But if we were pressed to name names, we might cite as influences:
Christy Moore, John Martyn, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Leon Rosselson, The Oyster Band, Neil Young, Dylan, Billy Bragg, The Pogues, The Dubliners, The Men They Couldn't Hang, The Clash, The Saw Doctors, Seth Lakeman, The Levellers, Tunng, Dougie MacLean, Donovan, Show of Hands, The Incredible String Band, Stephen Malkmus, Wilco, Steve Earle, Tom Waits, Son Volt, The Band, Van Der Graaf Generator, Ry Cooder, The Waterboys, John Prine, Uncle Tupelo, Cat Stevens, Peter Gabriel, (tbc...)
The music of Splatt is inspired by the landscapes of the Malvern Hills and surrounding area. Through the songs of Martin Roy Thorne (see the friends list below), Paul Beadle, William Shakespeare and various traditional ballads they explore the pagan /celtic roots of English and Irish Folk, using traditional ethnic and modern instruments to create an epic soundscape that is truly part of an emerging New Tradition .
Our new album, PRIMAL HORDES AND PARTISANS, is available now! It can be purchased directly from the band, AND CAN NOW BE DOWNLOADED FROM iTUNES. OPEN YOUR iTUNES PLAYER AND CLICK THE LINK HERE:
I put a new song up. It's calles "Another Disaster Waltz".
Actually it's not really new. I posted a lousy demo of it already last year. This is the final version you'll find on my first CD to be released shortly.
Maybe it's quite a good soundtrack for the current crisis. ;)
This Thursday 18th September BLACK CARROT: Exclusive Album Launch Support from DEAD COWBOY CULTURE @ The Tin Angel Record Shop, Spon Street CV1 3AX Doors 8pm ~ late
Black Carrot (Market Harborough) are a vibrant quintet who perform new-wave krautrock jazz madness that oozes rock with a psychotic edge. Fierce and abstract yet serving the concept of the song, their unique sound nods towards Beefheart and Pere Ubu but is shot through with flavours of New York jazz skronk, and the loosest, funkiest Krautrock.
"Black Carrot are truly inspired musicians" - Jean Hervé Peron/Faust Black Carrot release their second studio album "Drink The Black Forest" on Tin Angel Records on 3rd November 2008. To support the release initially they will be playing UK tour support for Baby Dee throughout late November early December in addition to their own headline shows in the Midlands and London.
hey there, after spending the day at the recording studio yesterday, we have uploaded one of the demo tracks! please have a listen and let us know what you think! xxx behaveya
Whats up? I found this website that shows who has a crush on you and thought i'd let you know that one of my friends had one on you... I dont know how it works but its really cool, its revealed a few people who have had crushes on me FOREVER, i called them up and it was actually true! You gotta try it!
Since when was James Blunt folk-rock ? .. Eh ? ... can someone tell me please ? James Blunt is pop.. pop.. and er... POP !
So what happens.. We get to number 2 in the MySpace charts.. and who is sitting there above us.. ??
Yup you guessed it..
So what is the point ? .. Fairport Convention, Pentangle, Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson.. even the mighty Led Zeppelin in the early days.. that is folk-rock... If we were sitting number 2 to a work of musical genius then that is fair.. But no.
We are sitting below someone who songs consist of inane drivel like the one about a man who freaks out and commits suicide after a girl smiled at him on the tube.. Are we led to believe that James Blunt is "folk-rock" ... A sponge rocks harder..
So what can you do ? ... Click on the pic below to support the band for a start.. Then forward this to your friends... especially the ones who like James Blunt... heh..
Let's get the Blunts of this world back where they belong... The POP charts !!
Greetings ... from us! Thanks so much for visiting and listening. Digging your tunes as well - and with VdGG AND Rosselson in the sounds like list? Yay!
