After the fun of Herida last week, it was fantastic to be joined by another three piece rock band in the studio who’s music I’ve been enjoying and playing over the last few weeks. The Cortège are from London Barry is the singer and guitarist with Philipp on bass and John on drums. It was awesome to find out how they formed and got to know each other, with Philipp originating from Austria and living in the country via Bristol. And it was a Bristol connection that took them there to record their debut EP ‘Triangle’ which we heard all the tracks from tonight. They have great connections there, including the band Von Bartha which allows them to play gigs down there occasionally and there’s even an Essex connection with Barry from Dagenham originally and they’re looking to soon start playing gigs here.
They also brought some music in to share that they enjoy or has inspired them, including mutual favourite A Song For The Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age who are big inspirations for the band. You can listen to the interview and the whole show again here:
The Cortège – Musical Meanderings 20th November 2012 by Graham Stannard on Mixcloud
And you can find out more about The Cortège here including where to get hold of the Triangle EP:
www.thecortege.com
www.facebook.com/thecortegeband
Here’s the playlist for 20th November 2012 (Albums in brackets)
1. Deftones – Rosemary (Koi No Yokan)
2. Rush – Closer To The Heart (Replay X3)
3. The Cortège – Homo Empathicus (Triangle EP)
4. The Cortège – Vicissitudes (Triangle EP)
5. The Cortège – Bewitched Betwixed (Triangle EP)
6. Sabatta – So High (Sabatta)
7. Herida – Otra Vida (Ghost of the Sun)
8. The Cortège – Despite The Blackout (Triangle EP)
9. The Cortège – Clones (Triangle EP)
10. Mogwai – Batcat (The Hawk Is Howling)
11. Crippled Black Phoenix – 444 (200 Tons of Bad Luck)
12. Queens Of The Stone Age – A Song For The Dead (Songs For The Deaf)
13. Kyuss – [Beginning Of What’s About To Happen] HWY 74 (Wretch)
14. Turbowolf – Son (Sun) (Turbowolf)