KAVA KAVA NEWS

Just back from the amazing Cork Jazz Festival, Ireland with my live act Kava Kava. Cork Jazz Festival 2009 Two years running - despite lots of deja vu and the very same ferry being cancelled - in the end it was a great show and the band is looking forward now to Switzerland, Kraftwerk Club on the 28th

NEW KAVA KAVA VIDEO

A few things happening in Kava Kava land. The US release FORWARDS is going very well ( a few reviews below). Here's a brand new video from Midnight Swimming - the label over in New York........



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UPDATE ON US ALBUM "FORWARDS"

The reviews keep coming. Really good responses to the US album "Forwards" out now on Midnight Swimming Records, NYC / itunes:

Here's an excellent review / interview in US magazine COVERS
"Fusing big-beat club energy with Madchester-style psych-rock, Kava Kava levels off a pummeling slate of party tunes and soul-drenched slow burners." (click image to make it larger)



Here's Texan magazine MADELOUD'S take on it all! here
"In these days of mash-ups and mix tapes, creating a sound out of a melange of disparate influences is par for the course, but its always a thrill to hear it done as deftly as it is here."

VERBICIDE: here
"Forwards flawlessly shifts from trip-hop to brass-heavy funk to electro-rock...There is nothing wrong here simply an incredible record that can be listened to for hours on end."



TOUR PICS

Had a great summer of Festivals. Check out some Kava Kava footage from Sazava Festival, Czech Republic here and here:


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You may know JOHN KENNEDY from his previous albums on the
TRU THOUGHTS and GRAND CENTRAL labels

You may even know Jon through his amazing remix of my live band:
Kava Kava's TIC

You may even even know Jon through his shock appearance with Kava Kava as drummer on their Tour Of China!

Anyway, I'm pleased to be featured on his new album "14" set to be released 1st September
on - wait for it - DOUBLE WHITE VINYL. How cool is that? The label is US label ORGANIK RECORDINGS.

You can hear the track I'm on, namely "KICK LIKE THAT" on this myspace right now and you can read more details here: here

(thanks for the "legendary rocker" quote) and via Jon's myspace (see top friends)

http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Jon-Kennedy-14

I'm a big fan of the SXSW Festival and Conference. It was ace when Kava Kava played there in 2007 too!

Now then, Yorkshire is the largest county in the UK. I've been doing some regional promotions at SXSW for a few years now via the Timeless Music Project sampler CDs, but it has long been an ambition to see a Yorkshire gig at the British Music Embassy (that's the Latitude 30 venue - rebranded each year for SXSW). Seen so many good bands there over the last few years, so for this year, much of the SXSW experience was working towards this idea. And glad to report the event was a good one! Phew! Just as well really..... At times "one in - one out"  people even loved the mini Yorkshire Puddings (what? look that up on wikipedia). The bands all played very well from Rolo Tomassi right through Paul Marshall, Talk To Angels, Sky Larkin and Wild Beasts ... you did us proud. Aside from our Yorkshire gig it was good to chat with Akon, Sheffield legend Jarvis Cocker, be blown a kiss at by Juliette Lewis at her gig - seriously - (Juliette and her new band rocked it btw) and to see healthy electro and hip hop influences this year, highlights being Shunda K, Ebony Bones, Rye Rye, Thunderheist, Kid Cudi, Mapei .....

Recently there's been some good media coverage on the "Yorkshire do" since coming back too for example on BBC Radio - STEVE LAMACQ's show and also a BBC Raw Talent Introducing interview which should be streamed for another 7 days or so: BBC Raw Talent

More info on the Yorkshire Launch Party @ SXSW here: Music Yorkshire website




 

A few weeks back I went down to London to see the good chaps at drum n bass label HOSPITAL RECORDS and legendary producer LONDON ELEKTRICITY aka Tony Coleman got me on one of his friggin' tracks !!

The outcome is a song called "MAYBE I WAS WRONG". Top dance music press MIXMAG have the SYNCOPATED CITY LP as 'drum n bass album on the month' and picks out the song as the one to listen to. Get in!

