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New Little Axe album due in May
"I see myself as a time traveller," Skip McDonald says. "I started out live and went into studio culture. I've gone all the way back and come full circle, though this time I've got the advantage of technology as well. Hey, I'm even doing covers of my own songs. It's all part of the same puzzle.
I understand the blues better now that I'm older," he continues. "But doing this album?" He flashes a grin. "This album has made me feel young again."
McDonald recorded the album live at Real World Studios. With of course the usual suspects Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc, Bernard Fowler and Adrian Sherwood, but also with the help of Saranella Ball, Kevin Gibbs, Alan Glenn, The Crispy Horns, Ken Booth and Cyril Atef
Scratch My Back - now released in the U.S.A
The long wait is over in the U.S.A today where 'Scratch My Back' is released today, so it should now be available pretty much everywhere.
Given Peter's comments, quoted in the New York Times yesterday, the later release in the U.S is in keeping with the albums ethos:
..."There's a Slow Food movement," he said in an interview during a New York City stopover. "I think I'm part of the Slow Music movement."...
..."I was trying to make a grown-up record," said Mr. Gabriel, 60. He was sipping tea and sampling a plate of berries in the lounge of the Mercer Hotel in SoHo. "This is treating people as if they can handle difficult music and words. Not that I've courted the lowest common denominator before, but there's a playfulness and childishness in some of my older work that isn't present on this record."
Not quite, but nearly...
"It is daffodil time, so the robins all cry,
For the sun's a big daffodil up in the sky,
And when down the midnight the owl call "to-whoo"!
Why, then the round moon is a daffodil too;
Now sheer to the bough-tops the sap starts to climb,
So, merry my masters, it's daffodil time. "
Clinton Scollard 'Daffodil Time'
The Boy In The Bubble and Biko on iTunes today
February's Full Moon sees the release of the second 'double A-side' - Digi 45 from the 'Scratch My Back' project on iTunes. Peter Gabriel's version of 'The Boy In The Bubble' and Paul Simon's reciprocal cover of 'Biko'
Peter, Paul Simon, Bob Ezrin and John Metcalfe talk about the two songs and the process of recording the two tracks in the video below.
Spiro are a genre of their own
"At first breath, Spiro sound like a folk band. But their relationship to traditional music is oblique. Vaughan Williams took old country melodies and reworked them into his classical palette. Spiro sound as if four of Steve Reich's "18 Musicians" had worked a similar transformation."
Spring detected
Sighs of relief as signs of spring emerge around the studio in Box
Peter Gabriel in Mojo
"The art-rock guru looks back on his astonishing 40-year career. From fronting progressive masters Genesis to solo pop success, his is a story of restless toil and adventure. With a new album set for release in March, Gabriel guides us through a unique life in music. PLUS! Kate Bush, Elbow and Vampire Weekend salute the legend!"
Hear Peter on The Radcliffe & Maconie Show tonight
Peter Gabriel will be appearing on The Radcliffe & Maconie Show on BBC Radio 2 this evening. The show starts at 8PM GMT. If you can't get it on the radio, you may be able to listenon-line. Links are on the BBC web page.
Catch Spiro currently touring the UK
Spiro - Like a string quartet, but the most driving and exciting string quartet that you could imagine!
"When I first listened to the music of Spiro, I thought it was really different. The sounds that hit you first are sounds that you are familiar with; they sound folky, but once you start listening to the music and how it's composed you hear elements of systems music - people like Steve Reich, Philip Glass, dance music. All sorts of musical influences are woven into this very contemporary music. I think this is soulful music, passionate music and I love it." Peter Gabriel
'Scratch My Back' Vinyl - CD - Download - T-shirt
A whole host of Peter Gabriel 'Scratch My Back' loveliness has been added to womadshop