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Danbert Nobacon

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punkenglishfolk punk

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Danbert Nobacon was a founding member of Chumbawamba, and full time operative for 22 years (Jan 1982- Dec 2004). He had a parallel solo career in the 1980's, which fell into disrepair when Chumbawamba became a full time concern in 1992. When the full electric Chumbawamba went into deep freeze at the end of 2004 Nobacon began writing a history book (entitled, Smart Lies, Secret Wars and Rock 'n' Roll). He quickly fell back into solo performances and some of the research for the book quickly infiltrated the songs and spoken word pieces of his live performances. The book is ongoing. He is also writing a musical centered on an alter ego Johnny Woebegone, which has been described as a a curious mix between Kurt Vonnegut and Raymond Chandler. A spoken word album to be released in 2008 charts the darkest corners and side conversations of the Bush-Blair years, evolving pieces from which have featured in the live shows over the past three years. The music is off kilter, adrift at sea somewhere in the Northern Atlantic, a mix of European folk, alt country, blues, punk and lounge noir. The spoken word is Nobacon engaged in dark, humourous and sometimes plainly terrifying conversations with ghosts, past, present and future, who inhabit the corridors and back alleys of power. Nobacon now lives in Washington State in the USA, having lived in Leeds, Yorkshire, Northern England, for the previous 27 years, and in Burnley, where he was born, until he was 18. NEW ALBUM OUT NOW: "The L

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# Why Danbert Nobacon Merits Attention Nobacon's solo work occupies a fascinating intersection between documentary and artistry. Rather than simply narrating political history, he embeds research—drawn from his ongoing book project—directly into performed pieces, creating a hybrid form where investigation becomes the creative act itself. What distinguishes this approach is its refusal of easy answers; the songs and spoken-word elements wrestle with complexity rather than offering slogans. Having spent over two decades within Chumbawamba's anarchist-leaning collective, Nobacon brings intellectual rigor to questions of activism, power, and cultural memory. His work invites listeners to think alongside him, treating the audience as

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albums

The Library Book of the World

The Library Book of the World

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Anti-Capitalism: Anarcho-Punk

The Unfairy Tale

The Unfairy Tale

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Mesmerica - Expect a Circus

Woebegoner

Woebegoner

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Anti-Capitalism - Anarcho-Punk Compilation Vol. 4

Bigger Than Jesus

Bigger Than Jesus

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Anti-Capitalism Anarcho-Punk Compilation Vol 4

Woebegone

Woebegone

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Demos 1985-1987

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Anti-Capitalism: Anarcho-Punk Compilation, Volume 4

Library Book Of The World

Library Book Of The World

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