Fresh from their sell-out show at London's Electric Ballroom a few weeks ago, Aussie legends HOODOO GURUS have announced a new live album.
Silk Purse captures the band in concert with the ninety-piece Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, recorded at a show at the city's Sidney Myer Music Bowl last January. The double live album features orchestrally-enhanced classics from the Gurus canon, including 'Zanzibar', 'Death Defying', 'Come Anytime', 'Like Wow – Wipeout!', 'Bittersweet', 'Miss Freelove ’69' and 'What’s My Scene?'.
The band are promoting the release with a clip of the song 'Death Ship', which first appeared on their classic '84 debut Stoneage Romeos. Based on the legend of the Flying Dutchman, this version features a brief musical excerpt from composer Richard Wagner's 1843 opera The Flying Dutchman.
“We called it Silk Purse for a reason," says singer/guitarist Dave Faulkner of the album's title. "We are the sow’s ear that’s been turned into a silk purse by this lovely orchestra. It’s not a rock record. It’s not a classical record. It’s just a record, and that’s kind of how I like it.”
Silk Purse: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is released through Big Time Records via Universal Music Australia on Friday 4 December.
Pic by Alex Wall