Les King - Vocals/Guitar
Mike Aldridge - Bass/Vocals/Piano
Paulus - Drums
Influences
many , maybe the likes of Belle & Sebastien, Low, The Lilac Time, REM, Cowboy Junkies, but some wont show up in the music; Pixies, GY!BE, Nick Cave, Will Oldham,Neil Young, Morrissey,Vic Chesnutt,East River Pipe,mojave 3,the locust... Just inspired by people who make music that seems vital, and usually in their own way uplifting.And sometimes its the words, sometimes its the music. most times its both
Uncle Black formed around the duo of Les King and Mike Aldridge. They have been recording on Backwater Records, a UK Independent releasing an eclectic mix of folk, country and prog-rock! since 2002
Musically it veers from upbeat , almost pop to darker, more reflective numbers; Losingtoday.com called clock prison sapping, but gem-like a contradiction which in part sums the music up.
We recently finished our second album
This feels like the record we set out to make.
Click on image above to buy CD.
Of course, If you would like to buy the old fashioned way, please send a cheque for £10.00 inc p/p payable to Backwater Records, to:
Backwater Records, PO Box 51, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, IP4 4AN
Other treats for your collection
Click above to buy our last single 'smile'– “a quite unsettlingly perfect release”
Click above to buy four track ep 'one day, we will go there'– “sapping, but gem-like”
Click above to buy our first album '1000 origami cranes'–“like finding an old friend”
A book of the collected lyrics for Uncle Black, The Katie Winter, and a selection of poetry can be found here:
Please click above to find your way to ‘the companion set”
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Bonjour, Je vous invite à jeter une oreille dans mon monde, une nouvelle p'tite chanson, "lettre d'adieu", vous attend :o) Merci de votre attention A bientôt La Fille
Hello, come and listen to a new song, ‘lettre d’adieu’ Regards, La Fille
Hi Uncle Black We wanted to take this opportunity to let you know we have now reached over 10,000 plays. Thankyou for the all the help and support you have given us to reach this target. Thankyou and Cheers Caroline and Colin
We had the great pleasure of getting into the studio over the holidays to demo three songs. Sometime, Times Get Hard and Hurt Me. Let us know what you think of the results, Paul
hey, happy new year! if you get a chance this week, check out my song, THE IRAQISTAN WAR (number 336), on Neil Young’s Living With War webpage. peace, seth
Thanks for the friendship. Your music is fabulous. My first band were called UNKLE WOT Not much of a coincidence I know but my dog George ( R.I.P Big Fella ) looked just like the dog on REASON ONE.
I was drawn in by your delightful profile picture, and in visiting remembered how good you are, so for having that most lovely image and that excellent voice, I must have you as a top pal... All the best x Scotty (singer/writer of songs to think-along-to?)
