Closer Records présente : Midnight Scavengers !
Closer Records presents : Midnight Scavengers!
Distribution : L’Autre Distribution
Midnight Scavengers
CD Digipack (15 titres / 15 tracks) : sortie aujourd’hui / out now
LP (7 titres) + CD (15 titres) inclus : fin octobre
LP (7 tracks) + CD (15 tracks) included : at end of October
Disponible ici / available here : http://shop.closerrecords.com/fr/home/482-midnight-scavengers.html
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Combo de Melbourne se trouvant entre ténèbres, beauté et violence, MIDNIGHT SCAVENGERS s’articule autour de la guitariste /chanteuse Johanna Brockman - du DIRTY SKIRT BAND de James McCann (également collaboratrice de Brian Henry Hopper, première partie de la tournée Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 2009 en Australie) - et du clavier et co-chanteur Dimitri Kucharzewski. Ils firent la rencontre l'un de l'autre à Berlin où Dimitri, qui était déjà alors le crooner sardonique aux accents
hazlewoodien d'aujourd'hui, a joué à plusieurs reprises aux côtés du légendaire Nikki Sudden.
Se sont adjoints au duo Jeff Lee Hooker (Kim Salmon, Darling Downs, Brian Hooper' s band) à la basse, Tim O' Shannassy (Paradise Motel, MJ Halloran) à la batterie et Andrew Watson (Charlie Marshall and The Body Electric, MJ Halloran, The Man Who Wasn' t There), guitare / violon.
MIDNIGHT SCAVENGERS vont sortir leur premier album sur deux formats, en CD Digipack dès septembre 2016, puis en LP vinyl plus CD inclus courant octobre. Le format CD sera agrémenté de bonus tracks dont notamment des reprises de Tom Waits et Rowland S Howard. Ce premier album verra le jour sur le label Closer Records et sera distribué par l’Autre Distribution.
MIDNIGHT SCAVENGERS seront en tournée européènne (France / Espagne / Italie / Belgique) entre la mi-septembre et le début du mois de décembre.
Revolving around singer/songwriters Johanna Brockman and her partner Dimitri Kucharzewski, Midnight Scavengers are a unique and compelling presence.
Situated between sinister violent beauty and volatile fragmented shyness,
Johanna Brockman, once a member of James McCann’ s Dirty Skirt Band, and The Brian Hooper Band (who opened for Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds on their 2009 Tour) met up with now partner in songs Dimitri Kucharzewski (Nikki Sudden’ s Last Bandits, The Hollowmen) in Berlin in 2011 to create the core of what would become Midnight Scavengers.
After relocating to Melbourne, Australia in 2012, they grew to a five piece with the addition of Jeff Hooker (Brian Hooper’ s band, Kim Salmon, The Darling Downs) on bass, Tim O’Shannassy (MJ Halloran, Paradise Motel, Penny Ikinger) on drums, and Andrew Watson (The Man Who Wasn’t There, Charlie Marshall) on violin and guitar. Midnight Scavengers have become an extremely well respected and recognized band, playing alongside legendary figures such as Spencer P Jones, Kim Salmon, Hugo Race and Ron S Peno among others.
With contributions from well established artists such as Sacri Cuori virtuosi Antonio Gramentieri & and Francesco Valtieri (Toni Delone/ Sacri Cuori), MIDNIGHT SCAVENGERS album is now due to be released in September 2016 on CLOSER RECORDS as a VINYL/ CD + CD BONUS TRACKS & CD Digipack ( featuring Autoluminescent by Rowland S Howard, All The World Is Green by Tom Waits, to mention a couple), and will be touring Europe in September/ October and early December with new songs that will feature their second album that already made it to impress their label contractors Closer.
Closer Records présente : Skin a Buck !
Closer Records presents : Skin a Buck!
Skin a Buck
LP (12 titres) + CD (14 titres) inclus
LP (12 tracks) + CD (14 tracks) included
Disponible ici / available here : http://shop.closerrecords.com/fr/home/446-skin-a-buck.html
Ecoutez ici / Listen here : https://www.reverbnation.com/closerrecords/song/25118978-skin-a-buck-anal-wail
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Imaginez un peu deux space-rednecks allumés, deux frappadingues au look rappelant des bouseux à mi-chemin entre ceux de "Delivrance" ou de "2000 Maniacs", mais qui en lieu et place d'ultra-violence, auraient mis une dose d'humour et de cheap comics dans leur carburateur ...
