Hi Figsters,

At the start if the 21st Century the Fig were busy recording demos for an album: Notes On A Fashion Dump. By the time all the recordings were done and artwork completed the live Fig sound had moved into a different direction (think… RAWK!). The recorded sound no longer represent the live sound, so the recordings and thoughts of releasing an album, were shelved. Shame really. In retrospect, the recording quality isn’t the greatest but the song arrangements are pretty good. In fact, these recordings are more like the Fig now than the live Fig of 2002.

So, rather than leaving them sitting on a shelf, we’ve put most of the tracks from the Fashion Dump sessions into a public Soundcloud set, which is available on our FIG MUSIC page and in this post. Take a listen.

If you’ve seen us live then you’ll recognise some of the tunes because they still turn up in our sets, though often quite different from the originals. Li’l Broken Brooch is still a live favourite, though now Keith sings the main vocal. As for Timebomb, well, that not only still gets played live but it’s on the new album Trouble At The Rubber Plant, though you’ll notice it has changed slightly!