Biography Dave Graney

1 biography

1.1 years moodists
1.2 coral snakes , white buffaloes
1.3 dave graney show- royal dave graney show – lurid yellow mist mistly

biography
early years moodists

david john graney born on 2 february 1959 , grew in mount gambier, south australia. in 1978, relocated adelaide, and, lead vocalist, teamed drummer, clare moore , form sputniks liz dealey on bass guitar, phillip costello on guitar , steve miller on guitar. sputniks released 1 single, second glance on independent label before moving melbourne in 1979 disbanded. graney, miller , moore formed post-punk group moodists steve carman on bass guitar in 1980. released single trees walk downnhill/i should have been here on au go go label.carman replaced chris walsh (ex-negatives, fabulous marquises) on bass guitar. line-up released single gone dead / chads car , , ep engine shudder on au go go label. in april 1983, mick turner (sick things, fungus brains) joined on guitar , relocated united kingdom in october. released studio album, thirsty s calling in 1984 on red flame label victor van vugt producing. red flame released album in 1985 called double life . single justice , money released on creation label. chris walsh left in same year, 1985. david mcclymont – ex orange juice- joined on bass , band recorded 2 12 eps take red carpet out of town , someones got give on tim label in uk.

the coral snakes , white buffaloes

by mid-1986, graney , moore disbanded moodists, formed dave graney n coral snakes (also seen dave graney coral snakes) in late 1987 , played in london pubs , clubs. other members were, gordy blair on bass guitar, malcolm ross (ex-orange juice, moodists) on guitar , louis vause on piano , keyboards. in 1988, barry adamson (former member of magazine, nick cave , bad seeds) producing, recorded enough material extended play, @ stone beach released in september on fire label. cover had ornate, edwardian-lettering uk illustrator dave western. 1989, graney , moore ordered out of country uk immigration authorities. 4 tracks, world full of daughters , listen lovers sing , deal made else , greatest show in town , later included on cd version of dave graney white buffaloes album, life on plains.

back in melbourne, couple formed dave graney white buffaloes rod hayward (ex-little murders) on guitar, conway savage (boy kings) on keyboards , walsh (the moodists) on bass guitar. graney had adopted cowboy image, wearing snake skin , brown suede, sporting curled moustache , waxed goatee. band released life on plains in 1989 phil vinall producing. vinall, friend of graney , moore, later worked auteurs, placebo , magic dirt (among others). album included tracks written other artists, such gene clarke, fred neil, gram parsons , traditional streets of laredo . in live shows included songs doug sahm, lou reed, buffy sainte marie , tim rose. title autobiographical tome george armstrong custer in 1876, year died @ little big horn. cover featured images of young jesse james, custer , ornate edwardian lettering london artist dave western, based on frederic remington cowboy painting. reflected graney s current persona , obsession wild western myth , late 1960s psychedelic bands similar tastes, charlatans , quicksilver messenger service san francisco. no singles released album, although video shot tony mahony robert ford on stage . savage left join nick cave , bad seeds , joined on pedal steel guitar graham lee (the triffids). line-up recorded, codine, live in studio four-track extended play, issued late in year. later added cd version of hunter... , prey album. codine written sainte-marie , had been performed charlatans in swaggering space cowboy style while dave graney white buffaloes cover version romantic, country-flavoured r&b . ep sleeve dave western illustration.

during june 1990, graney, hayward , moore travelled london , recorded hunter... , prey blair on bass guitar, ross on guitar, , vause on piano. album produced vinall @ croydon home studio run former procol harum organist matthew fisher. cover western shows graney full hickock curled moustache , velvet pomp. not issued until may 1992, due problems label, under name dave graney coral snakes. in mid-1991, band had moved melbourne line-up of blair, graney, moore, , hayward; robin casinader on keyboards (ex-the wreckery). in july 1992, released live album, lure of tropics on torn & frayed label on shock records. recorded @ st kilda s prince of wales hotel. week earlier group had performed little big horn show , first presented title track. cover art mahony, album featured 3 other improvised tracks , mixed phil mckellar – re-released in 1997 tracks , remixed tony cohen.

