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  2005

  july  

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things have been fairly quiet on the nubreed front this year with few live/dj gigs or news of releases.

what is known is that the group split from their manager earlier in the year and are now managing themselves. also known is that they are planning to do some gigs in the u.s.a., mexico, and asia as a three-piece group. russia may be on the cards late in the year. they kicked off this world tour by performing in melbourne on june 25.

on the release front i've noticed a release of tokyo under their dirty fours moniker, working with luke chable. an official nubreed website, done by the boys, was due to surface around april but i assume is still ongoing.

as always please drop me an email if you have any news. the address is nubreed@gavinstok.com

  2004

  september  

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want to show your support for this website? well please take a quick moment to click the graphic above, or this link. here you can vote in the u.k's dma's (digital music awards) people's choice for best music website. thanks for your support. the awards will be on october 19.

speaking of awards, nubreed were last night nominated in australia's aria (australian record industry association) awards for best dance release for the original. the awards will be on october 17.

08
it's always the way - you say that it's nubreed's last possible gig in a city for the year, and the next day another one pops up! so, apologies to anyone who panicked, but nubreed will play in melbourne more than once for the rest of 2004! in fact they'll also be playing in london - check the dj & live gigs page for the new entries. the page also reflects that their planned tour of new zealand in august has been postponed to january 2005.

i've redesigned the site a little. all dj & live gigs can now be accessed from the main table of contents instead of the discographies section. they're also now listed in reverse chronological order so the latest gigs are first. it all seems to make sense, to me at least!

07
news just in: nubreed play melbourne on september 17 !

this is their only known melbourne date for the rest of 2004 so worth checking out. they're playing a 1 hour live set for the opening of the ben sherman store at the new gpo site, located on the corner of little bourke & elizabeth street. also on the night will be ben sherman giveaways and nubreed will sign posters and their cd booklet. the fun starts at 7pm. see the press release in the press section for full details.

  july  

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nubreed are back from their holidays with a bang! plenty to report so here goes:

the u.k. release of one day has been well received. it peaked at #13 on the cool cuts chart (the u.k.'s leading tastemaker dance chart), charted in the top 100 of the u.k. mainstream singles chart, and top 10 in the u.k. dance sales singles chart. the magazines were also impress. m8 magazine made it single of the month, and the track is about to be on a world-wide released DJ compilation by a 'superstar DJ' (should be easy for you to work out!).

as promised nubreed are going global! they're currently in asia, will be in new zealand in august, then they're heading towards the u.k., europe, u.s.a., canada, and south america from september through roughly november. exact destinations and dates are forthcoming. australians don't despair - they will be doing gigs in in n.s.w. in july and august. all known dates are in the dj & live sets section of the discography, and will be updated regularly.

next single from the album is to know. everything i know is in the discography. under their house alias dirty fours expect a double a-side called breathless / machines and a remix of yet another mfa track soon.

finally look out for the july 2004 edition of international dj magazine. it has a feature on 'future breaks' with nubreed mentioned amongst many other australian artists.

  june  

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nubreed are currently on a much deserved holiday until july 05. the idea of them doing nothing amazes me, but the principle sounds good!

in sad news the newest member of nubreed, dave norris, was in a bad accident earlier this month and is currently out of action for at least a few months. he's currently in a halo brace due to two fractures in his neck. we all wish him a speedy recovery.

in lighter news, one day should now be out on vinyl in the u.k. full details in the discography.

after their break nubreed will play as a three-piece in taipei (yes that's asia people!) on july 16, and hong kong on july 17. they last played perth on june 19.

finally, spotted today, a little e-card for their album release in australia. see it here.

  april  

26
today's the day! the one day nubreed have been heading towards for years with more twists and turns than you can imagine! the original should be hitting australian and new zealand stores today. those overseas can import it from chaosmusic. u.k. fans may wish to get it as an import version from amazon (u.k.) for GBP15.99, though it won't be available until may 10. u.s. fans may wish to get it as an import version from amazon (u.s.) for USD34.99.

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only two days to go!!! the discography is now updated with the track times for cd2. overseas people wanting to import it will be interested to know that it's now listed on australia's chaosmusic site (a well-established online retailer in this country). the final product is a nice package which makes the u.k. version look like a warm up. enjoy!

