Too bad, really.
I love their songs like :
1. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
2. Fisherman's Wharf
3. Skirt Alert
and many others...
Cheers!
Andre
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tinnitus" <trinitylist@yahoo.co.uk>
To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 12:56 AM
Subject: Corduroy News
> Did everyone apart from know this apart from me?
>
> Corduroy have split up ! Im gutted, which is an
> understatement. If anyone has ever seen their live
> performances, I cant truely say that this bunch made
> superb music and gave amazing live performances to
> boot ! No longer will I be able to get down with
> Corduroy..... sob .....
>
> Its a real shame that they have gone their separate
> ways, and its an even bigger loss to the Acid Jazz
> world.
>
> What was everyone else's take on their music and their
> (blinding) gigs, just out of interest?
>
> John.
>
> p.s. I have included the press release from their
> website below.
>
> ============================================
> This is a belated letter to anyone interested in the
> band CORDUROY, from founder member Ben Addison.
>
> First, the band has split up. I apologise for there
> being no news for such a long time, but when Big Cat
> Records (our last label), were dropped from V2, we
> were all a little dumbfounded. Scott, Simon, Richard
> and myself drifted apart.
>
> I think the process began while we were recording
> 'Clik!', the last album. Rob Playford's recording
> techniques were an echo of a two year period before
> CORDUROY, when Scott and I were working with a
> computer and sampler.
>
> This for me was very inspirational and made certain
> ideas for the album obsolete. More interested in
> instrumentals now, I was very keen in making different
> arrangements and for the tunes to be longer.
>
> There was pressure after seven months of work to write
> more material, to ensure the best selection for the
> record. This was when we realised we all wanted a
> different result, and the label needed it pretty
> quickly.
>
> Having finished, we set about rehearsing for live
> promotion. I bought an ADAT player, convinced that the
> shows would need it. Rehearsing was not as tough as I
> had thought and in April/June '99 we did five shows
> ending at the Embassy Rooms, London. This was the last
> CORDUROY show. I think we all enjoyed these gigs - the
> audiences did and we were all set to do more through
> the autumn, when we heard the label had been dropped.
>
> I hear that Richard is forming a band, Simon is
> working in the clothing industry, Scott has been
> studying computer programming and I have been
> releasing through UNIQUE Records in Germany as BEN
> HUMAN.
>
> We have also done a deal with SANCTUARY Records, who
> are re-releasing just about everything we ever did,
> including un-released tracks and a Japanese live
> album. These I feel will make up the definitive
> collection, as Dean Rudland (ACID JAZZ Records),
> Martin Bartlett (Management) and myself have been
> involved with the project from the start.
>
> As you may know CORDUROY started as a non-serious,
> profit-making, one-off gig concept. After five albums
> maybe things had run their natural course, but through
> visiting this site and the links to others good music
> will always be available.
>
> ===========================================
>
>
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