Dave Cloud has been doing his own thing on the Nashville scene for over 25 years, confusing some, scaring others and exciting all along the way. Often invoking words like ‘shamanistic’, ‘beat’ and ‘maverick’, even the Sunday Times described him as “the last genuine lost genius” who achieves a “transcendental psychedelic primitivism”. His unique warped vocals and freestyle lyrics also get him comparisons to Roky Erikson, Beefheart and Charles Bukowski. In the last few years he is propped more than capably by the incendiary Gospel Of Power, featuring Matt Swanson (Cloud’s right hand man these days) and others of Nashville’s Lambchop and Clem Snide.
Last years first European tour of a dozen hell-raising shows featured the hit of the UK Spitz’s Festival of Blues: “if you like your mavericks far out (and I mean PHHAARRRR!) you'll love this crazy balloon” (Artrocker), supported Silver Jews (as well as sharing their drummer) at the Scala, and most Cloud-like in it’s improbability, Dave manged to get a club named by/after him during his residency at BergenFest (“Dave Cloud’s Club El Morroco”) in Norway. His fans are devoted, plainly as there is no one else like him.
Following the sprawling collection of the Nashville legend's debut for Fire, 'Napolean of Temperance' (Uncut top 30 of 2006), Dave Cloud returns with a shorter but equally warped statement of intent this November: 'Pleasure Before Business'. Again featuring the talents of the Gospel of Power, a collective of Nashville's finest garage fans and rock and rollers, Dave and the band let rip with their trademark balancing act of wigged-out Dave versus lean garage rawness, ranging from disturbed innocence in covers ('Yummy Yummy Yummy') to slinky perversion ('Orgy'). The kick-off, kick-out song “You Don’t Need Sex” is out this September as a 7” on Fire, followed in October by a 7” version of the dirty and warped dancefloor/radio/Stool Pigeon favorite “Puff Rider” from the first LP. This will include a B side remix by the Various Productions (XL records) team that has also been doing some radio and club airplay to exciting effect. The album proper follows in November.
Dave Cloud & The Gospel of Power's Friend Space (Top 8)
Best of Luck on the Tour comming up !....I can't wait to see your new tv show (Dave Cloud can u"Rock his Love") Show!!!! I think a greased pig catchin' contest of bikinni clad women in mudd will be excellent! Count me in! See ya'll when you get back!
Dave Cloud & The Gospel of Power are featured in my February show on Dandelion Radio, a Peel-inspired online station playing exciting new and unsigned music. We are a fully-licensed Internet station that is run and presented by volunteers recording monthly shows.
To view the schedule and listen to the audio stream, visit our website www.DandelionRadio.com, or find us on MySpace at myspace.com/dandelionradio. Hope you can find the time to listen to our fine shows...
Dave Cloud is a gentleman an a scholar.....and if Matt "saves" me one more time....from Mayhem and debauchery.....I WILL SURELY HAVE TO AWARD HIM WITH AN HONORARY MEDAL OF HONOUR .....if I don't already owe him one now! - Rock on Gospel of Power!
Hey! THE BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES and SCOTT H BIRAM are back from the Dirty South with The JIM JONES REVUE at The Roundhouse on Saturday 20th October......
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NTSOBC Black Diamond Heavies/Scott H Biram October 2007 UK Tour.... Mon 15 Nottingham/Maze, Tues 16 York/Cert 18, Wed 17 Newcastle/Cluny, Thurs 18 Norwich/Norwich Arts Centre (with The Jim Jones Revue), Fri 19 Leicester/ Sumo, Sat 20 London/Roundhouse, Sun 21 Birmingham/Hare & Hounds
