Congregation (Kerbdog album)
| Congregation | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Kerbdog | |
| Released | 10 October 2014 |
| Recorded | Tracks 1-16: 07 April 2012 at Thekla, Bristol, England; 20 October 2012 at Garage, London, England, 08 December 2012 at Academy, Dublin, Ireland; Track 17: July 2014 at Tower Studios, Evesham, England |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 71:22 |
| Label | Pledge Music & Graphite Records |
| Producer | Dave Draper |
Congregation is the third full length, and first live, album by Irish alternative rock band Kerbdog. The bulk of the album was recorded in 2012 at three different gigs in England and Ireland. A studio track entitled "Electricity" (a re-working of an old 1997 demo called "Soaking Wet") was recorded at Tower Studios in Evesham in July 2014. A Pledge campaign was unveiled on 23 June 2014 to help fund and promote the new release. The campaign had reached 100% of its goal on 6 October 2014. The album was released on 10 October 2014 through Pledge Music and Graphite Records.
"Congregation" was released as a CD/DVD package and also as a Download. The DVD includes videos for "Electricity", "Severed", and "Pointless". There is also a live video of "On the Turn" from Sonisphere recorded on 6 July 2014, featuring Dave Draper on bass as a last minute replacement for Colin Fennelly.
All songs written by Kerbdog.
"Electricity, A brief history…
1997, A battle scarred, tired, post 6 years of touring Kerbdog hit Sun Studios in Dublin. It was a strange time, we were on the verge of being fired by our label but had two new labels trying to sign us. For the new labels we recorded a session of 6 or 7 songs. Session went well and we nailed the tracks. We left feeling good about things, shaking off 1.4m label debt and starting with a clean slate. We were also looking forward to two label showcase gigs supporting Placebo in Ireland.
Next day we get a call, there’s an issue. Some idiot minding the studio brought his friends in for a party and our master tapes ended up at the bottom of the river Liffey. Gutted and fully aware we were not going to capture the same energy we returned to Sun to re-record the session. As expected the tunes sounded a little tired. We didn’t want to be there, it was our last weekend off before hitting the road again and our only chance to be with friends, family, and girlfriends before we left. Never mind missing Fugazi play the local parish hall in Kilkenny!
Next up, we supported Placebo in Dublin and Belfast, they heard our sound check and decided we were a bit too good. They responded by doing the honourable thing, instructing the sound guys to prohibit us from going through the P.A. system. So, we did the gig with just stage monitors, no front of house sound, no drums to be heard, no vocals, just the top end of what was coming from the stage. Naturally it sounded awful, and soul destroying… The labels “passed” and we were left with a lifeless demo. That was the writing on the wall for the Dog.
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