Daniel Cochran / Singer Oli Heffernan / Guitar Dean Langstaff / Bass B. Francois Muriel / Drums Robbie Major / Violin/Piano/Synth Nathan Stephenson / Guitar/All recording needs
with help from...
Andrew Elliot / Promoter and Mr. Drive-the-bus Sarah Kirkman / Occasional flute Laura Simmons / Various bit-parts
And the dear departed...
Ian Snowball / Bass/Insane driving Luke Tanner / Guitar/Tardiness/Falling over Andy Kelly / "Manager"
Influences
Second hand book fairs, Nick Cave & The Fall, Hammer Horror, Obscure bands that Oli & Dean like but Daniel has never heard of, Roy's Cafe in Middlesbrough, P.G. Wodehouse, Tindersticks, Test Match Special, A good tour book, The History Channel (but NOT UKTV History), The quiet upstairs Reference Section in Middlesbrough Library, Lunch.
Idiot Savant are a history-rock sextet from Middlesbrough.
But seriously, wait...
As opening gambits go it's not the best, but despite this Idiot Savant have gained a loyal following over the last few years, garnering 6music and Xfm play and lots of nice, if slightly strange, press (see below). During this period the band also persuaded Huw Stephens to become the first ever Radio 1 DJ to play a song about Marco Polo's wife; the band's own Emilione.
Formed just after the turn of the millennium by (ex) flatmates Oli Heffernan and Daniel Cochran as an ego project, the band also comprises former Junior Elvis drummer and folk singing monkey hanger Ben Muriel (A.K.A. Folk Daddy A.K.A. F-Diddy), faux nice guy Dean Langstaff, cheekboned poulatarian Robbie Major and Nathan "alright Nath" Stephenson.
2009 will finally see a vinyl release from The Idiots, continuing to be as obtuse as ever; a-side Habeus Corpus tackles an issue close to the heart of many an English scholar, having Alan Bennett’s love child.
None of Idiot Savant now live with their mothers.
"Fuck off" - Ian McCulloch (to a starstruck Ben - 2007)
"Seamilione" - Live on Brighton Beach
FREE DOWNLOAD!!! "Live At S.I.R.F. '08" LIVE LP
Tracklisting:
Architecture Ways & Means Sincerity His Last Act Babysteps Now Then Emilione
All songs recorded live by Nathan at the Georgian Theatre during this years Riverside Festival in Stockton. Songs are different versions to normal and feature the stirling flute work of Sarah Kirkman and the hidden drum skills of Laura Simmons from Das Wanderlust.
The file contains the 7 songs plus a Word document that has the cover all perfectly sized for you so you can make yr own CD. We are too kind, we really are.
P.S. - The recording is REALLY good quality, so dont worry about it sounding like we recorded it on a dictophone from outside...
New single - "Last Cigarette" out now priced £3.50.
Tracklisting:
Last Cigarette Now Then Streetwalkers of the Phoney War
Praise for Last Cigarette
"...dark and brooding and quietly epic in an English boys kind of way" Organ Magazine
"Superb" On The Beat
"willfully unfashionable lyrical themes and epic intent" Sounds XP
"...a bit like an Editor’s ballad but with all the smugness replaced by great lyrics and a nice singing voice" The Crack Magazine
"EMILIONE" OUT NOW
Tracklisting:
Emilione Athelstan
Buy now for £3.50 (inc P&P);
Praise for Emilione
"Pretty fucking amazing" Alex Miller - NME
"Splendid" Sounds XP
"Corking stuff" Sandman Magazine
"Definitely the only half decent thing to come out of Teesside since paint" Playlouder
"Decidedly strange" CD Times
"Brimful of atmosphere, pomp and melodrama" Evening Gazette
"Sounds like a more tuneful version of what iLiKETRAiNS might come up with" The Crack
"STANDARDS" EP - SOLD OUT!
Includes 'His Last Act', a duet with the wonderful Benjamin Wetherill.
Tracklisting:
Beams Paolo The Cartographer Sincerity His Last Act
I'm happy to announce that my new album "Songs From The Films Of David Lynch" is out now.
"Truly unsettling and perplexingly brilliant... testament to both the quality of Lynch’s soundtracks and Truax’s talents" - The Skinny
"Truax is paying homage to a kindred spirit with this album. It's the best kind of tribute – affectionate and respectful, but with its own quirks and imaginative leaps and its own distinct identity." -The Scotsman
La Folie are having a launch party on the 8th of June at The Forum in Sheffield! £2 advance tickets/£3 on the door! Plus the added bonus of if you film some stuff from the night of us, you or anything else connected and send it us, we will send you a free copy of 'Risus Sardonicus'
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Hi, guys,
Just wanted to let you know that round 1 of the next People's Music Awards kicks off next month, so we are putting the call out to all new and unsigned bands to enter their best song into this years awards (completely free of charge)
For more info please check out our myspace page or go straight to the site: www.thepeoplesmusicawards.com
CONFIRMED BANDS FOR 2009 INCLUDE... NINE BLACK ALPS KID BRITISH WAVE MACHINES MISTY’S BIG ADVENTURE THE TRAVELLING BAND TEN BEARS THE VORTEX THE MAYBES KARIMA FRANCIS THE JESSIE ROSE TRIP FRAZER KING CASIO KID GIDEON CONN THE GAY BLADES THE WHISKYCATS TEN BEARS ..... with around 200 bands over the weekend
**** CHECK THE MYSPACE BLOG FOR FULL MUSIC AND ARTS LISTINGS ****
Thanks for accepting the add. Hope you get a chance to check the site out and see what we're trying to do. If you would like to take part in an interview - please get in touch.
Hey, great gig last night (and last week) ... just put a review up on the blog. Really like the new songs (are they new or are they only just carving themselves into my consciousness?). Gonna try and catch you in Hartlepool next week as well.
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