Combine the Victorious- Amnesia full length

 

Combine the Victorious has release a new full length album today!. Amnesia features ten tracks encompassing the band's interpretation of life in the 21st century.

Track listing

1. Célébrons

2. I Really Like Your Style

3. Monsoon Afternoon

4. Pick Up the Pieces

5. Amnesia

6. Stand Tall

7. Long-Term Solution

8. Awkward Connector

9. Without Confliction

10. Danser tout le temps

Listen on most streaming sites (excluding Spotify).  Tidal, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, 

or download from bandcamp or the band's website combinethevictorious.com.

CD's are available for this release thru bandcamp or email directly to combinethevictorious@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

Archives: live Pure videos

 For the past few weeks I've been posting old live videos of my 90's band Pure. It's been quite a lot of fun to re-experience those days from more than 30 years ago.

Here's a few of the full song clips I've cleaned up so far.

 

 Special thanks to Dan Maynard for not only videoing all these shows while doing lights for the band, but even finding a working camera for us to transfer the old tapes from. It's great looking back at these days!

Headlong Hearts - Creatures of Habit - out for Canada Day!

 

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Headlong Hearts "Creatures of Habit" out July 1st 2025 on all streaming sites. 

The second full length from Vancouver, Canada's Headlong Hearts is a big shift forward in their sound. Growing on the strengths of their debut, What We Call Forever, Creatures of Habit puts the band in a fuller, faster style. With songs like One Golden Day, Canadian Shield, and Canada all pushing the tempos more like a folk rock band, Headlong Hearts is demonstrating what they've learned from playing live for the past decade. More aggressive, more dramatic, but still retaining the sense of beauty from their beginnings, the band is having fun with their sound. 

Creatures of Habit is an eleven song, all original, album that features another wood cut cover art by the band's drummer Matt Brain. No only is Matt a great drummer, but he's also a wonderful artist as well.

Produced by Deborah Holland (with three songs co produced by Mark Henning)

Engineered by Emily Ryan and Mark Henning

Mixed by Mark Henning

Mastered by Graemme Brown

Original cover art by Matt Brain 

CD layout and graphic design by Robert Edmonds

Check it out where you listen to music, Linktree

Or better yet, click through to Headlong Hearts' homepage and order a cd!

Monsoon Afternoon - new music from Combine the Victorious

 

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Release Date - April 4 2025

Combine the Victorious  - Monsoon Afternoon

Composed by Combine the Victorious (Clement, Dunlop, Henning)

Produced and engineered by Mark Henning at Boutique Empire Studio, Vancouver, Canada

Artwork by Boutique Empire

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Canada - Headlong Hearts (single)

 

"Canada" is the next song off Headlong Hearts'  second full length album "Creatures of Habit" (the physical cd copy will be available on March 21st - streaming to follow). 

Canada is written by Mark Henning with Chris Barrett, Matt Brain, Hugh Ellenwood, Brad Gillard and Matt Kennedy

The song is the eleventh track on the new record. Produced by Deborah Holland with Mark Henning

Recorded at Rain City Recorders and Boutique Empire Studio

Bedtracks engineered by Emily Ryan, additional engineering and mixing by Mark Henning.

Mastered by Graemme Brown at Zen Mastering

Original artwork taken from a Matt Brain original work  called "Morning Walk"

Cover layout and graphic design by Robert Edmonds at Evoke International. 

The video featured live performance of the Headlong Hearts from the Bez Arts Hub in Langley BC. The audio is the studio recording of Canada taken from the Creatures of Habit album.Video editing by Mark Henning at Boutique Empire.

Listen and download the song here

 

 

VIDEO: Headlong Hearts - City of Benares

 

Headlong Hearts - City of Benares (video)

Directed and edited - Mark Henning

Camera operator - Jean Vercoe

Filmed at Boutique Empire Studio, Vancouver, Canada

Words and Music by Headlong Hearts (Ellenwood, Brain, Gillard, Henning, Kennedy)

Music recorded at Rain City Recorders and Boutique Empire Studio

Produced by Deb Holland and Headlong Hearts

Engineered by Emily Ryan and Mark Henning

Mixed by Mark Henning

Awkward Connector - Combine the Victorious

 

