Cosmic Glue Update

Rehearsal Update: I really put them through the mill. Nine new songs in two hours and we nailed it. Chris and I arrived somewhere in the countryside just outside Ross On Wye at around 7.30 on Wednesday evening to be greeted by two friendly dogs and Richard and Rosie. Mike arrived a little later and we shared a delicious (and unexpected) vegetarian banquet. 

At eight we made our way t the little chapel style rehearsal room at the top of the garden. Chris the bassist, Mike on guitar and Richard drumming. I took them through the new songs one by one and over the course of two hours some beautiful arrangements evolved. The guys are true professionals and understood the feel of each song quite quickly. To be honest, they brought them to life. 

Next week's recordings will be infused with their magic and I might not sleep until then through the sheer excitement of it all. 

I've just listened to the rehearsal recordings and there is beauty there. 

I'll post a couple of tracks during the course of next week...plus some of the session images.

Wish us luck!

Cosmic Glue Rehearsals

Monday next sees David Ireland returning to the studio to begin recording the basic tracks for 'Cosmic Glue'. There are eighteen new songs from master story-teller* Dave - each with an intriguing little tale to tell.

Songs to include; Boy In The Attic, The Day That Elvis Died, Green Fingers, Home Made Mini, Black Hole, Secret Lover, Butterfly Wings and more.

Dave will be recording with the cream of local musicians and with his younger self on a couple of tracks. (Dave recently unearthed some master tapes from a 1977 session...)

Watch this space for tasters and fragments and rough takes and videos and other fun stuff.

Rehearsal Update; Off to Ross On Wye this evening to rehearse with the guys from Red River Blues. Nine new songs to run through - no pressure then! Beatles managed their first album in ten hours, so nine songs in eight hours should be no problem for a bunch of seasoned pros like us (...so on to world domination it is then!) 

Thank the lord for a sense of humour...


*(Dave writes novels under the pen-name Casimir Greenfield. Slow Poison' is out now on Amazon)

Cosmic Glue - Why, When & What

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Cosmic Glue is the title of my forthcoming album due out in late Spring 2013.

The title comes from the lyrics in one of the new songs; 'Secret Lovers'.

Cosmic Glue is all set to be an exciting project. I recently unearthed a couple of twenty-four track master tapes from some recordings I made in 1977. We transferred the tapes to digital format at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in Box. Everyone concerned was astonished at the songs and performances and especially how current the music sounded.

Hidden among the tracks were two songs that had not been heard since the day we recorded them. I was blown away.

As a result I will be updating some songs, duetting with my younger self on others and even turning one song into two completely different ones.

We're also preparing to take Cosmic Glue on the road this year. The songs work well in a solo acoustic form, but work equally well with a guest artist or two as well as the full band.

To keep up to date with the progress of Cosmic Glue and to have access to all kinds of demos, clips, images and more...just like Cosmic Glue on Facebook.

It's going to be quite a journey.

                      

David Ireland: The New Album

A Twist Of Time


I'm preparing tracks for my forthcoming sessions. This will be an exciting time for me, mainly because I'm reworking some recently discovered masters of a set of recordings I made in 1977. We remastered the tracks at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios, and
frankly, I was astonished at the quality of some of the tracks. We also discovered a couple that had not been heard since the original sessions.

'Over the coming months I will be recording re-worked versions of some of the 1977 tracks, plus a whole slew of new numbers. The album promises to be a revealing and autobiographical  collection of songs and will include; Green Fingers, The Day That Elvis Died, Black Hole, Boy In The Attic, Bang Bang Bang Bang, Secret Lovers, Horn Of Plenty and many more.'

Featured musicians to include John Gardner, Ade & Barbara Miller, Callum Partridge, Patsy Gamble, Jan Stavinoha, Stephan Marlot, Cees v.d. Laarse, Hans van Epen, Rufus Fry, Gerard Jeltes and Hessel de Vries.

