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Interview with DJ Merrick

Interview with Radio Wave (CZ); also pictured Dandelion Wine

 



Soundcheck at Schauspielhaus (Leipzig, Germany)


WGT Festival performance at Schauspielhaus (Leipzig, Germany); photo by Katja


Matt Swayne at Schauspielhaus (Leipzig, Germany); photo by Velvet Photos


Elizabeth Reid at Schauspielhaus (Leipzig, Germany); photo by Musik.org

 

 


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JULY 2009 (EUROPE)
FEBRUARY 2010 (AUSTRALIA)


 

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* Brillig Hit the Fringe (updated 4 March'10)

 

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LAST CHANCE ... Brillig has one more session of its Fringe show this Sunday (7th March)! All previous sessions have hosted a full house, so get there early for a closer view. Click here for details.


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This is it... The Adelaide Fringe Festival is now on, and Brillig will be turning the Grace Emily stage into a (delightful) cemetery for our shows "Til Death Do Us Part."

You'll know you're in the right place when you see a HEARSE out the front...!!

Watch for the band at the Fringe Opening Night festivities, too - we should be hard to miss, as Brillig and fellow mourners turn the Parade route into a Funeral Procession, complete with coffin, tombstones and other 'fun' stuff!

Hope to see you at one of the CD Launches / Fringe shows as we finally get our acoustic LP 'The Red Coats' out to the Aussie audiences. There will be special guest singers on the night, so come along and join in as Brillig prove that murder ballads are in fact, strangely uplifting!

BRILLIG PRESENT:
"Til Death Do Us Part" (p 58, fringe guid)
Sunday 21 February * Sunday 28 February * Sunday 7 March
@ The Grace Emily Hotel, 7:30pm SHARP *FREE*
Featuring the Adelaide launch of new LP "The Red Coats"

www.brillig.com.au/fringe2010.htm


* LATEST NEWSLETTER:
HEADLINES AT A GLANCE

Where to start? 2010 has been very kind to Brillig already, and it's only February! Lots to tell, so here are a few quick jumps to the February Newsletter headlines:

* Brillig's OWN SHOWS / CD LAUNCHES at the ADELAIDE FRINGE FEST

* Brillig's EXTRA FRINGE SHOWS

* BRILLIG IN TOP BANDS & RELEASES!!

* Brillig MISC GIGS

 

* BREAKING NEWS (January 2010)

The next newsletter hits the inbox in late January, where you'll find exciting news about the Australian launch of Brillig's debut acoustic album, 'The Red Coats.' The LP has been going great guns in Europe with some blush-inducing reviews (see Press), and Brillig can't wait to unleash it on the Aussies.

The official releases will coincide with the band's series of Adelaide Fringe Festival shows entitled 'Til Death Do Us Part', featuring live performance of all tracks from the album, plus favourite songs of loss 'n' death from Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave and Paul Kelly. The shows run during the first three Sundays of the Fringe (Feb 21, Feb 28, Mar 7) at the Grace Emily Hotel, and it's free entry.

Go to Brillig's Adelaide Fringe Festival page for details.

 

 

* What has Brillig been up to?!

22 DECEMBER 2009
Brillig has been busy gigging in the second half of 2009, including shows at the theater and main stage of the Fleurieu Folk Festival, a tremendously fun support slot for The Black Eyed Susans, getting the little kiddies to dance to murder ballads during the Whitmore Square Arts Fair, and more.

You can keep track of such adventures on this website's gig page, or better yet, sign up for the mailing list and get the news straight to you. You can also find Brillig on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Myspace, if that's how you roll in cyberspace. See the bottom of this page for all links.