06
a small batch of polished, final copy of nubreed's the original have just been manufactured. promos will be out soon to media so keep your eyes on the papers and magazines for reviews.

some tour dates to support the album are now also known. venues unknown for now but expect the boys in melbourne (may 08), launceston (may 14), hobart (may 15), brisbane (may 21), cairns (may 22), sydney (may 29), adelaide (june 13), and perth (june 19).

  march  

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one month to go!

promotional only cdr's of one day should be in the hands of radios and dj's by now, so get cracking on requesting it from your favourites. australians will be intersted to know that the music video is being done by the same team who did the toohey's new beer ad involving the tongue that leaves a man's mouth while he's sleeping and travels across town to get him a beer from the bathtub at a party. people outside australia probably think right now that our ads are crazy!!

many of you will also be interested to know that the track listing for cd2 of the original is now available in the discography section.

two press releases have also been added to the press section, one of which details that they will tour to support the new album.

05
late news!

melbourne residents going to two tribes on sunday march 07 will be interested to know that nubreed will be playing. a late inclusion, they will play at 10pm for an hour, followed by hybrid, and then bt. what a trio! enjoy the night.

04
release time is forthcoming! the australian/nz version of the album, the original, is now COMPLETELY finished, and can be in your hands on april 26. this version of the album is much more breakbeat orientated compared with the u.k. version. it has a number of tracks which will sound familiar if you've seen them live (though yes you has been majorly reworked) plus a couple of new inclusions. see the discography for the final track listing of the first cd. 

first single? one day of course. but there's a catch! it will only come out on 12" to start with. so no cd single unless it gets some radio attention. that means you, yes you, need to request the song! a music video is currently being done for it too.

  january  

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news! news! news!

nubreed become four! expanding their line up, nubreed now has dave norris as a permanent member of the group. known from his work with db chills, expect to see him working on drum machines for all new material and at all live gigs. based on their set from the 26th mentioned below this is going to raise the boys' music a notch and a half!

nubreed's contribution to the soundtrack one perfect day is a new track called to know. the soundtrack should be out about now in australia through universal records. the movie has its own website.

the australian and new zealand release date for the original double cd is now the 1st week of april. all the tracks from the u.k. version will appear spread over the two cd's, as will 4 new tracks. phil k will do remixing honours on the 2nd cd.

artwork for the album is currently being finalised and will be done by james greenaway. he is well known in melbourne for his fractured flyers.

finally, jase of nubreed and dan mangan did a new dj set for annie nightingale's bbc radio one show. see the discography for details.

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it's breakspoll time - your chance to get nubreed more of an international reputation! highly regarded by dj's and musicians, these international breakbeat awards are sponsored by some of the big names including bbc radio one, and dj magazine. make your vote count at www.breakspoll.com. to support nubreed you can vote for them for them in the following categories: producer, single (bring that sound), remix (crystal method's born too slow), album (the original), and new act. you've only got until january 31 so vote now!

26
just when you think nubreed can't top their previous efforts, they sneakily raise the energy knob higher with a new bag of tricks. playing fractured in melbourne on january 23 they introduced a new set, and added a live drummer to the line up (dave norris). the result? an even more lively set that had the fans in absolute rapture. with some interesting comments about the industry moving too slowly the boys played a mixture of old and new. all the guys seem totally overwhelmed with the response from the crowd and totally pleased with their efforts. well done!

  2003

  december  

16
comin' back.... the info on the chemical brothers was wrong, as pointed out to me today by nubreed's management. sorry for any over-excitement in this already fragile time of year. of course if the chems do ask nubreed to do a remix, i'm sure they'd be interested...

11
hey boy. hey girl. yes indeedy nubreed are due to remix the chemical brothers! no other information known at this point, but good news for the boys. [note: see news entry on december 16 for correction to this news]

latest date on the australian release of the album is march 2004. the boys played many of the tracks on the album at their melbourne gig, with qurious and satellites standing out to me. one day went down a treat as always.

finally nubreed will be teaming up with phil k again on australia day weekend, playing in sydney at space nightclub.

