Whew. I has been playin’ all sorts of festivals over the last half a year, most recently with a solo show I put together in a short two week break in January. Anyone who saw the Gotye mini orchestra at Meredith, Queenscliff, Festival of the Sun, Falls Festival, Southbound or Hot BBQ- I hope you dug the show. Similarly for all ye who checked out the solo Gotye show at Laneway festivals, Union of Souls bill in Wollongong or the East and West Coast Blues and Roots Festivals. What with lost and broken gear, parts of the show that needed to be developed in hotel rooms, a string of flights and taxis and also a fair whack of performing and recording with The Basics, I haven’t heard a great deal about the shows from folks. I mean, it’s always nice when my mum likes it (rock ‘n’ roll hey). But seriously- was the rubber chicken quota sufficient? Do I need to lose the jousting armour? Who left that steaming present in the artist toilet at Melbourne Laneway?

For those who didn’t attend any of those recent festivals, here’s a taste of what transpired on stage:

Ha. I wish. The future Wally. Think about the future!

If you were at the Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane Laneway Festivals or at the Union of Souls show in Wollongong recently, perhaps you can find yourself in these crowd shots I took during the sets:

Melbourne Laneway Festival 2008:

Brisbane Laneway Festival 2008:

Sydney Laneway Festival 2008:

Wollongong Union of Souls show:

There have been some scraps of time in the last coupla weeks where I’ve actually messed around with some new sounds (drum machines mainly), sampled some records that have been sitting in the rack for over a year, and even (holds breath!) watched tv! Glorious! It’s only temporary though, since I’m off to Japan, Europe and the US for a combination of promotional shows and media as well as little touristy business from the start of May. “Boohooo” you say. Yes, I am a lucky busy boy

P.S. Lucky Number are releasing Like Drawing Blood (with a slightly different tracklist) across Europe later this year. And it’s also coming out in Japan through Beat Records. Cheers guys :)

For folks who have come to a Gotye live show in the last year, these clips won’t be unfamiliar, but they’re still splendid on subsequent viewings. For those who haven’t seen them, enjoy!

Coming Back

Renata Bliss at Believe Studios (and a cast of many others) worked wonders to realise this science fiction flavoured flick for Coming Back. To find out more about her work, contact Renata on renatabliss[at]yahoo.com

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Thanks For Your Time

Lucy Dyson’s penchant for cutting up old magazines, children’s books and photos of innumerable telephones led to this marvellous animated clip for Thanks For Your Time. More about Lucy’s work can be found at her MySpace page, or by emailing her on lucydyson[at]hotmail.com

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