Back To Basics, by Half Deaf Clatch

Back To Basics

by Half Deaf Clatch

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unitim Americana as it should be, heightened by great instrumentals and a great singer to boot.

Carsten Pieper As the title suggests Clatchie is revisiting his blues roots with this EP. Hart to pick a favorite. I first picked Simple Life but then switched to Dog Man Cynic. Whatever, great songs, all 4 of them... Favorite track: Dog Man Cynic.

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Today sees the return of Bandcamp Friday, and to celebrate I've released an EP of brand new songs, which are probably the 'Bluesiest' songs I've written in quite a while. Download comes with a PDF lyric card.

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	1.	Been & Gone 04:15
	2.	Doldrums 06:21
	3.	Dog Man Cynic 03:33
	4.	Simple Life 04:39

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This EP started life as the song 'Been & Gone' plus three instrumentals, but after an unexpected flash of inspiration one rainy Monday two weeks ago I wrote 'Simple Life' and 'Doldrums'. A day later I was going through some old CDs and found a very old song I wrote called 'Dogman Cynic' (it was on a demo disc I gave out to people at gigs in 2011), I immediately had an idea on how to revamp it, and all of a sudden I had an EP of original songs. So I put the instrumentals on the back burner and started recording!

'Been & Gone', 'Doldrums' and 'Dogman Cynic' will eventually be available on other streaming platforms, albeit separately on dates spread over the next few months. The song 'Simple Life' is exclusive to this Bandcamp release, and will not be available anywhere else, ever.

Instruments played on these recordings - Vintage 'Raven' Acoustic Guitar, my battered 'Rust Bucket' Resonator Guitar, Acoustic Bass, Nylon Strung Open Back Banjo, 22 inch Frame Drum, Small African Hand Drums, Assorted Shakers, Tambourines, Forest Sticks, Claps, Kalimba played with a stick, and a WOK BEING HIT WITH A HAMMER*

The Organ is from a Roland JV 10-10 outboard module with a controller keyboard, routed through an Orange 'Crush' Acoustic Amp, then mic'd up and recorded live.

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released August 4, 2023

All instruments were recorded through vacuum tube mic pre-amps for added warmth, saturation and 'dirt'. There were no software instruments used on this EP.

Disclaimer: This is not a work of fiction, any similarities between myself and the character portrayed in these songs is purely intentional.

*No woks were harmed in the recording of this musical work.

Written, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by A D McLatchie

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Independent label for the recording projects of Andrew McLatchie (aka Half Deaf Clatch). Slightly strange musicianer. Eleven Time British Blues Award Finalist 2013 - 2016
Six Time UK Blues Award Finalist 2018 - 2022

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