Prevention (album)

Prevention
Studio album by De Rosa
Released	2 March 2009
Recorded	Chem 19; Blantyre, Scotland; 2007–08
Genre	Indie rock, psychedelic folk, indie folk, psychedelic rock
Label	Chemikal Underground ; Gargleblast Records
Producer	Andy Miller
De Rosa chronology

Last updated May 03, 2019

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Independent
The List
Mojo
Rock Sound
Scotland on Sunday
The Skinny
Strangeglue	8/10 link

Prevention is the second studio album by Scottish indie rock band De Rosa, released on 2 March 2009 on both Chemikal Underground and Gargleblast Records. Regarding the album, guitarist Chris Connick stated that the album features "ten tracks of misery and place, from Lanarkshire,"^[1] and noted that it "differ[ed] sonically from Mend quite a bit. The songs are more layered, and we used a lot more electronics and beats on this album. There’s also more emphasis on the album's coherence as a whole, and I think it plays better as a collection of songs than Mend did."^[1]

Indie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the 1970s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock. As grunge and punk revival bands in the US and Britpop bands in the UK broke into the mainstream in the 1990s, it came to be used to identify those acts that retained an outsider and underground perspective. In the 2000s, as a result of changes in the music industry and the growing importance of the Internet, some indie rock acts began to enjoy commercial success, leading to questions about its meaningfulness as a term.

De Rosa are a Scottish rock band from Bellshill. It consists of Martin Henry, Chris Connick (guitar), James Woodside (bass), Neil Woodside (drums) and Andrew Bush (piano/keyboards). The band have released three studio albums—Mend, Prevention, and Weem.

Chemikal Underground British record label

Chemikal Underground is an independent record label set up in 1994 at Glasgow, Scotland by rock band The Delgados. It was set up to release their first single, "Monica Webster" / "Brand New Car" and went on to break many new Scottish bands in the nineties.

Vocalist and guitarist Martin Henry stated that: "the scratchy, falling-apart sound of parts of Mend frustrates me sometimes, so with Prevention I wanted to make something that was prettier and heavier at the same time. We were more interested in layers of vocals and instruments, with an emphasis on percussion, not just guitar. There are definitely a lot more keyboards on this one too.^[2]

The band worked with producer Andy Miller at Chem 19 recording studios in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Guest musicians on the album include Barry Burns of Mogwai and Robert Johnston of Life Without Buildings.

Andy Miller is a record producer based in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Miller is noted for his production on influential albums by Mogwai, Life Without Buildings, Arab Strap, The Delgados, Scout Niblett, Songs: Ohia, Sons And Daughters, De Rosa and Desert Hearts.

Barry Burns is a Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band Mogwai.

Mogwai are a Scottish post-rock band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite, Barry Burns, Dominic Aitchison, and Martin Bulloch (drums). The band typically compose lengthy guitar-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast, melodic bass guitar lines, and heavy use of distortion and effects.

Artwork

The album's front cover features artwork by Glasgow writer and artist Alasdair Gray. Guitarist Chris Connick notes that:

Alasdair Gray Scottish writer and artist

Alasdair Gray is a Scottish writer and artist. His acclaimed first novel, Lanark (1981), written over almost 30 years, was described by The Guardian as "one of the landmarks of 20th-century fiction." Poor Things (1992) won him a Whitbread Novel Award and Guardian Fiction Prize. He calls himself a civic nationalist and a republican. His works combine realism, fantasy, and science fiction, plus clever use of typography and his own illustrations. He has also written in support of socialism and Scottish independence and on the history of English literature. He has been seen as "a creative polymath with an integrated politico-philosophic vision", and "perhaps the greatest living [writer] in this archipelago today", and by himself as "a fat, spectacled, balding, increasingly old Glasgow pedestrian".

