CT 701 - Simon Sheffield - Donkey Siesta

Bio:

Simon Sheffield is a musician originally from Lancashire (his granddad used to box at the Salford Lads Club made famous by The Smiths, and Echo and the Bunnymen bassist Les Pattinson is a distant relative). Simon used to be the singer and guitarist in Mark 700, big favourites of 6 Music's Steve Lamacq in the early 00s, and since their split he's been teaching the guitar to children and the occasional pensioner in South East London. He's been trying to make music on his own since getting an electric organ for Christmas in about 1979.

Description:

Donkey Siesta is a laptop folk album, recorded over about 3 years in South East London by Simon Sheffield, formerly of Fortuna Pop favourites Mark 700 (http://www.fortunapop.com/). It's full of spanish guitar and echoes of Vashti Bunyan, Gorky's and South American guitar music with occasional noisy outbursts of warped electric guitars and the influence of people like the Jesus and Mary Chain and the Flaming Lips.

Credit:

Assorted guitars (like to use 1 Spanish Classical guitar, 1 Fender Jaguar, 1 Epiphone semi-acoustic, 1 Takamine acoustic and a Fender 12-string)
1 bass
a electric organ
1 midi keyboard with drum machine and sequencer
1 archive recording of a veteran of The First World War
1 guitar amp (large)

to prepare: Mix together slowly (say, 2007-2009), garnish liberally with precussion and bake until piping hot throughout.


TRACKLISTING :

01. There Is One Stupid Question
02. You're Standing On My Head
03. Walnut Whippa
04. If The Morning Rain...
05. Freedom Isn't Free
06. Golf Sale
07. The Moonlight And the Sea
08. The Brewery
09. Sleepy Tepee
10. I Dream Of The Moon

http://www.myspace.com/whatpie