Warren Ellis
Nick Cave, Warren Ellis Detail Forthcoming Spoken Word Album
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are collaborating together yet again. The duo announced their upcoming spoken-word record, Seven Songs. Seven Songs was recorded during the same time as the duo’s 2021 Carnage, but instead of pure music, according to a statement, the new record will feature “seven spoken word pieces set to music.” The album is out June 17 and is available for pre-order. “While in lockdown I wrote a number of psalms, or small, sacred songs — one a day for a week,” Cave says. “The seven psalms are presented as one long meditation — on faith, rage, love, grief, mercy, sex and praise. A strange, contemplative offering borne of an uncertain time. I hope you like it.” Seven Songs will be pressed on 10″ vinyl, with all the spoken-word tracks on one side and a 12...
Flea Joins Nick Cave and Warren for Performance of ‘We No Who U R’
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea joined Nick Cave and Warren Ellis on stage at their show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. During the duo’s second encore, the bassist joined the group for a performance of “We No Who U R.” This is the first time Cave had played the song since 2015. It was originally on Cave and the Bad Seeds’ 2012 album Push the Sky Away. [embedded content][embedded content] Despite the happy reunion, Cave and Red Hot Chili Peppers have not always gotten along. According to NME, Cave in 2004 reportedly said in response to a review of the band’s Stadium Arcadium, “I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” Also according to NME, Flea responded to Cave’s comment stating: “For a second that hu...
Watch the Trailer for Upcoming Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Documentary
Ahead of its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival later this month, the trailer for the upcoming Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ documentary has been revealed. Titled This Much I Know To Be True, it explores the inner workings behind their most-recent albums, Ghosteen and Carnage. [embedded content][embedded content] “I would have defined myself as a musician or a writer,” Cave says at the beginning of the new clip, “and I’m trying to wean myself off those definitions of myself that are about my occupation, and see myself as a person. … As a husband, and father, and friend, and citizen that makes music and writes stuff. Rather than the other way around.” Directed by Andrew Dominik, This Much I Know To Be True, has yet to receive an official release date. It will premiere sometim...
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Team Up for French Nature Documentary Soundtrack
After recently announcing their joint spring tour of North America, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis just unveiled yet another joint record. Following this year’s Carnage, the duo is set to release their own soundtrack for the upcoming French nature documentary La Panthère Des Neiges. Today, they shared “We Are Not Alone.” [embedded content][embedded content] The new track’s title may be a reference to Cave’s own “Galleon Ship” off Cave and the Bad Seeds’ 2019 Ghosteen, but regardless is a caressing ode to the animal neighbors we share the world with. Cave and Ellis have worked on film scores together since 2005, yet this is Ellis’ first time composing an entire original score. “There is something about the heart of this film that draws you in. I realised after a day, that I wanted to ...
