william elmore......
joined on some songs by JULES HILL : vocals.
'love at first sight' - JAMES BURGE : lead guitar.
'wistful tales of summer' - KEITH LAWLEY : celesta keys.
tom drexl words and vocals on some new songs (hobotwang: http://www.jamendo.com/de/album/24435).
'fallen clouds' - words tom jensen.
Your Element Is Water
A bit of a contradiction, you can seem both lighthearted and serious.
That's because you're good at going with the flow - but you also are deep.
Highly intuitive, you tune in to people's emotions and moods easily.
You are able to tap into deep emotional connections and connect with others.
You prefer a smooth, harmonious life - but you can navigate your way around waves.
You have a knack for getting people to get along and making life a little more peaceful.
You are a gentle soul, with good intentions toward everyone.
Selfless and kind, you have great faith in people.
Sometimes this faith can lead to disappoinment in the long run.
No matter what, you deal with everything in a calm and balanced way.
You are a good interpreter, very sensitive, intuitive, caring, and gentle.
Concerned about the world, you are good at predicting people's feelings.
A seeker of wisdom, you are a life long learner looking for purpose and meaning.
You are a great thinker and communicator, but not necessarily a doer.
Souls you are most compatible with: Bright Star Soul and Dreaming Soul
john martyn
the waterboys
tyrannosaurus rex
donovan
tim buckley
the beatles
syd barrett
stevie wonder
sleep
pink floyd
nick drake
leonard cohen
led zeppelin
leo kottke
jeff buckley
graham coxon
gomez
faithless
devendra banhart
deep forest
david bowie
christy moore
mike scott
black sabbath
ozric tentacles
world party
troy donockley
eat static
pal shazar
rolf harris
seth lakeman
fleetwood mac
eliza carthy
r.e.m
pentangle
the beta band
neil young
the levellers
roky erickson
beck
george harrison
moon medicine
cinnamon smith
pagan fringe
buswell
strangelove
john lee hooker
money mark
the durutti column
ramesses
iron hearse
electric wizard
behell
anaal nathrakh
unknown error
and of course i like a lot of music from....
c.s lewis
george macdonald
terence mckenna (whom i just found recently)
these are just a small selection of the artists/bands and writers that have influenced me there are loads more!
Sounds Like
"Wiltshire-cana"
William Elmore's "Folk-it up in Wiltshire-cana" in which a mystic bard bares his soul (Duncan Browne style) in the shadows of Stonehenge
CREAMcropzine/2006i.....William Elmore ; Time To Reflect (9 track CD) these are nine happening mind concept sounds from William Elmore. He has been inspired to write his epic creation soundscapes by his surrounding native Wiltshire myths, standing stones, elements, and ancient KARMA, and glorious mother earth. ...............................................................
track listing: 1.up in the clouds 2.a drop in the ocean 3. time to reflect
4.when angels fall 5.skimming stones 6.i'll be there for you
7.mother earth 8.karma kingdom 9.solstice
William Elmore comes from Wiltshire which is one of the
most dreamy and mystical parts of the UK. Steeped in the
ancients, where opening your back door standing stones
and elements not our time are everywhere. How could
you not be affected by these surroundings? Well Will has
been writing stuff in unison with what effects him in the area,
epic creation soundscapes, narrative tunes, Wiltshire myths,
standing stones, elements, ancient KARMA, and glorious
mother earth, they all play major parts in his creations ..............
how long have you been doing music
I started playing guitar in 1994/5 when I was at school, lots of friends of mine played guitar and listened to music...many of them listened to heavy metal and rock so did I, but I also listened to blues and folk...some of the bands I listened to at school were THE WATERBOYS, REM, GUIDED BY VOICES, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, BLODWYN PIG, THE DOORS, and THE BEATLES, plus lots of other guitar bands.
My friends and I would start up bands for fun and something to do in our spare time, but we never did any gigs. We would just end up making music for the fun of it.
