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ain, the Bluetones, and the gig of a lifetime at London's
Camden Roundhouse.
Billed as the “Big Blue Christmas,’ OTC will see
themselves into history as they help usher out the end
of an era. The Roundhouse, at one time a thriving venue
in the heart of the first British invastc during the 1960s
and 1970s, will be closing its doors in earty January to
make way for a children's playground. After hosting
the likes of Jimi Hendrix, the Doors and Pink Floyd
throughout its illustrious career, the venue was only used
sporadically in the last two decades. On Dec. 11, the
second of two sold-out shows, OTC will help the
Bluetones see the venue off in front of a live audience
of 2.500 and a live broadcast on BBC Radio One's
“Evening Sessions.'
The outside of the Roundhouse will be lit up en
tirely in blue, and a 15-foot zeppelin carrying a remote
camera will tape the show fa release on video. A two-
hour special on the Bluetones will also be spawned
from the event.
And just how did OTC stumble upon such a sweet
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deal? When the Bluetones' U.K. booking agent, Charlie
Myalt of ITB Talent, passed Dusk at Cubist Castle along
to Neil Burrow, the managing genius behind the
Bluetones and English standouts Geneva, Burrow was
blown away.
“I just cant stop listening to it,’ Burrow says. “It's
one of the most interesting albums that I've got in a
long time. It's really brilliant songs amongst all the out-
there psychedelic stuff.’
Having brought back vivid memaies of his two
favaite recads of all time—Revolver and Pink Floyd's
Piper at the Gates of Dawn — Burrow immediately
gave his copy of the record to Mark Morriss, lead
singer of the Bluetones. who found the recad "excel
lent" and steadfastly concurred with Burrow’s initial
thoughts. CTC was offered the suppating role fa the
Bluetones' December U.K. tour, which, in addition to
the Roundhouse gigs, plays sold-out dates at
Glasgow's Barrowlands and Birmingham’s Que Club
Dec. 8 and 9.
Furthermae, Burrow is also interested in manag-
The Stone Roses, Blur, Dodgy, Oasis. Pulp, the
Bluetones, Kula Shaker... Olivia Trema Control? Well,
maybe. After receiving critical bliss stateside for their
debut recad Music From The Unrealized Rim Script
"Dusk At Cubist Castle’— a whimsical clash between
the psychedelic sounds of Revolver-era Beatles, Sonic
Youth-type instrumentation and the hallucinatory bells
and whistles of ambience — the Athens-based art-
pop ensemble find themselves in a position to become
the next big thing in Britain since, well, Kula Shaker.
OTC (Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hah, John Fernandez
and Eric Harris) will travel to the U.K. in support of
Sparklehorse before meeting up with
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iny vj i is, a pivutai opportunity mat couio prove vital to
the band's unmanaged lifeblood.
With retro bands like Dodgy and Kula Shaker domi
nating the British charts and Britpop seemingly on its
way out, OTC could not have begged fa a better push
to their Beatles-meets-Pink-Floyd-meets-the-Byrds-
meets-Sonic-Youth punk brilliance. And if things go well
overseas, OTC might become the first band to develop
a significant following on both sides of the Atlantic in
quite a long time. With British hippies Kula Shaker cur
rently selling out dates all ova the States, Amaica might
finally be ready fa a retro revival. But Burrow thinks
OTC’s authenticity puts them one step ahead of their
English counterparts.
“I don't really think Kula Shaka are that good of a
band, actually,' Burrow says. “I think it’s a bit fake. Olivia
Trema Control is the real thing.’
Kevin Raub