for april 1993 album, night of wolverine, band signed polygram, andrew picouleau (ex-sacred cowboys) provided bass guitar , cohen co-produced. graney adopted new persona, golden wolverine, album described certified australian rock classic. captured graney @ peak of songwriting powers ... [tracks were] full of elegant , eccentric detail . tex perkins (the cruel sea) guested on lead vocals night of wolverine ii amanda brotchie on backing vocals. title track , re hip, baby reached no. 48 , no. 59 on triple j s hottest 100 1993. cover art mahony directed video re hip, baby . band toured backing hunters & collectors, cruel sea before heading own national tour. album , tours had raised profile mainstream music critics. night of wolverine earned aria award nomination best alternative release @ 1994 ceremony. released on way label in uk in 1996 , re-issued on graney , moore s own label, cockaigne, in 2004 tracks later works.

the band s next album, wanna there don t wanna travel, peaked @ no. 10 on australian recording industry association (aria) album charts, released in june 1994. blair on bass guitar, co-produced cohen. singles album were, m gonna release soul in april, , wanna loved in august. limited edition of album included bonus disc, unbuttoned, 7 tracks. promotional film clip m gonna release soul , directed mahony, nominated best video in 1995.

the group s july 1995 album, soft n sexy sound, produced victor van vugt. reached top 40 , earned graney best male artist accolade @ aria music awards of 1996. in acceptance speech, graney wore hot pink, crushed velvet suit , wig declare himself (under breath) king of pop . reference 1970s pop award presented teen magazine, go-set. album received nominations best cover art mahony , producer of year victor vaughan [sic]. m not afraid heavy (june), rock n roll hide (august) , m gonna live in own big world (february 1996) issued singles. limited edition album s bonus disc, music colourful racing identities, featured 7 live tracks. accompanied media cd interview of graney hg nelson called word in yer shell, like. released in uk , europe on way label in 1996. graney , moore spent 6 months of year recording , working in london.

the next album, devil drives, (may 1997), reached top 20. recorded in melbourne , mixed in london @ maison rouge studios , co-produced graney, moore , david ruffy. spawned single, feelin kinda sporty . single won best video mahony in 1997, album nominated best cover art mahony , graney received nomination best male artist . single promoted appearance on daytime soap neighbours, in dave sent sinister lounge-core persona in pastel blue suit , fedora - in 1 memorable scene holding character toadfish upside down , shaking him return of mobile phone. unknown if impact had on sales of record. second single man on make . devil drives last studio album coral snakes , universal music graney , moore disbanded group , parted ways label in december. album accompanied media cd interview dave graney called coffins have no pockets, part of media booklet based on holden monaro owner s manual. in 1997 graney released first book, written, baby, collection of lyrics interspersed fragments of journalism, memoir , opinion, photographs mahony.

dave graney n coral snakes released compilation, baddest, in september 1999. included unreleased version of sheriff of hell devil drives re-recorded , remixed andrew duffield (ex-models) on keyboards, phil kenihan , billy miller (the ferrets) on guitar , vocals. same team had issued feelin kinda sporty previous year. featured unreleased cover version of ac/dc song show business . cover art provided mahony.

the dave graney show- royal dave graney show – lurid yellow mist mistly

graney , moore s next band dave graney show (elaborated in 2003 royal dave graney show), formed in 1998 stuart perera on guitar , adele pickvance (robert forster band) on bass guitar. single, between times , , dave graney show released in november on festival records. guest musicians included duffield, sean kelly (ex-models) on backing vocals , billy miller. co-produced duffiled , kenihan. in february 1999, masters must pleased released single , billy miller had permanently joined line-up. latter single s video part of twenty-minute film shot , edited mahony called smile , wave. album saw half of recorded , played graney , moore, rest of band brought in play other half.

