Australian Guitarist / Songwriter
The new single, “To Be” has just hit the Bandcamp store!!! Due to the companies I usually release through digitally dragging their heels a bit on this one, I wanted it to be available on schedule, hence why it’s up on Bandcamp first – will still be hitting iTunes and all the usual sites later on.
Later on today I’ll be posting the full length video for the song also!! More info available in SINGLES.
That’s right folks!! The next in my run of singles that are happening before the next full release of CS music. This is another acoustic based song, from the same Melbourne Records sessions as the previous one “From Within”, with lead vocals recorded earlier this month at home.
Joining me on this one are Paul Jolley on keys, and Dennis Leeflang on drums. Once again it was also mixed by Dennis, mastered by Maor Appelbaum, with artwork by Dan Verkys, and photography by David DeRoach during my first time playing at The Espy in St Kilda, which makes this one a special piece as I’ve loved that place ever since my first visit in the early 2000’s and always dreamed of playing there!!
The third single from The Feckers will be out on October 03 (AEST)!!! Make sure you visit http://www.thefeckers.net/ for your copy on Wednesday.
Full personnel for the song:
Yohei Eto – vocals
Paul Jolley – piano / synth
Dennis Leeflang – drums / mix
Chris Szkup – guitars / bass
Richard Anderson – lyrics / melodies
Dan Verkys – artwork
Maor Appelbaum – mastering
For now, be sure to check out the preview video:
Here’s the artwork for the Anchor Field release “Claustrophobia” featuring my good mate and fellow Fecker Alexey Spectre!!! I played on 3 tracks for this one and had a great time of it. Stay tuned for release info!!!!
As most folks would know, there’s going to be a new album coming very very soon by The Feckers – it’s just had the mixing wrapped up, so we’ll be mastering it now before it goes off to the printers. This means it’ll be here real soon and guess what? I think I’ll need the cupboard space when those copies arrive!! So here’s how you can help me out……
For a very limited time, I’ll be selling copies of my first album “Pieces of Eternity” for 50 cents. That isn’t a typo, and it doesn’t mean I don’t totally believe in the music, or that I’m retiring to start a new career to be a pole dancer or anything like that. It just means that I want ya to take em!!! Go on – take em!!!
When you pay the 50 cents, you’ll also get an instant download of the album to tide you over while the physical CD is being shipped out (this generally happens within a day of ordering). Any questions, email me, but other than that, please visit the new Bandcamp Store and go nuts!!!
Recently we were working behind the scenes on a forthcoming single by The Feckers called “Far From Done”, and I could hear a string on the song – something I didn’t have!!
So after lots of asking around and suprisingly very few guitarists actually having one, it was time to add to the family so to speak!!
Will be recording the tracks over the week so we can have the single out asap!!
Speaking of The Feckers, there was a little album we’ve been working on for a while that you may have heard me mention called “It’d Be Rude Not To”? ….. Well it’s extremely close to being a done deal. Will be going to Red Planet very early August to make 3 tiny little changes to mixes and then we’re mastering. Will be posting some release info for this thing really soon, so stay with us ok?
Much thanks as always!!! After that wraps up, I’ll be busting out a couple more songs with Skube that will be the final ones for my next album that was started just before things in Feckerville kicked into high gear in early 2010. Stay tuned for that also.
I’ll be doing the same thing in regards to singles with a steady flow of them that will come out via iTunes and also be available as full length videos on Youtube before the eventual release of that next CS Solo album. As it stands now there is a good half an hour of music complete, drums down on 4 more, with two more to come. Looking forward to it coming “to be” 😛
Thanks friends!!!!! RIP Jon Lord!!!! 🙁
This week saw the release of the acoustic cover of the Iron Maiden classic, “Wasted Years” by The Feckers over at the official website!!! This was another one of our one off online releases done in the interest of keeping you guys out there (and us) busy while the full length album is being mixed (speaking of, 11 out of 14 songs are down as I type this), and it features Irene Slade on vox, Mathew Szkup on guitars, Dennis Leeflang on drums, and myself on guitars and bass. The mix was handled by Dennis also, the mastering by Maor Appelbaum, and the artwork by Dan Verkys. We’re really happy with the result and feedback seems to be positive which is always great.
Check out a preview video with interviews from Richard and I talking about the track:
And for your free download of the track, visit http://www.thefeckers.net/
Here’s a preview of the forthcoming album by Anchor Field that I play on which features co Fecker, Mr Alexey Spectre!!
Coming on the 13.03.2012 is the first in a run of singles that will lead up to the next full length album. It’s called “From Within”, and while some may recognise that title, read on because it’s not what you might first thing it is…..
Originally recorded in 1999 at Claremont College when I was a young buck of 19, with Colin Mahoney on the skins and Andrew Curtis behind the desk, this was always a song that people seemed to enjoy – something that isn’t a regular comment when it’s my music being discussed ha, so when it came time to do some acoustic sessions the way I had always planned on doing, I wanted a little “extra” for that and came up with the idea of revisiting one of my old songs perhaps. Simply doing a new full band version with current technology bringing it up to date was considered, but never something I really wanted to do as we have already done the band version – I’m not into the idea of repeating myself if I can help it!!
So eventually the idea came about to record this, being one that a fair few people enjoyed, the first song I wrote at age 14 that made me think I may actually have something to say on my own away from the band, and also a song that I had always heard real strings on if it were ever possible. It wasn’t in 1999, but thankfully I’ve come into contact with the amazing Lyris Hung who was able to bring it to life and then some in regards to the string idea I had all those years ago.
So this lead to the acoustic version with string section, that will be coming as a full length music video you can check out, and for sale via all the usual digital outlets for anyone that would like a copy for themselves.
Recording started during my acoustic sessions at Reich Records in 2009 where I did all my parts, including some extremely metal tambo tracks, and Lyris Hung‘s strings were recorded by my good friend Dennis Leeflang at The Groove Cabin in NYC. Mixing happened at Open Plan Studios here in Melbourne by Mark Chierego, while mastering was carried out by our newest addition to the insanely talented mofos helping us out group, Maor Appelbaum. Artwork was done by the incredible Dan Verkys. Check all of these folks out as they’re amazing!!!
Check out a preview video for “From Within” here: