painting by margi curtis i really love it a brilliant accurate snapshot of my style notice f’rinstance how dodgy those triangle thingies in the margin are….?! its weird i could have done it but someone else has some energy is tapped i love this painting i really do good work there should be more of it much more! in spades naturally….
outside the frame
painting by margi curtis
i really love it
a brilliant accurate snapshot of my style
notice f’rinstance
how dodgy those triangle thingies in the margin are….?!
its weird i could have done it but someone else has
some energy is tapped
i love this painting i really do
good work
there should be more of it
much more!
in spades naturally….
some god obviously not yours has smiled upon me with rain and filled the living air with bouquets of eels we are great works of art we are hung we perform we show up we string em all along i explain the massive cliffs to critics of the sea i interpret the crows up to their usual larks yes some god sends me here some minor imperfect god to reflect on his world tell me he says do you enjoy the grey clouds why you sly old devil i says theyre fantastic well thats enough of that talk the thought forms in my head delusions of splendour diluted my own accusations drip like poison into my ear each time i shudder a sailor at sea drowns in the brine i notice that everything is talking to me or talking at me the people the humans the strangers the crowd the softest sweet rain is whispering whispering i am so warm you hardly will feel me you gather afternoon around like loose fitting garments you stroll through exhibitions of platinum panthers and mechanical children behaving correctly and the rails lo are part of the scenery you see all of rest of yourself miles below trip on the love that this god is allowing in miniature voices the sibilant flowers the vegetal universe is so apparent to ya now i wonder which rose first the root or the stem embrace cactus heart feeling i spell out His name in liana and vine i talk of His bliss in gurgling brooks and rivulets that race over flat stones i admire his His strength in the double horizon i see all His virtues in the deepest green sea somewhere a neptune enters a cave somewhere an orpheus beloved of jane somewhere i hammer my […]
erudition of impertinence
some god
obviously not yours
has smiled upon me with rain
and filled the living air with bouquets of eels
we are great works of art
we are hung we perform we show up
we string em all along
i explain the massive cliffs to critics of the sea
i interpret the crows up to their usual larks
yes some god sends me here
some minor imperfect god to reflect on his world
tell me he says do you enjoy the grey clouds
why you sly old devil i says theyre fantastic
well thats enough of that talk
the thought forms in my head
delusions of splendour diluted
my own accusations drip like poison into my ear
each time i shudder a sailor at sea drowns in the brine
i notice that everything is talking to me or talking at me
the people the humans the strangers the crowd
the softest sweet rain is whispering whispering
i am so warm you hardly will feel me
you gather afternoon around like loose fitting garments
you stroll through exhibitions of platinum panthers
and mechanical children behaving correctly
and the rails lo are part of the scenery
you see all of rest of yourself miles below
trip on the love that this god is allowing
in miniature voices the sibilant flowers
the vegetal universe is so apparent to ya now
i wonder which rose first
the root or the stem
embrace cactus heart feeling
i spell out His name in liana and vine
i talk of His bliss in gurgling brooks
and rivulets that race over flat stones
i admire his His strength in the double horizon
i see all His virtues in the deepest green sea
somewhere a neptune enters a cave
somewhere an orpheus beloved of jane
somewhere i hammer my arm into shape
that old sick rush the giddy and crush
a song occurs to me as i swagger along
some roman socialite woman beside me who laughs
youre so very cruel arent you….?
3 young maidens run on ahead
does each represent a fork in the clef
does each mean something arcane in the cabbala
are they the norns who measure our lives
i call for my staff
but its the afternoon off
off limits to gulls
off limits to shops
off limits to towers who boast seashore glimpses
off limits to television show bout the mayan
ocean is warmer
still cold but its warmer
half in and half out
half human half fish
half lovely dolphin
half awful shark
half in the light half in the murk
i still wander
and squander
these passing hours
yeah but
if this is what you want then read on: this flimsy stuff this elaborate hoax this enchanted evening just cast to the wind sunburned women totter intoxicated beasts to go inside them you know to feel the sway the cafes all lit up by the shining black waves that crash on the sharky shore in the dark now we sit astride a dolphin fish that golds the foam momentarily now we dine and drink beer and we shout for more life children enter the future alone the shells shall still rock in quiet pools i am some sort of creature a limpet all emerald i am the boss who is livid and drinks too much wine i am the one legged gull piping all cracked i am the boy who delivers funeral flowers after mass i am the tramp with the trash in my trees i am a man from middle east strange tattoo on my back i am a free spirit drawn to the sea on saturday night which longs for more life more life for the lady edging away more life for the charlatan jugglin’ words more life for our hemingway five leagues still hence who types on the keys in an infra red night by the side of an ocean his brow concentrated by the side of the sea where the fish sing so song there i am in moss and in net in furlong of sea horse in line of the moon i become attached to stone in the vestibule i reside in air on condition of fluid and nimble i accelerate the process as woman as man i imitate the artist unblocked by his union saturday night its so bright like lightnin’ lightening up the darkness in me one day you will see
in the tent of my fortune
if this is what you want then read on:
this flimsy stuff
this elaborate hoax
this enchanted evening just cast to the wind
sunburned women totter intoxicated beasts
to go inside them you know to feel the sway
the cafes all lit up by the shining black waves
that crash on the sharky shore in the dark
now we sit astride a dolphin fish that golds the foam momentarily
now we dine and drink beer and we shout for more life
children enter the future alone
the shells shall still rock in quiet pools
i am some sort of creature a limpet all emerald
i am the boss who is livid and drinks too much wine
i am the one legged gull piping all cracked
i am the boy who delivers funeral flowers after mass
i am the tramp with the trash in my trees
i am a man from middle east strange tattoo on my back
i am a free spirit drawn to the sea
on saturday night which longs for more life
more life for the lady edging away
more life for the charlatan jugglin’ words
more life for our hemingway five leagues still hence
who types on the keys in an infra red night
by the side of an ocean his brow concentrated
by the side of the sea where the fish sing so song
there i am in moss and in net
in furlong of sea horse in line of the moon
i become attached to stone in the vestibule
i reside in air on condition of fluid and nimble
i accelerate the process as woman as man
i imitate the artist unblocked by his union
saturday night its so bright like lightnin’
lightening up the darkness in me
one day you will see
28th November 2011 We are happy to announce that Steve Kilbey, lyricist and composer of so many extraordinary songs, is to be inducted into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame in Sydney this Wednesday night. Congratulations Steve. Steve will be performing at this event and will be inducted into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame by music guru Glenn A Baker. http:///www.asai.org.au Merchandise Sale ends midnight Wednesday 30th November AEST Dont miss out on church merch bargains. Our sale ends this Wednesday night, prior to the church tour. We’ll be performing at the Homebake Music, Film & Arts Festival in Sydney this Saturday (the full church tour schedule is below). http://merch.thechurchband.net We’ve got a huge variety of items at special discounted prices. Select from a massive range of merchandise that includes music, clothing, dvds, books, artwork and more!! MUSIC DVDS BOOKS SOLO SIDE PROJECTS PRODUCTIONS ARTWORK POSTERS CLOTHING ACCESSORIES COMING SOON All prices are in Australian Dollars. Don’t miss out on the much sought after Limited Edition Tin Mine cd in the metal case which will be available until sold out at $25. Other Featured products :- Our popular Deadman’s Hand Tote Bag $10 A Psychedelic Symphony white t-shirt $15 A Psychedelic Symphony black t-shirt $15 Back With Two Beasts reissued cd $15 Goldfish (Jokes, Magic & Souvenirs) DVD $20 Untitled #23 cd $15 (Rolling Stone Australia gave the album an unprecedented 5 star review) The very special 30th Anniversary t-shirt $20 FANS SEND US YOUR PHOTOS WEARING ONE OF OUR T-SHIRTS OR TOTE BAGS. WE’D LOVE TO SEE THEM! SELECTED PHOTOS WILL GO UP ON OUR WEBSITE IN A SPECIAL GALLERY. The ever-popular Starfish t-shirt is in stock at $20 AFTER XMAS THERE’LL EVEN BE A PRIZE FOR […]
28th November 2011
We are happy to announce that Steve Kilbey, lyricist and composer of so many extraordinary songs, is to be inducted into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame in Sydney this Wednesday night. Congratulations Steve.
Merchandise Sale ends midnight
Wednesday 30th November AEST
Dont miss out on church merch bargains. Our sale ends this Wednesday night, prior to the church tour. We’ll be performing at the Homebake Music, Film & Arts Festival in Sydney this Saturday (the full church tour schedule is below).
http://merch.thechurchband.net
We’ve got a huge variety of items at special discounted prices.
Select from a massive range of merchandise that includes music, clothing, dvds, books, artwork and more!!
MUSIC DVDS BOOKS SOLO SIDE PROJECTS PRODUCTIONS ARTWORK POSTERS CLOTHING ACCESSORIES COMING SOON
All prices are in Australian Dollars.
Don’t miss out on the much sought after Limited Edition Tin Mine cd in the metal case which will be available until sold out at $25.
Other Featured products :-
Our popular Deadman’s Hand Tote Bag $10
A Psychedelic Symphony white t-shirt $15
A Psychedelic Symphony black t-shirt $15
Back With Two Beasts reissued cd $15
Goldfish (Jokes, Magic & Souvenirs) DVD $20
Untitled #23 cd $15 (Rolling Stone Australia gave the album an unprecedented 5 star review)
FANS SEND US YOUR PHOTOS WEARING ONE OF OUR T-SHIRTS OR TOTE BAGS. WE’D LOVE TO SEE THEM! SELECTED PHOTOS WILL GO UP ON OUR WEBSITE IN A SPECIAL GALLERY.
The ever-popular Starfish t-shirt is in stock at $20
AFTER XMAS THERE’LL EVEN BE A PRIZE FOR THE PERSON WHO SUBMITS THE MOST ORIGINAL PHOTO!
SEND PIX BY EMAIL HERE
Please try and keep them no larger than 500KB
For Merchandise enquiries click on the Owl
Marty Willson-Piper was one of the featured artists in Blurt magazine’s article about the recent breakup of R.E.M.
Read the article Talk About Their Passion R.E.M. here
STREAM: http://bit.ly/s0u6xt
25th November 2011
Dont forget – we are performing at Homebake next weekend Sat 3rd Dec 2011 in
Sydney’s Domain at the beautiful Botanical Gardens
Showtime approx 8:20pm in The Dome
Website : http://www.homebake.com.au/the-domain.html
Schedule : http://www.homebake.com.au/2011/pdf/HB2011_TIMES.pdf
Site Map : http://www.homebake.com.au/2011/pdf/HB2011_MAP.pdf
and then
RED HILL AUDITORIUM – PERTH
Sun 4th Dec 2011
the church / the triffids / ed kuepper with mark dawson
Starts at 6:15pm
Website :http://www.redhillgigs.com.au/contents/whats-on.htm?id=21&event_id=11
Full summer tour schedule here – http://www.thechurchband.net/calendar/
Watch the church’s fabulous live performance of “Tantalized” from
the Sydney Opera House
A PSYCHEDELIC SYMPHONY show
with the George Ellis Orchestra on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl1XFiWDaqY
http://merch.thechurchband.net
Online and taking orders now! Our pre-tour sale ends 30th November!
Some of our cds are down to AUD $5.00. Get some absolute bargains
before they sell out!
