Songs For The Last Werewolf
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Release Date: 03 October 2011
Label: Crammed Discs
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 876623006299
Genres: Rock  Alternative  
Release Date: 03 October 2011
Label: Crammed Discs
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 876623006299
Genres: Rock  Alternative  
Description
The Real Tuesday Weld album 'The Last Werewolf' takes Glen Duncan's novel as the backdrop for a widescreen emotional cabaret tailor-made for the iTunes generation. For the album is both a high-concept soundtrack plus a diverse playlist for the eclectic of ear and heart, all held within the band's own genre 'Antique Beat'. The book's themes of violence, friendship, transformation, London, love and betrayal are recast as a suite of songs bound together by voices and readings from the text.
As ever with an album by The Real Tuesday Weld, individual tracks cover a spectrum of styles from thirties ballads and torch songs through gypsy jazz and electro-swing to minimalist electronica. A range of influences including Gainsbourg, Chopin, Django Reinhardt, Cole Porter, Springsteen, Barry Adamson and Tom Waits hover ghostlike over the story as it unfolds.
Guest vocalists include long term collaborators The Puppini Sisters, Joe Guillotine, Pinkie Maclure and Piney Gir. The collaboration between author and musician reprises 'I Lucifer' the 2004 critically applauded work which spawned the international award winning and much imitated 'Bathtime in Clerkenwell'.
The release of the CD co-incides with the publication of the paperback of 'The Last Werewolf' by Canongate who are organising a major publicity campaign with readings from the book accompanied by peformances of music from the CD.
Tracklisting
Nihiloxica
Aquaserge
Suba
Veronique Vincent, Aksak Maboul & The Honeymoon Killers
Taraf de Haidouks
Nova Materia
Acid Arab
Aksak Maboul
A Place To Bury Strangers
Dirty Nice
Mandy
Vanderwolf
Royal Republic
Port Sulphur
Jogo Duro
Twin Atlantic