E.G. Phillips’ The Music I Still Adore unfolds as a sober yet lingering composition in which Americana and folk do not merely coexist but are braided into a concentrated narrative, the piece eschewing theatricality in favor of economy—sparse acoustic layers, delicate rhythmic inflections and occasional harmonic turns that, while suggesting a jazz lineage, never allow…
Schlagwort: Americana
‘The Evil Pooh Bear of San Felipe’ – E.G. Phillips
Interpreting E.G. Phillips is no easy task, but this time it’s even more difficult than usual, because the new release ‘The Evil Pooh Bear of San Felipe’ is no ordinary Americana folk song – it’s a meta-touristic psychogram that plays with surreal imagery and ironic depth of field. What begins as a sun-drenched journey through…
‘The Light You Reflect’ by E.G. Phillips
‘The Light You Reflect’ may sound simple from the title alone, but, as always, the song goes into great depth. Musically, we move a little in the orbit of Tom Waits, which suits the lyrics well.In terms of content, it is an interweaving of myth, biology, and perception. The hunter who sees Artemis by chance…
‘Taste of Sand’ by Pat Carter
… is a dark symphony of survival in which the playground becomes a battlefield and innocence crumbles under the weight of cruel realities. The motif of a relentless cycle of oppression, disguised as inevitability, is characterised by the presence of such imagery as sand and blood. Pat Carter criticises the illusion of justice and reveals…
“When It Gets Dark” by E.G. Phillips
Interpreting E.G. Phillips is always a pleasure, and so it is with “When It Gets Dark,” his new release. A song that sounds like a little bedtime story on the one hand, yet goes much deeper. “When It Gets Dark” illustrates the ambivalence of modern narrative traditions, in which everyday observations and seemingly trivial details…
‘The Boys from Waterloo’ by The Rotor Delta
‘The Boys from Waterloo’ by The Rotor Delta Nostalgic reflections, driven by the memory of youthful escapism that has captured the unbridled joy of life. ‘The Boys from Waterloo’ by The Rotor Delta is available to stream on numerous platforms from today. The Rotor Delta is the music project of British multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jimmy…
