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Thu 30th
Club AC30 presents
MARK GARDENER
+ Televise
+ Model Morning
+ DJs Epic45
Doors 8.00
£7 advance tickets via WeGotTickets or here.
?Ride?s a tough act to follow, but I?m loving what I?m hearing??
Strong words from Mark Gardener about the process of creating These Beautiful Ghosts, his first solo effort since his now-legendary group Ride disbanded. Ride, for you youngsters, kick started the 'shoegazing' movement of the late eighties/early nineties in the UK and influenced artists for years to come. Not to disparage the impact that their music had on those times, but you know, that was then, this is now.
Mark says,?My passion for making music hasn?t changed, but of course, I?m a completely different person now.?
Texturally, the record does retain some of the atmospheric nuance that Ride knew so well. For reference, listening to mammoth pieces like the sweeping ?Gravity Flow? but These Beautiful Ghosts is a completely different animal.
?I wanted to make a record that?s got some weight and some emotional content, but is also interesting to listen to.?
The emotive quality of the record is certainly not lost to its soundscapes. Rather, the wedding of neat sounds to songs that reach out to us are palpable as in the bonafide pop song, 'To Get Me Through' and the gorgeous 'Summer Turns To Fall' [actually penned by Robin from Goldrush and American songwriter Danny Power while meditating on Mark?s time with Ride], with its uplifting harmonies reminiscent of the best things Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have ever done. The rest of the record rolls off like a desert wind; memorable, mysterious and refreshing.
Main support comes from Televise, formed by ex Slowdive member Simon Scott in 2003 after a chance meeting with his hero Syd Barrett in a Cambridge park. Inspried, Simon and friends formed Slowdive and started writing soundtracks to NASA videos and recorded the music for an award-winning Australian short film called 'Life On Mars'. After a great response to their live shows and first single 'Outside Out', the band are ready to releasea debut album 'Songs To Sing In A&E' on Club ac30 Records in 2006.
More on the other bands soon and more on the whole event here.
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