Steve Kilbey and Iva Davies (Icehouse) chat with Angela Bishop on Ch 10
about the upcoming Great Australian Songbook CD
Read all about it here http://www.2ue.com.au/blogs/2ue-blog/the-great-australian-songbook/20111122-1nsul.html
Steve Kilbey – the time being
Peter Koppes – Petespoint
Tim Powles – Bandit blog
Marty Willson-Piper – www.martywillsonpiper.net
ASLEEP IN THE DOWNLIGHTS
Hammock / Steve Kilbey / TimEbandit Powles
Tracklisting:
1. No Agenda (Hammock feat. Steve Kilbey)
2. Sinking Inside Yourself (Hammock)
3. Verse for Forgiveness (Hammock feat.TimEbandit)
4. Parkers Chapel (Hammock)
Read more here http://hammockmusic.com/asleep
Radio Interviews with the church
Matt Granlund in Canada conducted a 4 part special on the church which included interviews with each of the band members
and a really cool selection of songs. Click here for the playlists
Steve Kilbey
http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/20110916-180251-to-20110916-193433.mp3
Peter Koppes
http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/20110923-183400-to-20110923-193700.mp3
Marty Willson-Piper
http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/20110930-180500-to-20110930-193500.mp3
Tim Powles
http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/20111028-180611-to-20111028-193800.mp3
18th November 2011
the church
Grand Opening of the new church merch store
and online sale
The new church merch store is finally open!
To celebrate in advance of the Australian Tour, we are having a massive
pre-tour sale in time for Christmas.
From now until the 30th November almost everything will be discounted.
Please take this opportunity to navigate through our great new online store, meet Rajani who will be your contact and peruse all kinds of special deals.
The Collector’s Tin Mine CD in a tin is one limited edition special that is only available while stocks last.
Thank you for your patience and support during this set up.
WELCOME
the church
http://merch.thechurchband.net/
10th November 2011
the church return to Perth for a special concert at theRed Hill Auditorium on Sunday 4th December 2011. Since the last two sold out shows at the Quarry Amphitheatre in December 2009 the band has been extremely busy. In October 2010 they were inducted into the Australian Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. In February 2011 they toured the USA with their “Future Past Perfect Tour” playing three classic albums in their entiretyUntitled #23, Priest=Aura and Starfish. In April this year they played a sold out concert, “A Psychedelic Symphony” at the Sydney Opera House with the 70 piece George Ellis Orchestra.
At Red Hill the band will be performing songs from their deep catalogue including popular favourites such asUnder The Milky Way and Almost With You as well as thought provoking lyrical gems entwined with evocative moods, crashing drums and bass and ringing guitars.
This show is also special by nature of the bill, including The Triffids and Ed Kuepper. Kuepper most famously from seminal Brisbane punk outfit The Saints and the newest ‘Bad Seed’. (Martyn Casey from The Triffids an established ‘Bad Seed’ already). The Triffids need no introduction to a Perth audience. Steve Kilbey performed as guest vocalist with them on their reformation dates in January 2008.
The show promises to explore the more creative side of Australian music with these three most interesting artists. Held in an open air setting at Red Hill Auditorium on a balmy night in paradise, this is a concert not to be missed.
Ticket link here
9th November 2011
Adelaide Show On Sale Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning tickets will go on sale for the Future Past Pefect show at the Norwood Concert Hall in Adelaide.
This is the link to the BASS online sales pages that will go live at 9am tomorrow (Thursday 10th Nov 2011).
http://www.bass.net.au/events/enta/CHURCH2011/
Date of Concert : Thursday 29th December 2011
Venue website : http://www.npsp.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=698
Venue address : 175 The Parade Norwood (entrance off George Street)
Steve Kilbey live on air
Steve Kilbey guests on “Afternoons” with Gillian O’Shaughnessy, Tuesday 15th November 2011 @ 17:00PM AEST (14:00PM WST). Live-to-air! 720 ABC PERTH (WA) LIVE STREAM: http://bit.ly/bpBjae
AUSTRALIAN SUMMER CONCERT DATES FOR the church
DEC 03 SAT Homebake Music Film & Arts Festival 2011 Sydney NSW – Electric
DEC 04 SUN Red Hill Auditorium Perth WA – Electric
DEC 08 THU Lizotte’s Kincumber NSW – Acoustic
DEC 09 FRI Milton Theatre Milton NSW – Acoustic
DEC 10 SAT Milton Theatre Milton NSW – Acoustic
DEC 11 SUN Waves Wollongong NSW – Electric – Future Past Perfect Tour
DEC 15 THU Lizotte’s Newcastle NSW – Acoustic
DEC 16 FRI Lizotte’s Newcastle NSW – Acoustic
DEC 17 SAT The Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW – Electric – Future Past Perfect Tour
DEC 22 THU Twin Towns Tweed Heads NSW/QLD- Electric – An Electric Concert for Connoisseurs
DEC 23 FRI The Powerhouse Brisbane QLD – Electric – Future Past Perfect Tour
DEC 24 SAT The Powerhouse Brisbane QLD – Electric – Future Past Perfect Tour
DEC 29 THU Norwood Concert Hall Adelaide SA – Electric – Future Past Perfect Tour
DEC 30 FRI The Forum Melbourne VIC – Electric – Future Past Perfect Tour
JAN 28 SAT Taronga Zoo Sydney NSW – Electric – Twilight at Taronga
2nd November 2011
Noctorum – Honey Mink Forever
Heyday Records in collaboration with In Deep Recordings are proud to announce the release of the third Noctorum album Honey Mink Forever.
Recorded at The VIP Lounge in Penzance, Cornwall, Marty Willson-Piper and Dare Mason have written another eclectic set with the only thread being their diverse musical tastes and longstanding friendship. The album will be available to pre-order from November 1st 2011 and will be released as a download and digipak CD on December 1st 2011.
The first 500 people to order the album will be given three free downloads. The first song Better Hope You’re Not Alone is a taster track – the other two do not appear on the album. These two bonus tracks,Turn the Dial And Scream and The Fugitive have an interesting story. Dare and Marty each sing their own lyrics and vocal melody over the same musical backing. It’s a unique and interesting experiment that shows a personality can shape anything into one’s own personal vision.
