2016-03-25 FREE DOWNLOAD - TRIBUTE TO THE POGUES

A new brilliant project coordinated by our Russian mate Vladimir Andreevich. 27 bands from all over the world (USA, Italy, Poland, Norway, England, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia) covering The Pogues songs.

The full album was played on Celtic-Folk-Punk radio last St. Patrick's Day

Tracklist:

01. The Cloves and The Tobacco feat. Cathy Shannon - Curse of Love
02. ShamRocks - Wild Unicorns of Kilkenny (Wild Cats of Kilkenny)
03. Dzieciuki -  (Streams Of Whiskey)
04. Craicheads - Sally MacLennane
05. Craic Haus - A Pair of Brown Eyes
06. Happy Ol' McWeasel - Sunny Side of the Street
07. Middle Class Bastards - Big City
08. O'Hamsters -  (The Sick Bed of Cuchulain)
09. Greenland Whalefishers - Birmingham Six
10. Kelush and the Bastards feat. Chris Dutchak - Fairytale of New York
11. Harley McQuinn - London Girl
12. Benjaming's Clan - The House of Gods
13. Dirty Artichokes - The Rake at the Gates of Hell
14. Real Blackbeards -  (Sea Shanty)
15. CRAIC - Sayonora
16. Troty - Butelka Smoke (Bottle of Smoke)
17. Forgotten Generation - Rain Street
18. Amach - Transmetropolitan
19. The Working Class Symphony - Fiesta
20. The Brotherhood of Non-drinking Virgins - Boys From County Hell
21. The Humble Hooligans - Turkish Song of the Damned
22. Red Box - If I Should Fall from Grace with God
23. Rum Rebellion - Boat Train
24. Bcë_CRAZY -  (My Baby's Gone)
25. Drunken Fairy Tales - (The Wake of the Medusa)
26. Crow Dog Clan - Oretown
27. Kozlobar - The Battle of Brisbane

DOWNLOAD:

Bandcamp

2016-03-09 REVIEW - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO "Across the Horizon" (2016)

The Cloves and the Tobacco "Across the Horizon" WLRV-006-2016
Release date: March 2nd, 2016
Running time: 40:22, 10 tracks

At last! The Cloves and The Tobacco, one of our favourite bands from Indonesia, have just released the follow-up to their debut album “The Day with No Sun”. And one thing is for sure: “Across the Horizon” is a killer album. The Cloves and The Tobacco have invested a lot of passion and musicianship on this CD and the result is outstanding: kick-ass songs, excellent arrangements, brilliant production and a top-notch digipack packaging.

Their latest offering consists of 9 original songs, together with a song written by the omnipresent David Watts aka Spider Mahone ("Too Much Trouble"). There are no covers, since “The Fields of Athenry” is used as a bridge on one of the tracks, but it’s not the main theme on the song. From the first notes of the street punk opening track “Too Much Trouble” to the last instrumental number “Across the Horizon”, TCATT deliver a bunch of songs intended to share their lives and experiences with the Celtic punk fans from the 5 continents.
 
As it has been previously said, the album starts with “Too Much Trouble”. This song is an amazing Rancid infused number with catchy chorus and gang vocals. It’s followed by “You’ll Never Know”, a song with the TCATT classic sound based on hypnotic banjo picking, in yer face whistling and haunting fiddling.

Track number 3 is a personal fave: “When the War is Over” is a poignant ballad about love in the time of war with a The Pogues twist. The next song is catchy as hell: “Sally O’Riordan”, a tale about a working girl tribulations on a Monday morning. I’m sure that you’ll end up singing along when you listen to this number. The Cloves and The Tobacco don’t slow down with “The Whiskey Tales”, a song about themselves. The arrangements are fantastic on this well written song and every single member of the band shines. Nana Nofi guests on female vocals.

“Pure & Innocent” shows the band’s quieter side. The lyrics are about the innocence of the children and how good it would be for the world if they could keep it when they grow up. The next track is titled “And the Rain Will Fall”, an upbeat song about a prisoner’s life.

“The Town that We Love So Well” is another standout number, a badass song about a September night in their hometown, Yogyakarta. “The Old Harbor” is a song about emigration, a goodbye song. I love this kind of song. While “Far Away in Australia” has a happy end (“Now has come the time when I’m ready to welcome at last the girl I left behind”), “The Old Harbor” is an open-ended song. The album is over with the title track, “Across the Horizon”, an amazing instrumental.