Our friend Sorcha Dallas (and wife-to-be of Robert Johnson from Life Without Buildings, who played on our album) is an art dealer and gallery owner based in Glasgow. She helped put us in touch with Alasdair regards the cover art. Being a huge fan of Alasdair’s writing and in particular books such as Lanark and 1982, Janine, I was really excited and a bit scared when the sittings for the portrait came around. It was really cool to meet Alasdair and he turned out to be a lovely and engaging man, so I can thoroughly dismiss the adage "Never meet your heroes" as absolute bollocks.^[1]
Life Without Buildings were a Glasgow, Scotland based indie rock band. The band, mostly ex-students of the Glasgow School of Art, formed during the summer of 1999. The band initially consisted of Will Bradley (drums), Chris Evans (bass) and Robert Johnston (guitar). Painter Sue Tompkins (vocals) joined later that year. Sue's "talk-sung" vocals eventually became the band's most famous attribute. Impressed after their first London gig, the Rough Trade-affiliated Tugboat label asked the band to record a debut single on the label.

Vocalist and guitarist Marin Henry notes that:

The portraits were painted first, then there was the idea of a table with some meaningful objects. The map and the copy of Mend came from Alasdair a little later on and I remembered there being an old map lying about Chem19, where we recorded the album. The guitar in the image is my little acoustic. I write all of the De Rosa demos on it.^[2]
Mend is the debut album by the Scottish band De Rosa. Released in June 2006, it was voted 16th in Mojo’s top 50 albums of 2006. It was recorded by Scottish producer Andy Miller.

Track listing

Lyrics by Martin John Henry. Music by De Rosa.

A Love Economy
Nocturne For An Absentee
It Helps To See You Hurt
Pest
Stillness
Under The Stairs
In Code
Swell
Flight Recorder
Tinto

Personnel

Martin John Henry – vocals, guitars, organ, vibraphone, accordion, programming
James Woodside – bass, mandolin, melodica
Neil Woodside – drums, percussion, glockenspiel
Chris Connick – guitars, synthesisers, piano, hammer dulcimer
Andrew Bush – piano, guitar, synthesisers, melodica, vibraphone
Alan Barr – cello
Robert Johnston – additional guitar
Barry Burns – piano, organ, synthesisers
Andy Miller – producer
Kenny MacLeod – mastering

The album also features choir vocals performed by a group of friends and family members of De Rosa.

Related Research Articles

Tom Johnston (musician) American musician

Charles Thomas Johnston is an American musician. He is a guitarist and vocalist, known principally as a founder, guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter for the rock group The Doobie Brothers, as well as for his own solo career. He has played off-and-on with The Doobie Brothers for more than 40 years, in several styles.

<i>Alive in America</i> 1995 live album by Steely Dan

Alive in America is a live album by the American jazz rock group Steely Dan, released in 1995. It is Steely Dan's first live album. The album comprises recordings from their 1993 and 1994 tours, which were the first live Steely Dan performances since 1974.

<i>Abba Are the Enemy</i> album by Tom Hingley and the Lovers

Abba Are the enemy is the debut album by Tom Hingley and the Lovers, which features Inspiral Carpets singer Tom Hingley, Steve Hanley and Paul Hanley from Manchester punk band The Fall. It was released in 2004.

<i>The Green Fields of Foreverland</i> 1999 studio album by The Gentle Waves

The Green Fields of Foreverland is the first studio album by Isobel Campbell's solo project, The Gentle Waves. It was originally released through Jeepster Records on 5 April 1999. It peaked at number 30 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, as well as number 89 on the Scottish Albums Chart.

Mike de Albuquerque is an English musician.

Neil Young: Heart of Gold is a 2006 American documentary/concert film by Jonathan Demme, featuring Neil Young. It documents Young's premiere of his songs from his album Prairie Wind at the Ryman Auditorium.

<i>Rocks, Pebbles and Sand</i> 1980 studio album by Stanley Clarke

Rocks, Pebbles and Sand is the 1980 album by jazz bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Clarke. This was the first recording where Stanley featured his tenor bass.

