What do you get when two members of two successful bands join forces? The answer, dear readers, is Hyde & Beast. We caught up with ex-Golden Virgins’ drummer Neil Bassett to learn about the band…
MTTM: How did you go about forming the band?
Neil Bassett: It formed itself really. We are just the musicians! We have known each other for about 12 years, both of us being drummers in bands from Sunderland. Dave [Hyde] came into my studio with the idea of recording one of his songs. I think he liked my studio because it was hard to get him to leave. As time went on I got more involved with...
What do you get when you mix together The Futureheads’ drummer with the former drummer of Golden Virgins? No, the answer is surprisingly not a cacophony of drums. The answer, my friends, is Hyde & Beast.
Dave Hyde and Neil ‘Beast’ Basset are releasing their debut album Slow Down this month on their own label, Tail Feather Records. Made up of ten tracks it’s a fusion of blues, rock and roll and psychedelic rock. With both front men hailing from the North East, their accents sing through above the piano, strings and wind on opening track Never Come Back.
The tracks are largely slow...
