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Originally started as a recording project in 2007, the result was an EP entitled “Don’t Set Yourself On Fireâ€.
Although most of the instruments are played by Mark (aka "the Johnny Strangelove Orchestra"), some notable musicians also lent their considerable talents to these sessions including Martin Casey (the Bad Seeds), Ben Franz (the Waifs), and Angus Diggs (Mia Dyson, Jeff Lang).
In 2008 the song “She Wasn’t Sorry†was licensed to the “Cue Fashion Winter ‘08 Campaign†and a video featuring Vogue covergirl Megan Collinson from New York was shot for broadcast in Australia.
Although the EP received some critical aclaim (you can read some abbreviated reviews below), they were never entirely happy with the finished product, and this year, after remixing and remastering by Pete Grandison the CD is now ready for formal release.
Reviews:
"Blackhart and Strangelove have this eerie bewitching quality about them . . . sometimes vaguely menacing, but with enough frills and fishnet, horns and piano to beckon you to come closer . . . "Don't Set Yourself on Fire" is a delightful hint of what should be a fascinating, and hopefully longterm artistic endeavor." - Carrie Alison, Sentamentalist Magazine
"The storytelling musical tales that this duo offer are gripping and fantastic . . . I full-heartedly recommend this band as one to watch and embrace." - T. Mathenia, Unsigned the Magazine
". . . there is almost a real warning alarm about the invading guitar (Kill Your Love) . . . So lounge music with attitude? Artistic expression with message? . . . could be one of this years few "something sacred" out there; Assuming of course it gets the attention it deserves." - Steven Hurst, Glasswerks UK
"(Anyone But Me). . . piano and sparse guitar punctuates a tale of dark self-discovery. It's the sort of song that the late great Johnny Cash could have happily covered." - Three Monkeys Online
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