[kj] Chameleons Home is Where The Heart Is
Nick Scott
npscott at blueyonder.co.uk
Fri Jan 29 16:29:55 EST 2016
I don't know who knows him on here, I went to the album launch party and talked
to both Dave and John, Dave did give me a CDF CD of some demos....he never
really took that project that seriously and just did some festivals with it, and
to be honest it sounds like trance noodlings that would probably been alright in
about 1992.
Yves is a very talented multi instrumentalist, but to be honest his drumming in
Vox is not a patch on John's.
Interestingly Yves is a member of a new project he has formed with Kitchens Of
Distinction's Patrick Fitzgerald called 'Oskar's Drum'.
> On 29 January 2016 at 21:13 "fatpotanga ." <fatpotanga at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> No, I missed that. Last project of his I heard of was Coconut Dog Fuck.
> Someone on here knows Dave or lived near him. Was it Janean? Anyway, Will
> check it out and thanks for the reminder. I recorded a demo at Martin Coogans
> studio once, long time Burgess cohort Yves Altana engineered/produced it. Both
> nice guys, esp the latter who I got on really well with. Crazy Corsican!
>
> On 29 Jan 2016 21:02, "Nick Scott" < npscott at blueyonder.co.uk
> <mailto:npscott at blueyonder.co.uk> > wrote:
>
> > >
> > Dave Fielding, amazing guitarist.
> >
> > Don't know if you knew he did a project last summer with John,
> > 'Red-Sided Garter Snakes' and the album 'Endless Sea'...I did post about it
> > on here but may have slipped under the radar, had some interesting guest
> > vocalists on it including Martin Coogan's (Mock Turtles/Steve Coogans
> > brother) daughter Mary Joanna Coogan, and the rather brilliant ex-Puressence
> > vocalist James Mudriczki. Check out [Feel Alive
> > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-wBet8vA5w> ] and [Crack In A Paper Cup
> > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_5880kxuY> ].
> >
> > Sadly do not know the reasonings, but Dave has left the project as
> > they were about to start recording the second album. No fallings out as far
> > as I know, Dave has wished John well with his endeavours and going to be
> > doing some solo stuff, but was hoping for some gigs.
> >
> > > > > On 29 January 2016 at 20:48 "fatpotanga ." <
> > > > > fatpotanga at gmail.com <mailto:fatpotanga at gmail.com> >
> > > > > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Chameleons - neck and neck with killing joke for me and just
> > > as innovative both as genre setting and from a unique guitar stance.
> > > Brilliant! Swamp Thing, up there with the greatest guitar riffs of all
> > > time, except nobody's heard it :)
> > >
> > > On 29 Jan 2016 20:37, "Carlos Fandango" <
> > > stronkle at hotmail.co.uk <mailto:stronkle at hotmail.co.uk> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > > > > Haven't chameleon box packed it in
> > > > > > > also? I think they recently did a "final" tour.
> > > > > > > Was watching some old episode of Luther the other
> > > > > > > week and was surprised & pleased to see they used
> > > > > > > chameleons tune for end titles.
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my Windows Phone
> > > >
> > > > ---------------------------------------------
> > > > From: Nick Scott <mailto:npscott at blueyonder.co.uk>
> > > > Sent: 1/29/2016 3:17 PM
> > > > To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> > > > <mailto:gathering at misera.net>
> > > > Subject: Re: [kj] Chameleons Home is Where The Heart Is
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > One of my favourite bands and were very intense live.
> > > > Chameleons Vox playing the stuff live has all gone sour though and Mark
> > > > Burgess is a self indulgent twat, but definitely check out their
> > > > albums...to me they had the intensity of KJ and are like a bastard child
> > > > mix up of The Cure/Killing Joke/Echo And The Bunnymen.
> > > >
> > > > Criminally overlooked, the record label they originally
> > > > signed to made them ineligible if I remember right for the indie charts
> > > > and besides some help by John Peel sessions were stuck in no mans land.
> > > > The death of their manager when they were finally signed to Geffen and
> > > > beginning to get some successes was the last straw.
> > > >
> > > > Despite reforming in 2000 and a final album coming in
> > > > 2001, they split again in 2002 and in 2009 saw the birth of Chameleons
> > > > Vox between Mark Burgess (vocalist) and John Lever (drummer) which then
> > > > turned sour about 18 months ago with Lever stating they conspired to
> > > > 'oust' him out and Burgess calling it lies. Splitting fans, myself on
> > > > the side of John after reading about Burgess's questionable personality
> > > > and antics. Chameleons Vox whilst still worth checking out are
> > > > themselves a shadow of their former self. Former Wonky Alice guitarist
> > > > and well known producer in the Manchester area Yves Altana who has
> > > > played with Mark in various outside Chameleons projects has put his
> > > > hands to the drums, and whilst competent enough is no match for Lever's
> > > > drumming.
> > > >
> > > > Check out particularly the first three Chameleons
> > > > albums, Script Of The Bridge, What Does Anything Mean Basically, Strange
> > > > Times...all brilliant.
> > > >
> > > > > > > > > On 29 January 2016 at 19:43 "
> > > > > > > > > adrianwason at btinternet.com
> > > > > > > > > <mailto:adrianwason at btinternet.com> " <
> > > > > > > > > adrianwason at btinternet.com
> > > > > > > > > <mailto:adrianwason at btinternet.com> >
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I've just been played this never having heard the
> > > > > Chameleons before-sounds like something off BTATS-very
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