June 2010
WORLD CUP FEVER

Honk Records are immensely pround to be bring you this song, simply titled "FOOTBALL CRAZY "

Written and recorded by new band 'Diplodocus' this song will be the official driving force behind the England campaign.

A collective of musicians led by Will Lawton and Neil Muttock is being formed to perform old and new material live. After spending years recording, Will and Neil are now concentrating on performing their music live and have collaborated with Beth Porter (cello) and Nikki Capp (vocals).

For now, they will be performing under the working title of 'Stone' and their live performances will incorporate the acoustic elements of 'Ember' plus new material, yet to be recorded. The object in the picture on the left is of a 'Hang'...a new instrument from Switzerland that is slowly being introduced to their repertoire.

Pylons was originally recorded in 2004 in a Wiltshire barn. It was an expression of discontent with the pylons that stretch across the Bybrook Valley in Wiltshire. When Brontosaurus heard of the 'Save Our Valley' campaign, south of Bristol, we thought that the action group would benefit from using our song to promote their cause...so we sent it to them to use as they wish....and they did.

On 2nd January 2010, we joined the group on a protest walk through the proposed Pylon route in North Somerset and performed the song for campaigners at the end. Footage of this can be found by clicking on the following link:
http://www.save-our-valley.co.uk/SOVvideo.html

...and their you have it. Brontosaurus break into the protest song market.

Releasing 'ember' as a limited edition in a hand crafted wooden box was never going to be that straight forward - especially with a branded triskele symbol on the front cover.

The method of branding is similar to how one would brand a cow, ie. place brand in burning hot fire and then stamp on object.

Well, after finally getting the copper brand made by the silversmith, Olivia Lowe, Orangutan managed to bend it after only stamping 8 of the 150 boxes. So, until the brand is fixed, the release is on hold. Damn.

Feel free to order it now though - the brand is being fixed and CDs should be ready at least a week before Christmas.

Three years of recording has finished on the Orangutan album as they have nailed the 13 tracks which will form their new album. During the last recording session, Bath-based Bethany Porter added some extremely effective cello and vocals on ‘Transmogrification’ and ‘Sooner’.

The album will now be heading to Hilton Grove in London for mastering while the band work on artwork and packaging. The aim is to release the music by the end of 2008.

Brontosaurus have been selected as one of the artists to appear on an new compilation album being put together by AQA.

The public vote for the £5000 prize is now on.

The exclusive track entitled "Is AQA man or machine?" can be downloaded for free at the AQA website.

Brontosaurus will celebrate their west country release of The Monkey and the Whale with a release party on 2nd June 2007 at the St James Wine Vaults, St James Square, Bath.

Fopp, Bath's best music shop, love "The Monkey and the Whale" and so have announced they will be stocking the album in-store. So, if you prefer to shop the traditional way, head over to Fopp in Westgate Street, Bath and get yourself a copy.

The Brontosaurus boys are partying in their home town of Severn Beach tonight as the egg they have been nuturing at the caravan park for almost a decade, has finally hatched.

However, what started out as an innocent launch party for their new album turned into a near catastrophe as the coastguard had to be called out at 1am to rescue Connor from the mud flats. Clutching a bottle of champagne and with a pair of frilly knickers hanging from his wrist, he was caught out by the tide during a late night chat with the Second Severn Crossing .

Orangutan have confirmed that there will be a rare opportunity to see them as a full live band at Combe Sunday 2006 in Wiltshire on 28th May.

As part of Gina Villalobos' UK tour to promote her new album, Miles Away, Will Lawton and Neil Muttock will support her at St Bonaventures, Bristol on Wed 10th May 2006

Paul Sax (fiddle player with legendary Huckleberries) has been working with Orangutan recording for their forthcoming album. Paul's unique style can be heard on "Sooner" and introduces a folk element to Orangutan's music.

The London based production company "Thriller Jill" have asked Will to cover Womack and Womack's "Teardrops" for a compilation album being released by Petrol Records - due on general release in 2006.

After 5 years of ridiculously random input, Brontosauraus have finally finshed their long awaited album. We can exclusively reveal that it will be entitled "The Monkey and the Whale."

They are currently working on the artwork for the album and expect to release it through Honk Records in 2006.

Have you seen the advert where a tortoise is wandering about with a can of Diet Coke strapped to it’s back? Well the music was written and recorded by Honk Records very own Joe Holweger.

After three years of song-writing, Orangutan finally felt that the time was right to go into the studio to record. Sessions are being spent deep in the Mendip Hills of Somerset laying down tracks on a very ‘live’ sounding album. Watch this space.

The first track from The Zennor Project EP was selected by Talkback Productions to feature on Jamie’s Kitchen. ‘This Is How It Is’ was recorded at VIP Studios in Penzance and sat alongside Lemon Jelly as music used within the series. Joe Holweger’s ‘Give A Little More’ was also selected.

In April 2002, Muscular Dystrophy sufferer Michael McGrath made an unbelievable journey and conquered the North Pole in aid of this progressive, muscle wasting disease. In December 2003, McGrath departed from the UK with his team to Antarctica and the South Pole.