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The Clogs are a mostly instrumental project led by Bryce Dessner and Australia’s Padma Newsome, both men familiar from their membership in the acclaimed rock band, The National. Their existence predates The National, and Clogs have released four widely acclaimed albums on Brassland Records — Thom’s Night Out (2001), Lullaby for Sue (2003), Stick Music (2004), and 2006’s Lantern.
When Clogs formed they were an oddball classical ensemble in indie rock clothing. Today, however, they’re at the forefront of a scene including friends in groups The Books, Rachel’s, and Bell Orchestre.
The band members met in the late-90s while studying at the Yale School of Music. Newsome started his career as a concert violinist in the Sydney Symphony, before a six-year detour took him to an ashram in the remote region of New South Wales. He began composing in the 90s at the University of Adelaide, when he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship that brought him to America. Dessner is an established soloist, and veteran of groups including Bang on a Can All-Stars, which has given him in contact with major figures like Philip Glass and Terry Riley. Elliott is a proud Vermonter and active freelance musician. Kozumplik is a master percussionist familiar with almost any style.
Clogs’ “classical” music is the result of a peculiar writing process more akin to a rock band or a jazz quartet. The members come to rehearsals with basic ideas that the group riffs on and develops in jam sessions and live performance. Newsome later arranges these ideas into elegant and complex musical narratives that meld and extend the ideas of minimalist, modernist, and romantic composers, adding sounds and melodies drawn from the folk music of India, the Jewish Diaspora, and everywhere else.

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10cc Featuring Graham Gouldman and Friends IN CONCERT – CLEVER CLOGS
Filmed at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

‘I’m not in love’, ‘Rubber Bullets’ and ‘Dreadlock Holiday’ — Classic tracks from one of the most interesting and talented bands to ever grace the world of music, are all included in this live collection of songs alongside new tracks and presented on DVD for the very first time.

10cc were formed in 1972 with the line up of Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The rulebook was thrown out of the window as their unrivalled songs injected with sharp wit and lyrical dexterity plucked melodies and subject matter from previously undiscovered waters to turn the band both into chart regulars and darlings of the critics. They were one of many bands dubbed at the time as ‘the new Beatles’ — but unlike most of the others, 10CC actually came close to the Fab Four in terms of hits and quality. After Godley and Creme left in 1976, Eric and Graham decided to carry on as 10cc and were augmented by, amongst others, guitarist Rick Fenn and drummer Paul Burgess. And the hits kept on coming.

Then after years of lying dormant while they all pursued other ventures Graham Gouldman along with Fenn, Burgess, Mick Wilson and Mike Stevens has taken to the road again as “10cc featuring Graham Gouldman and friends’. This DVD includes two appearances that Kevin Godley made as one of the ‘friends’ at a gig in Cardiff- when he graced the stage for the first time in almost 30 years and again at the landmark Shepherd’s Bush Empire show in London.

The set list on the DVD includes no fewer than 17 hit songs including some written by Graham for other artists including the Yardbird’s For Your Love and the Hollies’ Bus Stop .The DVD “Clever Clogs” also features original artwork and an interview from the originator of all of 10cc’s best known album artwork the legendary designer , and founder of Hipnosis, Storm Thorgerson.

The band which includes Take That and Mica’s musical director Mike Stevens and the multi talented Mick Wilson will be playing a series of concerts in support of this release including a showcase at London’s Indigo venue on May 1st.

Tracklisting:
Son Of Man (excerpt), The Wall Street Shuffle, The Things We Do For Love, Good Morning Judge, I’m Mandy- Fly Me, Life Is A Minestrone, Art For Art’s Sake, Bus Stop, Look Through Any Window, For Your Love, Old Wild Men, beautifulloser.com, Silly Love, Donna, The Dean And I, Bridge To Your Heart, I’m Not in Love, Dreadlock Holiday, Ready To Go Home, Rubber Bullets

Bonus Materials:

- Extended conversation with Graham Gouldman about the songs and how they were written
- The Art of 10CC with Storm Thorgerson
- Kevin Godley on stage with 10cc in Cardiff

The DVD is released on 12 May 2008, and is available from all good retailers.

They always were a witty group, ‘too clever by half’, some said! Others just said… ‘Clever Clogs’

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Clogs and mules in action… at the terrace in Spain…

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The Clogs are a mostly instrumental project led by Bryce Dessner and Australia’s Padma Newsome, both men familiar from their membership in the acclaimed rock band, The National. Their existence predates The National, and Clogs have released four widely acclaimed albums on Brassland Records — Thom’s Night Out (2001), Lullaby for Sue (2003), Stick Music (2004), and 2006’s Lantern. They released their fifth album, The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton, on March 2, 2010.
When Clogs formed they were an oddball classical ensemble in indie rock clothing. Today, however, they’re at the forefront of a scene including friends in groups The Books, Rachel’s, and Bell Orchestre.
The band members met in the late-90s while studying at the Yale School of Music. Newsome started his career as a concert violinist in the Sydney Symphony, before a six-year detour took him to an ashram in the remote region of New South Wales. He began composing in the 90s at the University of Adelaide, when he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship that brought him to America. Dessner is an established soloist, and veteran of groups including Bang on a Can All-Stars, which has given him in contact with major figures like Philip Glass and Terry Riley. Elliott is a proud Vermonter and active freelance musician. Kozumplik is a master percussionist familiar with almost any style.
Clogs’ “classical” music is the result of a peculiar writing process more akin to a rock band or a jazz quartet. The members come to rehearsals with basic ideas that the group riffs on and develops in jam sessions and live performance. Newsome later arranges these ideas into elegant and complex musical narratives that meld and extend the ideas of minimalist, modernist, and romantic composers, adding sounds and melodies drawn from the folk music of India, the Jewish Diaspora, and everywhere else.

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These are German Berkemann wooden clogs from the 1970ies. These were hugely popular in Germany back then. I am trying to intruduce them in the US. They are super comfortable (great foodbed), and I think they look great. They certainly make a statement…

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A tribute to my Favorite Bleach Character, Kisuke Urahara.

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Here’s another pair: Berkemann Sommer Toeffler / wooden sandals from 1981 in size 45 (12US).

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To inform on the Atherosclerosis and its complex biological process: it is the idea of this project dedicated to the prevention of the cardiovascular risks of diseases. It was carried out by scientists and is adressed to general public.
www.technicom-sa.fr

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From the album Thom’s Night Out

http://www.clogsmusic.com/

Filmed 14th July 2008

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Music video from Clogs’s album Lantern on Brassland Records.

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