Where Have They Been For the Last 15 Years?

In the course of the 1990s and early 2000s, Sydney alt-rock outfit Bluebottle Kiss introduced 6 albums, including their 1995 debut, Greater Up The Firetrails, and their most current effort, 2006’s Doubt Seeds. Band chief Jamie Hutchings has due to the fact launched a handful of solo data and fronted the band Infinity Broke, but Bluebottle Kiss haven’t carried out dwell given that 2007.

The band’s prolonged absence will conclude this month, with the lineup of Hutchings, Ben Fletcher, Richard Coneliano and Ben Grounds reconvening for four reveals throughout four states. The upcoming gigs are the to start with to attribute the basic Bluebottle Kiss lineup since Coneliano remaining the band in 2002 to target on his organization job. In advance of their anticipated return, the customers of Bluebottle Kiss fill us in on what they’ve been up to for the final 15 yrs.

Bluebottle Kiss – ‘Farewell the Sleeping Trucks’

Jamie Hutchings

I went solo. Sting design and style, y’know? When Bluebottle dissolved in 2007 I musically walked absent from the bombast for a even though. I did not play electric guitar for a couple of several years and liked having a much more minimalist tactic. Singing reduce, forcing persons to lean in a bit additional. I’ve produced four solo albums now: The Golden Mentor, His Imaginary Choir, Avalon Cassettes, Bedsit and a are living album named King Hits and Goldfish Memories.

Infinity Broke. With the solo recordings and exhibits, I found myself surrounded by the similar persons. My brother Scott on drums and guitar, Reuben Wills on bass and Jared Harrison on drums and percussion, who had played in the previous Bluebottle Kiss lineup.

The urge to make a racket once more bit by bit kicked in. So, with this team of men and women we shaped Infinity Broke. We’re driven by a far more experimental, industrial-strengthened counter-rhythmic solution. We have launched a few albums: River Mirrors, Right before Prior to and Your Aspiration My Jail.

Collaborating. I commenced making other bands rather a bit. I have worked with Peabody, The Maladies and a lot more just lately Restless Leg. I also manufactured and collaborated on two of Mark Moldre’s information and played guitar on a few tracks for Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil’s debut solo album.

I recorded an album as The Tall Grass with Peter Fenton of Crow in 2017. It’s the only complete album I’ve been associated with where all the songs had been co-penned. I loved the system of writing tunes with an additional particular person out of slim air, and we had a fantastic chemistry.

I travelled. Participating in solo afforded me a good deal more mobility in terms of displays. I’d usually felt that Bluebottle’s music would have obtained a little bit more traction if we’d located a way to get abroad much more. From 2009 onwards I started off playing solo by Europe very a little bit. At first on my have, then as a duo, then as a trio and then with Infinity Broke.

I’ve performed the Binic Folks Blues Competition in France five occasions now, either solo or with Infinity Broke, which has been an incredible enjoyment. I have also toured through Italy, Germany, Denmark, the United kingdom and China. Away from audio I obtained into trekking for a although there. I did a trek by way of the beautiful snow coated mountains of Nepal in 2015 and in 2016 bought dropped in the wilds of South America for a few months.

Ben Fletcher

Moved to London. I played lots of new music with close friends in United kingdom/Europe, recorded a solo album named On Ayr, grew a big ginger beard when Sport of Thrones was really common and co-wrote a couple of albums with Sarah Blasko and Marina and the Diamonds.

Moved to LA. I grew my hair lengthy and commenced donning linen trousers and tie dye. Produced/wrote music for friends, toured the US a bunch, drove an outdated truck with wooden panelling on the sides and went to Echo Park tons and drank lemonade even though feeding the turtles. I moved again to Sydney after staying away for 11 decades, again to a household a avenue away from in which I still left in 2010. Life’s funny like that.

Richard Coneliano

I assisted my spouse and children construct a massive Australian firm. Company lifestyle is a staff sport just like playing in a band. Enterprise involves some creativeness and lots of of the identical lessons utilize, like how to offer with rock stars. Viewing The Mark of Cain participate in Adelaide Uni circa-1999, I arrived to realise the best bands are individuals that really do not tolerate faults. The exact is mostly legitimate in business enterprise regrettably.

I designed two clones of myself. I taught them guitar and bass. When you just cannot be a part of a band, why not beget a person? We do AC/DC and Pixies handles mainly, a rather first rate ‘Where is My Mind?’ Watching them fumble awkwardly by means of the teenagers generating all the identical errors has been a lovely issue.

Ben Grounds

I started off farming. Raising, generating and selling duck and veal meat utilizing the most regenerative land practices and moral output. Growing meals to feed some others is a very significant activity.

Started off cycling. I cycled all-around many nations around the world. Cycling is a ideal speed to imbibe the lifestyle, sights and smells of a state but continue to be ready to go over some floor. You also get to meet up with a good deal of individuals on the way.

Bluebottle Kiss – ‘Tapdancing on the Titanic’

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