Once We Were Kings of the World – EP

Once we were kings of the world EP coverThe plan was to have the new album (working title “Angel in Reverse”) ready by early April 2011, in time for the Apollo Bay Festival.

 

Great Plan

 

In the end, rather than cutting corners to get it completed, we decided to concentrate on finishing four of the tracks properly and releasing a mini album “Once we were Kings of the World” prior to my trip to the UK.

 

This gives Mark until my return in mid September (but don’t tell him that!) to mix his little heart out!

 

Plan B is to launch “Angel in Reverse” in 2012, at which time any remaining copies of “Once we were Kings of the World’ will be shredded for kitty litter.
Life can be so cruel!

Drifter

Ian Bland Drifter the long awaited solo album from Ian Bland featuring a generous 15 tracks that cover topics ranging from life in the Australian bush to life in the suburbs to just life in general. Years spent building up his arsenal of observations and snippets of ideas, all captured in notebooks and just waiting for their chance to be turned into a song.

Indeed even as “Drifter” is being released, Ian is already well into the writing for his next album. Drifter is full of songs that won’t be discarded after a couple of listens, songs that keep revealing ever more layers to intrigue you. Pick a song from the list on the right and then click on the play button and get a taste of how it sounds. It’s easier than reading another half a page of hyperbole telling you what it sounds like.

This is music that sits on your aural palette like a deep red wine, warming your soul and inspiring reflection in the listener.
Jarrod Watt – ABC

Listen Here

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The album was recorded at red room records melbourne and mt best gippsland
www.redroom.net.au
recorded and mixed by mark stanley
mastered by ross cockle at sing sing melbourne
produced by committee – mark stanley, greg hunt and ian bland
200px Front Coverdevil’s advocate – thatch
front cover art – peter lorkin
rear cover photograph – nicola graham
centre photograph – kim horton
design concept – ian bland
layout & additional design – jools thatcher www.joolsweb.com

ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY IAN BLAND
ALL SONGS CONTROL-IAN BLAND-APRA