Davey Dreamnation

Who Is Davey Dreamnation?

Davey Dreamnation (not pictured) was conceived during the playing of a Genesis L.P. in April 2001. A legend in his own signature drawstring jarmies, a colossus of lo-fidelity, a harbinger of jitches and drum fills and “the Skylab of his generation”, Davey describes himself as an Australasian pirate who lives in the third person, and that’s good enough for us. He is also fluent in Esperanto and enjoys ice hockey and Joy Division. Originally presenting himself as a pixel-sized superstar, this once humble mime artist now operates a fully-automated and interconnected international web portal and hyperstation through which he has, over the past six years, sought to document his own troubled psyche. See and hear the results for yourself by visiting Davey’s comprehensive discography complete with links to his astonishing recordings, from the barnestormingly successful Islands In the Stream of Consciousness LP right through to the forthcoming New Directions In Silence EP. Camp Davey has also, at various points in the lunar cycle, played host to an assortment of minor luminaries from the 1980s, including Chris de Burgh, Howard Jones, a Kiwi Sting impersonator known as Stung and an Esperanto-speaking llama named Scaramouche.

Where Is Camp Davey?

That’s a good question. Camp Davey is actually located in Tribesco. Journalists and Camp Davey Ambassadors will tell you that Tribesco stands for the Triangle Below Scotchmer Street™ but that’s only partly true - Tribesco is a state of mind but is more commonly known as the official HQ of Davey Dreamnation Emterprises. Camp Davey has been closed to visitors for some time, due to renovations and its relocation to a more mysterious address. Now it’s open again to the public and you are welcome to take a tour, as long as you follow a couple of simple rules. Have fun!

Who Is Davey’s Vocal Coach?

Stung is a talented flautist, hailing originally from Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand but now resident in the Camp Davey Compound in Tribesco. He has released one album on Davey’s record label, DNRC, entitled Dream of the Blue Pipe Cleaners. Rumours of his recent demise have been slightly exaggerated, although he has been involved in at least one fracas involving his seeing-eye pony which has left him permanently seething. His follow-up album on DNRC, entitled Desert Nose, is due for release in 2011. Stung divides his time between composing soaringh and uplifting car commercial themes and vocal coaching. His influence on Davey Dreamnation’s singing career has been noticeable and can be heard on Davey’s forthcoming EP, a collection of rare instrumentals. Stung also acts as a vocal coach and mentor for Clint Bo Dean, one of DNRC’s most troubled stars. His favourite colour is yellow and he was born in the year of the Bee. Stung is not available for interviews.

What About Davey’s Llama?

Scaramouche is an incorrigible llama who has a fondness for neenish tarts and quiche lorraine. He began his entertainment career as a stunt double in such feature films as Around the World In Eighty Llamas, Stop, Look And Listen: a Moving Tale of Three Homeless Llamas and, of course, Clint Bo Dean In Wigs and Pictures, before finally landing a major role in Scaramouche: My Story, after which he never looked even slightly ruffled. Born under the sign of the three-toed sloth, Scaramouche has more recently turned his hoof to singing, scoring a hit with his first DNRC release, Scaramouche’s Theme. Forever meddling in other peoples’ affairs, he can sometimes be seen emerging from his custom-built cage inside the Camp Davey compound in order to scoff meringues and wizz fizz. He is currently planning to revive his own personal blog, written entirely in Esperanto.

Who Is Davey’s Confidante?

Clint Bo Dean, the world’s most private poet, possesses Australasia’s worst-kept wig and proudly maintains that his influences include Enya, Stevie Nicks, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Chris de Burgh, Elton John, Arcadia, Cat Stevens, Noiseworks, Boom Crash Opera, Big Pig, Wa Wa Nee and Stryper. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Clint was born under the influence of narcotics in the Bahamas in 2004. Despite his penchant for interpretative dance, Clint has so far failed in his stated career aim of joining the Bolshoi Ballet. He spends most of his time penning ridiculously grandiose orchestral arrangements for two flugel horns and one triangle. His debut DNRC single, Private Poet, was judged a form of torture by the International Criminal Court and subsequently banned from use in Australasian jails. His breakthrough album, Never Go Ashtray, violated several international whaling protocols.

What Can You Tell Me About Davey’s Publicist?

Pixel Mouse, a graduate of the De Burgh Institute, has been managing Davey Dreamnation’s affairs on and off for many years. Her background in llama-wrangling has given her a rare insight into Davey’s relationship with Scaramouche, his closest friend and harshest critic. Mouse’s accounting and auditing skills have also somehow managed to keep Davey’s record company, DNRC, afloat. Besides administering the day-to-day minutiae of Camp Davey and handling all press inquiries, Ms. Mouse also runs her own perfume company, acting as the Tribesco agent for Lentheric, makers of Panache.

Haven’t I Seen Davey Somewhere Before?

Davey’s been through more incarnations than a Buddhist ant. To see for yourself, visit the very useful Wayback Machine’s archive of [d/dn] (2002-2005). Hopefully, one day, most of the posts from this epochal period of time will also appear on this site, making it the definitive Davey Dreamnation resource online. As if it’s not already.

VERSION 1 : THE WONDER YEAR™ (2001-2002)

Davey Dreamnation v. 1.01 contains most of the posts that Davey wrote during his incredible rise to the Number 1 position on the MP3.com.au charts. Really.

VERSION 2: THE D/DN.COM DISASTER™ (2003)

Riding high on the success of his debut album™, Davey took the extreme step of going commercial, registering the www.daveydreamnation.com domain for the first time and then proceeding to do not much with it for the next twelve months. While this constituted a brilliant anti-war statement™, it set Davey back $250 in expenses and light years in credibility®. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT VISIT THE WAYBACK MACHINE ARCHIVE OF THIS SITE NOW - IT MAY OFFEND THE SQUEAMISH.

VERSION 3: SCARAMOUCHE™ (2003)

Scaramouche is a pathetic little llama© who should be avoided at all costs. Do not feed him ham™.

VERSION 4: YAM YAM AND THE PANG™ (2003)

Yam Yam and the Pang went on a journey in search of “truly Asia” in 2003 and this is what they found.™

VERSION 5: MAPLE LANES D.P.™ (2004)

Davey™ is an avid record collector and, in this carnation, wrote a series of missives on his favourite E.P.s. This project was intended to coincide with the release of Davey’s groundbreaking “Maple Lanes D.P.” E.P., however due to the usual technical jitches, the E.P. itself has failed to materialise. Typical.™

VERSION 6: TRIBESCO™ (2004)

Ever the chameleon, Davey Dreamnation then jumped ship again, turning his attention to a hitherto-unknown suburb of Melbourne™ called Tribesco™. It didn’t last long.

VERSION 7: HEY DAVEY™ (2004)

Wherein Davey freestyled all over the place, for no apparent reason, and thankfully only for a while.

VERSION 8: DAVEY DREAMNATION (SLIGHT RETURN)™ (2004-2005)

The randomly spliced musings of a teenage rebel convinced he was a legend inside his own signature drawstring shirtpants. Best consigned to the dustbin marked “appallingly cringeworthy”.

VERSION 9: THE HOME PAGE OF DAVID PRATER ETC™ (2005-2006)

Wherein Davey pretended to get serious, just in time for his Asialink residency in Seoul. Also known as the return to Blogger. Still archived here, here, here and here.

VERSION 10: DAVEY DREAMNATION ENTERPRISES™ (2007- )

Wherein you are now located. Also known as Davey’s second (and hopefully final) attempt to purchase and control his own domain name. Return to the flight deck.