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Oct 11, 2019  Hoodoo Gurus' ninth record, 'Purity Of Essence' to be released in March 2010 kicked off by their new single 'Crackin' Up'. A jam session at a Sydney rehearsal studio in 2009 produced eight songs and set the template for their ninth studio record - and their first for new label partners Sony Music. Reissue of this album from one of Australia's finest rock outfits. Purity Of Essence is the ninth album from Hoodoo Gurus. Released in 2010 and reaching ARIA #18, the album boasts the singles 'Crackin Up', 'I Hope You're Happy', and 'What's In It For Me'. Hoodoo Gurus (sometimes just shortened to 'Gurus') are an Australian rock band combining elements of seventies power pop, bubblegum pop, Beatle-esque harmonies, psychedelia and grungy garage rock. Guitarists Dave Faulkner, Rod Radalj, and Kimble Rendall were joined by drummer James Baker when the band formed in Sydney in 1981. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Hoodoo Gurus - Purity Of Essence at Discogs. Complete your Hoodoo Gurus collection.

Purity of Essence
Studio album by
Released12 March 2010
RecordedNovember–December 2009
GenreRock
Length61:09
LabelSony
ProducerHoodoo Gurus, Charles Fisher
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Mach Schau
(2004)		Purity of Essence
(2010)		Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats
(2012)
Singles from Purity of Essence
  1. 'Crackin' Up'
    Released: 15 December 2009
  2. 'I Hope You're Happy'
    Released: 5 March 2010
  3. 'What's in It for Me?'
    Released: 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Australian(Positive)[2]
The Age(Positive)[3]

Purity of Essence is Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' ninth studio album. It was recorded six years after their last studio album, Mach Schau, and was released on 12 March 2010. The album peaked at No. 16 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart.[4] It was released internationally on 11 May on the band's own label via Virtual Label/ADA.

The album was co-produced by the band with Charles Fisher, who produced two of the band's previous albums, Mars Needs Guitars! and Blue Cave. The album was mixed by Ed Stasium, who previously worked with the Hoodoo Gurus on the Kinky and Crank.

Their first single from the album, 'Crackin' Up' was released three months earlier in December 2009. A second single, 'I Hope You're Happy' appeared in March 2010 with the third single, 'What's in It for Me?' issued subsequently.

The expression 'Purity of Essence' is taken from the film Dr Strangelove where it forms a repeated part of the ramblings of an insane air force general.

Background[edit]

Hoodoo Gurus were formed in 1981 in Sydney, their eighth studio album, Mach Schau, was released in 2004.[5] They were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame on 18 July 2007.[6] This was followed by a national tour of Australia called 'Clash of the Titans' with The Stems and Radio Birdman.[7] According to Hoodoo Gurus frontman, Dave Faulkner, there were tentative plans to release a new album in 2009, although little material had been written by July 2008.[8]

In March 2009, Hoodoo Gurus signed a new recording contract with Sony Music Australia, the deal includes the band's back catalogue as well as a new album, the band's ninth studio album.[9][10] The album was originally scheduled for release in September 2009 but they were not happy with the final mix.[11]

Virtual dj 7. 4 2 mac full. We weren't really satisfied with the studio we were in and a whole lot of things, so we had to pull the plug on that and then rethink. We just had to eat the expense, you know, we had to give them a week's cancellation (fee).

Hoodoo Gurus then sent their songs off to Durango, Colorado, where Ed Stasium, who worked on the band's previous albums Kinky and Crank, worked with Faulkner. Faulkner flew to the US after Hoodoo Gurus performed in Japan,[12] their first performances there in over 20 years.[11]

In August 2009 it was revealed that guitarist Brad Shepherd had been diagnosed with cancer and was recovering from recent surgery.[13] It was his second cancer diagnosis, having had a melanoma removed five years earlier.[13]

The first single from their new album, 'Crackin' Up', was released in December 2009[14] and received some airplay on Australian radio stations.[15] The album, Purity of Essence, was released on 12 March 2010 in Australia and internationally on 11 May.[16]

A limited edition of the album was also released which included a bonus DVD containing four live tracks, part of the 'Max Sessions in the Sand', recorded at the St Kilda Festival on 10 February 2008.