Dare and Marty grew up together in the North West of England close to Manchester and Liverpool spending their teenage years on the Wirral Peninsula between Liverpool and North Wales. Marty’s tenures with Australian cult band the church, English folk goths All About Eve and punk legends The Saints are a good indication of his eclecticism. Dare has an extensive CV as a producer/ engineer working with Queen, Prince, David Sylvian, Ravi Shankar, Paul McCartney and a whole host of different kinds of artists. He has also recorded and released two ambient albums.
Together they make a musical stew of diverse ingredients, happily genre-hopping from Pink Floyd-esque epics, to rock, folk and pop, even jazz rock. The ten tracks are invariably richly harmonic and melodic but can also be dark and aggressive. Always lyrically intriguing with stories of woe, love, fantasy and down to earth songs of reality, Noctorum will take you on a journey outside of yourself, inside of yourself and everywhere in between.
Pre order with free downloads from November 1st 2011
Release Date December 1st 2011
To order the CD: heyday.com/Heyday/Noctorum.html
Promotions and Management:Contact: Tiare Helberg
Email: noctorummusic@gmail.com
Record label:
Robert Rankin Walker
Heyday Records
www.heyday.com
Email: heyday@heyday.com
Noctorum Reverb Nation www.reverbnation.com/noctorum
Noctorum Facebook www.facebook.com/Noctorum
Noctorum My space www.myspace.com/noctorummusic
Other sites:
theviplounge www.viplounge.org.uk
indeepmusic archive indeepmusicarchive.net
martywillsonpiper www.martywillsonpiper.net
Also available on Heyday Records: Noctorum – Sparks Lane, Offer The Light
Marty Willson-Piper – Hanging Out In Heaven, Live From The Other Side, Nightjar
31st October 2011 Music now on iTunes Click on the iTunes links in the boxes below to go to the relevant iTunes pages where you can now listen, purchase and download music from Peter Koppes' solo catalogue of work, The Refo:mation cd, the Taste cd by Margot Smith all from Immersion, as well as a selection of music by the church that is all now available on iTunes! 24th October 2011 Summer Tour Schedule Australia the church “Dos Momentos Especiales” December 2011 Performing two acoustic albums in their entirety Parallel to their “Future Past Perfect” classic albums tour, Homebake Festival in Sydney, Red Hill Auditorium in Perth and Tweed Heads Show, the church will also be playing acoustic shows in NSW this December 2011. This mini concurrent tour “Dos Momentos Especiales” will see the band perform their two acoustic albums “El Momento Descuidado” and “El Momento Siguiente” in their entirety. Featuring re workings of classic hits, new songs and reinterpretations of album tracks, this intriguing version of the band sees the four members swapping instruments, anecdotes and notions. Each ticket holder will receive a free program so book early to guarantee a seat for this popular stripped down incarnation of the band. Dec 8th Thursday Lizotte’s, Kincumber Dec 9th Friday Milton Theatre, Milton Dec 10th Saturday Milton Theatre, Milton Dec 15th Thursday Lizotte’s, Newcastle Dec 16th Friday Lizotte’s, Newcastle Summer schedule for the church DEC 03 SAT Homebake Music Film & Arts Festival 2011 Sydney NSW - Electric DEC 04 SUN Red Hill Auditorium Perth WA - Electric DEC 08 THU Lizotte's Kincumber NSW - Acoustic - Dos Momentos Especiales DEC 09 FRI Milton Theatre Milton NSW - Acoustic - Dos Momentos Especiales DEC 10 SAT Milton Theatre Milton NSW - Acoustic - Dos Momentos Especiales DEC 11 SUN Waves Wollongong NSW - Electric - Future Past Perfect Tour DEC 15 THU Lizotte's Newcastle NSW - Acoustic - Dos Momentos Especiales DEC 16 FRI Lizotte's Newcastle NSW - Acoustic - Dos Momentos Especiales DEC 17 SAT The Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW - Electric - Future Past Perfect Tour DEC 22 THU Twin Towns Tweed Heads NSW - Electric - An Electric Concert for Connoisseurs DEC 23 FRI The Powerhouse Brisbane QLD - Electric - Future Past Perfect Tour DEC 24 SAT The Powerhouse Brisbane QLD - Electric - Future Past Perfect Tour DEC 29 THU Norwood Concert Hall Adelaide SA - Electric - Future Past Perfect Tour DEC 30 FRI The Forum Melbourne VIC - Electric - Future Past Perfect Tour JAN 28 SAT Taronga Zoo Sydney NSW - Electric - Twilight at Taronga yet - to b* please note that tix for Adelaide are not on sale e advised Hammock- featuring Steve Kilbey and TimEbandit Powles timEbandit Powles, Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson of Hammock talk about a new collaboration "Asleep in the Downlights" in the lead up to the 25th Oct release of a new Hammock gem. Listen to the interview www.hammockmusic.com/asleep then pre-order the music on vinyl or cd OR download it right there, right now. ‘Asleep in the Downlights’is a four track EP, two of them with cameo vocals and songs written and sung by Kilbey and Powles, both mixed by the timEbandit, and also including two new Hammock songs “Sinking Inside Yourself”, a driving towering piece feat. a first-ever vocal from Andrew Thompson, and the gorgeous “Parkers Chapel”, sung by Marc Byrd. Four songs, four voices. “This is essential listening for fans of either the church or Hammock and is a work of beauty, openness and wonder –something our world needs right now.” Tracks:1 No Agenda (Hammock feat. Steve Kilbey) 2 Sinking Inside Yourself (Hammock) 3 Verse for Forgiveness (Hammock feat. timEbandit Powles* 4 Parkers Chapel (Hammock) * these vocal versions of the “Chasing…”outtakes have also been remixed, or in the words of timEbandit, “demixed, deduced, massaged, reduced and enlarged”. REMINDER : The 2011 edition of the Experience Jimi Hendrix concert presented by Empire Touring will return to the Enmore Theatre in Newtown, Sydney on October 29 with another all-star lineup of Australian musical greats who will pay homage to the genius of Jimi Hendrix. This year’s show will included performances by our own Peter Koppes and other guitar greats including Darren Middleton (Powderfinger), Stuart Fraser (Noiseworks), Jak Housden (The Whitlams), John & Rick Brewster (The Angels), Steve Edmonds, Grant Walmsley (Screaming Jets) & Peter Northcote. This is going to be a live concert experience but with a unique interpretation of the music by some of our own guitar greats. With a line up like this, and songs that have influenced generations of music lovers the world over, be prepared to experience all of the greatest Jimi Hendrix moments, Live, once again…. and for one night only. http://www.enmoretheatre.com.au/events/2011/10/29/experience-the-jimi-hendrix-tribute 20th October 2011 Dear mailing list subscribers Future Past Perfect