Category: Davey Dreamnation (page 21 of 31)

Continued international interest and a surge of downloads have left Davey Dreamnation gasping, like a fish out of mortar, on the verge of the #1 lo-fi artist spot on mp3.com.au.

Sources close to the bemusing starburst confirmed this morning (Camp Davey time) that Davey’s incendiary new single “Departures” has led the way, debuting at #23 on the lo-fi charts after only five days in circulation. With more than 350 downloads/streams in the last 30 days, Davey now sits, expectantly, at #2 on both the artist and album charts, waiting for a final explosion of download activity to propel him into history.

Expect new t-shirt designs very soon.

Meanwhile in nerd news, Davey continues to harness fans from far afield. A brief inspection of his site statistics today revealed recent search queries including “islands+in+the+stream+song+facts”, “majorca+pix” and the perennial favourite “bootleg+download+oasis”.

Davey suggests any Oasis fans visiting this site in the hope of finding a burnt copy of “Champagne Supernova” might be better off standing on the shoulder of midgets.

It’s a great view from up here.

The juggernaut that is Davey Dreamnation continues to roll inexorably down the far side of modern music’s mountain, with the release this morning (Majorca time) of a new single and b-side on mp3.com.au.

The barnstorming single “Departures” has been described by the artist’s spokesperson as equal parts Pavement’s “Rattled By the Rush” and that “Popular” song, featuring scattergun lyrics and a big fat drum beat. The b-side “Nicotine angst” is best described as a cross between Rollerskate Skinny and Doves’ “M62 Song”.

Go figure that one out.

Davey Dreamnation has been laying low for the past week, due to an Internet pornography scam that has left his reputation smeared and his self-confidence at an all-time low.

“While the facts are, as ever, elusive, it appears that Davey has been the subject of an extremely un-amusing Internet hoax involving alleged photographs of his genitalia, false claims that he resides on Norfolk Island and outrageous claims that his favourite female recording artist is Bette Midler,” seethed Davey’s spokesperson and interpreter, Chris de Burgh.

“It’s total bollocks, obviously. Davey has always lived here at Camp Davey, and his favourite female recording artist is, of course, Celine Dion.”

Camp Davey officials would neither confirm nor deny rumours that Julian Lennon, a one-time friend of the beleagured star, was the source of the offending photographs.

“Well, it certainly looks like Julian’s member,” de Burgh affirmed. “I mean, he’s always had a bit of a complex about it. Of course, he’ll deny it till he’s blue in the face, but I think that’s part of the fun.

“As for the rest of the “hoax”, which seems to be centred around advertisements placed with dubious online dating agencies, Davey wishes Mr Lennon all the best of luck in finding a partner with telescopic vision and a very generous sense of humour.
“He will, naturally, be banned from the democratic processes valued so highly by Camp Davey afficionados, should he fail to apologise for his ridiculous stunt. Now, has anyone seen my magnifying glass?”

After five long months of practicing, rehearsing, recording and re-mixing, Davey Dreamnation has finally sold out by beginning the massive task of shifting his songs from a backyard server to mp3.com.au.

In a prepared statement issued by his pet llama early this morning (Majorca time), Davey stated that he has “had enough of server limitations, bandwidth constraints and personal unprofessionalism.”

The changes take effect as from today, with Davey’s latest single, “Loveless”, the first cab off the rank. You can find details of both the song and Davey’s new look on his official mp3.com.au artist page.

“Sure, it’s a little sad,” Scaramouche admitted in an impromptu interview this afternoon, “but this way Davey’s fans will get access to all of his songs at once, instead of the pathetic situation we’ve been enduring up until now. I mean, Davey released my own single just two weeks ago, and you can’t even download it from his blog anymore. I’m seething about that, by the way – seething.”

Fans are encouraged to log onto the site and write reviews of Davey’s songs, in order that more people will hear and experience his music.

“I’ve said myself that I’m selling out, just so that bastard Stung doesn’t get in first with the accusation,” Davey later revealed.

Jasmine has begun to flower inside the Camp Davey compound, as another winter ceases, and spring says: “Move over, Jack, wide load coming through.”

Wih the change of seasons comes a chance to reflect on all that has happened to Davey since that fateful day in April this year when he uploaded his very first track, the unconscious masterpiece “hot soup girl”.

Perhaps understandably, Davey has never looked back from that initial breakthrough, determined to outdo himself with each successive release, gaining fans and critical acclaim each time he cranks up his FTP facilities.

The results are nothing less than astounding. Ten singles, numerous b-sides, outtakes and intakes, a new genre in cover art, and now a debut album – all within the space of seven short months.

The word rollercoaster was invented for just such a situation as this.

And as if that’s not enough for all the cynics out there, the release of Davey’s August download statistics proves that at least one person (with oodles of time and bandwidth) enjoys his music.

“That’s right,” confirmed Davey’s new spokesperson and staunch ally in the music business, Chris de Burgh, “Davey clocked up 100 (one hundred) downloads in July, and in August he’s doubled that exactly. Between August 1 and August 31, Davey’s songs were downloaded 200 (two hundred) times. The bulk of these downloads occurred in the days following the frenzied release of “islands in the stream of consciousness.”

“The one smudge on Davey’s record is that fact that the song “islands in the stream of consciousness” itself has only been downloaded 3 (three) times. That’s a little disappointing.

“I should know, a recent poll of my own songs suggests that “Another Record Company Bash” from my masterful Eastern Wind release, has been voted my worst song ever. And there was me thinking it was an insightful and intelligent commentary on the music industry. It just goes to show there’s no satisfying some freaks.

“Erm, fans, that is.”