graney , moore continued perform live around australia , released material on own melbourne based label, cockaigne. mgm, later distributed reverberation, sydney boutique label. cockaigne s release dave graney show s single, drugs wasted on young in february 2000 ahead of album, kiss tomorrow goodbye in april. co-produced graney, moore , adam rhodes. other singles out of loop (with mahony video) , have heard melbourne mafia? . cover art mahony. graney described album dark, brandy flavoured, disco . released in uk , europe on cooking vinyl. tour of europe, line-up of graney, moore , perera, supporting nick cave , bad seeds followed in 2001. moore released first solo album, third woman, on chapter music in august.

in july 2002, band released heroic blues, produced graney, moore , adam rhodes. single, goin fast love? , issued. title track recorded live @ sound check @ tarwin lower pub earlier in year. graney improvised vocal performer playing empty room. called folk soul album.

moore appeared melbourne band, sand pebbles, on stage on record. contributed strings , keyboards albums kim salmon wagons. played on robert forster s (go betweens) covers cd had new york girlfriend. appears jane dust , giant hoopoes, own band dames , jazz combination henry manetta , trip. graney , moore engineered , mixed debut albums darling downs (salmon , ron peno) , muddy spurs. both played in salmon, 7 guitar, 2 drummer heavy rock orchestra devised , led kim salmon.

in 2003, graney , moore briefly reformed moodists – turner, steve miller , walsh – limited number of performances in melbourne promote release of double compilation album, 2 fisted art (1980 -1986). album released on w.minc label – run steve miller – in 2003 , contains nineteen of band s studio tracks on first disc , sixteen unreleased live recordings (recorded in sydney (march 1983), melbourne (december 1984) , london (july 1985)) on second disc. dave graney , clare moore, couple worked on soundtrack feature film, bad eggs, , released music motion picture – bad eggs in july. received aria nomination best original soundtrack album @ 2003 ceremony.

the brother lived released in 2003 royal dave graney show ( nod royal melbourne show) – line-up of graney on vocals, harmonica, organ, , bass, acoustic , electric guitars; moore on drums, vocals, keyboards, percussion; billy miller on acoustic , electric guitars, , vocals; perera on vocals , electric guitar; , pickvance on vocals, percussion , bass guitar. produced graney, moore , j walker. singles issued midnight dawn , our friends stars . latter had video shot , edited graney, mahony made video brother lived . main part of album recorded, after moodists reunion, in day band in studio together. 4 other tracks recorded , mixed graney , moore @ melbourne studio. pickvance left group , bass guitar taken stu thomas (kim salmon , surrealists, kim salmon , business, salmon, stu thomas paradox) in 2004.

graney contributed music , played small (musical) part in stage production of 1960s british play stone in 2004. graney , moore released double album , hashish , liquor, in 2005, first disc, hashish performed graney , second, liquor moore.

in 2006, graney s point blank, described song cycle of life heavy entertainer , accompanied jazz musician mark fitzgibbon (the moodists) on piano , moore on vibraphone. concurrently, touring trio of graney (12-string, vocal), moore (vibes, vocal) , stu thomas aka stu d (baritone guitar, vocal) formed, performing extensively across australia, in support of 2006 cd, keepin unreal on cockaigne. trio appeared in europe in 2008 opening act nick cave , bad seeds.

in 2007 graney , moore joined guitarist, perera, pianist mark fitzgibbon , bass player stu thomas form lurid yellow mist featuring dave graney , clare moore (or dave graney , lurid yellow mist). name of band, according moore, based on strange miasmic cloud man in 1957 science fiction film, incredible shrinking man drove speedboat through before started transformation. collective worked on batch of new songs @ yarraville mouth organ band (ymob) hall, before entering sing sing studios in september laid down 8 tracks in day, virtually recording live. graney , moore mixed @ home studio, ponderosa, finishing in november. resultant album, wuz curious released on illustrious artists label on 14 june 2008. first single, m in future , issued in november 2007, had music written stu thomas, made video (filmed in cocos islands). video made let s kill god again , received radio promotion. fitzgibbon left in 2008 due moving out of melbourne. band continued four-piece.