MIXMAG say: "when he (L/E) gets the right balance between musical expression and simplicity of delivery, as on "Maybe I Was Wrong", he makes some of the most delicious dance music out there"

NB in the UK the track appears on the VINYL format of the album only. But my spies inform me that the Japanese label THIRD EAR have it on their CD release and the mp3 version of the album also features said track when you buy it direct from HOSPITAL RECORDS

Listen to it here - first!

Seems like I'm building up a nice drum'n'bass repertoire now. "Maybe I Was Wrong" is a follow up to the Nu:Tone collaboration I did in 2007 called "Beliefs" out now on Hospital Records and doing good......................

Can still remember seeing some video footage of the live band version of London Elektricity whilst over in Tokyo of all places (not sure how they weren't on my radar back in Huddersfield mind!?! what did you just say?) Anyway it blew me away - so to end up recording with said artist a few years later is a top result!

OTHER NEWS: NEW SHOP AND YOUTUBE

Got a new CHOCOLATE FIREGUARD DOWNLOAD SHOP on the label website
click here!!

Some peeps may know me from the live dance rock act Kava Kava. You can get all those releases from the shop. Speaking of which Youtube is wonderful place ain't it! There is now some footage from a really cool gig this band did in Czech Republic last May via THE OFFICIAL KAVA KAVA YOUTUBE SITE and just in - some weird on stage footage of Kava Kava's set at Glastonbury Dance Stage 2007 HERE and Beijing Midi Festival HERE Bad sound quality but a good crack ........

Laters......

Pat

Hello friends!

Just to let ya know I'm featured on a new album called "Beyond The Pale" from artists "Gary Lucas vs the Dark Poets" Its out now on the Some Bizzare label.

Gary co - wrote with Jeff Buckley and many others and this album is eclectic to the max! I'm on the tune "Procuress from Karmelitska Street"

RE-guards

Pat


Legendary experimental Guitarist 'Gary Lucas' (The late great Jeff Buckleys songwriting partner and guitarist - also highly acclaimed Grammy nominated recording artist and guitarist for greats such as Lou Reed Captain Beefheart, Gods and Monsters (to name but a few) - has recorded a cutting edge album with underground leftfield electronic pioneers 'The Dark Poets'....

The album features not only Garys collaborations with The Dark Poets - but also a stunning techno remix by Techno giants 'The Grid' (Dave Ball, Richard Norris) appears on the album as well as a number of Garys solo recordings - including the original template for 'Mojo Pin' (Revered from Jeff Buckleys 'Grace Album) and an eerie collaboration with singer Pat Fulgoni (Kava Kava, Hospital Records, Chocolate Fireguard Records etc) recorded in Prague called the "Procuress From Karmelitska Street"

Gar Lucas Vs The Dark Poets "Beyond the pale" is released on Some Bizzare records - 23rd March 2008

...head to...

www. myspace. com/garylucasvsthedarkpoetsalbum


the official 'Gary Lucas Vs The Dark Poets' album site....

also

http://www. myspace. com/garylucas


and of course - Make sure you check out -
http://www. myspace. com/thedarkpoets

March Terrorizer review

For all you hardcore Goth Rock people - "Gary Lucas Vs The Dark Poets - Beyond The Pale" is reviewed in this Coming Thursdays 'Terrorizer Magazine' (in the shops from the 28th)

Reviewed By Sam Rackman for the Darkside Round up - The Latest in Gothic, Industrial and EBM releases "When it comes to eclectic post-punk 'Gary Lucas Vs The Dark Poets' knows where it's at.'Beyond The Pale', Released through Some Bizarre, is a collaboration between the Grammy nominated/one time Captain Beefheart guitarist and the Britsh electronica outfit. The result flits between sounding like 'Tubeway Army' remixed for the 21st century and Nick Cave playing acid-infused bluegrass.

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Plastichead. com Review....

Legendary Grammy Nominated Guitarist and songwriter Gary Lucas Goes Head to head with young highly respected underground British cutting edge outfit 'The Dark Poets' – on a remarkable album that already has people talking! Gary Lucas is an acclaimed American guitarist and international recording artist with over a dozen solo albums to date. He has played and collaborated with Leonard Bernstein, Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell, Lou Reed, John Cale, Nick Cave, Bryan Ferry, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Electronic Gods 'The Future Sound of London' and Allen Ginsberg amongst many others. Eccentric British electronica producer James R. Hunters group 'The Dark Poets' are one of the hottest and most original cutting edge underground electronic acts around. Having produced records and soundtracks for award winning films and features 'Cradle of Fear' (Alex Chandon 2001) and 'Borderline' – as well as a number of underground hits.

