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All news 'Chair related!
MY news!...
Firstly..I was at the local shopping centre last week when who should cross my path but..CHRIS JOANNOU!!...My god...It was unbelieveable!
Also!...Last weekend in the Sydney Sun Herald...There was a photo of Daniel Johns and Natalie Imbruglia...Daniel's hair was all gone! Not ever in the history of the 'Chair has his hair been so short...and I must say..I LOVE IT.
The Dissociatives
Posted by: André Högberg
Date: 2003-12-15
Source: elevenmusic.com
Daniel Johns and Paul Mac have officially announced the birth of their new band - The Dissociatives.
The pair spent about two months together this year, with writing and recording stints in London, Sydney and Newcastle.
The first fruit of these sessions will be revealed when the debut single from The Dissociatives a song called Somewhere Down The Barrel - premieres on Australian radio in February 2004. This will be followed by the Australian release of their self-titled, self-produced, album around April.
Daniel and Paul have also announced that they plan to bring some other like-minded musicians on board for a series of tour dates later next year.
The first seeds of The Dissociatives were sown back in 1997 after Paul remixed Silverchairs song, Freak. At the time Daniel and his bandmates were enjoying their second multi-platinum album and Paul had already racked up a decade in the vanguard of Australian dance music. In 1998, Paul was asked to add noises to Silverchairs third disc, Neon Ballroom. Not long after that, he and Daniel began dabbling together in their home studios (the accidental results were eventually released as the online EP I Cant Believe Its Not Rock). Paul was also an integral part of Silverchairs acclaimed Diorama album performing piano on six songs and guesting with the band during their ARIA Awards performance last year.
The pairs decision to form The Dissociatives grew out of all these experiences and the fast friendship that formed as a result.
Both Daniel and Paul definitely see their new band as more than just a side project. They recently shot a video for Somewhere Down The Barrel and they are both focusing completely on releasing their album and touring next year.
While they plan to work separately on other projects in late 2004 and 2005, they hope to eventually make more albums as The Dissociatives.
Somewhere Down The Barrel and The Dissociatives will be released in Australia and South East Asia by Eleven: a music company through Virgin/EMI. Overseas release plans are yet to be finalized.
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