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Bound
Released 30th April, 2018
First single from a new batch of material, a big rock song with a crazed viola solo and lyrics by Lara which remind us that our decisions have repercussions, and that ultimately we’re all bound together.
As a bonus for fans of FourPlay’s electronic side, the single includes three archival remixes from the band’s Now To The Future album, unreleased to this day: ‘Evolve or Decay (Monk Fly remix)’ by Chris Hancock (from 2011), ‘The Hunter (The Quickening – Comatone remix)’ by Greg Seiler (from 2008), and ‘Trust (one wrong 2-step remix)’ by raven (from 2005, revisited in 2014), the solo project from FourPlay’s own cellist Peter Hollo.
This Machine
Cat# SP006 | Released 10th Oct, 2014
FourPlay began their life playing mostly covers. This Machine is our first album of 100% original material, and arguably their finest, most intriguing long-player to date.
What’s in store? Epic soundscapes, rock ‘n’ roll, chainsawing violas, jazz, eastern influences, pop songs.
Released by FourPlay String Quartet / Smart Pussy Records. Distributed in Australia by MGM.
Fourthcoming
Cat# SP005 | Released 3rd July, 2009
Writing credits:
- Everything Was Going Fine… — original by Peter Hollo & FourPlay String Quartet
- Butter Girl — original by Lara Goodridge & FourPlay String Quartet
- Seekers Who Are Lovers — Cocteau Twins
- The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out To Get Us! — Sufjan Stevens
- Venice Underwater — original by Shenzo Gregorio and FourPlay String Quartet
- A Grain of Truth — original by FourPlay String Quartet
- Rudd-a-dub Dub — original by FourPlay String Quartet
- Killing In The Name — Rage Against The Machine
- Spanish Castle Magic — Jimi Hendrix
- Where The Sun Don’t Shine — original by Tim Hollo & FourPlay String Quartet
- Famous Blue Raincoat — Leonard Cohen
- Lover Man — James Edward Davis, Ram Ramirez & Jimmy Sherman, originally performed by Billie Holliday
Released by FourPlay String Quartet / Smart Pussy Records. Distributed in Australia by MGM.
Now To The Future
Cat# SP004 | Released 26th June, 2006
Writing credits:
- 2+2=5 — Radiohead
- Evolve or Decay — original by Lara Goodridge
- Downtown Nudnik — original by Peter Hollo
- You’ve Changed Your Tune — original by Peter Hollo, Tim Hollo, Lara Goodridge and Shenton Gregory
- Reptilia — Julian Casablancas/The Strokes
- All Blues — Miles Davis
- Trust — original by Lara Goodridge
- Now To The Future — original by Peter Hollo, Tim Hollo, Lara Goodridge and Shenton Gregory
- Bollyrock — original by Peter Hollo, Tim Hollo, Lara Goodridge and Shenton Gregory
- Cry Me A River — Arthur Hamilton
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Theme for Lester Young) — music: Charles Mingus; lyrics: Rahsaan Roland Kirk
- The Hunter — original by Lara Goodridge
- Appalachian Jam — original by Peter Hollo, Tim Hollo, Lara Goodridge and Shenton Gregory
Released by FourPlay String Quartet / Smart Pussy Records. Distributed in Australia by MGM.
FourPlay 3″ trilogy parts 1-3
Cat# SPS001-003 | Released 2nd May, 2006
FourPlay’s gorgeously-packaged series of 3″ CD singles came out mainly as promo for the album Now To The Future.
Writing credits:
- Reptilia — Julian Casablancas/The Strokes
- Everything Was Going Fine — original by Peter Hollo
- Miserlou (live at the Basement, March 1999) — Traditional Greek, popularised by Dick Dale & his Del-Tones
Writing credits:
- Downtown Nudnik — original by Peter Hollo
- Drunken Hearted Man Blues — Robert Johnson
- Can’t Trust This — original by Lara Goodridge
Tracklisting:
- Trust — original by Lara Goodridge
- Trust (Clue To Kalo remix) — original by Lara Goodridge, remixed by Mark Mitchell
- You Can Put Your Shoes Under My Bed — Paul Kelly
Released by FourPlay String Quartet / Smart Pussy Records. Available exclusively from the band.
Digital Manipulation — the FourPlay remix project
Cat# SP003 | Released 8th August, 2001
The love-child of FourPlay cellist Peter Hollo aka raven, this album sees the familiarly beautiful sounds of this string quartet sampled, digitally manipulated and remixed by some of Australia’s most highly-regarded electronic artists.
A full run-down with artist bios and more is archived by the Wayback Machine here.
Released by FourPlay String Quartet / Smart Pussy Records. Distributed in Australia by Vitamin Records.
The Joy Of…
Cat# SP002 | Released 30th June, 2000
Writing credits:
- Domino — The Clouds
- Just Like U Said It Would B — Sinéad O’Connor
- August — original by Lara Goodridge
- Meshugganah (dub) — original by Peter Hollo
- Meshugganah (klezmer) — original by Peter Hollo
- Ich Bin Ein Auslander — Pop Will Eat Itself
- Breakfast In America — Supertramp
- The Boy From Ipanema — Antonio Carlos Jobim
- On The Road Again — Willie Nelson
- Cut Up — Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
- Lilli Pilli Drive — original by Peter Hollo, Tim Hollo, Lara Goodridge and Chris Emerson
- Gypsy Scream — original by Veren Grigorov
- Femme Fatale — The Velvet Underground, this version incorporating part of the Requiem by Gabriel Fauré
Released by FourPlay String Quartet / Smart Pussy Records. Distributed in Australia by Vitamin Records.
Catgut Ya’ Tongue?
Cat# SP001 | Released 1st February, 1998
Writing credits:
- Theme from Dr Who — Ron Grainer, realised by Delia Derbyshire
- Corrosion — original by Peter Hollo and Chris Emerson
- Grace — Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas
- My Baby Just Cares for Me — Nina Simone
- The 2 of Us — Suede
- Enter Sandman — Metallica
- Theme from The Simpsons — Danny Elfman
- Sabotage — The Beastie Boys
- The Ocean/Black Dog — Led Zeppelin
- The Sweetest Perfection — Depeche Mode
- Languid, Yet… — original by Peter Hollo
Released by FourPlay String Quartet / Smart Pussy Records. Distributed in Australia by Vitamin Records.