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FourPlay String Quartet
Alternative / Rock / Jazz

FourPlay, the Eclectic Electric String Quartet



Sydney, NSW
Australia

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   FourPlay String Quartet: General Info
Member Since3/15/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.fourplay.com.au
Band MembersLara Goodridge (violin & vocals)
Tim Hollo (viola & vocals)
Shenton Gregory aka Shenzo Gregorio (viola and vocals)
Peter Hollo (cello & vocals)
Influencesmatador, tzadik, ato records, sub pop, folk, electronica, rock, post rock, avant garde, albert ayler, albert marcoeur, jan garbarek, aphex twin, brian eno, can, cat power, the clouds, four tet, the books, danny elfman, john zorn, kronos quartet, miles davis, nick drake, nusrat fateh ali khan, massive attack, pj harvey, portishead, thelonious monk, tom waits, depeche mode, joni mitchell, john martyn, prince, cocteau twins, the gorillaz, radiohead, jeff buckley, elvis, the jacksons, stevie wonder, ned's atomic dustbin, the cure... etc etc
Sounds LikeNothing you've ever heard before! Inspired by a wide array of diverse music such as dub, klezmer, electronica, post-rock, improv and avant-garde. FourPlay's repertoire includes arrangements of The Beastie Boys, Radiohad, Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, The Clouds, Depeche Mode, Sinead O'Connor, The Strokes and Metallica together with a dash of contemporary classical music and a whole repertoire of original music which touch on all these influences.
Record LabelSmart Pussy Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 16 2009 8:00P
The Heritage Hotel Bulli, New South Wales
Jul 17 2009 8:00P
The Street Theatre Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
The Street Theatre Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Jul 23 2009 8:00P
Governor Hindmarsh Adelaide, South Australia
Jul 24 2009 8:00P
Fly By Night Fremantle, PERTH, Western Australia
Jul 25 2009 8:00P
The Tivoli - BRISBANE FESTIVAL Brisbane, Queensland
Jul 30 2009 8:00P
The Clarendon Katoomba, New South Wales
Jul 31 2009 8:00P
The Basement Sydney, New South Wales
Aug 1 2009 8:00P
The Basement Sydney, New South Wales
Aug 2 2009 8:00P
Kings Theatre Newcastle, New South Wales
Aug 6 2009 8:00P
Tonic Bar - Country Club Launceston, Tasmania
Aug 7 2009 8:00P
The Republic Bar Hobart, Tasmania
Aug 8 2009 8:00P
East Brunswick Club Melbourne, Victoria

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   About FourPlay String Quartet

FourPlay String Quartet LIVE on ABC's Sunday Arts playing their originan piece Now To The Future

FourPlay String Quartet LIVE on ABC TV's "Spicks & Specks" playing Sabotage by The Beastie Boys

FourPlay String Quartet doing "Look What They've Done To My Song" on ABC TV's Spicks & Specks



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Press Quotes

"More Metallica than Mozart. The first string quartet to have inspired moshing and crowd surfing" — The Sydney Morning Herald

"Forget anything you ever thought about string quartets. This is the future." — Michael Smith, Drum Media

"The next phase in the evolution of the string quartet is here." — The Music Network

"There's no escaping the fact that FourPlay have as much attitude in their playing as Jet, AC/DC or Coldplay..." — Iain Shedden, The Australian
The Bio

FourPlay started life as a classical string quartet, originally made up of friends from the Australian Youth Orchestra. Inspired by the Kronos, Balanescu and Brodsky Quartets blurring of the boundaries between classical and rock music, they began playing rock covers for friends. FourPlay use two violas as opposed to two violins (as a traditional string quartet would use) to produce a thicker, deeper sound.

In 1995 they bought pickups and distortion pedals, and transformed themselves into an electric string quartet. In 1998 they released their first album, Catgut Ya Tongue? which sold out of the first 1,000 copies in 3 weeks... with no distribution or label in place. In April 2000 they released their second full-length album, The Joy Of... to glowing media coverage (now re-pressed an estimated 6 times — and even more for the first album).

FourPlays double remix album Digital Manipulation came out in 2001 to rave reviews across the nation. Produced and distributed independently, this uniquely designed double CD is an amazing compilation of 25 Australian electronic artists remixing FourPlays material, from B(if)tek and David Thrussell to Machine Translations and Deepchild. An album of new work fusing the electronic with the acoustic.

FourPlays live shows are unlike any other string quartet in the world. The energy and sound created is more like that of a rock band, as is their on-stage presentation and banter. A FourPlay gig is an affair not to be missed.

FourPlays repertoire includes arrangements of diverse artists such as the Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley, Charles Mingus, Depeche Mode and Metallica together with a dash of contemporary classical music, and their own originals, inspired by wide array of genres such as dub, klezmer, electronica, post-rock, improv and avant-garde.

"They are like cinema for the ears" — SBS Television

"There are parallels with the taught propulsion of Philip Glasss music and with the ultra modern and sometimes quixotic Kronos Quartet. They spit in the eye of classical romanticism, chain-sawing into these songs and then throwing them together in new shapes" — Rolling Stone


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FourPlay String Quartet's Friends Comments
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Absynthe Minded





Jul 17 2009 1:17 AM

Hey, issue #15 of DONNARC is now online, with the interview I did with Lara.
Sorry for the delay!!