In the meantime, you can re-visit some earlier newsletters from the latter half of the year:
November 2009 newsletter (html)

October 2009 newsletter (html)


BREAKING NEWS!!!!! The next newsletter hits the inbox in January, where you'll find exciting news about the Australian launch of Brillig's debut acoustic album, 'The Red Coats.' The LP has been going great guns in Europe with some blush-inducing reviews (see Press), and Brillig can't wait to unleash it on the Aussies. The official releases will coincide with the band's series of Adelaide Fringe Festival shows entitled 'Til Death Do Us Part', featuring live performance of all tracks from the album, plus favourite songs of loss 'n' death from Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave and Paul Kelly. The shows run during the first three Sundays of the Fringe (Feb 21, Feb 28, Mar 7) at the Grace Emily Hotel, and it's free entry. More details in the new year. Til then, thanks for a fantastic 12 months, and onwards to 2010!


* Brillig Video from Europe!

21 AUGUST 2009
Brillig made their European festival debut at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig, Germany in May 2009. Visit the GALLERY for excerpts from their performance at the beautiful Schauspielhaus Theatre, where the band played tracks from their new LP The Red Coats (Black Rain Records). MORE CLIPS from the festival performance, a gig in Prague, and a Live To Air interview & performance on Radio Wave (Prague) are available at YouTube/brilligaustralia.

* Brillig Radio Interviews from Europe!

15 JULY 2009
Tune in to AURAL APOCALYPSE (http://www.realindustrialradio.com) for DJ Merrick's interview with Brillig's Matt, Elizabeth & Ben, recorded on 31st May immediately after their festival performance in the gorgeous Schauspielhaus Theatre, Leipzig (Germany). Now for those tricky time zones....

For those of you in Australia, the broadcast will run on Thursday 16 July , approx 11:30am (SA time; 11:00 am for east-coasters). German buddies will need to be up bright and early on Thursday (4am....), and those Stateside in LA can catch the PDT broadcast at 7pm on Wednesday 15 July. Or there is always the podcast option, TBA: http://auralapocalypse.podomatic.com/

In more live-to-air news, you can also listen to Matt & Denni chatting on Radio Wave (Czech Republic), recorded in mid-May while in Prague. Hear it on http://www.rozhlas.cz/radiowave/musiccheck/_zprava/586830

 

* Brillig Live - Europe Highlights

JULY 2009
Just a very quick wind up of the highlights from Brillig's first overseas tour...quite simply, it was the best thing the band has ever done, and they're still smiling!

Brillig's festival performance at WGT in Leipzig, Germany is easily the band's favourite show, where they performed in the gorgeous Schauspielhaus Theatre to a huge crowd...and received a standing ovation!! Aww, shucks... that was a nice moment indeed.

The band also took in several shows in Berlin, including the renowned Shokoladen - or 'chocolate factory', and a way-cool 'underground' venue, 'Sin Club', as well as a quick visit to Prague, playing at XT3 and the Red Room. Great responses all around, and everyone was just so darn nice & welcoming!

Brillig also spent quality time with their Chemnitz-based (German) record label Black Rain, who were so incredibly nice, they even made a 'Brillig cake' for the band at a special post-show party!!! Fit for any mad tea party indeed. Sweet! (and yes, you could eat the frosting!)


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The festival was amazing, the gigs were great fun, the cities were gorgeous, the beer was delicious, the autobahn was crazy, but most of all, Brillig will remember the generosity and friendliness of all the people they met.

The band is grateful to all who helped make their trip so memorable, with extra special thanks to Gerald & Katja (Black Rain), Nicholas & Naomi (Dandelion Wine, and Lobsty!), Pavel & Paesant (Radio Wave), Aliese, Pippa & Cath, Sarah (Shokoladen), Lady Gaby (Sin Club), Linda, Stefan & Petr (Austrade), Marika & Jo (Home for Wayward Bands), Leo & Lucy (Promo-fabrik), Alexander (Velvet Photos), Merrick (Aural Apocalypse) and of course ArtsSA for the touring support.

Now, plans are afoot for a return visit in 2010.....

