Jinxremover
About Jinxremover
Jinxremover are a speed-metal 3 piece, playing Motorhead-esque original rock and roll far too loudly. It’s lots of fun to be a part of and we’ve done some very short recording sessions which have produced some of the best drum takes I’ve ever laid down.
Jinxremover, from left to right: James Childs, Simon Hedges, Chris Fielden
Procrastination can be the death of creativity, said the wise drummer. However, it is said that ‘wise’ and ‘drummer’ are two words which have no business forming sentences together, much like ‘fun’ and ‘run’. ‘Free’ and ‘beer’ is a different story. These are two words which should party together on a regular basis. I digress...
Jinxremover at the Billy Pool, Bilbao, Spain, on the Spitfire Tour in 2007
From left to right: Owen Street, Chris Fielden, James Childs
I’m happy to say James is in agreement with me on the point of procrastination, which makes our recording sessions a lot of fun.
Videos
Here are some of the videos we've made over the years.
Messerschmitt
Many of the Jinxremover songs are written about war planes, due to James's interest in the history of World War II. Below is the video we used for Messerschmitt, borrowing the footage from the 1968 masterpiece, The Battle of Britain. I actually prefer the version with English lyrics as it seems to flow better to me, but the original was recorded in German as it seemed apt at the time. I think it contains one of the best riffs James has ever written.
You can buy the Messerschmitt album by Jinxremover on iTunes.
Spitfire
Spitfire is, as the name might suggest to the more educated visitors to this site, another song about a warplane. It was originally an Airbus song, written when we were 16 years old, but we re-recorded it in 2006.
You can buy the Spitfire album by Jinxremover on iTunes.
Safer
This is a recording from 2007 when we played in Bilbao, in the Basque Country in Spain, at the end of the Spitfire European tour. The sound quality isn't great, but the video does capture the energy of Jinxremover performances.
You can buy the Hospital Radio album by Jinxremover on iTunes.
To Hull & Back Short Story Competition Videos, Featuring Jinxremover Songs
I use instrumental versions of Jinxremover songs for all the annual To Hull & Back short story competition videos.
This first video uses instrumental versions of 'Messerschmitt' (from the album, Messerschmitt) and 'Intro to Nothing' (from the album, Spitfire).
The second video uses instrumental versions of 'Killing Me' (Spitfire) and 'Pig Club' (Messerschmitt).
Space Bacon Videos, Featuring Jinxremover Songs
At the beginning of 2013, two Jinxremover songs were used as the soundtrack in videos about sending bacon into space.
You can see the Space Bacon video below:
The songs are 'Killing Me' (from Spitfire) and Fallen (which will appear on the Achten Mienen album).
Jinxremover Discography
Hospital Radio (2006)
Spitfire (2006)
Messerschmitt (2008)
Jinxremover on iTunes
You can buy all the Jinxremover albums on iTunes.
From left to right: James Childs, Simon Hedges, Chris Fielden
Owen Street - bass
From left to right: Owen Street, Chris Fielden, James Childs
Simon played bass on most of the albums Jinxremover has recorded and released. Owen has played on tour with us in Europe when Simon was unavailable. They're both awesome bass masters.
Jinxremover / Little Villains
An update, written in 2015. Jinxremover was a shortlived project that was a lot of fun to be a part of. Due to the whims of fate, Little Villains became our main focus after Philthy died in 2016. Please see that page for more up to date information 🙂
Music
You can find out more about the bands I play in by returning to the music section of this website.
