Dave Graney and Clare Moore Soundcloud playlist LEADING UP TO EVERYTHING WAS FUNNY

Wednesday 21 August 2013

king of the dudes- one that got away from early 2012


dave graney and the mistLY were to release a rockn’roll album in the second half of 2012.It was the blazing west coast guitar pop album "you've been in my mind".
In the meantime, Dave Graney recorded “king of the dudes” and decided to put it out digitally. For the hell of it.
It was a  one off kind of a tune. Electro boogie in style with all instruments played by Dave Graney. Guitars sliding and vamping way back in the mix. And up high. Reminiscent in parts of “night theme” from Iggy Pop and James Williamsons late 70s opus , “kill city”.

If there was a town
If there was a  city
If there was a  world worth lordin’ it over
I would be there ignoring one and all
Cool as spreading fern
King of the dudes…”

The title came from a character in a book about 19th Yankee railroad robber barons. Dave Graney, as usual, took off from there with a hiccup driven stroll and a meditation on the strength to be drawn from time alone. Gathering strength to throw yourself once again into the social world. The whirling world of gossip, reputation and useless but addictive political intrigue.




http://www.thedavegraneyshow.com

"I played electric and acoustic guitar and pressed play on the rhythm machine. I recorded the rhythm track after I'd done all the guitars and set it to the tempo of the click track. It’s a 90s electro groove that I recorded with effects and cut it up and used fills to vary it here and there. I am no expert at that sort of stuff and seemed to get lucky.
I bounced the whole rhythm track through a tape simulator with lots of slap delay, wow and flutter and noise dialled in to give it some weirdness and grit and then used that as a stereo track again. I then put some of those elements back in without all the delay to get some punchiness back in to the mix.
The lyric was written ages ago. A long time ago. I have a folder of scribbled and printed pages called “old shit?” I found it scribbled on a crumbled up page. “King of the dudes”. I added a few lines here and there.
It was inspired by a fellow called Evander Berry Wall who was known as “king of the dudes”. 

dave graney and the mistLY live dates .
Friday August 30th - dave graney and clare moore will be playing at the Barossa Regional gallery in Tanunda SA
Saturday August 31st and Sunday Sept 1st dave graney and the mistLY will be playing at the Wheatsheaf in Adelaide , SA.

the DAMES (Clare Moore writing and playing as part of a trio) play the Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine Saturday 14th September and launch their debut album Sunday, 2pm in the afternoon 29th September at the Northcote Social Club.
Special guests - the Morning After Girls. .
Every friday evening in september dave graney will be playing an acoustic solo set at the Cornish Arms in Sydney rd Brunswick.

COCKAIGNE 2013 digital singles

I'm not the guy I tried to be - COCK22 - February 2013 digital single
 
This is a remake of a  song that closed the 2012 album “you’ve been in my mind” by dave graney and the mistLY. Here it is recast in acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars strummed by dave graney against a sweet rush of vibes and bass xylophone (wooden blocks/keys like a marimba) played by longtime collaborator clare moore.


https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/im-not-guy-i-tried-to-be-2013/id608570497


I'M A COMMANDER (2013 remake) March digital single  - Cock23



This is a remake of a  song that featured on our 1998 album “the dave graney show”. Here it is recast in acoustic 12 string guitars strummed by dave graney against a brave and mad rush of vibes and bass xylophone (wooden blocks/keys like a marimba) played by longtime collaborator clare moore.





the song was inspired by a dream I had where the artist- the musician was a great and powerful person – like say Napoleon and he was drilling his forces and about to fight a great battle. He tells the record company to get in line and the radio stations that “they are now in uniform- enjoy yourself while you can!”

dave graney





THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE - COCK24 -april 2013 digital release



A song more than a little inspired by the famous first novel by James M Cain (1934) and the (1946) film of the same name starring Lana Turner and John Garfield.

Dave Graney made a demo version of this song in 1987, as he embarked on a post Moodists career .(The Moodists being the first band for Graney and his partner Clare Moore) .

The song was eventually recorded in 1998 as “between times” for the Dave Graney Show cd. Dave Graney had always thought it best to hide his stash of obsessions and that to call the song after the book and the film would be too distracting for people to experience the song itself. Now he’s restoring it. This is kind of a  a “directors cut”.

Dave Graney plays acoustic and electric guitar, along with Stuart Perera from their band , the mistLY. Clare Moore sings and plays keys, percussion  and bass xylophone.