The album packaging is a labour of love: the guys from WLRV Records always do a great job and this one is not an exception. Great 4 panel digipack with a 12 page booklet where all the lyrics and all the studio and song credits can be found. There are 2 thank you pages with a global band’s section and a section for every band member. The Cloves and the Tobacco thank the likes of Andries van den Broeck aka Dutch Irish Bastard, Cathy Shannon, Andrew Watts aka Spider Mahone, the people in charge of the main Celtic punk blogzines, podcasts and radio stations (Waldo Kinksmarkham from Celtic Folk Punk and More, Eddie from London Celtic Punks, Phil from Paddy Rock, Nico from MacSlon’s Irish Radio, Irish punk, Alex from Ukraine and Vladimir Kipelov from Russia), all the Celtic punk/Irish punk groups on Facebook (Indonesia, London, Brazil, Hungary, Denmark, Italia, Zaragoza), all the Celtic punk bands from Indonesia and a lot of Celtic punk / folk punk bands from all over the world.

The Cloves and The Tobacco “Across the Horizon” is a breath of fresh air for the Celtic punk scene. This album should be a Top Ten album at the end of the year, since it has all the things that fans should appreciate: hard work, modesty, a different Celtic approach, love and respect for others bands’ music and a feeling of community. Hats-off!!!

Tracklist:

01 - Too Much Trouble 3:19
02 - You'll Never Know 3:53
03 - When the War is Over 5:37
04 - Sally O'Riordan 3:35
05 - The Whiskey Tales 4:29
06 - Pure & Innocent 4:39
07 - And the Rain Will Fall 4:32
08 - The Town that We Loved so Much 4:24
09 - The Old Harbor 5:05
10 - Across the Horizon 4:49

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Contact the band to buy the CD:

abiyogafazri@gmail.com

Wholesale info:

wlrv.record@gmail.com

Review by Kinksmarkham

VIDEO - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO "The Indian Ocean"

The Cloves and The Tobacco have just released a video for "Indian Ocean".

The Cloves and The Tobacco - The Indian Ocean

FEATURED ALBUM AT CELTIC FOLK PUNK RADIO

"Wind from the Foreign Land-An Indonesian Celtic Punk Compilation" is the  featured album at Celtic Folk Punk Radio this weekend. Fourteen bands from Indonesia:

1) Party Time

2) Panglima Kumbang

3) Skarockoi

4) Billy the Kid

5) Black Rawk Dog

6) Ciusquad

7) Dirty Glass

8) Charlie's Rum and The Chaplin

9) Rain in Summer

10) Jeralex

11) The Barley Hops

12) The Working Class Symphony

13) Super Mario

14) The Cloves and The Tobacco

The songs will be played at:

6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 CEST (Central European Summer Time)  next Friday 4 July 2014

2h00, 6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 CEST next Saturday 5 July 2014

2h00, 6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 CEST next Sunday 6 July 2014

http://www.radionomy.com/en/radio/celtic-folk-punk/index

http://celtic-folk-punk.playtheradio.com/

FREE DOWNLOAD - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO

The Cloves and The Tobacco are sharing 5 songs from their debut album "The Day with no Sun".

DOWNLOAD:

https://soundcloud.com/theclovesandthetobacco

UPDATE. Download from Soundcloud has reached its limit. The tracks are available now at the following links:

https://app.box.com/s/geb2k914u4qbfo0jgwf7
https://app.box.com/shared/n3a7zv3omi
https://app.box.com/s/s3pgdgrdufcqlyup3ybg
https://app.box.com/tcatt-therailway
https://app.box.com/s/pz6pwpkf9vyyj4pohhy7

REVIEW - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO "The Day with No Sun" (2012)

The Cloves And The Tobacco - "The Day With No Sun" WLRV Records
Release date: 25 December 2012
Running time: 40:25, 10 tracks
 
The economists and the media have been using a new word to talk about the new emerging economies, BRICS. BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. On the Celtic punk world, we have our own emerging countries too. So, we could also use the term BRICS, but this time the “I” doesn’t stand for India, but for Indonesia.

After some recordings by seminal outfit Gerap Gurita, The Working Class Symphony released  an interesting EP in 2012. And, at the end of 2012, another fantastic band from Yogyakarta has released a 10 track brilliant album: The Cloves and The Tobacco “The Day with No Sun”.