Track listing[edit]

Hoodoo Gurus Purity Of Essence Download Full

Purity of Essence
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.'Crackin' Up'Dave Faulkner[17]3:55
2.'A Few Home Truths'Faulkner[17]3:32
3.'Are You Sleeping?'Faulkner[17]4:35
4.'Burnt Orange'Faulkner[17]3:01
5.'I Hope You're Happy'Faulkner[17]3:43
6.'Ashamed of Me'Faulkner[17]3:55
7.'What's in It for Me?'Faulkner[17]3:23
8.'Over Nothing'Faulkner[17]5:01
9.'You've Got Another Thing Coming'Brad Shepherd[17]2:57
10.'Only in America'Faulkner[17]4:44
11.'Somebody, Take Me Home'Faulkner, Shepherd[17]3:04
12.'Let Me In'Faulkner, Shepherd[17]3:24
13.'Evening Shade'Faulkner[17]3:39
14.'Why So Sad?'Faulkner[17]4:26
15.'1968'Faulkner, Shepherd[17]2:37
16.'The Stars Look Down'Faulkner[17]5:33
Total length:61:09
Bonus DVD - Live from St Kilda
No.TitleLength
1.'Bittersweet' (Music Video)
2.'Come Anytime' (Music Video)
3.'1000 Miles Away' (Video)
4.'I was a Kamikaze Pilot' (Video)

Hoodoo Gurus Tour

Release history[edit]

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Australia12 March 2010Sony MusicCD88697645112
Limited Edition CD (with bonus DVD)88697670902
Digital download
United States11 May 2010CD881626927724
Worldwide
Brazil7 Dec 2010Som LivreCD1755-2[18]

Charts[edit]

YearChartTitlePeak
position
2010Australian Albums ChartPurity of Essence16[4]

Personnel[edit]

Credited to:[19][20]

Hoodoo Gurus members

  • Dave Faulkner – lead vocals, guitar
  • Rick Grossman – bass
  • Mark Kingsmill – drums
  • Brad Shepherd – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

  • Andy Bickers – saxophone (tracks 4, 10)
  • Erina Clark – backing vocals (tracks 5, 10)
  • Ian Cooper – viola (track 8)
  • Garrett Costigan – pedal steel guitar (tracks 11, 16)
  • Anthony Kable – trombone (tracks 4, 10)
  • Adrian Keating – violin (track 8)
  • Stewart Kirwan – trumpet (tracks 4, 10)
  • Sophie Serafino – violin (track 8)
  • Prinnie Stevens – backing vocals (tracks 5, 10)

Production details

  • Engineer – Tim Whitten
    • Engineer assistants – Jason Lea
  • Mastering – Greg Calbi at Sterling Sonic, New York
    • Mastering (additional) - Don Bartley (track 1) at Benchmark Mastering, Sydney
  • Mixers – Ed Stasium at Kozytone Studio, Durango, Colorado
  • Producers – Hoodoo Gurus, Charles Fisher
  • Artwork - DK Sony
    • Design and layout – Doug Bartlett
    • Artists – David Bowers, Nick Morris
  • Photography – Tony Mott
  • Recording studio – Electric Avenue Studios, Camperdown, NSW
    • Additional recording – The Dream Academy (Newport, Vic), Studios 301 (Alexandria, NSW), The Vault (Balmain, NSW)

References[edit]

