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Hey Girl by Laura Lewis And The Tea Dance Orchestra

Artist Biography For Laura Lewis And The Tea Dance Orchestra

Laura Lewis And Her Amazing Tea Dance Orchestra Began As The Solo Project Of Laura Cameron-Lewis Who Also Plays Keyboards In Scottish Electro Group Swimmer One And Edinburgh Based Performance Artist And Actor. Trained As An Experimental Theatre Maker And Installation Artist She Began Writing Music After Making Theatre Soundscapes From Field Recordings. The Band Burst Onto The Performance Art Scene At The Legendary Edinburgh Nightclub And Art Cabaret SiLENCiO In January 2004. The Line Up Was Laura Lewis Susi Kinghorn And Nick Stewart. The Band Have Since Expanded To Include Collaborations From The Poets JL Williams And Jenny Lindsay Hip Hop Bassist Ben Seal Also Of Livesciences The Trip Hop Producer Adam Paul Melvin Aka Melvitronica And The Visual Artist Kirsty Whiten. A Wild Mix Of Acoustic Instruments Such As Harmoniums Crystal Glasses Filled With Wine Musical Saws Typewriters And A Gretsch Guitar Combines With A Heady Poetic Lyricism And A Visual Aesthetic Which Comes As Much From Whiten's Visuals As It Does From The Dark Theatricality Of The Lyrics. The Band Are Currently Recording Their First Album. L’Histoires Victoria Labia
5’4”
Smells Like Vanilla
Likes Post Punk Opera
Plays Ukulele Banjo Harp Angel Guitar “Because I’m Small People Think They Can Boss Me Around. Also They Think I’ll Be A Bitch Because I’ve Had To Deal With That All My Life. I Like To Make People Think I’m Fulfilling Their Expectations Then Surprise Them.” Dumpling Pudding 5’9”
Smells Like Raspberry Punch
Likes Low Country
Plays Pianola Miserichord Harpsichord Clavichord “Back Home I Broke Horses. The Boys Liked To Watch. I’d Wear My Best Petticoats And They’d Get All Sweaty And Dusty Sometimes A Little Bloody. Breaking Horses Is Like Good Fucking – The Deed Isn’t Done Until Everybody Involved Is Half Dead And Happier Than They’ve Ever Been In Their Whole Fucking Life Before.” Manchurian Spector 6’2”
Smells Like Opium
Likes Apocalyptic Hip Hop
Plays Melodica Bone Whistle Penny Whistle Decks Spray Cans “Once I Jumped Off A Building And Never Hit The Ground Not That I Noticed Anyway. People Think I’m Walking But If You Get Down On The Ground And Stick Your Nose Right Up Close To My Trainer Rubber You’ll See There’s A Little Space In There Like Between The Wee Bodies In An Atom. I’m Flying All The Time Baby.” Lolly Cum Violencia 5’6”
Smells Like Brownies And Balloons
Likes Lullabies
Plays Crystal Glasses Typewriters Pearls With Bells On The End “People Are Always Talking About Love As If It’s Some Unicorn Sitting In The Corner Of The Room In A Leather Armchair Smoking A Cuban Cigar. Have You Ever Opened Your Legs On The Top Of A Mountain And Felt The Sun Come Down And Fuck You From Above? Have You Ever Slid Your Hard Cock Into The Earth And Felt What It Is Really Like To Fertilise? I’m Not Talking Some Hippie Bullshit Here. I’m Talking About Tongues And Blood And The Stuff That Comes Out Of You After You Die The Stuff You Sing With The Stuff You Love With.”

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