Mais ne vous méprenez pas, s’ils ont opté pour la formule en duo ce n’est nullement par suivisme moutonnier et pour s’inscrire coûte que coûte dans la mouvance du minimal gang ou autres one man band en vogue depuis quelques années dans les milieux garagistes ou trashy blues en manque de sensation. S’il y a indéniablement du Hazil Hadkins dans leur attitude comme dans les méandres tortueux de leurs esprits perturbés, ils vont bien plus loin musicalement que la simple caricature de chanson et sont parfaitement capables de distiller des hits aux refrains et aux mélodies millésimés.
Nos deux lascars ont décidé de mettre le feu aux poudres avec ce deuxième album (un premier sorti il y a deux ans, auto-produit, sur lequel le staff complet de Closer Records a flashé comme un seul homme ! …), dont la foutraque pochette est ici encore dessinée par Kab, pur allumé et taré du pinceau, descendant tout à la fois de Dubout, Margerin et Gilbert Shelton ! ...
Leur univers déjanté est complété par une série de clips furieux et habités, qui mériteraient à eux seuls la sortie d'un DVD/Blu-Ray.
L'album, brut de décoffrage, a été enregistré par leur pote Dimitri (IDC - Image et son - Studio mobile) , live mais sans public, dans leur Quartier Général "Le Galion" (fameux bar/salle de concerts qui a vu défiler depuis un peu plus de sept ans un bon paquet d'artistes de passage, Kid Congo, les Cosmic Psychos, Ben Vaughn, la fine fleur des groupes des labels Beast ou Closer (The Curse par exemple), Henry's Funeral Shoe, The Bonnevilles, j'en passe et des meilleures...), donnant à cette bruyante enclave de la cité portuaire autrefois prospère un petit air cosmopolite et interlope digne du Hambourg des années soixante ...
Osez, usez de ce boucan d'enfer de ce "Two Men Band",qui vous prouvera qu'à Lorient, il n'est plus seulement question de pêche aux harengs...
Imagine, if you can, two outerspace-rednecks gone beserk; two freaks who proudly channel the spirit of "Deliverance" and "2000 Maniacs", but with a fuel injection of humor and cheap space-comics etiquette in place of ultra-violence...
But make no mistake, if they have opted for the duo formula, that is by no way a sheeplike followership nor surfing in the wake of the minimal gang or other one man band trend en vogue during the past years among garage or trashy blues alumni, hungry for easy sensations. If –undoubtedly- one could notice some Hazil Hadkins traces in their attitude, as well as in the tortuous meanderings of their disturbed minds, they go much further ahead of the simple musical caricature song, and are perfectly able to distill hits with vintage choruses and melodies.
Our two lads are setting the house on fire with their second album (the first ‘self-produced’ title released two years ago was adopted by the whole Closer staff! ), whose nutty cover is again designed by "Kab", a pure hit crazy gonzo too, reminiscent of either Dubout, Margerin or Gilbert Shelton! ...
Their loony world wouldn't be complete without a series of furious and inhabited video-clips, which alone should deserve the release of a DVD / Blu-Ray.
The album, rough around the edges, was recorded by their pal Dimitri (IDC-image and sound - mobile studio) in their "Le Galion" headquarters (a famous bar/concert hall which has hosted for more than seven years the likes of touring artists, Kid Congo, The Cosmic Psychos, Ben Vaughn, and various bands from Closer or Beast labels (example : The Curse), Henry's Funeral Shoe , The Bonnevilles -, and so on ...), giving this noisy enclave of a once prosperous port city a small cosmopolitan and interloping mood, worthy of Sixties' Hamburg ...
Give the devilish storm which is this "Two Man Band", and they will prove to you that Lorient is just not about herring fishing*
( * frenchy private joke based on an old naughty song..)...
Closer Records présente : The Split Squad !
Closer Records presents : The Split Squad!
