Red Drapes Live // LIDO Berlin 'Nov 2010' Karrera Klub from Red Drapes on Vimeo.
This was taken from our set at Lido for 'Karrera Klub' in Berlin.
New song, which remains untitled.
Share it around, can't wait to come back.
Enjoy
Adam
Monday, 6 December 2010
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
GERMAN TOUR DIARY NOVEMBER 2010
We have recently arrived back in old blighty after our first German tour supporting Humming Records label mates Flashguns. We had an amazing time and here's a little about our magical German mystery tour..
We set off from home in our shiny new hired bus and on to Dover to ride the under sea train to Calais..
First stop was Hazelwood Studios, Frankfurt. A beautiful warehouse building housing our makeshift beds in the office for the night.. amazing place as it was, but distinctly lacking in food stuffs so it was a quick dash back in the van to get to the Übermäßig Markt to pick up some smelly cheese and crusty bread before it closed.. not forgetting the fantastically cheap good German beer!.. then back to the studio, cheese and crisp sandwiches, beer, cards and indoor bicycle riding.
On the morn, after little sleep we set off to the first date in at Klub Drushba, Halle. Nice little venue reminiscent of our old haunt in Southampton 'Lennons'.. the place was rammed, our set went well and we had a great time.. we watched Flashguns from the Dj booth through the thick haze of cigarette smoke then one of us had to stop drinking to get our van back to where we were kipping for the night.. That night and the next morning was a bit of a blur of pet frogs, chat roulette piano man and bratwurst.
The countryside on the way to Lido, Berlin is beautiful.. the wind turbines silently dance on the hills as the sun goes down and our heads are full of anticipation for the biggest gig of the tour.. We pull in to the outskirts of Berlin excited, and some of us wearing burger king crowns..
Lido is a beautiful venue, an old cinema if you've never been, big stage and red drapes either side of the stage.. We had a fantastic time playing for Kerrera Klub's Interpol aftershow party that night, great crowd for both bands and it was great to exercise our sound at a bigger venue.. the night was a blast. After the gig, we jumped on the U-Bahn to the Interpol after party at Cookies as they were playing Tempodrom.. the party was crazy, it went on past 6am and was like the underground vampire disco scene in Blade.. but without Wesley Snipes.
Our day off the following morning in Berlin saw a leisurely stroll around the flea market at Mauerpark while our feet slowly turned numb and our hands developed frost bite.. That evening falafel, beer, table football and cigarettes.. still can't quite get used to people smoking indoors. Several large continental lagers and a little shopper bike later, it's 5am and we are outside Mega Grill.
The harsh light of day brought us back in the van to the Prinzenbar, Hamburg.. A quick stop off at Jörg's farm to pick up some diesel, meet the cows and drink the best damn coffee in Germany..! then we are weaving down country lanes and through quaint villages towards our final date of the tour. Prinzenbar is a pretty and romantic venue with different levels, red drapes and decorated with stone cherubs, chandeliers and grape vines.. some would say reminiscent of the Aztec zone of Crystal Maze..
Hamburg was a great night, our gig was really enjoyable and the night out drinking after was ace.. The road in the red light district where women aren't allowed was worth seeing and the bar after played some good tunes but the bloody mary shots weren't such a good idea.. back to the artist's flat above Prinzenbar for a private party of endless songs and banging of feet (sorry neighbour below)..
After a hilarious sleepless night and with awful hangovers, we begin our long drive back to the Eurotunnel frequenting roadside service delights along the way.. Fuck the Autobahn at night in the rain! It. Is. Crazy.
We knew our journey back would be somewhat lengthy, we did not however, anticipate a 5 hour long stay at the Eurotunnel terminal departure lounge in Calais, awaiting the release of our detained bass player in passport control.. sinking countless cheap, foul vending machine coffees in an effort to stay awake for the drive on home turf and deliriously transfixed by the crazy bubblegum machine in the children's area, we are eventually called up to the tunnel.. back as a four piece, we enter the undersea train once again.
6am, Asda carpark, Folkstone, -1 degrees, stolen sandwich, sick and a stray cat.. Home then sleep.
Thank you to Flashguns for having us, Colin, Jörg, Peter & Vivien at Humming Records for making it possible and Carsten at Hazelwood Touring for organising it all.
See you in February 2011 Germany.. x
Humming Records - Berlin
Love.
R.D.
Thomas.
Monday, 18 October 2010
RESIDENCY DIARY PT.2
Dear all,
Part 2 of our monthly live residency at the Old Queens Head turned out to be a decedent evening Thursday 7th October. Thank you to everyone who made the night memorable.
