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Son Of Dave Uk Tour, Album and Book

• 24th Feb 2010

Following on from Son of Dave’s critically acclaimed 2008 album ‘03’, the notorious genre-alchemist returns with his latest offering ‘Shake A Bone’ recorded and mixed by Steve Albini in Chicago. Due for UK release on March 22nd 2010 via Kartel on CD, vinyl and download.

The celebrated fusion of funk vocal-patterns with divergent rhythm-and-blues riffs and New Orleans atmosphere are relit for a fourth time under Benjamin Darvill’s moniker Son of Dave. The conspicuous songs of Darvill stem from a real ache to conquer a guitar dominated world of music with his raucous harmonica playing. Fuelled along by vocal beat-boxing, foot stomping and a medley of improvised percussion. The Son of Dave imagination concocts a wholly modern yet timeless sound reminiscent only of Son of Dave.

Like any album made from passion it’s as rough only as much as Son of Dave wants it to be, with moments of sonic disorder, verbosely outrageous uses of the harmonica, and others of pure, rhythmically controlled homages to big-band swing. It’s not meant to be easily filed in your record collection, instead sit beside it like a noncompliant child, still working out what it wants to be while challenging its elders at every new acrobatic arrangement. Of course the philosophy is best expressed through Son of Dave himself, who has written his own introduction letter to the record.

Self-produced by Benjamin Darvill, ‘Shake A Bone’ is, like all Son of Dave material, written to be devoured by its listener; not dissected or deliberated on. It’s a classic piece of pop not made to any recognisable model, but with a strict agenda to be a piece of dusty blues you can gladly dance to in downstairs jazz bars or sunny Hyde Park gatherings.

As a regular contributor to underground publication Stool Pigeon, Son of Dave has been giving us his obtuse musings on life over the past five years. And to help celebrate the 5th anniversary of this esteemed publication, Stool Pigeon, will be publishing these counter-culture commentaries in one easy volume entitled, 'We Need You Lazzaro, You Lazy, Greasy Bastard'. Fascinating topics include celebrity burials, tales that vinyl records tell and an encounter with The Troggs. Asked what inspires him to write he says simply; 'I grew up with the sound of angry Underwood typing late into the night. It's something I must do to keep from pickng fights with idiots and businessmen.'

Live performances to support the new album begin with a special free preview show as part of the Blues Kitchen Festival on February 26th in Camden. Then Son of Dave will be performing a short exclusive online show also in Camden at the Roundhouse on March 4th as part of their BlackBox series of broadcasts following with a full UK and European tour.

The album and book are out on March 22nd, with a full tour of the UK and Europe due to start on February 26th.

TOUR DATES
Feb 26, Blues Kitchen, London – Festival Of Rhythm and Blues
March 25, Academy 3, Manchester
March 31, Hectors House, Brighton
April 1, Thekla, Bristol
April 2, Brudenell, Leeds
April 23, Bodega, Nottingham
April 24, Jazz Café, London
May 6, Brook, Southampton
May 7, Leadmill, Sheffield
May 26, Cluny, Newcastle
March 4, The Roundhouse, London ONLINE STREAMED LIVE GIG