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Dandelion Wine are an ethereal post-dreampop band that while based in Melbourne Australia, inhabit a very different world. A world where the centuries bleed into one another to create a seamless whole. A world where medieval instruments collide headlong with electronic beats. A world where angelic vocals soar over waves of distorted guitars. A world where gentle acoustic whispers sit alongside impassioned blasts of inner turmoil.

The latest album "Selected Anachronisms" (April 2008, Ars Musica Diffundere/Black Rain) shows quite a marked difference to the previous album ~An Inexact Science~, with a greater emphasis on the big beats and intense energy of the Dandelion Wine live show. The album still displays the ethereal vocals and haunting atmospheres of the band's previous releases but raises the energy to a level not heard on a Dandelion Wine record before. "Selected Anachronisms" also features the widest array of instruments used by he band on record to date and has received widespread praise in the underground and alternative media, especially in Europe.

Don't let the textured ambience found on the band's recordings fool you : a Dandelion Wine live show has been honed in thirteen countries and is not a stand and mumble into the microphone affair. On the contrary, it is an energetic, passionate and visually arresting delivery of the band's unique music : strings are broken, sweat is expelled and feathers are ruffled.

Dandelion Wine's 2008 Selected Anachronisms Europe/Japan Tour (April, May, June 2008) saw the band's first ever concerts in France and Lithuania, as well as Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Japan and their first UK shows in 6 years. Also included were several festival appearances, including two performances at Wave Gothik Treffen (Leipzig, Germany), a Hexennacht festival at Schloss Burg Castle (Solingen, Germany), Kunigunda Lunaria (Vilnius, Lithuania) and the 3 Wishes Faery Festival in Cornwall (UK).

The April/May 2009 Tour included shows in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland and the Czech Republic and included a special guest appearance on stage with renown Australian ethereal singer Louisa John-Krol at Trolls et Légendes Festival (Mons, BE), concerts with labelmates Brillig and the 10 Jahre K17/10 Jahre Black Rain celebration at K17 (Berlin)

Following the European release of their previous album ~An Inexact Science~ (Sept 2006, Ars Musica Diffundere/Black Rain) Dandelion Wineundertook their third tour of Europe. The tour included shows in Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Belgium, Netherlands and Portugal and featured an extremely successful performance at Wave Gothic Treffen in Leipzig DE. This tour also included the band's first ever shows in Japan.

Similarly, since the Australian release of ~An Inexact Science~ (Aug 2006, Crustacean Creations/Reverberation) Dandelion Wine have undertaken four tours of Australia (Vic, NSW, QLD, SA, WA) in late 2006, 2007 & 2008.

On the back of their earlier CD Light Streaming Down, Dandelion Wine had already toured Europe twice, playing in the UK, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Netherlands and Romania. On top of this, they have built a following in their native Australia through extensive live performance as well as TV, alternative radio and press coverage. The range of venues that have played host to Dandelion Wine live shows is a testament to the diversity of the bands music and audience from indie pubs, goth clubs, folk festivals, arts centers and even the occasional metal club.

Prior to the release of 'Light Streaming Down' Dandelion Wine's local Australian releases consist of 'Tunguska Butterfly' (album, 2000), 'Cat' (single, 2001) and 'ReJiggered' (remixes, 2002).

Tour Diary Video from April/May 2009:

Dandelion Wine live at the Schauspielhaus theatre Wave Gotik Treffen, Leipzig, Germany 2007 :




"Band's eye view" of Kunigunda Lunaria, Vilnius LT 2008

Dandelion Wine live at K17, Berlin
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