With winter looming ahead, the room was full of vibrant and warm sounds thanks to the brilliance of the Tamborines, Red Drapes, Talkers and Victor Talking machine.
The residency is proving a success and without the support of the guest bands that have played and the people who attended the nights so far, without none of this would have been possible.
We look forward to seeing everyone back for part 3 of the residency on Thursday November 4th.
Photograph by Bryn Evans
Photograph by Bryn Evans
Photograph by Bryn Evans
Photograph by Bryn Evans
Photograph by Bryn Evans
Special thanks to Ed & Drew from Club.The.Mammoth and to The Tamborines, Talkers and Victor Talking Machine.
Photography by Bryn Evans
www.befotography.com
Venue
The Old Queens Head. Angel
Club.The.Mammoth & Red Drapes presents 'Residency'
Love
George
R.D
Monday, 27 September 2010
LONDON RESIDENCY PART TWO '7TH OCT'
Dear all,
We would like to invite you to the second part of our residency at The Old Queens Head, Angel, Thursday 7th October presented by Club.The.Mammoth and Red Drapes. FREE ENTRY.
Playing live along side Red Drapes will be The Tamborines, Talkers and Victor Talking Machine plus Club.The.Mammoth, Loveless, Red Drapes & Islington Boys' Club Dj's all night.
Red Drapes residency part 2 'Thursday 7th October'
'C.T.M & Red Drapes presents..'w / The Tamborines
The Old Queens Head, Angel 'Free Entry'
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It will be a monthly presented night by Club.The.Mammoth and Red Drapes and will be Free Entry with great live bands that we love and want to play with as well as DJ's in between. Lot's more to be announced.
Live
The Tamborines
Red Drapes (Residency)
Talkers
Victor Talking Machine
Venue
The Old Queens Head. Angel
Club.The.Mammoth & Red Drapes presents 'Residency'
Hope to see you there.
Love
Adam, Thomas, George, Riley
R.D
Monday, 6 September 2010
RESIDENCY DIARY PT.1
Dear all,
Thanks to all who came to the launch party of our live residency at The Old Queens Head, Angel. It was a great opening and we enjoyed it very much.
We were warmly received and there was a really interesting atmosphere to the whole night. We then got on the decks and spun songs and danced around until the early hours, thus making our heads roll a bit. A joyous occasion was had by all. The very talented Lasse Dearman photographed the night, which you can see below. Click to enlarge.
We are very much looking forward to the next residency show which is on the Thursday 7th October.
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| Photograph by Lasse Dearman |
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Come join us again then, spread the word. Lots more to be announced and details will follow very shortly.
Special thanks to Ed & Dan from Club.The.Mammoth & the bands King Antics, The Rifle Volunteer and the amazing Stricken City.
Photography by Lasse Dearman
http://www.lassedearman.dk/
Venue
The Old Queens Head. Angel
Club.The.Mammoth & Red Drapes presents 'Residency'
http://www.myspace.com/reddrapes
http://www.clubthemammoth.com/
http://www.myspace.com/clubthemammoth
http://www.facebook.com/clubthemammoth
Hope to see you there.
Love
Adam
R.D
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
LONDON RESIDENCY LAUNCH PARTY '2ND SEP'
Dear all,
We would hereby like to invite you to our own residency at The Old Queens Head, Angel. The Launch party is on Thursday 2nd September. FREE Entry. Tell your friends. It launches on the Thursday 2nd September with us playing live as well as the amazing Stricken City The Rifle Volunteer and King Antics plus Dj's throughout the night.
It will be a monthly presented night by Club.The.Mammoth and Red Drapes and will be Free Entry with great live bands that we love and want to play with as well as DJ's in between. Lot's more to be announced.
Residency Launch Party 'Sept 2nd'
'C.T.M & Red Drapes presents..'w / Stricken City
The Old Queens Head, Angel 'Free Entry'
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It will be a monthly presented night by Club.The.Mammoth and Red Drapes and will be Free Entry with great live bands that we love and want to play with as well as DJ's in between. Lot's more to be announced.
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Live
Live
Stricken City
Red Drapes (Residency)
The Rifle Volunteer
King Antics
Venue
The Old Queens Head. Angel
Club.The.Mammoth & Red Drapes presents 'Residency'
http://www.myspace.com/reddrapes
http://www.clubthemammoth.com/
http://www.myspace.com/clubthemammoth
http://www.facebook.com/clubthemammoth
http://www.myspace.com/reddrapes
http://www.clubthemammoth.com/
http://www.myspace.com/clubthemammoth
http://www.facebook.com/clubthemammoth
Hope to see you there.
Love
Adam, Thomas, George, Riley
R.D
Monday, 9 August 2010
EP.1 EUROPEAN RELEASE
Ladies & Gents...
