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KING CURLY - THE FALL & RISE OF KING CURLY | |
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One of Australia’s most enigmatic bands, King Curly, has released a 20-track collection containing new works, best-loved songs and re-recorded/remixed material. It’s a body of work that will provide newcomers with the opportunity to discover music already admired by Australia's greatest songwriters and performers.
The fall and rise of King Curly was put together largely by fans, who sent their requests via the web. In some ways, it charts the band’s progression over a ten-year period, from a three-piece with “King” Steve Appel, Elmo Reed, and Greg J Walker (now of Machine Translations), through to its current incarnation as a four-piece with Appel, Reed, Zoe Hauptmann and John Hibbard.
Two new tracks, Falling Downstairs and Dreams Come True bookend the collection, while the brilliant All I Want is Happiness (Track 14) is a fresh, live recording. The first single, Falling Downstairs was written as a soundtrack to a new FTO-funded animated short, “Dog”, to be released later this year. The hilarious ‘‘Viagra Remix’’ of Let’s Have An Orgy is another one to look out for.
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Michael Dwyer, The Age 2008
It wouldn't be right if King Curly was the household name he deserves to be. Blue Mountains minstrel is a true Pop outsider. His harmonious medicine-show band and heartbreaking orchestrations ...more |
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Tony McMahon, NPress Magazine 2008
The Fall & Rise Of King Curly is a magnificent [Best Of] album including rarities, oddities as well as some new material from the criminally underrated Blue Mountains based band - King Cur...more |
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Bluesbunny.com, 2008
King Curly is essentially a vehicle for Australian Steve Appel and this album is a collection of odds and ends covering a decade of a decidedly idiosyncratic career. The track selection was appa...more |
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