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November 2004

The new album by Mark Burgess,Magic Boomerang, is released on November, the 15th in the UK and in Germany through Indigo label. In the rest of the countries it will be available only via import. This album is a restrospective of the different projects Mark has been involved during all the years, projects apart from The Chameleons:The Clichés, his solo albums and with The Sons Of God, Yves Altana andThe Sun and The Moon.

In the following URL there is a pdf with all the info related this new album:

http://homepage.mac.com/chameleonsmark

This is the definitive Track listing:

June 2004

After being some time unavailable, we relaunch the Photo Section of StrangE TimeS.

May 2004

Mark Burgess has published a new Open Letter in the Forum of the Official Site. Good news: a new album is being prepared and some shows in the near future. Here is the complete Open Letter:

Hey Up!

Just wanted to say thanks to those who came and supported the show at Worpswede with the Dee Gees.. If you want to see some photos of the night my mate Martin Bosker (a VERY talented up and coming photographer, I'm sure you'll agree) has put some up on his web site:

http://www.slightly-tilted.com

I'll be putting the finishing touches to a compilation CD for the Strangeways label in Hamburg over the next few weeks. Titled 'Magic Boomerang it's an attempt to reflect my own favourite highlights (chameleons aside), beginning with the very first thing I ever recorded in a studio as The Cliches in 1980 and spanning the 20 odd years I've been recording music. The track list so far is:

Rock Of Ages
The Whole Wide World
The Speed Of Life
I Love You, You Bastard
Elected
A Song For Restless Children
World On Fire
Refugees
Always Want
Sin
Moon Over Kentucky
Spooks
Gethsemene
Stop Talking
Kinks

There'll likely be a limited edition bonus CD containing some of the tracks I couldn't include in the main cut for reasons of time, pace or technical problems with the source material. I'm hopeful that the CD will be ready for release in July and I'm in discussions concerning the licensing of the CD for domestic release in the UK and in the U.S.

The compilation has enabled me to gather some of the resources I need to continue working on brand new material in a new studio at home, so I'll be getting on with that for the most part..

I've yet to confirm the actual details but I'm slated for the Shetland Festival on the weekend of July 30th/31st (along with my good mate Kwasi Asante, whose been invited to DJ and my old mates Toxix Ephex from Aberdeen) so it promises to be quite a weekend. Initially I'd been approached to play solo acoustically but I'm hankering to play some bass again so I may well put together a trio and try and up the pace somewhat, prividing I can handle the logistics. I'll see how things pan out in the next few weeks but I may try and book a show or two in the Uk during the July build up to the festival.

In the short term I'm playing an acoustic gig in Hamburg on May 25th at the Logo alongside Irish songwriter Andy White and I'm really looking forward to meeting him.. Details of the gig can be found at:

http://www.logohamburg.de/index02.htm

That's about it I think. Have a great summer and be cool with each other

love, light, and that delicious, dark streak that makes you wet or gives you a hard on...

mark burgess
xxx

The Photographer Martin Bosker has kindly given us permission to post here his photographs of Mark Burgess. These are the photos you can see on his website http://www.slightly-tilted.com . Some of these photos may appear on the new Album by Mark Burgess, as Martin Bosker states this on his own website. (Thank you very much, Martin)

March 2004

IN MEMORIAM to the victims of the tragic terrorist attacks in Madrid on March, the 11th of 2004 and to all the people around the world who have suffered any kind of VIOLENCE. Only by respecting each other and educating in the NO VIOLENCE can we construct a world in which we all can live in PEACE. "Many Small Things Done by Many Small People In Many Small Places Can Change The World." (Old Scottish Proverb)

If you want to buy the new CD by Dave Fielding, DragonFly´s and Butterfly´s, you should put in contact with him directly sending 10 £ and s.a.e. to the following address:

Dave and Becky
21 Nelthorpe Street
LINCOLN
Lincs
LN1 7SJ
England
UK '

January/2004

New design of the Official Site of The Chameleons.

(Thanks Mik)

Dave Fielding has announced on the official forum that, due to medical reasons, The Witchwood gig is postponed to February the 12th. The name of the band for that gig will be Coconut Dog Fuck.

The CD Dave Fielding has recently released, DragonFly´s and Butterfly´s, has the following track list:

1. Betrayal - 3.30 (Glastonbury Mix)
2. The Stone - 4.57 (Hamburg Mix)
3. Bosnia - 5.32 (Middleton Mix)
4. Snooker Hooligan - 5.35 (Rochdale Mix)

The first two songs hare brand new and the 3rd and 4th songs are Reegs reworked tunes.

(Thanks Dave and Mik)

John Lever has announced on the official forum that he will soon release a new CD containing live and studio songs from his collaborations with Beefpig, WILSON and Weaveworld. He is also planning to form a new band and he is curretly looking for a bass player. He has also confirmed he will attend the Dave gig at Witchwood with Reg and Kwasi.

(Thanks John)

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