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GAELLE-TRANSIENT.
GAELLE-TRANSIENT. Recently, I wrote articles on Naked Music downtempo music, and while researching these articles, I found myself listening again, to songs by this artist. An artist who is highly talented, not just a singer, but also a songwriter and producer. I have long been a huge fan of her music, and have always loved …
FUG-READY FOR US.
FUG-READY FOR US. Recently I wrote an article on Block 16, who had recorded their Morning Sun album on Nuphonic, a sadly lamented label, that for an eight year period, released some wonderful music. After writing that article, I was looking through some of my old albums and chanced upon another album released on Nuphonic, …
NICOLE ATKINS-NEPTUNE CITY.
NICOLE ATKINS-NEPTUNE CITY. Today I am going to write about a genuine up and coming artist, one who takes her music seriously, and has been involved in the music industry all her adult life. During her career she has been compared with some of music’s greatest singers including Roy Orbison. Her music sees a combination …
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION-AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY.
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION-AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY. The artist who this article is about, is one who has divided opinion since his career began. He is definitely an artist who people love or loath, there seems to be no happy medium. His music has been variously described as seedy and sordid, and sensuous …
COCTEAU TWINS-MILK AND KISSES.
COCTEAU TWINS-MILK AND KISSES. The album that this article is about, is the final album by one of the best bands to come out of Scotland in the last thirty years. They were a hugely influential band, who were innovative and pioneering, and in turn, have influenced a new generation of musicians. During their career, …
BLOCK 16-MORNING SUN.
BLOCK 16-MORNING SUN. In this article I am going to write about an album that came out ten years ago, on a small record label that, back then, was releasing many great albums and twelve inch singles. Quickly, Nuphonic Records established a reputation for releasing some great music. Between 1994 and 2002, they released albums …
TOMMY McCOOK AND THE AGGROVATORS-BRASS ROCKERS.
TOMMY McCOOK AND THE AGGROVATORS-BRASS ROCKERS. In this article, I am going to return to one of my favorite types of music, dub reggae. This article is about one of the best saxophonists in reggae music, who played on numerous recordings, and worked with some of the greatest reggae musicians ever. Amongst the artists he worked …
CHRIS REA-WATER SIGN.
CHRIS REA-WATER SIGN. The album that this article is about was almost never released. So little interest did the record company have in the artist, that they never gave him any money to record the album professionally. Instead, he recorded that album himself, with little in the way of overdubbing. To save money, he used …
D’ANGELO-VOODOO.
D’ANGELO-VOODOO. Today I have decided to write about a singer who, in a twenty year career, has only released to solo albums, yet has been compared to soul legend Marvin Gaye, and Prince. This artist is much more than a singer, he is a highly talented multi-instrumentalist, song writer and producer. The two albums he …
TEENAGE FANCLUB-SONGS FROM NORTHERN BRITAIN.
TEENAGE FANCLUB-SONGS FROM NORTHERN BRITAIN. The band I am going to write about in this article have an unusual feature. There are three songwriters in the band, and each songwriter sings their own song. This band is a democracy, and each songwriter is given the same amount of playing time for their songs. These songwriters …
RICHARD HAWLEY-COLE’S CORNER.
RICHARD HAWLEY-COLE’S CORNER. In life there are two types of people, those who follow others blindly, and others who go their own way, and do their own thing. The same can also be said with the music industry. One of those people who fall into the latter category, is Richard Hawley, who this article is …
LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS-RATTLESNAKES.
LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS-RATTLESNAKES. There are two reasons I have decided to write this article. Firstly, it takes me back to a time long ago, when I was much younger, I was a student, a time I thoroughly enjoyed in life, and this was one of the albums that was part of the soundtrack …
PRIMAL SCEAM-ECHO DEK.
PRIMAL SCREAM-ECHO DEK. Recently I was talking to a friend about our favorite albums, and we were going through some of the albums we liked. Having spoken about some of the more obvious choices, we went on to chat about the more obscure albums we each liked. It was then that I mentioned the album …
MASSIVE ATTACK-BLUE LINES.
MASSIVE ATTACK-BLUE LINES. Recently I wrote an article about Portishead, a group from Bristol, who were pioneers of the trip hop scene. In this article, I will write about another group who were at the forefront of the trip hop scene, and who did as much to popularize, and develop trip hop as a musical …
INCOGNITO-NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE.
INCOGNITO-NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE. Recently, I was listening to a Masters At Work 10th Anniversary Collection box set and on that box set, were two remixes of tracks by the band I am about to write about. The band is Incognito and the tracks were Always There and Nights Over Egypt from their 1999 …
BLOOMSDAY-FORTUNY.
BLOOMSDAY-FORTUNY. The group I am going to write about in this article, were a short lived project, between members of two of Scotland’s finest bands. Bloomsday were formed by Chris Thomson of The Bathers and two former members of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Stephen Irvine and Neil Clark. The story of how Bloomsday is …
JON LUCIEN-RASHIDA.
JON LUCIEN-RASHIDA. Today I thought I would write about an artist who many people will not be aware of, despite the artist receiving two Grammy nominations for the album this article is about. The artist is Jon Lucien, and the album is Rashida, his second album, released on RCA Records in 1973. Jon Lucien was …
DOWNTEMPO MUSIC-SOME OF ITS FINEST MOMENTS.
DOWNTEMPO MUSIC-SOME OF ITS FINEST MOMENTS. For some time, I have been planning a retrospective of downtempo music. Immediately, I hear you say downtempo music, what is that? Downtempo music is the way I describe what many people would call chill-out music. I have chosen to use the term downtempo music because for a while, …
JOE GIBBS AND THE PROFESSIONALS-MAJESTIC DUB.
JOE GIBBS AND THE PROFESSIONALS-MAJESTIC DUB. Although I love all types of music, and have a record collection that spans all the musical genres, one type of music I have always loved is dub reggae. In a previous article, I wrote about one of the dub reggae’s pioneers and greatest King Tubby. The person this …
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