Thanks to everyone who supported us on our brief tour of HEADLAND, our double disc retrospective collection. We had a great time and it was truly life affirming to catch up with our consistent supporters. We love you and hope to have the opportunity to do it again some time soon. Keep the home fires burning!!! New photos and youtube uploaded now.
Headland
Released 7 October, 2008
CDs and high quality MP3’s
available now from VITAMIN RECORDS
Karma County – Headland
REVIEW
One and a half decades, five albums and a couple of ARIAs to boot: the lush Australian sound of Karma county is still alive and well and beautifully captured in the two-CD collection Headland. Lead by the distinctive vocals of "Eddie everywhere" Brendan Gallagher (who also happens to pluck a mean guitar), Michael Galeazzi on bass and percussionist Stuart Eadie, the County has cut an exotic swathe through the sonic landscape both here and abroad. All this beginning at a time when grunge, post-punk, electronica and other genres have ebbed and flowed: the County have remained fiercely independent, artistically, true to their roots producing an earthy, raw, emotive and thoughtful style of music.
Disc one opens with the beautiful Postcard from their debut album /i>Last Stop Heavenly Heights. This disc is a perfect blend of tracks with the five albums gaining pretty much equal distribution across the board. There is no doubt that Secret Country from Into The Land Of Promise is a classic track and for mine ranks up there with The Triffid's Wide Open Road of The Church's Under The Milky Way, it also features the lush tones of Jimmy Little (Gallagher was the mastermind behind the success of Little's Messenger album). There certainly aren't any fillers here and other highlights are Good Things Come To Me Now (1998's Olana), Where could I Go To But Home and the title track from Happy Birthday Dear Customer (2001) and the tale of Dexter & Sinistra featuring actor Brian Brown off the Pacifico album. The second disc is predominately rarities, remixes, a couple of live recordings and the added bonus of two new tracks, one being the cover version of Yazoo's Only You, which is a wonderful interpretation of a great Vince Clarke-penned song. The other cover is The Reels' Kitchen Man and and the county treatment stamped all over it - Dave Mason would be chuffed.
With 36 tracks over the two-disc set there is something for everyone. Those never having had the pleasure of hearing Karma County should jump ath this release as it simply showcases thus uber-talented Australian outfit. For existing fans the second disc provides further proof of how consistently good the output from the County has been over a creer that we trust is far from over and wait expectantly for new material if newbie The Feeling is any indication.
Reviewed by The Boomeister
Inpress Issue 1037
17 September 2008
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1)First of all we have a brand new Myspace profile, thanx to: Ozone: (Main Artwork) The Kid Designs: (Myspace Layout and arrangement) and Demise Art: (Logo design)
2)Starting from today we will be uploading our songs from "Abominable Confessions", our brand new EP wich was recorded at SL Studios.
The upload dates will be the following:
♦ Already Uploaded: Nothing Below Zero
♦ September 25th 2009: Call Of Discord
♦ October 3rd 2009: Reborn Through The Ashes Of Darkness
Rhonda Marilyn Tisdell, 02.10.55 - 01.09.09 My most beautiful mother was taken from us at 1.50am this morning by the hideous disease that is Leukemia. She fought bravely for every last breath as she dearly loved this life & all around her. She was not ready to go. She was only 53 years young. She is my hero. She is my light. I will miss her now for the rest of my life. Not a day will pass that I don't think of her, nor ache to see her face again. I only hope I can be half as strong as she was. Mum you are released of your pain & worries. You are free, free like the butterflies. Oh how I miss you. Love for eternity, your Son, Leif
We're trying to get the final showcase slot at the 'Big Sound' Summit in Brisbane this September. They're offering the final slot to one act on Triple J's Unearthed, so if you like our music we have decided to give a free download @ http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=14312 And we ask you in return if you can rate & leave a review of our tunes as these two things are what they will be looking at when deciding. We'd really appreciate it!
Hey, I just wanted to say thanks for the add. Glad you liked our music! It'd be great if you could make it a show someday but in the meantime, thanks again and have a great week! Boomer
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