Jeff Wootton - The Eternal
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| Jeff Wootton - The Eternal |
Release Date: Out Now
There aren't enough musicians called
Jeff these days. Or Geoff, for that matter. Mancunian soloist Jeff Wootton,
then, is a rare treat in that he's a musical Jeff and, just to put the cherry
on the cake, his debut single is also a bit special. 'The Eternal' see the
sometime Damon Albarn, Noel Gallagher and Damo Suzuki collaborator breaking out
the rare African instrumentation (the Imzad for instrument spotters out there)
and creating a wonderfully dark but energising sound. The strum of the acoustic
strings is sewn together by the slithering Imzad and if you close your eyes you
can almost see the campfire flames licking the night air. There's a 'world
music' vibe, for sure, but also the likes of Nick Cave, Johnny Cash and Hunter
S. Thompson can be felt if you let the music wrap around you. Jeff has been
around and played with some big hitters so it's only right that he strikes out
on his own but you have to admire the balls of releasing such a minimalist and
stringently non-commercial tune as a debut single. A tip of my cap to you, sir.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/jeffwootton/?fref=ts
Live Dates:
23rd March 2016 - Night & Day Cafe, Manchester