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Lincoln Fong |
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Lincoln
Fong first met Liz and Robin when they arrived at Guerilla 24 track studio
in Little Venice, London in 1984 to mix "Ivo" from the Treasure
LP. "I couldn't understand what they were saying but put this down to
Robin's having had a few drinks. He was wearing pointed shoes with sick on
them and Liz was apologising profusely. When he sobered up I still
couldn't understand him." He was a fan though and a friendship was
struck which led to him telling his employers, who took themselves far too
seriously, what he thought of them.
He went freelance incorporating doing live sound for the Cocteau Twins into his many activities, another being the wiring of their 24 track studio in Acton, West London (Called "Smash Palace" among other names) where he engineered many bands including Cocteau Twins, AR Kane, The Christians, Fuel, The Gun Club and MARRS "Pump Up The Volume" 12" mixes. He rebuilt the studio on the present site and has continued engineering and producing freelance, maintaining and inventing at September Sound and working with the Cocteau Twins. He is also at work on 2 LP's of his own songs for release later this year under the names For.Mat (the news set to music and recorded at home on 8 track) and Io, a collaboration with Hamish Mackintosh of Fuel. (Any help with distribution would be welcomed.) Additionaly, he plays bass in Moose and, recently, the Jesus and Mary Chain on tour. He loves travel, songwriting and cats. Cocteau Twins fans may have seen brother-guitar maker Russell Fong's guitars and 5-string basses being used by Robin, Simon and Mitsuo on the Four Calendar Café and Heaven or Las Vegas tours. Russell has built and repaired guitars for many bands. RUSSELL FONG GUITARS: London +44 (0)20 7357 0260 |