Wevie Stonder began in 1979, when at the age of six, Alan Boorman & Richard Sothcott started their musical quest by recording a group of chickens down an old army telephone into a tape recorder, & playing it back while hitting a 4 string guitar & a biscuit tin. By July 1993, they were armed with an Amstrad 3 track Studio 100, a Johnny Guitar and a Casio PT82. The first recording session with this new equipment soon resulted in a failed cover version of Stevie Wonder´s “I just called to say I love you” and marked the birth of Wevie Stonder. After inserting the resulting cassette into Brighton Music Library, recorded over the b-side of a Steve Reich LP (giving it it’s own Dewey Decimal Number), Stonder soon began to expand. By 1994 Chris Umney had joined, and several years of recording over the same 3 track cassette ensued. There quickly followed a short-lived artistic career featuring live music-theatre performances such as “Carrot the Dog Opera” and an international mail art exhibition “The History Of Dogs” which Chris toured around Brazil in 1998 in a large shopping bag. It was through all of these experiences that the group discovered their own true “Cack” style, and ventured onwards over the following years to produce many great and varied works.
In 1999 Wevie joined SKAM records, an event described by some as the biggest setback ever to have hit the label. The release of their first EP “Eat Your Own Ears” then followed: a compendium of styles including Cack, advanced music and dog interviews, receiving world-wide acclaim and 1 out of 10 in NME. A debut gig at SONAR 2000 secured much disbelief & some fans and more recordings for Skam followed. A new member, Henry Sargeant (Actor), became a permanent feature & disturbing interactive live element, with his ever growing props box & legendary 3 foot cock hat. It was during this time that Wevie branched out to form a thinly veiled alter ego Wevie De Crepon, after being invited to record for Mouse On Mars SONIG label by Jan St. Werner, when he witnessed a gig at a Pukkelpop festival in Belgium. It was with Sonig that Wevie refined the recording of the now infamous Bollard Track (Ton Wah). Shortly afterwards Nadir al-Badri also joined the ranks, gracing Wevie with additional tuba, midi trumpet, minature fretless bass, & occasional bee costume. He can often be seen at wevie gigs dancing like John Travolta whilst encouraging the audience to speak into a tube.
Wevie is a collective with Al at the helm during the writing & recording process, and at the rear during gigs, when Chris, Henry, Nanni, and sometimes Rich or Matt are the front men. Usually a 4 piece line up, sometimes a 5 piece, and even a 6 if whoever is doing the booking really want it bad. The Wevie live show consists of many things other than purely the music: films, competitions, audience participation, onstage fighting & a large number of wigs are often just as much a part of the set.
Here is a link to the Wevie Stonder Bandcamp page
Alan Boorman’s work can be found at Wevie TV
WEVIE STONDER IN CONCERT
01. SONAR FESTIVAL CCCB MAIN STAGE BARCELONA SPAIN JUN 2000
02. SKAM NIGHT GHENT BELGIUM FEB 2001
03. VIDEO FESTIVAL ZURICH SWITZERLAND MAY 2001
04. PUKKELPOP FESTIVAL CHATEAUX CRAPULE BELGIUM AUG 2001
05. TEN YEARS OF SKAM CONTACT THEATRE MANCHESTER ENGLAND OCT 2001
06. SKAM NIGHT WMF BERLIN GERMANY OCT 2001
07. SWISS CHEESE WEEKEND TOUR REITSCHULE BERN SWITZERLAND NOV 2001
08. SWISS CHEESE WEEKEND TOUR BOA LUZERN SWITZERLAND NOV 2001
09. SONIC ACTS FESTIVAL THE PARADISO AMSTERDAM HOLLAND DEC 2001
10. RUBIN STEINER VS WEVIE NOUVEAU CASINO PARIS FRANCE DEC 2001
11. SONIG NIGHT GEBAUDE 9 COLOGNE GERMANY DEC 2001
12. EAT YOUR OWN EARS EVENT 93 FEET EAST LONDON ENGLAND MAY 2002
13. MOOGFEST MOOGBAR NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND OCT 2002
14. SEED RECORDS PARTY ALDWYCH TUBE STATION LONDON ENGLAND NOV 2002
15. SONIG NIGHT AB BRUXELLES BELGIUM DEC 2002
16. MASSIVE ADVANCE NIGHT FREEBUTT BRIGHTON ENGLAND FEB 2003
