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Lou Armer

About Me

Hello, I'm Lou, primarily known as a vocalist but I also dabble with guitar, keys, production & other bits & bobs. I have been performing since my teens when, amongst other things, I busked the streets with my saxophone to make a living.

Current Projects:

I sing with The Blendaholics under the name of Lou Amour. Some of the songs on my player will be released on Venus, their debut album, out soon!

I'm also writing new songs for a bluesy-old time-lilt project with Pete Moody (Superkings) as well as working with Kid Cholera , a producer & musician based in Dallas, US.

You can hear some of my solo dabblings over here . I assure you they're evolving!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 01/03/2006
Influences: Billie, Nina, Otis, Jimi, John & Alice Coltrane, Captain Beefheart, Graham Bond, Albert Ayler, Buffy Sainte Marie, Oscar Brown Jr, Andy Bey, Jeanne Lee, Kristin Hersh, PJ Harvey, Camille, Sainkho Namtchylak, Portishead, Tom Waits, Maggie Nicols, Edith Piaf, Judy Garland, Fred & Ginger, Gershwin, Gong, Balkan brass bands, Aretha, Stevie, Janis, Nick Cave, Mary Lou Williams, Carla Bley, Doris Day, Juana Molina, improvisation, instruments, the moon, beautiful, weird & random everyday stuff... ♥

Sounds Like:

blendaholics - twisted histories



phil minton's feral choir practise



Record Label: KR8Z
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Looking for a double bass player + a sloppy drummer

I'm looking for a double bass player + a sloppy drummer for a new project I'm putting together. All original material in a jazz/blues/folk/oldtime kinda style.If you fit the bill or know someone that ...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:45:00 GMT

What have I been doing?

Well, it's been a while since I updated things around here but I have been a busy little bee - I promise there'll be news about what I've been up to musically + new pics & most importantly TUNES when ...
Posted by on Sat, 30 May 2009 06:02:00 GMT

News from The Kr8z

The release date for Venus has been put back to January due to mastering delays. There's rumour of a single in October but this is still to be confirmed.Will post more when I know something definite x
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:53:00 GMT

Blendaholics debut album - Venus - out early 09

Finally, the Kr8z label puts out a long player!You will hear me on quite a few of the tunes on this album, with a tracklist that includes Obsession, Twisted History & new bone shaker Grip, amongst...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:20:00 GMT

NEW TUNE: Beef to Bed - Rough Demo Remixed by Kid Cholera

This started life as a very rough recording of something as I wrote it. It had ugly bits & distorted vocals, bits that shouldn't be there & missing bits that should. Kid Cholera happened to ask me wha...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:25:00 GMT

NeW TuNeS >>> Grip & Halfway

Two new tunes up for your listening pleasure! I've been working on these with Al for a while now & I'm really pleased with the results. These tunes, along with with Twisted History, Obsession & some o...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:25:00 GMT

A review from yester-year

I've just been looking on the Yorkshire House website & found this review from one of my old bands, The Escape Committee. I never did find out who wrote it.... The Yorkshire House in Lancaster is ...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:21:00 GMT

DJ Reactions to EP 2

KR8Z002The Blendaholics EP2 12"180gm super heavy weight vinyl(a1) REGARDLESS - feat: Frisko Dan(a2) ROLL THE DICE - feat: Bradey(b1) OBSESSION - feat: Lou Amour(b2)ALPHA NO BEATA - feat. Random BarksB...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:57:00 GMT

NEW TUNE - Baby Blues Rough Mix

Hello!I've put a new tune up. It's a bit rough so I'll take it down again in a few days, but it's a bit different to other stuff we've been working lately on so I thought I'd put it up to get some fee...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:22:00 GMT

Frakture comes to Manchester!

People with Instruments:Delivered by: Everyday Music (Manchester) & Frakture LiverpoolLocation: Zion Arts Centre, Manchester, M15 5ZASaturday December 1st 2007. 10.00 am  16.30 pmEveryday Music is te...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:08:00 GMT