Guest musicians: Emily Ballantyne, Laura Song Barnes, Kit Benjamin, Monica Bravo, Rory Cameron, Chris Chatfield, Mik Gobel, James Hunter, Adam Kidd, Jerry Kidd, Dave Martyr, Luke Menniss, Holly O’Mahony, John O’Mahony, Ree, Lisa Shingler, Louise Spiteri, Ian R Watson, Martin Winning.
Influences
Golden Trowel Awards for encouragement and inspiration down here amongst the weeds go to Alan Moore, Mik Gobel, Tackety Boot and FORDMADDOXBROWN:
Originally formed in 1999 by songwriter Ian 'Shedhead' Barnes and producer / musician Martin Fisher, the line up was augmented in 2007 with producer / musician Ben 'Wolfhammer' Kidd. But this is really only half the story since the true legacy of Tractor Countdown dates back to the time of Beowulf. To discover more of this amazing story, see the blog.
An arable adventure. A collaboration between Mr Ian Walter Barnes and the Ben Kidd Big Band. A shambolic, rustic masterpiece, handcrafted by gnomic artisans from ancient rural artefacts long ago abandoned by the mishievous pixies in the shed at the bottom of the melancholic garden of neglected love.
Produced organically, with no pesticides and no GM products. No gnomes or pixies were harmed in the recording of this album.
"...truly idiosyncratic, silly and brilliant music from the eccentric Tractor Countdown. Rustic dandies and garden gnome musicians live in this act's surreal allotment landscape, and the world's better for it. A curious mix of traditional folk and neo-noir beats filtered through haunting brass and guitar, 'Love's Elusions' succeeds on a grand scale. With debut record Shedworks out soon, this is a promising start."
Your music makes me smile. Listening to I WISH I WAS A GNOME right now. Yes, I am apparently the second human being clicking on it on your player. Glad you are better.
I had a very sweet visit to you playlist, a bit too anxious to hear the Dust Diaries album. I want to invite Sly Stone to join me for a cover of 'Apple Pie'. I got some ideas for it, really truly. The DD vid you have here is passé. In the 'Apple Pie' vid, we will be wearing sparkly jump suits.
Almost there old bean...gonna free up the w/end to have a final tweak then I drop it off for your perusal. I've bunged Ru what I've got done so far - won't be long now!
I miss ya ol' buddy. I am tempted to fly over there, clad with acupuncture pins, Zen propaganda, healing Dakota bread, Oregon beer & herb, tube yankers and a meditation program. Hence, we can enjoy a caravan north to spank Tackaty Boot and all the other pranksters moots before we dive into the raging sea.
Yes. Thinking...Thinking about how cool it is to toss ideas and thoughts around the globe and have them bounce back tidy, like an international society of gr8minds.
What a great bunch of new tunes, like the long awaited LP finally released. Everything from funk to punk here. Hope you got vids at The Albert. See how you all look before 'Tractormania' takes hold.
this lil project of mine started out being with a childhood friend then he flipped out on me. we were gonna share vox and i havent yet decided how i want to sing. i'm tryin to "find" myself and my own style/sound..don't really wanna sound like everybody else..tryin for originality on some level..haha. i recently finished a home studio and will be releasing new and better quality music (w/vox...lol) very soon! have a great day!
i appreciate the add! i really enjoy your music. i feel my roots/heritage when i listen. ive actually been a fan for a few months now.
<br />once again, thx 4 the add!
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