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Forthcoming: Dan Kelly

News posted Monday, July 12 2010 at 12:00 PM.
Related: Dan Kelly.

What: Dan Kelly’s Dream by Dan Kelly.

When: July 16 through Shock Records.

Key notes: Follow-up to 2006’s Drowning In The Fountain of Youth, which was nominated for a J Award. Formerly known as The Decomissioner. Features new band mates Dave Williams (Augie March) and Indra Adams and Dallas Packard (Ground Components). A self-described “opus in six parts”, recorded in Daylesford, Victoria, with Burke Reid (Gerling, The Drones); re-recorded in a mud brick studio in Melbourne’s inner-north; and mixed in London with Aaron Cupples (The Drones, Alpha Males). Dan Kelly: “The planet is decaying, and I’ve been personally decaying along with it and trying to figure out my way through writing all these songs. Dan Kelly’s Dream is the end of a trilogy, of me not knowing what I’m doing, through to now.”

First impressions: Kelly's avalanche of referential lyrics tumble pleasantly along to the breezy grooves of his new backing band. There's an almost 10-minute detour in ‘Poisoned Estuary Jam', but otherwise this is a wordy ramble of a pop record that piles on milky embellishment and finds a singalong chorus in a young Bindi Irwin. At least on par with his masterful second record, this one might be even better. – Doug Wallen

Tracklisting:

The Decommissioner
Hold On, I’m Coming On
Dan Kelly’s Dream
Thinkin’ bout Alien City Blues
Stretching Out
West Coast Fishing Incident
Bindi Irwin Apocalypse Jam
A Classical DJ At Dandenong Station
Gap Year Blues
The Catholic Leader
Poisoned Estuary Jam
Grown Up Solutions

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goldfoot  said about 1 year ago:

I've lost all respect for Dan Kelly.


__v  said about 1 year ago:

hold on, i'm forthcoming


untold/animals  said about 1 year ago:

on


untold/animals  said about 1 year ago:

Catch Ups, Fruition and Sewerage Pipes

Wow the record is actually finished and out this Friday

It seemed to take a long time

I think the next one will be simple Haikus with Jews Harp accompaniment

hehehe

My new look

I fell off the blog the last couple of months coz i’ve been touring the Bindi single. It’s a blessing and a curse having a song so linked in with celebrity culture. On one hand you can get bogans to sing it in far flung places who wouldn’t usually even look at me without beating me up. And i got John Brumby too sing it too! On the other hand the dudes at MESS AND NOISE have probably lost all respect for me.

hehehe

Sigh….

I have also been tied up learning photoshop as i couldnt really find anyone desperate or talented enough to do my record cover. So it was down to me an my trusty photographer mate Daniel Campbell.

After a few false starts i decided to borrow my friend Matt Kulesza’s (of Rat Vs Possum) Kaftan

hehehe

Bratwurst Possum
and sit in a sewerage pipe in Werribee. It was a beautiful day and Werribee South turned out to be much more lovely and less polluted than i’d hoped.

hehehe

where is this apocalypse then? dammit...
Eventually i found an outlet pipe and proceeded to strike my best camp african guitar poses for the camera. The result is uniquely me, i think.

hehehe

I only had half that pipe and had to reverse myself and build the whole other side with bits of rock and leaves. Thats why i’m left handed all of a sudden. Then on the inside cover i surrounded myself with a halo of boat people and typhoons while suspended in the air above Mt Buller. That was fun. Now i know photoshop who wants an album cover done?

hehehe

I specialize in iconic and silly styles.

hehehe

So yeah it’s all done. I am working on the vinyl master and cover now so that should be out soon too!

Over the next few weeks i’m gonna blog explain all the album tracks. I will start wednesday with ‘The Decommissioner’, which is about blowing up Hazlewood power station with a hard on.

hehehe

see you all then

yeah nah

x

hehehe


timewaster  said about 1 year ago:

I like his new look and song titles.

Haven't heard the music.


untold/animals  said about 1 year ago:

What do you like about them?


untold/animals  said about 1 year ago:


untold/animals  said about 1 year ago:


timewaster  said about 1 year ago:

You're a genius.

Poor Dan Kelly. That's like covering Bob Dylan's face with the yeti from Harry and the Hendersons


timewaster  said about 1 year ago:

I tried to make that my profile picture, but it's cutting off my head...


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