We are a four piece:
Adam - Vocals & Double Bass
Andy - Guitar
Ben - Drums
Dan - Keys & Backing Vox
Influences
Ready? Comfortable?
Tom Waits,
Scott Walker,
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds,
Tindersticks,
The Velvet Underground/Lou Reed,
David Ackles,
Leonard Cohen,
Jacques Brel,
Miles Davis,
Nick Drake,
Portishead,
Gil Evans,
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band,
David Bowie,
The Divine Comedy,
Led Zeppelin,
Frank Zappa,
Charles Mingus,
Jeff Buckley,
Black,
Lee 'Scratch' Perry,
Wu-Tang Clan,
Thelonius Monk,
Dr Octagon,
John Peel,
George Gershwin,
(early) Fleetwood Mac,
John Barry,
Stevie Wonder,
King Crimson,
Desmond Dekker,
Bill Evans,
William Burroughs,
Beastie Boys,
PJ Harvey,
John Coltrane,
Nine Inch Nails,
Neil Young,
The Smiths,
Chris Morris,
DJ Shadow,
Rogers & Hart,
the music to The Elephant Man by John Morris,
Radiohead,
Steve Reich,
The Clash,
Kurt Weill,
Lenny Bruce,
Howling Wolf,
Otis Redding,
Buena Vista Social Club,
Lenny Breau,
Bark Psychosis,
Brian Wilson/The Beach Boys,
Kraftwerk,
Cream,
Duke Ellington,
Horace Andy,
Gustav Mahler,
Quincy Jones,
Holland-Dozier-Holland,
Pink Floyd,
Sparks,
Cousteau,
Queen,
Johnny Cash,
Philip Glass,
Simon & Garfunkel,
Elvis Costello,
Charlie Parker,
Jack Kerouac,
The Tiger Lillies,
Marvin Gaye,
David Lynch,
John Cage,
Burt Bacarach,
Einsturzende Neubaten,
Henry Rollins,
Rufus Wainright,
Bjork,
Steely Dan,
Bonnie Prince Billy,
Kate Bush,
Barry Adamson,
The Prisoner,
Igor Stravinsky,
Aphex Twin,
Peter Cook,
Tori Amos,
Dr John,
Bob Dylan,
The Rolling Stones,
John Adams,
Lalo Schifrin,
John Williams the film composer,
and John Williams the guitarist
Sounds Like
We have been described as: 'Scott Walker singing Tom Waits songs'… which is extremely flattering and, if we’re honest, not too far from the mark.
If you want a band that goes from orchestral ballad, to Latin groove, to heavy rock, to bizarre fairground stomp, and you’ve been frustrated that there isn’t a band that caters for your needs…
…Then we’re the band you’ve been waiting for. Hooray for us and you!
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WHO ARE WE?
Our label's press release says this:
Smokehand are a 4-piece Dark Loungecore combo from Cardiff who play well-crafted songs with style and the confidence that comes from experience. Unashamedly eclectic, the band's sound exploits jazz, Latino, classical and pop influences to create a post-modern Film Noir soundtrack that is one minute sinister and the next Sinatra. Dark, brooding and as a whole breathtaking, this is the voice of the real musical underground calling up from a Parisian cellar bar or seedy, city tenement block.
We think that neatly sums us up, but have a listen to the MP3s and feel free to make up your own mind.
We've been going a few years now, just taking our time writing & recording at our own pace until we were happy with the direction we were going in. Now we think weve cracked it, and were building up a loyal following for our bizarre, exotic and dramatic live performances.
The people that have heard us seem to like the fact that we aren't really trying to sound like anyone else. Well, its pretty obvious to us that if you are in a band that plays original music, we reckon you should actually *be* original. Dont you think? ;-)
Have a listen and look around our website. If you live anywhere near any upcoming gigs, do make sure to put them in your diary and come along.
And of course: If you like what you hear, please buy the album!
You are welcome to leave us a comment, or contact us via email. We genuinely appreciate your feedback! We love hearing from you, whoever and wherever you are.
Debut album “Metal Heart” out now!
9/10 Orkus
9/10 Gothic
8,5/10 Reflection of Darkness
5/6 Medienkonverter
7/10 Release Magazine
7/10 Zero Music Magazine
Listen to it on MySpace!
Register your interest now at www.topoftheox.co.uk to compete in the first UK song contest of it's kind. Win a huge record deal, tour, management, merchandise, perform at a world class venue and become a household name. www.topoftheox.co.uk supported by Marshall, StarNow, SAE, Turan Audio and many more key industry names.
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
Miss Peapod's Kitchen Cafe is a small independent cafe based at the award winning Jubilee Wharf in Penryn built using pioneering techniques of eco-..development. They have wind turbines, solar panels and super insulation. This means their walls are at least 2 foot thick which is useful for when they have bands in the evenings! This one should be quite good.
Teignton Fayre is an annual event that occurs in the village of Drewsteignton, on the edge of Dartmoor. It is an opportunity for the community to get together, raise money for charity and local good causes, and have some fun! We will be playing at about 9 o'clock on the stage outside. Should be quite good.
Brightons Finest presents Q Music / Glastonbury Emerging Talent Finalists The Mojo Fins Live at the Latest Music Bar Sat 9th May plus special lunchtime acoustic performance from 1pm
I just wanted to let you know, that a new track of mine is waiting for your oppinion. It's called "run the self" and its the first track after a decade of music production, that I sung myself.
If you like it, you can DOWNLOAD IT in high quality FOR FREE. just check out my blog for the link and have fun ;O)
avec / with : Carbonic, Ray Rumours, John Trap (solo), Gregaldur, Kate Fletcher, Christophe Petchanatz / Klimperei, OoTiskulf, G.W. Sok, GaBLé, Alice, Bacanal Intruder… and a lot of musical toys…..
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Thanks for being our friend. Wow! Like Dancing with Strangers, can definitely see the Kurt Weill influence. Hope you like our song too? You can find more at Last FM including some you can download for free (http://www. last. fm/music/Mr+Bones+And+The+Dreamers). Hope you can come along and see us when we get to cardiff in april.
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