Lawrence Arabia and Broadsword (formerly NZ 2000), who are James Dansey, Martin Keane and Daniel Ward. (they are also the autonomous unit known as The Sneaks)
Other Honorary Bedouins include but not limited to: Chris Garland (The Smoking Rook), Matt Eccles, Dave Fraser (The Yorkshire Clam), EJ Barnes, Seamus Ebbs, Connan Hosford, Warner Emery, Rob Collins, Marcus Winstanley, Thomas Watson, Rodney Fisher, Ryan McPhun, William Cotton, Harry Cundy, The Reduction Agents, Matthew Crawley, Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, Luke Buda, Guy Blackman, Isobel Knowles, Benjamin Luke Eldridge, Samuel Flynn Scott, Craig Terris, Tom Callwood, Liam Finn.
Influences
T-Rex, Tall Dwarfs, stomping bands in 2/4 time, Beatles, friendly cats that approach me in the street, Beach Boys, Dolly Parton, Olivia Tremor Control, Lil' Chief Records, Neil Young, Bonzo Dog Band, Brango the Synthesist, honey bees, David Kilgour, all the solo projects of members of The Phoenix Foundation, fashionable krautrock-type things, Os Mutantes, Johnny Cash, glow worms, the Pink and White Terraces currently buried under metres of volcanic debris and located 30m beneath the surface of Lake Rotomahana.
"Chant Darling" out now in New Zealand on Honorary Bedouin and in Australia on Mistletone.
"Lawrence Arabia" now available at the following lovely independent retailers, or directly from yours truly, through the means of clicking this button and following the instructions: Norman Records Rough Trade: Truman Brewery, Brick Lane or 130 Talbot Rd in Notting Hill Pure Groove: 6-7 West Smithfield, London EC1A 9JX Sister Ray: 34-35 Berwick Street London W1V 8RP Avalanche: 63 Cockburn Street Edinburgh EH1 1BS Monorail: 12 Kings Court Glasgow G1 5RB
USA
Waterloo: 600 A North Lamar, Austin, TX, 78703 Sound Fix: 110 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Lawrence Arabia's career thus far has been hamstrung by the tragedy that was the destruction of the famous Pink and White Terraces in 1886, by the cataclysmic volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera.
With the proceeds of his re-released debut album in July 2008, he intends to bring the plight of the ancient geothermal attractions to worldwide attention, and kickstart a massive campaign to turn the terraces into a world class freshwater diving attraction by using underwater digging apparatus to remove the metres of ash and other volcanic debris currently covering the terraces.
BOOKING
UK: Carl Gosling at Celestial Soup Kitchen:
Tel: 020 7434 0620 or e-mail:carl(at)heavenlyrecordings.com
PRESS
UK: Dan Miller at Scruffy Bird
email: dan@scruffybird.com
ALL OTHER BUSINESS PROPOSALS, BOOKINGS IN OTHER LOCALES, DIRECT TO:
lawrencescricketdays(at)gmail.com, or just message this page...
NEW VIDEO! For "The Beautiful Young Crew," directed by the flourishing creative maverick, Stephen Ballantyne.
"The Beautiful Young Crew," live at Melkweg, Amsterdam, November 2008.
Talk About Good Times video, directed by Stephen Ballantyne.
Warming up backstage in Newcastle, June 2007.
In the roaring forties latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere, Lawrence fronts The Reduction Agents, here miming to "The Pool," filmed by Stephen Ballantyne at Point Erin YMCA Pool, just south of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
whilst driving down the highway I heard John Lennon's jealous man and it make me think of your music. I had to hear your album but only had The reduction agents in the car, but it did the trick! It's hard being in the States where I can't pop down and see your shows. Le sigh.
Super smokey, psychedelic visuals with beautiful shoegaze/dreampop music, live and direct at the Fiddlers Elbow in Camden. Lots more besides!! A great evenings lineup for the perfect post Easter weekend warmup! Bring along a flyer: (http://autorotation.org/cmsms/uploads/flyers/flyer_cf.jpg) for speedy entry!
the rest of the evenings lineup is as follows: (caution promoter speech!! ;) )
