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Bedroom musician / producer based in Manchester.......I moved from the East Mids to the North West, like Roy Keane in '93. After spending years playing in noisy punk bands and producing jungle, I somehow arrived here....


TRACKS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD 

Would love to do some collabs with other artists, hit me up  :)

- "Ask The Dust" aired on BBC 6 Music by Tom Robinson on the BBC Introducing Mixtape :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/introducing/entries/ac707d76-f534-4383-b07a-69cd0a798e58

- Tom Robinson writing about 'Ask The Dust' on his Fresh On The Net blog :
"Short and extraordinary – I loved this on so many levels. The extraordinary lyrics (“Fearless in a world of wonder… Nights drunk on whiskey and grief”). The fierce artery-popping energy with which they’re declaimed – as if delivering the message was a matter of life and death. And the fact that this music isn’t remotely attempting to ingratiate itself with the cruel gatekeepers of the record industry. Here is a piece of art that sounds the way it does because that’s the way it’s supposed to sound – the world can take or leave it. Personally, I’ll take music as bold and uncompromising as this every time."

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‘Haunting and moody’ - BBC 6 MUSIC

‘Every note is placed for ultimate impact’ - THE LINE OF BEST FIT

‘Reminiscent of a waking dream, opiate and intangible… Think Buckley’s Song To The Siren, only much more fragile, delicate and personal in content’ - FRESH ON THE NET

Austel - aka Annie Rew Shaw - is a Devon-born London-based artist, songwriter and producer, crafting introspective, brooding music led by ethereal vocals and intimate lyricism.

Influenced by a wide range of artists spanning from Bon Iver, Radiohead/Thom Yorke, Cocteau Twins and Jon Hopkins to Nick Cave, Joni Mitchell and Elliott Smith, Austel fuses her background in classical music and indie folk songwriting with ambient textures, cinematic soundscapes and contemplative electronica.

Having cut her teeth as a session musician performing at Glastonbury Festival, supporting Fleet Foxes with Lyla Foy, and touring the UK with multiple bands, Austel began collaborating with guitarist, producer and music technologist Adam Stark (MiMU Gloves, Rumour Cubes) - developing her own songs with a fresh lens. Her 2018 self-released debut EP Unfold received plaudits from the likes of BBC 6 Music, Killing Moon and The Line of Best Fit, while 2020’s Cold Love drew further support from O2 Music, BBC Introducing and Fresh On The Net. 

Austel's self-produced debut album 'Dead Sea' was released in early 2024 - featuring collaborations with Grammy award-winning engineer Guy Massey (The Beatles, Manic Street Preachers, Kylie) and renowned mastering engineer Katie Tavini (Nadine Shah, Arlo Parks, Bloc Party). The artwork is by Colombian visual artist Natalia Giraldo Giraldo; a salt sculpture crafted from a cast of Austel’s head. Exploring the metaphor of salt’s dual qualities of pain and healing, Dead Sea is the culmination of seven year’s work and artistic development. The Dead Sea is one of the harshest, lifeless environments in the world, but Austel finds that even in the most barren of places, we can begin to recover.

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