in may 2009, graney released first album credited solo billing, knock out. released on cockaigne distribution fuse. described graney electro boogie album. produced, recorded , mixed graney, moore co-writing tracks, arranging , contributing instrumentation, thomas , perera lurid yellow mist guest performers. video produced title track, knock out , directed nick cowan, shot in hosier lane , smith street, melbourne.

a follow show narrative performance point blank performed @ butterfly club in 2009, called live in hell. featured songs graney other hell-related tunes elvis presley, roxy music, fall , doors. without amplification, line-up perera on acoustic guitar, thomas on bass guitar, moore on small drum kit , graney on vocals. in 2010 , third narrative style show performed @ butterfly club. mc bits featured duo of graney accompanied fitzgibbon on piano.

2010 saw release of supermodified, remix , remastering compilation project graney went 2001 , 2003 albums heroic blues , brother lived sing, play guitars , add keyboards , percussion , remix songs. unreleased tracks included in package of 18 tracks, mahony illustration on cover.

2011 saw release of rock n roll hide, on liberation. album recorded @ soundpark in melbourne graney , lurid yellow mist , mixed victor van vugt in new york. collection of re-recordings lurid yellow mist of songs catalogue. released graney s second book, 1001 australian nights, affirm press, concentrates on life artist , performer.

dave graney began writing monthly column melbourne review.

in 2012, band s name altered dave graney & mistly, , album ve been in mind released cockaigne/fuse. lead single flash in pantz , accompanying video of band shot live @ meredith music festival 2011. further video need champion filmed , edited nick cowan.

graney , moore played , recorded album rhythm section harry howard , nde. band fronted old friend harry howard ( these immortal souls, crime , city solution, pink stainless tail) , edwina preston. second album called pretty recorded , released in 2013. video devil in garbage can shot , edited nick cowans.

2013 saw series of digital singles released work begun on solo acoustic album. clare moore concentrating on debut album of band, dames.

digital albums point blank , live in hell released. documents of narrative shows performed in 2006 , 2009 respectively.

the moodists undertook show part of invitational festival dig up, curated hoodoo gurus. line-up featured blue oyster cult , flaming groovies, peter case , buzzcocks.

a fourth narrative show performed @ butterfly club in melbourne. solo show called folk featured dave graney playing songs across career had been inspired town of mt gambier.

may 2014 saw release of fearful wiggings , second album credited solo album. again, clare moore featured extensively on album playing vibes , singing. uk guitarist nick harper played on 2 tracks , graney recorded lead vocals lisa gerard (dead can dance) @ studio in country victoria. 3 songs album had accompanying video clips. song legendary robert had video made film makers donna mcrae , michael vale, while video country roads, unwinding made dave graney. video featured footage of drive along coorong between adelaide , mt gambier shot heath britton. in 2015 final video released woman skinnies man , written , directed nick cowan , thomas whiteside. video clip, slap stick comedy in style of russ meyer, hailed critics triumph.

2015 saw release of several digtial albums . play mistly me - live recordings vol 1 , dave graney - night of wolverine demos/early 90s songwriter demos , once loved torn ocean s roar - 80s/90s demos vol 2 .

2015 saw first of several reunion shows dave graney n coral snakes, playing sellout crowds in melbourne, sydney, newcastle , adelaide.

the melbourne annual leaps , bounds festival honoured dave graney , clare moore living legends , cconcert held @ gasometer hotel many melbourne musicians paying tribute pair playing songs. performances went 5 hours.

2016 saw cockaigne releases being updated in digital collections via s new online distributor , orchard. february first of monthly digital sinle release m hater . in march there deadest place ve ever died in . in april, been trendy , in may, drifting donna reed , in june out of mind?(get in) , in july need kleek, klook .

dave graney , mistly played atp festival in prestatyn, wales, curated comedian stewart lee, long time supporter of activities. joined former guitarist malcolm ross , played shows in edinburgh, glasgow, manchester (including bbc6 session dj marc riley) , continued on dates in france, holland, belgium , london.

in july 2016 there further return show dave graney n coral snakes packed house in melbourne.

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