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Elliott Morris @ Kind

Elliott Morris @ The Jolly Brewer - Review

Flattering guest review by Calum Fuller.

It is difficult to comprehend exactly how Elliot Morris got so good at playing the guitar in such a short space of time. At eighteen years of age, many artists are still experimenting with new sounds and have no coherent direction to their music. KT Tunstall et al. certainly were in that predicament at eighteen. There is no such indecision here.

Instead, those at the gig at Lincoln’s Jolly Brewer were treated to a virtuoso performance that belied Morris’ years. His rhythmic, complex, unpretentious playing holds the attention immediately, and will no doubt draw comparisons with Newton Faulkner, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly and other such luminaries. Despite that, his music is still hard to define, taking elements from world music and rock but still healthily imbued with a liberal dash of individuality.

A potent combination indeed, and with a set entirely made up of original material, it was not long before the crowd was won over, presumably because they had realised they had been presented with an artist on top form. Morris leads the music deftly with his Faulkner-esque double-tapping , going from raging speed to soulful reverie in the space of a fret, while almost simultaneously employing a more percussion-based approach. The result is astounding. It is fresh, and given the broad scope of the lyrics and the precision and finesse of the instrumentals, coupled with solid vocals, it is easy to see why his stock is rising.

Guy Butter @ TJB, Lincoln

Childish Gambino - Get Like Me

The NY comedy troupe Derrick Comedy have been working on their first feature film, Mystery Team. It looks amazing, but that's not what I'm writing about.



Donald Glover of Derrick has been making music under the name mcDJ for a while, and now records as Childish Gambino. Because I'm magic, you can launch his MySpace player and listen.

The track featured in the trailer for Mystery Team is called Get Like Me, and has just been released on the Childish Gambino blog for download.

Baddies' First Release

Baddies are a Southend band consisting of Michael Webster (formerly of Engerica), Simon Bellamy, Jim Webster and Danny Rowton. The band quickly started recording and touring, and seem to be getting a lot of attention. Their published discography so far totals two tracks on the split EP twobythree with Reuben and The Ghost Of A Thousand. Battleships and Tiffany I'm Sorry are two immediately loveable and individual tracks, and for fans of the deceased Engerica the band's sound is both comfortably familiar and something new.

The band have recently announced a download and limited 7" release of Battleships, (recorded anew with Sean Genocky), and the new song Block It Out. It'll be out on the 27th October.

Though I may pay little mind to the new version of Battleships, I can't wait for an unheard track. When you're a new band with a strong sound and a small collection of songs, there's not much you can do wrong. Every song is a gem.

Finally, a Victory

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After the dust had settled I got an official People in Planes newsletter about their exciting new release and all the places I could purchase it. The letter also mentioned that Mayday (M'aidez) could be downloaded for free from Amazon.com's online download service.

Here's what you'll be needing to download Mayday (M'aidez) by People in Planes:

1. An account with Amazon (in any country)
   
2. Mina's grandma's postal address
3. An anonymous American proxy server

When you have acquired all of these items you may proceed with your incredibly convoluted plot to download free Welsh music.