D.H. Valentine - the voice, the guitar, the synthesiser;
Jesus Hydes - the drums
K. Goff - the bass
George London - the bass
Ross Co Diamond- the hellectric guitar
Lord Daniel Darriba - the backing voice, the congas
THE SUPER SUPERBS - the backing vocals
Lili, Jodie, Catrin, Ellie
Guest musicians include...
Eddie Stevens - moogs and farfisas; Andre Canniere - trumpets; Roan McCormack - sexphones; Capt. Ian Davenport - prophets; Heather Jones - a lady voice
Jennifer Jansson - a lady voice; LiLi Moore - a lady voice; Takatsuna Mukai - violins and stylophones
Influences
tigers, angels, spacemen, my hoodoo, intellectuals, instasis, exstasis, skeletons, our lady of the hours
Architect of My Love / Killing Floor available to buy on
Vinyl is now sold out, we have a very limited number of CDs left, which you can order through Paypal for 3.00GBP including postage anywhere in the world...
Sounds Like
morning, sunset, just after they've given me my medication back at the institute
Daniel Hercules Valentine was born in Wales to a sailor and a mermaid.
Daniel Hercules Valentine lived in an oak dressing table until he was 9.
Daniel Hercules Valentine dreams about cats every day.
Daniel Hercules Valentine has an evil twin, every inch his opposite.
Daniel Hercules Valentine lives in a realm of language he does not understand.
Daniel Hercules Valentine knows three angels.
Daniel Hercules Valentine eats only sandwiches.
Daniel Hercules Valentine has his own Mr. Hydes. His first name is Jesus.
Daniel Hercules Valentine is the ringmaster in a circus (but only on a Sunday).
Danny Valentine and the Meditations formed today in south London. The core of the group is psychotic poet, D.H. Valentine, handsome drumsmith Jesus Hydes and 'Devil in a Black Cab,' K. Goff. They have been joined by various visiting musicians and have morphed into assorted insect-type forms and sounds. They make pop music and write poetry and are expert sandwich makers. They live in the 19th century and have a time machine that allows them to put digital things into the digital realm. They sometimes go to Goth clubs or Golf clubs. One of them likes to jump out of planes and one of them is a plane crash.
Danny Valentine and the Meditations released their first single worldwide in 2008 - it is a double A side of Architect of My Love b/w Killing Floor and is available on itunes. The physical print has now sold out.
The next outing will be an EP entitled "The Lion, the Fish and the Bear" and is scheduled for an April 09 release. Tracklisting will include [don't think/don't feel], Queen of E, Mass Kub and Yr Jb.
They are posting sneak previews of their sessions at youtube click here to watch the Superbs in action...
Press...
'...antagonistic and groovy...' Spin Magazine (US) on 'Yr Jb'
'...the thin line between genius and madness...excellent pop music with a dark edge...' Playground Magazine (UK) on 'The Lion, the Fish and the Bear'
'...sinister and intelligent...it could serve easily as the soundtrack to a David Lynch dream sequence...' Backlash Magazine (UK) on 'Killing Floor'
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Hi Danny, how are you.. whats the latest.. are you touring? Just a quick message to say hope you and the boys are well. Enjoy your Easter... I am going to enjoy mine, because most of my plans for this week are centred around being in the pub, and Vodka!! - take care, Lauren xx