It all started at school when I heard all of this great music being made by artists such as The Waterboys and The Beatles, me and my friends were heavily influenced by 60's music and guitar bands that were around from the 60â€--s onwards. I used to love jamming with friends and experimenting with sounds, I just wanted to make music because of those sounds that I heard from my favourite bands.
what type of style do you prefer to do, the more instrumental or vocal
Ii really like the more instrumental style...but I have lyrics for all of my songs in the hope that I can find singers who would like to sing on them as I do not rate my own singing voice, lol.
what musically impresses you
all types of music impress me but I really love songs that have wonderful melodies, anything that sings to the soul. I take inspiration from both NICK DRAKE and LEONARD COHEN, they are two of my favourite inspiring artists. Nick Drake's songs really affect me because the melodies are so beautiful, his guitar playing is inspirational. Leonard Cohen also inspires me because of his ability to write great lyrics and his voice is fantastic. One of my favourite bands is The Waterboys, I love the way Mike Scott has followed his own path with experimenting with different musical genres.
I listen to all sorts of music and take inspiration from every style there is, depending on how I am feeling I will listen to something that will move me in some way.
do you think the ancientness of the area where you live,
rubs off onto your music
I think it does, I love the surrounding beauty of the Wiltshire
landscape and I really enjoy visiting all of the ancient stone
monuments, I take a lot of inspiration from these things.
AVEBURY is a very special place for me it always reminds me
of great times I have shared there with friends on summer
solstice. it is a very mystical place and I really enjoy being there
whether it is on summer solstice with all the different people
coming together as one or any other time of year when it is a
more peaceful and reflective place to be. And love of the ancients
and the past, oh -yeah I really like all of the mystical, ancient
things of the past. AVEBURY and WAYLANDS SMITHY is
where I take myself to seek solace and inspiration for my music.
I think these few questions give an over all feel of what Will and his music is all about, he is prolific in writing, already 3 CDs are out and about to friends and people who have already found his music. He has a multitude of other in the pipeline, like a modern day bard he has books full of his creations awaiting to be finished and finalised.
More William Elmore
Wiltshire-Cana (CD) This is the 5 track CD where Will, plays alongside Jules and James Burge from ACOUSTIC TAXI / AFRO TAXI, acoustic numbers mixed with keyboard, dream state tunes, that are low budget in sound and effect, but they open a door to a much more wider plain, imagine Leonard Cohen mixed with Scottish 90's indie DIY culturists MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, you could even give him a plug into the writing style of basic Nada Surf. Like swirled easy paced psych. 'Here Comes The Rain', is panpipe psych number pure and simple. Like droplets of sound wetting and pitting at the face, turning you to smile.
The collaboration with James and Jules in 'Love At First Sight', is peaceful guitar strums to oh so sweet Eddi Reader sounding vocals., which are very stand out indeed.
Guitar and feel reminded me of some of the great low paced
stuff that FRANCIS DUNNERY has been doing of late. All
in all, yep low budget but the quality of the stuff is high in
their low budget recording style. After all initial recording
catches the essence; studio quality can lose that whole edge
of a feel for a tune.
Folk It Up (CD) Ok so into the folk roots side here for Will
with this CD, again low budget, but the catch, the hook is there.
Its folked Syd Barrett psych, well and truly tinged with Nick
Drake, with lots of spoken come sung tunes that's got all the
hallmarks of Leonard Cohen, 'Universal Traveller', ticks all
the right boxes for this fine array of influences. 'Soul Journey',
piano playing in a deep dark chasm, going from sweet ever
increasing beats, then pacing into the maniac and loudness, like any soul journey hitting places you wouldn't want to go sometimes, but the journey has to be made, it aint all rosy, but to get the full effect the experience, the path has to be followed. 'Whimsy Tide Waltz', is the funfair tune, all out whirly and giddiness, making the head twirl, whirl into the tail end and finale of the CD.
Time To Reflect (CD) Well this is the CD that we put out with Will, so were not really going to say much, only the buff that we say when we normally talk about it, so. Time To Reflect, these are nine happening mind concept sounds from William Elmore. He has been inspired to write his epic creation soundscapes by his surrounding native Wiltshire myths, standing stones, elements, and ancient KARMA, and glorious mother earth. contact Will at www.myspace.com/williamelmoremusic where you can hear lots of his great sounds, we may even put more of his CDs out, so watch this space.
-Creamofthecropfanzine review/interview.
