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Where Will Miss Pickett Go?

Pre-order the album 'Aforger' out October 14th on LP/CD/DL here: http://phonofile.link/aforger

In a digital age where memories are mimicked by pixels and identity is as malleable as static, Douglas Dare’s new album Aforger questions the boundaries between reality and fiction. 

Inspired by recent events and revelations encountered in his life these songs depict Dare at his most vulnerable, whilst simultaneously reflecting our own obsession with reality and technology back at us.  

Aforger was mixed at the iconic Abbey Road Studios and produced by long-time collaborator Fabian Prynn. In the following conversation Douglas strips back the personal journeys and realisations which preceded its recording.

In a conversation with Douglas Dare on July 11th 2016:

The album title plays with the idea of a forger – someone creating imitations or copies, and reimagines them as the creator of something that’s no longer real. Prior to writing the record, I came out to my father and came out of a long relationship, both were hugely challenging for me and questioned my idea of identity and reality. These thoughts leaked out into the record and formed the core of Aforger. I was determined not to write a break-up album or repeat what I’d done before..

I grew up on quite an isolated farm in Dorset, surrounded by fields and not much besides. My mother taught piano from home and we didn’t have a computer, or the internet or mobile phones. In fact, my family still chooses not to use these things. It’s worlds apart from my life now in London where technology seems to dominate everything I do.

After finding out my boyfriend had been leading this double-life, I became obsessed with the question of what is real and George Orwell’s 1984 felt appropriate for me to re-read. Orwell explains this idea of reality control and Doublethink, and it struck a chord with me. The idea that truth can be steered or changed, and we might be able to believe two contradictory things at once. In my case, ignorance was my protection from the truth and ignorance really is bliss, until you’re no longer ignorant.

Binary talks about the idea that technology is allowing us to live on after we’re gone. A relative of mine whose parent passed away kept a picture of them on their phone as a background image. A friend saw this and asked ‘how can you have that there to constantly remind you of your loss?’ They replied, ‘no I have to, it shows me that they’re still here’. This resonated with me and I thought ‘okay, this is just an image to me but to them it’s more than a reminder or a reassurance, it’s a reality’. At the same time, I was finding myself haunted by the digital reminder of my ex-partner and wishing they would disappear. I had to realise that it’s all just pixels on a screen. 

I think New York can be thought of as this fabricated, magical place. I was there with my boyfriend after touring the U.S., but when I came back to London I discovered all these lies and began questioning everything. I even questioned whether New York actually happened or not. New York is a song that’s literally describing that very real feeling of not knowing who or what to believe any more – scary and magical at the same time. 

Lyrically I wanted to be as honest as possible. The album deals with so much dishonesty, so I felt the lyrics had to be the counterbalance. I was inspired by Björk’s album Vulnicura and how everything is almost awkward in its honesty. Like my first album, Aforger started as poetry, but I consciously tried to be less poetic. For instance, Oh Father is an example of complete unambiguity. It’s certainly the most personal song I’ve put out there, and the realisation that people may hear it makes me feel very vulnerable. That’s the most real feeling of all for me right now. 

Aforger

Oh Father

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Douglas Dare - Oh Father

Slow Meadow

Linen Garden, Pt. 1 (feat. Hammock)

City View
Written by Tanya Batt
Copyright BATTS

Engineered & Mixed by Alex O'Gorman
Mastered by Isaac Barter
Produced by Tanya Batt & Lachlan O'Kane
Arranged by BATTS Band 
Tanya Batt, Lachlan O'Kane, Brendan Tsui, Ross Beaton & Adam Dean

Artwork by Tanya Batt
Lyrics
I’ll give you all my time if you want me to
‘cause I like spending time with you
I’ll give you all my love if you want me to
‘cause I really like loving you,
I really like loving you
I really like loving you

Go on our morning walks take the city view in
I’ll do anything as long as it’s got you in
All of our friends are getting married or breaking up
Having babies or buying houses
Or some of them are still getting fucked up

All I wanna do
All I wanna do
All I wanna do
All I wanna do
All I wanna do
All I wanna do

I’ll give you all my time if you want me to
I’ll give you all my love if you want me to
‘cause I really like loving you,
I really like loving you
I really like loving you
I really like loving you
I really like loving you
You you you you you
You you you you you
You you you you you
You you you you you
I really like loving you

City View

Í Annan Heim

Svanur

Listen / Purchase: https://lnk.to/theletdown

‘The Letdown’ is a record better identified by the vibe it creates rather than a particular genre or style. It’s dirty, unapologetically loud and charmingly haphazard. It’s the sort of self-educated, non-jazz record that critics of Moondog would have written off as impure. Frankly, we’re good with that. The strength of the record lies not with any collegiate-level classification, but in its ability conjure moods that just feel good, are instantly familiar and invite a certain nostalgia. The gritty, noir side of it, brings to mind the old black and white detective stories. The jovial, 1920’s romanticism, lends a bit of class and gives the sense that even though everything is falling to shit, we are going to power through it with a bit of song and dance.

