Gnac / Montgolfier Bros: S & D

Bitter, bitter, bitter...

None of you are in remotely successful bands. You spend an inordinate amount of time attacking smaller artists with bitter vehemence. Then complain about the lack of real artists.

It's sad really. I mean, gnac is a one man band, struggling and you are wasting everyone's time but being negative and bitter. On the other thread I was enjoying talking about music. But it's the gang/mob mentality.

If someone has a dissenting opinion, people or some people at ILM attack them ruthlessly. Is your opinion that important? And if it is why are you posting on what is essentially an over rated message board?

Sad. Sad. Sad.

The best postings are people just chatting about what is a common love.

and ps.

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful and have a more interesting life than you.

It's a waste of time cause I'm one happy bloke!!

no baby, not crying, only cry when 'we are the world' comes on...

Gareth: Yeah, dude, I do. I just keep on getting sidetracked by something or other.

And, yes, the Rocket Girl 2CD set is quite nice (though I've only heard the 1st 1/2).

However the unreleased stuff is - surprisingly - almost entirely much more interesting and much better. I could do without the Her Space Holiday track but everything else I find mighty enjoyable. Yes, Gnac included.

They really strike that Eno/Penguin Cafe Orchestra/Fahey vibe... or like the more serene parts of Papa M's Live From A Shark Cage. The days seems like months waiting for my amazon order.

i do have a vague idea that roger quigley (aka atswimtwobirds) would make an ideal guest vocalist on the michael mayer album.

(their shared love of mahler's fifth and so on.)

any info on whether these guys are still together? websites have not been updated since 2006.

don't know, but a new at swim two birds album is either just out or just about to be out

The new Southern Arts Society record promises a vocal cameo from Roger Quigley, I'm hopeful it's something worthwhile.

The press release for the last Gnac/Mark Tranmer album mentioned that he was working on an album featuring all female vocalists (which just sounds like a chance to pull, to me) and a Lindstrom-inspired nu-disco album.

Might appeal to fans of the Montgolfier Brothers ...

Daylight Music: Cavil + Josienne Clarke
26 Mar 2011, midday
Union Chapel, London (Free entry)

My god, this old Quigley EP is tremendous:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCC_57s4yuA

Recent re-issue of the first album - the third time it has been issued, seemingly - is a nice reminder to play it.

Roger Patrick Martin Quigley

1969 - 2020

Rest In Peace.

Here is a photograph of Roger in Vendôme, October 1997. We were there to play live at the Rockomotives Festival.#Quigley #AtSwimTwoBirds #TheMontgolfierBrothers pic.twitter.com/NOrAmUtv8Z

— GNAC (@marktranmer) August 19, 2020

Feeling crushed, right now.

Been listening to this for too much of the day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0YHAyw4aKY

Oh godddddd that is sad

I played a show with him in 2006 or something and he was so, so sweet. I had no idea he was so young.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmRFl9tyfR0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=800vbVUXLoA&feature=emb_logo

Decent of him ...

Tim Burgess
@Tim_Burgess
Friday August 28th
8pm (U.K. time)

We’ll be listening to Seventeen Stars by The Montgolfier Brothers. Roger Quigley from the band passed away last week, leaving us with so many beautiful songs

There’ll be no tweets from me, no guests, just the music

On a side note, this sad news led me to do some searching and given this is a Gnac thread as well, Mark Tranmer's got an extensive Bandcamp page up including a slew of Gnac rarities as well as current work:

https://marktranmer.bandcamp.com/music

Shit, they were so good. Such a fine band with subtle wistful tunes & lyrics. I never understood why they didn't have more success. The first two Montgolfier Brothers albums are all-time classics of indie chamber pop.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/31/roger-quigley-obituary

while abroad, he would naturally gravitate towards a locals’ bar rather than a museum or art gallery.

Has anyone noticed if the obituary made the print edition?

Nice to hear that a gig space at the King's Arms, Salford and a drinking space at Home, Manchester have been named after him.

Cover by Simon Rivers of Bitter Springs:

https://open.spotify.com/track/2CnYOEfIJKtmdlMApDC4bs?si=7d83f34196f542ec&fbclid=IwAR0aHQKbs-_6jroybRWinoc4Qk6PgW09zzgEl9m5ydPrsXqlexryrZvhdgA&nd=1

There's a Bandcamp listening party for "Friend Sleeping" on right now.

Not really sure why I clicked on the email link (for an album I own) but it's nice to be reminded of it.

wonder how much of a lift they're getting from David Gilmore covering Between Two Points

(The worst cover of all time? I suspect it's meant with with genuine love, still.)

Anyway, compilation due on Pete Paphides' Needle Mythology label.

A first, tentative stab at a track list (without looking at the planned one):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1jRUPdHcaoF915QnkT5o2r

Wine was involved.