DANIEL GANNAWAY: Bootlegged at the Temple

Daniel Gannaway

Bootlegged at the Temple

© 2000 Daniel Gannaway (634479016929)

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".Herein lies the essence of Bootlegged: simply an audience, a musician, and a quiet venue . . . - no hype."

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Daniel Gannaway
Bootlegged at the Temple

Daniel's third album, Bootlegged at The Temple, came at a time when Daniel was fascinated with the idea of "a guy doing his thing, unannounced in a bar."

"I wasn't on the gig guide," Daniel says of the nights in question.

"They were spontaneous sessions, testing out tunes in new ways and just kinda playing to anyone that happened onto me."

It was to be an experiment in playing and relating to strangers - strangers without expectations and without an inkling of what was in store for them. The liner notes to the album 'Bootlegged At The Temple' give an interesting angle on its background, but, as Daniel continues, the primary motivation was that

"I was just fascinated by musicians doing their thing, without all the fanfare."

"I'd travelled a lot and seen several really amazing musicians, just kind of spontaneously pulling up and playing in a local bar - and loved it."

So much so, in fact, that the idea of simplifying his modus operandi was simply too tempting to refuse.

"Rather than setting up a live recording, I chose a more realistic and honest portrayal - involving playing to whomever, and not to an invited audience."

At the same time, however, it should be noted that Daniel was a sometime regular fixture at The Temple and elsewhere - filling the venue on official, promoted gig nights.

As a cathartic exercise - in the same way Aristotle suggested that art can purify the emotions - Daniel saw 'Bootlegged At The Temple' as "my way of bootlegging myself."

"Doing an unannounced gig - like those whom had inspired me - I took the chance that no-one would be interested, but people that were there enjoyed what I was doing."

It is a little rawer than his previous or later works, but not unpolished. Daniel weaves his way around the familiar tracks with such a natural grace that they appear to be almost completely new. Zebra Crossing, for example, broods and shines "stinging like needles of joy" as Daniel so eloquently puts it. Midnight's Gone, on the other hand, shares the warmth and conviviality of The Temple, wherein Daniel simply "takes the floor (to) maybe play a song."

Herein lies the essence of Bootlegged: simply an audience, a musician, and a quiet venue . . . - no hype. Tracks such as new one Echoes - "we might just be trying to set up a home, but even when we're fused together we shut our eyes to be alone"; and Look Mama - "Mama, I been dabbling in things I shouldn't had all of my life for the thrill of it" strike deep with their poetic, though harsh, reality. There's also Fuck The Gardeners, Are You A Free (Wo)Man? - "Thought you might like a wristwatch, but why remind you of time?" - Fireescapes, Good Job? and Sarah (all from FINE BY ME and flashback) to round out the album along with the other new song Pretty Good Effort - " I said I think I'm making a pretty good effort at using my limited talent and if I'm ever to reach the sky, first I got to get by".

In context with Daniel's previous two albums - 'FINE BY ME' and 'flashback' - and subsequent release 'Bound and Suburban', 'Bootlegged' is a departure, which provides the listener a greater perspective on all of his work. Bootlegged is a great live album, which, over time, becomes as much a voyage of discovery and inspiration for the listener as for the musician himself.

- Justin Walsh

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Albums by kiwi [NZ] indie singer/songwriter Daniel Gannaway:

2008 - JOINED LIKE NOTES
2007 - HEADING FOR COUNTRY
2006 - OP-ED: Environmental / Social / Political
2005 - SUMMER STORM | A collection of ukulele ditties
2004 - darling one year
2002 - BOOTLEGGED AT THE 12 BAR CLUB [released 2006]
2001 - Bound and Suburban
2000 - Bootlegged at the Temple
1999 - flashback*
1998 - FINE BY ME

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More truly independent releases:

2007 - ELECPHONIC: SOPHOMOREPHONIC
2006 - ELECPHONIC: ELECPHONIC
2004 - kidameln - the kidameln lo-fi

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truly independent recommends a newly recovered live gem of Daniel:

BOOTLEGGED AT THE 12 BAR CLUB
[11 Songs - Solo Acoustic - London - April 2002]
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Recorded live in an intimate little venue in the centre of London – the 12 Bar Club – Daniel’s vocal range and delicate guitar, sometimes complimented by harmonica, are collected surprisingly well and make for a beautifully meandering compilation.

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OP-ED: Environmental / Social / Political
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"Documenting many of Daniel's previously unrecorded songs of environmental, social and political importance, OP-ED is an inspired compilation of acoustic material on guitar and ukulele - all recorded in Hawaii during February of 2006."

