Zombieland
Thanks to twitter user @ArmandoValle for letting me know that Kingdom Of Rust is featured in the movie Zombieland. Dead cool!
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Tunes Of The Decade: #28 Pounding
Here’s an article flagged up on the forum, by Richtdev from whatisthegrain.com
Back to the song itself and ‘Pounding’ is a track so good it is embarrassing. Yes it’s simplistic in its chord progression and arrangement, but it’s effective. Yes, it’s deliberately anthemic and hook-filled, but it really does make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and you can’t help but sing along. Yes, it owes more than a little of its origin to erstwhile Mancunian sing-along-an-anthem ‘I Am The Resurrection’ in the strict, unerring 4/4 drum beat and euphoric chorus that provides the sonic and emotional pinnacle for the melody, but ‘Doves’ takes this previous musical generation’s masterpiece and use it in a forward-facing, progressive way. The emotion is not “oh, remember this tune from the good old days” it’s “right, let’s take this musical heritage we’re so blessed with and use it to create something new –something that’s ours.” This rallying cry is expressed overtly in the lyrics as Goodwin almost pleads with the country’s aspiring musicians:
We so down, but it’s now or never baby
We don’t mind, If this don’t last forever
See the light, But it won’t last forever
Seize the time, Cause it’s now or never baby.
To read the full, rather long winded at times article, click here.
Coming soon will be a poll soon you can vote for your favourite doves songs from the entire back catalog, that will run through til the greatest hits album is put out.
Electric Proms BBC Coverage
The London Bulgarian Choir
If you were not lucky enough to get tickets, the BBC have confirmed they will be airing doves performance at Electric Proms with the London Bulgarian Choir on 6 Music.
Also performing on the night with doves will be Baluji Shrivastav, who played on the Kingdom Of Rust track Birds Flew Backwards.
Looking forward to hearing a new twist on the songs. You can imagine tracks such as Shadows Of Salford, Spellbound, The Sulphur Man & Satellites sounding great live with a choir. Not so easy to imagine tracks like Pounding with a choir. Should be a great night.
Sub Sub
The response to yesterday’s Senana post was pretty good, cheers to those of you who wrote. Got a number of requests for the Sub Sub albums & tracks such as Spaceface. I wont be uploading the albums sorry. The band may decide to release these someday, so out of respect for that, I wont ever be sharing those on the blog. Though to be honest, there not that hard to find online anyways.
Spaceface is available to buy on the Hacienda Classics compilation album (pictured) that was released a few years back. Available to buy at all good CD/online mp3 stores.
Tracks such as Ain’t No Love & Past are also available to buy on various CDs/download stores.
Ok back to present day doves.. A few of you have noticed I started a Picasa gallery. Its very much an early work in progress, but your welcome to take a look.
Senna
Last week I posted a low quality vinyl rip of the Sub Sub track Senna from the Angel 12″ vinyl. I asked if anyone had a better quality version, and you came out trumps..
Ally wrote letting me know that Senna was also featured on the German CD single release. This I did not know of! Hope to track down a copy of this someday soon (if anyone has a copy they would be willing to sell email me). So..
With many many thanks to Ally, I can offer up Senna taken from the CD single..
OT: Le Loup
I don’t do this very often, once every couple months I guess, But I think its healthy to put the spotlight on a band not called doves.
Narrowly beating Kingdom Of Rust so far for my album of the year is the new release by Le Loup. Their second album Family, was released yesterday on Hardly Art (Sub Pop). I’ve been listening to a not so legit copy for a couple weeks, until my CD arrived in the post today. I doubt this will be leaving my CD player anytime soon, at least until I see them here in Chicago next month.
Was first introduced to these guys just over a year ago when they were supporting Stereolab on tour. One of the best support slot sets I’ve ever seen. Their debut lp The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly is stunningly beautiful. I’m pretty sure doves fans will love these guys.
Here’s a review of the new album Family by Jenny Charlesworth of straight.com:
They say that if you listen closely, you can actually hear the sound the sun makes in those last seconds before it slips beneath the horizon and twilight engulfs the sky. If you’ve never experienced that first-hand, the otherworldly notes on Le Loup’s sophomore album, Family , are a good approximation of what fills the air in that brief, magical moment.
Often described as either freak folk or tribal rock, Le Loup’s hypnotic soundscapes are as difficult to categorize as they are divine. From the Enya-esque incantations featured on “Go East” to the meditative rhythm of the disc’s title track, the Washington, D.C., outfit has produced a record that is often astonishing, and not just because many of the songs were recorded in a Maryland basement. The material feels more akin to a sacred tribal ceremony in the high desert than to a product of disenchanted suburban America.
By casting aside the synthesizers so heavily featured on its debut (the ostentatiously titled The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly ), Le Loup creates a more organic sound on Family . Don’t be surprised if you need a couple spins to fully grasp the ingenuity of the band’s celestial folk opera. Once you do, it’s something to cherish—just like the quaint idea that if you listen hard enough, you can hear a sound when the sun sinks beneath the hills in the distance.
If you feel compelled to check them out. You can download two singles from Family at their website for free. They go out on tour in a few weeks playing tons of shows across the US. Hopefully they make it back over to the UK.
Kingdom Of Rust Shortlisted For Uncut Award
Kingdom Of Rust was one of 25 albums today shortlisted for the inaugural Uncut award. The award is chosen by the likes of Robin Pecknold of the Fleet Foxes, Billy Bragg & Mark Radcliffe among others.
The shortlist will be cut down to eight, to be announced in the November issue of the magazine out October 27th.
Jersey Live Video
The Jersey Live Festival have just uploaded a video of the band performing Black And White Town on the main stage. Its pretty good stuff, well worth a look..
Jez: ‘You’ll have to wait until 2012 for our next album’
Once again Jez has spoke about the band’s plans for next year. As previously reported, a greatest hits album is in the works. Then he goes onto say don’t expect new doves til 2012..
“We’ve done four albums so next year, around January time, we are putting out a greatest hits collection. I know four albums isn’t masses but we have been around for ages because each album takes so long to write,” explained Jez Williams.
“We will have to start thinking about a fifth album after the greatest hits collection, but in all honesty, I doubt we’ll finish our fifth album until at least two or three years’ time.”
He added: “It makes me sick just thinking about it. That’s because I know it will be the start of two to three years of arguments. The thing about Doves is all three of us write each song. We’re a democracy, and we always have different input into each songs so it ends up taking ages. Expect a new Doves album in 2012.”
To read the full interview, which includes Jez talking about the Electric Proms gig, visit NME here.
Interesting reading, doesn’t surprise me to much. If you’ve followed doves long enough, you were not expecting a new album next summer. Next year should be good with the greatest hits album, which will presumably be toured a wee bit. They could have fun with that, as many bands have done with tours celebrating just the music. More later, gotta run to work..
New Music From Rebelski
New music from Rebelski has been put up online. Head over to his myspace page to hear tracks Shadow In The Woods & Onde.
Here’s a wee blurb on the new album as featured on the site of Rebelski’s new label Felt Music.
‘Witch In A Bottle’ is Martin Roman Rebelski’s third and most cinematic and experimental album to date. Drawing influence from the likes of Bernard Herrmann, The Wizard of Oz, John Cage, Erik Satie. It comprises of a collection of instrumental tracks created from prepared piano, orchestral and music box instrumentation.
Two more tracks are available to stream at the label site. Castle In The Sky and the quite stunning Leaux. No word on the release date of the album, will put more info up as I have it.
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