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I'm gigging again... Drumming, with The Surf-Spanish-Garage Punk 'Mesa Cosa' and with the Elvis Costello / Billy Bragg esque Gallant Trees, watch this space!
AAA is now free to download!
Most will probably still know me as the ex guitarist / songwriter from Indie stars, Art Brut. I left them sometime ago now for personal reasons, there were things I needed to sort out in my life. It was a hard decision, something I'm still unsure whether was a good idea or not. The things I had to do took longer than expected, but it worked, I am now a better person. Since leaving I've been busying away producing a wealth of material which I have toured around the world solo and with my band Macaca Mulatta, it has been a struggle, starting everything again with little or no support but it all seems to slowly be leading somewhere.
Musically I am now at a very productive stage, I’m passionate about music again, enjoying playing for the love of it, and I’ve also rediscovered an interest in the world around me, the environment and social change. I’m trying to combine these passions into something that contains a serious thread but equally is accessible and enjoyable for those who just want to listen to good music. The songs are slowly taking shape, the majority of my material currently on record comes from my soul-searching period, rallying calls to being yourself and not just doing what the world tells you.
My solo shows are quieter and more intimate affairs, with a few more romantic and soul searching songs thrown in for good measure, but don’t expect a whiny singer sat on a stool with an acoustic guitar, there’s still a lot of aggression and passion. Shows with the band are fast, frantic and noisy, crowds move and dance, sweat drips off the walls and people get involved.
After a successful tour in Australia I am now living in Melbourne but who knows for how long, there's a lot more places in the world to take my music to.
I'm always looking for gigs, anywhere in the world, contact me if you're interested in booking my band or me.
Apart from performing music I’m passionate about telling the world about the music that excites me, I am a freelance contributor to many publications and publish most of my articles on my various blogs. Read more at www.chinchillamusic.com/writing.php
Roll up roll up, Vultures of Venus are back in town you funky disco cats. And guess what? ... their self-titled debut LP is finally here! Ten tracks of unadulterated Glampunk Electro madness! It’s unleashed on Thursday 29th of October at Bar Open on Brunswick St. It’s Bowie on steroids; it’s Marquis de Sade and Andy Warhol screaming at the moon through a home-made vocoder. The Lollyshop is open for business ! It’s going to be a huge night filled with bubble machines, strobes, psychedelic video projections and cautionary tales to tell your grandchildren. It will also feature live performances from those vixens of burlesque “the Venus Man Traps”. Support on the night comes from psych-popsters Go-Go Sapien serving up synth-infected garage with lashings of ravenous big sexy guitars. Make sure you get down early to catch the debut performance by newcomers Tusk. And most importantly we have kept the entry fee down to a very affordable – FREE ! Copies of Vultures of Venus’s LP can be scoped up for a low $10 on the night. Yee-Har space cadets !
Thanks for being our friend, and props on the cool
music. Just wanted to let you know we're looking for some quality
artists on our website, and for our record labels next compilation
release. http://want-signed.com
How's it going? There is a free track available for you at the moment on our myspace page. Just click the FREE DOWNLOAD box at the top of the page and enter a valid email to download the tune. How cool is that!
Have a great week and thank you very much for being electronically connected to us as friends and fans.
'Trust Me...' - the new album from Draygo's Guilt will be available for download from www.draygosguilt.com on 12th October. We're making it free because we'd like you to have it and to pass it on to someone else.
Some of our kinder recent reviews... "Too dark and totally unsignable" - major label a&r scout
Draygo's Guilt play live throughout 2009, particularly our Christmas party at Alan McGee's 'Greasy Lips' on December 5th where we are giving away pressed copies of the album with every ticket.
Video documentation of a performance piece by my friend Nate Kassel who rode around on his bike slapping high-fives to people who were trying to hail taxi cabs in NYC. Enjoy!
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