Dave Graney has always been influenced by hard boiled crime literature and street language.

The Postman Always Rings Twice is an expression of a long ride on those deep swells.




Mt Gambier NIGHT - COCK26 - may 2013 digital release

A song that featured on 2012's "YOU"VE BEEN IN MY MIND". Recast here with bass vibes and acoustic 12 string guitar. Bringing the OMINOUS! All instruments played by Dave Graney and Clare Moore.

Cockaigne discography- 2000-2012


DRUGS ARE WASTED ON THE YOUNG - COCK001 single 2000 - art by tony mahony. Distributed by Shock.


 
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (The Dave Graney Show, COCK002- Cockaigne/Shock, 2000). Also released on COOKING VINYL in the UK/Europe in 2001.
art tony mahony
A year on from the amazing highs of THE DAVE GRANEY SHOW (1999) and the last album with the Coral Snakes , THE DEVIL DRIVES (1997) . Graney called this "a brandy flavoured" album.
Featured "vengeance is on it's way" "death by a  thousand sucks" and "the stuff that night is made of".


Available in a 2015 expanded edition at itunes
  There were two other single releases from KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE
Out of the Loop (single COCK003)


HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE MELBOURNE MAFIA? COCK004


Heroic Blues , The Dave Graney Show ( Cock005/ MGM) 2002.A 'folk blues" album. Features "don't mess with the blood" and "eye of the vibe" . Many songs remixed for SUPERMODIFIED in 2010.

art tony mahony

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/heroic-blues/id983627546

SINGLE ARE WE GOIN TOO FAST FOR LOVE? COCK006
Handmade and printed sleeve by Kirsty Stegwazi



The Brother Who Lived (the Royal Dave Graney Show, Cock008/ MGM 2003)
Digipak-cover art by Tony Mahony - unavailable.Most of the album available on the remixed and re strung album SUPERMODIFIED from 2010


 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-brother-who-lived/id983628831


SINGLES All OUR FRIENDS WERE STARS  (COCK009)
Handmade and printed sleeves by Kirsty Stegwazi


MIDNIGHT TO DAWN (COCK006)
Handprinted sleeves by Kirsty Stegwazi



Night of the Wolverine reissue (Cock010/ MGM 2004)_Unavailable in physical form as of 2013. On itunes .

art tony mahony

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-dave-graney-show/id213610647

COCK011 was "stars after stars by our friend Spike Priggen. 



Hashish and Liquor - Reverberation 2005. Double album credited to graney and moore. Amazing creative high! Features "my schtick weighs a ton" and "the town bike song"

art tony mahony

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/hashish-and-liquor/id983629224
 
Keepin' it Unreal (Cockaigne/Reverberation 2006/7)Minimalist trio of vibes,bass and acoustic 12 string working a lot of older songs.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/keepin-it-unreal-feat.-stu-d/id983631410

WE WUZ CURIOUS (Illustrious artists) -credited to the lurid yellow mist-featuring dave graney and clare moore.
GENIUS grooves and lyrical science on this masterpiece.The first album with Stu THomas and Stuart Perera playing in the band. Added bonus of jazz master Mark Fitzgibbon. Features "lets kill god again", "I'm in the future now"
art tony mahony



https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/we-wuz-curious-feat.-dave/id293320067


 
Knock Yourself Out (Dave Graney- COCK17 Cockaigne/Fuse- 2009)art tony mahony
Continuing on from We Wuz Curious in a very autobiographical frame of mind.  A solo album credited to graney but featuring all the mistLY here and there.Moore more than most.Dubbed "filthy r&b". Features "bodysnatcher blues" and "2068 babe"



https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/knock-yourself-out/id314559779  




Supermodified (Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist- COCK18 Cockaigne/Fuse 2010)-art tony mahony




https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/supermodified/id983630034





rock'n'roll is where I hide (dave graney and the lurid yellow mist - LIBERATION 2011) 
Collection of re-recordings of songs from the Coral Snakes era. "good enough for muddy waters" said Graney .
art tony mahony

 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/rock-n-roll-is-where-i-hide/id422166463



you've been in my mind (dave graney and the mistLY - Cockaigne - FUSE -2012) art tony mahony

Blazing west coast electric pop MASTERPIECE! Features "flash in the pantz". "we need a  champion", Mt gambier Night" and "life's a dream". 



https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/youve-been-in-my-mind-2015/id983995092



  http://www.thedavegraneyshow.com