Tour - A 2nd Brisbane Powerhouse show Tickets for a second show at Brisbane Powerhouse for Saturday 24th December 2011 are now on sale! BRISBANE POWERHOUSE, THE CHURCH & UNORTHODOX RECORDS PRESENT THE CHURCH FRI 23 - SAT 24 DEC 2011 Book online here - http://www.brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/view/the-church/ Ticket price $ 55.00 Suitable for ages 12+ Time 7:30pm 20th October 2011 Dear mailing list subscribers Future Past Perfect Tour - The Forum, Melbourne 30th Dec 2011 Tickets for this concert will be on sale at the following times via Ticketmaster Special Fanclub Presale Start: Friday 21/10/11, 12:00 noon End: Sun 23/10/11, 17:00 Codeword : future Website link : http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/The-Church-tickets/artist/734759 Venue link : http://www.forummelbourne.com.au/ Onsale to General Public Start: Mon 24/10/11, 09:00 Future Past Perfect Tour - Brisbane Powerhouse A second show at the Brisbane Powerhouse is now on sale for Saturday 24th December 2011 Tickets are available here - http://www.brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/view/the-church/ "the church's 30th Anniversary year has taken the band all over the USA & Australia with the induction in October 2010 into the ARIA Rock and Roll Hall OF Fame. In April 2011 the band played their "Psychedelic Symphony" concert at a sold out Sydney Opera House with a 70-piece George Ellis Orchestra. To conclude these celebrations the band are pleased to announce the Australian "Future Past Perfect Tour" in December 2011. The band will perform an album from each decade of their existence - the critically acclaimed Untitled #23, perennial fan favourite Priest=Aura & the iconic Starfish. The ticket price includes an exclusive A4 program featuring album & single sleeve artwork, selected lyrics and photographs of the band. This show will include two intermissions & will last for three & a half hours with no support. Playing the albums in reverse chronological order the band ask you to simply close your eyes, sit back and join us on this special journey through the decades." 6th October 2011 the church “An Electric Concert For Connoisseurs” the church at Twin Towns Showroom Thursday December 22nd 2011 the church have been widely acknowledged as one of the great Australian bands. From their origins in the post punk/new wave ‘80s, they have encountered many different styles, fads and fashions and evolved over time into an original and influential group. In 2009 the band released their critically acclaimed Untitled #23 album receiving rave reviews in the press, including an unprecedented 5 Star review in Rolling Stone magazine. In October 2010, their 30th anniversary year, the band: Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Tim Powles and Marty Willson-Piper were inducted into the Australian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On the live front the band have unveiled their “Future Past Perfect Tour” playing three classic albums in their entirety in one night. They have received rapturous reviews and ecstatic audience responses from the sell out crowds in the USA - a regular destination for the band over the past 25 years. This tour also comes to major Australian cities in December, performing one album from each decade of their existence. From the latest Untitled #23, available on their own Unorthodox label, to the perennial fan favourite Priest=Aura and culminating in their massive international hit album Starfish. EMI Records have recently reissued all their early albums with rare photos and extensive sleeve notes written by Marty Willson-Piper. In April 2011 the band played their “A Psychedelic Symphony” concert at the Sydney Opera House with the 70 Piece George Ellis Orchestra. At Twin Towns the band will be playing a selection of songs from their colourful musical history. The repertoire will include classic hits such as The Unguarded Moment, Almost With You and Aria awarding winning song Under The Milky Way alongside fan favourites from their deep catalogue. The band continues to impress with its creative output and musical vision. This really is “An Electric Concert For Connoisseurs”. Book online http://www.twintowns.com.au/online-showbooking.html?THECHURC 4th October 2011 “Future Past Perfect Tour” December 2011 Performing three classic albums in their entirety the church’s 30th Anniversary year has taken the band all over the USA and Australia with the induction in October 2010 into the ARIA Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. In April 2011 the band played their “A Psychedelic Symphony” concert at a sold out Sydney Opera House with the 70-piece George Ellis Orchestra. To conclude these celebrations the band are pleased to announce the Australian “Future Past Perfect Tour” in December 2011. The band will perform an album from each decade of their existence – the critically acclaimed Untitled #23, perennial fan favourite Priest=Aura and the iconic Starfish. In America the shows were rapturously received and reviews were outstanding. As this tour comes to Australia it is an opportunity to experience the past, present and future of one of Australia’s best and most intriguing bands. Untitled #23 released in 2009 is widely regarded as a modern classic and has received glowing reviews from the music press, including an unprecedented 5 star review in Rolling Stone magazine. Priest=Aura (1992) has constantly been voted as a favourite of church fans over the years andStarfish (1989) is the album that put the church on the map in America. Starfish features along with The Blurred Crusade (1982) as one of two entries by the band in the “The Best 100 Australian Albums” book published in 2011. The ticket price includes an exclusive A4 program featuring album and single sleeve artwork, selected lyrics and photographs of Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Tim Powles and Marty Willson-Piper. This seated show will include two intermissions and will last for three and half hours with no support. Playing the albums in reverse chronological order the band ask you to simply close your eyes, sit back and join us on this special journey through the decades. “Future Past Perfect Tour” SUN 11TH DEC WAVES Wollongong NSW (On Sale Thursday 13th October) SAT 17TH DEC THE ENMORE THEATRE Sydney NSW (On Sale Now) FRI 23RD DEC THE POWERHOUSE Brisbane QLD (On Sale Now) THU 29TH DEC NORWOOD CONCERT HALL Adelaide SA (On Sale Date TBA) FRI 30TH DEC THE FORUM Melbourne VIC (On Sale Saturday 15th October) the church “Future Past Perfect Tour” December 2011 Performing three classic albums in their entirety 4th October 2011 Dear mailing list subscribers the church: A Psychedelic Symphony premieres this Thursday, October 6 at 10pm on MAX in Australia. Details are as below : "To celebrate their 30th anniversary, one of Australia’s most iconic, respected and enduring bands – the church – played a special one-off sold-out show at the Sydney Opera House last April. Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Tim Powles and Marty Willson-Piper were accompanied by an orchestra conducted by George Ellis who had collaborated with Lou Reed and Augie March and worked on projects including the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. the church: A Psychedelic Symphony premieres Thursday, October 6 at 10pm on MAX. Repeats of the special will be shown: Friday, October 7 at 10.00am Wednesday, October 12 at 2.00pm Sunday, October 23 at 10.00pm" http://www.maxtv.com.au/pages/main-menu/max-tv/shows/the-church--a-psychedelic-symphony 4th October 2011
