Summer evenings * simplicity * The Mr. Men * warmth * longing * sunset/sunrise * strong colours * honesty * everything by Auburn Lull but especially the songs ' between trains' and ' shallow in youth' * 'resolution' by Windy and Carl * 'rest for the weary' by Transient waves * summer nights/summer mornings * Sarah records * manual * 'happy' by Sugar plant * 'I love you always forever' by Donna Lewis * lakes/countryside * 'Discreet music' by Brian Eno and Darla records!**
Sounds Like
Honest answer: C,F,A,C,G played on synthetic keyboard strings (with a little bit of guitar) through silly amounts of delay and reverb.
'Better souding slightly pretentious answer': Music for when long warm summer evenings turn to still summer nights, followed by peaceful summer mornings.
Summer night air started in summer 2003. I seek to make music which is simple, warm and friendly! I am not interested in the clinical, precious, precise, cold and 'oh so serious' nature of some ambient music.
If you think reviews matter here are some:
"worth tracking down if your taste leans towards the expansive, the minimally melodic and the distinctly dewy-eyed...artless but never quite gauche, 3 is a gentle but genuine pleasure."
THE WIRE FEB 2006
"gorgeously woozy, constructed around lonely pulses of delight; its warm drone bathes you in a honeyed glow and it's minimal aesthetic is deceptively simple. In short a glorious release."
Album of the month. THE CRACK DEC 2005
"It's very nice"
My mam, 10 minutes ago
"like spritualized at their most ambient or eno at the airport" NARC TOP 20 BANDS IN THE NORTH EAST ARTICLE APRIL 2006
"Minimal drones with a sense of naivety and innocence that's so beautiful it could ooze out of your hi-fi speakers and drip onto your carpet" DISTRACTION RECORDS
Thanks to Steven and Darren at Distraction records for probably being more passionate about my music than me!!
Buy my cd at www.distractionrecords.com
Check out some of my other music with my band 'Moira Stewart' if your interested!! Thanks!!
Hiya. FInally got round to buying Summer Night Air 3 when I was in RPM this week, just had the download from Distraction previously...any way to purchase SNA #1 & #2??
Hello Paul! Do you fancy doing some cheeky live keyboard playing for new Pale Man Made songs at a couple of gigs? Pale Man Made love Summer Night Air and Moira Stewart! Paul's dancing is the best! Love Christiannex
