Pressure Drop http://www.pressuredropband.org Melbourne reggae-dub band Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:15:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Live video from Caravan Music Club available http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=589 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=589#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:37:57 +0000 admin http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=589 Continue reading →]]> Pressure Drop – Live at the Caravan Music Club, March 24, 2012 – is now available.

This video records Pressure Drop’s comeback gig at the Caravan. It runs for 1 hour and 42 minutes and records the entire set. A DVD is available from the Pressure Drop Shop.

]]> http://www.pressuredropband.org/?feed=rss2&p=589 0 Pressure Drop gig review http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=578 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=578#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:35:51 +0000 admin http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=578 Continue reading →]]> There was an interesting review of Pressure Drop’s comeback gig at the Caravan Club on March 24, 2012 written by Sydney music afficionado Sean Carmody.

Here are some excerpts from Sean’s Review:

On Saturday night I found myself in Melbourne at the first live performance in 30 years of the reggae band Pressure Drop.

The last time Pressure Drop played I probably couldn’t have told you what reggae was. Although I would certainly have heard Eddy Grant’s Electric Avenue on the radio, I was a New Romantic at heart and was more inclined to listen to the likes of Adam and the Ants. At this point, in the interests of full disclosure, I should admit that Pressure Drop’s concert was the second of the weekend for me: I also saw Adam Ant at the Enmore Theatre the night before.

Since my New Romantic period, I have learned to appreciate reggae and dub …

… last year the band started rehearsing again and these rehearsals culminated in the release of a new CD, aLIVE 2011. I was keen to hear the results and I suspect I was one of the first to order a copy.

Pressure Drop

… Pressure Drop had always been a Melbourne band, so it was only natural that their return performance should be in Melbourne. I had been planning a trip to Melbourne for some time and fortuitously it coincided with the night of the concert. So it was that I found myself out at Oakleigh RSL on Saturday night.

Before Pressure Drop and after I beat my brother at a game of pool, there was a two piece support act: Ross Hannaford (of Daddy Cool fame) and Bart Willoughby, the drummer from No Fixed Address. I would hate to imagine how many years Ross has being playing guitar, but he is certainly able to coax beautiful sounds from those strings, apparently with no effort at all.

Once Pressure Drop came to the stage, it wasn’t long before dancing began. Bill had plenty of reverb on his guitar, but not so much as to hide the fact that he can play as well as he can blog … The band had a house full of enthusiastic supporters and they did not disappoint. The concert was great fun for all of us on the dance floor and it looked as though the band enjoyed themselves just as much …

You can access the Full Review from Sean’s Site.

]]> http://www.pressuredropband.org/?feed=rss2&p=578 0 Photos posted from Caravan Club gig http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=561 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=561#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:04:08 +0000 bill http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=561 Continue reading →]]> Pressure Drop has posted some photos from last night’s gig at the Caravan Music Club in Melbourne.

You can access the images and download them from the Photos page (on the top menu bar).

There will be more photos plus a full video and audio stream made available in the coming weeks.

Hope to see you all at the next gig to be announced.

]]> http://www.pressuredropband.org/?feed=rss2&p=561 0 Twitter turns up at Pressure Drop gig – March 24, 2012 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=531 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=531#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:55:36 +0000 bill http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=531 Continue reading →]]> Pressure Drop last played in the early 1980s and last night March 24, 2012 had a great comeback gig at the Caravan Music Club in Melbourne. Just to remind us that the world has changed in the intervening period, here is some evidence.

Here is a sequence of “live” reports from the gig via Twitter from Sydney blogger and techno geek, Sean Carmody, who came down to Melbourne for the gig. We might get him to write a review of the show.

]]> http://www.pressuredropband.org/?feed=rss2&p=531 0 3RRR Melbourne radio interview – Off the Record March 24, 2012 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=524 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=524#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:06:36 +0000 bill http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=524 Continue reading →]]> Pressure Drop guitarist Bill Mitchell and Ross Hannaford will be interviewed on the iconic Melbourne 3RRR Radio Program – Off the Record today (Saturday, March 24, 2012).

Off the Record presenter Brian Wise will be talking to Ross about his new band.

He will also be talking to Bill about the comeback of Pressure Drop and tonight’s show at the Caravan Music Club. Here are the details of tonight’s show.

Ross Hannaford and Bart Willoughby will be the support act for tonight’s Pressure Drop gig.

