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October 2013
NFSA WISH US A MERRY CHRISTMAS
October 1, 2013
The lovely folk at The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) in Canberra, have given all Gotye fans an early Christmas present! A nearly 3-hour Oral History interview with Wally! In his own words, Wally talks about his Belgian ancestry, childhood and teenage memories, his bands Downstares and The Basics, and much more. It’s well worth a listen.
THE BASICS HAVE A BREAK
October 3-6, 2013
Wally and The Basics have continued with their Aussie tour, rocking Canberra and Sydney with sell out club shows and Caloundra Music Festival early this month. Our own Jacqui was fortunate to get to the Sydney show, where she met fellow fan Chris Moffat. Check out her photos from the gig here. The guys delighted fans everywhere by hanging around for a chat by the merchandise tables and obliging with autographs and photos. They will have a small break from touring now, with their next run of festival shows kicking off on November 22 at Mullum Music Festival in Mullumbimby.
Wally de Backer (Gotye) with interviewer Graham Dodsworth.
Wally de Backer and some fans after The Basics' gig at Caloundra Fest.
HELP DARCY REALISE HIS DREAM
October 6, 2013
Darcy Prendergast, creator of the clips of Gotye's Easy Way Out and Eyes Wide Open, has been selected as a finalist for the Realise Your Dream – British Council Australia awards. We wish him all the best luck!
NEW NOMINATION FOR GOTYE
October 12, 2013
Gotye has been nominated in the Best Male Artist category of The Age Music Victoria Awards 2013 and he’ll be up against music royalty Archie Roach and Paul Kelly. Support your man and cast your vote before November 15th.
TIM SHIEL'S DUET RELEASED
October 10 & 15, 2013
Gotye sampler/keyboardist and electronic musician Tim Shiel has just released an original soundtrack for brand new iPad/iPhone game Duet. What a way to combine his love of computer games and electronic music. Read the kind words Beat Magazine and Mess and Noise had to say about it and check out the whole album for yourself here. Tim also dropped in to the Triple R studios (where he still dj's occasionally) for a chat about the new soundtrack and touring with Gotye.
THE BASICS TRAMJAMMING AND NORTHCOTE SOCIAL-JAMMING
October 9, 2013
Kris, Tim and Wally performed a spontaneous 3 song acoustic set at the Northcote Social Club today, where Remote Control Tourist Tim tracked them down and recorded their tunes. They then hurried along to the tram stop and boarded the number 86 tram to play a Tram Session for lucky commuters. What a trip along the streets of Melbourne that must have been!
GOTYE TRYING OUT DIFFERENT THINGS WITH DAMIAN TAYLOR
October 17, 2013
Electronic music producer Damian Taylor reveals that Gotye has dropped by to ‘try out some different things’ in this interview with Ask Audio Magazine. Gotye’s Video Mirrors compilation will feature a Damian Taylor remix of "Easy Way Out", which you can listen to here, and is due for a November 4 release.
Darcy Prendergast looking dreamingly good.
Wally De Backer and Kris Schroeder tramjamming.
Producer Damian Taylor in his studio.
THE BASICS IN THE WOODFORK FOLK FESTIVAL LINE-UP
October 19, 2013
The Woodford Folk Festival also announced their line up, including two shows from our favourite trio. Stay tuned for a couple more shows to be added to the guys' festival run soon.
THE BASICS THE MAIN ATTRACTION AT MORNINGTON MAIN STREET FESTIVAL
October 20, 2013
After a short time off following their run of club shows, The Basics returned for somewhat of a hometown show at Mornington’s Main Street Festival today. Fans had plenty of opportunity afterwards to grab a pic or autograph with the boys, who were also interviewed for RPP FM.
STIUTK, #32 IN WXPN'S 885 GREATEST SONGS OF THE MILLENIUM
October 19, 2013
Nice one, Wally. Not bad at all. Nope. You can check the whole list of songs here.
THERE WILL BE NO REST FOR THE WICKED
October 14, 2013
The Basics keep on adding festival dates for the following months, yet Wally hopes he will be in better shape, as now he admits he is feeling "a bit under the weather" in this interview for Rip It Up. While The Basics seem to be on fire touring nationally, Kris Schroeder also points out "how much of a strain financially, physically and emotionally it is to go touring, especially overseas" in this new interview.
THE ROAD TO TRANSFORMATION TRAILER
October 20, 2013
While waiting for the "real thing", the Asylum Seeker Resource Center have released the trailer of The Hot Potato documentary, which features Wally De Backer showing his support for asylum seekers. The documentary will be released on YouTube on 29th of October 2013.
BRW TOP 50 SPOT
October 23, 2013
Wally was named amongst the top earners in Australian entertainment, taking spot 27 in BRW’s Top 50 Entertainers (earnings) for 2013. Check the full list here.
