KUDU HITS THE WEST COAST THIS WEEK

KUDU joins MESHELL N’DEGEOCELLO on select west coast dates of her 2007 world tour supporting her critically-acclaimed new album THE WORLD HAS MADE ME THE MAN OF MY DREAMS out now on EMARCY/DECCA/UMGD.

The dates are as follows:
OCTOBER 21: SACRAMENTO, CA - HARLOW’S
OCTOBER 22: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - THE INDEPENDENT
OCTOBER 24: EUGENE, OR - WOW HALL
OCTOBER 25: PORTLAND, OR - ROSELAND THEATER

The band was handpicked by Meshell, whose new album features several collaborations with Kudu’s master drummer, Deantoni “D” Parks. Parks co-wrote and appears on 3 blistering cuts including “Article 3”, “The Sloganeer: Paradise” and “Headline”, and will join the band in November for the final leg of their US tour as the live drummer (replacing current drummer, Charles Haynes, whose wife is expecting a baby). Catch “D” on the following dates:

NOVEMBER 12: DETROIT, MI - MAJESTIC THEATER
NOVEMBER 13: CHICAGO, IL - HOUSE OF BLUES
NOVEMBER 14: MILWAUKEE, WI - TURNER HALL
NOVEMBER 15: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FINE LINE

Never ones to rest on their laurels, KUDU have been quite busy over the past few months. In between live dates (on both sides of the Atlantic) and collaborations with numerous artists (including Moby, Meshell N’degeocello, Spank Rock and Benny Blanco, Hess Is More, Telepopmusik, John Cale and Mars Volta), the gang have been writing and recording material for their eagerly-anticipated new album. Sylvia Gordon's side project, BETTY BLACK, performed at the FADER Party at CMJ this week and last night at Don Hill's for the MeanRED showcase.

They have also been compiling material for their forthcoming remix collection, which will include new and previously issued remixes alongside a cherry-picked selection of new tracks, B-sides and rare recordings to be released in early 2008 on Nublu Records. Expect innovative and dancefloor-friendly reconstructions of some of the stand-out tracks from Death of the Party on the as-yet-untitled set brilliantly retooled by a diverse collective of cutting-edge producers and remixers including Trouble and Bass, Sinden, In Flagranti (aka Sasha Crnobrnja & Alex Gloor), King Britt, Morel, Armand Van Helden and more!

Illvia, Sylvia Gordon’s foul-mouthed “B-Girl” alter-ego, is featured on 2 blazin’ hot tracks - “B.O.O.T.A.Y.” (with Santogold) and “Pu$$y” from SPANK ROCK and Benny Blanco’s gloriously twisted new EP Bangers & Cash out now on Downtown Records. Be sure to check out the sick video for “B.O.O.T.A.Y.” featuring Illvia, SANTOGOLD and Amanda Black coming soon!

KUDU then performs live in NYC with CHROMEO and DAN DEACON at Judson Church [55 Washington Square South] for New York Magazine’s “All Hallows Madness” on Tuesday, October 30th at 10PM!