the song is based on the following photograph
w/thanks to Amy Pettipher and Jack Farthing
13/07/2011
08/07/2011
busy couple of weeks at MV towers, there will be some new stuff for you to hear and see in the next week or so.
in the meantime here’s this bands in transit thing i did a couple of weeks ago. with thanks to them, communion, and john kennedy for having me. skip to 5.23 if you want, but probably just watch all of it, particularly alessi’s ark, who i’ve never seen not totally kill it.
30/06/2011
looking forward to this on wednesday at the Social. it’s the last night of cloud control’s residency and it’s a HUGE bill. i think it’s sold out, but if you want list let me know and i’ll see what i can do.
19/05/2011
we’re playing in liverpool tomorrow night. amazing bill, courtesy of drowned in sound.
17/05/2011
sorry i’ve been slow to post anything up about the river fleet last month.
thank you so much to everyone who came, and for everyone who performed. manu delago, daughter and the hammer and tongue gang were all very wonderful.
all photos by our good friend elliot sheppard.
14/04/2011
DAUGHTER is going to be part of THE RIVER FLEET on the 27th, which is very cool because she’s excellent.
here’s a video of her playing her song RUN, courtesy of the communion gang.
she’s also just put out her debut EP through her bandcamp, so get on that before the show.
11/04/2011
11/04/2011
we’re on the communion x flowerpot record that’s coming out in may some time. the point of the thing was to turn up and collaborate with the other people there and then record what happened.
the song that soundtracks the trailer below was written half on the bus on the way and half on the roof of the venue.
06/04/2011
03/04/2011
it’s a total privilege to have MAUN DELAGO on THE RIVER FLEET bill.
He’s probably the most acclaimed Hang player in the world, with literally millions of youtube hits and an already extensive discography. He’s played and recorded both Hang and percussion with some of the biggest names in music across Europe, as well as in North America, South America and Asia. Here he is in 1987 playing for his parents. He’s played bigger shows since.
The Hang itself is a relatively new instrument, having only been around for about the last decade. It looks a bit like a UFO, and sounds totally alien. Hypnotic and disorienting, it’s a genuinely beautiful thing.
Greg and I played with him last week at the Brunel museum, which was pretty cool. He invited us to play some songs there, where he’s artist in residence, and joined us for a few things at the end. If you want to hear more from him have a look at his website (www.manudelago.com).
