What are the youth of today saying about Thomas Nöla et son Orchestre, you ask?
"I swear on Wotan, this music is so sinfully decadent, it makes me feel wonderful."
"Johnny Cash meets Serge Gainsbourg and they do ether and fight with knives to the death..."
¡A LA MUERTE!
THOMAS NÖLA- vocals, piano, vibraphone, Hammond, theremin, zither, guitars, percussion, bass, etc.
LE ORCHESTRE (past and present):
Gerard Paul Powers- live bass
Karen S. Langlie- cello, ukelele
Michael Tucker - live drums
Melissey Castevet- female voices
Eric Dahlman - brass
Demian (O Paradis) - vocals, bass, timpani, melodica, etc.
David E. Williams - vocals
Jerome Deppe - vocals
Douglas P. - vocals/spoken word
Jerry Adams - spoken word
Dustmuffin- percussion, live tambourine/keyboards
Raul (Comando Suzie) - Vocals, maracas
Tony Primavera- live percussions/keyboard/vocals
Radioactive Prostitute- trumpet, blackface
Michael Emmet Smith Jr. - spoken word
Influences
Frank Sinatra's "Watertown" and "Cycles" and, if other influences are absolutely necessary: The Four Tops, The Monkees, Serge Gainsbourg and a few others...
"FRONTENAC MARTINI VIEW"
"LADY GREY"
"THE ROSE-TINTED MONOCLE"
"ALL THE QUEEN'S MEN"
"CHILDREN IN THE FALL"
"TIERLEXIKON"
"KINDERBUND"
..
"CHAMPAGNE DAYS" (LIVE)
"THE CLOWN IS DEAD" (LIVE)
"BEI MIR BIST DU SCHÖN" (LIVE)
Sounds Like
DISQUEOGRAPHY:
2005 - 'Soundtrack to The Doctor' (With Douglas P.) CD Digipak or 2Xviolet vinyl - Caciocavallo
2006 - 'So Long, Lale Andersen' - CD Digipak - Lapin
2007 - 'To the Wolves... Soundtrack' - CDR - Lapin
2008 - '¡Vanity is a Sin!' - CD - Punch
2008 - '¡En Vivo!' - DVDR - Eskimo Films
2008 - 'Songs for Children: Vol. 1' - MiniCDR - Lapin
2008 - 'The Rose-Tinted Monocle' - LP+CD or LP+MP3s - Lapin
2009 - 'Nöla Comes Alive!' - CD-R+DVD-R - Eskimo Films
2009 - Les Paradisiers (Nöla + O Paradis) - 'More Tales from the Garden' - LP+MP3s - Lapin
COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE:
A somber collection of mopey piano tales and swinging dance tracks regarding the topic of "icky feelings"...
Thomas Nöla et son Orchestre - "Très Pathétique"
i was just introduced to your music last week, and i'm completely at a loss for words...jaw agape you transcend me into another realm unlike anything else. if you ever make it to ontario or quebec, pls give me a heads up
"Death's Mirror," arranged by B9 Invid, has been added to our player. The whole of our player has been overhauled to reflect the contour of our forthcoming album, "Tempus Null." Those interested in this release are encouraged to contact us.
Cool write-up of yours and Demian's record. I like the thing myself, a lot. It gets played here about as much as the VU "Live at Max's Kansas city 1972".
We need to do something (Kolaberation)...complete what we started. It must be. Delays and whatnot aside, it's in the cards...as they say in certain social circles. I've been writing and collecting sounds. I have recording software.
You should come to live here for a while. The Mexican plant-forms are various and magical.