It can be found here: www.myspace.com/dm_uk

And coming very soon is the official DONNARC website!! Checkout the advert! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLSYN8BrUFo
kazu *h*





Jul 13 2009 12:57 AM

Thank you so much for your friendship & love !

Keep in touch !!

kisses, (*'ε'*)

kazu

Mod Amish





Jul 9 2009 7:13 AM

Hey FourPlay String Quartet! Thanks for adding the Mod Amish!
Tracy The Celtic Diva - The Official Music Page





Jul 9 2009 5:34 AM

Thanks for the add & your friendship! Hope you're having a great week.
-Tracy

Black Shadow Photography





Jul 4 2009 9:13 AM

July Special on photo shoots - get in quick!

Promo and portrait shoots for $200 if booked in July.

See my myspace blog for details.
Four Strings





Jul 1 2009 7:13 AM

Nice piece about Wasp:)

Waiting for new CD!

Check out our live video:)

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=59723539
the Scrapes





Jun 12 2009 4:48 AM

Check out our new blog and let your mind wander...

http://planetofthescrapes.blogspot.com/

"Also hugely enjoyable, highly original AND psychically useful is the music of Australian duo The Scrapes, whose fiery epic guitar and abandoned Mithraic fiddle pieces evoke images of lost Keltic lands inundated by the oceans, lost Iberian & Armorican sea peoples and lost times from beyond the beyond." Julian Cope
OZRadio.com.au





Jun 10 2009 11:21 PM

OZRadioMAG is a FREE Street press magazine available in shops, libraries, community centres around Australia (and now also in parts of Europe). It's an Australian Entertainment magazine with a strong focus on the 'Up and Coming' music scene in Australia. The magazine features reviews and interviews in Australian Entertainment, as well as a variety of Australian related articles. As our popularity grows, the Magazine continues to grow as well. Starting off as a small online Magazine in late 08, the magazine quickly took off in popularity in Australia (as well as the United Kingdom) especially after the first free printed street press.
SWARMIUS





Jun 10 2009 10:15 AM

SWARMIUS PERFORMING IN VENICE ITALY JUNE 25TH, DO THE TRICK AND SHOW UP AT SAN SERVOLO ISLAND, VENICE ITALY..
SWARMIUS





Jun 10 2009 10:13 AM

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RICARDO TAMPIER





Jun 3 2009 3:38 AM

Thanks for add.
I hope to see you soon!
Stone Parade





Jun 3 2009 2:27 AM

Keep on rocking!!!!!
HiDjAzZolOdiQuE





Jun 3 2009 2:27 AM

hi! fourPlay,
thank you for add me!
PeAc
heidi elva





Jun 3 2009 2:26 AM

Photobucket
Alexander Leeway





Jun 3 2009 2:26 AM

hey
you guys creating some fresh stuff or..?
The Millers Tale





Jun 3 2009 2:26 AM

hello!

The Tango Saloon





Jun 3 2009 2:25 AM

The Tango Saloon (birthday show)
+ Captains (farewell show before US tour)

Saturday, 10th January
@ The Vanguard (42 King St Newtown)
Bookings: 9557 7992 / thevanguard. com. au

Hope you can make it!
Rik





Jun 3 2009 2:24 AM

looks a bit quiet around here...

I hope you get to play a lot more gigs a lot more often,

there is no-one who does what the four of you do

and does it as well as you do it!

Love from Freo :)
Martin Martini - Corner Hotel - Aug 14 - Funeral





Jun 3 2009 2:24 AM

this thursday

SYDNEY

Roots Connection





Jun 3 2009 2:24 AM

Hi FourPlay String Quartet
WE ARE NOW ONLINE WITH OURS CDS.
THIS IS THE SIGNAL THAT THE LIFE GOES ON.
WE WANT TO GO ON...

AND SO IN THE MEMORY OF A FRIEND THAT WE'LL NEVER FORGET HERE WE ARE:

ROOTS CONNECTION "ANIMYSTIC"
OUR SECOND LP .
(PHISICALLY ONLY IN ITALY FROM THE 1TH OF APRIL 2009).
IT'S ENRICO MICHELETTI LAST WILL.



ROOTS CONNECTION - 2003
OUR FIRST ALBUM.
IT'S A MEETING BETWEEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND DIFFERENT KIND OF MUSIC.



THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE!
GOD BLESS YOU!!!!
Celticagent





Jun 3 2009 2:24 AM

http://fiddleworld.ning.com - it's where the fiddlers are
OZRadio.com.au





Jun 3 2009 2:24 AM



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Jenny Biddle





Jun 3 2009 2:24 AM

Howdy 4PSQ
Thanks for your friendship :)
How are you? How have your gigs been going? Sydney scene treating you well?
I'd be stoked if you checked out my tracks, if you had a moment. Let me know what you think.

What projects are you working on at the mo?
Jb
Maske Electric String Trio





Jun 3 2009 2:23 AM

Hi, just dropping by to show you the new 2009 Maske Trio Showreel.
Follow Maske on Twitter www.twitter.com/masketrio.
xoxo Maske

Maske Trio Showreel 2009

Purple Gang





Jun 3 2009 2:20 AM

Thanks for the add, interesting
strings ensemble here.
Wishing you a great musical journey,
greetings from Italy!

Purple Gang gypsy jazz band
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