Australia, I am coming to your venues to destroy them, in aid of launching my new album. AKA, this:

It’s also avaliable on the freshly-launched Spotify - just bear in mind that I won’t make any money off it unless you actually buy it ;)

This is exciting, it means I’ll be rolling straight from this tour onto a plane overseas for Edinburgh Fringe. Life is pretty sweet at the moment.

Here’s the dates in case you can’t view that image very well:

It’s been a surprising week. So surprising, I haven’t really had a chance to take stock and blog about it.

Last Friday, I put up a post on my facebook wall about my Pozible campaign; oddly enough, I haven’t had time to post it here as I’ve been so busy promoting it on the social media sites!

The initial goal for the project was $2000; thanks to the support of my Facebook and Twitter friends (with a bit of help from some amazing press) we achieved that within a week! This is amazing news as it means that I can actually afford to make this happen in a bare-bones kind of way. It also means I feel all warm and fuzzy and super-supported by the online community around my act. Thanks everyone.

Based on feedback I’ve had, the fact that I’ve started to realise I really desperately need the assistance of a publicist for this tour and also that the Pozible Project still has about eighty days left on it, I’ve decided to keep pushing the fundraiser to a new target of somewhere just over $3000. This’ll help pay for a publicist and anything additional will likely go to cover travel expenses. This trip is crazy expensive!

If you haven’t had a look yet (or if you haven’t donated ;) ), please head over to http://tomasford.pozible.com and do me a bit of a solid. There are a stack of rewards, ranging from signed CD’s, through to custom ringtones, house parties and, at the extreme top end, a return trip to Edinburgh with me. Your contribution will also result in my eternal adoration.

That address again is http://tomasford.pozible.com.

Meanwhile, here’s the wee bit of press. Well, actually, locally this was a pretty big deal! A cover!! Wahooooo!

This is happening. I’m a bit excited about it as not only will it be a good excuse to roll around Adelaide Fringe for a few days, but the Tuxedo Cat is a GREAT place for my show. This will be HUUUUUUGE!

He might be notorious in Perth, but Adelaide, you’ve gotta understand, this man is your fault. He was born here. Now he’s a quadruple WAMi-winning, national touring, audiovisual, electro-disco showman and cabaret-tastic master of confrontation, renowned for his ability to take any crowd and have them in “mini-orgasms” (Drum Perth).

Fresh from a hectic run of WA shows including an album launch, gigs with Regurgitator and Architecture In Helsinki, anarchic regional touring and his off-the-radar-and-off-the-hook Fringe World hit Willy Wonka Rave Party, he’s coming to Adelaide to demolish Tuxedo Cat on the last weekend of its’ Fringe season.

It’s not his first time playing here; he’s had some huge shows in South Australia, from the Big Day Out’s Lilyworld through to supporting Birds Of Tokyo at the Thebarton through to his show in Fringe last year, Gentleman & Disconcerter. This one is going to be on another level; multiple projectors, bizarre light-up costume changes and his all new live show that smashes together acidic techno with synthpop and cabaret.

While his usual parties are titled a bit more specifically, for this one, he is simply THROWING A MASSIVE FUCKINGPARTY. He’ll kick off proceedings with his legendary anarchic electro-disco cabaret spectacular before hitting the DJ decks for a marathon of rave, cheese and cheesy rave tunes. Shit is going to get loooose.

As he wants to show Adelaide the best time he can and make sure this party is as out of control as possible, this will be a free event. Join him on Saturday March 17 at the Tuxedo Cat from midnight; he’ll be onstage from 12:30.

During a break in shooting in Kellerberrin, John Aliaga and I did this.

If you’d like to see me roll a whole set like this, I’m playing with Dave Graney (!!), Odette Mercy and Adam Brown at Mojo’s in North Fremantle, WA from 6-10pm on Sunday night. It’s going to be a rad night, so do come down. Simply do.

If you’ve been in Perth, you’ve probably noticed that I have been in a spectacularly busy patch of shows of late and have been all over the local music press. Half for the sake of keeping them somewhere I won’t lose them, and half in case you want to have a wee look, here’s some of what’s been around. We’ll start with the album review, because if you’re reading this, you should press play on this player (or click through to buy the album) as it would seem to be the obvious soundtrack, no?

An Audience With Tomás Ford
Album Review by Christopher H James, Drum Media Perth #275
Six years gestating, Tomás Ford’s debut album is the culmination of both his studio nous and lessons learned from his convention-challenging live show. After years of obsessively tinkering, Ford has distilled his own sound - a strain of mutant disco, with occasional industrial effects. Suggesting a kind of Jekyll & Hyde split personality might be at work, tracks like Rockets seem to express his optimistic - and dare it be said, feminine - side, whilst cuts such as Too Far bear all the sonic trademarks of a sadistic dungeon master. In conjunction with his evolving recording skills, it’s fascinating to hear how Ford has learnt to use his voice as an instrument, morphing from a fragile plea into a frustrated roar. His best moments arrive when, in the same song, he merges his polar opposites into one polysexual identity, such as during the opener Nice where the listener feels like they’re about to be dragged into something very messy.

