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Low Key EP

by The Brass Bed

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about

Prior to his 2004 debut album, The Brass Bed was a vehicle for the songs of Stu Thomas. The band was based around a rhythm section plus a brass section (ie: bass, drums, and brass instruments). The band was notable for NO GUITAR (although there is the occasional appearance).
The first release for The Brass Bed was 1997's "low key" EP.
(In 1997, an extremely small run of 20 EP's was produced on clear 8-inch vinyl, with a Braille lyric sheet, and called "The Gold Record" - obviously it sold out).

1. MR PERSONALITY
2. VACANCY
3. THE BET
4. PENDULUM

All songs were recorded on Stu's Tascam Porta05 4-track.
After he returned from the Surrealists' USA tour of '96. Stu laid down all tracks on "Mr Personality" & around the same time Del & Stu did a whole bunch of live bass/drum tracks, from which came "Vacancy", then Stu hunted down trombonist Tatiana Pajo, who had done a lot of street band work. She came in to add her great bone parts to both songs.
"Pendulum" began life in '94 as a very long percussion jam, Stu on drums, Del & Nique Needles (aka Cornelius Delaney) from Doghouse on an instrument that was basically a lot of cake tins spot-welded together (an invention of Ian Weir from Organism). Stu added all other parts, but when time came to master all the tracks in Atlantis, discovered the lead vocals had gone missing! So they were added there in '96, along with BV's.
"The Bet" was created around '94 by Stu & Del, who add a range of sounds (Del on bone for the first time, Stu/Del share accordion duties, horns by Stu..).

Fledgling Melbourne label BLAH BLAH BLAH originally released the EP, and it garnered Best Independent Release at some local awards at the time.

For more see the archived website:
www.oocities.org/thebrassbed/

credits

released April 1, 1997

Stu Thomas - lead bass, lead vocals, bv's, trumpets, muted trumpet, accordion, drums on 4
Delaney Davidson - drums, accordion, bone on 3, percussion, bv's
Tatiana Pajo - trombone

Guests -
Track 4 - Nique Needles (aka Cornelius Delaney) plays joint percussion with Delaney Davidson, on a metal contraption (of welded-together Milo tins made by Stu's old friend, then-housemate and Organism drummer Ian Weir).

Compositions by Thomas / Davidson except Track 1 by Thomas
Mixed at Atlantis by Dave McCluney
Mastered by Jim at Atlantis
Photo by Fiona Morrison
Design by Stu Thomas
Layout by Grant Broomhall (Synthesis Maximus)

© 1997

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The Stu Thomas Paradox Melbourne, Australia

Stu Thomas is a sinner-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist-producer extraordinaire who has played all over this planet. He's formed & fronted many musical units, including The Stu Thomas Paradox, Stu & The Celestials, The Brass Bed, Crumpet and Organism. He's also bass-player to the stars (Kim Salmon & The Surrealists, Dave Graney). Lives & loves in music-town Melbourne, Australia. ... more

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