ANOTHER BASICS SHOW AND… A LIVE CD/DVD!
October 24-31, 2013
The Basics have confirmed another festival show, this time in Adelaide.
Presale for their live album recorded recently at Northcote Social Club, My Brain’s Off (And I Like It), was announced also. A few days later, due to popular demand, they confirmed a cd/dvd release. Pre-order yours now and have it by Christmas!
WALLY JETS TO THE US FOR UNICORN HERDING AT PLAYBOY MANSION
October 27, 2013
With a rest in between The Basics gigs in Australia, Wally jetted off to the US for, amongst other business, a spot of unicorn herding at the Playboy mansion. After visiting Vegas, he joined friend and artist Alexa Meade and friends for some Halloween shenanigans, dressing in a questionable costume (was he a shepherd or a pirate?!). All was confirmed by a fellow party goer, actress Dominika Wolski, who explained that the ladies of the group were unicorns and Wally was their herder! Pics of the fun made it online and caused a bit of a stir amongst some fans - but are we right to question or make assumptions? We think it was all a bit of fun for a man who’s worked so hard. Party on, Wally!
THE HOT POTATO: THE ROAD TO TRANSFORMATION DOCO
October 29, 2013
After the teaser some days ago, the Asylum Seeker Resource Center have released The Hot Potato: The Road To Transformation documentary. While you can see Wally De Backer showing his support for asylum seekers at 03:52, we highly recommend watching the whole documentary.
November 2013
CHECK YOUR INBOX!
November 1, 2013
The Basics have sent this newsletter where they officially announce what they had already hinted on the social networks: 'for the first-time *ever*' they are putting out a DVD/CD set: MY BRAIN'S OFF (AND I LIKE IT).
"Filmed on location at the Northcote Social Club, and carefully edited by filmmaker Ryan Gaskett under the close supervision of the band, this is the first-and-only concert DVD that The Basics have done. Mixed and mastered into an incredible 5.1 Surround Sound experience (as well as a great Stereo mix), this DVD/CD set takes you into the band room as if you were one the punters."
VIDEO MIRRORS, HERE AT LONG LAST
November 1, 2013
After several postponements, here it is! You can now purchase all of your fave videos and live visuals from Making Mirrors on Video Mirrors, available on iTunes.
TIM SHIEL, THE BUSIEST OF BEES
November 3 & 4, 2013
After the recent release of Duet, Tim Shiel, Gotye's live band keyboardist and synths, has revealed that he played his first gig as Telling along with Ben Abraham in front of some friends last night (Nov. 3). We are really looking forward to their new tunes. But for the time being, we can keep on delighting our ears with "Stella".
Ableton Liveschool has also uploaded Tim Shiel's INPUT presentation he did last August 10 on how he used Ableton Live in Gotye's live shows and on how he uses it as an instrument himself.
This week has started with a new release from Tim Shiel as well: a spring-themed tune for Feral Media's Spring EP called "General Practice" which you can download here.
PERTH YOU SAID?
November 8, 2013
And yet another date announcement for The Basics. Perthians will be welcoming The Basics at the Perth International Arts Festival 2014 on February 9.
YUMMY BUSINESS MEETING WITH
DAMIAN TAYLOR
November 4, 2013
While waiting patiently for the release of Video Mirrors, featuring a remix of "Easy Way Out" by Damian Taylor, it seems that the Canadian producer is working with Wally. We hope that the meal at the vegan and organic restaurant La Panthère Verte / The Green Panther in Montréal will have nourished and satisfied their creative hunger.
SPENDER BEHIND DOOR 26
November 11, 2013
Tommy Spender has revealed that 10 hours was spent behind this cheap motel door, shooting the final time lapse footage for his song Hotel Home, which features Wally’s lead vocals. There have been a few hold ups with the completion of this video, which Gotye fans are eagerly awaiting. A well crafted visual will surely enhance the enjoyment of this beautiful song, we’ll share it as soon as it’s available!
SABAH INGVARSSON'S WEBSITE UP!
November 9, 2013
Talented artist Sabah Ingvarsson has announced she has a spanking new website. You will probably remember her from the Tethered project presented little by little on this same page in a puzzle form, which revealed a delicate and elaborate art piece around the theme "heart" using Gotye's torso as a canvas and that you can admire again on "Natural Canvases".
Interested in knowing how Wally became Sabah's canvas? Click here. Also, keep an eye on this website for more collabs with Sabah Ingvarsson coming soon.
