Chattering Classes #20 - Joe Echo
,Ìýthe work of ATL's pal Ciaran Gribben, is a staple of the local scene and our playlists the last couple of years. Ahead of festival appearances at Belsonic and Electric Picnic (and a new single) Rigsy caught up with the man himself to talk armpits, Crimewatch and dodgy dancing...
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12:39pm Rigsy says: there he is. hapnin', captain?
12:40pm Joe says: All good boss hog!
12:40pm Rigsy says: here, i've always wondered should you be ciaran from or is Joe...like, a persona?
12:40pm Joe says: Its a bit of a persona.. sort of
12:40pm Rigsy says: i'm david from 'rigsy'. how is joe different from ciaran
12:41pm Joe says: I suppose Joe is a bit of a control freak...Ciaran is easy going and loves taking it handy
12:42pm Rigsy says: can i talk to ciaran please
12:42pm Joe says: you sure can
12:42pm Rigsy says: right so i'm going to stereophonics pretty much to see you so it better be good, okay? and yes, that is a threat
12:43pm Joe says: no worries. i will even have a shower that day and wear my best jeans to impress
12:43pm Rigsy says: lovely stuff. apart from nice jeans and pleasant smelling pits, what can we expect from the JE live experience these days? as in - how many costume changes etc
12:44pm Joe says: Its a lot loader and full on than its ever been. i will do a dance half way through just to catch the audience, got to keep them on their toes
12:44pm Rigsy says: what kind of a dance?
12:45pm Joe says: Dodgy dancing
12:45pm Rigsy says: you're playing EP too. if you could choose between playing wembley stadium with stereophonics, kasabian, oasis or main stage at EP to a much smaller crowd, but with supposedly cooler bands on the bill, what would you choose? 'suppposeldy' cooler now
12:47pm Joe says: Probably the smaller crowd at EP...although it is wembley?...Maybe i'd do wembly
12:47pm Rigsy says: wembley aye
12:47pm Joe says: does it have to be oasis?
12:47pm Rigsy says: yes mate, you can't change it
12:47pm Joe says: Ok then!
12:47pm Rigsy says: my question, my rules when you're interviewing me, you can take oasis off the bill
12:47pm Joe says: Ha ha! sounds cool
12:47pm Rigsy says: whats this about a video in the elk?! is that the place you pass on the way to derry?
12:48pm Joe says: halloween ball in the Elk...yes on the derry road.
we have loads of vamps and monsters and fire breathers.. its gonna be great
12:49pm Rigsy says: wow. is there a story board? or is is just a big mad h'ween rave
12:49pm Joe says: yeah there is a story board..I arrive in a 1940's car with my vamps...
12:50pm Rigsy says: normal night so far then
12:50pm Joe says: then we rock the crowd and everyone starts getting bitten... and going mental and turning into mad zombies
12:51pm Rigsy says: and this is what happens at the elk?
12:51pm Joe says: this a normal sat night at the elk
12:51pm Rigsy says: it's a crimewatch UK reconstruction ha ha
12:51pm Joe says: LOL
12:51pm Rigsy says: i was just laughing at my own gag there,Ìýa new low.
can people get involved?
12:52pm Joe says: you have lost it
12:52pm Rigsy says: are costumes supplied or do you need to look a bit mental
12:52pm Joe says: yeah the details are on the website... you need to bring your own costum
12:52pm Rigsy says: link meh the website. too lazy to do it meself
12:52pm Joe says: we have make up artists though - the website
12:52pm Rigsy says: lovely. is there any other important business we need to discuss? have you heard the new friendly fires track it's really good
12:53pm Joe says: the new single...'sink your teeth in'. i havent heard it yet but i will get to it asap
12:53pm Rigsy says: make it a priority. it's disco-y. sorry, so the vid is for sink your teeth in? do you have a release date for that yet?
12:54pm Joe says: yeah the video is for the single... we are releasing it on the 4th sept on all download sites
12:54pm Rigsy says: great. well always nice talking to you dude really up for tomorrow, i missed youz at glasgowbury
12:55pm Joe says: you to boss.
12:55pm Rigsy says: can't remember why, so this is great
12:55pm Joe says: very cool. take it handy
12:55pm Rigsy says: laterz m80
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Joe Echo takes to the stage at 7pm sharp tomorrow night, supporting The Stereophonics at Belsonic. You can appear in his new video - more details at
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