In the past we’ve created several collaborative Willkommen projects for free download over the Christmas period.
This year we asked as many Willkommen related artists as possible to simply contribute thirty seconds of sound. I stitched them together in the order in which they arrived to make a sonic patchwork quilt. The result is incredibly diverse and beautiful despite the random nature of its composition and form.
Thank you to the following people for contributing:
Here are a few links to past collaborative projects for free download on last.fm:
Willkommen Covers The Sleeper – various artists covered each song from The Leisure Society’s debut album. Originally released as a free Rough Trade bonus CD.
Willkommen Foxswap – various artists covered each other’s songs before the Foxtrot festival
The Leisure Society frontman Nick Hemming says tonight and tomorrow’s Irish shows are “our final shows of the year, before we disappear to work on album three”, so make sure you catch them if you’re in Ireland.
MARCH
2nd, Belfast, Black Box
3rd, Dublin, Whelans
Here are further details on the Willkommen Collective tour. The Leisure Society and Sons of Noel and Adrian will play all the dates, and will be supported by a rotating cast of bands from the Collective – to be announced soon.
There is a facebook event for the tour here. Please mark yourself as attending and help to spread the word amongst your friends.
We’re very pleased to announce that the Willkommen Collective will be hitting the road in April. The Leisure Society, Sons of Noel and Adrian and a rotating cast of supports will play the following rather fantastic venues:
April
1 – London – The Tabernacle
3 – Brighton – Corn Exchange
4 – Bristol – Thekla
5 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
6 – Manchester – Band on the Wall
7 – Kendal – Brewery Arts Centre