As a teenager in the late 1970's David Kilgour and his brother Hamish, inspired by the independent do-it-yourself spirit of punk rock and the simple yet dissonant songwriting of Lou Reed and Bob Dylan, formed The Clean in their hometown of Dunedin. The Clean went on to become one of New Zealand's most popular and most respected bands. Their legend as one of the founding fathers of one of the most influential "scenes" in underground music quickly spread to all corners of the globe ......................................................................
In 1992, Kilgour struck out on his own and recorded his first solo CD (Here Come The Cars), which received much critical acclaim and is a bona-fide New Zealand classic. Two more solo LPs followed, Sugar Mouth in 1994 and David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights in 1997. Kilgour followed that up in 2002 with his fourth solo LP, A Feather In The Engine.
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His fifth album, Frozen Orange was a slight departure for Kilgour - not so much in style as in method. Mostly recorded in Nashville with Lambchop and Mark Nevers.
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In January of 2001, David was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit, to recognize and honor his contributions to the arts and cultural heritage.
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David's new album, THE FAR NOW, is due for release in New Zealand (Feb 5th, 2007 on Arch Hill Records) & the USA (Jan. 23rd 2007 on Merge Records).
Recorded in Dunedin with The Heavy Eights. Mixed by Tex Houston. Engineered by Tom Bell, Tex and the Heavy Eights. Featuring Alan Starrett on viola, violin and cello. Anji Sami on backing vocals. Mastered in Nashville.
The Far Now will be released in Australia on Remote Control/Inertia.
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Buy David Kilgour Paintings from davidkilgour.com!
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NEW CLEAN LP "MASHED" , LIVE IN NEW ZEALAND, OUT ON ARCHHILL RECORDS JUNE 31ST!
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DK, don't know if you actually read this, but i finally got ahold of 'the far now', and i can't seem to get it out of my cd player. there probably worse things that could happen aye. it sounds great. and i'm looking forward to new clean stuff...
Hiya David,its Don in Welly..this is our latest exhibition at DAF106..its goin well but our posters with this image on keep getting taken down..not too sure if its a love or hate them kinda thing ...its gettn cold in welly now but we gotta fire and I'm not afraid to use it..hope alls well..
Kia Ora. Nambassa is pleased to proclaim that New Zealand is a nuclear free zone, which prohibits by legislation any country from entering its land, sea or airspace, with nuclear powered or armed vessels. We would encourage other activists to lobby their peoples and politicians for an ecologically sustainable economy, and a nuclear free future for the world.
The tree hugging hippies of the 60’s- 70’s counterculture were the world’s first serious environmentalists to engage mainstream on ecological issues, and to attempt to change en-mass society’s perception on how we perceive our relationship with Mother-Earth.
Thank you for being here and may peace be in your actions, much love PeterT
Hi there David. Ever stayed up too late? Then you will understand. Check out our new song "Morning Man". You can download and listen at your leisure! Cheers, Sandpit.
From NZ Musician Magasine April 8 2008-----------------------
Three Prizes For Silverwoodstudio In Online Awards 8th April 2008 Kiwi act Silverwoodstudio took out a hat-trick of "Golden Kayaks" in the recent Independent Artist Company & Cashbox Magazine online Indie awards. The online ceremony, drawing an audience of 87,000 listeners, was held on Sunday 6th April.
The three gold awards each came in different categories, with songs Gondwana and With You Now triumphing in the World Music and Ambient sections respectively, as well as a live performance award for female vocalist Lori Asquith.
I just got "The Far Now" in the post today thanks to a buddy of mine in Dunedin. I love it!
Also, that message just beneath mine is spam. I will send you a private message with instructions on how to avoid that type of stuff appearing on your page.
Again I love the album! Can't wait for the new Clean album either!!
hey good people, have started a New Zealand Pop Appreciation Society on Facebook with David of course being at the helm. Do register if interested. Julian.
