Stuart Turner
General Info
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Genre: Blues / Folk / Rockabilly
Location Rochester, Un
Profile Views: 28083
Last Login: 1/29/2012
Member Since 10/9/2006
Record Label Brigadier Records
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
..Unleashed from the yielding greenery of Dorset and sent spiralling headfirst into the smouldering arms of dirty, dirty Chatham, the raw and unsettling art blues of Stuart Turner has violently hacked out a unique niche and sent befuzzled onlookers into varying states of disbelief. That these reactions are not always positive is in itself an extremely positive thing... ..Shedding the memories of adolescent bands in one fell swoop, Stuart met former Damned guitarist Kris Dollimore in 2005 after a chance live gig together, an event that set Stuart off into a bewildering few years of near constant solo live performance in all manner of bewildering venues. Whilst honing his live act, Stuart found himself producing Dollimore's first solo album '02/01/1978', later released in November 2006 on Sun Pier Records and distributed through Cargo. The album contained a version of Stuart's own 'The North Kent Post Industrial Hillstomp Blues', a song the nation was treated to hearing on BBC Radio Two throughout April 2007... ..Stuart's debut album, 'A Gallon Of Water Makes A Mile Of Fog', was released in November 2007 on Sun Pier to a wealth of critical acclaim and fired him off into headlining his own shows in alternative cabaret clubs, garage nights, bowling alleys and Swedish festivals. The Guardian excellently described Stuart as a man scaring the 'living daylights out of the assembled crowds with his spooky folk blues' – watching Stuart live is like watching Tom Waits decapitating Howlin' Wolf with a wry smile. Stuart's status as Chatham's shining beacon of hope was confirmed in his follow up album, 'File Under Carnal Knowledge', released through Sun Pier to large roars of approval in February 2009... ..Stuart put together his band The Flat Earth Society during 2009 to expand both the studio and live possibilities. Featuring plenty of brass, plenty of thump and plenty of mud, 'Gin & Bitters' is Stuart's third long player and his most eclectic and magnetic album yet. The eerie blues are still in healthy riposte (see the railway dilemma of 'London' and the effortlessly cynical 'Goodbye and Good Luck'), but have been developed into psychedelic, Doors-esque grooves of Hammond power ('South Sea Blues'), art-a-rockabilly stomps ('If You Say I Am The Devil…') and even Tom Waits fronting The Style Council on the brassy, BNP-bashing 'Essex'. Yes, The Style Council – and it is bloody marvellous. Fans of The Guardian will be pleased to be scared from their living daylights with the inclusion of the psych-nightmare that is 'Now'. You have been warned... ..'Gin & Bitters' was recorded with Jim Riley and The Flat Earth Society in 2009 and will be released through Brigadier Records in July 2010. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..........Try the ..BEST.. ..MySpace Editor.. and ..MySpace Backgrounds.. at ..MySpace.... Toolbox..! -
Members
..Stuart Turner.. - Acoustic Guitars, Resonator Guitars, shouting and banging stuff... ..Robbie Wilkinson.. - Electric Guitars and Mandolin... ..James Kerr.. - Drums... ..Jez Sanderson.. - Bass... ..John Whitaker.. - Trumpet and Flugalhorn... ..Matthew Ashdown.. - Saxophone. -
Influences
"…growls, shrieks and whispers a rockabilly Edwardian-twanged country blues that would make Howling Wolf proud!" Stranger Than Paradise -
Sounds Like
A man best to 'scare the living daylights out of the assembled crowd with his spooky folk blues' (The Guardian)
Stream
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Stuart Turner
the Weekend Heart EP available now from http://lnk.ms/Mz6Fy
Mood: busy
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Stuart Turner
we have had to cancel on The Windmill gig tomorrow. Sorry.
Mood: disappointed
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Stuart Turner
have a new ep out! See http://lnk.ms/Mz6Fy for details.
Mood: excited
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Stuart Turner
have a new ep out at the end of May. See http://lnk.ms/Mz6Fy for details.
Mood: excited
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Stuart Turner
is working on new tunes and grinding out the gigs.
Mood: cantankerous
Music
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24 Songs | Oct 29, 2007
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thanks for add great music
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PS... Some of you may have been deterred from downloading this delightful product because you were previously asked for your contact details (e-mail address, postcode etc) before you did so. Just to let you know - THIS IS NO LONGER THE CASE! I've now un-checked the box for the e-mail option and you can download the zipfile directly. I've tried it. It works. Thank you for your patience, MINTY - The Jooks of Kent1 year ago
See it live! The world heavyweight garage punk championship at The Chambers in Folkestone on Thursday 5 August...
Get a-ready to a-rumble with The Jooks of Kent from 8.30pm
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- The Godfathers1 year agoCelebrate 25 years of the finest rock & roll EVER with The Godfathers at London's historic 100 Club on Thursday June 17th...Special guests The Fabulous Penetrators!!
- The Jooks of Kent1 year ago
THIS FRIDAY!! Rockin' n Whoopin' at the Jamboree, Cable Street
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Get yer bucket n spade!! The Jooks of Kent play at the Ship Inn at Folkestone harbour on Thursday...
