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Here is a little film we made during a rehearsal for Frankenstein the other day.... its all about the latest project.... a performance of a new piece for The Neil Campbell Collective and Sense of Sound Choir called Frankenstein, which will take place on Friday 30th Oct at St Georges Hall Concert Room, Liverpool.... if this whets your appetite, you can get tickets from the Unity Theatre (Box Office: 0151 709 4988):

"I suppose if we threw Paco de Lucia, Segovia, John Williams, Gordon Giltrap and perhaps a dash of Martin Taylor into a melting pot why might get out a Neil Campbell..." - Bob Mulvey, Dutch Progressive Rock Pages.

Neil Campbell is a composer and performer of music for solo classical guitar. Based in Liverpool, UK, he is a highly individual solo musician whose music ranges from the virtuosic to the highly introspective.

He has produced two albums of music for solo guitar, 'Through the Looking Glass' (2003) and 'Night Sketches' (2004), an album of music for guitar and cello 'Fall' (2006) (with cellist Nicole Collarbone) and, most recently, a new CD of music for classical guitar, soprano and electronics, entitled 'Ghost Stories' (2008) in collaboration with composer Michael Beiert and vocalist Anne Taft.

Ghost Stories (with Michael Beiert and Anne Taft):

"... Narrated by classical guitar ambiences, along with Anne Taft's soaring operatic vocal registers, produces a powerful combination, occasionally of theatrical proportions. From subtle and delicate to electrifying in her purity of tone Taft's select placement within arrangements consolidate the album's concept. . . " Russell Welton, Acoustic Magazine

"... a shimmering, atmospheric cluster of works with a ghostly theme ... Anne's soaring voice floats over the shards of arpeggios and layered electronics, on occasion warm and appealing, yet sometimes more ominous and foreboding in keeping with the spirit of the album. Eerie shapes and shadows are evoked until the presence of a spirit seems nigh. Superbly constructed." Musician, The Journal of the Musician's Union

"There's no two ways about it: the music on this album is SUPERB. Each of the 13 pieces in the opus evoke tremendous intense emotions. Neil's classical guitar work, as of that of his co-musicians, demonstrates melodic refinement in its most purest sense. Anne Taft's ethereal vocals transport you into another dimension where calmess and serenity reign. This is neither soporific new age music nor any old relaxation music... Sumptuous." Philippe Gnana, Harmonie Magazine (translated from the French by Paul Vaughan)

"As I listen to this, I imagine grey clouds whirring by in stop-motion frenzy, or a vampire crying as the October sun rises. This is simply so romantic and resonant. A perfect album for quiet nights alone with the soul. "Ghost Stories" manages to be ambient, instrumental, and goth all rolled in one. Highly recommended." - Gary Flanagan, Nightwaves

"Listening to Ghost Stories is like attending a séance with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, it makes one feel a bit uneasy with its rapprochement to the spiritual hereafter, but also relaxed, by allowing one to focus on the approaching infinite eternity......With flamingoesque guitar solos by Neil Campbell, and (dare I say) ghostly vocals by Anne Taft, it’s especially the eerie synthesizer soundscapes by Michael Beiert produce the appropriate effect. Ghost Stories is an impressive, transcendent, work of art. It brings us, the living, in closer contact with the realm of the dead." Gary Levinson, www.indiemusicreview.net

"Neil Campbell impressed a Classic Rock Society audience recently with his acoustic guitar prowess and here is further evidence of a massive talent, especially in the more classical field ..... an impressive album for the more thoughtful musical mind", McCullough Crane, Classic Rock Society

Fall (with Nicole Collarbone):

"a beautiful collection of classical guitar and cello pieces... the two instruments complementing each other wonderfully throughout....Splendid stuff!" - Bob Mulvey, Dutch Progressive Rock Pages

"an outstanding epic album of beautiful and beguiling music...This collection arrives through the pairing of these two accomplished and dedicated musicians who together produce intensely graceful, enrapturing and at times sobering melodies" - Alicia Rose, Nerve

"The music sounds like poetry on a canvas and each time one is able to reveal new dimensions in their songs. The music has a classical setup and yet invites one to explore new boundaries...This is a top-notch CD I truly recommend to any music enthusiast." - Henk te Veldhuis, Bridge Guitar Reviews

Neil Campbell provides music for events such as private views, corporate lunches, conferences and other events. For more information about this please see his Events Web Page

You can also buy and download his albums from CD Baby

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