NEW GOTYETTES MERCH IS ALL FOR CHARITY
November 13, 2013
We’re excited to be able to tell you that we’ve created two Gotyettes online stores, just in time for the festive season. You can purchase original Gotye fan merchandise, designed by Gotye fans for Gotye fans! Head on over Redbubble and Zazzle to see the current range of goodies on offer, and know that all profits from sales will be going to the Wally-supported charity Aardvark, benefitting terminally ill and challenged young people.
TIM SHIEL TO REVEAL ABLETON SECRETS FROM THE GOTYE LIVE SHOW
November 15, 2013
Tim Shiel will discuss how Ableton Live was used in Gotye’s live band as a sort of ‘secret weapon’ during the recent Making Mirrors world tour, when he presents at Face The Music at Melbourne’s Art Centre today, along with Matt Ridgway. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and describe their own live show set ups to Tim. Sounds like music nerd heaven to us!
GOTYE REKINDLES COLLABORATIONS AT ACMI
November 18, 2013
As part of ‘Spectacle: The Music Video Exhibition’, and in collaboration with Melbourne Music Week, Wally got together with some of his past collaborators to discuss the creative process behind his music videos. Fresh from a US trip, he joined Natasha Pincus, director of the STIUTK clip, along with Rubber House’s Ivan Dixon and Greg Sharpe, revealing behind the scenes knowledge with the audience at Melbourne’s ACMI. You can visit the pic gallery here.
THE BASICS' AUS TOUR ROLLS ON
November 22-24, 2013
After a month long US trip, Wally returned to Australia to rejoin The Basics on tour. The boys smashed their way through Mullumbimby and Queenscliff Music Festivals and are set for more shows. They also played the wedding of the lovely Amy & Scott Thompson. Check out their upcoming festival dates and more news in their most recent newsletter.
Also, looks like there’s a ‘Basics Excursion’ to be had too! Next July the guys will be in London (to record? There has been talk of a new studio album in 2014!) and will attend the Monty Python Reunion show together on July 20, 2014. What fun they’ll have!
ROGERS PROUD AND HAPPY FOR GOTYE AND THE TEMPER TRAP
November 22-24, 2013
In this interview, Danny Rogers, Gotye's co-manager, tells us how he met Gotye for the first time and expresses his happiness to see that Gotye's music has resonated among people.
December 2013
EARLY CHRISTMAS TREATS TO SHARE
December 1-23, 2013
We held a fun live chat at the start of December, which as usual spanned many hours across numerous timezones, covering different topics - mostly Gotye related! We welcomed several new faces to the chat, including Johhny Johnson the author of this article. We hope to hold another chat soon - hope you can join us!
Also early December, Barry Morgan wrote this special piece for us in which he details his time meeting and touring with Gotye. Ohhhh Barrryyyy!
COLLABORATOR NEWS
December 3-23, 2013
Spender releases a teaser for his new video "Hotel Home" featuring Gotye, released in full on December 20th.
Also, fellow fan Stephen Scott posted an in depth interview with him, in which Spender spoke about upcoming projects and about the Gotye fans who had since discovered his music and how it felt to him.
Natasha Pincus tells NFSA in her own words, of her career and time with Gotye.
Tim Shiel appears on The Project, and talks about modern day fatherhood and an upcoming documentary he hopes to be involved in. Meanwhile, he continued to feel the love for the soundtrack for the iPhone game, Duet. In a reflective mood, Tim talks about his many projects, meeting and touring with Gotye, sitting on Lana Del Rey's toilet seat and much, much, much more with Mess and Noise.
BASICALLY, A BIG DECEMBER
December 6 - 20, 2013
There were a lot of happenings this month on The Basics calendar. The guys played several Vanda and Young Rockwiz tribute live shows, with the show in Sydney recorded, and to be televised in Australia in March 2014. They also released their new live cd/dvd My Brain’s Off (And I Like It) on December 6th, with a special screening taking place on December 12th at Melbourne’s ACMI.
Meanwhile, they were kept busy with gigs and festival shows, including Festival of the Sun on December 13th, where they were interviewed by The Au Review (video 1, 2, 3 & 4) and by Music Feeds. They also played at Woodford Folk Festival, a clear favourite of the guys. Some lucky fans got to spend New Years Eve with The Basics at the Espy in Melbourne, for a big show to bring in 2014.
You can visit all the pictures we have been able to recollect as well as articles related to all these events in this photo album posted in The Basicettes' Facebook page.
FA LA LA LA LA
December 13- 21, 2013
A little crazy photoshopping (why not?) to end this year, have a great silly season everyone!
We’ll leave you for this month with a beautiful version of ‘O Come Emmanuel’, recorded when Wally and his lovely and talented partner Tash joined Ben Abraham and friends at a special Christmas show at the Thornbury Theatre on December 13th.
Season’s greeting, Gotye guys and gals! x
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