FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD LP NEWS

Happy Summer Solstice to all!

Great news: our very dear friends at Blackest Ever Black have kindly let FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD album be transferred to our dedicated Cut Hands page at Bandcamp.

Please also enjoy a really amazing Japanese performance artists dancing to Damballah 58, already at 9 million views on YouTube!

To celebrate all this there's a 25% discount on everything at Cut Hands page until the end of July with code 'Damballah58'

Thanks to everyone again for your really appreciated support, much love.

CUT HANDS: RARITIES I

Cut Hands 'Rarities I' - digital only EP release March 23rd 2018. Available through iTunes, Bandcamp, and possibly others.

1) Damballah 58 (Benin Mix) 4:50
very early version of the 12” on Blackest Ever Black
2) Place Of Endless Worry 1:25
originally scored for a documentary
3) Drink Them Like Milk 4:23
prototype of 'Eat Them Like Bread' later featured on the Madwoman 12" EP on Downwards
4) Prototaxic Distortion 6:10
alternative earlier version of Parataxic Distortion (from BEB’s ‘Festival Of The Dead’ double LP)
5) Festival Of The Dead Ondo 5:41
remastered percussion track taken from the rare limited edition BEB compilation LP ‘I can’t give you the life you want’
6) Secret Of Elegua 1:25
unreleased instrumental, originally for a documentary

All songs written, performed and produced by William Bennett.
Vévé artwork by Mimsy DeBlois.

FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD NOTES

CUT HANDS
FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD
album notes

The Claw  
based on a powerful modern visualisation spell

I Know What I Must Do  
originally composed for a traditional Greek music project I was working on

Damballah 58  
after spending months working and imagining beats like this without getting anywhere, suddenly and with great relief, the theme appeared from nowhere as if from the heavens

Parataxic Distortion

Festival Of The Dead
the basic beat came out of the blue one night and I made several very different versions of this title track, the mood of this one seemed to fit in best with the record

Belladonna Theme  
music from the documentary film about superstar porn actress Belladonna

Vaudou Take Me High  
original version of this was nearly twenty minutes long!

Inlightenment  
this is a sister piece to Impassion and Inchantment from previous releases, hence the unusual spelling

None Of Your Bones Are Broken
inspired after watching the same incredible film three times consecutively, if you’ve seen it you’ll know which it is

Madwoman (Festival Remix)  
after trying out all sorts of Madwoman variations in a live setting, this one had the type of sound that best seemed to work

Fruit Is Ripe  
originally written for a soundtrack (sadly never used)

Fire Ends The Day  
currently working on a lot more of this type of sound

FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD

The new records landed today, really happy with how they came out and I have a lot of people to thank for making that possible. It's out on vinyl and CD and you can get it direct from Blackest Ever Black not to mention all the other great record retailers that there are nowadays.
I do have a handful of each version here as well, let me know if you'd like it signed.
2xLP version including shipping: UK £20 / non-UK $40 (USD)
CD version including shipping: UK £12 / non-UK $20 (USD)
PayPal is the usual susanlawly@freeuk.com
Shipping costs these days are criminally expensive, so apologies for that.
You can hear The Claw at SoundCloud.

DAMBALLAH 58

The new Damballah 58 vinyls gently and safely landed!
BEB have once again done a fabulous job of making them look and sound so great, that attention to detail really makes such a difference. There's a full preview of the A-side at Soundcloud. I do have a few here for sale (US$20 Europe/US$25 ROW shipping included, PayPal to the usual susanlawly@gmail.com), and of course if you'd like a signed one please just feel free to ask.

Cut Hands live
November 15th 2013 : Oslo, Norway Bla
November 22nd 2013 : Bristol, UK Arnolfini
November 23rd 2013 : Milan, Italy NUL
February 15th 2014 : Budapest, Hungary Trafó
February 21st 2014 : Helsinki, Finland Muissa Maailmoissa
March 7th 2014 : Adelaide, Australia Unsound Festival
March 29th 2014 : Glasgow, UK Glasgow School Of Art
April 4th 2014 : London, UK Downwards Night
April 10th 2014 : New York, USA Irving Plaza 

April 11th 2104 : Philadelphia, USA TLA 

April 13th 2014 : Boston, USA Royale 

April 15th 2014 : Chicago, USA Metro

April 17th 2014 : Seattle, USA Neumos 

April 18th 2014 : Portland Hawthorne Theatre 

April 20th 2014 : San Francisco DNA Lounge 

April 22nd 2014 : Los Angeles Fonda Theatre
April 24th 2014 : Bucharest, Rumania Rokolektiv Festival
May 3rd 2014 : Bradford, UK
May 17th 2014 : Warsaw, Poland Transwizje 5 Festival
May 24th 2014 : Manchester, UK Fat Out Festival

Cut Hands DJ
14th May 2014 : Berlin, Germany Berghain Kantine
30th May 2014 : London, UK

also still available 
Madwoman 12" single ($20 Europe - $25 ROW) last 1st ed. copies

Black Mamba 12" single ($20 Europe - $25 ROW) 4 copies left

Black Mamba CD ($18 Europe - $20 ROW) free exclusive art cards
Afro Noise I CD ($18 Europe - $20 ROW)

Cut Hands t-shirts and original Mimsy DeBlois paintings

DAMBALLAH 58

new Cut Hands 12" Damballah 58 on Blackest Ever Black
late October 2013 release, preorders now taken

track listing:
A1 - Damballah 58
B1 - Mamba Muntu
B2 - Belladonna Theme
B3 - Immersion

Cut Hands live
September 14th 2013 : Odense, Denmark Phono Festival
September 20th 2013 : Tilburg, Netherlands Incubate Festival
September 21st 2013 : Athens, Greece
September 26th 2013 : Leeds, UK
September 27th 2013 : Brussels, Belgium Bozar/BEB Showcase
October 19th 2013 : Barcelona, Spain LEM Festival
October 25th 2013 : Graz, Austria Elevate Festival
November 22nd 2013 : Bristol, UK

DJ Benetti
September 22nd 2013 : Athens, Greec
October 11th 2013 : Vittorio Veneto, Italy Coda Lunga
October 18th 2013 : Glasgow, UK Nice N Sleazy

more details soon and other shows still to be announced!

also still available 
Madwoman 12" single ($18 Europe - $24 ROW) last 1st ed. copies

Black Mamba 12" single ($18 Europe - $24 ROW) 5 copies left

Black Mamba CD ($18 Europe - $20 ROW) free exclusive art cards
Afro Noise I CD ($18 Europe - $20 ROW)

Cut Hands t-shirts and original Mimsy DeBlois paintings