* Brillig launches debut acoustic LP

JULY 2009
While in Europe, not only did the band make their debut overseas festival performance, they also released their first-ever acoustic album, "The Red Coats." Officially released in July throughout Europe on Black Rain records, the 12 track CD is already gathering rave reviews:

"9.5 out of 10" - ORKUS Magazine (Germany)

"a total work of art."- MEDIENKONVERTER (Germany)

"a masterpiece ...musical pearls full of fragility and grace." - USELINKS (Germany)

"Brillig has this magical not-of-this-world touch.... Absolutely recommendable."- DARK MOMENTS (Germany)

"The offspring between Nick Cave & The Pogues. 'The Red Coats' brings a kind of happiness through the simple magic of their music." SIDE-LINE Music Magazine (Belgium)

"The atmosphere thickens with a magic charm that increases with each listen to this excellent work of music, where style & experimentation create a nostalgic combination, wise and genuine."- BABYLON MAGAZINE (Italy)


You can hear a few tracks from the LP on Myspace, and overseas purchases can be made from the Black Rain website.

Watch this space for an announcement regarding the Australian launch of 'The Red Coats' later in the year.

* Brillig Heads Overseas to Launch Debut Acoustic Album

MAY 2009
And they're off! Brillig is heading overseas in May to make their European festival debut, and to launch their very first acoustic album, "The Red Coats." The full four piece band (multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Matt Swayne & Elizabeth Reid, bassist Denni Meredith and drummer Ben Macklin) will be playing at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen Festival in Leipzig, which attracts 25,000+ punters every year. Their gig at the lush and picturesque Schauspielhaus theatre sees them on the same bill as labelmate Die Blaue Reuter (Spain), and German band Rapaccini's Tochter.

Along the way, the band will stop off in Berlin & Prague for some side shows with other labelmates Dandelion Wine (Aus), including a live to air performance on Czech's Radio Wave station. They're also popping up in radio interviews in Switzerland (Radio K) and internet station Aural Apocalypse, with more TBA. Watch for feature articles and interview in the next editions of Zillo, NegaTIEF and Orkus glossy mags as well!

While in the region, Brillig is looking forward to spending time with their Chemnitz, Germany- based label, Black Rain, who has previously released Brillig's electro-pop CDs (Mirror on the Wall LP 2007 and the Plagiarist EP 2007) throughout Europe, UK, Russia and North America. The label will soon have Brillig's Australian pressing of the 2008 acoustic Jack Davey EP available via mail order.

Tracks from new LP "The Red Coats" are up on Brillig's Myspace (www.myspace.com/brilligacoustic), and the album will be available overseas from late May. Read more about "The Red Coats" on the Recordings page, and watch this space for news on its arrival in Australia in late 2009. In the meantime, see the Gigs page for the overseas dates & poster, and keep an ear out for Brillig's next Oz shows from mid 2009.




* Brillig is on Triple J's Unearthed Featured Playlist

MARCH 2009
Big thanks to Triple J and Unearthed supporters - Brillig is thrilled that the title track of its latest EP "Jack Davey" appeared in the Unearthed Featured Music playlist for 4th March! Have a listen to some tracks (including some not on Myspace...) and add your own reviews to Brillig's Unearthed page: click here.

 

* Brillig is #3 on Three D Radio for 2008

JANUARY 2009
As announced on Australia Day 2009, beloved Adelaide station Three D revealed its 100+1 most played tracks for Jan-Dec 2008. Brillig's Oct 2008 EP, "Jack Davey" took out the number 3 spot on the list, ahead of such illustrious acts as The Audreys (4) and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (10).

The 3 position beats Brillig's previous record of 6, and the Jack Davey EP itself had already enjoyed several weeks at the No.1 and No.2 position from October.

The band would like to thank all of the station's presenters, listeners and subscribers for their wonderful support.

Congrats to all the bands on the list (see the full 101 at www.threedradio.com ), and hooray for Three D Radio!!

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* Brillig Invited to Overseas Fest

NOVEMBER 2008

In breaking news, Brillig can now officially announce that they have been invited to play at Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) in May/June 2009, the world's largest dark alternative festival which attracts upwards of 25,000 people to Leipzig, Germany.