Whatever one happens to take away from this album, ‘The Letdown’ is meant to be fun, help the whisky burn just a bit less, and keep the blood flowing. Read into it too much and you might spoil it. Guaranteed it is unlike any Fritch record to date.

The Letdown

Unhinged

William Ryan Fritch - Unhinged (from The Letdown)

Glitchy electronic music production meets Classical guitar in this experimental contemporary arrangement of 'Study in B minor' by Fernando Sor (1778 – 1839).

This is the first single from new record label and music collective Aberration Records. 

Produced by Celsey in lockdown, he enlisted the help of Classical guitarist Damien Kelly and flutist Jessica Kelly from New York Redbrick Duo. Piano by composer and producer Daniel McDermott (UK) which he composed himself. Francis Moore-Colyer (Scotland) contributed violin which was also self-composed.

Sor To The Eleventh Dimension (feat.Redbrick Duo)

The third and final single from Dan Michaelson's 'Colourfield' project.
Full album available here - smarturl.it/17mwgy

Dan Michaelson - Colourfield III (Digital Single)

Download:  https://tristaneckerson.bandcamp.com/

Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/24LGVKHzsrVV7oo94nlNE1

Listen on Apple Music: itunes.apple.com/us/artist/trista…erson/1243764726

Patreon: www.patreon.com/tristaneckerson

Sato

Eclectic electronic/acoustic producer, composer, guitarist and multimedia artist.

You can watch an audiovisual of my work here www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UCbl-BrCxE&ab_channel=CelseyMcFadden

I have released with BMG, Zest, Deep East, Diatribe, Jump, Traum Shallplatten, Covery, Mostar records and Sony/ATV, EMI among others.

I was also producer and guitarist of organic electronica group 'TeaTronik'. There are some tracks from our new album here too. Our debut single released by Mostar Records has got some great reviews and we released our debut album with Diatribe Records in May 2013.
Here are some tracks from our album.
http://soundcloud.com/tea-tronik

"Classical at its core, the music can be described as mad, instrumental, elegant, nonchalant, cinematic, fearless, foolish, and somehow very heroic - we love it. If parallel universes exist, this is how classical music sounds in the neighboring universe to ours"

Secret Eclectic

"Celsey manages to reinvigorate this timeless piece. Imagine the warm sound of analog electronics you could hear in a Vangelis’ song, sprinkled with some psychedelia drops wrapped in a melancholic package. A modern rework that is not afraid to experiment but at the same time respects and acknowledges the original work"

Music Dances While You Sleep

"Newly formed Dublin-based duo Celsey and Monica Harkin are already producing intriguing electronic sounds with nods and winks to Amiina, Fever Ray, and Portishead. Hear and download latest tracks on their Soundcloud page."

Jim Carroll, The Irish Times

"I love the rich texture of their sound involving field recordings, balanced beautifully by the sweet vocal."

The Confused Eclectic

"Wilder" connects Monica's sweet voice with all the elements above and it is truly almost impossible to put a genre on this one, but it really doesn't matter since it's an outstanding piece of electronic music."

Adalberto, Origamitracks.blogspot.com

“An excellent example of chilled out electronic that could easily rival the big names in the field. TeaTronik’s new release ‘Home’ is successful at developing a slow, easy-going pace that is neither boring or repetitive. Definitely looking forward to hearing future releases from this band; they’ll go far”. 4/5

"Newly formed Dublin-based duo Celsey and Monica Harkin are already producing intriguing electronic sounds with nods and winks to Amiina, Fever Ray, and Portishead. Hear and download latest tracks on their Soundcloud page."

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For more info and music go to  www.celsey.net

I also play live in a guitar/violin duo -  'Les Troubadours' https://soundcloud.com/les-troubadours

https://linktr.ee/celseymcfadden

Sor To The Eleventh Dimension (feat.Redbrick Duo)

Celsey McFadden