Review pending... Oto soon...

Such a light few months musically - no gigs so no reviews.  Hopefully all to change soon - I'm down to the Cafe Oto a week on Sunday to catch Iku Mori/Lotte Anker/Steve Noble so will write something after that gig.  Also working on a review of two cds, GU4's Lean On One Another and Julie Tippets/Martin Archer's Ghosts of Gold - had the idea late one night that by writing about two seemingly different albums I could say something about folk music and other forms that may or may not be related.  In parts, the Tippetts/Archer work seems to be operating within a re-defined pastoral mode that is very English and linked to older ghosts, wrapped in the digital/analogue mix of the music.  Thus - two cds that on the surface seem drastically different have odd links and the exploration of the differences and similarities may prove to be interesting.   (Or not).  Definitely a heuristic project - I've no idea exactly where it will go.  Which is the fun in doing it...