Awkward Connector by Combine the Victorious

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Release date Nov 1 2024

Words and Music - Combine the Victorious

(Dunlop, Clement, Henning, Hanberry)

Produced and Engineered by Mark Henning

Recorded at Boutique Empire Studio

Cover art by Robert Edmonds

 

 

 

Listen on:

Spotify

Apple Music 

Tidal

Amazon  Music

Bandcamp

Awkward Connector (lyric video)

Edited by Mark Henning

Video: Zombie Roof - Somewhere in America

 Back in 2020 I produced the album "Somewhere in America" for the band Zombie Roof. We did it in a week (including mixing) at Hipposonic Studios, here in Vancouver. Everyone was quite happy with it and felt excited. Sadly almost the moment we finished the mastering and went to pressing the Covid 19 pandemic hit and the world stopped. The album slid under the collective attention and has been lying dormant nearly ever since.

Back in August Combine the Victorious opened for Zombie Roof in their hometown of Squamish. While we were there Todd from the band proposed the idea of making a video for the title track "Somewhere in America."  Todd felt the song connected with the general zeitgeist of modern day USA. He suggested taking news clips and popular stories to cut together a video that demonstrated the state of the union. With that in mind I re-listened to the song and tried to conjure up a narrative. 

Using clips from news stories and popular youtube videos as well as advertisements the video came together slowly and a feeling solidified. It was a bit overwhelming at first and I found myself getting a bit depressed with the collected imagery, so spend a bit more time trying to add a positive balance to the video. I think in the end it works well and suits the energy of the song tightly. Have a look and please let me know what you think!

AVRO Remix - Danser tout le temps - la Discothèque Flambée Remix

 

Catalog Number: BE24037

Release Date: August 1 2024

Combine the Victorious - Avro Remix "Danser tout le temps - la discothèque flambée remix

Remix produced by Adam Percy of the band Avro.

Colin Goldie with Granite Mansion

 Catalogue Number: BE24034

release date July 19 2024

We are pleased to announce the release of Colin Goldie's album "Random Notes". Colin is a well known folk musician that has been a part of the West Coast Blue Grass and Folk scene for over forty years! Produced by Mark Henning and recorded at the Boutique Empire studio in East Vancouver, Random Notes features several members of  Headlong Hearts (known in this instance as Granite Mansion) as well as vocals from Kate Main (Murfitt and Main) and Isabelle Dunlop (Combine the Victorious) and instrumentalists Tom Hammell, Cindy Fairbank, Brian Samuels and Paul Pigat. 

A 12 song collection of tunes all written by Colin Goldie over the past decades and brought together for this album. It includes his crowd pleasing favourite tune "Come Closer to Me" as well as the spiritual-inspired "Drowned In Deep Waters" and the heartfelt "How."

Available worldwide on all streaming sites and on a limited edition cd pressing. Please contact us here for more information. 

Listen now!

 

Summer Canadian Tour!

Combine the Victorious are performing a series of shows this coming August in western Canada.

The first of these shows being in Squamish, British Columbia at Trickster's Hideout with friends Zombie Roof , August 9th. 

Then to Manitoba to perform in Gimli, Manitoba at the Ship and Plough. August 15th. 

Then a house concert in Winnipeg Friday August 16th. 

Finally in Brandon, Manitoba on the Saturday August 17th at the Monkeyhouse IIII, a secret party venue in the city. 

Goodbye Bad Times - Combine the Victorious

 

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Release date: June 7th 2024

Band: Combine the Victorious

Title: Goodbye Bad Times

Songwriters: Isabelle Dunlop, Mark Henning, Daniel Clement

Producer and engineer: M R Henning

Recorded and mixed at Boutique Empire Studio, Vancouver Canada

Credits:

Lead vocal: Isabelle Dunlop

Guitar and backing vocals: Daniel Clement

Bass, synths, drum programming and backing vocals: Mark Henning

Conga and featured backing vocals: Greg Hanberry

Cover art by Boutique Empire

 LISTEN

The Wivez - Boyz Toyz

Recorded this past winter, here is the double A-side release from the elusive indie rocker The Wivez featuring Boy Toy and Black Shellac.  

