Member Since: 12/16/2006
Band Website: YER LOOKIN AT IT !
Band Members: KEN EAVEL - Vocals & Double Bass Axe
FROSTY PERKINS - Big Holla White Lead Axe
CHRIS SULLIVAN - Killer Rhythm Axe & Vocals
STUART TOMEY - Smackin' Skins with Sticks
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Album Guests;
KIM DELLAVEDOVA - Backing Vocals
SCOTT WILSON - Lead Axe, Table Slide & Backing Vocals
DAN SULTAN - Lead Axe, Backing Vocals
MATT RYAN - Double Bass Axe
ALICE JONES - Skins & Sticks
GINA WOODS - Accordion & Piano
NEIL GRAY - Electric Bass Axe
BEN VEALE - Trumpet
STEVE VEALE - Trombone
THE MAKING OF "LOVE BOLD AS AXES".....
From a run down shack at the edge of an Upper West Billinudgel Backwater swamp, in an old abandoned canefield comes Ken Eavel. A desperate man, approaching the twilight of his youth, on the verge of fullfilling a dream which was sparked under a Southern Otway moon after hearing Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton & Tom Jones on his Ma & Pa's HMV Record Player as a wee lad, and re-ignited in 1976 when first presented with a cassette of AC/DC's T.N.T.... 30 years on, the tantilising taste of realising that dream tortures the tastebuds of this troubled but trying soul.
Having fled the oppression of the cold, cold south 2 years ago, he made a solemn pledge to himself to search for the centre of the truth of his talented but obviously previously affected substance-abused mind. August 2007 with the release of LBAA, heralds the arrival of that moment of truth.
We touched down on the Black Star of Smellbourne in early May for the very successful 3 day initial recording session with maestro and fuckin good bloke, Neil Gray....we then revisited in early July for 2 days extra recording to lay the icing on the cake. 3 days of mixing down, and a 2 hr mastering session from the legendary David Briggs later, we had a fine finished specimen. .
Much appreciation to Scott Wilson (Dan Sultan, The Roys), co-producing the record and playing some guitar bits, Matt Ryan (Hard-Drive Bluegrass, Git, Headbelly Buzzard, Red Rivers, Autovegas) on the double bass axe, Alice Jones (The Kindness of Strangers, Jacob S. Howard) who took good care of the drumming duties at late notice, the Veale Bros who added some tasty horns, Gina Woods on the piano, hammond and accordion, and Kim Dellavedova on backing vocals.
She sure ain't no shiny sparkling Tamworth Rig of The Month this one. More like the ol' cab over Kenworth gone 2 times round the clock at a million a pop and a decade unwashed, but she really is a hell of a rocket just the same!
Aspiring axemen, the countdown has begun, the ignition has been lit, and the rocket sits shaking like a dog shitting razor blades on the launch pad. So hang on to your hats & helmets and get ready to embrace the sheer brutal power of the maiden flight of the Axes Of Ken Eavel Sound Vessel! Good Luck to you's & ya familys! KE
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A.O.K.E. STAGE 2
It was a successful maiden flight to planets Northcote, Deans Marsh, Geelong & Brunswick in November. Punters really dug the show, we didn't experience any major dramas, sold a heap of discs, pretty much broke even, and had a hell of a good time.
But during critical testing stages for the upcoming second mission in February, I regret to inform you, that the Axes of Ken Eavel Sound Vessel exploded on the launch pad. One of the flight crew fucked up seriously which led to a fatal incident. The only remaining survivor was Ken Eavel himself and his double bass, who sits burnt, bruised & charred, physically & emotionally scarred, and contemplating the meaning of life and the curse of being born with music exploration as a burning passion. He is however determined to continue his mission, and is now searching desperately for new crew to begin pre-flight training immediately. Stay tuned. KE
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A.O.K.E. STAGE 2 ANZAC DAY UPDATE
After 3 months spent in Smellbourne, recovering from injuries sustained in the Maiden Flight, KEN EAVEL is up and at it again. The realisation that most musical folk in the Stinky City are far more concerned with fashion & hair, than playing honest toons, has seen Ol' KE
venture down the road a piece, to find himself a burrow by the bay in the town of the reigning premiers, and the town which has spawned such musical treasures the likes of BORED, THE DIRTY LOVERS, MAGIC DIRT, JEFF LANG & the Infamous POPPIN' MAMMAS, to name but a few. A smokin' hotpot of evil noise culture (as in yoghurt).
