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matt kebbell

album "skinny dip" available on itunes

About Me

born. waited. wrote a song. waited. played a song....
tramps and bums present matt kebbell's debut album "skinny dip" - available to buy from itunes in conjunction with pure mint recordings from the 30th of june 2008
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you can also buy the physical cd from a gig, or if that's not possible, you can buy it from www.pure-mint.com. click here .
here's an amateur, ebay style photo of what it looks like inside:
listen to a preview of the album on last.fm
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the songs on this page are from the debut album "skinny dip" except 'deep throat' which is a live solo version recorded at the slaughtered lamb, farringdon and is available as a free download.
A live performance of the track "secrets in the dark" appears on the "Live at the electroacoustic club volume 2" long playing record, which features the cream of the london scene. An alternate version can be heard on "live at Bedsprings" another live london acoustic compilation.
venues played include: the glee club in birmingham, zanzibar in liverpool, joogleberry playhouse in brighton, invention studios in bath, a showcase gig at the inthecity music convention in manchester and cargo in east london. also Fopp music on tottenham court road and the old carpet shop, old st, was featured artist of march 2007 at the electroacoustic club @ the slaughtered lamb, clerkenwell. also played the Landsdowne in Bristol and in the Great Escape festival 2007 in Brighton, London Calling 2007, the Wye Fayre 2007, the forum in sheffield, the old queen's head, filthy mcnasty's and the buffalo bar in london, the small world festival 2008, winterwell festival 2008, the soho revue bar, the cobden club and the union chapel, islington.
Played gigs with many fine acts including: Lou Rhodes, Stephen Fretwell, Josh T Pearson, Vijay Kishore, Polly Paulusma, Dan Arborise, Rose Kemp, Kate Walsh, Common Rotation, Eamonn Hamilton, Soy un Caballo, Leo Abrahams, Rob Sharples, Smoke Feathers, Blue Rose Code, James Yuill, Stanton Delaplane, Hexicon, Samantha Whates, Oli n Clive, Bring me Back, Jane Bartholomew, the Blisters, the Sound of Bailey, Jack Cheshire...
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on very special occassions the solo live set is improved by the expert hand of the yogic clare evans or london underground's sanjay mitra on violin and the heartbreaking voice of samantha whates on backing vocals.
here's a clip of smoking monkey filmed for french website lecargo
Matt Kebbell Smoking Monkey
envoyé par lecargo
below is a live version of back home (formerly known as see through) featuring clare on violin. recorded at the slaughtered lamb by and for icoros.com
here's the video for "got it wrong" made by vdu :
Matt Kebbell Music Video: 'Got it Wrong'

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/31/2006
Band Website: mattsings.com
Influences: all the usual stuff i guess: friends, laziness, triumph, loss, failure, fear, prolonged adolescence, fun, discomfort, not trying, navel gazing, bad weather, staring in the mirror, faulty memory, lack of knowledge, weakness, boredom, woody allen, charles bukowski, jd salinger, yalom, james fl, dominic fd, toby ap, amelia s, dylan, bill callahan, alan fears, bill withers, leon morgan, spike lee, childhood, stunted ambition, milan kundera, the sopranos, marvin gaye, larry david, nick cave, smallville, vincent gallo, drawing pictures, drugstore cowboy, oliver!, the doors, hunger, fante, bjork, will oldham, bill hicks, tramps and bums, kristen hersh, poverty, dead rock stars (kurt, john, jim, jimi, jeff, janis etc), arab strap, bruce springsteen, beth gibbons, dostoevsky, velvet underground, herman melville, ol' dirty bastard, philip larkin, dead end jobs, townes van zandt, the beatles, the rolling stones, tricky, requiting/unrequiting, scott walker, jane's addiction, withnail and i, bob marley, henry rollins, one flew over the cuckoos nest, paul simon, cat power, the police, david bowie, edan, stone roses, m ward, richard braughtigan, james brown, lloyd cole, matt johnson, the the, stevie wonder, eminem, leadbelly, ted danson, talking heads, tolstoy, nina simone, lou reed, spiritualised, rejection, sinatra, charlie kaufman, killah priest, six feet under, saki, astral weeks, pharrell, johnny cash, james stewart, smashing pumpkins, kid a, the pogues, howlin' wolf, michael jackson, rage against the machine, the pixies, buddy holly, ella fitzgerald, the beach boys, the new folk sound of terry callier, g love, pj harvey, lars von trier, leonard cohen.... there's more and more to come but you get the idea...
Sounds Like: "smells like buckley tastes like cash" alan fears

"An avalanche of a voice, brooding, widescreen songs and scything lyricism - the brutal simplicity of Kurt Cobain, with the dark humour of Leonard Cohen and the grit of Johnny Cash." the electroacoustic club

"exceptional vocal talents...his dark, well structured songs reminded me of Ryan Adams in his own darker moments which, unfortunately, were not well received by his record company" backstage pass

"Matt Kebbell has one of those hauntingly beautiful voices that tingle your spine and keep you glued to your seat, together with captivating lyrics and an immediate passionate presence- he is always amazing to watch and listen to"Gabby Young, Broken Toy Music

"Matt Kebbell writes songs that occupy their own very special 'time and space'; by equal measure reflective and incisive. A unique and new British Talent"Anthony Hall (Pure Mint)

"matt's voice is unforgettable. combining caustic obsvervation and sky scraping melody. his songs unfurl, brutal and uncompromising, all the while leaving you with their signature beauty."Ross Wilson, Oyasumi & Blue Rose Code

"Matt kebbell makes Thom Yorke sound like Alan Carr on Laughing Gas, Pure genius"Wayne Roberts (Heavy Deviance)

"skinny dip by matt kebbell is the most intimate and soulful album I own; akin to Nick Drake or Leonard Cohen. Its genius is that it is both simple and complex without you realizing either."James Yuill
Record Label: tramps and bums
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

matt kebbell on bbc 6 music

early this morning (may 4th) while sensible people were asleep or drunk, mr robinson played the album track "secrets in the dark" on his bbc 6 music show "introducing... with tom robins...
Posted by matt kebbell on Sun, 04 May 2008 06:32:00 PST