17. SPEZIAL MATERIAL TOUR BOGEN 13 ZURICH SWITZERLAND FEB 2003
18. SPEZIAL MATERIAL TOUR REITSCHULE BERN SWITZERLAND MAR 2003
19. SPEZIAL MATERIAL TOUR LUZERN SWITZERLAND MAR 2003
20. SPEZIAL MATERIAL TOUR BOSCH BAR ZURICH SWITZERLAND MAR 2003
21. SPEZIAL MATERIAL TOUR PATHOS TRANSPORT THEATRE MUNICH GERMANY MAR 2003
22. SPEZIAL MATERIAL TOUR DIE SCHLEIFE DRESDEN GERMANY MAR 2003
23. ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES PONTINS CAMBER SANDS ENGLAND APR 2003
24. JAZZ PLACE BRIGHTON ENGLAND MAY 2003
25. KRAKED RISING SUN ARTS CENTRE READING ENGLAND JUL 2003
26. POPKOMM SONIG NIGHT GEBAUDE 9 COLOGNE GERMANY AUG 2003
27. MOR FESTIVAL TULLAMORE CASTLE TULLAMORE IRELAND AUG 2003
28. DIESEL / NEASDEN CONTROL PARTY 55DSL SHOP LONDON ENGLAND SEP 2003
29. SKAM NIGHT THE BAND ON THE WALL MANCHESTER ENGLAND OCT 2003
30. CUBE CINEMA NIGHT BRISTOL ENGLAND OCT 2003
31. BEATABETICALLY MODIFIED THE CELLAR OXFORD ENGLAND OCT 2003
32. HEEBIEJEEBIES LIVERPOOL ENGLAND OCT 2003
33. WERK/WACK 1 NIGHT THE SPITZ LONDON ENGLAND OCT 2003
34. MASSIVE ADVANCE NIGHT PO NA NA’S BRIGHTON ENGLAND OCT 2003
35. DAZED & CONFUSED MAGAZINE PARTY CUSTARD FACTORY BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND NOV 2003
36. WEVIE IRISH JAUNT TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE CORK ENGLAND DEC 2003
37. WEVIE IRISH JAUNT THE SUGAR CLUB DUBLIN ENGLAND DEC 2003
38. CIO AL & VICE-PREZ BIRTHDAY GIG BOGEN 13 ZURICH SWITZERLAND FEB 2004
39. ELECTRO 2M4 BIG OLD SPORT STADIUM ZARAGOZA SPAIN APR 2004
40. VIRUS FESTIVAL EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY EINDHOVEN HOLLAND JUN 2004
41. WEVIE STONDER & MR 76 NITSA BALL ROOM BARCELONA SPAIN JUN 2004
42. EARSHOT THE BONGO CLUB EDINBURGH SCOTLAND JUN 2004
43. STEREO NIGHT STEREO GLASGOW SCOTLAND JUN 2004
44. GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL THE GLADE GLASTONBURY ENGLAND JUN 2004
45. ASTIGMATIC FESTIVAL MAIN STAGE P?OCK BEACH P?OCK POLAND AUG 2004
46. PRINT DE SEPTEMBRE MAIN STAGE TOULOUSE FRANCE SEP 2004
47. EKKO FESTIVAL BERGEN KUNSTHALL BERGEN NORWAY OCT 2004
48. VEILCHEN GRAZ AUSTRIA OCT 2004
49. SYNCMODE / RESTLESS FLUC-MENSA KINO VIENNA AUSTRIA OCT 2004
50. PLASTIC MILAN ITALY FEB 2005
51. MARDI GRAS PARTY POP-UP CLUB BOLOGNA ITALY FEB 2005
52. CLUB FOX COPENHAGEN DENMARK APRIL 2005
53. VOXX CHEMNITZ GERMANY APRIL 2005
54. BASTARD CLUB BERLIN GERMANY APRIL 2005
55. WERK/WACK 2 NIGHT THE SPITZ LONDON ENGLAND NOVEMBER 2005
56. SS STUBNITZ ROSTOCK GERMANY DEC 2005
57. PUDEL CLUB ANNIVERSARY SCHAUSPIELHAUS HAMBURG GERMANY DEC 2005
58. FLEX CLUB VIENNA AUSTRIA JAN 2006
59. DING DONG SUPERMARKET ART EVENT HAMBURG GERMANY APR 2006
60. LOFI DISCONNECT WAREHOUSE GIG LONDON ENGLAND FEBRUARY 2007
61. GOLDEN PUDEL CLUB HAMBURG GERMANY FERUARY 2007
62. SCISSOR PAPER STONE CLUB MARIA BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 2007
63. BLOC FESTIVAL HEMSBY NORFOLK ENGLAND MARCH 2007
64. HALL OF FAME TILBURG HOLLAND MAY 2007
65. ART COLLEGE GLASGOW SCOTLAND AUGUST 2007
66. THE FOREST CAFE EDINBURGH SCOTLAND AUGUST 2007
67. 15TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY REITSCHULE BERNE SWITZERLAND NOVEMBER 2007
68. LA PERLA ZURICH SWITZERLAND APRIL 2008
69. FRISON FRIBOURG SWITZERLAND APRIL 2008
70. FUMETTO FESTIVAL BOURBAKI KINO LUZERN SWITZERLAND APRIL 2008
71. TRANSIT LUGANO SWITZERLAND MAY 2008
72. FUSION GERMANY JUNE 2008
73. ABC BRECHT FESTIVAL AUGSBURG GERMANY JULY 2008
74. UMBRELLADELIKA BRUSSELS BELGIUM FEB 2009
75. WURM ROTTERDAM HOLLAND FEB 2009
76. ROUGH TRADE LONDON ENGLAND APRIL 2009
77. THE BASEMENT BRIGHTON ENGLAND APRIL 2009
78. CLUB NEUROTICA LONDON ENGLAND APRIL 2009
79. BERLIN GERMANY AUGUST 2009
80. GOLDEN PUDEL CLUB HAMBURG AUGUST 2009
81. RENNES FRANCE JANUARY 2010
82. FUSION GERMANY JUNE 2010
83. OUT THE BOX FESTIVAL DERBYSHIRE ENGLAND JUNE 2011
84. HAFENKLANG HAMBURG GERMANY JUNE 2012
85. ROTTERDAM HOLLAND NOVEMBER 2012
86. NIJMEGAN HOLLAND NOVEMBER 2012
87. AMSTERDAM HOLLAND NOVEMBER 2012
88. WEVIE WONDERLAND IN 3D! BRANDSHOF HAMBURG GERMANY NOVEMBER 2012