World Party will be touring USA in Sept and Oct 2009. See dates above. Currently Karl is also recording a new World Party record ..stay tuned and until then enjoy we'll see you on the road...
Big Blue Ball
“One week in the middle of summer this craziness exploded in our Real World Studios. We had this week of invited guests, people from all around the world, fed by music and a 24 hour café. It was a giant playpen, a bring your own studio party. There’d be a studio set up on the lawn, in the garage, in someone’s bedroom as well as the seven rooms we had available. We were curators of sorts of all this living mass. We had poets and songwriters there, people would come in and scribble things down, they’d hook up in the café. It was like a dating agency, then they’d disappear into the darkness and make noises – and we’d be there to record it.”
Now available to download - over 23 minutes of music and conversation with Peter Gabriel and Karl Wallinger - featuring excerpts from all the tracks on Big Blue Ball.
http://realworld.co.uk/podcasts/realworld_bigblueball.mp3
Chat with Peter and Karl about The Big Blue Ball
Tracklisting:
1. Whole Thing (Original Mix) (featuring Francis Bebey, Alexis Faku, Tim Finn, Peter Gabriel, Karl Wallinger, Andy White)
2. Habibe (featuring Natacha Atlas, Hossam Ramzy, Neil Sparkes)
3. Shadow (featuring Juan Cañizares, Papa Wemba)
4. Altus silva (featuring Joseph Arthur, Ronan Browne, James McNally, Eric Mouquet, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Vernon Reid, Michel Sanchez)
5. Exit Through You (featuring Joseph Arthur, Peter Gabriel, Karl Wallinger)
6. Everything Comes From You (featuring Joji Hirota, Sevara Nazarkhan, Sinead O’Connor, Guo Yue)
7. Burn You Up, Burn You Down (featuring Billy Cobham, Peter Gabriel, The Holmes Brothers, Wendy Melvoin, Arona N’diaye, Jah Wobble)
8. Forest (featuring Levon Minassian, Arona N’diaye, Vernon Reid, Hukwe Zawose)
9. Rivers (featuring Vernon Reid, Marta Sebestyen, Karl Wallinger, Jah Wobble)
10. Jijy (featuring Arona N’diaye, Rossy)
11. Big Blue Ball (featuring Peter Gabriel, Manu Katché, Karl Wallinger)
Produced by Peter Gabriel,Karl Wallinger and Stephen Hague
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Ach you called...tried to call back but didn't get through...don't know if I remember your number right...try again, and yes, I am playing again and it is all good...find Viv Albertine. Mwah xxx
Hi Karl, Sending you greetings on a beautiful sunny summer day, and best wishes as you continue to work on the new album and get ready to visit the USA!! (No pressure, but might you have some advance copies with you on the tour? Or an EP with a taste of what's to come?) Looking forward to the Doug Fir Lounge gig, wish I could get to the Bumbershoot gig in Seattle as well. Most appreciative that you are stopping in Portland before leaving the area!
Hi Karl, I can't believe its been 3 years since you were in Northampton MA at the Iron Horse. Hope you swing by Massachusetts this year. Inspirational! May you have good health. Best wishes! - G
Oh! Thank you for for your friendship. Happy to be your friend I love your page and your music. It's a beautifull univers. Well, if you want , i invit you to listen to "on EXIST". It's my new baby. Peace and take care of you. Muriel
+++Germany calling+++ Hi Karl! Just a view short lines 6 many greets to you from the German guitar rock trio JANCREE! P.S.: All JANCREE-CDs now available on itunes, musicload.de, mp3.de & co. Check 'em out ...
Hi Mr.Karl, i'm journeying through the World Party music and loving it, I like "Rolling off a log" very cool. Thank you for your gift of music! I'm diggin' it. Happy Day!-xoxo-Meda
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