One-off Melbourne show, double header with Judith Hamann + James Rushford
Ned joined by Leah Senior, vocals & Judith Hamann, cello
presented by Liquid Architecture & Omniversal Hum
Carlton Church Of All Nations
180 Palmerston St, Carlton
8pm
Tickets here
…in Germany. All shows duo w. Elisabeth Fuchsia, viola.
Oct 9 - Karlsruhe - Tollhaus
Oct 10 - Frankfurt - Zoom
Oct 11 - Erlangen - Redoutensaal
Oct 12 - Regensburg - Audimax
Oct 13 - Munich - Kammerspiel
Oct 15 - Essen - Lichtburg
Oct 16 - Leipzig - Peterskirche
Oct 17 - Hamburg - Kampnagel
Oct 18 - Berlin - Pierre Boulez Saal
NC duo w. Elisabeth Fuchsia, viola
Full line ups here
Sep 18 – Louisville KY – Camp Social Club
Sep 19 – Chicago IL – Fallen Log
Sep 20 – Rock Island IL – Rozz-Tox
Sep 21 – Omaha NE – Grapefruit Records
Sep 22 – Lawrence KS – Replay Lounge (matinee)
Sep 24 – Nashville TN – Vinyl Tap
Sep 25 – Athens GA – Georgia Theater Rooftop
Sep 26 – Atlanta GA – The Earl
Sep 29 – Memphis TN – Gonerfest
LP out September 6 via Sophomore Lounge Records
CD/Cassette via ever/never records
Pre-orders available now.
LP
Europe/UK: Ned bandcamp
OZ/NZ distro: Poison City
US/AMERICA: Sophomore Lounge bandcamp
Limited CD/Cassette edition
ever/never bandcamp
Featuring Leah Senior, Steve Heather, Mick Turner, Elisabeth Fuchsia, Mike Majkowski, Joe Talia, Eamon McNelis, Judith Hamann, Jim White, Fredrik Kinbom, & Chris Abrahams.
Insightful words from beautiful people below…
‘Our Other History’ is a wonderful new LP by this wandering Berlin-based Melbourne expat. Ned’s last album, 'Afternoon—Dusk’ was an avant instrumental trio outing with James Rushford and Joe Talia, but 'Our Other History’ is a return to delicate, sophisticated song craft of his 2018 masterpiece, 'Old Chestnut.'
Ned’s approach to lyrics, vocals and music shares a melancholic beauty that is both haunted and haunting. His words are often more impressionistic than overt in their storytelling, but his vocals carry hints that recall those of the legendary Roy Harper. But where Harper’s attack was often Dionysian, Collette’s approach is Apollonian, and the tracks often have a compositional feel with a distinct taste of Canterbury.
The players this time include old hands, like drummer Steve Heather and pianist Chris Abrahams (of The Necks), but there are a bunch of new players on hand, including Melbourne mates, Jim White and Mick Turner (of Dirty 3 fame) and the folksinger, Leah Senior. All these elements (and more) are fitted together with elegance and allowed space to breathe.
Collette’s music is hard to classify. It exists inside a dynamic flux made up of equal parts post-rock, folk, jazz and avant prog, but it manages to remain plain-spoken and uncluttered regardless of how complex its structure can be when you start parsing it. But why bother? With a record as throughly lovely as 'Our Other History’, the best idea is to just relax and let the music flow. Beautifully.
– Byron Coley 2024
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I don’t really know Ned Collette. That’s about to change, and I am energized with anticipation. Last summer, I saw Ned in performance here in my hometown of Louisville, KY, accompanied by Elisabeth Fuchsia who had recently become a hero-friend. And it was ‘magical’, ‘alchemical’, engaging and illuminating and inspiring; I witnessed Ned’s and Fuchsia’s almost overpowering fluency with music and with music’s ability to act simultaneously as the medium for communication between performers and with audience.
