Hi all, this week's news is straight from Quinn's Blog, and reads...

I have had a few posts on the Facebook page by fans who are less than impressed with the amount of time it is taking for us to "just get back out there". I thought I would take the time to write to you all about this as its probably on a lot more minds than are actually expressing it.

With the departure of Glenn and Grant, the going has been slow. It is more difficult than I first realized to write and produce 15 tracks that are in the Defryme vein, without members of Defryme to jam with. The remaining members have very limited time to spend on the project, so right now, I am essentially the Defryme entity and the main amount of creativity is coming from me. To make this project happen, it has been necessary for someone to own it and spend a year away from working a real job. This of course, has been me. The decision to do it has made things very strained in other aspects of my life, and while making music is my first love, its not my most important one.

I'm loving what I am doing, so don't get me wrong. I appreciate all your kind words and interaction with us on the fan pages and here on the Defryme website. I may have started to promote the reformation of the band a tad early, in hindsight. Some fans, rightly mind you, are impatient, but there is literally nothing I or anyone else can do about it. Studio time is donated (thanks to Pony Music), and very limited. Members have moved on and their creativity with them, so its been back to the drawing board on songs a few times. In effect, I am doing all I can to make our first release as timely as possible. The first single, "Sup?" is so close to being done that it is frustrating. Please believe me when I say that no-one, absolutely no-one on this planet, is more impatient with the speed of progress than myself.

Live gigs seem to be the main topic of frustration for some fans. "Hurry the fuck up, already", one guy wrote. I have to take that on the chin. Of course people want to see us live. We were the predominant live local act of our time, and our fans have long memories. And why wouldn't they? We stunned and amazed them, even the naysayers. Would they want us to go out half-assed and destroy our reputation with a single shit gig? Of course not! So, while gigs are important, very high on the agenda, its crucial that if this reformation (Well.. new version actually, if we're getting technical) is to succeed and become more than a revisitation to our glory days, then it has to be right - and tight.

So the short story is: When its cooked, you can eat it.

Thanks to all who have purchased a Deadman T over the last couple of weeks. You will be pleased to know that you have donated to the recording of the tracks "The Blackbird" and "It Don't Feel Like Earth", specifically, the horn section (Yes! Old-school Defryme with horns - it'll be just like old times! [Listen to "Trust" off Stylo]).

I recently completed two new demos for the album, titled "Superhuman" and "Nobody Likes You", and am awaiting feedback from Mike and Rob as to whether or not they feel the songs are "Rymers" enough. I think they are the two most likely "Legacy Defryme" sounding tracks I've put together so I'm not too stressed :)

I also did an interview with Lee-Roy from Living In The Land Of Oz last week and that should be available to watch on this site very soon.