Time: 50:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Acoustic Blues, Americana
Art: Front
01. Cardboard King ( 3:59)
02. Winter Coat ( 4:45)
03. Goodnight Irene ( 3:57)
04. Can't Help Moving ( 5:02)
05. Honey Bee ( 2:15)
06. Chocolate Jesus ( 4:34)
07. Automatic Life ( 3:47)
08. Money Don't Matter ( 4:28)
09. Nobody's Fault But Mine ( 4:24)
10. Love In The Afternoon (Bonus Track) (13:00)
British born blues and Americana artist Martin Harley is no newcomer to the world of music, having five full albums under his belt. The Guildford native has spent years touring the world and playing alongside a number of well-regarded acts of his genre. His material has also won plenty of praise from media outlets on both sides of the Atlantic.
Recently, he returned to the studio with fellow musician Daniel Kimbro to record a new compilation called Live at Southern Ground. The ten track undertaking begins with the orchestral introduction of “Cardboard King”, before transitioning into a soft showcase of acoustic instrumentation. A warm harmony soon sets in and proceeds at a placid pace, forging a pleasant blues ballad. “Winter Coat” follows via a characterful riff that paves the way to an expressive melody. Strolling serenely forward, it remains relaxed yet resolute from opening to close.
“Goodnight Irene” establishes a laid-back ambience ahead of lackadaisical vocals that take their time developing. It manages to convey an admirable amount of fervour and feeling, despite its unobtrusive attitude. “Can’t Help Moving” is another subdued serenade next, bearing a stronger roots flavour than its predecessors. Its style is simultaneously sombre and stirring, due to the vigour of its vocals.
“Honey Bee” is a more enthusiastic effort which runs through energetic instrumentation and a quirky melody. “Chocolate Jesus” tones back slightly afterwards, while maintaining an eager atmosphere. The guitars are consistently cutting as the vocals exude stacks of spirit. A wild and raucous display of acoustic riffs in the middle is particularly enthralling. “Automatic Life” takes over via a busy beat when it’s done. The instrumentation keeps keen as it resounds across a heartfelt harmony. The result is a solemn but thrilling tune with plenty of passion.
The arresting riff of “Money Don’t Matter” persists into a vivacious verse that trots along excitedly, building a rapid rhythm that’s quite captivating. “Nobody’s Fault but Mine” is a fast and feisty entry in its wake, brimming with personality. This eventually gives way to the playful guitar and hyper harmony of “Love in the Afternoon”. Skipping speedily to a lively climax, complete silence ensues for several minutes until a melancholy melody arrives to guide things to a forlorn finish.
Harley and Kimbro have created a stripped down assemblage of innocuous anthems that dance delicately around the genres of blues, country, folk and Americana. Its simple style and meditative mood rest easy on the ears, making for a light listen. ~By Dave Simpson
Recently, he returned to the studio with fellow musician Daniel Kimbro to record a new compilation called Live at Southern Ground. The ten track undertaking begins with the orchestral introduction of “Cardboard King”, before transitioning into a soft showcase of acoustic instrumentation. A warm harmony soon sets in and proceeds at a placid pace, forging a pleasant blues ballad. “Winter Coat” follows via a characterful riff that paves the way to an expressive melody. Strolling serenely forward, it remains relaxed yet resolute from opening to close.
“Goodnight Irene” establishes a laid-back ambience ahead of lackadaisical vocals that take their time developing. It manages to convey an admirable amount of fervour and feeling, despite its unobtrusive attitude. “Can’t Help Moving” is another subdued serenade next, bearing a stronger roots flavour than its predecessors. Its style is simultaneously sombre and stirring, due to the vigour of its vocals.
“Honey Bee” is a more enthusiastic effort which runs through energetic instrumentation and a quirky melody. “Chocolate Jesus” tones back slightly afterwards, while maintaining an eager atmosphere. The guitars are consistently cutting as the vocals exude stacks of spirit. A wild and raucous display of acoustic riffs in the middle is particularly enthralling. “Automatic Life” takes over via a busy beat when it’s done. The instrumentation keeps keen as it resounds across a heartfelt harmony. The result is a solemn but thrilling tune with plenty of passion.
The arresting riff of “Money Don’t Matter” persists into a vivacious verse that trots along excitedly, building a rapid rhythm that’s quite captivating. “Nobody’s Fault but Mine” is a fast and feisty entry in its wake, brimming with personality. This eventually gives way to the playful guitar and hyper harmony of “Love in the Afternoon”. Skipping speedily to a lively climax, complete silence ensues for several minutes until a melancholy melody arrives to guide things to a forlorn finish.
Harley and Kimbro have created a stripped down assemblage of innocuous anthems that dance delicately around the genres of blues, country, folk and Americana. Its simple style and meditative mood rest easy on the ears, making for a light listen. ~By Dave Simpson
Live At Southern Ground
9 comments:
Hi! Is it possible to have this album link re-up ? Best regards
Sorry Loumy93, personally I can't help you with this one since I dont' have it. Maybe, and hopefully, someone else can help you out since Bluestender is occupied with other things for the time being. Just thought I'd let you know.
@loumy93:
New Flac link for this album:
https://mega.nz/file/rSYgRZwA#Vyq7fcwdWh32c09O7Nin7VOaW9pdjdLKtzQnjRM5ZMM
Enjoy!
Thank you for the repost Flash. But there is an error on the last track 13 minutes duration but huge silence in the middle then some odd track kicks in. I Wanted to upgrade my mp3 copy which plays fine, but alas this is not good. I downloaded from a few other sources too and they are just the same. Regards Roz
@Roz:
Everywhere I look, even on Spotify and Discogs, the tracklenght is 13mins.
The first part ends at 3 mins, then a 3mins silence and then the second part starts (hidden or bonus track).
I cannot find a different version, sorry. Maybe your version was altered and they deleted the second part, not knowing that the track would start again after 3 mins of silence.
OK Flash that's what I was finding too.
@Flash. I took the liberty of editing track 10 to remove the annoying silence in the file so here is T10 - Love In The Afternoon & T11 - Hidden Track. Could not find any info on track title, so it's titled hidden!
Within the .rar is an edited info, review and the front & back covers from my 320 copy.
https://we.tl/t-WuFBkgWfMI (7day life)
@Flash: Many thanks for the re-up ! You are right, it was very often that CDs had hidden track like that on the last one after a long silence 20 years ago, when I engraved CDs from originals with Nero tool, there was possibility to split in 2 tracks and suppress the silence, and I was doing that on my copies.
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