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some warm night will come your way i’m sure the holiday man arrives without any children could only be described as a balmy zephyr the market place shivers slightly as it passes the sunglasses the beads the hats the trinkets subcutaneous feeling of nostalgia sepia my travel agent by captain nemo i dive deep into coral limbo my bubbles trailing tellingly inside the cave of the earth sea serpents lair the sound of its heart beat so heavy on my drum daughter of mountain come are you alone for once in the salmoning air? your entreatment of some hermes trismegistus from the coast the squalls of afternoon were like caves in a sea cartoon a million houses where we could live and be happy a million lives where we burn on and on the sea accepts everything no offer refused the watery depths seem to reach out sometimes and to think to myself there are fish that can fly and birds that dive within teeming shoal of mackerel silvered for an instant in the film of distant camera remembered in exquisite filia behind our eye determining the thrust of the oceans brute girth seizing the moment by a hook in the sky unpolite the fisherman who bated the starling and weird was the wizard who kidded the goat in absentia garlands all strewn on the pitchforks and we danced the colossus the road through the night as the colours burst open revealing a darkness as the unraveling bolero of time upon time world upon world sun upon sun heaven on hell upon wish upon star the cafe kinda crowded you’ll like it…… the pepper and salt shakers and all that i hover above the elongation of love i glide in the shadow the negation of madness
breath/spirit
some warm night will come your way i’m sure
the holiday man arrives without any children
could only be described as a balmy zephyr
the market place shivers slightly as it passes
the sunglasses the beads the hats the trinkets
subcutaneous feeling of nostalgia sepia
my travel agent by captain nemo
i dive deep into coral limbo my bubbles trailing tellingly
inside the cave of the earth sea serpents lair
the sound of its heart beat so heavy on my drum
daughter of mountain come
are you alone for once in the salmoning air?
your entreatment of some hermes trismegistus from the coast
the squalls of afternoon were like caves in a sea cartoon
a million houses where we could live and be happy
a million lives where we burn on and on
the sea accepts everything no offer refused
the watery depths seem to reach out sometimes
and to think to myself there are fish that can fly
and birds that dive within teeming shoal of mackerel
silvered for an instant in the film of distant camera
remembered in exquisite filia behind our eye
determining the thrust of the oceans brute girth
seizing the moment by a hook in the sky
unpolite the fisherman who bated the starling
and weird was the wizard who kidded the goat
in absentia garlands all strewn on the pitchforks
and we danced the colossus the road through the night
as the colours burst open revealing a darkness
as the unraveling bolero of time upon time
world upon world
sun upon sun
heaven on hell upon wish upon star
the cafe kinda crowded you’ll like it……
the pepper and salt shakers and all that
i hover above the elongation of love
i glide in the shadow
the negation of madness
http://merch.thechurchband.net/ To celebrate in advance of the Australian Tour, we are having a massive pre-tour sale in time for Christmas. From now until the 30th November almost everything will be discounted. Please take this opportunity to navigate through our great new online store, meet Rajani who will be your contact and peruse all kinds of special deals. The Collector’s Tin Mine CD in a tin is one limited edition special that is only available while stocks last. Thank you for your patience and support during this set up. Click on our Shop tab above to access the store. Web address http://merch.thechurchband.net/
http://merch.thechurchband.net/
To celebrate in advance of the Australian Tour, we are having a massive pre-tour sale in time for Christmas. From now until the 30th November almost everything will be discounted. Please take this opportunity to navigate through our great new online store, meet Rajani who will be your contact and peruse all kinds of special deals. The Collector’s Tin Mine CD in a tin is one limited edition special that is only available while stocks last. Thank you for your patience and support during this set up. Click on our Shop tab above to access the store. Web address http://merch.thechurchband.net/
i scratch the surface of this life fiddle in a puddle i’m all in a muddle jumbled mumbles i bumble along the earth is a sphere well leave it here the sun is a disc the moon is silver hot and the ones in its shadow troubled deep by the night i plunge into cold water emitting white steam in the green sublime depths where an evening has been an even song sang of an archangel golden the holiest voice all bless unbeholden i dream to you now the source but unbidden i remain in the sight of the light of the hidden i succumb to the fall head on i endure eternity dead on i worship the wood christ bled on i sit in a cafe with red on the rain pitter pat pitter pat 2 little raindrops leant over a cloud a headlong into a whirlpool of travail the vortexian pull of a vacuum at suck you forsook the brook at first look then like a wild swan you took the furious air beaten bloody by wings the sky in its suit of blue and white things the time is a human idea smeared over truth sadness and joy to be overcome and we smile under a new conundrum dichotomy takes a lot of me i wait to fall apart in the poets junkyard where the ending is both sweet and hard i pick a card any card and damn ! ill-starred ……..
