Welcome to Words In The Earth

Hello, and welcome to my music blog Words In The Earth.

My name is Will, I am a budding writer embarking on a career in creative writing and journalism.

This blog will be a space where I write about a whole range of different music. I run a separate blog called Wolves In The Drone Doom, which focuses on Heavy music. Words In The Earth is where I will write about everything else I listen to and enjoy. This can range from punk, blues, rock n roll, ambient, folk, electronic, hip-hop any many others.

A little about me... I am from the UK and live, work and study in London. Music has been my biggest passion for as long I can remember. I have been creating music on my own and in bands for almost twenty years; but I am a fan as much as I am a creator, so writing about music is something I enjoy immensely.

This blog was named as a variation of a short film entitled 'Birds In The Earth' by Marja Helander, an artistic depiction of the Sami people's fight for land rights in Finland. I was moved not just by the images but the incredible soundtrack made up of music I had never heard before, a combination of traditional Sami joik and electronic jazz. It made me realise that even music of a type I had not explored before could still move me; and if something moves me then it's worth writing about.

Here you will find reviews and interviews from artists that I am in contact with, as well as opinion articles on music I like, and occasionally I will dip into music culture too if there is something interesting to write about.

Thank you for reading my work, feel free to leave comments, and I hope you enjoy...

Will

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Review: Voodoo Macbeth by The Judex

In the modern age, garage rock is one of those genre tags which manages to be somewhat intangible yet also quite specific at the same time; you know the kind of sounds to expect, yet it's also quite hard to pinpoint exactly what defines those sounds as garage rock. Sure there's fuzzy punk rock guitars, relentlessly loud drums and booming rock'n'roll vocals, but then you could say that about any number of genres. The nature of garage rock is more in it's historical outlook, and the utilisation of influences from a bygone era. That doesn't mean garage rock should be a genre reserved specifically for a niche subculture though, because while there is a rich fandom around the style, the best garage rock bands are those who can, musically at least, transcend some of the clichés inherent in those vintage tropes. This is where we find Philadelphia natives The Judex, a four piece whose intense form of garage rock blends in elements from blues, soul, rockabilly and punk. ...

Review: Apparitions by Joe Hodgson

As someone who has played guitar for close to two decades, I understand that the relationship with the instrument can run deep. There is something both beautifully elemental and wildly creative about the guitar which makes it such an endearing medium. But you don't have to be a wizard with the six strings to make amazing music, and those who do verge on the conjuring side often fall into a trap, losing the inherent soulfulness of the instrument for the sake of technical mastery and virtuosic ability. That line can be a fine one to balance on, and getting the equilibrium right is something many a musician has struggled with when putting the guitar as their centrepiece. From the shredding of Steve Vai, Joe Satriani or Tosin Abasi, to the electric blues of Albert King, Gary Moore or Buddy Guy, it can be all too easy for compositions to end up sounding like one big guitar solo. It takes the ingenuity and skill that all these artists possess to elevate guitar instrumentals into somethin...

Review: At The Boiling Point by Marshall Oakman

There's something about boogie-woogie in it's modern form that is incredibly joyous. The melting pot of blues, rock n roll and r'n'b that defines the style is infectious but, certainly for those of us in the UK at least, it's rarely heard outside of Jools Holland's TV show jams. And when you do hear it, it's rarely done as well as Marshall Oakman's At The Boiling Point, an instantly catchy and remarkably well composed track that hits every mark a great modern boogie-woogie track should. Marshall Oakman may not be a familiar name, but over his extensive career the New York based musician has forged an impressive path not only as a talented songwriter but also a tremendous performer, with a strong reputation across the Eastern US. For his latest single he has enlisted the help of fellow New Yorkers Kasim Sulton on bass, Liberty DeVitto on drums and Paul Pesco on guitar, all of whom come with fantastic experience and provide skilful playing on the track. At...

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