Posted by kluster on July 17, 2009
Sydney band, Dappled Cities, are set to release their third studio album, Zounds, next month. To mark the arrival of the album on the international music scene the band organised a little listening soiree at Kennards Storage in Surry Hills, Sydney. Yes, a storage facility.
This seemingly strange venue selection was demystified upon arrival. As it turns out, it was made to facilitate the band’s commissioning of a selection of artists, each asked to interpret one of the 11 tracks on Zounds. Each track was allotted a room inside the storage facility. The art it inspired was displayed in the room.
Guest were given a map and invited to explore, find and listen at their leisure. At the end of their exploration guests converged in a courtyard found at the centre of the Kennards, where Dappled proceeded to play the album from inside another storage room.
If their performance was anything to go by the album is bound to be a roaring success. We were particularly excited by the closer, ‘Stepshadows’. It’s the kind of track Beatrix Kiddo/Black Mamba/The Bride/Mommy would listen to while careening down the highway towards (Kill) Bill, heralding the final showdown and his inevitable demise.
It seems like only yesterday that we were talking to Dave Rennick about the creation of their second album, Granddance. My, how our boys have grown.
Dan Boud kindly provided us with some of his shots from the night. You can check them out on our new gallery.
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