I’m bouncing back and forth with how I refer to Ned Collette in this writing. If I always called him “Collette” it might disguise the fact that, should I wish to, I could reach him now, easily, on the telephone or over email, and that our acquaintance continues to grow and just about resembles something I’ve learned can be called friendship. If I only referred to him as “Ned”, though, it would belie the fact that I am humbled by his ability.
These are songs. They are also sound-pieces, artful constructions of dynamic arrangement. 'Our Other History’ is a dreamworld unto itself and, where each song stands on its own, this is one of those increasingly rare beasts: a full-length record to to experience and behold and live in for a while as a whole thing. The contributors’ voices (including the human voice in the cases of Leah Senior and Judith Hamann) bring such significant impact that it is beyond what we think of as musical parameters, getting deeper into the drama and tone of each piece. I would call it “Lyric Music” because the lyric carries much of the weight (not to say burden) of what is communicated. The word dominates, and here the word rewards. When Mick Turner’s guitar enters the scene, I am overwhelmed with joy; and Jim White’s drum playing has never felt more natural and powerful and appropriately modifying than it does here. And then I begin to notice Steve Heather’s drumming everywhere else and am floored by its dusty elegance. But isn’t fair to single out players; I’m being fully subjective, and my perspective changes with each listen. The record as a whole is directed in ways that we understand a movie director oversees the identity of her or his film.
Ryan Davis and I were driving around the United States not long ago and he played this record in the van. I couldn’t believe that something so fine was also new. But it could only be new; it wears its modernity subtly and surely and is as rewarding a listening experience as I’ve come across in recent times.
– Will Oldham 2024
SOLO TOUR w. RYAN DAVIS (USA)
30/5 - Halle DE - X-Berg
31/5 - Blankenburg DE - Walden Kulturwirtschaft
1/6 - Weikersheim DE - W71
2/6 - Amsterdam NL - Zonzij (Paradiso)
3/6 - Freiburg DE - Kommode Eins Konzert
5/6 - Rome IT - Fanfulla
6/6 - Bologna IT - Frida nel Parco
7/6 - Milan IT - ExAlge
8/6 - Guastalla IT - Handmade Festival
9/6 - Zagreb HR - Mochvara
10/6 - Klagenfurt AT - Hafenstadt
11/6 - Prague CZ - Punctum
12/6 - Jena DE - Trafo
13/6 - Leipzig DE - The Ränch
14/6 - Berlin DE - Intertank
Sat May 25 – Berlin DE – KM28
The Berlin Quintet returns:
Ned Collette guitar and songs, Chris Abrahams piano, Judith Hamann cello and organ, Steve Heather drums, Fredrik Kinbom bass
Karl-Marx-Allee 28, 12043 Berlin Neukölln
Doors 20:00 | Concert 20:30
Duo show with Judith Hamann, and a solo cello set from Judith first.
Loeperplatz, 10367 Berlin
Tram to Loeperplatz
Doors 7pm | Concert 8pm
15€ at the door
House show, Schöneberg. 6pm, all welcome. Write mail@nedcollette.com for address and details.
With Chris Abrahams – piano
Judith Hamann – cello
Steve Heather – drums
Fredrik Kinbom – bass
A lovely handful of dates to end the year…
Nov 23 - Blankenburg DE - Walden Kulturwirtschaft
Nov 24 - Wetzlar DE - Franzis
Nov 25 - Freiburg DE - secret show mail@nedcollette for details
Nov 26 - Colmar FR - Le Grillen
Nov 27 - Zürich CH - El Lokal
Nov 28 - Parma IT - Borgo Santa Brigida
Nov 30 - Roma IT - Fanfulla 5a
Dec 1 - Bologna IT - Grabinski Point
Dec 16 - Berlin DE - house show mail@nedcollette for details.
All solo except Berlin, with Chris Abrahams – piano, Judith Hamann – cello, Steve Heather – drums, Fredrik Kinbom – bass
Tickets and venue info here
August 17 – September 3. On the road again as a duo with Elisabeth Fuchsia on viola. Full details and wild lineups featuring Thalia Zedek, Ryley Walker, Sunwatchers and many more, here
Poster Ryan Davis: https://techniquestreet.com