Have a listen to this sweet new single from Brighter Later, aka Jaye Kranz & Virginia Bott. Sublime sounds. I saw them play the East Brunswick a while back when they were Reuben Montane. Gorgeous atmospheric and folky sounds.
..and here’s the video, via Mess & Noise
Here they are on the Gaga-Digi label: Gaga Digi // Brighter Later. Get more background via Mess & Noise. Brighter Later on Soundcloud.
And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for.. 18 months after first chorus band of singers recorded this album with Emma Tonkin.. the Album Party Launch. Cave of Lights is a beautiful album (i reckon), with songs by Emma, arranged for 4 part harmony by Virginia Bott. (I’ve heard that doors open at 8pm, and we sing at 8:45pm.)
I was in the audience for the launch of Emma’s first album at Bar 303 about 5 years ago, and i’ll be singing in this one. There are 25 voices in the band this time round.
8:00pm Saturday 17 Nov, in the Wonderland Spiegeltent (Docklands). Make sure you head to the Docklands, not the Arts Centre.
grab full size flyer here (link on pic)
The official blurb:
For one night only in the magical surrounds of the Wonderland Spiegeltent, Emma Tonkin and First Chorus Band Of Singers are joined by a great band of melbourne musos to launch their 2012 release CAVE OF LIGHTS, a collection of their work together as long-time collaborators of Melbourne’s independent fringe. The night will kick off with an improvised solo set from guitarist and noisemaker Jed Palmer and the party will continue after the show to the tunes of DJ EDDY. Don’t miss all these folk in the one place creating the magic of this panoramic album live.
For one night only in the magical surrounds of the Wonderland Spiegeltent, Emma Tonkin and First Chorus Band Of Singers are joined by a great band of melbourne musos to launch their 2012 release CAVE OF LIGHTS, a collection of their work together as long-time collaborators of Melbourne’s independent fringe.
The night will kick off with an improvised solo set from guitarist and noisemaker Jed Palmer and the party will continue after the show to the tunes of DJ EDDY. Don’t miss all these folk in the one place creating the magic of this panoramic album live.
Relevant links:
Here are some songs you’ll hear on the night, from the album: Latest tracks by fc band of singers
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Just noticed that Virginia’s putting some of the songs from Emma Tonkin’s “Cave of Lights” album on soundcloud (the collaboration with first chorus band of singers). You can listen to the song “I will be one” here below. We’re currently rehearsing all the songs with a bunch of wonderful new singers joining the original cast.
Mark this date in your diaries: Saturday 17 November in Melbourne, at the Wonderland Spiegeltent (details to follow – it’s somewhere in the Docklands). Also Saturday 24 November in Castlemaine.
Here’s the link on soundcloud: I Will Be One by fc band of singers.
Aaaaah! Sally played this for me at work the other week. “You won’t be able to get it out of your head,” she said.
And that’s true.
Then i watched it again with Tim and Sam up at Elphinstone the other day. How we laughed.
Apparently the song spent weeks at number one in NZ Aotearoa, and raised about $1 million and a hundred and ten and twenty one. In a bowl.
via Flight of the Conchords – Feel Inside (and stuff like that) – official Cure Kids long version – YouTube.
I love Murray at the start, “Yes and i gave some money back in 1988, so that’s all done now?”
And Jemaine talking about the songs in the Muppet Movie, “They were pretty derivative though, don’t you think?”
[not really 8FootFelix, in fact a different band]
Listen to the rambunctious folk from 8 Foot Felix playing live on 3PBS:
Trans Europa Express for Tuesday, 14 August 2012 | PBS 106.7FM.
Saw Sean & Damien perform live the other week at the Wesley Ann and loved it.
Here’s some video from the night. Is this the Michael Hutchence performance? Ah no, it’s “Elemental”.
via Elemental – Sean M Whelan & Isnod on Vimeo.
..from James Tresise on Vimeo. James has a few different poems of theirs…
Since i got my android phone, i’ve been loving the radio. Listen-when-you-want kind of radio, aka the PODCAST.
Woo. Here’s a couple of my favourites:
ONE) Elektrocast
This is from a podcast called Elektrokast which i really like (mp3).
Episode 45: “Torro Remote White Light mix”.
Actually it’s 2 years since they stopped broadcasting, but still good sounds.
Posting it here because i thought Tim might like it. DJ Tim, also known as DJ Fluff, runs a very excellent radio show out of Castlemaine called Sensoreum. (Did you have a faceboo page
I really enjoyed this interview with Wally de Becker (aka Gotye). Fascinating guy, and very softly spoken. Doesn’t sound like the whole experience is going to his head, which is nice.
Great anecdote about a singing fence in Queensland, which he used for one of the songs on this album.
Here’s the episode online. It’s taken from one of the NPR podcasts – World Cafe. Ah, i really like the way you can search all their channels for mention of any artist, for example search for Gotye.
Direct link to the mp3 interview here, which you can play or download.
I love this story. 40,000 people singing a children’s protest song from the sixties. A song about how we should all just get along and be nice to each other.
Thousands in Norway Sing Peace Song Children Of The Rainbow Against Right-Wing Terrorism Edited – YouTube.
Such an awful reason to be singing. So sad watching, you can feel the grief of the crowd.
77 people killed because a guy had very bad ideas in his head.
And it’s interesting listening to the people in the news story speak Norwegian. You have no idea what they’re actually saying, but at the same time, it’s really clear what they would be saying.
I’ve tracked down this recording of Emma Bathgate with the first chorus band of singers from the Fairfield Amphitheatre. It’s a pretty good recording i think. This was a hilarious day. We debated for some time about whether to perform because of the rain. During this song, the umbrellas all came out. Emma waved away an umbrella when it was offered.
Via Soundcloud: This Most Ancient Land – Ema & First Chorus Band of Singers by EMA..
