(New York,
NY) – KOCH
Records is pleased to announce the release
of The
Stewart Copeland Anthology, a
collection of musical works by legendary drummer
for The Police, Stewart Copeland. This album
will be released on August 14th, 2007.
Stewart
Copeland rose to international stardom as drummer
and co-founder of the Police, with whom he
earned critical acclaim for his intricate,
textured drum work. Beginning with their first
hit, 1979’s “Roxanne,” the
trio emerged as one of the most popular and innovative
bands of the post-punk era, drawing upon reggae,
funk, and world music to create a uniquely infectious
yet cerebral brand of music which generated a
series of smash singles including “Every
Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” “Every
Breath You Take,” and “King of Pain.”
At
the peak of The Police’s success in
1983, Francis Ford Coppola called Stewart to
ask him to compose the score for his “art
movie for kids” Rumble
Fish, which
began Copeland’s career as a film composer. Notable
for its unique blend of sampled sounds including
clocks and car horns and with an end title song, “Don’t
Box Me In” performed by Wall of
Voodoo alumnus Stan Ridgeway and Copeland. Rumble
Fish earned Copeland a Golden Globe Nomination
for Best Score. In 1985 he released The
Rhythmatist, the product of his musical
pilgrimage to Africa, followed by an ever-increasing
number of film scores including a pair of Oliver
Stone features, Wall
Street and
Talk Radio, in addition to acclaimed projects
like the Emmy nominated Dead
Like Me, and West
Beirut as well as many more mainstream Hollywood
productions.
The Stewart Copeland Anthology is
a fascinating overview of his solo career including
his Trey Anastasio/Les Claypool collaboration:
Oysterhead ,
as well as key tracks from the Notte
Della Taranta and GIZMO ensembles. The Anthology features
music from many of his memorable film scores,
along with key tracks from other projects (including
a seminal track credited to the multi-instrumentalist
Klark Kent).
It includes 10 never before US and Canada released
tracks.
Copeland
says “Contained on this album
are some of the many musical adventures that
I’ve had. Roughly chronological, the
Anthology starts with the callow charm of Klark
Kent, and ends up with some of the slicker things
that I have figured out after four decades of
my obsession with music.”
Returning
to play together on a concert stage for the
first time since 1984, The Police, 2003’s
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees embarked
on an international tour on May 28th that instantly
became the top grossing tour of 2007. Among the
upcoming dates two performances at New York’s
Madison Square Garden followed by one at Giants
Stadium are set for the 1st, 3rd and 5th of August
2007 together with ten additional US dates expected
in October and November. Further they are set
for blocks of European, Latin American, Japan
and Australia/ NZ appearances through next spring.
About KOCH
Entertainment
KOCH Entertainment, founded in 1987 and
now in its twentieth year, is the leading and fastest-growing
independent music company in the U.S. KOCH's operations
encompass record and video labels as well as distribution
companies in the U.S. and Canada. KOCH Entertainment
is the market leader among independent labels and
distributors in both the U.S. and Canada and its
record label KOCH Records had the largest number
of Billboard charting albums among independents
for six years in a row (2001 – 2006). KOCH
Entertainment is owned by Entertainment One Ltd.
which has been recently listed on the London Stock
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