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COLD HARBOUR's
debut 6 track C.D Reviews

Jeff Glorfeld EG "The Age" 22/12/05 (4 1/2 stars)

It's worth musing on perfection and how five journeyman Melbourne musos - guitarists Rusty Teluk and Vincent Kramer , Dave Banahan ..s , bassist Colin Holst, and drummer Evan Richards - could so nearly achieve it on their first recorded effort. This is the most musicianly rock record of the year. It's only six songs but each is so fully developed , the record seems longer and yet leaves us wanting more. They are wonderfully structured, with themes established and resolved but busting with pop magic. The album starts with The County, an instrumental warm-up borrowing from Ennio Morricone's The Good The Bad and The Ugly theme, powers into straight uprocker Wasted, with Richards on lead vocals, then Loser Leaves Town, sung by Kramer,and the magnificent Jack Elam, on which Teluk ads mournful melodica. The rollicking Car Chase contains hints of the streetwise Flamin' Groovies, and closer Tales Of Joy is magnificently Pink Floydian in its texture. The record is impeccably produced by Loki Lockwood and lavished with deep detail. It's the sound of powerfully confident musicians at the top of their game and in complete control of their material. MORE PLEASE!!

"Single of the Week" by Clem Bastow, Inpress 16/11/05

Book-ended by two tracks of spaghetti western grandeur, Cold Harbour's self-titled EP is like a Robet Rodriguez film (one of his rebel Without A Crew era, of course) packed into 6 tracks worth of plastic. And when i say "grandeur", i do mean every track passes the last stop to four-minutesville,leaving dust and tumbleweeds in their wake. There's the bar-room-brawl-worthy boogie of "Wasted (Hey Lil' Girl), the suitably surging "Carchase" (including red-spot-special sirens) and the sweeping instrumental "The County". A haze of stoner rock and the clear talent of all involved stop any knowing moments from falling into pastiche. It's EP's at dawn.

Chris Dickinson Forte Magazine 01/12/05

Those of you who dream of riding off into the sunset with the cactus silhouettes around you will adore Cold Harbour's debut E.P. Midday western movie soundtrack with a touch of stoner rock (think QOTSA, Eagles of Death Metal etc)is the bands specialty and they play it well. Instrumental opener "The County" is faultless with deep melodic guitar, American-Gothic organ and strong ryythm work. Arrangement wise it comes little better than this e.p..Pop music it ain't... With the exception of "Tales of Joy", the lyrics appear to have been tacked on as an after thought. The real pleasure is to be found in the imaginative dreamscapes the songs create. No track runs less than four minutes.Regardless, who can resist tunes like "Loser Leaves Town" or "Wasted"? Kenny Rodgers beware,Western music has found a new sterling act!!

Live Review's of Cold Harbour.

Supporting The Beasts of Bourbon May 26th 2006 @ the Prince of Wales Hotel
By Patrick Emery***Beat Magazine issue 1017***

With the crowd gathering in expectation of The Beasts of Bourbon, Cold Harbour were potentially on a hiding to nothing, yet it delivered with a set of absolute quality that left many of us scratching our heads as to why Cold Harbour hasn't been described in the same lofty tones as the Drones. Opening with an instrumental that was pure country-psychedelic hypnosis, the band remained true to the swamp blues sound of the night's headlining act, with growling Tom Waits excursions and unpretentious swagger that was an unexpected treat to witness. This is a band that deserves plenty of accolades...

Review from Indie Initiative gig on 25/11/04.By Neil Wedd.

“Cold Harbour are a bunch of experienced St. Kilda musicians. Friends who create great music. A cross of The Johnnys and the Cruel Sea playing a live accompaniment to spaghetti westerns. The soundtrack of St. Kilda. The last song is a car chase and you feel the tension. The songs are rich in texture, driven along by Evan Richards drumming. The keyboards create a sinister tone at times. The guitars create the moods, which vary from some quieter, more reflective Cruel Sea type soundscapes to the afore mentioned car chase. It’s adult music made by musicians who are obviously enjoying themselves and transmitting that enjoyment. I would love to see the band playing with a film. You could sit down and take in the film and music or just rock along. Can I say more. Loved it.”

Rapid Response - Tsunami Appeal @ The Espy January 2005

On Friday 21st January. A benefit for the victims of the Tsunami, where 13 of Melbourne's finest bands donated their time alongside a horde of other volunteers, to help raise over $30,000 for CARE Australia. 1,000+ people packed the Espy to see Tim Rogers, Rocket Science, Dallas Crane, The Meanies, Dan Brodie, 67 Special, Cannon, The Cants, Town Bikes, Cold Harbour, Audiophile, Slight of Build & Becus.

Cold Harbour were part of The "Sunglasses After Dark" PBS Benefit Gig ....

February 10th & 11th 2006 @ the Tote Hotel

PBS's Sunglasses After Dark 25 Years on the Radio - massive two night celebration at The Tote

Apart from the odd sick day and a two-month overseas holiday in 1988 Phil Macdougall has presented a weekly punk/hardcore program on PBS 106.7 FM every week for 25 years. It's a huge record in any radio broadcaster's history – commercial or community. To celebrate this milestone Phil has put together a massive two-night gig at the home of rock 'n' roll in Melbourne, The Tote Hotel, on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th of February. The line-up features some of Phil's favourite Aussie bands and all money raised at the door supports PBS 106.7FM. Saturday night has a rockabilly/ swamp flavour and kicks off with a free BBQ served up by Julian Wu and featuring Cold Harbour, Double Agents, Intoxica , Spencer P Jones and the Escape Committee, Gentle Ben and his sensitive side, DJ D.J.M and Brisbane's Six Ft Hick. Double Agents play upstairs in the Cobra Bar. Phil Macdougall, also known as “The Prince of Darkness” due to his preference for wearing black, has presented a series of punk/hardcore shows on PBS since 1980. The Classical Gas Show, (not classical music but more a 60's garage show), The ROADRUNNER Show, The Punk Show and since 1988 Sunglasses After Dark now heard on Thursday nights from 8pm to 10pm.

"The Prince of Darkness" 3PBS FM's Phil MacDougall, a great supporter of COLD HARBOUR