Terrorvision travelled through something of a time warp to record their new album.

The Bradford four-piece enlisted the help of former Orange Juice singer Edwyn Collins to produce some of the tracks for the long-awaited new record, Shaving Peaches.

And according to drummer Shutty, it was a bizarre experience.

"The songs were already written but Edwyn's recording process is mad. He uses all this gear from the Fifties and Sixties," he said.

"It's all valves and things you wind up and clockwork stuff. It's like going back in time. We felt like we were in one of those old black and white films."

The band, who also feature Tony Wright on vocals, Mark Yates on guitar and Leigh Marklew on bass, are midway through a major UK tour to promote the album.

"Tony met Edwyn doing Never Mind The Buzzcocks and asked him if he fancied doing something for us," said Shutty.

"He said he didn't like doing full albums but we were happy with that. It just all fell together. He's a nutter, though. Once the red wine comes out, it's all over for the day. You can forget doing any work after about 7pm."

Six or seven tracks were recorded at Collins's studio in London, including the new single Josephine, which was released on Monday.

Other producers who worked with Terrorvision on the album were Leeds-based dance maestros Utah Saints; Pat Grogan, who produced the band's debut album Formaldehyde; and John Cornfield, best known for his work with Supergrass.

The tour, which includes a date at the Town and Country Club in Leeds next month, is Terrorvision's first serious live action for more than a year.

"After such a long time we thought it was about time we got some hot, sweaty gigs under our belts," said Shutty.

He says it was not by design that the band have been inactive for so long.

"Once we had done the demos we couldn't find one producer to do them all so we ended up with a load of them and that's what caused a lot of problems with travel logistics doing one session here and one there," said Shutty.

"The actual recording of the album bit didn't take any longer. It was just going through the process of getting it finished that took the time."

Simon Ashberry

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