We are proud to announce that Red Drapes are now signed to Humming Records, Berlin!
We will be releasing 'E.p 1' and touring Germany, Switzerland & Austria in the coming months.. Also support dates with Flashguns are to be announced soon...
Thank you to Colin, Peter & Jörg from Humming Records, Laurie Latham Jnr from Hot Sushi Productions, Laurie Latham for all of his hard work producing and engineering and to all our friends and family for their support over the last year..
Stay tuned.. new songs coming soon...
Humming Records - Berlin
www.hummingrecords.com
Hot Sushi Productions
www.hotsushi.co.uk
Love.
R.D
Thomas
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
BBC 6 MUSIC INTERVIEW WITH TOM ROBINSON
Dear all,
Tom Robinson of BBC 6 Music has kindly been playing 'Reflection' for the past few weeks on his show 'Fresh On The Net'.
We were invited in to the 6 Music studio last week to face the 'Inquisition' and a chat. In short, a number of questions prompting a quick response from us and we did our best under these pressures to deliver some witty remarks. After that Tom himself chatted with us about our recent sold out release of E.p 1.
You can listen back to us being interview by Tom via our soundcloud below. Simply follow the link and hope you enjoy.
Red Drapes BBC 6 Music Interview with Tom Robinson 'Fresh On The Net' by RED DRAPES
Not all went to plan tho, before the interview I went to the toilet and pulled on a cord which I presumed was the light but was actually an alarm. Two men came to the toilet swiftly after. I then explained my mistake but was not informed of what it did.
We were suitably pleased with our complimentary Terry Wogan postcards and BBC visitors badge, which we hope will be one of many.
6 Music is very important to new bands and it simply has to stay. We are very pleased to be a part of it.
Thanks to Tom Robinson, the team, and all the listeners.
Tom Robinson
Sunday, 4 July 2010
JAPAN
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We are proud to announce that our limited edition first release 'E.p.1' was shipped directly to File Under Records store, Nagoya City, Japan where it sold out in just 4 hours!!
Thank you to all in Japan who purchased our first record and posed for a picture, we are looking forward to releasing our new recordings and would love to play a Japanese show soon.
& a big thank you to Take for making it possible!
File Under Records - Japan
www.fileunderrecords.com
Knew Noise Recordings - Japan
Love.
R.D.
Thomas
Monday, 31 May 2010
MORE KIND WORDS...
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We have had some more nice words written about us of late. We would like to thank everyone for taking the time to write such pleasantries.
Click on the links below to read more...
This Is Offset - E.p.1
http://thisisoffset.co.uk/?s=red+drapes
The Dumbing Of America - Blog and Interview
http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/05/17/your-new-favorite-band-red-drapes/
Hot Sushi
http://hotsushi.co.uk/reddrapes.html
Sublime Silence - Blog
http://sublimesilencemusic.blogspot.com/2010/05/red-drapes.html
R.D
Thomas
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
E.P 1. 'FREE 2 TRACK DOWNLOAD SAMPLER'
Dear all,
As a taster, for a limited time only we are giving away 2 tracks for FREE from our E.p 1. Simply follow the link below and enter your email address and download 'Reflection' and 'First Hand' now completely free.
Enjoy
R.D
Friday, 23 April 2010
E.P 1
We have recently designed a handmade limited edition Ep which we have titled Ep.1 limited to 100 copies. They are handmade by us and are available from Rough Trade stores now.
Enclosed is 5 track cd and booklet of the full lyrics to each of the songs. We plan to make another edition titled Ep.2 late summer which will also be limited and handmade.
Ep.1
Reflection
First Hand
Subside
Hush Now The Dockyard
Dirty Windows
Lyrics booklet
The Ep is available from Rough Trade East, Brick Lane & West, Notting Hill stores, London.
Rough Trade Website
Click here to order E.p 1 from Rough Trade Website
Rough Trade East
Old Truman Brewery,
Brick Lane, London.
Rough Trade West
130 Talbot Road, London
We hope you enjoy.
R.D
Adam
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
BERLIN
Dear all,
Apologies for a slightly delayed post. We have been very busy but have gathered together some thoughts and photographs from our recent visit to Berlin to play a headline slot at the renowned venue Bang Bang Club. This was Red Drapes first visit to play Germany and was made to be very special.
It all began with a lengthy coach journey which took us through many cities upon the way, passing beautiful streets and land that adorns Europe. Arriving in Berlin quite sleep deprived we made our way to the place where we were staying and an afternoon sleep was had. The flat we stayed in could not be more perfect, a traditional pre-war loft apartment that we could describe as being very poetic and felt highly nostalgic. A place such as this very much suited our moods for the duration of the short visit.
