rescuing musical virtue in distress.
The sun is shining, I have had the jab and the pubs are open…sort of…it does feel as if we are finally getting somewhere. So why not start checking out some new music and making sure that those artists are still in the game when you want to go to a live gig by buying... Continue Reading →
Music and books! Those are the two things that feature highly in my day to day life. I live in a house that is as much a library as a place of residence and from one of its crumbling garrets, I spend my time putting virtual pen to digital paper on behalf of new, interesting... Continue Reading →
Hearing music in a film and then exploring it fuller at a later date is something that we all indulge in. Hearing a song inspired by a novella (and the film which came from it) and then immediately ordering the book is something much less common. In the interests of balance, I must mention that... Continue Reading →
With live gigs now on the horizon it's the best time to be checking out new, grassroots music. Please support them in any way you can, share their music, buy CD or download and hopefully when the time comes you will find some of these cool artists playing live in your area. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2PO8poweo68wim2nepdBdF?si=bm9KTT15ROuE2sPYZQQqrg
A busy old week here at Dancing Towers and here are just a few of the musical highlights and sublime sounds that we have been lucky enough to work with. As always, check it out, explore some of the artists back catalogues and if you have some spare pennies perhaps buy something from their virtual... Continue Reading →
I love books. I love music. How can I not love Charlie Nieland? Okay, there is more to it than that, obviously but that isn't a bad argument to open with. Ahead of a full album, Tightrope arrives as part of a run of neat singles, sent out to tease the listener and test the... Continue Reading →
There is something wonderfully tribal about the back-beat and rumbling bass line of this latest release from Charlie Nieland, the title track of his forthcoming album. The constant hypnotic punctuation, a primeval call to arms, the pulsing of a global sonic heart, both a simple rhythm and a universal dance. And on top of this... Continue Reading →