06
oops missed this one! nubreed appeared with kid kenobi appeared on inthemix.com.au's in the spotlight on december 4 for an online chat. an interview done before the live chat is here.

i'll be seeing the boys tonight in melbourne so stay tuned for a report.

03
the next major artist on nubreed's remix schedule is the crystal method! they've done a 7 minute remix of born too slow which you can expect to find this month on vinyl. it should also be coming out on cd single, mixed in 5.1 surround sound! cd single release date for the u.s. is december 09, u.k. is february 04, and elsewhere is, as yet, unknown.

  november  

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the word on nubreed's gig on saturday night in brisbane  as part of nokia's n-gage tour is all good. playing a 90 minute live set they pleased the punters, as did sydney dj kid kenobi and others. they still have many more australian capital cities to go and the tickets are free but limited - see october 31 news for details.

16
happy birthday to db!

10
the guest vocalist at nubreed's qbh gig was tanyo doco - the lead singer of australian group bachelor girl. she performed a remix of inner city life. the boys ended up performing a totally new set to their recent gigs at revolver and seven, with a lot of material that sounded new to my ears. a job well done!

congrats to dan from the group who made sasha's august 31 set list at guvernment in toronto for a track he did with luke chable called ride.

  october  

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some news just in. nubreed's 1 hour live performance at monday's gig in melbourne will have a special guest vocalist at some point. those in the know are keeping it secret, but seem pretty excited. stay tuned for who it is next week!

i've also added some currently known live dates into the discography. residents of christchurch, new zealand get ready. nubreed are coming your way! and for those in australia, the nokia tour events are FREE but tickets are going fast and you have to register at their website.

30
for those of you going to the global underground event qbh in melbourne on cup eve (nov 03), nubreed will be in the main room from 12.30-01.30, followed by dave seaman from 01.30-05.30. expect mark james from 10.00-12.30 and kasey taylor & sean quinn (under their our house moniker) from 05.30 to close. in the private function room will be dean millson vs aaron roach from 12.00-02.00, jono fernandez from 02.00-04.00, and keltec vs mangan from 04.00-06.30. enjoy!

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want to know what nubreed are doing this new year's eve? they'll be in their home town of melbourne, playing a live set at melbourne park for the together event. also playing will be dj tiesto, roger sanchez, dj sneak, jacques lu cont, and rennie pilgrem. melbourne - it's the place for dance music!

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the u.k. release of nubreed's first album, the original, is now being listed at amazon (u.k.).

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it's out today!!! after years of waiting, nubreed's debut album, the original, is now out in the u.k.. enjoy!

06
as of today this website is now the official nubreed fansite! after consultation with nubreed's management it was decided that this site will continue to be made by fans, for fans. currently an official band site is expected around the time of the australian/nz release, though this may change. with nubreed and management on board i hope to bring you some exciting new content and features. stay tuned!

other news learnt today from nubreed management is that the australian and nz release will come out through vicious (festival/mushroom). the expected release date is now feburary/march 2004. the bonus cd for this release is currently being worked on.

01
some news in from nubreed:

new ep's out this week (australia) on wax

some releases under their dirty fours alias coming out soon on vapour recordings

look out for basstrap by dirty fours vs luke chable, and ride by luke chable vs db (of nubreed)

any news and discography entries, especially from the u.k. for the coming months, is much needed and appreciated. please send to nubreed@gavinstok.com

  september  

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the site has now majorly expanded from just a discography to much, much more! it should continue to expand over time. so a quick update on recent news:

1. the first studio album from the group, the original, will come out as a u.k. version on october 6, and an australian version later in the year. the track listings will be different, and the australian version will have a bonus mix cd done by phil k and perhaps andy page. there are also samplers out for the u.k. version

2. all currently known nubreed dj sets (3) can be found at hybridized.org, including a recent one done in august 2003

3. nubreed are currently playing occasional live sets in australia. their next known one is in melbourne on november 3. dave seaman from the u.k. will also play this gig

4. if rumours from june 2003 remain true, the follow up to the nubreed album will be an album with phil k under the alias titanium breaks.

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