The Split Squad « Now Hear This »
LP (13 titres) + CD (13 titres) inclus
LP (13 tracks) + CD (13 tracks) included
Disponible ici / available here : http://shop.closerrecords.com/fr/home/426-the-split-squad-now-hear-this-.html
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http://www.thesplitsquad.com/index.php?page=cds
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Conçu en 2011 autour de breuvages divers, cocktails , vin ou bières, The Split Squad est un de ces putains groupes de rock and roll , une bande de musiciens qui ont tout fait et plus rien à prouver. Sans vantardise aucune, leur pedigree rassemble environ 140 ans d’expérience Rock’n’roll , de salles de concert en bouges infâmes. Ces gars-là y ont croupi avec délectation :
Eddie Munoz : Connu tout particulièrement pour sa participation étincelante dans les légendaires Plimsouls de Los Angeles , on l’a repéré récemment Eddie dans The Magic Christian ( aux côtés de la légende des Flamin’ Groovies Cyril Jordan ), ou dans les plus power pop Parallax Project . La guitare d’Eddie, toujours à la limite de la « Théorie du Chaos » , est unique et instantanément reconnaissable, tout en restant enracinée dans l'arrogance intemporelle des Stones ou des Yardbirds
Clem Burke : Sans doute l'un des plus grands batteurs de rock de la planète, le Dr. Burke ( Googlez moi çà, c’est cool ! …) affiche un CV commençant au CBGB'S des années 70 et se terminant au Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tout à la fois membre fondateur de Blondie et musicien de session très convoité, Clem est rompu aux arcanes de l' industrie musicale , mais il a encore en lui, plus que tout autre musicien de son âge, cette passion de "monter dans le van et d’aller à la rencontre des fans". Pour dire les choses simplement, il n'y a personne de comparable ici-bas à Clem ...
Michael Giblin : Bassiste / chanteur, Giblin est le savant fou qui tient les manettes de The Split Squad , projet assemblé dans le prolongement de son groupe Parallax Project, avec lequel il avait croisé tous les autres au gré des différentes tournées et sessions d'enregistrement . Connu dans le circuit de l’underground pop des 90’s en tant que membre du trio power pop Cherry Twister , Giblin a passé de nombreuses années à bosser dur dans les entrailles du music business en tant que bassiste de studio, chef d'orchestre , producteur, et plus généralement « bon gars ».
Keith Streng : Connu et reconnu en tant que membre fondateur de l'un de ces groupes rock dont la reconnaissance universelle n’a d’égale que la longévité, The Fleshtones , le guitariste Keith Streng met à disposition du projet une passion et un dévouement que bien peu seraient en mesure d’apporter. 30 ans au compteur (et ce n’est pas fini) , The Fleshtones restent une des plus sûres valeurs du rock : jamais un mauvais gig , jamais une nuit de repos . Ils sont tout aussi indestructibles qu’excitants. Son statut de musicien « solide comme le roc » combiné avec son jeu de scène acrobatique et décalé, se complètent pour offrir l’une des expériences live les plus jouissives. Il y a eu des bouquins écrits, des documentaires tournés sur lui aussi. En un mot ... une institution.
Josh Kantor : l’homme derrière les claviers, Josh Kantor, apporte la plus sauvage des diversités à l'ensemble. En tant que membre des Bostoniens Jim’s Big Ego, et de The Baseball Project , supergroupe reconnu par la critique (réunissant des membres de Dream Syndicate et REM ), Josh a côtoyé un certain nombre de sommités du rock , mais il parvient toujours à trouver du temps pour assurer son job principal, qui se trouve être le boulot d’organiste dans les Red Sox de Boston. Josh leur apporte un niveau de compétence et un vocabulaire musical que très peu peuvent égaler.
Le groupe s’est réuni à Boston durant l'été 2012 pour y enregistrer un album, qui s’est transformé peu à peu en une bonne partie de plaisir, pêchue et hilarante. Produit par Scott McCaughey ( REM , Minus 5 , Young Fresh Fellows ), cet album comprend aussi une belle brochette d’ invités, Mc Caughey , l’ autre lauréat du Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Peter Buck ( REM ) , Hugo Burnham ( Gang of Four ) , et Mike Gent ( The Figgs ) . L'assemblage de chansons qui en résulte est un voyage fougueux et diversifié à travers les influences et les collections de disques respectives de ces musiciens honteusement expérimentés. Et là, mec ! … tu devrais déjà connaître la chanson ...
Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Split Squad ...
Conceived over cocktails, wine, and beers in 2011, The Split Squad is one of those “perfect storm” rock and roll bands that comes from a bunch of musicians who have done it all and have nothing to prove. While that may sound a bit boastful, the pedigree here covers about 140 years of collective rock and roll experience, from the most rarified of concert halls, down to the seediest of underground shit holes. These guys have both reveled and wallowed in it:
Eddie Munoz: Most famously known as the flash guitarist from LA’s legendary Plimsouls, Eddie has more recently been spotted in Magic Christian (alongside Flamin’ Groovies legend Cyril Jordan) and PA’s power pop stalwarts Parallax Project. Eddie’s “chaos theory” approach to rock and roll guitar is unique and immediately recognizable, yet squarely rooted in the timeless swagger of The Stones and The Yardbirds.
