SonoftheVelvetRat

Konzert: SON OF THE VELVET RAT

Freitag, 21. August 2015

Beginn: 20:00 Uhr

Eintritt:

VVK: EUR 18,- / erm. 17,- für Schüler, Studenten, Pensionisten

AK: EUR 20,- / erm. 17,- für Schüler, Studenten, Pensionisten

Tickets: hier oder an der Abendkasse

Ticket-Reservierungen unter kunst@werkstattmurberg.at

Rückfragen unter: 0699 / 190 19222 (Wolfgang Schaffernak)

SON OF THE VELVET RAT

SON OF THE VELVET RAT ist das Projekt des österreichischen Songwriters Georg Altziebler.

Seine mittlerweile 5 Alben und diverse Lps erhielten hierzulande außergewöhnliche Kritiken und auch international genießt der Mann aus Graz einen hervorragenden Ruf.

Zusammenarbeiten mit Ken Coomer (Ex-Wilco), Kristof Hahn (Swans), Richard Pappik (Element of Crime) oder Alt-Country-Queen Lucinda Williams belegen dies.

Peter Jesperson (Ex-Manager The Replacements) zu SotVR:

„Beautiful and somber music, their lyrics are pure poetry.“

Live ist SotVR in der Werkstatt Murberg in voller Besetzung

zu sehen und zu hören:

Heike Binder am Keyboard,

Muck Willmann am Schlagzeug,

Albrecht Klinger am Bass und

Kolja Radenkovic an Trompete, Flügelhorn oder Gitarre.

Vor allem im Quintett changiert die Band zwischen fragilem Neo-Folk-Chanson und rauem Garage-Rock.

VIDEO: Son of the Velvet Rat `Mother of Pearl`

EP “DESERT STORIES” (ratmusic/monkey.)

The latest EP from Son of the Velvet Rat is entitled “Desert Stories” (ratmusic/monkey.), three dusty roots-chansons with a trace of Pop appeal.

The title alludes to the territory in which these new songs originated.

They were recorded in the band’s home-away-from-homeland, the California desert.

This time around, instead of drums and electric guitars, what we hear are washboard and pedal steel accompanied by the wind and rain on the garage roof, the garbage truck out on the street and the birds in the Joshua trees in front of the window.

But the dramatis personae are European.

These songs are populated by the likes of Greek sirens and an Italian protestor named Angela.

Nevertheless, this music can’t be nailed down to a specific geography.

Its location is longing with no destination, unrest that doesn’t put down roots;

discoveries made in transit, songs of life on the road.

" Altziebler's lyrics emanate directly from his heart and their honesty and urgency give the songs a gorgeous hue."

(sponic zine)