Published
Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 00:40
- With a carefully crafted album of electronic songs, Velure make down tempo and dub style beats perfectly melded with breathy and soaring vocals. You can catch them on tour.
Everyone's soul needs a little nuturing sometimes and consequently we can seek out accompanying music that gives room for our thoughts, or a space to indulge in dreaming. Velure provide the perfect music for this with their downbeat, trip hop, dub style. Their music is a provocative bouquet of vocals, accordion, analogue synthesisers, guitars, bass and live programming.
'Care For Fading Embers' is the group's debut album, available now through Shock Recordings. Making the album was no easy feat for the group. The album started as a collaboration with Norwegian Producer Erik Lloyd Wolkoff (Portishead, Coldplay, Café del Mar), whose attention the group secured during a show at Sydney’s legendary Hopetoun club. During the first few months of recording, Wolkoff died suddenly, leaving the group to realise their vision alone. The resulting album reflects the all the emotion, passion, beauty and sadness of the long journey to its completion, and will be dedicated to Erik’s memory.
'Care For Fading Embers' is definately one of the surprise releases of the year, and will be appreciated by those who like bands like Portishead and Massive Attack. Click through to our review of the album below. You can catch Velure and sample their tunes as they undertake an east-coast tour throughout November. Melburnians get a double dose with a Cup Eve gig happening this weekend. Kick back and soak it up!
Velure 'Care For Fading Embers' Tour
Monday October 31 (Cup Eve) - Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Thursday November 3 - Toast, Canberra
Friday November 4 - The Brass Monkey, Cronulla Sydney
Saturday November 5 - The Vangaurd, Sydney
Sunday November 6 - Hotel Bondi, Sydney
Tuesday November 8 - Top Pub, Uralla
Wednesday November 9 - The Winsome Hotel, Lismore
Thursday November 10 - The Troubadour, Brisbane
Friday November 11 - Freshwater Studio (Noosa International Resort)
Saturday November 12 - Elsewhere Bar, Surfers Paradise
Sunday November 13 - The Rev (Sundex), Brisbane
Sunday November 27 - Manchester Lane, Melbourne