A concept album of sorts, An Audience With… re-imagines one of Ford’s volatile live shows, from beginning to sticky end. Along the way, a few old chestnuts are revived, seemingly with red-hot branding irons. The confessional, id-wrestling I Feel Dirty sets the ball rolling, whilst Bash Myself reflects on a career of public degradation, detailing physical exhaustion and embarrassing fails. Climactically, on the crowd-baiting No Reaction, Ford demonstrates his exceptional testicular fortitude by chastising an unresponsive audience and explaining why this is the worst show ever.

Having forged a reputation for probing the boundaries of acceptable onstage behaviour, Ford has delivered, to date, the definitive document of his anti-apathy, techno-disco-cabaret.

I made the cover of X-Press Magazine’s SALT section (above) - you can read that story HERE. They also covered the launch and said some things that were pleasant to read.

FasterLouder also published a pretty exhaustive review of the amazing two-stage party, as did Drum (below). Also included for your enjoyment is a review of a support I did for my long-time heroes Regurgitator.

Hmm, what else? Oh yeah, interviews ran in The West Australian’s The Wire liftout:

Not to mention Drum Media Perth again, who ran a last minute interview in their Members’ Only section:

And then this week reviewed the amazing (for me and apparently their reviewer) Willy Wonka party:

…and there’s a stack more but that’s all the clippings I got. Still more craziness to come, I’m off up north to Geraldton this weekend to play Saturday night at The Provincial, so if you’re in town stop by. Then some hosting gigs for Tropfest on sunday at FTI and Gozzy Rock next weekend (with the splendid Abbe May headlining), before my epic acoustic cabaret at Mojo’s next sunday night with the one and only Dave Graney.

Then I sleep. Oh, no, wait, that’s when the east coast madness starts to kick in. Wheeeeeeeeee!

With great delight and fanfare, I present to you two new, shiny, FUCKING EXCITING things. My new album and a music video for its’ lead track, Nice. Let’s watch the video together first, yeah?

You may recall I launched my album An Audience With Tomás Ford a couple of weeks ago at Amplifier Bar. Since then, I’ve been on a rollercoaster of amazing shows including a support spot for Regurgitator, a rave party at Fringe World and all kinds of other craziness, which continues this Saturday at The Provincial in Geraldton (!!!!!!!!!), if you’re in town.

The album is now avaliable to stream and purchase online; there’s a few packages avaliable. If you just want the MP3’s, it’s $12. The album by itself is $19.95, or with a copy of my 2012 Erotic Adventure Calendar is $29.95. Or you can buy (nearly) EVERYTHING I’VE EVER MADE EVER in a deluxe $45 package. Stream the record below and click through if you’d like a copy - go on, get yr purse out. It’ll make us both feel better about being in the world.

I’m sitting here, hammering my songs into acoustic guitar-able shape so that I may be in good form for this gig with one of my favourite performers ever…

I’m promoting this one, and I’ve hand-picked a bill of some of the best performers in town. If you’re the Perth/Fremantle area, mark this in your calendar as it’s going to be a hell of a show. Here’s one of his tunes to get you in the zone for it:

Come with me! Take an E! It’s a world of pure imagination!

I’ve been having a blast playing at the Fringe World’s Treasury, it’s a beautiful outdoor venue with an enjoyably odd crowd and lots of things for me to jump on. And I want to do something special.

So bring down your glowsticks! Obtain lollypops! Pair your best Cross Colors hammer pants with suspenders! It’s time for a RAAAAAAAAAAAAVE!

For one night only, I will be performing the songs from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory as a rave party. You might have seen this at the Showtunes gig a few months back; I haven’t done it since, so this should be a special gig. After the Wonka set, join me for a special run through pretty much every cover song I’ve ever played. I’m going to try to play none of my own songs. Expect Bowie, Bjork, Radiohead, Hedwig & The Angry Inch and more… It’s going to be fun.

The rave-ier we can make this, the better. Let’s really get into this and make it the BEST MONDAY EVER!!!

I’m playing a free show tonight at Fringe World’s Treasury outdoor venue in Perth from 8:30pm-10pm. I played a dj set there on friday night (pictured) and it got a bit out of control, so I definately reccomend making your way down.

In the leadup to Simo Soo coming over to play the launch of my new album, I’ve just released a free download EP with him that you can get a copy of right now at http://tfvsss.bandcamp.com . I’m really proud of the remix I’ve done, it’s probably the best remix I’ve done yet, and Simo Soo amps the energy up on I Feel Dirty to a huge level AND THEN ADDS AWESOME RAPS THAT HOLLER OUT T.S. ELIOT.

Anyway, I wouldn’t release it if I didn’t think you needed it, and you do, so please get it and share it with your friends as that’s the only way these digital releases are worthwhile.