outcome in
i scratch the surface of this life
fiddle in a puddle i’m all in a muddle
jumbled mumbles i bumble along
the earth is a sphere well leave it here
the sun is a disc the moon is silver hot
and the ones in its shadow troubled deep by the night
i plunge into cold water emitting white steam
in the green sublime depths where an evening has been
an even song sang of an archangel golden
the holiest voice all bless unbeholden
i dream to you now the source but unbidden
i remain in the sight of the light of the hidden
i succumb to the fall head on
i endure eternity dead on
i worship the wood christ bled on
i sit in a cafe with red on
the rain pitter pat pitter pat
2 little raindrops leant over a cloud
a headlong into a whirlpool of travail
the vortexian pull of a vacuum at suck
you forsook the brook at first look
then like a wild swan you took
the furious air beaten bloody by wings
the sky in its suit of blue and white things
the time is a human idea smeared over truth
sadness and joy to be overcome
and we smile
under a new conundrum
dichotomy takes a lot of me
i wait to fall apart in the poets junkyard
where the ending is both sweet and hard
i pick a card
any card
and
damn !
ill-starred ……..
with all the crimson yellow in my head i beseech thee lord thy golden staff which doth glow in dream some say out of shot t’is the quickening of the bursting evening afoot the crackles of black upon black the clock will stop a thousand faces swim upon the blank visage of woman woman as tiger woman as hunter woman as healer woman as hag woman as mother as child as teacher as white female centaur moving into lime come we drown in feminine cosmos a chorus of women all mourning for me bring on the doctor bring on the lawyer bring on the curtain and bring on my fee the ocelot springs in a frozen assumption his claws retract in the middle of flight where is the engine that pumps out delusion who is in charge of the chaos inside how can you understand everything when nothing is more important than light and light as you are you fall away fast picking up speed beyond point in time how molecules dance when once but disturbed the smaller you go the faster you whirl some voices are singing a bright lively song a mirror of birds a feast of blue notes a study of nebulous shapes in a sky a space full of planet revolve around star god in his wisdom has painted his portrait in sea and in weather and in fire and steel we have entered a sound where colours reversed overexposed violins to pure flash and th’elegies of summers long dead and dying they linger in synthesis they dodder in glow they hang in the air upon heavens rafters adrift in a wildness alone in a world i land on the dock with my winged heels oblivion i surface a dream that has struggle asleep many the […]
drug saw cow boy
with all the crimson yellow in my head
i beseech thee lord thy golden staff
which doth glow in dream some say out of shot
t’is the quickening of the bursting evening afoot
the crackles of black upon black the clock will stop
a thousand faces swim upon the blank visage of woman
woman as tiger woman as hunter woman as healer
woman as hag
woman as mother as child as teacher
as white female centaur moving into lime
come we drown in feminine cosmos
a chorus of women all mourning for me
bring on the doctor bring on the lawyer
bring on the curtain and bring on my fee
the ocelot springs in a frozen assumption
his claws retract in the middle of flight
where is the engine that pumps out delusion
who is in charge of the chaos inside
how can you understand everything
when nothing is more important than light
and light as you are you fall away fast
picking up speed beyond point in time
how molecules dance when once but disturbed
the smaller you go the faster you whirl
some voices are singing a bright lively song
a mirror of birds
a feast of blue notes
a study of nebulous shapes in a sky
a space full of planet revolve around star
god in his wisdom has painted his portrait
in sea and in weather and in fire and steel
we have entered a sound where colours reversed
overexposed violins to pure flash
and th’elegies of summers long dead and dying
they linger in synthesis
they dodder in glow
they hang in the air upon heavens rafters
adrift in a wildness alone in a world
i land on the dock with my winged heels oblivion
i surface a dream that has struggle asleep
many the meadow fog dimmed in morning
where raven and quarrel purveying their wares
malignant gnome who breeds in the graveyard
the horrible sprite of an unhappy bride
away from this plane i hasten a’flame
for am i not son of the spritual spark
i track lonely black oceans as my soul looms on homeward
i gaze at the monsters concealed there within
a dragon of gold with teeth of pure pearl
a lion of marble with jaw inlaid jewel
a beaten statue of baal yonder master
behold at your peril gaze if you will
the summer has left me gasping for springtime
the morning just keeps begging for night
the night has gone within some life
then suddenly
its alright!
i search myself and i find myself wanting wanting more of this wanting less of that the sun spent last night shining brightly somewhere else but laziness and i are in cahoots tragedies rip chunks from a dwelling great unasked for honours prop up tottering beams daughter aurora whom i named in song 9 years before birth she of all my children with her olive hued skin her hair the colour of shifting sand her eyes are old navaho woman her mind from a former time the present confuses and bemuses her she cant quite remember her great gift and……. an affinity for magic and myth she fills up on it and then cannot abide her real worlds feeling persecuted by unnameable forces sometimes her disdain comes back and bites her is she a celt is she an indian is she a persian is she a moor ? her vaunted intelligence makes everything vapid a fish out of water a girl out of time a fruit on a vine but the same old zeitgeist the one who keeps changing the spirit is attractive its hard to ignore him after all we all must live in our times why yearn towards the past realms of magic when ive one million tricks up one million sleeves ? and quick as a flash i’m trotting out novelties and gossips and weddings and gadgets and clothes the never ending present is a great fatigue to those who long for future and past i took my longing and made it the subject for almost every song that i ever will write its a thrill that aches its like a warm chill youve seen paradise and here is your bill i guess that last line means i got too much time to kill i admire […]
feel line kill bee
i search myself and i find myself wanting
wanting more of this wanting less of that
the sun spent last night shining brightly somewhere else
but laziness and i are in cahoots
tragedies rip chunks from a dwelling
great unasked for honours prop up tottering beams
daughter aurora whom i named in song 9 years before birth
she of all my children
with her olive hued skin
her hair the colour of shifting sand
her eyes are old navaho woman
her mind from a former time
the present confuses and bemuses her
she cant quite remember her great gift and…….