'The blend of new recordings and re-worked '77 sessions are meshing beautifully and the prospect of recording with my younger self is exhilarating. There is a harder band sound to the new tracks, still very blues and rock based, but with some softer edged numbers in there too. One of my current favourites is a tune called 'One Good Year'. Very Beatle-esque.'

The album is scheduled for a Spring 2013 release on Double Infinity Records followed by a series of gigs across the country.

'The gigs will be a mixture of solo nights and band performances, depending on venue. The songs are all written to be performed solo or with any combination of players.'

For booking information, please contact Dave at info@davidireland.biz

David Ireland on Reverb Nation

A Twist Of Time - Session Images and Womad Clips

Here is a selection of images captured during the 2012 'Twist Of Time' recording sessions. The album was recorded in 24 hours over a two month period. Images by Sandra Ireland.

We launched at the 2012 Womad Festival in Wiltshire - a great live outing of the entire album featuring Stroud band The HitchHoppers.
The song is Red House - quite different from the album version The 'Devil's Song', as Joe from the band described it...

Our gig at the festival took place on July 29th.

Find the album here: http://timeaftertime.bandcamp.com/

So we danced the night away until One or later...but at 18.00hrs we were on-stage at Molly's Bar with the first live run though of the new album 'A Twist Of Time'.

It was a fantastic event with some stunning new versions of songs such as 'I Can't Cry', 'Money Matters' and a chilling ' Shropshire Lad'. There were tears!

We played for a full hour to an appreciative and laid-back Womad crowd. Unforgettable!

Look out for a dance remix of 'The Bridge' soon.

And one short hour later, Dave took on the role of DJ with a hot dance set including Donna Summer, Fred Astaire and Madonna amongst others. The Dancing did not stop...

David Ireland - A Twist Of Time - The New Album

A Twist Of Time - The New Album by David Ireland - Launched live at WOMAD on 29th July 2012

http://timeaftertime.bandcamp.com/

A Twist Of Time was recorded in the Cotswolds between April and July. The album
features fourteen tracks recorded with the cream of local musicians.

Ireland describes A Twist Of Time as 'a concept album for the twenty-first century'.

The themes are Time, Money, Life and Death. The songs were written while the album was
taking shape in the studio. There is a spontaneous and almost organic feel to the tracks.
Subject matter is as diverse as warfare, 911, global recession and the transience of life.
There are also a couple of love songs in there too!

Ireland began performing in the 60s and has remained fresh and involved with current
music. As he tells us, '...some of the musicians on the album are quite young. Amazingly
talented, but many of them are under 25. The energy they create and the spontaneity of
their musicianship is astounding. I felt truly privileged to share my music with them'.

A Twist Of Time is out now, on Double Infinity Records and is available for immediate
download at http://timeaftertime.bandcamp.com/

The musician include David Ireland: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Rufus Fry:
Harmonica and Melodian, Shane Boothby: Bass, Mark Goudswaard: Guitar, Callum
Partridge: Drums, Stephan Marlot: Cello, Patsy Gamble: Sax, Josh Richards: Ukulele,
Laura Manley: Acoustic Riffs, Sandra Ireland: Vocals and Coco: Ambient Barking!

The track-listing includes:
I Can’t Cry
Money Matters
Sure Feels Like The Blues
A Shropshire Lad
Firenze
Curious Café
Time After Time After Time
Barafundle
Red House
The Bridge
Skunk!
New York Broads
Wishes
Keeping The Wolf From The Door

David Ireland and some of the musicians will be launching 'A Twist Of Time' live at the
30th WOMAD festival on Sunday July 29th at Molly's Bar in the Electro Swing tent. The
concert starts at 18.00hrs.

'This has been such an exhilarating ride' Ireland commented during a band practice this
week. 'Everything seems to be falling into place. The album is ready, the artwork looks
fantastic...the guys in the band are ready to go... This could be our time!'

A Twist Of Time is packed with memorable tunes and performances and the sum of the
parts provides a thought-provoking package.

A Twist Of Time is out now on Double Infinity Records as a download at
http://timeaftertime.bandcamp.com/