The Bridport Dagger
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 The Bridport Dagger, left to right: Arran Goodchild, Jason Idnani-Powdrill, Lawrence Rice photo by Nickie Divine www.nickiephoto.com |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Indie Rockabilly |
| Years active | 2007-2011 |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/thebridportdagger |
| Members | |
| Jason Idnani-Powdrill Arran Goodchild Lawrence Rice Will Knight |
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The Bridport Dagger were a three-piece band based in Whitechapel, London between 2007 and 2011. The band’s line-up consisted of Jason Idnani-Powdrill (lead vocals, guitar), Lawrence Rice (guitar, vocals) and Arran Goodchild (drums, vocals).
Taking their name from an old gallows term, the bassless trio's sound has been described as "short, echo-y blasts of noise. Twangy riffs cutting through dense webs of reverb. 1950's rock & roll as re-imagined by David Lynch."[1] The band were named as one of Levi’s One’s To Watch in September 2009.[2]
The Bridport Dagger have previously released two limited-edition 7" singles through Death Records, double a-side “Magpie’s Nest/Spanish One” in 2008 and “Slipped Disco” in 2009.
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[edit] History
[edit] Magpie's Nest/Spanish One
The band’s debut double a-side single was released via independent label Death Records on 4 August 2008, on 7” vinyl. Just under two minutes long, "Magpie's Nest" was called a "precise, serrated jaunt alluringly taking you on a winding swim through the darker reassess of front man Jason Bridport's mind" while "Spanish One" "soaks you in a curtain of chopping guitar reverb and persistent drum patterns."[3] Both songs were track listed by Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music who invited the band to play a session in Manchester.[4]
The music video for "Magpie’s Nest" was designed and directed by Allan Sanders and Will Eager respectively.[5][6]
[edit] Slipped Disco
"Magpie’s Nest/Spanish One" was followed by the release of "Slipped Disco" in 2009. Launched at the Flowerpot in Kentish Town[7] in July 2009, the single was officially released on 7” vinyl in September of the same year, again through Death Records. Leonie Cooper reviewed the single in the 2nd September 2009 issue of NME, describing the track as "what happens when you write a song after drinking a bottle of Sailor Jerry, stagger into an all night tattoo parlour and leave with a topless girl in a martini glass etched over your heart."[8]
Accompanying "Slipped Disco" on the b-side were the tracks "Rock & Roll" and "Paperback", all three of which can currently be heard through The Bridport Dagger MySpace page.
The single got a lot of airplay in German radio like the Online-Grimme Awards winners Byte FM[9] and the independent radio station FSK (Freies Sender Kombinat). For the website of FSK's morning show "Toast On Fire" guitar player Lawrence Rice did an extensive interview[10]
[edit] Dangling Man
Recorded live at the Windmill, Brixton, The Bridport Dagger have made latest song "Dangling Man" available for free download through the Artrocker website.[11] The song was posted on the website on 4 May 2010 and had previously been gifted to those on the band’s mailing list as a thank you for support during a recent tour. The song can also be heard through the band's MySpace along with a demo version of new song "Three Sheets To The Wind".
Following a performance at the 2010 Offset Festival, Georgina Terry named the band the best discovery of the festival in the 12 September edition of the Observer.[12]
[edit] Influences and Sound
The Bridport Dagger have drawn comparisons from artists such as Roy Orbison,[13] Nick Cave,[3] and Elvis Presley.[14] While others have felt the band conjure images of film noir and Edgar Allan Poe.[3]
[edit] Associated Acts
In February 2010 The Bridport Dagger supported The Rumble Strips on the UK section of their tour through Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Norwich, Manchester and Leicester.
The band have also been busy recording songs "A Very English War", "Anchor", "Three Sheets To The Wind" and "Hospital Wine" in Wales with Toby of Hatcham Social, some of which can again be heard through the band's MySpace page.
Arran Goodchild previously drummed for Subliminal Girls.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
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| 2008 | "Magpie's Nest/Spanish One" | 7" | Death Records |
| 2009 | "Slipped Disco" | 7" | Death Records |
| 2010 | "Dangling Man" | Download |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.codaagency.com/coda/ArtistPageDetails.aspx?ArtistId=1312
- ^ http://www.ilikemusic.com/music_news/Levis_Ones_To_Watch_September_09_Line_Up-7607/3
- ^ a b c http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/content/content_detail.php?id=2537&type=Singles
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/marc_riley/tracklisting_20090422.shtml
- ^ http://www.loopland.net/2008/07/magpies-nest.html
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=aGopoPyM2Vc
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM5qOgnGaj8
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=213053902&blogId=508676243
- ^ http://www.byte.fm/index.php?cont=sendungen_detail&sendung=170&termin=12800
- ^ http://www.toastonfire.de/?p=1619
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/sep/12/festival-watch-offset-essex-music-art-brut
- ^ http://www.theplayground.co.uk/artists/profile.php?id=57
- ^ http://iheartau.com/reviews/your-twenties-the-brute-chorus-bridport-dagger/
