The Revival Meeting, by My Friend The Chocolate Cake

The Revival Meeting

by My Friend The Chocolate Cake

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Russ Park Me and the "Cake " go back a long way ,, Helen reckons they nailed it on this one ,,, I reckon they nailed it on"Brood' and then there was "Curious" and what about 19 easy pieces,,that I bought after seeing them at the Fly By. in Freo , (west australia ), back in the 90's , thanks for getting me through some crazy times ! I posted this 2019 , cheers ,, Favorite track: Cry Beloved Cry.

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Helen Mountfort: "We've been having a ball since October last year chipping away on and off at our new album The Revival Meeting. We love it how its turned out. Its always a thing trying to keep Cake sounding like Cake but making it just a wee bit different from anything we've done before, but we feel like we've nailed it with this album. Tomorrow we finish the mixing which means we have to stop obsessing about getting every little detail just right. Are the strings too loud? Does that backing vocal in the first chorus? That sort of stuff. David's written some ripper songs, his usual mixture of black humour and gentle musings on the general weirdness of life. And there are six sparkling instrumentals in there, two of which feature mandolin parts played by our dearly departed and very much missed mandolin player Andrew Carswell which is pretty special. He gets the last (quiet and thoughtful) word on the album, which is pretty much how it was in Cake when he was around. Now we are looking forward to getting out on the road with this album. Songs always mutate so much in the studio the next step is going to be working out how to play them live in all these gorgeous venues we have lined up. Twenty- eight years and still kicking. Viva Le Cake!"

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1.	Poke Along Slowly 03:42		buy track
2.	Jeffrey Smart ( Silver City) 04:54		buy track
3.	Sleep the Whole Night Through 03:06		buy track
4.	Satellite Boy (Pump Organ) 02:52		buy track
5.	Easter Parade 04:16		buy track
6.	Cry Beloved Cry 04:28		buy track
7.	Another Year 03:41		buy track
8.	Busojaras 04:50		buy track
9.	Are The Kids Alright? 03:26		buy track
10.	Middle Veldt 03:00		buy track
11.	Stori Rabaul 03:02		buy track
12.	The Prince 04:34		buy track
13.	The Fortunate Isles 03:20		buy track
14.	The Fire Turns to Embers 02:59	info	buy track
15.	Jim's Refrain 02:05		buy track
16.	Middleveldt - Unmastered 02:59
17.	Bubbles - Unmastered 03:01

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And now a word from Helen: "We've been having a ball since October last year chipping away on and off at our new album The Revival Meeting. We love it how its turned out. Its always a thing trying to keep Cake sounding like Cake but making it just a wee bit different from anything we've done before, but we feel like we've nailed it with this album. Tomorrow we finish the mixing which means we have to stop obsessing about getting every little detail just right. Are the strings too loud? Does that backing vocal in the first chorus? That sort of stuff. David's written some ripper songs, his usual mixture of black humour and gentle musings on the general weirdness of life. And there are six sparkling instrumentals in there, two of which feature mandolin parts played by our dearly departed and very much missed mandolin player Andrew Carswell which is pretty special. He gets the last (quiet and thoughtful) word on the album, which is pretty much how it was in Cake when he was around. Now we are looking forward to getting out on the road with this album. Songs always mutate so much in the studio the next step is going to be working out how to play them live in all these gorgeous venues we have lined up. Twenty- eight years and still kicking. Viva Le Cake!"

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released May 19, 2017

Produced by David Bridie and Helen Mountfort
Recorded at Haus Bilas Studios Thornbury by Andrew Robinson
Mixed and Mastered by Simon Polinski at Munster Terrace

Front Cover Artwork Warwick Jolly
Album Design/Graphics Andrew B White

Photo of mftcc David Harris

MFTCC are:
Helen Mountfort: cello and vocals
David Bridie: piano, singing , pump organ
Greg Patten: drums and washing machine
Hope Csutoros: violin
Dean Addison: double bass
Andrew Richardson: guitar ukelele
Andrew Carswell: mandolin

Guest musicians Stella Bridie vocals on Easter Parade and Rabaul Town
Anthony Shortte percussion on Lumpy Pumpy

Thanks – Michael Jackson, Alice, Anne, Emily, Phoebe, Bob R, Jo, Kyla, Jess, Chris, Samantha, Luca, Jude, Karen, Leroy, Darren, Roxie, April, Melinda, Winnie, Stella, Warwick Jolly, Carolyn Thompson, Carolyn Logan, Andrew Penney, Andrew B White, Brett Doig, Graeme Reagan and Mark Bolton of The Planet/MGM, Tilly Morris, Noel and Marijke Addison, Amidel Tribes Stringband, Junior Devils Stringband, George Telek, Gideon Kakabin, Andrew Obst and, of course, Vera the dog. Thanks to all of you who buy the record and coma along to the gigs. To quote Bryan,”Everything we do, we do for you.”

Management Penney and Logan – carolyn@penneyandlogan.com.au

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My Friend The Chocolate Cake Melbourne, Australia

Their name alone should have ensured a quiet life. No one dreamed of ARIA awards, two years of sold-out Edinburgh Festival dates or the kind of ageless and eternally devoted audience. Somewhere within the unlikely union of kitchen sink piano tales, vivid chamber orchestration and hell-raising instrumental shenanigans, the Melbourne band has carved out a 20 year, seven album history. ... more

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