NOTE:all my cdrs are available free from myself if you would like them message me your details here on myspace or email- williamelmoremusic@yahoo.co.uk
folk it up in wiltshire-cana cd available now through creamofthecropfanzine/label:
CREAMcropzine/2007a..... William Elmore ; Folk It Up In Wiltshire-cana (15 track CD)(comes in 14cm x 14cm card and material art cover, sometimes as a very limited 15cm x 15cm canvas. Think progressive folk tinggling sounds along the roads of Nick Drake, haunting folk ballards from this mystical Wiltshire songsmith. WONDERFUL IT IS.)
.... Click here to get your own player.
jamendo for free downloads: church of green
holla cantons
time to reflect lp
mother earth ep
folk it up in wiltshire-cana
apocalyptic mind frequency
spaced oddity
wistful tales of summer
dreamscapes i/ii
the sisyphus syndrome (rough sketches)
take a trip to another world
underworld
litany of the dead
capture a dream (artwork: emmeline)
life is a dream from which we cannot awake...(photo: colin creamofthecrop)
when summers used to last forever
i fell in love and all i got what this lousy broken heart ep
omens
cataclysmic catacomb (extra track added for the album omens)
a murder of crows
tom o bedlam sits on nimbus 9 (artwork hannah jump)
my own personal cloud
corn collage
will anyone ever love this silly ass?
untitled sketches for the waitress
roots reach for the sky
under a watercolour sky (feat. tom drexl)
tripping the light phantasmagoria
reflection songs
become the other - infernal racket
like clouds in the sky
forgotton...but not gone ep
if these players do not work on your pc here are the links:
church of green - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/26544
holla cantons - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/26602
time to reflect lp - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/27393
mother earth ep - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/27484
folk it up in wiltshire-cana - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/27954
apocalyptic mind frequency - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/28319
spaced oddity - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/29028
wistful tales of summer - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/29809
dreamscapes i/ii - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/29915
the sisyphus syndrome - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/30465
take a trip to another world - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/31008
underworld - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/31146
litany of the dead - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/31563
capture a dream - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/32369
life is a dream from which we cannot awake... - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/32529
when summers used to last forever - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/35043
i fell in love and all i got was this lousy broken heart ep - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/36519
omens - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/36886
a murder of crows - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/36976
cataclysmic catacomb - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/37076
tom o bedlam sits on nimbus 9 -http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/37506
my own personal cloud - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/38724
corn collage - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/39999
will anyone ever love this silly ass? - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/41376
untitled sketches for the waitress - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/42126
roots reach for the sky - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/42933
under a watercolour sky - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/43914
tripping the light phantasmagoria - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/45034
reflection songs - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/46990
become the other;infernal racket - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/47762
like clouds in the sky - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/47991
forgotton but not gone ep - http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/49740
Hi there Will! I wasn't too active music wise the last months but i'm planning to do a bit more. Maybe it'll be a good start to pick one of your tunes.. ;)
Hello from Pontypool! Just wanted to let everybody know that we have posted our latest tunes "SIGNS" & "MACHINE REMIX"on our myspace profile along with "FADING DAY REMIX" on our transporters-remixed profile. Check them out sometime n let us know what you think.
Also our new updated WEBSITE www.the-transporters.com is NOW ONLINE, so feel free to visit and go have a nose around (there is a link on our myspace profile). In oue media room we have our debut lp "TRANSPORTED" re-available on i-tunes as well as a preview of our follow up lp "MY ESCAPE". Not only that there is a live/folk page and a REMIX/RADIO page with more NEW and EXCLUSIVE tracks. Kisses Grace.xxxx
Hello from Pontypool! Just wanted to let everybody know that we have posted our latest tunes "SIGNS" & "MACHINE REMIX"on our myspace profile along with "FADING DAY REMIX" on our transporters-remixed profile. Check them out sometime n let us know what you think.
Also our new updated WEBSITE www.the-transporters.com is NOW ONLINE, so feel free to visit and go have a nose around (there is a link on our myspace profile). In oue media room we have our debut lp "TRANSPORTED" re-available on i-tunes as well as a preview of our follow up lp "MY ESCAPE". Not only that there is a live/folk page and a REMIX/RADIO page with more NEW and EXCLUSIVE tracks. Kisses Grace.xxxx
Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow- You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream.
I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand- How few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep- while I weep! O God! can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp? O God! can I not save One from the pitiless wave? Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?
