25th February, 2007
Robin Allender has joined Gravenhurst (Warp Records). Allender will be playing bass guitar. Azalea City Penis Club’s Dave Collingwood, is already a member of the Bristol three-piece. Gravenhurst are touring all over the place this year, so keep an eye out for them.
If you can read French, then you may find Le Cargo’s review of their first gig with Allender interesting.
A near-final mix of Allender’s “A Case Of Leaves” also appears on Le Cargo’s Escale #2 free download compilation, along with two Dave Collingwood compositions. “A Case of Leaves” will appear on The Bird and the Word, the forthcoming debut album from Allender, whose release date we expect to announce shortly.
29th January, 2007
We’ve found a handful more copies of our extremely successful Summer 2006 sampler CD so it’s back in the shop at just £1.50, and — while stocks last — we’re also throwing a free copy in with all purchases of Drone 1.
We sell Drone 1 for £4, but we’re now being undercut by five pence by our friends at Norman Records, who have lovely things to say about the record (”injecting soul into the circuits on the title track with staggering results…”). Of course Norman won’t give you a free summer sampler. The choice is yours!
And finally, Venue, Bristol’s Time Out has published a full page interview with Robin Allender. We’ve put a copy on our website for you to read if you’re not in Bristol. Allender (and band) are playing a headline set this Friday at Bristol’s Folk House. See the live page for more details.
15th January, 2007
Drone 1 by The Rollercoaster Project is finally out today.
You can download the title track for free from our website (where you can also watch the video, directed by Jo Coates) or stream all three tracks at Bleep.
If you like what you hear then you can buy the CD for £4. It features beautifully printed artwork from Owen Jones’s classic The Grammar of Ornament (pictured right, more pictures on our Flickr account). Or, for instant gratification, you can buy one or all tracks online from Bleep or iTunes.
The Rollercoaster Project will be playing live with Anteater (Tom from ¡Forward Russia!) at The Cardigan Arms in Leeds next Friday, 19 January.
Robin Allender will be playing his first two live shows with the band with whom his debut album The Bird and the Word was recorded. (Tracklisting has been finalised, and it’s sounding great by the way.)
They will playing with Patrick Duff at The Louisiana, Bristol on Saturday, 20 January and Dreamboat friends The Gala Band at Industry in Shoreditch, London on Tuesday, 13 February. Tickets for the London show can be purchased here.
2nd January, 2007
We’re very pleased to announce a video to accompany Drone 1. The video was directed by Jo Coates (myspace.com/jocoatesfilm).
As of right now, you can also buy Drone 1 online at Bleep and iTunes. We recommend Bleep because you get high quality MP3s that will play on any device (unlike iTunes). Dreamboat Records is opposed to Digital Rights Management. Suck on that, RIAA/BPI.
Speaking of MP3s, just a reminder that Drone 1’s title track and the Dreamboat Christmas E.P. are available as free downloads from this site. You’re free to do whatever you want with these. If you like them then please do consider buying the Drone 1 CD or digital single
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!