"Gary Lucas Vs The Dark Poets - Beyond the Pale"

SBZ082CD

released Saturday 23rd March 2008 on Some Bizzare Records

Preorder 'Gary Lucas vs The Dark Poets - Beyond the Pale' - by choosing one of these retailers...


HMV. COM

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Plastichead. com

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Amazon. co. uk

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Legendary experimental Guitarist 'Gary Lucas' (The late great Jeff Buckleys songwriting partner and guitarist - also highly acclaimed Grammy nominated recording artist and guitarist for greats such as Lou Reed Captain Beefheart, Gods and Monsters (to name but a few) - has recorded a cutting edge album with underground leftfield electronic pioneers 'The Dark Poets'....

The album features not only Garys collaborations with The Dark Poets - but also a stunning techno remix by Techno giants 'The Grid' (Dave Ball, Richard Norris) appears on the album as well as a number of Garys solo recordings - including the original template for 'Mojo Pin' (Revered from Jeff Buckleys 'Grace Album) and an eerie collaboration with singer Pat Fulgoni (Kava Kava, Hospital Records, Chocolate Fireguard Records etc) recorded in Prague called the "Procuress From Karmelitska Street"

Gar Lucas Vs The Dark Poets "Beyond the pale" is released on Some Bizzare records - 23rd March 2008

...head to...

www. myspace. com/garylucasvsthedarkpoetsalbum


the official 'Gary Lucas Vs The Dark Poets' album site....

also

http://www. myspace. com/garylucas


and of course - Make sure you check out -
http://www. myspace. com/thedarkpoets


Video for 'Rosemarys Baby' Featured on 'Gary Lucas Vs The Dark Poets -Beyond The Pale'

Some peeps might know me via the live act Kava Kava. We had a good year last year touring China, USA .....

We've had a few slots in US TV before - such as Weeds, John From Cincinnati, Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down and the good news this week is that we've got a few tracks in DIRT series 2 which features Friends star Courtney Cox!!!

If you live in the USA and you get the FX channel
tune in to DIRT season 2 and you'll hear THREE of our songs.

They are the itunes single release "Tic", the soulful "Terrorists" and from the "Maui" CD album the psychedelic groover 'NFA' used heavily in the key comeback scene in episode 1 as lead character the magazine editor Lucy Spiller (played by Courtney Cox) storms out of her stay in hospital and straight back to work!

Get in!

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Thrilled to say that La Cedille gets an official Japanese release via the Mic life label over in Japan
We have had it on sale over there on import for some time but this special Japanese edition comes with bonus tracks and a DVD of live footage (see our video section for some of this). Look out for some live dates too

Remember you can still buy this AMAZING CD from Chocolate Fireguard and digitally via itunes, juno etc. Just click the links below

Peace

Chocolate Fireguard

LA CEDILLE VU DU LARGE
CD ALBUM:

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click the button

If you know me through Kava Kava (- the live band I've been organising and singing in for too many years!) - can you help us all decide what this fish is?!



The album art is for the digital release called Tic. The main mix has been featured in the new HBO TV series John From Cincinnati over in the USA alongside a quality all star cast of soundtracksters including TV on The Radio. Muse, Joe Strummer, Bob Dylan etc etc. A great series involving surf culture. All in all a great result for the band. The digital release on itunes features Jon Kennedy's remix (as in Grand Central, Tru Thoughts etc etc) who I've been singing with a bit too........


You can buy it here:



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or just type kava kava tic into itunes

I'm featured on Nu:Tone's latest release 'Beliefs' out this week on Hospital.
Going good. Its charted at no 17 in the National UK indie charts and picking up plays all over from
BBC Radio 1 to 1xtra, from Fabio n Grooverider to L Double (Huddersfield!) from London Electricity to Danny Byrd. Its also the first track on Nu:Tone's forthcoming 'Back Of Beyond' CD album so look out for that too.