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finally got down to editing this film clip.... after 2 years of storing the raw footages! fresh azz - finito only about an hour ago! 29.06.2009THE GLOBE THEATRE - 9th november 2008 - THATCHWORKCITY with Richard De Souza on wicked visuals...... another awesome night!!RICS BAR - 25th june 2008 - our debut gig as THATCHWORKCITY.... it was a great night with amazing vibes and support of our friends and well-wishers. thanks so much guys!!31st may 2008 - chapter 2 - newsflash...... we have finally gotten a name for our band..... wooooohooooo! yeah, after almost a year of namehunting, we have chosen a name out of all those names that our audiences in brisbane had been suggesting. the winner will be shortly receiving the dinner-for-two voucher at the yummy 'tibetan kitchen', fortitude valley.... don't worry we haven't forgotten you! ok, now to the name..... it's THATCHWORK CITY (had to have those on caps for sure!)here is in our opinion, the definition of THATCHWORK CITY -'music is an expression of soul. soul is thatchwork city, the multifaceted cultivator of sonic expressions devised to release your inner hunch & aura'.members of thatchwork city originates from various parts of the globe - france, australia, nepal, england, italy / equador. presently based in brisbane, an awe-inspiring & vibrant melting pot surrounded by ample & varied influences, we continue to cultivate.....we are a group of friends, ex-flatmates, industry-co-workers and relatives who ran into each others' life's paths in the last 5 years. thanks to this wonderful phenomenon called music we have gotten closer together, hence enjoying every aspect of each others' company. formerly called 'dpeshe', we have been performing out at various venues ocassionally. the sounds of dpeshe / thatchwork city has traversed as far berlin, warsaw, vienna, istanbul, seoul, budapest to name a few. the sonic blend that is constituted in our works is one of quite a diversified palette of styles. owing to the capacious nature of our sounds, you'll indeed find interestingly very thin lines between various musical genres. so far, we have written songs ranging from celtic folk to grunge / electro-grunge, electroacoustic, drum n bass, down-tempo, pop rock, alternative, glam, industrial, folk rock and hard rock. however, we are still experimental and do intend on delving further into other styles in the near future.for biographical data on each band member, copy and paste the following url onto your address bar: http://www.geocities.com/dinkyboss2001/biographies.docfor anyone who'd like some guitar / singing / songwriting lessons from dipesh thapa (thatchworkcity vocalist/guitarist/songwriter), copy and paste the following url onto your address bar: http://www.musicteacher.com.au/dippie-doo/6 of the songs at the top of this page is from the album 'forest forward', a couple from 'the grey threshold', whereas 'love letter' & 'taste' are 2 new real-time looped solo instrumentals.here are a few more songs (demo versions): aaaaaaaah..... uuuuuu..... aaaaaaaah..... shucks! can't reach that monitor channel! southbank, brisbane - one fine day in october 2005

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Member Since: 31/07/2007
Band Website: http://www.thatchworkcity.com
Band Members: david . djembe, darbuka, doumbek evan . drums, percussions phillip . bass kath . voice, cello, bass alex . voice, guitars remi . accordian, keyboard dipesh . voice, guitars, synth

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Influences: blur, belasco, narayan gopal, supergrass, alan parsons project, yann tiersen, a r rahman, ride, thievery corporation, the stranglers, greenskeepers, the allman brothers, the doves, dan kelly & the alpha males, the dresden dolls, reigning sound, afrika bambataa, the bird, hot hot heat, magic dirt, black rebel motorcycle club, devendra banhart, ground components, hard-fi, g. love & special sauce, aphex twin, amon tobin, the tea party, dancing about architecture, talvin singh, the church, sun kil moon, air, arctic monkeys, modest mouse, beastie boys, asian dub foundation, morcheeba, beck, polly jean harvey, belle & sebastien, loren, the fugees, muse, arrested development, nine inch nails, franz ferdinand, the verve, radiohead, prodigy, r.e.m., presets, faithless, krafty kuts, dj shadow, lamb, the dandy warhols, ben lee, kruder & dorfmeister, flaming lips, st. germain, bjork, a tribe called quest, bob dylan, the hives, the white stripes, david holmes, pearl jam, pink floyd, the brand new heavies, john lennon, the beatles, cypress hill, blondie, red hot chili peppers, john butler trio, elliot smith, red house painters, placebo, nofx, new order, joy division, jeff buckley, the drones, connor oberst, bright eyes, ben harper, joni mitchell, carole king, led zeppelin, portishead, daft punk, fatboy slim, blackalicious, the red paintings, grateful dead, coda, the beautiful girls, architecture in helsinki, that 1 guy, mos def, kate miller heidke, neil young, csny, bob marley & the wailers, cat stevens, joe cocker, ian brown, the stone roses, deep purple, massive attack, tori amos, the strokes, police, augie march, talib kweli, blackstar, chemical brothers, gorillaz, dissociatives, jimi hendrix, iggy pop, jack johnson, nirvana, yeah yeah yeahs, xavier rudd, jose gonzalez, ani difranco, basement jaxx, cornelius, orbital, gerling, jane's addiction, incubus, blind melon, the boat people, regurgitator, butterfingers, moby, simon & garfunkel, arcade fire, deep child, entropic, queen, the smiths, tom petty, smashing pumpkins, u2, spin doctors, gomez, the streets, dogs die in hot cars, interpol, evermore..... and many more.....
Sounds Like: F-U-N !!
Record Label: Unsigned

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