cake of a journey, iced with the icing of fun and the edible ball bearings of personal development. Unfortunately, their first couple of years were a struggle to make anything that sounded remotely good, and so in 2009 they roped in a very capable musician who didn't play music much any more. (Well, who else would fit with their general vibe of talent suppressed and genius broken, crushed by a shallow and unforgiving society?) January 2010: When I'm Outta Here Interrupted by assorted frivolities such as work, university and trips to Costa Rica, the band proceeded to record their debut EP, When I'm Outta Here. Released on this very website in January 2010, WIOH's five songs appear on the surface to be about travel and distance, about sharing a heart across vast stretches of ocean, about denying yourself what might make you happy, about trying everything to escape the life you're in. But actually, listen a little deeper, and you'll see it's really about the Queen of the Chocolate Buttons, who was pushed off her throne by a naughty chocolate button usurper and rolled into the ocean, where she floated off to a land somewhere far away, where everything was symmetrical. She mourned the loss of her ray of sunlight, the King of the Chocolate Buttons, and wished that she could escape. But she couldn't, so instead she just closed her little chocolate heart to all and sundry. It's a sad story. August 2010: Morning Star and first video Their first EP having enjoyed reasonable success among the demographic of people who knew them, Sonic Triangle got to work on some new stuff. Actually it wasn't entirely new: Alex picked two songs from his vast unreleased (and largely unreleasable) back catalogue, hoping they could benefit from the Sonic Triangle treatment. Was he right to hope? Listen to Morning Star and Lone Island and decide for yourself! Go on!! At the same time, we made our first video on a very tiny camcorder and a budget of zero. The video symbolises what Somewhere Far Away always meant to us: it's fun to prance about with sweets in one's hair. December 2010: It Could Be Different Then they finally got round to finishing the Christmas song they'd been saying they'd finish every year since 2008. Oh, Sonic Triangle! Future Who can say what these young up-and-comers will do next? I can. They'll probably make more songs or something. So don't be a stranger! Fun facts! The three corners of the Sonic Triangle each have different roles within the band. Heather sings. James plays keyboards. Alex takes care of most of the songwriting and mixing and plays the band's signature instrument, the kazoo, arguably making him the most important one. Rejected names for the band include Ageless Noise, the Noise Monsters, the Facilities, the Perryophonics, Sonic But Rice, Two Cats Fighting, and Mario Circle. Heather developed a sticker addiction on an early visit to Lindisfarne (the island, not the band) after relieving the gift shop of most of its price labels. Good going, Heather. James once broke his arm trying to jump over a foot-high fence. Good going, James. Alex's many talents include juggling, twisting balloons into the shape of dogs, and writing this. He's awesome! Sonic Triangle is an anagram of E.T.'s Caring Lion. And also of something rude, but you'll have to work that one out for yourself. |