A Greasy Black Feather
On My Hat
Everyday I Wear A Greasy Black Feather On My Hat (1995)
(Island Records)
Quotes:
“Moondog Jr’s debut-CD is an excellent collection of songs that sometimes inclines towards Tom Waits and other times treads on dEUS stomping ground. Songs we cherish.” Dieter Bernaers BVL
A frail being with angelic hair, squeezing sad piano notes from his voice, is to die for in the moonlight. But a cloud passes and from the adjacent streets four devils appear armed with guitars, percussion, keyboards, bottleneck, grating doors, an enormous counter bass and a saxophone, and in the blink of an eye they recreate the atmosphere of St Germain des Prés..... or a dwelling in the port of Antwerp!” Abus Dangereux dec-janv by Cathimini
“Moondog Jr is eclectic. More acoustic, bluesier and jazzier than dEUS and with more pauses in the songs (-) Stef Kamil Carlens is a troubadour in rags with the face of an angel. Tattooed, chin-pierced, but oh so innocent and enchanting.” Rifraf
Band:
Stef Kamil Carlens (SKC) (vocals, electric & acoustic guitar, piano, hammond, percussion, melodica and pipes), Aarich Jespers (drums, percussion, pipes) & Tomas de Smet (upright bass), Tom Pintens (electric & nylon string guitar, piano, vocals, fender rhodes, korg ms20, harmonium and clarinet), Benjamin Boutreur (soprano, alto and bariton sax)
Additional musicians:
Michael Blair (percussion and vocals), Walter Broes (guitar on Jo's wine song)
Arrangements:
Moondog Jr.
Produced by:
Michael Blair and SKC
Artwork:
Sleeve design by Bassie and Cally (2006 version rearranged by ntrakt).
Drawings by SKC, Benjamin Boutreur and Tom Pintens.
Photography:
Bert Dentant, Bache and Jelle Jespers, Aldegonde Van Alsenoy and Laurence Bourgeois
Band photo by Stephan De Batselier