 

The Wivez are Jordy Birch, Rob Edmonds, Slam and Bean. I've know Jordy for 36 years when I was hired to be a touring member of the band After All in 1988. Later we went on to form the alternative rock band Pure in the early 90's. These many years later we are still working well together and this single is a strong indicator of what we can do in the studio. 

The Wivez - Boyz Toyz

Recorded at Boutique Empire Studio, Vancouver, Canada

Engineered and mixed by Mark Henning

Co-produced with The Wivez and Mark Henning

Mastered by Jordy Birch

Artwork and graphic design by Robert Edmonds

LISTEN HERE

Danser tout le temps - new Combine the Victorious

Release number BE24035

Release date: March 1st 2024

Band: Combine the Victorious

Single: Danser tout le temps

Songwriters: Combine the Victorious (Dunlop, Henning, Clement)

Engineered and produced by Mark R Henning

Recorded at Boutique Empire Studio, Vancouver, Canada

Lead vocals: Isabelle Dunlop

Backing Vocals: Mark Henning and Daniel Clement

Guitars: Daniel Clement

Bass guitar, drum machine: Mark Henning

Synths: Isabelle Dunlop, Mark Henning

Congas and percusion: Greg Hanberry

Cover image from the Danser tout le temps video, camera Jean Vercoe

LISTEN

WATCH

Danser tout le temps Video - streaming now

 

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Boutique Empire presents Combine the Victorious "Danser tout le temps" Video.

Filmed at the Boutique Empire Recording Studio in Vancouver, BC Canada.

Camera Operator Jean Vercoe

Director and editor: Mark R Henning

 

Danser tout le temps will begin streaming on all sites on March 1st 2024. Currently available on YouTube.

 

New single from Combine the Victorious

 

Combine the Victorious released their new single today, Oct 6th 2023. 

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I Really Like Your Style

Words and Music by Dunlop, Henning, Clement

Recorded and mixed at Boutique Empire Studio

Vancouver, BC Canada 

Produced and engineered by Mark Henning

Artwork and graphic design by Rober Edmonds

Lead vocals: Isabelle Dunlop

Backing vocals: Mark Henning, Daniel Clement

Guitars: Dnaiel Clement

Bass, keyboards and drum programming: Mark Henning

Violin: Johanna Sö

Congas: Greg Hanberry

Live jazz drums: Matt Brain

Listen Here

Canadian Shield - Headlong Hearts

 Headlong Hearts has released their new single "Canadian Shield" this month a year after their debut album What We Call Forever was released. 

Canadian Shield is a uniquely Canadian song as it described the long drives we all take across our vast nation and the potential shortcomings of making such a road trip with an incompatible passenger!

Check it out today!

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Released July 1 2023

Produced by Headlong Hearts

Recorded and mixed by Mark Henning

Mastered by Ryan Dahle

Recorded at Boutique Empire Studio

Artwork by Robert Edmonds

 

Listen to the new single on any of your favourite streaming platforms!

Rushes Over Me - Combine the Victorious video

Rushes Over Me (official video) - Combine the Victorious

Release date: Feb 27 2023

Produced by Boutique Empire

Director, editor: M R Henning

Camera operators: M R Henning, Isabelle Dunlop

Filmed at Boutique Empire Studio, Vancouver, Canada

Featuring:

Isabelle Dunlop - vocals

Mark Roland Henning - bass

Daniel Clement -guitar

Felix Taylor - Trumpet

Leigh Grant - Drums

Greg Hanberry - Congas

 

Listen to all the new songs on Spotify!

New live Recording from Headlong Hearts - Canadian Shield

 Back on October first Headlong Hearts held their album release party for "What We Call Forever" at Hipposonic Studio here in Vancouver, Canada. The show was a great success, sold out and warmly received and the band made an audio recording of the night. I have been going through the songs and picking the best tracks for the night and mixing the multitrack audio we recorded that evening. 

This song, Canadian Shield, is not available on the debut album and is likely to be the first new single Headlong Hearts records for the next release. Fiddler Hugh Ellenwood wrote this one and the band as quickly adopted it into their live sets as it has proven to be a crowd pleaser. I hope you find it fun as well!

We Are Not Alone - video

We Are Not Alone by Combine the Victorious. 

 Produced by Boutique Empire

Video editor Mark Henning

Lyrics and music by Henning, Dunlop

featuring stock footage provided by Storyblocks.