  1. ^Deming, Mark. 'Purity of Essence > Review'. Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  2. ^Cuthbertson, Ian (6 March 2010). 'This week's music reviews – Rock – Purity of Essence – Hoodoo Gurus – Sony'. The Australian. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  3. ^Donovan, Patrick (12 March 2010). 'Perennial party pumpers are back on song'. The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  4. ^ ab'Hoodoo Gurus discography'. Australian charts portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  5. ^''Hoodoo Gurus sign a deal with Capitol .. new album in 2004''. EMI Sydney. 2003-11-17. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  6. ^'ARIA Presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame'(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 6 May 2007. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 19, 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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  8. ^Smith, Craig (6 July 2008). 'Interview with Dave Faulkner of Hoodoo Gurus'. Webcuts Music. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  9. ^'Australian icons Hoodoo Gurus sign to Sony Music Australia'. Sony Music Australia. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  10. ^Elizier, Christie (28 April 2009). 'Hoodoo Gurus sign to Sony Music'. The Music.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  11. ^ abcCollins, Simon (25 September 2009). 'Gurus head west'. The West Australian. West Australian Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  12. ^'Hoodoo Gurus live in Japan 2009'. Super-Deluxe.com. 22 September 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  13. ^ abMcCabe, Kathy (25 August 2009). 'Hoodoo Gurus guitarist fighting cancer'. The Daily Telegraph. News Corporation. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
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  15. ^'Hear The Hoodoo Gurus' New Song First'. Triple M. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  16. ^Haug, Ian. 'Hoodoo Guru's Brad Shepherd interviewed by Powderfinger's Ian Haug'. Australian Musician magazine. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
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  18. ^'Hoodoo Gurus - Purity Of Essence - Saraiva.com.br'. Livraria Saraiva. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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  20. ^'Purity of Essence > Credits'. Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 4 August 2010.
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XL Capris: Kimble Rendall, Johanna Pigott, Julie Anderson, Tim Gooding
Balmain, 1979
Born1954 (age 65–66)
Other namesDag Rattler
OccupationDirector, musician, writer
Years active1978–present
Spouse(s)Basia Bonkowski
Children2

Kimble Rendall (born 1954) is an Australiandirector, musician and writer mostly known for his Second unit direction of The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), I, Robot (2004), Casanova (2005) and Ghost Rider (2007).[1] As a musician Rendall was guitarist, vocalist and co-founder of punk rockersXL Capris and of rock band the Hoodoo Gurus.[2][3]

History[edit]

Early works[edit]

Rendall used an 8mm camera to write and direct short films while still at school, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Mass Media and then trained at Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) as a film editor.[1]My Survival as an Aboriginal (1978) was a documentary written and directed by Essie Coffey on her life in the township of Brewarrina produced and edited by Rendall.[4]

XL Capris[edit]

Rendall was taking acting lessons at the Nimrod Theatre when he met Tim Gooding and Johanna Pigott, and with their mutual interest in music they formed punk rock band XL Capris in 1978 (Rendall was called 'Dag Rattler').[5] Rendall played lead guitar and sang vocals with Gooding (guitars, vocals) and Pigott (bass guitar, vocals, keyboards).[2] Early practice sessions were held in the front room of a Birchgrove house where Gooding (and later Rendall) lived.[6] They were joined by Julie Anderson (drums) and achieved minor notoriety for their first single 'My City of Sydney' (1979), Rendall co-wrote (with Gooding) their second single 'Skylab (Son of Telstar)' but he left XL Capris after their next single 'World War Three' (October, 1980). Pigott and Gooding created Sweet and Sour (1984) for ABC-TV which followed the first year of a fictional band, The Takeaways, and was based on their experiences with XL Capris.[7][8]

Hoodoo Gurus[edit]

