Monday, 6 December 2010

       
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
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Wednesday, 1 December 2010

GERMAN TOUR DIARY NOVEMBER 2010





Ladies & gentlemen,
 
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





 
Click here for more tour photographs..

 Love.

R.D.
Thomas.
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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

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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'



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
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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. 

Photograph by Lasse Dearman



















Photograph by Lasse Dearman

















Photograph by Lasse Dearman

















Photograph by Lasse Dearman

















Photograph by Lasse Dearman

















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/



Hope to see you there.

Love
Adam
R.D
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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'




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

Stricken City

Red Drapes (Residency)

The Rifle Volunteer

King Antics


Venue
The Old Queens Head. Angel


Hope to see you there.


Love
Adam, Thomas, George, Riley
R.D
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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
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