Comus reform after 33 years

01.18.2008, 06:07 AM

Comus, the psych-folk band who existed briefly in the early 70s are to return for a festival show in Sweden in March.

The band who split in 1972 after releasing their debut album 'First Utterance' in 1971, have been persuaded to reunite and play after an absence of 33 years by Comus fan and festival organiser Stefan Dimle.

The band are set to play the Melloboat Festival aboard a passenger liner that sails between Stockholm and Helsinki on the 8, 9 and 10th March.

Festival headliners Opeth are huge fans of Comus and have previously used Comus lyrics as part of their own album and song titles.

Original Comus members Roger Wooton, Glenn Goring, Andy Hellaby, Colin Pearson and Bobbie Watson will be joined by The Colins of Paradise's multi-instrumentalist Jon Seagroatt as the sixth member.

http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/comus/news/10873

Crumb's Crunchy Delights · 01.18.2008, 06:19 AM

Cool man.

A Thousand Threads · 06.22.2009, 01:58 PM

They are working on a new album.

"... The point I'm trying to get back to, is post-First Utterance, but before anything else. Mid-71, and what we're working on is the album that would have been Second Utterance." -Roger Wooton
Wire, June

I don't know what to think of it.

Toilet & Bowels · 06.22.2009, 04:03 PM

bands who split before they get rubbish tend to make for better reformations i think

Glice · 06.22.2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

bands who split before they get rubbish tend to make for better reformations i think

I think there's a sense of Comus not getting their dues as well. I'm sure there's a Les Rallizes Denude reformation sometime soon. And I for one would support a Principal Edwards Magical Theatre revival.

The Earl Of Slander · 06.22.2009, 06:12 PM

I'm not certian that it even makes sense to talk about a Les Rallizes Denudes reformation. I mean as a band they're really just whoever Mizutani could get to stand there and lay down the same psych groove for him to freak out over for twenty minutes right? A reformation would really just be him coming down from the mountain and actually gigging again in some form. Not that that wouldn't be totally awesome (it would). He'd obviously just play the same songs though...

batreleaser · 06.22.2009, 08:05 PM

thats crazy, 'first utterance' is top notch wierd folk

01.18.2008, 06:07 AM	#1
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Comus, the psych-folk band who existed briefly in the early 70s are to return for a festival show in Sweden in March. The band who split in 1972 after releasing their debut album 'First Utterance' in 1971, have been persuaded to reunite and play after an absence of 33 years by Comus fan and festival organiser Stefan Dimle. The band are set to play the Melloboat Festival aboard a passenger liner that sails between Stockholm and Helsinki on the 8, 9 and 10th March. Festival headliners Opeth are huge fans of Comus and have previously used Comus lyrics as part of their own album and song titles. Original Comus members Roger Wooton, Glenn Goring, Andy Hellaby, Colin Pearson and Bobbie Watson will be joined by The Colins of Paradise's multi-instrumentalist Jon Seagroatt as the sixth member. http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/comus/news/10873
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01.18.2008, 06:19 AM	#2
Crumb's Crunchy Delights expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: okie's in the pokie Posts: 1,352	Cool man.
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06.22.2009, 01:58 PM	#3
A Thousand Threads expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,000	They are working on a new album. "... The point I'm trying to get back to, is post-First Utterance, but before anything else. Mid-71, and what we're working on is the album that would have been Second Utterance." -Roger Wooton Wire, June I don't know what to think of it.
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06.22.2009, 04:03 PM	#4
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,269	bands who split before they get rubbish tend to make for better reformations i think
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06.22.2009, 06:12 PM	#6
The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	I'm not certian that it even makes sense to talk about a Les Rallizes Denudes reformation. I mean as a band they're really just whoever Mizutani could get to stand there and lay down the same psych groove for him to freak out over for twenty minutes right? A reformation would really just be him coming down from the mountain and actually gigging again in some form. Not that that wouldn't be totally awesome (it would). He'd obviously just play the same songs though... __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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06.22.2009, 08:05 PM	#7
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	thats crazy, 'first utterance' is top notch wierd folk __________________ listen to pink reason
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