Mike Gates, Guitars and Vocals.
Chris Bowden, Alto Saxophone, Keyboards, String Arrangements.
Percy Pursglove & Simon Smith, Double Bass.
Andy Wheeler, Drums and Percussion.
Etkilendikleri
John Martyn, John Coltrane, Pink Floyd, Weather Report, Nick Drake, Miles Davis, Lambchop, Leonard Cohen, Radiohead, EST, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Zero7, Nick Cave, Roy Harper, Brad Mehldau, Terry Callier, Shakti,
life and death and all the sad and beautiful things that affect the universe
and scorch our hearts and blow our minds
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Think John Martyn with a 21st century twist" - Birmingham Post, Nov 06
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ALBUM REVIEW by Steve Bradley, Midlands Weekly Media, 17th Nov 06.
"The quiet village of Marston on the outskirts of Sutton Coldfield is the backdrop to one of the finest CD's ever to have been released by a local musician.
Mike Gates has come up with the gem Resistance to the Passage of Sound, in league with saxophone ace, Ninja Tune and Soul Jazz recording star Chris Bowden.
The pair have teamed up with percussionist Andy Wheeler and acoustic bassist Simon Smith for the folk-jazz oriented disc, which well and truly transcends the early comparisons made between Gates and the seemingly omniprescent Nick Drake. True, Gates shares a sort of poetic yearning with the late hero, who also lived in rural Warwickshire - something in the air perhaps.
But he has added something grittier and darker to this recording, with Bowden supplying arrangements full of melancholy, aching beauty, empty spaces and warm textures.
Opener Out of the Darkness sets the tone for this set which, Coltrane-like, seems forever to be questing for eternal truths, and which soon earns the right to be taken seriously. Gates delivers this guitar led meander with a fragile yet soulful Mark Hollis style vocal, and those who enjoyed Talk Talk's more accessible experiments will soon latch on to this, the musical equivalent of a glorious autumn walk in the park.
Track 2 Colours echoes Gershwin's Summertime but adds some extra hues and a different melody, while Gates and Bowden do their best Pat Metheny-Michael Brecker link-up on the instrumental track SevenFour.
Where Did all the Bebop Go? finds Gates getting all worked up, in a Roy Harper vein, while the epic Wait begins like a Devendra Banhart ballad before Bowden hints at Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck's Take Five, then Gates takes it out with a waltz reminiscent of Ennio Morricone.
Sometimes Flowers Live Longer is a psychadelic folk-pop song distinguished by Bowden's dramatic ascending chords. The beautiful Tibetan Folk Song echoes the sentiments of All You Need Is Love, albeit set against China's oppressive foreign policy.
The meditational, reflective and gorgeously melodic approach continues with Golden Leaves and Lipcurl, the quirky instrumental If Brad Mehldau Could Sing providing some unlikely Indian flavours, before the tender Matters brings the album to a close.
This is a multi faceted set, with lovely sleeve artwork recalling the covers of the kinds of early 70's British jazz-rock LP's that DJ Gilles Peterson has been heavily plugging of late.
Go get it, in shops or via www.discovery-records.com"
Scorched Earth is a project founded by saxophonist/composer/arranger Chris Bowden and guitarist/singer-songwriter Mike Gates. 'Resistance to the Passage of Sound' explores a free-thinking, flexible, heartfelt approach towards making music, resulting in a multi dimensional, cross-genre album encompassing contemporary acoustic/jazz/rock/roots styles. The overall 'feel' to the album could be said to take in influences from John Martyn to Weather Report, Pink Floyd to John Coltrane.
Mike Gates has built a solid reputation on the live circuit, especially in the Midlands and Chris Bowden has for the past 10 years been a leading musician on the UK jazz scene and beyond, recording for Soul Jazz and Ninja Tune, working with 4 Hero and playing in The Herbaliser and The Heritage Orchestra, amongst many other projects.
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We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
Hi! I've just uploaded some new songs "no title" , "todays doll" and "no chorus". I also made a video for the first one. Please, tell me what you think about them. Have a great day or evening or goodnight. Thanks. Alexis
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Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
I just wanted to let you know, that a new track of mine is waiting for your oppinion. It's called "run the self" and its the first track after a decade of music production, that I sung myself.
If you like it, you can DOWNLOAD IT in high quality FOR FREE. just check out my blog for the link and have fun ;O)
FINALLY!!! The live video of Mr. Confuse & The Confusers playing at the Mephisto Club in Hannover Germany on 27th September 2008 is ready. It was the album release concert of the Mr. Confuse album “Feel The Fire” released on Légère Recordings as DLP, CD and digital in September 2008.
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