More album previews

A few previews of the new stuff are elsewhere for you to have a look at.

Firstly, the Pitchfork website has an mp3 of track 2 from the album, Dumb Terminal

Check it out here!

Next, David Byrne is streaming the album's first track, The Flood, as part of his streaming online radio station.

Catch the stream here, along with some other superb new music.

Even I'm excited now!

Leo x

P.S.

If you're looking for a copy of the old albums (I know a tiny few of you are), I've got a few CDs left... I'll sell you one if you thrust me a little cash via PayPal...

Go here and scroll down a bit

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New Album - Preview Track!
Category: Music

The new album is coming this Autumn! There's a track in the music player now, just to give you a preview of the sax/brass fun to come... please don't rip the song off Myspace... get in touch if you really, really want an mp3. Leo x

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Worried Noodles (late)

Back in October I was privileged to be asked to contribute to David Shrigley's 'Worried Noodles' compilation - a fictional album which became a real album, full of bizarre and wonderful new songs by everyone you'd want one from.

Anyway. I've been disorganised all year but finally got around to uploading an mp3 in the Myspace song player box thing for you to hear.

I urge you to buy the CD, though, which comes with a CD-sized book of David Shrigley's original artwork - look! - www.worriednoodles.com

The launch party for the compilation was also the debut appearance of a new 8-piece Simon Bookish band... watch this space for more of that next year...

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Bookish not at Latitude

I did not appear at Latitude. I wasn't booked. In fact, bookings in general are a little thin on the ground at the moment!

However, Jeremy Warmsley did, and also found the time to perform an unusual three way mash-up for Rob da Bank's Latitude Festival Spoken Word radio show on BBC Radio One earlier in the week.

Warmsley read a folktale entitled 'The Demon and the Tree' over a combination of my track 'Houseboats' (track 10 on forthcoming Simon Bookish album TRAINWRECK/RAINCHECK) and 'Lizard Crawl' by Future Sound of London. How interesting! Thanks Jeremy...

You can 'listen again' to the show on the BBC website for a couple more days here....

www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank

Be quick. Warmsley is on about 1 hour 17 minutes into the show.

Leo / SB

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Wire Magazine Freebee

The second full-length Simon Bookish CD, "TRAINWRECK/RAINCHECK", is finally going to be released in July, but you can entertain yourself until then by purchasing this month's copy of "The Wire";. The cover-mounted "Wire Tapper"; CD compilation features "A Deception (Municipal Mix)", track five from the album. It's one of several spoken-word sequences featuring on T/R, a strange tale of train-driver subterfuge, accompanied by a kitchen-sink orchestra of chimes and disorientated synths;

I have also just finished a track for a compilation, probably coming out this Autumn, with lyrics by a brilliant artist whose work will be well-known to many of you; more news when I have release dates, etc, but rest assured it's very exciting and a new depature for me (it features a big live horn section). I'm calling it the beginning of Simon Bookish Phase 3.

The Causcasian Chalk Circle has now finished it..s run at the National Theatre. Thanks again to all those who came and sent messages of appreciation, and apologies to those who couldn't get tickets.. it was somewhat over-subscribed.

Leo / SB

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National Theatre Tour / Caucasian Chalk Circle

I am not dead, oh no...

I am currently hard at work, rehearsing Bertolt Brecht's extraordinary play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" at the National Theatre, London.

I have been cast as "The Singer" in the upcoming production, which tours the UK early in 2007. It's my professional theatrical debut, and unsurprisingly there is a great deal of work to be done, not just learning lines and such, but getting to grips with a ton of technology (the rehearsal room is currently awash with samplers, keyboards, video monitors and hundreds if metres of cables), and also writing a slew of brand new music especially for the show.

It's all exhausting, but very very exciting, and if you live near any of the venues listed below I urge you to check it out... be quick though, it's already down to a few remaining tickets in most places! Sadly, the run at the National Theatre itself in March and April has already sold out...

2006: A million thanks to everyone who lent their support at Simon Bookish shows in London, Manchester, Berlin, Leipzig, Cologne, Athens and Venlo, and at Leafcutter John shows everywhere else, thanks to everyone who bought 'UNFAIR/FUNFAIR' and for all your kind emails and messages. It's been a great year for me, and I hope for you too...

I promise a more fullsome update when there's a spare moment... in the meantime, very happy Christmas to you all.

Leo
x

Filter in collaboration with the National Theatre presents Bertolt Brecht's 'Caucasian Chalk Circle', directed by Sean Holmes.

9 - 13 January 2007 - CANTERBURY, Gulbenkian Theatre

16 - 20 January 2007 - BRIGHTON, Corn Exchange

23 - 27 January 2007 - NORWICH Playhouse

30 January - 3 February 2007 - DUNDEE Rep Theatre

6 - 10 February 2007 - LIVERPOOL Everyman

13 - 14 February 2007 - ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centre

16 - 17 February 2007 - BRECON, Theatr Brycheiniog

20 - 24 February 2007 - WARWICK Arts Centre

27 February - 3 March 2007 - BRISTOL Old Vic


...then in repertory at the Cottesloe, National Theatre, London, from March 12th 2007.

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LEAFCUTTER JOHN + SIMON BOOKISH ON TOUR

Simon Bookish is accompanying Leafcutter John on tour, as part of his live band, with a few Simon Bookish solo sets thrown in for good measure.

For a full list of John's tour dates, check out www.myspace.com/leafcutterjohn.

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NEW ALBUM SAMPLES

There are now two tracks from the new album, TRAINWRECK/RAINCHECK, to listen to!

It's not out for a little while still (don't ask when, I can't remember), so this is merely to whet your appetites...

Leo / SB

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ON THE RADIO

Dear All...

When I was a small(-ish) boy, my guilty pleasure was sneaking off on Friday nights to listen to 'Mixing It' on Radio 3... for those of you who don't know, a continually ashtonishing show during which softly-spoken middle aged men introduce experimental music of all
imaginable genres.

Last friday, Mixing It broadcast an improvised live session prepared by a kind of new music mini-supergroup consisting of myself (trading under my real name, Leo Chadburn) on Hammond Organ, recorders and vocals, etc., Leafcutter John on vocals, electronics, tam-tam etc., Seb Rochford on drums, celeste, etc. and Mandy Drummond on vocals, viola,
piano, etc.

It was a lot of chaotic, noisy, bizarre fun, and I'm sorry I forgot to tell you about it, but it can still be heard online by going here....

www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/mixingit

and clicking "listen to the latest programme". YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL THIS FRIDAY THOUGH! Playlist and notes for the whole show can be found here...

www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/mixingit/pip/3sc09

Leo / SB

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