The errorplains, currently one of the most left-field electro outfits in London have officially launched their new single 'Girls in Boys Clothes'. Described as "The Cramps doing a rave" and "electro death-pop tuned to the key of gabba", the new single will be available via www.tunetribe.com on July 11th.

'Girls in boys’ clothes’ is the first record the band has released as ‘The Errorplains’. The band’s last single ‘Fever’, released under the pseudonym ‘The Messiah Complex’, was played on MTV2 and by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 and selected by Bethan Eflyn (Radio1) as her choice in oneClick’s 12 best records of 2004

NYUB interviewed Chris Etches, the mastermind behind the errorplains.

NYUB: How did the errorplains form?

Etches: The errorplains originally formed from the dregs of Cardiff's noise punk scene.  ChrisJ had been kicked out of 'Shooting at Unarmed Men' (Mclusky side project) and I had just been kicked out of 'The Martini Henry Rifles', so we thought that if no other bastard will have us in their band, we'd better form one of our own.  And me and Johnny Luu had been making computer games and shit together for a few years, and he started to help us out with any visual stuff we needed, and then that evolved into him being a full time member.

NYUB: What's your inspiration?

Etches: Well musically it varies, but then, oddly, I don't think personal musical influences are what has shaped the band's sound.  I mean of course we all like electro and rock and roll stuff, but the songs are more often based on ideas like 'what's the fastest, loudest drum beat we can sequence and still have people listen' or 'do you reckon we could do a two-step garage death thrash metal track?'.

NYUB: Which mainstream artist/group do you hate the most?

Etches: Well, this is just me personally of course, but 'The Bravery'. They claim to be this electro-rock and roll act, but they were put together via audition.  And they claim to like clubbing, which means their A&R guy took them to some shit club in New York and cut them a few lines of coke in the bog.  I personally invite them out for an evening's ravin' with the errorplains, if they are still standing at the end, then I will cease with the hating.
[NYUB vouches for the shit NYC clubs]

NYUB: Any further plans for 2006?

Etches: Get famous, be able to pay the rent with music, and telling EMI and every other major to get fucked.

Visit the Errorplains Site to watch the video, or play a game of errorballs!