Well, there is I, Trevoracious: Songs, Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Piano, Human Beat-Box, Inadvertent body sounds, Varying degrees of enthusiasm.
But without the following I'd still have my head up my ass, a dangerous place to be for all musicians:
Andrew Richards: Guidance, Programming, Producing, Sound engineering, Inadvertent body sounds and a rather excellent acoustic guitar that sounds remarkably like a harp.
Kat Cross: Production, Sound Engineering, Mixing, Vocals, Procurement of Enthusiasm, Glitchy drum rolls and kool keys.
Paintings, Artwork and Visual Misdirection By Mr. Niall Murphy (www.myspace.com/nialloviolence).
Influences
Mark Kozelek, Cathal Coughlan, Vic Chesnutt, Mike Patton, Morrissey, Mark Hollis, Women, Jeff Buckley, Mike Leigh, PJ Harvey, George Lucas and all the cast from Star Wars, Modest Mouse, Nick Drake, Bret Easton Ellis, Pathos, Kim Gordon, Effexor, Matt Johnson, Françoise Dolto, Maudlin Street, Lhasa de Sala, Beer, Black Francis, Liz Frazer, Robert Smith, Travis Bickle, Loners, Don McKellar, Michel Houellebecq, Joe Harnell, Christian Bale's acting skills, Empathy, Brockwell Park, Questionable Catholic Values, Philip K. Dick, B-Movies, Midlake, Milan Kundera, My Reflection, Trees without Leaves.
Sounds Like
Dark Funk... or simply a man trying to escape from a pressure cooker.
'Beat the Knave' is Trevoracious, an Irishman living in Toulouse, France since 2001.
'Beat the Knave' is inspired by a well-known children's nursery rhyme, the knave being a cheeky little thief that steals tarts from the King and is therefore beaten "full sore" for his troubles, in an effort to show him the 'right' way (whatever that may be). The theme, so far, is based on guilt, redemption and moving away from the 'wrong', (whatever that may be!). Leaving poorer moments in the past where they belong and moving forward with a head held high and a swashbuckling smile.
I write songs with very basic means (a 5 buck microphone and a dodgy soundcard), everything, including musical thievery! hah!
I was not having much luck in getting a band together or finding musicians to take things to the 'next level'... so I gave up and committed to working on ideas by myself. It's started to pay off. When left to my own devices, I found myself creating more frequently instead of waiting for the perfect band to encourage that process.
My music sounded somewhat sinister at first though I find that it's becoming more hopeful and tongue-in-cheek as time goes by. I suppose I'm taking the good with the bad these days. ;o)
I was lucky enough to cross paths with some very talented composers/producers over the last year (Andrew Richards from Uniform Motion and Kat Cross) who heard promise in my lo-fi recordings. Both Andy and Kat are currently helping me to reanimate some of these songs which, at first, were promising bones but are now developing and becoming fleshy... and very attractive indeed!
I hope to have a collection of these songs produced to a listenable degree over the coming months, after which I will seek out world domination. I am also soon to help Andrew for live work with Uniform Motion. Stay Tuned.
Juste un petit coucou pour vous annoncer le concert du jeudi 18 juin à CASTANET avec SIMILI C. (Un singe en hiver), LHOMA (Boudu les cops), BABE FALCO (My favorite dentist is dead) et LUCA (ex SWAN). ça commence à 21h et c'est 4 euros. VIENDEZ!
yes in deed sir. hand is smashed for another 12 weeks. they had to break it again. but i am thinking about recording an ep..im driving to the wedding sir. so can you mail me the bleedin address? much love . td
Hope you and your family had a very nice time over Christmas and New Year's Eve!
I'm coming over to the pink city on the 16th of january for about a week or so , was wondering if you would like to meet up for some tea while I'm over :)
Pris en flagrant délit ! T'en fais pas, j'ai dormi après. J'espère que j'ai pas été trop offensant avec mes blagues à répétition sur les courgettes hier. Elles étaient très bonnes.
I'm great thanks and you? Finally on holidays for a while and really happy about it. I'm spending christmas in Dublin this year, my parents came over a couple of days ago. how are you doing? Are you in Toulouse or Dublin for Christmas? :)
espérer que vous avez un grand ya de jour grand type de secousse-son d'une grande chose de néanmoins-de toute façon d'affaire ton faites face à avec l'éponge et obtient le discours de livered à ya bientôt saccadé
hey Trevor-licious (trev?) thanks for the add, as it happens, i'm in norbonne! going to montpellier tomorrow, what can i do there i wonder? cool music btw. keep in touch, i have a few freebies on my page if u fancy. Meadhbh B
hiya, changed plan again (!) going to Perpignan instead, I intend on ending up on some beach before 3pm, so's I can fix my tan, ha ha :)
Oh yeah u like my melodica? it was 30yoyo in a shop in cork called pro musica, mine's an 'angel' brand. Should pick one up handy enough. Oh and u kow them many fancy kids clothes boutiques in France? I noticed some of them sell dinky toys like that, and little pianos like what Yann Tiersen uses.....
