18th December, 2006
We are pleased to announce the release of Dreamboat Christmas 2006, a free, download-only E.P. of Christmas songs from Dreamboat Records artists and friends.
It features Robin Allender‘s widely praised cover of “Walking In The Air” (read reviews at Paper Thin Walls, and Shake Your Fist), “Little Donkey” by Azalea City Penis Club‘s Simon Grant, a bossa nova arrangement of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Dreamboat friends The Gala Band, and a peaceful doom hymn by The Rollercoaster Project.
And that’s all from Dreamboat Records for 2006. We’ll be back in the New Year for the release of Drone 1 (15 January), Robin Allender’s debut album The Bird and the Word (around Easter), Azalea City Penis Club’s self-titled debut (also around Easter), and perhaps another Summer Sampler. Be sure to sign up to the mailing list to receive updates.
Happy Christmas!
28th May, 2006
Dreamboat Records’s Summer 2006 is an introduction to the two Dreamboat Records acts who will be releasing their debut records in Autumn 2006: Robin Allender and Azalea City Penis Club. It also features exclusive, brand new solo material from all three members of Azalea City Penis Club.
We all know how much fun it is to get crap in the mail, so we’d be happy to send you a copy of this promotional sampler (for just £1.50 in the UK and £2.50 elsewhere). The artwork is taken from Owen Jones’s The Grammar of Ornament. The CD itself is plain black on both sides, which is completely stupid as it’s almost impossible to tell which side is up. Good times.
For more information see Summer 2006. To pre-order make your way to the shop.
2nd May, 2006
Azalea City Penis Club drummer Dave Collingwood leads a double life. By night he plays in ACPC, but by day he plays in Gravenhurst (Warp Records).
It is in this latter capacity that Dave and Gravenhurst bandmates Nick Talbot and Huw Cooksley are off on tour supporting Belle & Sebastian. Gravenhurst will open from 5th May to 12th May inclusive (France, Germany, the Netherlands) and on 21st, 22nd and 23rd May (Germany). See the Belle & Sebastian website for details.
Needless to say, you should go and see them if you get the chance. In other news, Robin Allender‘s gig at the Louisiana in Bristol this Monday, 8th May, has been rescheduled to Thursday, 11th May with Sebastian Tellier and Amelia Tucker. The headliner for his 19th May gig at Bristol’s Folk House has been confirmed as David Thomas Broughton.
11th April, 2006
The next fortnight or sees a gentle flurry of gigs from Robin Allender and the Rollercoaster Project. As always, keep an eye on the live page and subscribe to the mailing list for the latest details.
I particularly recommend the Folk House Fundraiser on Easter Monday. As the (resurrected) Choke says, “what better way to celebrate the anniversary of Christ’s resurrection?”
1st March, 2006
This just in: Robin Allender will be playing at the Louisiana in Bristol on Tuesday, 7th March.
He will be supporting Patrick Duff and Jim Moray on the first night of their UK tour.
Duff is the former frontman of Strangelove (more on Patrick and Strangelove). Moray is a BBC Folk Award winner (best newcomer and best album in 2004) and was described by Uncut magazine as, ‘the most significant new development in English folk music since Fairport Convention’s Liege And Lief‘. So it should be quite a good show.
Tickets are £5 and are available from Bristol Ticket Shop.
Robin will also be playing Quietfest (now relocated to Café Delight in Bristol) on Sunday, 12th March and supporting Snakes on a Plane and Big Naturals at The Croft in Bristol on Sunday, 19th March.
