November 2024 issue of the UK’s Mojo Magazine (https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/mojo-november-2024), announced today and published on September 17th (and available online worldwide through this link (https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/mojo-november-2024), has a big focus on David Gilmour and his excellent new album, Luck and Strange. The article finds David chatting with acclaimed author Mark Blake (Pigs Might Fly about Pink Floyd, and other books) about the new album. He also hints at more to come before too long: “I’ve got a trove of stuff already”. Alongside what the magazine are calling “The Definitive Interview”, there are articles looking at Joni Mitchell, the Ramones and much more. The cover mounted CD – Point Me At The Sky, with a suitably 60s design on the cover – holds “15 Flashbacks to the Golden Age of British Psych”, with Soft Machine, The Pretty Things and more. Always a great read, the magazine is due to arrive in UK stores in a week’s time, and will be available in selected locations worldwide as an import, in due course. Alternatively, you can order (worldwide) online through the Great Magazines website which is owned and run by the publishers of Mojo (and will secure you the cover-mounted CD as well!) (https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/mojo-november-2024).
Combining elements of trip-hop, rock, instrumental hip-hop and ambient down-tempo music, Dark Optics is something very different. A project by Sheffield producer and musician L. Davies, Dark Optics is an experimental force. We had a chance to chat with Dark Optics about his latest EP Remember When, future plans and how to discover new music. …
Hailing from the seaside city of Brighton, but now based in London, Midlight is an indie-rock foursome with a bright future. Beginning as a group of teens writing songs after school, George Ireland, Isaac Squires, Ollie Turvey and Owen Beesley are now sharing a string of self-produced, unheard songs for current and potential fans. We …
David Gilmour will release his first new song in five years – Yes, I Have Ghosts – via an upcoming audiobook (available from June 25th) for A Theatre for Dreamers, the latest novel by Gilmour's wife and long-time collaborator, Polly Samson. The recording also features music Gilmour wrote for the story to accompany Samson's narration. The wide release of Yes, I Have Ghosts will follow the audiobook, becoming available a week later.David said: Polly's vivid and poetic writing, coupled with her very natural narration voice, made joining forces to produce the audio version of A Theatre for Dreamers a fantastic and fulfilling experience. The two worlds seem to seamlessly link, and music can really help to bring audiobooks to life in unexpected new ways. We were also lucky to have our daughter Romany in lockdown with us to contribute harp and additional vocals. I am really pleased and proud of how Polly's words and my music have entwined in this audio version of A Theatre for Dreamers. Polly noted that We didn't set out to work together on the audiobook, but lockdown meant I had to narrate and I'm grateful to David for stepping into the producer's chair. We wanted to explore the creative possibilities of the format and produce something new, refreshing and innovative. Collaborating with David – as I have done many times over the last 30 years, writing songs for both Pink Floyd and his solo albums – we were able to bring together the worlds of literature and music to enhance the listening experience and connect with audiences in a way which I don't think has been done before. David said on his Facebook page that he was thrilled with how this has worked out. Sad for the actor who had to pull out but Polly Samson's narration surprised us all and it's been a great project for me during lockdown to also add some instrumental passages between chapters and to record the A Theatre for Dreamers inspired song, Yes, I Have Ghosts, with the help of our daughter, Romany. This release will be available in a variety of formats. On June 25th, it will become available via Amazon UK as part of its Audible offering (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B089WJ8PHB/braindamage-21) in an unabridged format, lasting 10 hours and 25 minutes. Coming on September 1st are a few other formats, looking at the publisher's (W. F. Howes Ltd) website – unabridged eAudio, an unabridged 10CD set, and an unabridged 1CD with the audio in MP3 format. Ordering details/links for these other formats aren't yet available, but we will update you when these are known, as indeed we will when details of the separate release of Yes, I Have Ghosts become available.