an affinity for magic and myth
she fills up on it and then cannot abide her real worlds
feeling persecuted by unnameable forces
sometimes her disdain comes back and bites her
is she a celt is she an indian is she a persian is she a moor ?
her vaunted intelligence makes everything vapid
a fish out of water
a girl out of time
a fruit on a vine
but the same old zeitgeist the one who keeps changing
the spirit is attractive
its hard to ignore him
after all we all must live in our times
why yearn towards the past realms of magic
when ive one million tricks up one million sleeves ?
and quick as a flash i’m trotting out novelties
and gossips and weddings and gadgets and clothes
the never ending present is a great fatigue
to those who long for future and past
i took my longing and made it the subject
for almost every song that i ever will write
its a thrill that aches its like a warm chill
youve seen paradise and here is your bill
i guess that last line means i got too much time to kill
i admire that quiet man with his house on the hill
his garden so lush his window so still
i didnt think about it until……
a poem has tried to high jack my reverie
the things that i right here in strictly no confidence
i am your internet conscience as the nights go a’sliding
i am revealed gradually as the years go on hiding
man time is rushing like never before
reversing all that you hate and adore
you all love me once and love me no more
the wind sings a symphony i ask whats the score
in tatters the battered fish on the shore
my close from last night that lay on the floor
and drugs coursing through all of the veins at full bore
look i’m lifting off now …what you standing there for…..?
i only want more and i only want more…..
reality convenes an intervention
one day you come home
and there sit all your fears anxieties and doubts
reality has decided you must play it straight
reality wants to be embraced
your fears need assuaging
your anxieties need soothing
your doubts need reassurance
reality suggests somewhere between everything else
reality lies a way
if you create your own reality…..
why only a devil would then create this hell
and what kind of god would design sweet eden
and kick out his angel
who loved it so well
god flooded the world to wash away sin
devil flooded hell with his tears to begin
man is lost without and lost within
god with his mane
devil with his fin
god with his spear
devil with his pin
god with his out
devil with his in
god with his law
devil with his spin
god with his methadone
devil with his heroin
god with his platinum
devil with his tin
i say all of this
i love you in spades
sincerely sincerely
off now to hades
11 11 11 the day ww1 finished in 1918 still im not exactly sure why it had to be i dont understand what that war was for sure archduke ferdinand got hit but this was slaughter on an undreamt of scale the most pointless useless bloody heartbreaking war of all theyre still digging guys up who were churned into the mud bits n pieces of 19 year old germans n french n english n americans why? for fucks sake why? why do we trust em? why did we ever trust em? the same guys bankrolling both sides too i’d say thats somewhat immoral on a cosmic scale anyway well we sure got us some young soldiers killed what incredible reason necessitated this butchery of young men? the same old arrogant crowd who dont fight in the wars themselves its a wonder …..did they have any consciences at all? the generals and lords and kaisers and admirals ww1 is an atrocity against ourselves but who can even begin to say why? the common man trusted that someone must know why werent the enemy evil? didnt we owe em one from napoleonic days? no wait a minute… has every fucking country in europe had a war with each other? britain has been invaded by italy by germany by denmark by france plus it has fought with holland spain portugal russia india arabia man theres so much bad blood everywhere who can untangle it? and a steady stream of villainy deprivation ignorance and war wars all over the place some lasting a century we will never learn tho will we if ww1 doesnt make humanity learn what fucking well will? the germans n english are mates now so are the frenchies why did all the people have to die to achieve this? if […]
a rent in reality + ocean glimpsed
11 11 11
the day ww1 finished in 1918
still im not exactly sure why it had to be
i dont understand what that war was for
sure archduke ferdinand got hit
but this was slaughter on an undreamt of scale
the most pointless useless bloody heartbreaking war of all
theyre still digging guys up who were churned into the mud
bits n pieces of 19 year old germans n french n english n americans
why? for fucks sake why?
why do we trust em?
why did we ever trust em?
the same guys bankrolling both sides too
i’d say thats somewhat immoral on a cosmic scale
anyway
well we sure got us some young soldiers killed
what incredible reason necessitated this butchery of young men?
the same old arrogant crowd who dont fight in the wars themselves
its a wonder …..did they have any consciences at all?
the generals and lords and kaisers and admirals
ww1 is an atrocity against ourselves
but who can even begin to say why?
the common man trusted that someone must know why
werent the enemy evil?
didnt we owe em one from napoleonic days?
no wait a minute…
has every fucking country in europe had a war with each other?
britain has been invaded by italy by germany by denmark by france
plus it has fought with holland spain portugal russia india arabia
man theres so much bad blood everywhere who can untangle it?
and a steady stream of villainy deprivation ignorance and war
wars all over the place some lasting a century
we will never learn tho will we
if ww1 doesnt make humanity learn what fucking well will?
the germans n english are mates now so are the frenchies
why did all the people have to die to achieve this?
if you think war is any fun
go to the war memorial in canberra
walk down the ww1 wing and you can still get a whiff of the trenches
even behind glass the uniforms of dead men give off that faint stench
the war happened and some people made a lot of money out of it
it was good for business and its a bit of a shame about all the carnage
the great war
a war to end all wars they said …
but theyre still coming atcha with new ones
dont ask me
im just a singer
