Freebass
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Freebass is a project featuring three British bass players: Andy Rourke (of The Smiths fame), Peter Hook (from New Order and Joy Division) and Gary "Mani" Mounfield (formerly of The Stone Roses and currently in Primal Scream). The indie outfit has been "under construction" since early 2004 and has reputedly written an album's worth of material. However, as of late October 2007 the band have been unable to find a suitable vocalist.
The idea to form a band centralised around three bass players came out on a drunken night, "All of the songs have three basses. Mani does the low part, Andy Rourke in the middle and I do the high bit", said Peter Hook in an interview, "it works out quite well". In the same interview, Hook also hinted that the band might go public soon, as soon as they find a singer.
The band has recorded the theme song for the Channel 4 Radio program The Tube in 2006, an instrumental track called The Tower.
In an interview with Pagina, Peter Hook expressed his satisfaction with the progress of the band, "We've already written 17 tracks and [the album]'s coming along very well. We hope to finish it soon." He also explained why he was so determined to succeed. "The reason we decided to do it was because everyone laughed in our face when we suggested the idea. So we thought, 'Fuck them! We're gonna show them.' "
There are rumours that Roger Lyons will be producing of the upcoming album. It has also been rumoured that they will be touring this summer (2008), mainly playing at festivals.
On January 3rd, The Sun announced their first live show together would be at the Manchester VS Cancer event, held at the MEN Arena in Manchester, UK on February 23rd. The band was reported to consist of Liam Gallagher, Ian Brown, and Freebass. However, Brown later posted a message on his myspace and website claiming he would not be playing at the show, whilst still encouraging the cause.