Clem Burke: Arguably one of the greatest living rock and roll drummers on the planet, Dr. Burke (Google that…it’s cool) boasts a resume that starts at CBGB’s in the 70’s and ends at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As a founding member of Blondie and a highly sought-after session musician, Clem has experienced nearly every aspect of the music business, but still has more passion to “climb in the van and take it to the fans” than most musicians half his age. To put it bluntly, there is no one on Earth like Clem…
Michael Giblin: Bassist/singer Giblin is the mad scientist behind The Split Squad, having assembled the project after his current band, Parallax Project, had crossed paths with all of the others on various tours and recording projects. Known in underground pop circles as a member of the much loved 90’s power pop trio Cherry Twister, Giblin has spent many years toiling away in the bowels of the music biz as a session bassist, band leader, producer, and generally good guy.
Keith Streng: Known far and wide as a founding member of one of rock and roll’s greatest (and longest running) institutions, The Fleshtones, guitarist Streng sets a standard for passion and dedication that few are able to follow. 30 years on (and counting), The Fleshtones remain one of rock’s greatest “sure things”: never a bad show; never an off night. They are as dependable as they are exciting. His rock-solid musicianship, combined with his high-wire stage antics, combine to anchor one of rock’s most joyful live experiences. He’s had books written about him, and documentaries shot on him. In a word…an institution.
Josh Kantor: Keyboardist Josh Kantor brings the wildest diversity to the mix. As a member of Boston’s Jim’s Big Ego, and the critically acclaimed supergroup The Baseball Project (featuring members of The Dream Syndicate and R.E.M.), Josh has rubbed elbows with a number of rock luminaries, but he still manages to find time to excel at his day job, which just happens to be as the organist for The Boston Red Sox. Yes, THOSE Boston Red Sox. As such, Josh possesses a skill level and musical vocabulary that few can match.
The group came together in Boston in the summer of 2012 to record an album, which ended up being a raucous and hilarious good time. Produced by Scott McCaughey (R.E.M., Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows), the album features guest appearances by McCaughey, fellow rock & Roll Hall of Famer Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Hugo Burnham (Gang of Four), and Mike Gent (The Figgs). The resulting set of songs is a spirited and diverse trip through the influences and record collections of a ridiculously experienced set of musicians. And man, you should have heard all the stories….
Ladies and gentlemen….The Split Squad…
Revolving around singer/songwriters Johanna Brockman and her partner Dimitri Kucharzewski, Midnight Scavengers are a unique and compelling presence.
Situated between sinister violent beauty and volatile fragmented shyness,
Johanna Brockman, once a member of James McCann’ s Dirty Skirt Band, and The Brian Hooper Band (who opened for Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds on their 2009 Tour) met up with now partner in songs Dimitri Kucharzewski (Nikki Sudden’ s Last Bandits, The Hollowmen) in Berlin in 2011 to create the core of what would become Midnight Scavengers.
After relocating to Melbourne, Australia in 2012, they grew to a five piece with the addition of Jeff Hooker (Brian Hooper’ s band, Kim Salmon, The Darling Downs) on bass, Tim O’Shannassy (MJ Halloran, Paradise Motel, Penny Ikinger) on drums, and Andrew Watson (The Man Who Wasn’t There, Charlie Marshall) on violin and guitar. Midnight Scavengers have become an extremely well respected and recognized band, playing alongside legendary figures such as Spencer P Jones, Kim Salmon, Hugo Race and Ron S Peno among others.
With contributions from well established artists such as Sacri Cuori virtuosi Antonio Gramentieri & and Francesco Valtieri (Toni Delone/ Sacri Cuori), MIDNIGHT SCAVENGERS album is now due to be released in September 2016 on CLOSER RECORDS as a VINYL/ CD + CD BONUS TRACKS & CD Digipack ( featuring Autoluminescent by Rowland S Howard, All The World Is Green by Tom Waits, to mention a couple), and will be touring Europe in September/ October and early December with new songs that will feature their second album that already made it to impress their label contractors Closer.
Imagine, if you can, two outerspace-rednecks gone beserk; two freaks who proudly channel the spirit of "Deliverance" and "2000 Maniacs", but with a fuel injection of humor and cheap space-comics etiquette in place of ultra-violence...
