At times a zanier, funkier, camper, young British version of Johnny Cash and the rest of the time a cross between an angry, fucked up Syd Barret doing a Milli Vanilli tribute act and Leonard Cohen chewing a wasp.
Hal Camplin came to Bristol via an operation on his spine in New York to form a band with ex-Chronics frontman Jimmy Barnett.
They setup a gambling company called The Flying Foal instead. When Barnett was taken into care, Camplin set up an arts space in 2002 called Kangaroo Kourt where he recorded in a floorless loft studio. He helped develop a new performance scene with local poets and graffiti artists.
Badgertrap is the purest and most lunatic black humour you'll ever cum across.
NEWS...
Album coming lookout 2009. Download, maybe by WAV - nobody's done that before have they? Possibly limited edition dvd with barry the badger.
EP 'Pity the Fool' released on indy label Kangaroo Kourt down to last few copies.
Spare Velvet-like chords provide the bedding for wry Richman-echoing songs with ace lines like :
“We can get married wherever we like, we just can’t have sex in Nebraska because you’re 13 and I’m 21. And also you’re my sister so all our children will be blue.”
-Julian Owen of Venue magazine-
BADGERTRAP - 'At times a zanier, funkier, camper, young British version of Johnny Cash and the rest of the time a cross between an angry, fucked up Syd Barret doing a Milli Vanilli tribute act and Leonard Cohen chewing a wasp.'
With the Gimme Shelter! club night , John The Mod and guests spinning 60..s Garage & Psych, Northern Soul, Freakbeat, Punk, Rock & Roll and Go Go! against a backdrop of vintage lights, films and projections.
Thanks so very much for a fantastic session! The photos are up on myspace and we'll be broadcasting the session tracks on BBC Radio Bristol Introducing this Saturday morning between 1-4am (repeated on Sunday 1-4am). Hear it “live” or online on the i-Player anytime in the 7 days after broadcast, there’s a link on our myspace profile.
Happy Dynamic Living!
Richard Pitt & Gary Smith BBC Radio Bristol Introducing
Just letting you know that we played "Kidney" & plugged your upcoming gig on BBC Radio Bristol Introducing this Saturday morning just gone. Sorry we couldn’t let you know earlier but you can still hear it anytime this week using the on line "Listen Again" feature on the BBC i-Player, there’s a link to it from our profile.
hI bARRY, THANKS so much for playing last night. You always catch me unawares and make me laugh out loud at some point with some original thought, which tends to get shared instantly with someone standing nearby. A great communion in surreal territory, a relief from self-pity. Sorry we were a but pressed for time, which is in dire need of stretching out. Looking forward to more badger-stretching. Hope you have a good one in London tonight. - Pete Gioconda
I know it's not big and important like television, but we’re playing your track "Geranium Fields" and plugging your upcoming 3 Sugar Loaves gig on Bristol Uncovered this Sunday morning on BBC Radio Bristol between 1-3am. Hear it live or anytime in the 7 days after broadcast using the on line "Listen Live/Again" feature on the BBC i-Player, there's a link to it from our profile.
Happy Dynamic Living!
Richard Pitt & Gary Smith Bristol Uncovered on BBC Radio Bristol
Hey, Hal, enjoyed the Upstaged act - making it for 3 days is pretty damn good. I was out at start of Lib Dem conference in Liverpool but caught up with your act on the web. Great to have the Great Admirers support you too. Cheers, Kiron.
