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16 July 2026 – Lava La Rue Meet The ‘Prince Of Bologna’
By Editorial Team - July 16, 2026
Summary
Lava La Rue collaborate with Dan Carey for Speedy Wunderground single 'Prince Of Bologna'.
Key Facts
- Lava La Rue collaborates with Dan Carey for the Speedy Wunderground series.
- The track was built around a 1970s Italian organ and recorded live to tape.
- A limited 7-inch release will include a dub version titled 'Prince of Dublogna'.
- Entities: Lava La Rue, Prince Of Bologna, Dan Carey, Speedy Wunderground, Tommaso, Tulse Hill, Prince of Dublogna
- Tags: lava la rue, prince of bologna, dan carey, speedy wunderground, alternative
<a href="/tags/lava la rue">Lava La Rue</a> release ‘Prince Of Bologna’, a live-to-tape collaboration with producer Dan Carey created for the Speedy Wunderground single series. The song began with a battered seventies Italian organ and built-in drum machine discovered by Lava’s friend Tommaso, with the first idea reportedly taking shape during a late-night jam in Tulse Hill. That origin remains audible in the track’s loose, immediate personality.
Lyrically, it works like a rapid collection of overheard conversations, fragments of opinions and smoking-area philosophy gathered from nights out. In other words, it is a love letter to the strange confidence people develop when holding a drink beside a pub door.
Dan Carey expanded the initial sketch with <a href="/tags/lava la rue">Lava La Rue</a>’s band, recording the full performance live in a darkened studio. A limited seven-inch follows later this month, paired with a dub reworking titled ‘Prince Of Dublogna’. The song feels spontaneous, stylish and joyfully unconcerned with behaving like a normal single.