But make no mistake, if they have opted for the duo formula, that is by no way a sheeplike followership nor surfing in the wake of the minimal gang or other one man band trend en vogue during the past years among garage or trashy blues alumni, hungry for easy sensations. If –undoubtedly- one could notice some Hazil Hadkins traces in their attitude, as well as in the tortuous meanderings of their disturbed minds, they go much further ahead of the simple musical caricature song, and are perfectly able to distill hits with vintage choruses and melodies.
Our two lads are setting the house on fire with their second album (the first ‘self-produced’ title released two years ago was adopted by the whole Closer staff! ), whose nutty cover is again designed by "Kab", a pure hit crazy gonzo too, reminiscent of either Dubout, Margerin or Gilbert Shelton! ...
Their loony world wouldn't be complete without a series of furious and inhabited video-clips, which alone should deserve the release of a DVD / Blu-Ray.
The album, rough around the edges, was recorded by their pal Dimitri (IDC-image and sound - mobile studio) in their "Le Galion" headquarters (a famous bar/concert hall which has hosted for more than seven years the likes of touring artists, Kid Congo, The Cosmic Psychos, Ben Vaughn, and various bands from Closer or Beast labels (example : The Curse), Henry's Funeral Shoe , The Bonnevilles -, and so on ...), giving this noisy enclave of a once prosperous port city a small cosmopolitan and interloping mood, worthy of Sixties' Hamburg ...
Give the devilish storm which is this "Two Man Band", and they will prove to you that Lorient is just not about herring fishing*
( * frenchy private joke based on an old naughty song..)...
Conceived over cocktails, wine, and beers in 2011, The Split Squad is one of those “perfect storm” rock and roll bands that comes from a bunch of musicians who have done it all and have nothing to prove. While that may sound a bit boastful, the pedigree here covers about 140 years of collective rock and roll experience, from the most rarified of concert halls, down to the seediest of underground shit holes. These guys have both reveled and wallowed in it:
Eddie Munoz: Most famously known as the flash guitarist from LA’s legendary Plimsouls, Eddie has more recently been spotted in Magic Christian (alongside Flamin’ Groovies legend Cyril Jordan) and PA’s power pop stalwarts Parallax Project. Eddie’s “chaos theory” approach to rock and roll guitar is unique and immediately recognizable, yet squarely rooted in the timeless swagger of The Stones and The Yardbirds.
Clem Burke: Arguably one of the greatest living rock and roll drummers on the planet, Dr. Burke (Google that…it’s cool) boasts a resume that starts at CBGB’s in the 70’s and ends at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As a founding member of Blondie and a highly sought-after session musician, Clem has experienced nearly every aspect of the music business, but still has more passion to “climb in the van and take it to the fans” than most musicians half his age. To put it bluntly, there is no one on Earth like Clem…
Michael Giblin: Bassist/singer Giblin is the mad scientist behind The Split Squad, having assembled the project after his current band, Parallax Project, had crossed paths with all of the others on various tours and recording projects. Known in underground pop circles as a member of the much loved 90’s power pop trio Cherry Twister, Giblin has spent many years toiling away in the bowels of the music biz as a session bassist, band leader, producer, and generally good guy.
Keith Streng: Known far and wide as a founding member of one of rock and roll’s greatest (and longest running) institutions, The Fleshtones, guitarist Streng sets a standard for passion and dedication that few are able to follow. 30 years on (and counting), The Fleshtones remain one of rock’s greatest “sure things”: never a bad show; never an off night. They are as dependable as they are exciting. His rock-solid musicianship, combined with his high-wire stage antics, combine to anchor one of rock’s most joyful live experiences. He’s had books written about him, and documentaries shot on him. In a word…an institution.
Josh Kantor: Keyboardist Josh Kantor brings the wildest diversity to the mix. As a member of Boston’s Jim’s Big Ego, and the critically acclaimed supergroup The Baseball Project (featuring members of The Dream Syndicate and R.E.M.), Josh has rubbed elbows with a number of rock luminaries, but he still manages to find time to excel at his day job, which just happens to be as the organist for The Boston Red Sox. Yes, THOSE Boston Red Sox. As such, Josh possesses a skill level and musical vocabulary that few can match.
The group came together in Boston in the summer of 2012 to record an album, which ended up being a raucous and hilarious good time. Produced by Scott McCaughey (R.E.M., Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows), the album features guest appearances by McCaughey, fellow rock & Roll Hall of Famer Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Hugo Burnham (Gang of Four), and Mike Gent (The Figgs). The resulting set of songs is a spirited and diverse trip through the influences and record collections of a ridiculously experienced set of musicians. And man, you should have heard all the stories….
Ladies and gentlemen….The Split Squad…