Tiger Lillies

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Cult London 3 piece The Tiger Lillies play a twisted fusion of pre-war Berlin cabaret and avant garde music hall in deranged anarchic gypsy style.. with such a unique sound, audiences around the world are both delighted and shocked by their darkly comedic and deranged songs covering controversial subjects such as blasphemy and bestiality, rape, murder, lowlifes and whores with unashamed theatrics and wit.

The Trio are fronted by singer Martyn Jacques who trained himself as an opera singer with a castrati style voice of heartbreaking beauty, whilst living alone above a strip joint in Soho for seven years. Accompanied by drummer Adrian Huge, whose appearance was described by David Byrne as James Joyce on drums, and who must doubtlessly be one if not the most famous drummer to frequently exchange his drumsticks in favour of rubber chickens and toy babies, and double bass / musical saw player Adrian Stout. Jacques plays accordion as he sings savage and passionate songs about the darkest side of human nature, his voice soaring and growling like a man possessed

As well as touring the world with material from their own 16 album repertoire, the band are also busy performing musical collaborations such as The Mountains of Madness, their first work with electronic sounds, featuring Alexander Hacke, the electronics alchemist of German noise terrorists Einst..rzende Neubauten, The Little MatchGirl based on the Hans Christien Andersen tale and Die Weberischen written with Felix Mitterer as part of the Mozart anniversary year. The Tiger Lillies received huge critical acclaim for their work on Shockheaded Peter which they both performed and adapted.

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The Tiger Lillies Live In Concert @ EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE

Pleasance Courtyard, August 4 -21 @ 21:45

After their huge Edinburgh Fringe success in 2009 the Tiger Lillies return to Pleasance Courtyard with a concert of un-pure and adulterated new songs. From August 4 until August 21 the Tiger Lillies will be unveiling a wealth of future classics from forthcoming shows, alongside favourites from across their stunning 21-year history.

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.. Merch & Misc.. Twisted Cabaret Compilation Each in their musical style, the selected artists revive a polemic that opposes the standardization of, the mind, customs and way of life. Far from the popular comic cliché or excessive glamour, Twisted Cabaret sets out to be at the same time poetic and thoughtful. Uniting well known artists as The Residents', The Legendary Pink Dots' or The Dresden Dolls', Twisted Cabaret Vol.1 also introduces emergent artists of this genre, where the "Packaging" is as important as the content. As well as having rich and qualitative content(s), we have also favoured an esthetical mix of old iconography, but with a modern style. The Tiger Lillies have contributed 1 song and 3 videos in this twisted compilation that is now on sale from Volvox Music The Early Years DVD ......OUT NOW! A DVD of the band from some of their earliest concerts will be available to buy in April 2009. This film by Richard Coldman presents never before seen concert footage, music videos and strange interviews. Travel with the band from small folk cellars to rowdy London pubs, through lineup changes and absurd situations. In addition to the film there is also a number of exclusive full performances of songs such as 'Suicide', 'George' and 'Larger Lout'. If you couldn't be there in the early 90s, then now is your chance! Order now: www.tigerlillies.com The Tiger Lillies Book & The Inquisitorial Skeleton Shooting by bLUE Two very special Tiger Lillies editions by the band's photographer and graphic designer b7ue. bLUE, spent 12 years travelling with the band worldwide, shooting pictures backstage, in bars, cemeteries, cars, bedrooms, with and without underpants... in dessous and dresses often with very low tech equipment and whatever light was available.... Find out more and order the books on www.tigerlilliesbook.com

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A quiet evening by the fireplace odd creatures visit us to tell us stories about their lives.... Their narrations talk of sad beauty and tragic fate and pull us into the fire and through to another world that exists next to ours. So close and yet so far away.... It is already evening. The fire is burning. The bellows is an accordion. The guests are coming… The Tiger Lillies instruct of the perils of sin with new songs of the danger of vice. Let these stories be a warning to those considering a life of pleasure over penance. A controversial theatre cabaret charting man’s fall from paradise to hell, that premiered in April '08 at the atmospheric New Players Theatre. With Punch and Judy puppetry, the show puts a post-modern twist on the tale of Adam and Eve, as same-sex couple Punch and Jude represent the original sinners in the age of civil partnership. With an original new song for each deadly sin, the show bursts with The Tiger Lillies’ dark and deviant style. The three-piece band is joined by burlesque performer Ophelia Bitz and puppetry from performer Nathan Evans. The album of the 7 Deadly Sins is available hrough our website tigerlillies.com

Member Since:

July 24, 2006

Members:

.. Dynamic London based freelance label manager wanted for the Tiger Lillies.lease contact Sophie Seashell : seashell@btinternet.com Dynamic London based freelance label manager wanted for the Tiger Lillies. Please contact Sophie Seashell : seashell@btinternet.com null Dynamic London based freelance label manager wanted for the Tiger Lillies. Please contact Sophie Seashell : seashell@btinternet.com.. Martyn Jacques- Vocals, accordion, ukulele, piano
Adrian Huge - Drums, percussion, toys
Adrian Stout - Contra bass, musical saw, vocals

Check out our You Tube Page for more Tiger Lillies videos.

LIVING HELL
from the soon-to-be-released 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' album
directed by Mark Holthusen

HEARTS OF DOVES
@ www.theyshootmusic.com
The Tiger Lillies play a special acoustic session at Raimundhof in Vienna, Austria in February 2009.

The Tiger Lillies' FREAKSHOW - 30sec teaser v1

The Tiger Lillies' FREAKSHOW - 30sec teaser v2

The Tiger Lillies' FREAKSHOW
Roll Up, Roll Up! World Premiere January 13, 2009....

GIN
by the Tiger Lillies and Ophelia Bitz
@ Culture Show, BBC2

BULLY BOYS
by the Tiger Lillies
@ Jools Holland's
"Later"

PHOTO SESSION
for our the album
"Love and War"

Influences:

Musical Influences include:
Gypsy music, Russian music, Greek folk, Blues ( early recordings) , Italian Opera (early recordings), Kurt Weil, 30's Berlin cabaret, French chanson, Flamenco.

Favourite Music includes:
Jacques Brel, The Three Penny Opera, Edith Piaf, Marlene Dietritch ( singing in German), Billie Holiday, Agnes Bernelle, Amalia Rodriguez, Johny Cash, Thelonious Monk, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Love, Caruso ( opera), Ravel, Sati, Gorecki.

Sounds Like:

Nothing on God’s earth...

The Tiger Lillies vast collection of cds, can be purchased directly from the band.
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Record Label:

Misery Guts Music