By: Staff
Transmissions’ latest track, “Human Get-Together,” delivers exhilarating, infectious rhythms with poignant lyrics. From the moment the song begins, it captivates listeners with its vibrant energy and compelling groove. It's also the silliest song you’re absolutely going to love.
Ok, but this band is different… like really. Transmissions band doesn’t take themselves too seriously in fact, they are proudly as silly as can be. This effect of not taking themselves too seriously has ended up with a tremendous song that was completely captivating and stuck in our head for hours after listening to it only a few times.
The musical arrangement is fun, catchy and very entertaining. The singer's unique styling is tremendous with an awesome vocal tone and a really excellent presentation. We implore you to watch the music video when you absorb this song. It’s basically a 30 minute sitcom condensed into just a couple of minutes. It’s the cliff notes of sitcoms. Utilizing techniques of showing what it’s like to experience human interaction, especially from the point of an indie band, so awesomely summed up in this music video. I really don’t want to let on too much, but I want you to find the guy in the yellow jacket before the ending, and then, if you’re watching that closely you won’t miss anything. The actors in this video in the Coffee House are literally perfection. I’m going to let you know that all three of them should go onto acting careers because they are perfect and never broke character and you could never once tell they were acting. At first, we thought they didn't know this was the actual music video and was just a rehearsal.
So, the song is great, the lyrics are great, the presentation is unique, the casting is great, and the production is great. If you think this all doesn't add up to awesome, then we can't help you.
One of the standout features of the track is its production quality. The mixing and mastering are top-notch, ensuring that every element of the song is crisp and well-defined. The song’s arrangement is carefully crafted to build momentum, culminating in a powerful climax that leaves a lasting impression. All this was provided by Ryan Pinson at RML Studios.
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Make sure to playlist, stream and share “Human Get-Together” by Transmissions today!
Powerful Quote we found about this band:
"Transmissions are out of their minds, wild, unhinged"
Wait, there's more!
We caught up with this exciting and emerging artist, for:
“The Cage” Music Blog, to talk about music and learn more about them.
Here’s how it went:
Begin Interview
Hello Transmissions, we’re thrilled to have you for this interview. We've enjoyed diving into your music and learning about your work, but we're eager to discover even more about you personally and professionally.
Is there a story behind how you chose your artist name?
Not one worth telling. And please don’t think we’re being combative, it’s just genuinely not interesting.
We read this:
“We are a band that does whatever we want, as serious or silly as we want, any genre we feel, without compromising on fantastic songwriting”
We love this premise and approach. How long has the band been together and was this always the way you presented yourselves?
We’ve been together for about 5 years. We actually started as a band called Flight of Fancy. It was a prog band. We sort of all hopped over to Transmissions when I (Josh) began presenting the material from the first Transmissions album, which is decidedly not prog. I like to think we’re going to become a prog band again soon though.
We read this:
“Who are the band members and what do they play? Joshua Joyner - Vocals, Guitar Matthew Humpage - Vocals, Piano Dominic Sanderson - Guitar Tristan Apperley - Bass Daniel Ratcliffe - Drums”
For Daniel: How much impact does this name similarity have on you?
What in the fresh hell do I say to that? The impact this has is simply enormous. The amount of abuse I received as a child due to the unfortunate name I was given was enough to put me on the phone to the Samaritans at least 3 times a week for the rest of my life. - Dan
When you met through the University of Liverpool, was it because of music or just socially and then it clicked?
We all studied music at university. I (Josh) was asked by Tristan to join his prog band with Dom and Dan, I still don’t know why, maybe it was out of pity. But it worked out pretty well!
We love Coldplay! What was the experience like when you opened for the Coldplay tribute band?
The experience working with the venue itself was totally pleasant. The engineer is a good friend of mine and he is very talented when it comes to mixing. We did learn one tough lesson that day – our demographic is definitely not “Coldplay tribute band show attendees”
We read this:
“The bass player of the Longpigs played wurlitzer on our second album.”
How awesome! What events led to such an amazing situation?
He is a lecturer at our old university. Tristan knew he had an original wurlitzer and some songs off Operate the Light Chain definitely needed a wurlitzer. So Tristan asked him and he said yes. The rest is history.
We read:
“This song is part of an EP with our American friend Henry Walters”
Can you tell is about Henry and how you met and the influence and contribution on the song”
I love Henry man, but he has nothing to do with the song directly. Cosmically however, that is a different story.
We read:
“The song was written in a cabin at the bottom of a Welsh valley, recorded onto a 4 track cassette recorder”
Can you tell us why you chose this method…. And tell us how fun the cabin trip was?