<i>Snakes and Ladders</i> (Gerry Rafferty album) 1980 studio album by Gerry Rafferty

Snakes and Ladders is the fourth album by Gerry Rafferty. It was released in 1980, following the success of his previous two albums, City to City and Night Owl. The album charted at No. 15 in the UK but only reached No. 61 in the US. The album was released on CD in 1998 [EMI 7 46609-2] but deleted soon after that, and it got reissued on CD on August 2012 as a 2-CD set with "Sleepwalking." Some of the songs are available on compilation albums. One of the songs, "The Garden of England", was recorded at Beatles producer George Martin's AIR studio in Montserrat. All the songs were original Rafferty compositions, though one – "Johnny's Song" – was a remake of a song which had been previously released by his former band Stealers Wheel, and another – "Didn't I" – was a remake of a song from Rafferty's 1971 album Can I Have My Money Back?.

<i>Slideling</i> 2003 studio album by Ian McCulloch

Slideling is the third solo album by British singer-songwriter Ian McCulloch and was released in 2003. The album features guest appearances by Coldplay singer Chris Martin, who provides backing vocals and piano on "Sliding" as well as piano on "Arthur"; Coldplay lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, who plays guitar on "Sliding" and "Arthur"; and actor John Simm, who plays guitar on "Sliding".

I'll Take Care of You is the fourth solo album by former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan. This album consists of cover songs.

<i>How I Loved You</i> 2001 studio album by Angels of Light

How I Loved You is the second studio album by American folk rock band Angels of Light. Produced by band leader Michael Gira, it was released on March 27, 2001, via Gira's own record label, Young God Records. The album features contributions from Bee and Flower bassist and vocalist Dana Schechter, drummer Thor Harris, singer-songwriter Bliss Blood and ex-Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds guitarist Kid Congo Powers.

Martin John Henry is a songwriter from Bellshill in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Henry is noted for his success as the frontman of the rock band De Rosa, who released several albums, singles and other recordings on Glasgow’s influential independent label Chemikal Underground. De Rosa's music has been critically lauded and championed by John Peel and Steve Lamacq. Sound-Scotland recently praised Henry as "...one of Scotland's finest songwriters" Henry has written, recorded and played with many of Scotland’s finest musicians, including Barry Burns (Mogwai), Robert Johnston, King Creosote and Malcolm Middleton. As a solo artist, Henry contributed a track to MOJO Magazine’s ‘Abbey Road Now!’ CD in October 2009 and has played numerous shows including SOUNDS Festival, Tigerfest and Glasgow’s Merchant City Festival.

Gargleblast Records is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Roadside Poppies are an English indie pop band, formed in Cambridge, in 2006, by Matloob Qureshi. They played the Kaninkanon V Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 15 September 2007. They appeared at the Copenhagen Popfest, Copenhagen, Denmark, on 18 April 2010.

<i>Focus con Proby</i> 1977 studio album by Focus

Focus con Proby is the seventh studio album by the Dutch rock band Focus, released in 1977 on EMI Records. It features five tracks with vocals from American singer P. J. Proby. The record also features guitarists Eef Albers and Philip Catherine, drummer Steve Smith, as well as the two Focus members from previous albums.

Billy Preston & Syreeta is a 1981 album of duets by Billy Preston and Syreeta released by Motown Records. Six songs were produced by Ollie Brown, and four songs were produced and co-written by Michael Masser. An expanded version of the album with 10 songs and 7 bonus cuts was released on CD in late 2013 on SoulMusic Records.

<i>Weem</i> (album) 2016 studio album by De Rosa

Weem is the third album by Scottish indie rock band De Rosa. It was released on 22 January 2016 on Rock Action Records. It was recorded in 2012 Weem and Loch Fyne by the band, and mixed by Andy Miller.
While the band recorded the album as a five piece, Chris Connick and Andy Bush left the band after its completion.

References

1 2 3 Lindsay, Andrew. "Interview: Chris Connick (De Rosa)". stereokill.net. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
1 2 Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine .

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[stereokill.net-1] 1 2 3 Lindsay, Andrew. "Interview: Chris Connick (De Rosa)". stereokill.net. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2012.

[chemikal.co.uk-2] 1 2 Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine .