Dear friends,
It is of course so rare, much too rare, to receive a letter from neverneverland. But some of the news does come through. We left you a note some years ago saying we we’re gonna travel across the world; and we did,
starting with a gig for "Radio Paradiso" on the swiss national radio and ending in the "Club Inferno" in Sao Paolo.
In the meantime we hooked up in Rotterdam with the great sound engineer, the one and only Joop de Dolder, we saw the brand new Patronaat in Haarlem, drank some bourbon sour mash (Wild Turkey please, and no ice) with our beloved bluesmen from T99, missed the Waterfront and Elvis much to our regret (next time we promise), played again the VPRO radio Show and got sick quickly in the cold weather.
Then Germany where the big bunker in the middle of Hamburg, Uebel und Gefährlich, was like a second home to us, broke a door in Berlin, hooked up with the great Clashs’dj Scratchy in Switzerland, thanks to wonderfull Karin from the great Sofa Agency, zoomed over London again to the stranger than paradise burlesque dancers, kissed Miss Amandas’ delightful hands and shake those of the Barracudas’own Robin Wills, ancient swiss national Alice Cooper came to our gig (Jean-Pierre Fournier is his real name) much to our honor. We saw the north of Germany where we visited Jens Truemmer and family in his hideout, hung out in Frankfurt with Mark Littler, played in his movie „a road to nod“, saw the great G.Rag and Los Patchenkos in Munich.
In Paris and Marseille we met the Lollipop records guys that reedited our Wunderkammer in France. Austria was good food, Vienna decadent and fun as usual, tried to play soft sets to rough crowds and scare quiet crowds with loud bursts of howling noises, and lied down in the Boston Arms the Dirty Water Club in London with the magnificent Flaming Stars, Swearing at Motorists and all the staff from Mojo magazine (salut mon ami!), to die once more.
We then took a trip to south America and played Nicolas Valles’ Buenos Aires Stomp! Festival, had a ball with The Mutants, real finnish freaks (Riapolla boys!), and Mister Valles’ own Motorama, went to Brazil to zoom all over Sao Paolo to see the gentle Allessandro Padovano and his new rock’n’roll club. The first night a fight broke out with skinheads in the small Club Berlin; we continued playing unamused by the scattering fights of the living. Good thing that Doctor Love was looking after us, better than he was looking after himself, and that Pedro Palhares, the film maker, taped the gig at Club Bela Fiori, an ancient Bmovie studio set in red velvet, in a bad part of Sao Paolo. The Butcher Orchestra recorded the stuff and Rastrillo Records, Argentinas’ best record label led by Mister Pirullo, will edit the stuff. Keep n’eye open.
Also, the wonderful Trikont label of Munich is bringing out a new compilation of La Paloma versions. At last the Dead Brothers’ la Paloma is also on there!
But as you may know if you've been well informed, The band split up early last year.
2007 saw Delaney return to New Zeeland, Alain have a baby, Christophe travel around and Pierre produce the Mama Rosin.
BUT BUT BUT...
2008 sees Delaney coming back to Europe to play gigs with his Ghost Orchestra, Christophe get around with his Knickerbockers, Alain reappearing with a new project: The Sweet String Orchestra and Pierre putting a new band together: The Tango Club.
Check it all out!
We really hope to see you all again soon as beautifull as the last time......
yours
The Dead Brothers
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