Velvedene

New version of “Fear your Gods”

James — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:32:15 +0000

The new version of the video “Fear your Gods has been uploaded and is now online.

It should be on the home page now thanks to Virb.

SA Roots and Blues

James — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:54:59 +0000

Carpet Bomb! My most rewarding listening experience so far this year.
Here is an album that with its ebb and flow and distinctive atmosphere I found to be immediately engaging. An incessant tight strong drum beat greets you front and center. Utterly appealing guitars riffs waft in from the left and right channels. Lead vocals are hushed and subdued yet firm. Steady, strumming passages languidly roll by only to be beautifully punctuated by lead guitar, accordion, piano or sax. High echoing background vocals reaffirm chorus lines and add to the atmospherics. Emerging from underneath this beautifully arranged sound is an air of tragedy. Moods darken at times and lyrics have a barbed edge to them. Fear not though because here the tragedy is not the all absorbing “Alt. Country” kind. Here one becomes a detached observer skirting things like the “heat, blood and sweat of a car crash” (Track 7). The rhythms remain steady, they tranquilize and keep the heart rate in check. The mood stays …cool. Here is some “Alt. Rock” of the “Cool Tragedy” kind.

Cheers
David Stoeckel
Editor: SA Roots and Blues

Images from filming “Fear Your Gods”

James — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:42:12 +0000

Here are a group of pics from the shoot down at the wharves.

New album “Carpet Bomb”

James — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Finally released the long awaited debut album “Carpet Bomb”

Velvedene came together in 2002 and are based in Melbourne, Australia. The line-up consists of James Weldon (lead vox, guitars), Cameron Stone (drums), Sean Allwood (guitars) and Sasha Stella (keys).
Dark, humerous, sometimes poingent, their debut CD “Carpet Bomb” reveals a range of influences such as Lloyd Cole, the Church and Lou Reed among others.

Kicking around the world

James — Mon, 29 May 2006 05:53:47 +0000

Thanks to everyone for their kind words of support (and constructive critiques) of our song for the socceroos “Kickin around the World”. Good luck to the winners Freedom of Thought, it should give their careers a bit of a boost. Also a big thank you to Melissa Mahoney for giving the song a plug on Spencer Howson’s morning show (ABC QLD). And thanks to Spencer for playing it!

Check out Melissa’s great songs here.

We’ve had one last go recording our soccer song, I think this is our best shot. Thanks to Gary Boehm for guitar and Derek Rowe for the backing vox. Also special thanks to John Ruberto at Crystal Mastering, he has done some nice work with it.

As this song is different in style from our other material, we are hoping to make it into a bit of a fundraiser for the earthquake victims in Java. Feel free to download the song.

If you like it please go to: Red Cross Donations