Piztt and his bandmates have been able to record a kick-ass album with no covers. Believe me, all the tracks are self-penned songs. Hats-off, guys! The Cloves and The Tobacco have created a distinctive sound, obviously with some influences (for instance, Flogging Molly on their classic “Cornelist Street” and the disc opener “Shamrockville”). I love particularly the sound on numbers such as “The Railway” (another classic) and “When Something Goes Wrong”, that mix of fiddle, tin whistle and banjo. But the album also features an amazing electric guitar work. Just listen to the guitar parts on “Shamrockville”, “Boxing Gloves”, “The Railway” and, specially, at the end of “Dance With the Nurse”. By the way, “Dance with the Nurse” is a top-notch instrumental tune.

Apart from the sound, TCATT lyrics deal with interesting matters. Maybe their English is not perfect, but the lyrics are really honest and full of passion. Track no. 3, “The Widow” is a tribute to Piztt’s mother. On my own songs library it should be filed together with great The Whisky Priests songs like “He’s Still My Son” and “Song for Ewan”.  “Boxing Gloves” is about dreams that don’t come true. This song features piano and tin whistle and have a Pogues twist. “McGregore was a Sailor” is the pirate song on the album and musically has  a sound that shifts from the Blood or Whiskey side to the Paddy and the Rats side. Track no. 5, “My Favourite Whiskey” is a funny song written by Andries van den Broek, a.k.a. The Dutch Irish Bastard, about a guy whose life turns around a bottle of whiskey (Jameson?) and a Pogues CD (“IISFFGWG”? “Rum, Sodomy and the Lash”? Who knows, the title is not mentioned). And the first track on the album is a tribute to the Celtic punk scene all around the world, “Shamrockville”.

The Cloves and the Tobacco “The Day with No Sun” is another evidence that Celtic punk is really global. The recordings coming from Indonesia should not be considered as exotic. The lads on this country are working really hard under difficult circumstances and their own blend of Celtic punk is really interesting. Definitely, a worth hearing scene.

Tracklist:

1. Shamrockville 3:54
2. Cornelist ST 3:27
3. The Widow
4. Dance With The Nurse
5. My Favourite Whiskey 2:54
6. The Railway 4.22
7. Boxing Cloves
8. Mc Gregor Was a Sailor
9. Raise Your Glass
10. When Something Goes Wrong

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cloves-and-The-Tobacco/401343270121?fref=ts
https://soundcloud.com/theclovesandthetobacco
http://www.myspace.com/theclovesandthetobacco
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cloves+and+The+Tobacco
https://twitter.com/TCATT_YK

Click to buy:

http://www.giantapemerch.com/index.php?route=product%2Fproduct&filter_name=the+cloves&product_id=162

Review by Kinksmarkham

VIDEO - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO

The Cloves and The Tobacco - "My Favourite Whiskey"

Official video promo from TCATT debut album "The Day with No Sun". Lyrics by Andries van den Broek a.k.a. The Dutch Irish Bastard.

The album has been released on 25 December 2012!!

Check out The Cloves and The Tobacco's page to get the album :

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cloves-and-The-Tobacco/401343270121

A review will be posted soon. Stay tuned!

SAMPLER - INDONESIA 2011

Most of these tracks have been previously released on other samplers, but I felt that I had to put them together in one sampler, because the Indonesian scene deserves it. There are three previously unreleased tracks. Enjoy and support the Indonesian bands!

01 - GERAP GURITA - Kembali 3:15
02 - GERAP GURITA - Self Control 2:48
03 - GERAP GURITA - Kepercayaan 4:05
04 - RAIN IN SUMMER - Untuk kutaku 3:26
05 - RAIN IN SUMMER - Berdiri dengan kebanggaan mu 3:55
06 - RAIN IN SUMMER - Angkat kembali gelasmu 3:05
07 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - Intro 1:10
08 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - Bergerak 2:25
09 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - Continues the Fight 3:05
10 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - One Family 2:46
11 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - Tetap bediri 2:31
12 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - Ingkar 3:11
13 - IKAT KEPALA - Brigade Suara 2:59
14 - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO - Cornelist Street 3:26
15 - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO - The Railway 4:21
16 - RAISE YOUR GLASS - Bersama 2:59
17 - BILLY THE KID - Intro 2:40
18 - BILLY THE KID - Oi semarang 3:42
19 - DIRTY GLASS - Let's Joke 3:33
20 - SKAROCKOI - Struggle 2:48
21 - THE BLACK PHINISI - Track 1 3:21
22 - THE BLACK PHINISI - Track 2 3:17

1) GERAP GURITA (Jogjakarta, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Anom Rokhi- Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
A-inx Misuari - Accordion, vocals
Graha Wicaksana - Vocals, electric guitar,
Dandun Tejo - Bass,
Andreas Agung - Drums,
Armira Syahnas - Fiddle,
Ignasia Keke - Sax
Franciskus Indra - Tin whistle

