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Live at The Rose Hill

2020

– Willkommen (UK)

Live at the Rose Hill CD

2017 recording of the live band show in Brighton, UK. Featuring a supergroup of Marcus Hamblett, Emma Gatrill, Alabaster DePlume, Tom Heather and Tristram Bawtree.

Engineered by Abe, Mixed by Marcus.

Limited CD sold out but still available for download at DTB Bandcamp


The Complete Guide to Insufficiency

2019 reissue LP.

– Song, By Toad (UK)

complete guide LP 2019

2019 reissue of first album on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of it’s recording.

Remastered for vinyl and available with exclusive download of cover versions:
Alison Cotton – Unmarked Grave
Todd Goldstein – Ambiguity
Thor & Friends – Ever Rotating Sky
James Yorkston – Execution
Alabaster de Plume – Unmarked Grave
Rozi Plain – Ambiguity
Matthew Bourne & Keeley Forsyth – Unmarked Grave
Sealionwoman – Ever Rotating Sky
Adrian Crowley – Unmarked Grave
Marcus Hamblett – Execution

Available to order limited vinyl and downloadable at SBT Bandcamp


Live (Autumn/Winter 2017).

– self-release

Tracks selected from various live recordings of my 2017 Autumn/Winter Tour. A collaborative tour forming a different improvised band in each town.

David Thomas Broughton & Robin Allender: Guitar, Stu Bannister: Percussion / samples, Gareth Bonello (The Gentle Good): Cello. Jonny Bridgwood: Double bass, David Ewan Campbell: Guitar / keyboards, Thom Corah: Trombone, Mario Cruzado: Electric guitar, Rachael Dadd: Percussion, Robyn Dawson: Violin, Lucy Frankel: Violin, Angus Fairbairn (Alabaster dePlume): Saxophone, Daniel Green (Laish): Guitar, RM Hubbert: Nylon string guitar, Dean McPhee: Guitar, Howard Monk: Drums, Niall Morris: Bass, Gavin Murdoch: Drums, Neil Pennycook (Meursault): Banjo, Howie Reeve: Acoustic bass, Andy Regan: Modular synth, Rosie Smith (Oh! Peas): Percussion, Neil Turpin (Bilge Pump): Drums, Adam Weikert: Keyboard / guitar / samples, Sam Wisternoff: Percussion, Peter Wyeth: Guitar / samples / loops.

Available to order limited cassette and downloadable at DTB Bandcamp


Crippling Lack.

Volume 1

– Song, By Toad (UK)

Available to order LP and the whole three volumes downloadable at Song,by Toad bandcamp // and iTunes

CONTENTS: Crippling Lack Part 1/Beast/Words Of Art/Silent Arrow/Dots // Lyrics are HERE

Volume 2

– Le Noize Maker (FR)

Available to order LP and the whole three volumes downloadable at Le Noize Maker bandcamp // and iTunes

CONTENTS: River/Concrete Statement/I Close My Eyes // Lyrics are HERE

Volume 3

– Paper Garden Records (USA)

Available to order LP the whole three volumes at Paper Garden Records

CONTENTS: Crippling Lack Part 2/Gulf/Beast Without You/Plunge Of The Dagger // Lyrics are HERE


Sliding The Same Way – David Thomas Broughton and Juice Vocal Ensemble – 2014

– Song, By Toad

David Thomas Broughton and Juice Vocal Ensemble, cover art

Available on CD at Song, By Toad // and on  iTunes

CONTENTS: In Service/The Assurance/A Man to Call My Own/Been a While/The Promise/Woodwork/Yorkshire Fog/Oh, Nurse of Mine/Unshaven Boozer/Sliding the Same Way // Lyrics are HERE

An album recorded in two short sessions with mostly single takes. Teaming up with classical vocal trio ‘Juice’ (Kerry Andrew, Sarah Dacey and Anna Snow) to work out a set of new songs. Perhaps the most folk inspired collection so far.


UnAbleTo – 2013

– Antiquated Future

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Available to order Cassette at Antiquated Future and downloadable at Bandcamp

CONTENTS: Side A – Untitled 280710/Untitled 3/Salvation/Soil of War/Problems/Faith in Women; side B – Take the Edge Off/Martha/Rather Forgive  // Lyrics are HERE

Features manipulated feedback, randomised beats and fuzzy guitar and vocals recorded through the pin mic of a Macbook.


