The Real Tuesday Weld

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Name = The Real Tuesday Weld


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Origin = United Kingdom
Genre = Indie pop
Jazz
Electronica
Years_active = 2001-present
Label = [http://www.antiquebeat.co.uk/ AntiqueBeat]
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URL = [http://www.tuesdayweld.com/ www.tuesdayweld.com]
Current_members = Stephen Coates, Jacques Van Rhijn, Clive Painter, Don Brosnan, Jed Woodhouse
Past_members = David Guez, Brian Lee
Collaborators = The Tiger Lillies, Cibelle, Mara Carlyle, Pinkie MacClure, The Puppini Sisters, Joe Coles, Sophie Solomon, David Piper

The Real Tuesday Weld are a British band, fronted by lead singer and founder Stephen Coates. They are known for producing jazzy cabaret-style music with subtle electronica influences, a style dubbed "antique beat" by Coates [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A2692640] .

The band is named after American film actress Tuesday Weld. Coates once had a dream involving Weld and '30s vocalist Al Bowlly. Coates and others often cite the dream as inspiration for the band and its particular style.

Presently, the band is signed to Antique Beat (UK) and Six Degrees Records (rest of the world). Some older recordings were with Kindercore Records, Dreamy Records, Bambini Records, PIAS recordings and Motorway Records.There was a band by the name of Tuesday Weld that released a cd "Starscene 98" on Glitterhouse Records but is not related.

The band have also complemented The Puppini Sisters in their burlesque style re-makes of modern popular classics such as Crazy in Love by Beyonce Knowles and have collaborated widely with Brazilian electronic chanteuse Cibelle, English nu-folk diva Mara Carlyle, Guillotines vocalist Joe Coles, The Tiger Lillies and others.

The band's music has been used frequently in films, TV, advertising and arts contexts. In 2007 they were commissioned to write music for the Rothko room at the Tate Modern in London and have re-scored the surrealist cult film 'Dreams That Money Can Buy'. They have worked extensively with animators and film makers particularly the Russian animator Alex Budovsky on several international award winning animations. The song 'Last Words' from the album 'The London Book of the Dead' plays over the final scenes of Sony pictures' 2008 film 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist' by indie cult director Pete Sollett (Raising Victor Vargas).

'The Clerkenwell Kid' is often cited as the band's producer / re-mixer although it is not apparent whether this is an alias for Stephen Coates himself or an actual person

Discography

Most albums have had multiple versions released for different territories. The band have issued several private releases including an audio christmas card with three exclusive tracks every year since 2001. This discography is not complete, though it does cover the major releases.

Albums

*"At The House Of The Clerkenwell Kid", (2001, Bambini)
*"Where Psyche Meets Cupid", (2001, Kindercore Records)
*"I, Lucifer", (2002, Rough Trade Records; edited and released 2004, Six Degrees Records). Soundtrack/companion to the novel "I, Lucifer" by Glen Duncan.
*"Les Aperitifs et Les Digestifs" (2004)
*"The Return of the Clerkenwell Kid", (2005, Six Degrees Records)
*"Dreams That Money Can Buy", (2006 BFI). Alternative soundtrack to the 1948 surrealist cult film by Hans Richter
*"The London Book of the Dead", (2007, Six Degrees Records / Antique Beat)
*"At the End of the World", (2008, Six Degrees Records / Antique Beat). Limited live recording made by The Clerkenwell Kid 'on the eve of the apocalypse'

EPs

*"L'amour et la morte", (2001, Kindercore Records)

ingles

*"Trojan Horses" (1999)
*"The Valentine EP" (2000, Dreamy Records)
*"I Love The Rain" (7") (2001, Dreamy Records)
*"Am I in Love?" (2001) Motorway Records] )
*"The Meteorology Of Love" (2002) Bambini Records
*"The Ugly and the Beautiful", (2004, Play It Again Sam)
*"Bathtime in Clerkenwell", (2004, Play It Again Sam)
*"Bathtime in Clerkenwell", (2004, Six Degrees Records)
*"Still Terminally Ambivalent Over You", (2005, Play It Again Sam)

Compilation Tracks

The band has appeared on many compilations. here are a selection
*"The Days of You & Me (Remix)" on "Kindercore 50" (2000, Kindercore Records)
*"I Like It That Way" on "Kindercore 50" (2000, Kindercore Records)
*"The Return of the Clerkenwell Kid" on "A Wish Upon a Star" (2001, Dreamy Records)
*"I love the Rain (Stormy weather mix" on "Little Darla Vol. 17" (2001, Little Darla)
*"At the House of the Clerkenwell Kid (carousel mix)" on "Carousel Vol3" (2002, Carousel)
*"Declan's Bad Days" on "Comes With A Smile Vol. 8" (2003, Comes With A Smile)
*"Declan's Little White Birds" on "Comes With A Smile Vol. 8" (2003, Comes With A Smile)
*"One More Chance" on "Little Darla Vol. 20" (2003, Little Darla)
*"Bathtime in Clerkenwell" on "Transmusicale 26" (2004, Transmusicale)
*"Bathtime in Clerkenwell" on "Luffkasellet 3" (2005, Music for Dreams)
*"The Ugly and the Beautiful" on "The Thrill of Collette" (2005, N.O.I.S.E./Collette)
*"The Eternal Seduction of Eve' on "The Thrill of Collette" (2005, N.O.I.S.E./Collette)
*"The Ugly and the Beautiful" on "Siddhartha" (2005, GeorgeV Records)
*"The Day Before You Came" on "Backspin: A Six Degrees 10 Year Anniversary Project" (2007, Six Degrees Records)
*"Yes, I Love You (Shrift Remix)" on "Eden" (2007, Six Degrees Records)
*"Paris Blues (Duke Ellington remix)" on "Cinematic" (2007, Six Degrees Records)
*"Bringing the Body Back Home (Feat. Cibelle))" on "Traveller 08" (2008, Six Degrees Records)
*"Kix" on "Buddha Bar X" (2008, GeorgeV Records)
*"Last Words" on "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Soundtrack" (2008, Atlantic Records)

Remixes

*"After All" for "Bebel Gilberto" (2005, Six Degrees Records)
*"Yes, I Love You" for "Shrift" (2006, Six Degrees Records)
*"Paris Blues" for "Duke Ellington" (2007, Six Degrees Records)
*"Asa Branca" for "David Byrne / Forro in the Dark" (2007, Nublu)
*"Crazy In Love" for "The Puppini Sisters" (2008, Universal / Verve)
*"Good Morning Blues" for "Count Basie" (2008, Verve)

External links

* [http://www.antiquebeat.co.uk Antique Beat UK label]
* [http://tuesdayweld.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/therealtuesdayweld Myspace site]
* [http://www.youtube.com/therealtuesdayweld Youtube site]
* [http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/ Six Degrees Records]
* [http://theclerkenwellkid.blogspot.com/ The Clerkenwell Kid's weblog]