Orb fans may have noted a certain African flavour to ‘Star 6&789’ from the first album, and AFD fans will certainly have noted a hefty dose in the whole of ‘Salvage’. This is why – I played with Abdul TJ for four years, and he taught me more about rhythm than anyone before or since. I owe this man … and he’s now back in London, which makes me ridiculously happy. Here is, rocking out Brixton’s Ritzy in exactly the same way as we rocked out the Bass Clef club (which became the Blue Note) back in 1985. He is, without a doubt, one of the best guitarists ever to come out of Sierra Leone. Anyone wanting to offer the man a gig can get in touch with me and I’ll pass it on…

Well hey, a nice surprise – just to say that out of the blue I’ve sourced fresh CD stock of Erebus & Terror  (originally on HS Recordings, now RIP, like many other small labels) so to celebrate have dropped the price to £4 (postage not included) Once I’m down to 100 I’ll probably put it back up though (there won’t ever be any more) so if you’d like one, now’s the time – you’ll get immediate download of the mp3s included, and while I’ve still got a few left, a free CD copy of the EP Chasing Tornados

Happy New Year !

Just to let y’all know that “Summer in Blackpool”, a documentary I scored late last year, is on BBC 1 tonight at 10.35pm. Directed by Barney Snow, and it’s interesting, funny, poignant, intriguing, and worth a look. Definitely enjoyed writing music for it … happy new 2013 to all, too

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pmbfj