The Bony King of Nowhere
On Tour
Play Radio
Listen to The Bony King of Nowhere Radio,
featuring artists like Amatorski, Intergalactic Lovers, Broken Glass Heroes, MARBLE SOUNDS and more…
-
Search on Spotify
Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more
232,830 plays (11,144 listeners)
Ghent, Belgium (2009 – present)
The Bony King of Nowhere is the project of 24-year-old composer Bram Vanparys from Ghent in Belgium. His honest music, characterized above all by Bram’s distinctive voice, claims your heart straight away. Songs are built on melodic backing vocals, guitars and sound layers, as well as the frequent use of unconventional percussion inspired by the Brazilian Tropicália Movement from the 1960s.
His lyrics are often theatrical: the virgin Mary addressed by a dying man exalting death from his deathbed (“Maria”), the sunset pictured in a puppet’s world (“The Sunset”), the concept of despair painfully anatomized in the schizophrenia theme from the closing song “My Invasions”. Not your usual love-theme singer, that’s for sure.
The universal, yet very wayward character of Bram’s music already perplexed both media and
public in his own country, but also evoked international response. After his demo got selected in The Wire Magazine’s “Domino Festival” compilation, Bram immediately got called by Kieran Hebden (aka Fourtet), asking him if he could include some songs in the soundtrack of a film he’s working on (“Boy Meets Girl”, Wildebeest Productions, New York). Also, Devendra Banhart sang Bram’s praises in a personal letter after hearing the demo. And, last but not least, Jon Kelly (Paul McCartney, Kate Bush,…) expressed his interest in mixing the first album of The Bony King of Nowhere, which was produced by European cultproducer koen gisen (An Pierlé&white velvet) in his weird 1960’s studio.
The universal, yet very wayward character of Bram’s music already perplexed both media and
public in his own country, but also evoked international response. After his demo got selected in The Wire Magazine’s “Domino Festival” compilation, Bram immediately got called by Kieran Hebden (aka Fourtet), asking him if he could include some songs in the soundtrack of a film he’s working on (“Boy Meets Girl”, Wildebeest Productions, New York). Also, Devendra Banhart sang Bram’s praises in a personal letter after hearing the demo. And, last but not least, Jon Kelly (Paul McCartney, Kate Bush,…) expressed his interest in mixing the first album of The Bony King of Nowhere, which was produced by European cultproducer koen gisen (An Pierlé&white velvet) in his weird 1960’s studio.
Shouts:
67 shouts
Top Albums
-
Eleonore
The Bony King of Nowhere
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.91
- 7digital $8.99
- iTunes $8.91
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
Alas My Love
The Bony King of NowhereBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
Les Géants - Soundtrack
The Bony King of Nowhere Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Shoutbox
-
Devil_heart wrote:
awesome
-
Walenta wrote:
Review on neonliberal.at: http://neonliberal.at/the-bony-king-of-nowhere-eleonore/
-
ChristanW wrote:
meerfarbig seems like it's a brand new one. hopefully he will put it on his next record. because the song is absolutely amazing. I also love Night of Longing http://www.een.be/programmas/de-laatste-show/the-bony-king-of-nowhere-0
-
meerfarbig wrote:
Hey Fans! Could somebody help me? I'm looking for a song The Bony King of Nowhere played Sunday night in Antwerp quite at the end of his gig: It was about "a traveler on the road". Then again he lives "underwater" and as he asks a girl if she comes with him she answers "where you live I cannot breath". Does anybody know this song? Can't find it anywhere.
-
Marjoleiein wrote:
Does anyone know where I can download the album 'Alas My Love'?
-
lll__ wrote:
There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.) -too soon, give it back to mr. yorke.
-
Felipess wrote:
Make me remember Mumford & Sons + Fleet Foxes + Thom Yorke voice. Good work! <3
-
nbhap wrote:
THE BONY KING OF NOWHERE on http://www.nothingbuthopeandpassion.com/2011/03/bony-king-of-nowhere.html
-
ramsessaanj wrote:
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/tv/#/43734125/42798682/69
-
powaygohome wrote:
A great review of Eleonore-- check it out! http://402productions.com/reviews/2011/03/album-reviews-the-bony-king-of-nowhere-eleonore/
-
collectionneuse wrote:
lovely *-*
-
AnotherDickhead wrote:
"En ik kom nu tot de openbaring dat dit mijn favo artiest van 2011 word! " Na James Blake dan, hoop ik.
-
DianaBeCrazy wrote:
Ik beluister nu het nieuwe album via luisterpaal.fm. En ik kom nu tot de openbaring dat dit mijn favo artiest van 2011 word! Héérlijk.
-
viktor_likes_be wrote:
great new album
-
enjoyseyshn wrote:
awesome!
-
GomiZ wrote:
nieuwe album gratis te beluisteren voor enkele weken: http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/
-
ArcticBarcelos wrote:
Very nice album. I want more, please!
-
exprof wrote:
Fête de la Musique St Gillis http://concerts-review.over-blog.com/article-stevans-the-bony-king-of-nowhere-fete-de-la-musique-carre-hotel-des-monnaies-saint-gilles-le-20-juin-2010-52774335.html
-
fandorinbor wrote:
good stuff. it does sound like iron & wine at some points but that can only be a compliment as far as im concerned.
-
OFF_ka wrote:
my new hero
Videos
Events
- Feb 7 The Bony King of Nowhere Brotfabrik, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
- Feb 8 The Bony King of Nowhere Harmonie, Bonn, Germany
-
Feb
14
Two Gallants
FZW, Dortmund, Germany
22 going
3 shouts
-
Mar
2
The Bony King of Nowhere
Theaterzaal Vooruit, Gent, Ghent, Belgium
10 going
News
Bony goes abroad!
11 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thebonyking
Hi everyone,The awful, but undeniable truth: summer is
drawing to a close. The Bony King of Nowhere will be playing one
last gig in Belgian open air on the 19th of september at
…
-
Bony goes abroad!
11 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thebonyking -
11 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thebonyking -
26 Mar 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thebonyking
Listening Now
Top Listeners
-
FHKW
Top Listener
-
janywe
Top Listener
-
JimmyB2
Top Listener
-
RoterBlitz
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
olijvenboom added The Bony King of Nowhere to olijvenboom’s library. yesterday evening
-
MeganKearin tagged The Bony King of Nowhere with ‘belgian’. yesterday morning
-
MeganKearin added The Bony King of Nowhere to MeganKearin’s library. yesterday morning
-
TobiSchneider added The Bony King of Nowhere to the lineup of Two Gallants at FZW. Thursday afternoon
-
Hard2Love, bobobo_bobo_bo and 1 other person added The Bony King of Nowhere to their libraries. Wednesday afternoon
-
darkphreak tagged The Bony King of Nowhere with ‘seen live’. Sunday morning
-
Kollege_bob and marcjacobsprair added The Bony King of Nowhere to their libraries. Saturday afternoon
-
SeeEmilyPlayy tagged The Bony King of Nowhere with indie and belgian. last week
-
mieksmusic, Evybauer, Hannelore1980 and 2 other people added The Bony King of Nowhere to their libraries. last week
-
Olly_Golightly added The Bony King of Nowhere to the lineup of The Bony King of Nowhere at Harmonie. last month
Related Journals
-
Seen live
by Kreosteijn |
26 Dec 2011
-
three great artists in one night
by QMNMD |
5 Sep 2011
-
live
by thomasbarbier |
8 Aug 2011
More Information
- Links
- Labels
