Cassini boys just want to have fun

Cassini Club's favourite song is The Future of You and I

They are a group of teenage friends from Blackburn with a mutual love of music and their motto is to have fun.

BBC Blast reporter Jill Smith met up with Cassini Club to get an insight into the life and sound of the band...

Cassini Club are a five piece indie band fresh on the scene with a reputation for quirky lyrics and energetic performances.

"Cassini Club is just rock 'n' roll. We play songs that sound good and we enjoy ourselves.

"The whole point of it is to have fun with our mates," said band member Liam Eshghi.

Jamming

The band write all their own material usually from the result of their jamming sessions. Shaun Holt explains where they get their inspiration from: ''We write songs about what happens to us and what is going on around us.

"Someone Called The Fuzz is a good example; it is about having a good time, having a laugh with your mates and there is always some boring monkey that phones the fuzz."

What are the band's influences?

Liam cites a recent example: "Mean Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters. It has a lot of attitude and rather than trying to make clever phrases and lines it just states simple facts that are so powerful."

Suede are an influence, too, says frontman Ainsley Gregson. "I think they were one of the most special bands in the 90s and I really enjoy watching the front man Brett Anderson.''

They describe their gigs as "absolute chaos" but they always finish a gig with the band's favourite song 'The Future of You and I'. "It has got a right good feel to it. It makes me want to do the limbo or something," said Micky Carlisle about their parting piece.

Stage raving

"We always get people up dancing to it and hand out percussion instruments for them to join in. They love it.''

The song - which is about the current situation the UK is in and how it affects young people - is a floor and stage filler. As well as playing instruments - the song incites stage raving! ''Probably our favourite gigs have been at the Attic in Accrington and 41 King St in Blackburn. They were both wild performances with a fair few stage invasions,'' said Ainsley.

WHO'S IN THE CLUB? Ainsley Gregson - frontman Micky Carlisle Liam Eshghi Sam Holt Shaun Holt

Sam Holt explained the origins of the band's name: "We read about a nuclear rocket that was launched in the 90's with promises of reaching Saturn but everyone else thought it was being used as a nuclear warhead.

"We thought Cassini sounded good and club fitted with it." The band's collective affection for Cassini wine nailed it, though!

The band have a string of local gigs coming up including one at the Live Lounge in Blackburn in late 2009 when they are supporting ex-Oasis guitarist Bonehead's band Vortex.

So what are the group's ultimate ambitions? Ainsley summed it up: "To get our music out there and just have a laugh and a good dance."

Cassini Club support Vortex at the Live Lounge, Blackburn on 4 December 2009.