21 July, 2011

Gotye is Making Memories & Mirrors

Written by: Nikki

Love Gone Wrong

Gotye (aka Wally De Backer) has a cracking new single out, Somebody That I Used to Know (download ). It hits a strong personal chord with ANYONE who’s ever had a broken heart! Which is all of us, I’m sure.

I’ve been singing loudly and mostly off-key to it for I guess for about a fortnight now. Highly addictive stuff, like all his work.

Wally released the video for the single early after some a-hole leaked it.

Kimbra’s voice is amazing as well!

Making Mirrors – the album

Cannot wait for his new album, Making Mirrors, due out 19 August.

Fans can pre-order exclusive Making Mirrors album packages across digital and physical formats.

The packages include two 10-minute documentaries: The Making of Eyes Wide Open and Making Making Mirrors, four film clips (Eyes Wide Open, Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra), State Of The Art and Bronte).

There are also exclusive bonus tracks, a limited edition album artwork poster plus a limited run of Making Mirrors vinyl LPs personally signed. To check it all out, visit the Gotye web store

Album Launch Shows

Perhaps even more exciting is he’s put together a 10-piece orchestra to re-create his magic on the road:

For the first time ever, the orchestra will recreate Gotye’s unique, sample-laden music in a completely live setting. That means no click tracks or backing tracks, people. The orchestra will include Wally (Gotye) on vocals, a midi marimba, and drums. He’ll be joined by a 3-piece horn section, keyboards, guitar, bass, percussion, drumkit and backing vocals.”

Dates and Deets

Fri 29 Jul – Splendour in the Grass, Woodfordia
Sat 20 Aug – Graphic Festival, Sydney Opera House (tickets on sale now and almost sold out)
Fri 30 Sep – The Forum, Melbourne (tickets on sale 3 August)
Thu 6 Oct – Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide (tickets on sale 3 August)
Sat 8 Oct – Valley Fiesta presents: Gotye at the Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane (tickets on sale 3 Aug)
Sat 26 Nov – Foreshore Festival Canberra (tickets on sale 25 July)
Sat 3 Dec – Homebake Festival, The Domain, Sydney (tickets on sale 15 August)

More info on his website

I’m still totally scarrred from the 2007 Splendour incident when Gotye first played live on stage – and thousands of stupid idiots broke down the fence, knocking over security and police in the process – to storm the already packed tent, leaving me cowering under a buckling set of stairs in almost fetal position….

I think it’s high time I rectifed that irrational fear…