Rattlebag, the second solo album from the acclaimed singer and guitarist Ben Ottewell, will be released via Sunday Best Recordings on 2nd February 2015. The lead single from Rattlebag will be the albums title track, impacting December 22nd.
As a singer and lead guitarist in Mercury Award-winning rock band Gomez, Ben Ottewell is well known for his unmistakable voice and talent for blistering and inspired guitar solos. Rolling Stone declared, “Gomez's not-so-secret weapon is Ben Ottewell.” And as GQ Magazine once wrote and anyone listening can attest, "his voice is not of this world.”
Ottewell released his first solo album Shapes & Shadows in 2011, described in a 4 star review in Mojo magazine as “rustic and folky in a gutsy, often heartwarming way.” Since then, Ottewell has been pleasing audiences with a series of successful solo tours across the UK, US and Australia.
On Rattlebag, Ottewell once again collaborated with childhood friend and his Shapes & Shadows writing partner Sam Genders, previously of Tunng. Simultaneously stripped-down and lush, the album is a collection of beautifully poetic tales of salvation and redemption, of sanctuary and braving rocky seas in search of distant shores. Ottewell’s infectious melodies and bluesy riffs will stick with you, and beg you to sing along.
Rattlebag is a record that transcends, appealing to Gomez fans for the recognizable voice they have come to love, and going beyond into a fresh new direction, evoking Americana and folk influences to create something that can be uniquely labelled as Ben Ottewell. “There’s a time and place for us / I will take you there,” he sings (Shoreline). On Rattlebag, Ottewell proffers hope and promise accompanied by sublime acoustic and slide guitars.
Rattlebag Tracklisting:
01. Rattlebag
02. Red Dress
03. Patience & Rosaries
04. Starlings
05. No Place
06. Edge
07. So Slow
08. Papa Cuckoo
09. Shoreline
10. Stone
11. Distant Shores
From July 1, 2015 at the cinema
It is 2029. John Connor, the leader of the resistance , continues the war against the machines. During the attack in Los Angeles the fear of John begins to grow for the unknown future when TECOM spies reveal a new plot of SkyNet that it will attack on both fronts ; in both the past and the future and warfare will change forever.
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: Emilia Clarke , Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jai Courtney , Jason Clarke
Vanaf 1 juli 2015 in de bioscoop
Het is 2029. John Connor, de leider van het verzet, gaat door met de oorlog tegen de machines. Tijdens de aanval in Los Angeles begint de angst van John voor de onbekende toekomst te groeien, wanneer TECOM spionnen een nieuw plot van SkyNet onthullen dat hem zal aanvallen op beide fronten; in zowel het verleden als de toekomst en wat de oorlogvoering voor altijd zal veranderen.
Regisseur: Alan Taylor
Cast: Emilia Clarke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke
Finally the time has come: after the release of his double album Mille Plateaux Georgio 'The Dove' Valentino will play three times in December!
References are Martin Gore, Bobby Beausoleil, Joe Meek , Michel Foucault , Stefan George , or the satanic Reverend Steven Johnson Leyba ( who also did the artwork for the double-LP).
Here are the dates :
Donderdag 18 december 2014
cinéPalace, Kortrijk met Grand Parc en Chat Blanc le Stagiaire Vert
Vrijdag 19 december 2014
Kunstencentrum België, Hasselt met Tuxedomoon
Zaterdag 20 december 2014
B52, Eernegem
Eindelijk is het dan zover: na de release van zijn uitstekend ontvangen dubbelalbum Mille Plateaux zal Georgio ‘the Dove’ Valentino in december drie keer optreden in België!
Wanneer een artiest referenties opgeeft als Martin Gore, Bobby Beausoleil, Joe Meek, Michel Foucault, Stefan Georg of de satanische dominee Steven Johnson Leyba (die ook het artwork voor de dubbel-LP verzorgde), weet je natuurlijk dat de muziek die hij maakt allesbehalve alledaags zal zijn. Georgio ‘the Dove’ Valentino kan op het ene moment een walsritme inzetten, even later refereren naar de Italiaanse grootmeesters en vervolgens dieper wegduiken in een avantgardistische, minimalistische rockgroove. Eclectisch, dus, maar toch is er altijd een duidelijke rode draad te bespeuren in zowel de sfeer die wordt opgeroepen als de spelstijl van Georgio en zijn muzikanten, gezamenlijk bekend als la Société des Mélancoliques. Ook de band met Tuxedomoon wordt opnieuw aangehaald, deze keer door op 19 december weer het podium te delen met dat legendarisch kunstcollectief.
Donderdag 18 december 2014
cinéPalace, Kortrijk met Grand Parc en Chat Blanc le Stagiaire Vert
Vrijdag 19 december 2014
Kunstencentrum België, Hasselt met Tuxedomoon
Zaterdag 20 december 2014
B52, Eernegem
007 returns. The 24th James Bond film will be called Spectre, according to an announcement by the studio Thursday.
The film will also include new cast members Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott and Monica Bellucci. Daniel Craig will be reprising his role as James Bond.
Waltz will play Oberhauser, which could refer to Hannes Oberhauser, a character who was Bond’s ski-instructor and considered his second father, says the Hollywood Reporter.
Spectre refers to a fictional terrorist organization from the James Bond books and films. It stands for Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion.
Spike Lee's new stylized thriller DA SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS is a new kind of love story. Dr. Hess Green (Stephen Tyrone Williams) becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient Afrian artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. He however is not a vampire. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower (Zaraah Abrahams) that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status in our seemingly sophisticated society.