We admired, and more importantly romanticised bands that had writing retreats in isolated locations. Matt and I wanted to do the same. Surprisingly enough, there is really not much to do in a cabin at the bottom of a Welsh valley other than write music, so we did that. The four track was to allow us to record without computers, and is probably my favourite way I’ve ever recorded music. The entire band is actually going away together for the first time in November to write, again to a cabin in Wales.
Most important question, (we hope this does not create too much tension and ultimately cause the band to break up), but:
Who is the silliest?
The member who left his keyboard in Manchester, slept in a car park overnight, locked himself out of his house on the moving in day, forgot Dan existed, nearly became a taxi driver, threw up after eating six rotten eggs (twice) and abandoned Dom at an Asda.
Can you tell the fans something they might not know about you and why you create music?
Can you tell us where you found these fans?
Your songs end up silly, but what emotion do you feel inspires your writing process the most, ie sadness, worry, happiness etc.?
The neurotic urge to feel like you’ve accomplished something.
Can you walk us through your songwriting process and where the inspiration comes from for this latest project?
When me and Matt were on our writing retreat and we had a rule that we would write 3 songs every day. I’d wake up a little bit before him and my logic was; if he woke up to a song already written the workload of that day would be less and we could spend more time watching Countdown and Come Dine with Me. So I wrote Human Get-Together.
Can you describe to us the theme for your artwork and what was the inspiration and intention for the observer to absorb from it?
The artwork described is the band screaming in abject terror while Dan presents us a cake.
What instrument do you use as the foundation to start your musical creations with?
Usually the guitar, Matt writes on piano a lot these days.
What instruments do you play? Which is your favorite?
We are a rock and roll band, so guitar is king.
What instrument do you not play, but wish you could conquer?
Well I play every instrument I want to conquer, I’m just either an absolute beginner or a basic player. I’d like to have a voice like Mike Patton.
What was the most challenging part of bringing this project to life, from the initial idea to the final recording?
We tried like four different versions of the song. Normal, fast, slow, disco. It was all a waste of time as the original version was what we ended up going with.
Is any part of your music's message or your personal purpose you feel fans should know more about? If so, what is that element, and why is it so important to you?
Absolutely not, no elaboration is needed.
What has been the most motivating force in creating your music?
The neurotic urge to feel like you’ve accomplished something.
What part of the music-making process is the most stressful, ie the creation, the actual release date, etc?
God, don’t even get me started.
Which of your already released songs is the most important to you, or had the most impact on your life or career and can you tell us why?
Light the Sky is the most important to me (Josh). It was the first song we did where I was like “yeah, this is really good.” Human Get-Together is cool as well because everyone likes it, it’s our most straight up pop song. The chorus comes around like nine times in it.
If there was one thing you could change about the music industry, what would it be?
Probably the same thing everyone else would say.
What is the live music venue scene like where you currently reside?
Not to be an ungracious prick, but God damn so many bands suck ass.
Have you ever been on tour and can you tell us a little about the experience?
No so we won’t.
Was there ever a time when you emotionally felt, “I can’t do this anymore”? Can you tell us why this happened and how you found the strength to continue?
That hasn’t happened to me personally, and I hope it never does. The idea of it happening to me seems pretty absurd to be honest.
What is your favorite song to cover?
I think everyone really likes doing the Grateful Dead song Fire on the Mountain. We’ve started doing War Pigs recently and that is really fun to do. Our version is like half the length cause Sabbath really know how to draw out a song like three minutes longer than it needs to be.
What is your favorite quote?
Probably earlier when Dan said “What in the fresh hell do I say to that?”
How do you feel about social media?
Yeah it’s some real good stuff man. I really love the obligation to relentlessly post on there when we are releasing something.
If you could go on any late-night talk show, which would it be? And based on present life, what would be the topic of discussion?
Oh, we wouldn’t go on as a performing band? We’d go on to talk? Johnny Carson then. I want to be sat next to Muhammad Ali while he talks about UFOs.
What is your favorite method of connecting with fans?
I don’t really want to connect with fans unless it’s a person I already have a connection with prior to the music and they like our music.
When you reach the stage where you have the admiration and respect of other world-known artists, what band or artist would you love to call and say, “Let’s go on tour together”?
The Fratellis, because we have a pact that if we ever open for them, we just play Chelsea Dagger over and over again until we get kicked off stage. I want to ruin their show.
We have experienced that many people perform acts of selflessness each day. Once your artistry has reached far and wide, how will you use that more powerful voice to have a bigger positive impact on our world?
Oh dear, we won’t be doing any of that nonsense.
What is the most inspirational thing a fan, or anyone, has told or shown you about your music?
You know what, if we’re not falling on deaf ears, everyone is so encouraging of us. They have nothing but compliments to give, and that is truly so heart warming to receive. There doesn’t seem to be much point telling what was said, but their words are appreciated endlessly, and I love everyone who supports us.
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