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: 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

Interview: Lindsay O (NATALIA, Coma Cluster Void, Eyes Of Perdition, Catenation)

Although there sometimes remains an outsider view that metal is still a pretty stagnant and unsophisticated genre, there are actually a wealth of artists in the underground who are pushing the genre forward both musically and culturally. Lindsay O is a brilliant example of the dynamism of modern metal. The LA based vocalist and instrumentalist has been at the front of a number of boundary pushing projects within the broad scope of death metal, and has lent her talents to several different styles and sounds. Whether it's the dissonant tech-death of Coma Cluster Void, the slam death of Eyes Of Perdition, or the industrial experiments of Catenation, her combination of roaring low growls, epic high screams, compelling cleans and charismatic spoken words make everything she puts her voice to exciting. With her new project NATALIA, Lindsay O has taken something of a different turn. Placing her focus into electronic sounds, NATALIA still has much of the intensity and energy of Lindsay O&#

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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