‘Tracks’ – Snowapple Well, here we have, yet another addition, to the wonderful catalogue of recordings, by a totally original band – and I mean, totally creative, and original! Snowapple are a group of multi-instrumentalists and singers from the Netherlands [...Read More]
Albums
An album of new Guitar music from Japan and Britain – what’s not to like!
’Anyday,Now……Everyday’ by Andrew Clegg What do you get when you bring together two well-respected music composers from opposite sides of the world together and ask them to provide a little musical magic to the solo guitar repertoire? Then, you [...Read More]
’13 Songs’ by Chris Birdsall
Chris Birdsall, a new singer/songwriter to this listener/writers ears, maybe, but he is a well respected and established artist, with a large fan base, and catalogue of work behind him that any musical artist would be proud of. After [...Read More]
The Slow Readers Club: Build a Tower – Album Review
In the three years since Manchester’s The Slow Readers Club released their second album, they have exploded in popularity, particularly in their hometown. If Cavalcade lit the touch paper on their ascent, this third effort could well be the glittery [...Read More]
Where Are You Now? – Woski
A band completely new to me, but now, once heard, never forgotten I reckon! Who and what are WOSKI? Well, they are an alternate, 5 piece rock band, who hail from Manchester. As they say, they also have that ‘psychedelic [...Read More]
‘Silver Nocturnes’ by John McCabe
Featuring Quintets performed by: Roderick Williams(Baritone),David Pyatt(Horn),John McCabe(Piano),and the Sacconi String Quartet. NMC Recordings A new album from NMC arrives on my doorstep,an album of Quintets by composer John McCabe, this was always going to be an excellent listening experience, [...Read More]
Travelling with Time
Travelling with Time Recent Music on Historical Themes by Anthony Gilbert Prima Facie PFCD041 Born in London, Anthony Gilbert has had a long career as a respected composer, and is well known to audiences around the world, from his [...Read More]
‘Jive Bunny’ by Gdansk81
A new band to me, yes, but having been on the music scene for a while, and having established an enthusiastic following, it’s good to review their latest recording! What are they like, well, major influences for the band include, [...Read More]
“Edgelands” by Green Rock River Band
An Album inspired by the unloved, unkempt, in-between forgotten spaces, on the edge of our modern cities. You only have to drive, or take a train through them, on the way into the centre on most cities, to get what [...Read More]
BREAKING WAVES
BREAKING WAVES – what can I say? Anyone who has frequented the North West’s music scene for the past decade is sure to have come across Peat Hicks and Phil Ireland whilst they provided the rhythm section in Exit State. [...Read More]