Norton Disney
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‘Less’ is the first project by new band, Norton Disney. Inspired by a desire to move away from complex arrangements & electronic sounds, this album is a return to simpler times - not to say that the odd synth doesn’t put in an appearance here & there; there is, of course, a place for everything - but mainly the album is a more traditional two guitars, bass, drums, vocals approach.
Don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s all going to sound the same - far from it. There’s as much variety here as you could wish for; from the clunky, recorded-in-a-bedroom sound at the beginning of ‘Weightless’ the chorus arrives with ear-bending authority. ‘Vanilla Sky’ is a piano-driven ballad; ‘Listen’ is a thought-provoking hark back to the love-in days of the 60s; ‘Monday’ & ‘Chemical Dependence’ are almost punk songs; ‘Darkness’ is pure prog rock, and ‘Free Spirit’ you can make your own mind up on. ‘Lullaby’ is a slow dreamer which makes you want to play the whole thing over again.
For all its variety, this never sounds like a disparate collection of songs, it’s a coherent piece from a serious songwriting team. Even in its thrashier moments, melodies still count for everything.
(Preston Crowmarsh - 2006)
Who needs history, let's just work for tomorrow!
Bit difficult at the moment. After a year in the studio (bedroom;-) we need to try to get people to actually HEAR the album we made, so web promotion & record companies are our main concern right now.
How much space have we got??
old stuff
Beatles
David Bowie
Alice Cooper
BeBop Deluxe
Slade
newer stuff
Snow Patrol
Killers
U2
Arctic Monkeys
Norton Disney, of course.
various guitars, bass can only be my trusty old 70's Rickenbacker, a multitude of drums.
Cubase & a million plugins!
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