Outbreeding – 2010 (US release 2016)

– Brainlove Records / Paper Garden Records (US)

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USA release via Paper Garden Records available here: coming soon
Available on  iTunes  // and Bandcamp

CONTENTS: river lay/apologies/perfect louse/nature/potential of our progeny/staying true/electricity/ain’t got no sole/onwards we trudge/joke  // Lyrics are HERE

Features Howard Monk (drums) and Johnny Bridgwood (double bass) plus Andy Ramsay (claps and clavinet) and James Grant, Alwin Fernandez and Martha Supajirawatananon (backing vocals).

If you have a heart, Outbreeding will put it through the gauntlet. If you have a brain, Outbreeding will make you use it

Luke Slater, Drowned in Sound, 2011

A video project for Otubreeding


Boating Disasters (EP)

– Static Caravan

boating

Available on iTunes 

CONTENTS: ain’t got no sole/perfect louse/electricity (electric mix)/not so cruel (live in Leeds)  // Lyrics are HERE

Features Howard Monk (drums) and Johnny Bridgwood (double bass) and 7 Hertz (on ‘not so cruel’ in Leeds).

– CD/download – go to the static caravan page for advice about a FREE TRACK.

 


David Thomas Broughton vs. 7 Hertz – 2007

– Acuarela

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Available on iTunes  // and download only via Bandcamp

CONTENTS: weight of my love/no great shakes/jolly (interlude)/fisted hand/river outlet // Lyrics are HERE

We followed our noses (me and the band 7 Hertz – Lucy Frankel (violin), Seth Bennett (double bass), Helen Baines (clarinet) and Iwona Magda (violin)).

Broughton isn’t going to provide emotional shortcuts for his audience.

– Amy Granzin, February 26, 2008, www.pitchfork.com
7.1 at pitchfork.com 77% at cokemachineglow.com


It’s In There Somewhere – 2007

– Birdwar

It's in there somewhere

CONTENTS: circle is never complete/negativity/gracefully silent/interlude 1/i don’t want to believe you/the heart you don’t look out for/ain’t got no sole/why are you not here?/nature/one day/interlude 2/so much sin to forgive/look what i have done // Lyrics are HERE

Available for download only on Bandcamp


Anchovies (EP) – SOLD OUT – 2006

– Golden Lab Records

Anchovies

CONTENTS: anchovies/the window/liberazione // Lyrics are HERE

– ten inches, three songs, sold out!

he manages to come off as both sincere and perhaps more creative than even I gave him credit for

– Peter Hepburn, February 23, 2006, www.cokemachineglow.com

79% at cokemachineglow.com


The Complete Guide to Insufficiency – 2004

– Plug Research/Birdwar

 

complete guide
Available on iTunes // and Bandcamp // Lyrics are HERE

CONTENTS: ambiguity/execution/unmarked grave/walking over you/ever rotating sky

David Thomas Broughton’s debut ought to catapult him somewhere near the head of the bearded class

– Brandon Stosuy, January 17, 2006, www.pitchfork.com

8.4 at pitchfork.com
84% at cokemachineglow.com


Also available are the following collaborations and rarities:

In addition to all this, Bandcamp features exclusive EPs and bootlegs of live shows for download

Split 12-inch series

– on Song, by Toad Records.

 

My contribution sits along side Jonnie Common, Siobhan Wilson, and Sparrow and the Workshop.
Available on iTunes

David Thomas Broughton & Neil Turpin

– self release / http://dtbandneilturpin.tumblr.com

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Round 1 – recorded live at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 2007 // available to download at Bandcamp

Round 2 – recorded live at the chapel at Ripon and York St john University, York, 2010 // coming soon

Round 3 – recorded live at the studios of Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, 2013 // coming soon

Broughton & Casati

– Plug Research

The Rage & Be My Boy: Broughton & Casati
Single: The Rage/Be My Boy
Lyrics and vocals provided by me…
Available on iTunes

 

 David Thomas Broughton Live on Dublab 2006

While on tour in USA with Doveman (Thomas Bartlett, Sam Amidon and Shahzad Ismaily) we stopped by the studio in LA to record a couple of sessions, this is mine.

– Dublab ‘Sprout’ Session

 

Benjamin Wetherill/David Thomas Broughton Double A-side – NEVER RELEASED

We each did a long track which encompassed a song of our own and one of each others. This is my side, Sometimes (DTB)/April 8th (BW).

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