House of Cards presents...Colorama

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Colorama

Good Music is the fifth album by Colorama. All of their previous releases have been bilingual, being in both Welsh and English – this is their first album sung entirely in English. Led by Carwyn Ellis, singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger and producer known to have worked with some pretty big names, Colorama are
increasingly emerging in their own right for playing and singing some of the most moving and captivating songs around.

Produced by Edwyn Collins at his renowned West Heath Studios, and released on his AED Records imprint, Good Music maintains the sonic qualities now associated with Colorama, coupled with their defiantly eclectic streak. It is also their most candid and stripped back record to date, predominantly recorded live as a three piece, with
longtime drummer Luca Guernieri and mercurial guitarist David Page completing the unit.

Worked-up on the road and recorded on the hop in between shows, Good Music shows Colorama as a dynamic and driving band, and captures the essence of just how compelling a live act they are. Don’t worry - they haven’t lost any of their ethereal edge either – there
are still plenty of weird and magical sounds to keep you guessing.

The echoes to be found are numerous and diverse: take Can, Prince, Morricone, Nilsson, the Isleys, Buffalo Springfield, John Cale, the Pointer Sisters, the Bee Gees, Beck, the Beastie Boys, the Sonics, Joao Gilberto and David Bowie for starters.

One thing is for sure – Colorama are not easily categorized.
Try ‘Good Music’.

http://colorama.bandcamp.com/

Big Hogg

Little is known about the saga of Big Hogg. Those who have looked into its soul and lived to tell the tale suggest it has roamed these Isles since time immemorial, bearing the imprint of the Canterbury scene, but also branded with the hot funk of Hendrix. Legend has it that Captain Beefheart tried to tame the terrifying ruminant, but no amount of polyethylene bags full of octopi could rein it the beast's wild fits of the Blues, interspersing moments of terrifyingly candid jazz introspection with mad, bulging-eyed charges of rock. Reports suggest it has mellowed in recent years, seeking refuge near the country retreat of Steve Hillage.

The musical extravaganza planned for the 22nd of July at the Admiral, and the album it launches - "Bears In The Attic" - are the psych-jazz-pop-rock brainchild of guitarist Justin Lumsden, who - having cut his teeth in Aberdeen's oft-overlooked fusion scene of a few years back (alongside such luminaries as pre-Polar Bear Seb Roachford) - brings his considerable experience and diverse influences to bear on this group, united not only by a single-minded pursuit of the groove, but the deeply-felt need to bear witness to their transcendental experiences of the mysterious Big Hogg.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Hogg/134620079903962

Robin Adams

Scottish singer songwriter. Q Magazine **** strummed ruminations worthy of John Martyn --- The Skinny **** subtly stunning --- Is This Music ***** sublime

Robin Adams has released two acoustic based albums - Down To Reverie 2009 and Be Gone 2011 which both recieved critical acclaim, the latter of which recieved 4 and 5 stars from the likes of Q Magazine, The Skinny and Is This Music?

https://www.facebook.com/robinadamsband