We arrived at sound check to be met by people outside who had been waiting, which astounded us, but a great surprise which we welcomed. To receive such a welcome was very unexpected and for our first visit to Germany can only make for great things to come. The best part of all was the decor, playing in front of some beautiful red drapes made us feel very comfortable and that it was all very much meant to be. The show itself was fantastic and showcasing the songs and our sound to the people of Berlin and Germany will remain to be a fond memory. We had some limited edition handmade ep's for sale on the night, which everyone will hear about very soon as we had only just finished making them. We shall write a further blog containing all the details about the ep's and how they can be purchased. After the show we spent the evening drinking the finest German beer which is extremely hard to beat. I must say it has been hard coming back to what is on offer here.
The feeling of being in Berlin is one of complete freedom to choose to do what you so desire. With that in mind we hope to travel back over very soon. From the response we had, Germany and Europe seems to be a place where we and our songs are very welcome. It was really nice to meet some lovely people at the show and thank them for their kind words.
We would like to thank Robert of Quartett Booking, Theresa of C.N.M. Booking, Lisa, all at Bang Bang Club, and everyone who made it a special show.
Berlin you are a beautiful city and we will be back very soon.
R.D
Adam
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
'REFLECTION' PROMO VIDEO
Red Drapes - Reflection from Red Drapes on Vimeo & YouTube
Directed by Evan Pugh
Dear all,
We proudly present to you a promo video for 'Reflection' directed by Evan Pugh. The video was shot on location in our rehearsal space which we titled 'The Red Room'.
We met Evan a short while ago and he expressed a keen interest in documenting us in our own environment portraying the band as the art piece rather than a regular music video. There is no big budget, it is a dressed down rehearsal simply containing us, a camera and Evan. The combination of his intent to document what we create musically with what he creates visually has made for an inviting and engaging video that captures a faithful record of Red Drapes.
We thank Evan Pugh for the kindness and generosity he has shown towards us and his genuine interest in our music that reaches beyond aesthetics.
Evan Pugh
Director
Director
We sincerely hope you enjoy it.
R.D
Adam
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
VOTE US AS BEST NEW BAND TO PLAY CAMDEN CRAWL 2010..
Dear all,
We have been put forward for Best New Band to play Camden Crawl 2010.
We would really appreciate it if you could follow the link or click on the banner below and simply enter your email address and vote to see us at this years Camden Crawl, London.
or
Thanks for your support
R.D
Adam
Adam
Monday, 15 February 2010
RED DRAPES COMING TO BERLIN..
Dear all
We are extremely delighted to say we are coming to Berlin's Bang Bang Club on Friday 12th March.
Having been to Berlin before and adored it so much it is an absolute pleasure to be playing here.
We are going to be there for few days so would love to meet people and party, and hope you can make it down to what is going to be a special show and our first European date.
Follow these links to the event on Last Fm & Facebook
Tell your friends and we look forward to next month very much.
QUARTETT & C.N.M. BOOKING.
BANG BANG CLUB // BERLIN
Click to enlarge poster.
See you all there.
R.D
Adam
See you all there.
R.D
Adam
Monday, 1 February 2010
KIND WORDS FROM OTHERS..
Dear all
We have begun to notice of late, people writing many reviews of us on blogs and would like to share it with you. The links are placed below, have a read and thanks to the people who spent the time to write them and for their kind words.
Likesounds
http://www.likesounds.com/
SMB 'Something Must Break'
Worth Knowing Pleasures
Keep Us In The Dark
You Heard It Here First
R.D
Adam
Monday, 25 January 2010
THE SPRING IS NOT FAR..
Photograph by Dan Wilton
www.danwilton.co.uk/
Dear all
A few days ago the sun did make an attempt at pushing through the clouds, but overall a beautiful winters day. With that in mind I thought we should put this photograph up on here which was taken late summer last year by Dan Wilton.
January has begun with further writing and rehearsals for shows and we are very much looking forward to playing live after a short break. I must say despite the break I have missed it and am definitely yearning, for that's the place where us and the songs belong. All the live dates are now on the right hand side of the blog and will be updated regularly so you know where we'll be. Also our regular tweets can be found on this here page too now.
We mentioned late last year that we were looking to make some limited edition cd's or an Ep handmade by us. We are designing it at the moment and will hopefully have all the details soon as to where they will be available. It is something we would like to make for people to have and think it is always nice to have something someone has made you.
If you haven't already you can join our mailing list on the right hand side just be submitting your details. And we can be found on Facebook, Last Fm, Twitter just follow the links on the right side for up to date news and live dates.
Spring is on the wind and I very much feel it coming.
R.D
Adam
Adam
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