John Lambert who goes under the name of Chequerboard now has another name to add to his signature. Boldypants. The name came from.. Ah I’ll let him explain:
A long long time ago in a musical galaxy far far away I did up some t shirts up called ‘Who’s a Boldypants’, for the launch night of my first album Gothica in Dame Lane, Dublin. As it happened on the night the t-shirts sold more than the albums and in the months and years after, people often asked me whether they’d be available again.
Well they are now available again and with grittier electronic tunes than he usually showcases to accompany it all.
Boldypants – Emotional Wrecking Ball
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As it happened on the night the t-shirts sold more than the albums
Ah such hilarious honesty is to be admired in an artist. The new track sounds super too.
Darragh you’re a fan of Fennesz right?He’s palying here in May
http://www.state.ie/blog/fennesz-announced-for-andrews-lane/
I saw Chequerboard/Boldypants on your top 50 list and was confused, as I’d only heard of the former. thanks for further enlightening me. these tunes definitely make more sense in the context of Gothica rather than Penny Black.
Yeh Gothica’s got some proper electronic bleeps and blips on it.