My main involvement with music has been writing for magazines like Record Collector and Mojo (OK, just the two pieces) and online sites like Allmusic. These days I contribute sleevenotes for Mike Alway's bewilderingly eclectic el label. I also present a weekly radio show called The Curve Ball on 101.8 WCR-FM (www.wcrfm.com) which focuses largely on adventurous and imaginative music that exists independently of niceties like genre and marketing strategies - and which is thus mostly ignored by the media. The recordings presented here - made mostly between 2000 and 2006 and so named because they feature a hell of a lot of (fake) tuned percussion and wind instruments - represent my own fumbling attempts to create something that might make it onto The Curve Ball playlist. Though the fact that I can't sing, have precious little technical expertise and have never felt drawn to writing lyrics tends to restrict the pool of influences I can draw upon. (Ideally, I'd be writing limpid melodies in the style of Brian Wilson and Louis Philippe). What remains is what you hear. It's an amalgam of instrumental influences and any real musicians who fetch up here by mistake will surely wince at the shortcomings they display. But listening to the work of my younger self now, I find it's not all that bad after all and one or two people whose opinions I respect have said likewise. So who knows, someone might just warm to what they hear and decide it's exactly what they need to complement the film/ballet/video installation/computer game/ laxative commercial/New Age healing tape or Psy-Ops torture program they're working on and big bucks will ensue . . . Bring it on!
Big thunder and Snap must be from the tribal period...rain dances if you ask me... Release: a walk through the enchanted forest. All of them lovely & timeless!
I realised with shame I haven't said anything about your music... It's a fascinating amalgam of styles and movements made with the heart in the right place with a rich sauce of - I guess - Chris Evans Delight!
Hey Chris, I'll have to do the honourable thing now and start a radio show just to play your tunes, there you go... it worked....it's always worth asking, you ole smoothie! Really glad you've got this site up so you can show off even more and well deserved!-great tunes! Hope you're well in The World Of Curve and am still lovin' the show, will catch up soon. Cheers, Gav.
"In Flight" has a lovely, long-developing (!) melody. Something you, I (and a certain, high-profile Arsenal fan) hold in very high regard. It's all quite good, but "In Flight" is screaming for lyrics that follow that beautiful lead line.
Hey Chris, So you have unknown skills... I dare not offend you and try to become a music reviewer, but all I can say is that carousel ride is really pleasant. BRAVO !
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