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Jamie Knight And The Acoustic Tree - EP - Turn Off Silent
Well, it's been along time comin' but, Jamie Knight's back with his new project, The Acoustic Tree; so, no prizes for guessing that 'Turn Off Silent' is a totally acoustic offering. The New E.P "turn off silent" is now available now from www.myspace.com/knightjamie
Well, it's been along time comin' but, Jamie Knight's back with his new project, The Acoustic Tree; so, no prizes for guessing that 'Turn Off Silent' is a totally acoustic offering. And, this is so hot off the 'desk' that it came to me with no artwork, still steamin' from it's birth ritual and positively cryin' to be heard!
Jamie Knight And The Acoustic Tree comprises JK (vocals and guitar), Simon Othen (guitars) and Catherine Oldham (cello); no frills now, no complications, just sweet sweet acoustic music delivered from the heart to the heart. Jamie has chosen to record this 'live' in the studio to capture the true essence of the unit and he's managed to totally nail it - this is Jamie Knight pretty-much in the flesh! Six tracks make up this EP; six shortish works that do no more than get the job done and tell the listener just exactly what and where Jamie Knight is - typically mellow, typically honest, typically open!
Knight's forceful but emotional vocals are beautifully accompanied by Othen's poignant, expressive guitars and Oldham's rounded, precise and haunting cello - together the three make heavenly music, together the three are as one, together the three are The Acoustic Tree. Generally 'Turn Off Silent' is a darkly descriptive work but it aint all down and dismal cuz Knight also gives you a couple of slightly more sprightly, (relatively) up-tempo songs just to lift things a little. However, in the main, this is a reflective and emotional work that tells of love won and lost, of troubled minds, of turmoil, of heart-searching. It aint all depressive and cut-yer-throat though cuz Knight's words always exhibit some sort of optimism and hope for the future.
Tracks offered here are, 'We'll Move On', 'All I Ever Needed', 'Heal', 'I Know', 'So Far Away' and 'Show Me The Night' - an altogether moving but rewarding work of quality and commitment. Behind Knight's voice and well proportioned, rhythmic guitar Othen and Oldham work wonderfully well together as the six vibrant strings of the former vie against and meld with the four woody mellow strings of the latter, perfectly together, perfectly harmonious and yet, on paper, quite dynamically opposed. Hey, it works, it soothes and yet it pulls at the senses but sits amazingly snugly with Knight's expressive vocals. And, it should be said that Knight sounds really comfortable with this set-up and the relatively 'low-key', live recording is beautifully suited to Knight's particular form of acoustic magic.
'Turn Off Silent' by Jamie Knight And The Acoustic Tree is a damn fine piece of work; it's good to see Knight recording again and getting back to his 'roots' music with the impressive and beautifully well matched Acoustic Tree. Very tasty stuff this and a bit of a grower too! Just keep pressing 'play' and slowly find yourself being absorbed in Knight's acoustic world - excellent!!
Peter J Brown aka toxic pete (www.toxicpete.co.uk) |