The band is absolutely thrilled to be making their European festival debut, and will be joining 150+ bands from across the globe on the lineup, including a handful from Brillig's own label Black Rain Music Group.

Wave-Gotik-Treffen (Treffen means "the meeting") is an annual festival for music and arts featuring performances from a variety of genres (e.g. Gothic rock, EBM, Darkwave, Neofolk, Neoclassical, Noise, Medieval Music, Experimental) throughout the city of Leipzig over 4 days on Whitsuntide (ie. the week beginning on Whitsunday, or seventh Sunday after Easter).

WGT has seen the likes of The Human League, Cocteau Twins, Alphaville, Soft Cell, The Legendary Pink Dots, Lydia Lunch grace the stage in the past, plus more goth bands than you can poke a frown at including Opeth, Emilie Autumn, My Dying Bride, Cinema Strange and many others. Early reports tell us that this year will see the return of Clan of Xymox, Feindflug, KMFDM, & Psyche, with more announcements of the lineup and full festival details are expected in the coming months.

Brillig is the only South Australian band on the bill.

Brillig will be playing as a full acoustic band for the event (including live drums), and will be releasing a new full album through Black Rain in late March 2009. The German-based label covers the territories of Europe, Russia and North America, and has been instrumental in Brillig's growing presence in the overseas market through the release of the 2007 LP "Mirror on the Wall" and 2007 special release "The Plagiarist".

Making the most of the quick trip, Brillig is currently lining up other showcase events and a string of European shows with labelmates Dandelion Wine (VIC), who have a wealth of international touring experience under their belts. More dates TBA soon...

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* "Jack Davey" EP goes to #1....twice

NOVEMBER 2008
Having played to a full house at their recent EP Launch for "Jack Davey" on Halloween, Brillig is enjoying great feedback for their new sound and CD. The EP recently went to the #1 spot on SA's Three D Radio two weeks in a row (31st Oct & 7 Nov 2008). Many thanks to Three D and its listeners for the support!!

The 5 track "Jack Davey" EP was recorded at Hillside Studios with famed SA producer Matt Hills (Wolf & Cub, The Lucksmiths), and is the first release since Brillig's reinvention as a four-piece acoustic act. A shout out to those who have supported the band in this endeavour - click here for our GRATITUDE LIST ! You can read a little history about the CD's development in a recent Brillig interview with Rip It Up Magazine (scroll down the RIU page).

Another huge THANK YOU to all of those who attended the EP Launch, to Dandelion Wine for trekking from VIC just for the occasion, and to mixer-extraordinaire Thom Combe for his patience & deft handling of Brillig's host of new instruments (including a banjo, autoharp, piano accordion and ukulele). The amazing Grace Emily Hotel also deserves a special mention, for their ongoing support and for letting the band turn the entire stage into a Tim Burton-esque cemetery for Halloween, complete with creepy tree, real ivy, and tombstones... (Thanks to Bad Seed Designs for help with the spooky epitaphs too!). Check out some photos at left (thanks Naomi!!), and on Myspace.

Don't forget , you can hear 2 new tracks from Brillig's EP on Myspace: Title track "Jack Davey", and "Phantom's Theme" Get listening now: BRILLIG ON MYSPACE.

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* Thanks to Whitmore Square Arts Fair & Mick Thomas

NOVEMBER 2008
Many thanks to the organisers, participants and punters at the Whitmore Square Arts Fair. It was a perfect day of fine food/drink, art galore and musical merriment, and Brillig was excited to be performing in daylight for once and to attract some of their youngest fans yet - we're talking 19 months! Brillig did their best 'Evil Wiggles' impression... Thanks to Gordon Andersen for the opportunity.

The Fair was followed by a more familiar nighttime appearance by Brillig later that evening, when they supported Mick Thomas (Weddings, Parties, Anything) at the Grace Emily. Mick and special guest Michael Barclay had the whole pub singing along to his classic tunes, and it was great to see him intently watching Brillig's set too.

 

 

 


 

 

 

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