Chris Cape

I am very excited to announce today’s FREE release of the ‘Chris Cape – Live at St. Saviour’s’. For the vintage Cape fans among you the new interpretation of ‘Major Tom’ is gonna get you sweating. Neither of the other two tracks on the record have ever been recorded or performed live before now.

‘I Don’t Wanna Know’ was written in October 2011, heart broken. Chicks, hey.  I was Cooking with a particularly eclectic mix of ingredients for this one, it’s totes the single of the three.

…and the climax….

Back in 2010 I watched the Mike Mills movie ‘Thumbsucker’ based on a novel, with the same name, by Walter Kirn. It was a story I could connect with. A kid lost in a world miss-understanding him. I was moved by the story to write this song.

Walter Kirn got hold of the track today and said ‘Chris, I more than liked it. It’s growing on me with every listen. What flattery to inspire another artist. You made my day.’
Hearing this from the person who inspired the song in the first place is an honour beyond anything I’ve experienced in my life so far. He’s sent it on to Mike Mills… I wait eagerly for a response!

All in all I’m stoked with the EP. It’s definitely my most personally suited release so far, incredibly self-indulgent but hey, that’s art. It makes me happy!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE!

p.s. listen to it beginning to end. It’s best that way. Hit me up with feedback if you want But most importantly.

DOWNLOAD.

ENJOY.

SPREAD. (limewire, torrentz, facebook, whatever the means.)

It’s here…

Up-Coming Cape Releases:

The new EP ‘Live at St. Saviours’ will be out on Monday the 30th of this month (January) and available for download along with Message from Outer-Space and Christmas Time. ‘Live at St. Saviours’ the concert film will also be released but the date is currently a TBC.

Check out this legendary gig location below, let’s hope my music does the building justice:

I hoping everyone dug the Christmas Single this is the last time I’ll be posting this song (until next year). CLICK HERE!

Other good news:

I’m now endorsed by Faith Guitars.

p.s. Me and IckleM are also prepping some great new ‘Make a Stranger Smile’ vids for you.

First of all, Merry Christmas, may this one be restful for all you.

It’s been a BIG year for me. Up and Down.

Recap:

The first 3 months of this year I spent in South Africa working with some of the best MC’s in the country; Grand Alliance, Illverse and Youngsta. Everyday spent with these artists was a masterclass in creativity, lyricism and humanity. I’d like to give a big shout out to all you dudes. Big up to Akil the MC’s manager Jamal Drew and Donnel Smokes for the beats. We recorded a mixtape together under the name of Mother City Mic Controllers which is set for release at some stage in 2012. Stay tuned…

Following my time in South Africa I moved to Devon, just near Plymouth, to work with a band called The Days. On my travels with The Days I had a chance to gig with Devonian legend Cosmo Jarvis, hang out with the Mc Fly boys, live with horses on a ranch and become friends with tattooed northern drummer and rapper/singer Lewi Love.
An extra big thank you goes out to very sexy ladies Mary and Sandra Grose who took me in as if I was their own

After my time in Devon was up I headed back to London to relaunch the Cape project harder than ever….this brings us to now…

The Christmas Single!

If you need visual stimulation check out this video:

Apologies for the lack of blog from me this last while. Where to start, hmm?: I watched 5th Element and experience the future-paradise that is Milton Keynes for the first time, played some amazing gigs, and wrote some new songs…

With the rhymes not paying the bills as easily as I’d like a few odd jobs were taken on this last while. I was stage manager for this nation-wide music/coffee tour, which means I had to make sure dreamy-space-cadet artists don’t get lost on the way to the stage. Spinal Tap is a reality! During the tour we did get a chance to check out some Banksy originals in Bristol, it’s the street equivilant of seeing the Monalisa ‘in the paint’…A-MA-ZING.
Other money grabbing schemes have seen me standing in the cold with a sign on my body, serving coffee, unblocking drains, gardening, I tell you it’s been all sorts.

The recession has hit rappers hard.

On the road I had various fails. EPIC BABE FAIL #
So I thought this girl was into me (typical) after some time I divided to visit her at the Nugget store she had told me about. I put my balls on the table and went ‘so I’m going to this gig tonight, wanna come?’. Th dude next to her behind the till pipes up ‘I’m sorry me and my FIANCE her are busy!’

:/

So with the girlfriend quest as dire as ever I’m pleased to tell you songwriting is on the up, I’m in a creative nirvana space candy floss bubble.

I’m playing an acoustic gig at the Goldhawk Tavern in Shepard’s Bush on this coming Wednesday (30th of November). Come down to here some new bits and coupled with the classics. FREE ENTRY!

When coming to watch me if you see these you’re in the right place!

Recently audiences coming to acoustic gigs including the prestigious/arty/serious British Film Institute have turned ‘Superstars’ into a Kape-Karoeke.

If all goes to plan Wednesday will not be any different.

X Cape