Artist: The Balky Mule
Title: Wireless
Label: FatCat
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 156kbit av.
Time: 00:06:25
Size: 7.48 mb
Rip Date: 2009-01-22
Str Date: 2009-03-09
1. Wireless 3:24
2. Range 3:01
Release Notes:
Currently resident in Melbourne, Australia, The Balky Mule is
the alias of Sam Jones, a highly talented, self-taught
multi-instrumentalist, who over the past decade or more has
been a key member of the vibrant Bristol post-rock scene,
playing in numerous bands, both live or on records, including
Movietone and Crescent (alongside his bandleader brother,
Matt), Flying Saucer Attack, Minotaur Shock, and Third Eye
Foundation. During this time The Balky Mules' home-recorded
releases have been confined to a handful of compilation
tracks, remixes and tapes swapped among friends.
For his first solo set back in 2000, Sam was booked to open
for Pram at the legendary Cube Cinema in Bristol. In a
worrying stroke of luck for a first gig, the venue burned down
the night before, cancelling his debut. The Cube recovered
from the damage and the show with Pram was later rescheduled,
with a line-up extended to include his brother Matt and Kate
from Crescent and Movietone. Sporadic live shows in the years
since have veered between analogue synth solos and songs sung
to the accompaniment of Tom Cops' (of My Two Toms) banjo,
plotting a course between electronic instrumentals and
acoustic songs. Other treasured helpers have included Francois
Marry, George McKenzie, Naoto Kawate and Peter Emptage.
The name The Balky Mule encompasses all of Sam's varied
recordings over the last ten years. The majority of his output
has been CD-Rs on request and tapes swapped among friends,
although he has also recorded a handful of remixes (of Pram
and Vase tracks) and songs for compilations, including one of
his first ever tracks making an appearance on FatCat's 2001
compilation, 'No watches. No maps', which comprised material
sent in to the label as demos.
The Balky Mule's debut self-titled album was released in a
small edition on Sam and his brother's own Archipelago label
in 2000. Self-recorded either side of a move between the UK
and Australia, The Balky Mule's new album 'The Length of the
Rail' is set for release on FatCat in March 2009.