PIERS FACCINI - Hear My Voice
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Copying from his Bandcamp page which makes a lot more sense than paraphrasing - https://piersfaccini.bandcamp.com/album/hear-my-voice-4
"In 2018, Piers Faccini came up with the idea of releasing an EP vinyl series for his label, Beating Drum, in order to champion the kind of eclectic and talented artists the label meets and seeks out for their productions. The EP collection called, HEAR MY VOICE, began with three distinct and original voices from around the world, the Neapolitan songwriter, GNUT, New Zealand songstress, TUi MAMAKI and the Trinidadian poet and singer, Roger Robinson under his Folk alias, HORSEDREAMER. For the fourth EP in the collection and wishing to highlight the series more, PIERS FACCINI decided to release one of his own.
In his previous albums, I DREAMED AN ISLAND (2016) and SONGS OF TIME LOST (2014) with cellist Vincent Segal , the songwriter had explored cross cultural routes to reach a form of songwriting without borders but for his HEAR MY VOICE EP, he found inspiration in the kind of British and North American folk that coloured his first forays into songwriting and the result is vintage Faccini songwriting ; sparse, essential and poetic."
I've sung Faccini's praises on the board before - I think he makes great sounds, however, quite where he fits in terms of genre, who can say? I feel that this EP is more easy listening or soft rock than folk. An unusual artist in this world of same, same. Always good to hear what he's come up with ...
Copying from his Bandcamp page which makes a lot more sense than paraphrasing - https://piersfaccini.bandcamp.com/album/hear-my-voice-4
"In 2018, Piers Faccini came up with the idea of releasing an EP vinyl series for his label, Beating Drum, in order to champion the kind of eclectic and talented artists the label meets and seeks out for their productions. The EP collection called, HEAR MY VOICE, began with three distinct and original voices from around the world, the Neapolitan songwriter, GNUT, New Zealand songstress, TUi MAMAKI and the Trinidadian poet and singer, Roger Robinson under his Folk alias, HORSEDREAMER. For the fourth EP in the collection and wishing to highlight the series more, PIERS FACCINI decided to release one of his own.
In his previous albums, I DREAMED AN ISLAND (2016) and SONGS OF TIME LOST (2014) with cellist Vincent Segal , the songwriter had explored cross cultural routes to reach a form of songwriting without borders but for his HEAR MY VOICE EP, he found inspiration in the kind of British and North American folk that coloured his first forays into songwriting and the result is vintage Faccini songwriting ; sparse, essential and poetic."
I've sung Faccini's praises on the board before - I think he makes great sounds, however, quite where he fits in terms of genre, who can say? I feel that this EP is more easy listening or soft rock than folk. An unusual artist in this world of same, same. Always good to hear what he's come up with ...
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