Discography:

"Bersama Kawan" (6 track EP, 2007)
"Pilihan" (13 tracks, 2011)

http://www.myspace.com/gerapgurita
http://www.facebook.com/thebloodyirishboys?sk=info#!/pages/Gerap-Gurita/44838424134


2) RAIN IN SUMMER (Bandung, West Java, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Az-war Sidick - vocals
Si Rambon Summer - Guitar & back. vocals
Sule - Guitar & back.vocals
Adjie Hadhian - Guitar & back.vocals
Vai Andika - Drums


http://www.reverbnation.com/sihujanpoyan
http://www.myspace.com/raininsummerpunkjava
http://id-id.facebook.com/pages/Raininsummerpunk/148291631867240

3) FORGOTTEN GENERATION (Sarijadi-Bandung, West Java, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Sobrundogs - Vocals
Sakti - Guitar
Toto - Guitar
Sapta - Drums
Opik - Mandolin
Adith - Bass
Feri - Fiddle
Nongging - Guitar

http://www.reverbnation.com/forgottengenerationofficial
http://www.myspace.com/forgottengenerationbdg

4) IKAT KEPALA (Jakarta, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Mr. Rama - Vocals
Mr. Adnan - Guitar
Mr. Yoga - Drums
Mr. Ondi - Banjo
Mr. Rikky - Bass
Mr. Rabin - Fiddle


http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=100000821453958
http://www.myspace.com/ikatkepala


5) THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Adit - Vocals
Piztt - Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, violin
Abey - Electric Guitar/Back Voc
Bagus - 4 String Banjo
Gay Aji - Tin Whistle, Acoustic Guitar
kojack - Bass
Koro - Drums and Percussion


http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cloves-and-The-Tobacco/401343270121
http://www.myspace.com/theclovesandthetobacco


6) RAISE YOUR GLASS (Bandung, Indonesia)


Line-up:

Ipoyopi Godfriend - Guitar
Riiza Rossalia - Pianika
Riki T'tonks - Drum
Reza Cangkir Godfriend - Bass
Azzi Erlands - guitar & vocals

http://www.reverbnation.com/angkatgelas
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Raise-your-glass/192212737481194?ref=ts

7) BILLY THE KID (Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Ata - Vocals
Dodie - Bass
Rangga Eka - Vocals
Deny - Guitar
Drum : Bowie
Karisma Aditya - Keyboards, accordion
Wida - Fiddle

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001420686904&sk=info

8) DIRTY GLASS (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Miko - Lead Vocals / Guitar
Anang - Violins / Acordion
Ryan - Vocals, Mandolin
Brata - Guitar
Emil - Bass
Yasa - Tin Whistle
Ardian - Drums

http://www.reverbnation.com/dirtyglass
http://www.myspace.com/the.dirty.glass
http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-DIRTY-GLASS/108989605820277

9) SKAROCKOI (Jogyakarta, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Aldo Skin- Vocals
Ary Batu Skin - Banjo
Arief Skin - Acoustic Guitar
Brian - Electric Guitar
Edo Punkabelitong - Bass
Teadatski - Fiddle
Hasbibrech - Accordion
Miamio Ltc. - Whiste and Saxophone
Roy - Drums


http://skarockoi.blogspot.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/skarockoi
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Skarockoi/202589306437426?sk=info
http://www.myspace.com/skarockoi

10) THE BLACK PHINISI (Jakarta, Indonesia)

Line-Up:

Bobby Jambul- Vocals
Henry - Banjo
Ryan Mardhika - Guitar
Dipankara - Bass
Ayub - Drums
Daniel - Accordion

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Black-Phinisi/196256457020
http://www.myspace.com/theblackphinisi

DOWNLOAD:
http://www.mediafire.com/?89rjppy5a9mb5w1

SAMPLER APRIL 2011

01 - THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED - Dock Boy (from "Craic Agus Whiskey") 2:59
02 - THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED - Skippin' Town (from "Craic Agus Whiskey") 4:50
03 - THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED - Burn Your Suicide Notes (from "Craic Agus Whiskey") 2:53
04 - THE BLOODY IRISH BOYS - Shake Hands with the Devil (from "Whiskey Devils: A Tribute to The Mahones") 3:46
05 - THE BLOODY IRISH BOYS - Going Back to Ireland (from "Auld St. Patrick") 3:04
06 - THE BLOODY IRISH BOYS - Auld Sat. Patrick (from "Auld St. Patrick") 3:03
07 - THE ROUGHNECK RIOT - Same Again Tomorrow (from their forthcoming EP) 3:01
08 - IKAT KEPALA - Brigade Suara (Digital single) 2:59
09 - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO - Cornelist Street (Digital single) 3:30
10 - GERAP GURITA - Kembali (from "Pilihan") 3:15
11 - GERAP GURITA - Self Control (from "Pilihan") 2:48
12 - GERAP GURITA - Kepercayan (from "Pilihan") 4:05


This month: 2 bands from the USA, 1 band from England and 3 bands from the Indonesian Celtic punk scene.



1) THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED (Milwaukee/Whitwater, WI, USA)

The band of the month. Three tracks that are available at their sonicbids page.

http://www.myspace.com/thewhiskeyofthedamned
http://www.reverbnation.com/thewhiskeyofthedamned
http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=310998&source=fb_artist_profile
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Whiskey-of-the-Damned/92082034243

Members:

Eoin McCarthy - Vocals, guitar
Blaine McQuinn - Vocals, fiddle, banjo, bagpipes
Mike Favaro - Vocals, mandolin, and keys., accordion
TJ McQuinn - Drums
Chaugn Hoffman - Vocals, bass

Discography:

"Craic Agus Whiskey" 2010


2) THE BLOODY IRISH BOYS (Columbus, OH, USA)

This superb band has just released a new album. The tracks are available at their own website.

http://www.thebloodyirishboys.com
http://www.myspace.com/thebloodyirishboys
http://www.reverbnation.com/thebloodyirishboys
http://www.facebook.com/#!/thebloodyirishboys
http://www.audiostreet.net/artist.aspx?artistid=23412
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=288850&content=music
http://www.purevolume.com/thebloodyirishboys

Members:

Shayne Underwood - Vocals, fiddle, mandolin
Travis - Electric guitar
Chad - Bass
Mikeal - Acoustic guitar
Josh - Drums

Part-time members

Joshua - Electric guitar
Aaron - Accordion, keyboards

Discography:

"Drunk Rock" (13 tracks, 2004)
"Drunk Tonight" (4 track EP, 2005)
"Auld St. Patrick" (2011)

Click to buy.

3) THE ROUGHNECK RIOT (Warrington, England, UK)

Another excellent band from England. They were the band of the month in January. The Roughneck Riot are working on their new EP, this track was shared free recently.

http://www.theroughneckriot.com
http://www.myspace.com/theroughneckriot
http://www.reverbnation.com/theroughneckriot
http://www.facebook.com/theroughneckriot

Members:

Matty Humphries - Vocals, Mandolin
Ryan Taylor - Bass, Vocals
Simon Cowley - Drums
Jade Franklin - Accordian
Caitlin Costello - Banjo
Chris Green - Guitar, Vocals

Discography:

"Night Train with the Reaper" (10 tracks, 2010)

Click to buy

4) IKAT KEPALA (Jakarta, Indonesia)

Another new band from Indonesia. The link to this track can be found on their Facebook page.

Members:

Mr. Rama - Vocals
Mr. Adnan - Guitar
Mr. Yoga - Drums
Mr. Ondi - Banjo
Mr. Rikky - Bass
Mr. Rabin - Fiddle


http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=100000821453958


5) THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

Yes, the Celtic punk scene in Indonesia is growing very fast. Another band that is sharing one track. The link can be found at their Facebook page.

Members:

Adit - Vocals
Piztt - Fiddle, acoustic guitar, violin
Abey - Electric guitar/back Voc
Bagus - 4 String banjo
Gay Aji - Tin whistle, acoustic guitar
kojack - Bass
Koro - Drums and percussion


http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cloves-and-The-Tobacco/401343270121


6) GERAP GURITA (Jogjakarta, Indonesia)

They opened the way to the new bands in their country. The tracks have been sent by the band. One of them was already included in a previous sampler.

http://www.myspace.com/gerapgurita
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gerap-Gurita/44838424134


Members:

Anom Rokhi- Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
A-inx Misuari - Accordion, vocals
Graha Wicaksana - Vocals, electric guitar,
Dandun Tejo - Bass,
Andreas Agung - Drums,
Armira Syahnas - Fiddle,
Ignasia Keke - Sax
Franciskus Indra - Tin whistle

Discography:

"Bersama Kawan" (6 track EP, 2007)
"Pilihan" (13 tracks, 2011)

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?xhlz073p8ltxqpo

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