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Saturday, 18 April 2009 |
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Fading Ways Finland / Psychout Records proudly presents: THE POINT
Neil Leyton and Nicke Andersson were introduced to each other at Stockholm's Acetone studio whilst recording with Micke 'Rip' Borg. Leyton was working on his "Betrayal of the Self" album, back in October 2005. Andersson (along with Dregen) had booked a couple of days in the same studio for the recording of a tribute to a Swedish singer songwriter. They ended up also playing the solo on Leyton's "Hyperventilating", and Micke Borg kept in touch.
You have to know Micke RIP Borg to appreciate this, but years later he phones up Leyton and says, "You know, I been thinking, you and Nicke really should do a cover of The Jook's Aggravation Place, mmmm? What do you think?"
"O sure," Leyton replied on the phone from London. But who the hell are The Jook, he thought. So, to the rescue comes Fading Ways' resident rock n roll encyclopaedia, Mikko Jokela, director of Fading Ways Finland. "He immediately searched through his collection and found precisely the song, as he always does.", Leyton tells.
The sessions that ensued at Acetone yielded not just the Jook cover, but, perhaps not surprisingly, two original, written on the spot gems by Andersson/Leyton; the arrangements came easily enough out of some ideas Nicke had, and while he tracked them on drums with Micke on rhythm guitar and Bjorken on bass, Leyton worked the tape machine and scribbled down lyrics and hummed melodies that he then proceeded to record - everything came together spontaneously.
No hard labour, no politics, no jive, just friends making music in an old analogue studio. That, my friends, is The Point.
Give it a try / Pary of fools / Aggravation Place.
7" vinyl can now be ordered at FW Music Store |
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The Betrayal of the Self released in Portugal |
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Sunday, 10 January 2010 |
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Neil Leyton's third studio album, The Betrayal of the Self, will be released in Portugal July 26th 2010, distributed via Compact Records. The record release will be accompanied by a string of live acoustic dates, including showcases at FNAC stores throughout Portugal.
The record features Swedish musicians Micke Ghost, Tommie Riot, Janne Olsson, Larsa Gustafson and Ola Eklof and was recorded, on tape, at Acetone Studio in Stockholm. It was released in Sweden via Feedback Boogie records, and in the UK via Fading Ways UK. It also features many notable Swedish guest musicians, including Nicke Andersson (Hellacopters) and Dregen (Backyard Babies). The Point 7" will also be released on the same date. Leyton will be booking live dates in Portugal via the Fabulous Generation agency: www.fabulousgeneration.com |
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Patti Smith: Dream of Life presentation party in Lisbon |
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009 |
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Neil Leyton will take place in a special presentation event for the film Patti Smith: Dream of Life, this Friday 27th February at Santiago Alquimista, Lisbon. The event, presented by Projecto Marginal in association with Midas Filmes, will pay homage to the "godmother of punk", with performances from Neil Leyton, Murdering Tripping Blues, The Hypers, The Happiness and also Inês Vicente and David Ferreira of You Should Go Ahead, as well as Ana Leorne of The Clits. Patti Smith – Dream Of Life, a dive into the philosophy and art of the legendary rocker Patti Smith, directed by Steven Sebring, opens in Portugal on March 5th exclusively at the Cinema City Classic Alvalade, in Lisboa. Sebring's documentary accompanies the artist over the course of 11 years through spoken word sessions, concerts, interviews, paintings and photographs, revealing a complex and charismatic personality. The evening will go on 'til 4 AM with dj sets by Miss Nicotine and Fernando Morgado. 5 euro admission, doors at 23:00. Smoking area available at Santiago Alquimista for those wanting to still do that 20th century thing. There are lots, in Portugal. |
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