You can listen to the program on-line using this link. The interview is due to run from 11.00 to around 11.30.

]]> http://www.pressuredropband.org/?feed=rss2&p=524 0 3PBS Bablyon is Burning reggae show interview – March 10, 2012 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=495 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=495#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:23:05 +0000 admin http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=495 Continue reading →]]> On March 10, 2012, Pressure Drop guitarist and founder Bill Mitchell joined Jesse I on his 3PBS reggae show – Bablyon is Burning – to discuss the band’s history, its comeback and the up-coming show at the Caravan Music Club, on March 24, 2012 in Melbourne. If you missed the show you can hear the interview by reading on.

The interview runs for around 22 minutes.

You can download the full interview as a podcast using the following link:

3PBS_March_10_2012.mp3

]]> http://www.pressuredropband.org/?feed=rss2&p=495 0 Caravan Music Club Gig Poster released for circulation http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=484 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=484#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:15:42 +0000 bill http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=484 Continue reading →]]> We announced details of our first comeback show in this post (January 31, 2012) – Pressure Drop comeback show announced – March 24, 2012. The band has now released an official poster which should start to appear around Melbourne. For a view read on …

Here is the main poster which the Band is using to promote the Caravan Music Club show.

You can also see an alternative poster which will also be seen in selected locations.

You can download either through your browser (using via a right-click and the Save image option).

The band is also happy if you choose to circulate it via E-mail or on your WWW pages.

The Caravan Music Club is located at the Oakleigh RSL, 95-97 Drummond Street, Oakleigh Victoria 3166 and offers fine food with the kitchen opening at 18:00 on show nights.

You can get tickets for the show at the Caravan Club Box Office.

Reserved seats are $25 and General admission tickets are $20. Be early to get you party tables organised.

Doors open at 20:00 and Pressure Drop will be on-stage at 21:40. The support act will start at 20:40.

Also tune into 3PBS Reggae Show with Jesse I on Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 18:00 to hear Pressure Drop members discuss the band, its pioneer role in reggae, rock steady and dub in Australia in the 1970s and its long-awaited reforming and comeback.

]]> http://www.pressuredropband.org/?feed=rss2&p=484 0 New video – Mother Earth – February 2012 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=479 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=479#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:30:29 +0000 admin http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=479 Continue reading →]]> During the recording of the band’s latest CD – aLive 2011 – some video footage was shot. Mother Earth is one of the track from the CD.

You can see the video on You Tube which allows you to share it via the code that You Tube provides.

You can see the band’s first comeback show on March 24, 2012 at the Caravan Music Club, Melbourne – for Details.

Bookings 0419 422 410.

]]> http://www.pressuredropband.org/?feed=rss2&p=479 0 Pressure Drop comeback show announced – March 24, 2012 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=457 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=457#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:01:39 +0000 bill http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=457 Continue reading →]]> Finally, we have cleared other commitments and our first live show back will be at the Caravan Music Club, on March 24, 2012 in Melbourne.

Pressure Drop is back and will offer an exciting mix of dance, rock-steady, dub and riff-ridden reggae.

The Caravan Music Club is located at the Oakleigh RSL, 95-97 Drummond Street, Oakleigh Victoria 3166 and offers fine food with the kitchen opening at 18:00 on show nights.

You can get tickets for the show at the Caravan Club Box Office.

Reserved seats are $25 and General admission tickets are $20. Be early to get you party tables organised.

Doors open at 20:00 and Pressure Drop will be on-stage at 21:40 and the show will finish around 23:00.

The support act will be Melbourne guitar legend Ross Hannaford who will be playing with well-known indigenous performer Bart Willoughby. They will be on stage at 20:30.

We hope to see you all there – old Pressure Drop fans and those who want to join the 2012 Rock Steady train.

Related show

]]> http://www.pressuredropband.org/?feed=rss2&p=457 0 New Pressure Drop photos released http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=440 http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=440#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:52:36 +0000 admin http://www.pressuredropband.org/?p=440 Continue reading →]]> Pressure Drop recently stopped rehearsal to get some photos taken.

You can view the gallery at the Photos page.

This gallery was taken by Tess Speldewinde in the backstreets of an industrial estate in Melbourne.

Once the band starts live gigs there will be action shots available.

At present the band is finalising its new repertoire and will be playing live again and promoting its new CD around Melbourne.

The Band members are currently clearing other commitments and a comeback show is scheduled for late March 2012. More details will be available in the new year.

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