Applying the same tactics he used to poach Dan Sultan's Band in Stage 1, he blatantly roped in Poppin' Mammas drummer of 12 years, Stu, a heavily tattooed, hard livin character of gold who smacks 'em like he means it . Stu in turn dragged in his cousin from the bush, Suddsy, whom remains a mysterious and unknown character, apart from the fact that he wields a mean rhythm axe, has something to do with killing chooks, and lives in a paddock. The sheer youthful enthusiasm of these 2 top blokes, then inspired KE to conjure up his long lost cousin from out of retirement, deep in the Otway jungle, great nephew of the legendary Carl Perkins and 2nd cousin of the great Luther Perkins, the finest guitar twanger in the land, Mr. Frosty Perkins. These blokes love makin music. "Fuck the money they say, we just wanna play!". No shit!
Ladies & Genitals, at the next AXES gig you won't be likely to encounter any Miller Shirts, Cowboy Hats, Uni Music Degrees, Pretty Skirts, Pretentious Cats or Western Wannabees, but what you will get is a Truckload of Pure Unadulterated Hardcore COWPUNK, from a bunch of honest, no bullshit, smelly fellas, that will blow your dirty fuckin' socks off! Alright? KE
-Work In Progress-
All Tattoo Art by Duane @ AUSTRALIAN INK SPOT, Geelong, Vic.
AXEMEN READY!
Influences: REAL MOTORCYCLES (Air-cooled singles & twins), COWS, RATRODS, HOT CHICKS, COOL CHICKS, CHOOKS, TATTOOS, OLD CHARACTERS, MONGREL DOGS, DANKY PUBS, UNIONS, ONOINS, FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLES, RACE FUEL, THE 70'S, MULLETT (fish), HARD RUBBISH, SCRATCHY RECORDS, IRISH WHISKEY ....
+ Bon Scott, Tom Waits, Bob Log, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Willing, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Beasts of Bourbon, Chuck Berry, The Living End, Chain, Cosmic Psychos, John Lee Hooker, Red Rivers, Roy Orbison, Marty Robbins, Deadswan, Howlin'Wolf, Leadbelly, Willie Dixon, The Johnnys, Elvis Presley, Don Walker, Link Wray, The Fireballs, Los Lobos, Iggy Pop, Stray Cats, Fred Eaglesmith, Speed Demons, Jimmy Reed, Jon Spencer, Reverend Horton Heat, Hound Dog Taylor, R.L.Burnside, Lou Reed, C.W. Stoneking, The Stooges, Moonee Valley Drifters, White Stripes, Jonathan Avery, The Saints, Lightnin' Hopkins, Calexico, James Butt, Paul Kelly, Truckstop Honeymoon, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, The Cramps, Willie Nelson, Rollins Band, Jimmy Vaughan, Stringybark McDowell, Muddy Waters, The Sonics, Rolling Stones, Rose Tattoo, Jimi Hendrix, Chad Morgan, Radio Birdman, Johnny Horton, Slim Dusty, Danko Jones, X, Robert Johnson, Intoxica, Black Keys, Beck, Joe Dolce.
STONED COW
Sounds Like: Throw all of the above artists in a blender, 1 bag of rusty nails, 2 pairs of dirty old work sox, 1 tab of bad acid, 90 ml codiene, 2 bottles cheap red wine & a cane toad. Hit the wizz button. Enjoy!
MR. EAVEL demonstrates the correct method for the benefit of those who may not understand.
Record Label: "I'LL DO IT MY FRIGGIN' SELF THEN" RECORDS
Type of Label: None