Spite, Bile & Beauty, by James P M Phillips

Spite, Bile & Beauty

by James P M Phillips

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1.	Seminal Visceral Catharsis 00:03	buy track
2.	That Is All 01:42	buy track
3.	My Head is full of Rats 02:45	buy track
4.	Fishing for Cats 02:56	buy track
5.	Cig Dyn 02:48	buy track
6.	My New Friend 02:24	buy track
7.	Older 02:46	buy track
8.	Song 51 01:39	buy track
9.	No. 1 Auto 00:46	buy track
10.	Brian 02:40	buy track
11.	A Song to End all Songs 02:03	buy track
12.	Chronic Pain 04:56	buy track

about

James follows up his 2020 album "Bones" (released by link2wales records) with a very different collection of songs. Whereas "Bones" was a collection of spontaneously composed intimate lockdown pieces, utilising programmed percussion and keyboards in addition to other instruments, "Spite Bile and Beauty" captures a selection of James' songs which will be familiar to anyone who has seen him perform live over the past few years.

Generally the songs are more upbeat, humorous and concise (on some occasions very concise!) and are performed on an array of exotic instruments from James' extensive collection. Some are gentle and acoustic, others rock out with distorted guitars. Producer Alan Holmes joins in on a couple of tracks on metal percussion, additional vocals, and possibly Tibetan singing bowl (they had too much fun recording to make detailed notes).

Twelve songs in twenty eight minutes - the record doesn't outstay its welcome!

credits

released December 22, 2023

James P M Phillips - writing and performance

Alan Holmes - production, engineering, metal percussion and additional miaows

Terri Black - front cover art

Recorded at The Palace Of Culture, Menai Bridge, Ynys Môn

All songs © 2023 James P M Phillips

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Turquoise Coal started in 2012 as a depository for archive recordings of north Wales music. Later that year we became a record label and have released several vinyl LPs, CDs and downloads. Some can be found here, and will be continuously added to over time. All our releases by Spectralate can be found on the group's own site (see link below). ... more

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