Theo Lawrence - Pickin' And Singin' - VINYL LP

Theo Lawrence - Cherie [VINYL LP] date 03/03/2023

Accordionist Theo Ould describes this new album as Inchmy most shameful - it's as if I hadn't let myself play Astor's music, not got my accordion out of the world of musical cliches, and concentrated on works that were more classical in styleInch. Theo's vocation, however, nonetheless became evident when he heard Piazzolla's Libertango at the age of 6! This Frenchman from Marseille, 20 years later, now tackles this music with fervour, exaltation, tailor-made arrangements, and the complicity of the Bilitis quartet, alongside double bass player Blanche Strombon; the mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti also appears in a generous and beautiful Balada para un loco, Piazzolla's setting of a poem by Horacio Ferrer. Theo Ould is deeply involved with this music, sharing his passion with us and inviting us to join in Ferrer's Balada InchCrawl into this tender delirium that burns within me, put on this wig wovrn from larks - and fly! Fly with me now! Come along, fly, come!Inch

Laurence Pike continues in a rich creative vein with the of Prophecy, his third solo album in as many years. Inspired to write and record in response to the evastating wild fires in his native Australia, the percussionist, composer and producer has created a work for our times. Adopting the working formula of 'one take' studio performances for drum kit and sampler; channelling the moment through Pike's singular, organic use of electronics, and intuitively constructed arrangements. There is an instinctive and emotional resonance here, driven by his reaction to the climate emergency.A1. GoldensA2. Death Of ScienceA3. NeroA4. Heart Of SkyA5. EmberB1. ProphecyB2. New NormalB3. Born Under SaturnB4. RaptureB5. Echoes Of Earth