Capelle – Money Now, Money How, Money When
Upping sticks from his native land in 2006 to pursue his musical career on an international level, Australian born Nic Capelle, currently residing in London, evidently possesses plenty of conviction and confidence in forging his own path, something that shines through on his debut album ‘Money Now, Money How, Money when,’ a varied and polished set of tunes performed in an understandably purposeful manner. Carried upon a curious yet arresting combination of strutting hard rock guitars, disco tinged beats, pulsing bass and unobtrusive synths, there’s an almost retro vibe in the air on the likes of ‘You Aint Got Ya Way’ and ‘So Lonely,’ a mood that’s complemented and enhanced by Capelle’s own distinctive voice, which propels the album along and provides a much needed focal point among the blend of tone and style.
At times a classic, expressive hard rocking vocal delivery (Think somewhere between Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother and Daniel Johns of Silverchair, with a touch of vintage Bowie), at others verging on the breathless freestyling of Hip-hop, Nic may divide opinion by opting out of a straightforward melodic or artificially gruff tone, but for those looking for something out of the norm, while retaining a high level of competence, his voice alone could go some way to selling this album. Supported by an ever changing line up of musicians, one can imagine this band capturing that elusive mainstream-underground crossover audience, as evidenced on closing track ‘Looking in a Mirror-Dirt Mix,’ a pounding dance number that could feasibly go down well at your local club; if Capelle can capitalise on this vein of form and get his music heard in the right places, there a good chance that this particular gamble could pay off in a big way.
8/10
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What happens when a classic 60’s/70’s vibe collides with indie-alt-rock? Capelle happens. These blokes from London beautifully mix hard rock guitars with urban beats and vibrant vocals. The result is a brilliant new disc entitled Money Now, Money How, Money When. One of the things that we are constantly on the look out for here at Froglix is the “it” factor. However, the “it” factor can be different things to different people. For us it’s talented musicians with a truly unique sound that can translate equally well both in studio and on stage. Nic Capelle (lead vocals) and his compadres (Fotis – lead guitar, Quinton – bass, Kris – drums and Sven – backing vocals and keys) really do pull “it” off smashingly well. In addition to “Looking In A Mirror,” featured in the video above, we have included (2) additional tracks to the global broadcast both “Money” and “So Lonely” can be found as on-demand, play only tracks. While we really dig Capelle, we’d much rather hear what you think.
-Drago - froglix radio
The CAPELLE sound.
Rooted in an over-driven late 60’s, early 70’s rock vibe, the music draws several influences to create a fresh new sound. There’s hints of hip hop beats, 80’s synth textures, dark emotive lyrics, trashy funk bass lines and a voice that nods to some great singers from the past, but really it’s one of a kind. It’s the hybrid of these sounds that make the offering unique and the unbridled energy on stage that fans come to see.
There are some notable accolades worth mentioning. These include making the Top 11 of the O2 Undiscovered competition in 2006. The music has also been featured on online radio networks including SkinFM, LastFM, slicethepie.com and TripleJ FM Australia.
MORE NOTEABLE GIGS AND FESTIVALS
02 Wireless Festival, Hyde Park London
Charshalton Eco Fair, Sutton
Nozstock Festival ,Herefordshire
Monto Water Rats, London
Purple Turtle, London
Scala, London
Clapham Grand, London
Camden Barfly, London
Punk, Soho London
229, Soho London
The Basement, Western Australia
NRW Music Festival World Cup, Germany
WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO AND WHERE WE'RE GOING
2009 has been a busy year for Capelle. There have been a number of key developments which all add weight to the Capelle music machine.
• We re-recorded 6 tracks for our EP.
• We launched www.capelle.co.uk
• We launched our facebook fan page www.facebook.com/capellemusic
• We are in the post production stages of the video clip for ‘You ain’t got ya way’. Which is due for release by October.
• We are in pre-production of the video clip for ‘Money’ which we aim to release in November.
• We are set for the independent release of the single ‘Money’ in November.
• We started shooting a documentary about the band.It is an untitled work in progress, but the basic premise is to capture our journey as a band, trying to make our mark in the changing landscape of the music business.
• We launched CappoTV our Youtube channel where we show our fans what we’re up to. This can be anything from crazy viral animations promoting gigs to one take acoustic versions of our tunes. Check it out at www.capelle.co.uk/cappotv
• Oh.... and we managed to find time to play some cracking live shows in between.
All photo's on this site are by Sven Kristian Ramachers!!!
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