A chance meeting on New Year's Eve with fellow guitarists Dave Faulkner and Roddy Radalj, led to the formation of the Hoodoo Gurus (with drummer James Baker) in January 1981.[9] Rendall also managed the band whilst they developed the material for their first album Stoneage Romeos. The band supported Gary Glitter on his national tour. Rendall had a meeting with Joe Strummer at The Sebel Townhouse when The Clash were looking for a Sydney support act. Strummer sat at the pool bar between swims, in his swimming costume and dripping wet. The band dropped the 'Le' to become Hoodoo Gurus and later, after Rendall's departure, had a #3 Australian hit with 'What's My Scene?' (1987).[10] Hoodoo Gurus iconic status on the Australian rock scene was acknowledged when they were inducted into the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame.[11][12]

Music video director[edit]

Rendall returned to film as a Music video director with clips for:XL Capris, Sardine v, Scribble, Peter Blakeley, Mental as Anything, UB40, Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels (e.g. 'Between the Eyes'),[13]Cold Chisel (e.g. 'Flame Trees'),[13]Dragon, Rockmelons, Hunters and Collectors, and Boom Crash Opera.[14] He was voted Australia's top music video director in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone magazine.

Second unit director[edit]

In 1994, Rendall set up Flat Rock Pictures to direct TV commercials and, later, film projects. He has won all the major awards in advertising including a Cannes Lion. He directed a short film Hayride to Hell (1995) featuring Kylie Minogue and Richard Roxburgh and the teen slasher flick, Cut (2000) which starred Molly Ringwald and Minogue.[1]Cut went to number two at the box office in France and was the second most popular Australian film there behind Strictly Ballroom. It also went to number two in Asia. Rendall became the second unit director for The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions and the associated video gameEnter the Matrix (all in 2003).[1] He was also second unit director for Casanova (2004) Ghost Rider (2007).,[1]Underworld: Revenge of the Lycans (2008) and most recently Knowing (2008). Rendall is represented for TV commercial work by Arithmetic, a Sydney-based production and creative services company. You can view his work on their website www.arithmetic.com.au

Director[edit]

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Rendall is set to direct the Australian-Chinese thriller film The Nest 3D.[15]

YearFilmNotes
2000Cut
2012Bait 3D
2018Guardians of the Tomb

Personal life[edit]

Rendall married Basia Bonkowski on 17 December 1984 and they have two children.[1] Bonkowski is from Adelaide, born to Polish immigrants, and was a TV presenter and journalist on SBS in the 1980s (and then TEN and Seven Network).[citation needed] She presented Rock Around the World on SBS from 1982.[16] Australian band Painters and Dockers released a single 'Basia' (1984) in her honour.[17] Bonkowski has authored two books including Jesse's World (2005) on her adopted children.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ abcdef'Internet Movie Database entry on Kimble Rendall'. IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2008.[unreliable source?]
  2. ^ abHolmgren, Magnus; Gooding, Tim. 'XL Capris'. Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ^Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. 'Hoodoo Gurus'. Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ^Moreton, Romaine. 'Australian Screen entry on My Survival as an Aboriginal'. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  5. ^'XL Capris'. The ModPopPunk Archives. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
  6. ^Gooding, Timothy; Kimble Rendall; Johanna Pigott (2005). 'Recollections of Paul'. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  7. ^'Sweet and Sour Credits'. British Film Institute (BFI). Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
  8. ^'TV Australia Sweet and Sour'. Memorable TV. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
  9. ^Mills, Fred (January 2007). 'Hoodoo Gurus: By My Guru'. Harp Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  10. ^'Best of 1987'. Oz Net Music Chart. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  11. ^'ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame'. ARIA Awards. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
  12. ^Pope, Mark (7 May 2007). 'ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame'(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  13. ^ ab'Music Video Database entry on Kimble Rendall'. Alex Garcia. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
  14. ^Gavin, Shane (22 March 2000). 'Interview with Kimble Rendall'. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  15. ^Bait Director Kicks Spider’s Nest
  16. ^'Top 40 TV'. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
  17. ^'Music Stack entry on Painters and Dockers single 'Basia''. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
  18. ^'Random House Author Details Basia Bonkowski'. Retrieved 10 January 2008.

External links[edit]

  • Kimble Rendall on IMDb
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