Music News - Li'l Chuck the One Man Skiffle Machine releases new album 'Utility Blues'
17 March 2017 - 0 Comments
Utility
Blues is Li'l Chuck's follow up to the highly
acclaimed 2013 release Blues
In Full Swing.
Having spent a lifetime rummaging through the drawers of 1930's - 50's
music, Chuck’s mostly original songs are inspired by the sounds of the era
- Blues, Early Jazz, Western Swing, Ragtime etc. and are uniquely presented in
the style of street performers from those glory days.
Sticking to the traditional one man band format, Chuck plays and records all
the instruments simultaneously, no overdubs or edits. Just, Chuck, his skiffle
machine and a bunch of mics.
"I have nothing to hide behind other than my drum and my guitar,” says
Chuck. "I recorded all songs live in the studio and aimed to capture
the best performance I could.”
Captivating story telling intertwines effortlessly with heart
stopping harmonica and multiple guitar styles - all underpinned by his left and
right feet frantically pounding the kick and hi hat. The listener is
left simply wondering, "How the hell does he do that"?
In addition to writing 11 of the 12 songs, Chuck was also Utility Blues’ chief engineer.
He handed the raw files over to Lyttelton audio wizard Ben Edwards (The
Eastern, Marlon Williams, Delaney Davidson, Tami Neilson). With his rich
understanding of musical ambience, Ben artfully mixed the album, creating the
perfect vibe for a collection recorded with such a pared back approach.
In an age where we are rushing around at breakneck speed, where everything is
instant, sugar coated, airbrushed and overly polished, Li’l Chuck brings us
down to earth with some organic, all natural, whole grain, naked goodness.
Utility Blues is
available for purchase digitally from iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp and all good digital providers. CDs
are purchasable at live shows.
Li'l Chuck the One Man Skiffle Machine upcoming shows:
Sat 18th March - Wunderbar, Lyttelton -
album release show
Sat 8th April
- Wine Cellar, Auckland
- album release show
PRAISE FOR UTILITY
BLUES:
"A true
multi-instrumentalist and multi-tasker in addition to a talented artist."
No Depression Magazine 2017
"Li'l Chuck is a multifaceted and talented musician.
Listening to his music happily transported me to a bar in New Orleans."
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