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Foggy Notions presents
RODRIGUEZ (Lights in the Attic)
& special guests TBC
Whelan’s, May 30, 7.30pm
Tickets €15 plus booking fee from WAV Box-Office (Lo-Call 1890 200 078), City Discs, Sound Cellar, www.tickets.ie, and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide
Rediscovered 60s psyche genius fresh from supporting Animal Collective in the US finally makes Irish debut!
“Music that blends the cryptic poetry of Bob Dylan with a majestic folk-funk backing that recalls Tim Buckley, Van Morrison or Love.” – Uncut
“One of those rare lost albums that turns out to be a genuine classic.” – Pitchfork
A buried treasure worth its weight in gold.” – All Music Guide
Sometimes, good things come to those who wait. When Sixto Rodriguez recorded his debut album Cold Fact in 1969, he dreamt of pop stardom.
But far from the epicentre of the late 60s folkie scene, the Detroit-based son of Mexican immigrants found that his defining statement was criminally overlooked.
Rodriguez went back to reality, working as a labourer, a petrol station attendant, studying philosophy, campaigning for local government and sticking to his principals. But over time, Cold Fact was rediscovered in the strangest places. With the advent of the internet, Rodriguez learned he had become a cult figure in South Africa, where Cold Fact had become a beacon of counter-cultural pop for legions of fans who presumed its creator dead. Later, David Holmes revived Cold Fact’s extra-terrestrially wonderful lead track “Sugar Man” for his Free Association project. And then, in 2008, Light In the Attic finally gave Cold Fact the treatment it deserved: a full reissue with proper liner notes, lovingly restored audio and its trippy cover art brought back to its former glory.
The response was phenomenal. The reviews incredible and the album made end-of-year lists in Spin, Rolling Stone, Uncut, Observer Music Monthly and Mojo. Rodriguez took to the stage too, and finally got a chance to perform his classic songs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, backed by a ten-piece band with horns and all. Cold Fact producer Mike Theodore noted that the Rodriguez of the 60s and 70s would only play at “hooker bars, inner city dives, and biker bars.”
Back in 1971, Coming from Reality was Rodriguez’s last gasp, the follow-up to Cold Fact and the final album he was allowed to record for the Sussex label. Unearthed, once again, by Light in the Attic records, it’s another treat for fans new and old, designed – at the time – as Rodriguez’ vision of a perfect pop album.
Coming from Reality found Rodriguez decamping from Detroit to London’s Lansdowne Studios, where the album was recorded with some of the UK’s top talent including Chris Spedding (Paul McCartney, Sex Pistols, Dusty Springfield, Harry Nilsson) and producer Steve Rowland (The Pretty Things, PJ Proby and the man who discovered The Cure), who recalls Coming from Reality as his favourite ever recording project.
Meanwhile, the Rodriguez story keeps gathering pace. A Swedish documentary company are working on a feature length documentary about the enigmatic performer’s life and music, and Rodriguez is bringing his live show to Europe for the first time this Summer.
“It's an extraordinary trip,” says Rodriguez of his new lease of life. “It feels like Picasso, Monet. All these exciting new thoughts coming at me. It's global. I'm lucky to have this second chance. It's very real and totally unexpected.”
www.lightintheattic.net
www.myspace.com/rodriguezsugarman
RODRIGUEZ (Lights in the Attic)
& special guests TBC
Whelan’s, May 30, 7.30pm
Tickets €15 plus booking fee from WAV Box-Office (Lo-Call 1890 200 078), City Discs, Sound Cellar, www.tickets.ie, and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide
Rediscovered 60s psyche genius fresh from supporting Animal Collective in the US finally makes Irish debut!
“Music that blends the cryptic poetry of Bob Dylan with a majestic folk-funk backing that recalls Tim Buckley, Van Morrison or Love.” – Uncut
“One of those rare lost albums that turns out to be a genuine classic.” – Pitchfork
A buried treasure worth its weight in gold.” – All Music Guide
Sometimes, good things come to those who wait. When Sixto Rodriguez recorded his debut album Cold Fact in 1969, he dreamt of pop stardom.
But far from the epicentre of the late 60s folkie scene, the Detroit-based son of Mexican immigrants found that his defining statement was criminally overlooked.
Rodriguez went back to reality, working as a labourer, a petrol station attendant, studying philosophy, campaigning for local government and sticking to his principals. But over time, Cold Fact was rediscovered in the strangest places. With the advent of the internet, Rodriguez learned he had become a cult figure in South Africa, where Cold Fact had become a beacon of counter-cultural pop for legions of fans who presumed its creator dead. Later, David Holmes revived Cold Fact’s extra-terrestrially wonderful lead track “Sugar Man” for his Free Association project. And then, in 2008, Light In the Attic finally gave Cold Fact the treatment it deserved: a full reissue with proper liner notes, lovingly restored audio and its trippy cover art brought back to its former glory.
The response was phenomenal. The reviews incredible and the album made end-of-year lists in Spin, Rolling Stone, Uncut, Observer Music Monthly and Mojo. Rodriguez took to the stage too, and finally got a chance to perform his classic songs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, backed by a ten-piece band with horns and all. Cold Fact producer Mike Theodore noted that the Rodriguez of the 60s and 70s would only play at “hooker bars, inner city dives, and biker bars.”
Back in 1971, Coming from Reality was Rodriguez’s last gasp, the follow-up to Cold Fact and the final album he was allowed to record for the Sussex label. Unearthed, once again, by Light in the Attic records, it’s another treat for fans new and old, designed – at the time – as Rodriguez’ vision of a perfect pop album.
Coming from Reality found Rodriguez decamping from Detroit to London’s Lansdowne Studios, where the album was recorded with some of the UK’s top talent including Chris Spedding (Paul McCartney, Sex Pistols, Dusty Springfield, Harry Nilsson) and producer Steve Rowland (The Pretty Things, PJ Proby and the man who discovered The Cure), who recalls Coming from Reality as his favourite ever recording project.
Meanwhile, the Rodriguez story keeps gathering pace. A Swedish documentary company are working on a feature length documentary about the enigmatic performer’s life and music, and Rodriguez is bringing his live show to Europe for the first time this Summer.
“It's an extraordinary trip,” says Rodriguez of his new lease of life. “It feels like Picasso, Monet. All these exciting new thoughts coming at me. It's global. I'm lucky to have this second chance. It's very real and totally unexpected.”
www.lightintheattic.net
www.myspace.com/rodriguezsugarman
