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The recording of The Kelly Gang Cd
has involved some of the greats of the Australian music industry
including Dave Gleeson (Screaming Jets) Mark Gable (Choir Boys) Doc
Neeson (Angels) Anne Kirkpatrick (Slims daughter) and many others. All
these highly talented vocalists and musicians have been guided by one of
the best producers/musicians available, Parris Macleod.
Daryl Melbourne first met Parris when they were both involved with a
musical production in Asia. Their friendship blossomed as did their
respect for each others musical objectives and it was this
friendship/relationship that gave Daryl the belief that he had finally
found someone he could absolutely trust to produce and deliver a sound
that would suit his ‘Kelly’ project.
Daryl says:
“When I was writing tunes for The Kelly Gang lyrics, it was very
difficult not to give it an early Australian/country or Irish feel. But
I wanted to stay away from this as others had already done it, and done
it well, so I needed a different sound. I also felt that within this
recording there should be no set rules and so what we have ended up
with, is a variety of songs with different styles and sounds but overall
they still have a connection, and that connection is the story. We tried
to make the music method fit the direction of the song lyrics. Also this
is a very character driven recording in which the vocalists had to
become the people they were representing. I could not have done this
without the wonderful talents of Parris”.
Airplay was another issue Daryl and the studio had to contemplate: “We
could have sold out and created ‘radio friendly’ music that would have
potentially gained us additional airplay, but this would not have suited
what the lyrics and story is about” Daryl says.
The Kelly Gang’s music does have some great variations. Tracks 3-4-5 of
Part 1 of the trilogy are a perfect example of this. The 3rd track
features some unique/classic guitar sounds while track 4 presents the
beautiful and haunting sounds of the Irish flute. Track 5 has a real
country feel, and this embodies the song accordingly.
Daryl concludes with:
Recording at Cloud Studios has been like having a home away from home,
for both myself and all the musicians involved. Vocals on some tracks
are still not 100% completed and both Parris and I would like to add
some surprise/special guest artists onto the 2nd and 3rd Cds. We have
had some great fun putting this together and we are sure there are more
good times to come”.
Please enjoy the photos below:
   
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