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SUMMER STORM | A collection of ukulele ditties
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"Written and recorded in Hawaii and New Zealand, Summer Storm - Daniel's sixth solo outing - references laidback island life with the ukulele's nylon strings, while wrapping it up in the kind of dynamic folk/indie-rock/electronic feel..."

"...like Gannaway's home country, this music [SUMMER STORM] is an exotic, faraway place in relationship to the rest of the overall modern musical landscape. Nevertheless, these unique Gannaway sounds offer a pleasant getaway" - Indie-Music.

"...The great aspect of the album [SUMMER STORM] is that each song's arrangement maintains a minimalistic nature, which shows a discipline and a depth of understanding on Gannaway's part. Underneath the ukelele, the cruising drums and harmonic supporting bass grooves provide an all around easy and easily recommendable listen..." - NZ Musician Magazine

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darling one year
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"...A perfect blend of lyrics, emotion and rhythm...If your looking for some refreshing new music for the soul, I whole-heartedly recommend darling one year as a must have for your collection." - AllAboutSurf.com

"...Down to earth and laid back, it has none of the musical tension of trying too hard or the injection of false emotions. Suburban folky and bohemian chic, it [darling one year] ties up agreeably layered and distorted vocals into an angst-ridden, quirky pop as catchy as The Strokes but easily as mysteriously engaging as James Keenan Maynard..." - Indie-Music.com

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Daniel's music is available from such online digital providers as: CD Baby; SNOCAP; Mp3tunes; AudioLunchbox; Apple iTunes Music Store; Rhapsody; Napster; BuyMusic; Emusic; Sony Connect...

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LYRICS:

01
Zebra crossing
music & lyrics by Daniel Gannaway © 2000 from Fine by me

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02
Pretty good effort
music & lyrics by Daniel Gannaway © 2000

he said he said he said pretty good effort pretty good effort for a guy with little talent pretty good effort pretty good effort for a guy with little talent pretty good effort you made a few people smile hey they probably want more of you even though you've not paid any dues and though you might be on the tips of they're tongues right now they'll forget you in a second you'll never reach the sky sky sky sky and some of us have been plugging this circuit we been years in the making ourselves get up for years and there are few opportunities to get a deal doing what you love so we all got a killer instinct why don't you beware of it why don't you stay clear of it why don't you beware why don't you stay clear well i said i think i'm making a pretty good effort at using my limited talent and if i'm ever to reach the sky first i got to get by and i know you been plugging this circuit i know you been getting up for years as a rookie i got nothing but respect for you or anyone who gets up here but i'm using my talent

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03
Sarah
music & lyrics by Daniel Gannaway © 2000 from flashback

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04
Fireescapes
music & lyrics by Daniel Gannaway © 2000 from Fine by me

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05
Look Mama! (a postcard from ny)
music & lyrics by Daniel Gannaway © 2000 from flashback

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06
Are you a free (wo)man?
music & lyrics by Daniel Gannaway © 2000 from Fine by me

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07
Echoes
music & lyrics by Daniel Gannaway © 2000

these are echoes of daydreams space and black oh she slips me inside she takes me deep i'm taken aback candy dissolves in fire oh the sweetness of this bliss blanket wrapped and smooth on the wind i'm blown her kiss i'm blown her kiss oh my freedom cries out and clenches my teeth before simul-gasp this crawling leads on to running and on from life until our deaths until our deaths and on from life until our deaths and on on on and on from life until our deaths oh it seems we're sight-seers we might just be trying to set up a home but even when we're fused together we shut our eyes to be alone yet we're selfish enough to share some of this love this love that's skipping off these tones of all these lies we say we keep until morning lies that decay my bones decay my bones decay my bones all my lie lie lie all my lies they decay my bones my bones all my lie lie all my lies they decay my bones my bones you see i lied to her i said hey i do not love you i said hey i do not love you i said hey i do not love you oh how i lied

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08
F**k the gardeners (tall poppy yyndrome)
music & lyrics by Daniel Gannaway © 2000 from flashback

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09
Midnight's gone
music & lyrics by Daniel Gannaway © 2000 from Fine by me

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10
Good job?
music & lyrics by Daniel Gannaway © 2000
from flashback

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  • wow
    author: alicia b

    excellent energy and enormous talent. it's like having him play right there in your living room.

  • goose bumps
    author: Kate

    Dan's voice is so many things...haunting, soothing, enticing, enchanting...sometimes it gives me goose bumps, sometimes it makes me smile...it's too hard for me to pick a favourite song, each one is special in it's own way...so just sit back and listen and choose your own!

  • alive and very raw!
    author: matty

    Live at the Temple captures a special performance. Loads of heart and soul.

  • Up close and personal
    author: Matt

    A live set that breathes even more life into these robust songs.

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