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Yo Melbournite. Monday 13th of June, 1:30PM @ The Workers Club. Be there!
from me: new visuals and I might bring the guitar hero axe back.  I miss it.

Dig the facebook event.

AV club

Practice

collar collar bones y’all

alright.  this is it.  this show’s going to be the first one where you can see my new live A/V set in all it’s flickering rainbow glory.  plus some exceptional bands.  yep, i said it, exceptional.

if you’re yet to hear the magnificentness that is collarbones, they sound like this:

pretty friggin’ awesome!  so come, see them and see me do this:

9th april @ the workers club
w/ collarbones, absolute boys & clue to kalo
dig the facebook event

racing snail

Another gig!  I’ll be playing the first official zeal gig of the year next wednesday Thursday the 24th at 303 supporting Sydney’s Karoshi.  The new audio visual set’s really coming together after last weeks trial run and it should be even better by next wednesday.  I’m also scheming some evil live streaming schemes so all of you in internet land can check out the shiny new moving pictures and sounds…  more gigs coming.  and videos and things.  oh, the unbearable intrigue.

dig the facebook event

P.S. I’ve revamped my facebook page!  go like it, eh?

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Zay?

My good friend Subsketch has started a podcast and this week it features me talking about all things Zeal thusfar.  He’s done some tricky editing to make me say things i never really said…  check it out Y’all!  Oh yeah! Give me that podcast!

While you’re at it, check out all things Subsketch.  He makes tremendous stuff.  It is worthy of your attention.

zeal’s twenty-ten

there goes 2010.  zeal relocated to melbourne and good things happened!  starting with what’s happening right now and working back…  i’m currently in adelaide where i’m set up in a bunker, recording new songs for some sort of ep early in the new year.

My album is ranked third on a whothehell.net  ”list”.  It’s the second time i’ve ever been on a list and it’s still fun.



Last week my song “clouds” made a top songs of 2010 podcast on polaroids of androids.  it was the first time i’d ever been on a list and it was fun.

i played alot of shows this year, all of which had secret words, many of which i can’t remember.  some were:

  • alphabetical
  • curvacious
  • rod stewart: android
  • william shatner
  • gumption
  • dental plan
  • dragon master
  • griffin slayer
  • cromulent
  • lights in the skies

the best gigs of the year were hobart + music = yeah and the gate.

i also had a great time at this is not art where i sat on a panel and talked about axis.

i got to make a mixtape sorta thing for a polaroids of androids podcast and inflict my taste in music on the masses.

i put out an animated film clip for vigilante with midi and lights:

my name was in sos

i released my debut album and it landed album of the week on FBi.

it was also uploaded to a russian file-sharing website.

it’s been a good year.  onwards into a happy and productive twenty-eleven!

bob.

|roar|

I’m supporting Parallel Lions next Thursday, November 18 at the Builders Arms.  This is a really exciting gig for me, Parallel Lions features Ollie from Art of Fighting who are high on my list of favourite bands ever.  And actually, I stole some AoF lyrics and used them as a reoccurring theme in my last album.  If you can figure out what that lyrical snippet is email me or leave a comment you’ll win a CD copy of my album.  And I’ll be very impressed.

Also, go listen to the Parallel Lions record ’cause it’s really great.

Working on some new visual material at the moment too, hopefully will have the Zeal live A/V set up and running for next year.

see you next thursday! :D :D :D

Walking into the Light

New clip for Vigilante!  mmmmm…. lights.

The pretty colours are provided by a Novation Launchpad which is sequenced/animated in Ableton Live. This track and the rest of the album are still free. Go get it.

UPDATE:
I’ve uploaded the MIDI file used to run the clip.  If you have a Launchpad and want to see the clip in glorious real life download this MIDI file and play it in your DAW of choice with the Launchpad selected as your MIDI output.

Venturing

Hobart + Music = Yeah! was officially awesome.  I’ve come home wanting to play more house shows.  I’ll throw up pics and video as they become available… like this one!

More travels imminent to promote my (new and free) album:

Fri 17 Sep
The Loft, Sydney
w/ Alps(!!)

Sat 18 Sep
The Gate, Sydney
SeeKae, Bon Chat Bon Rat and Zeal

Mon 20 Sep
The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide
Virtual Proximity (VJ set)

Fri 24 Sep
Colonel Light Hotel, Adelaide
w/ The Honey Pies, The Bon Scotts and The Witch

Sat 16 Oct
Blue Tile, Melbourne
w/ Citrus Jam, 12 Inch Clocks and Deadly Are the Naked

Will report back with medias for your consumption.
Good eve.