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Kiss of the Spider man

April 2, 2007 |

Colin Reid debuts his new ‘must have’ instrumental CD album Dear Spider - with cheesecake artwork by Mark Case. And according to the press release …Dear Spider

The fourth recording from guitarist Colin Reid, reveals his talents more fully than previous releases - on Dear Spider, we see him equally at home as composer, writer and pianist as well as guitarist.The opening tracks Suzi Who?, with it’s driving snare and bass riff, and Icarus, with its soaring violins display dazzling and daring musicianship from all concerned, and immediately set the tone for the album. It is track three, Boy Meets Girl, that draws us into a dark, compelling and disturbing fairy tale. The narrative, spoken by actress Sharon Morewood, describes the poisoning and murder of a pregnant woman, and subsequent drugging of her husband, set to the delicate and eerie sound of an acoustic guitar. The story, set in Ireland, is the prologue to a larger work for later release.The following tracks, the Pink Floyd-esque Dear Spider, Love the Fly, and haunting piano and cello piece If Everyone’s Eyes Were Closed continue the fairy tale theme, after which a drastic re-working of Erik Satie’s Gymnopodie No 1 and original composition The Gift throw some light into the proceedings.Reid’s sense of humour is evident elsewhere, in particular on The Panini, his own take on a theme by Paganini, aka the music from the The South Bank Show. Throughout, the playing from the ensemble is stunning, from the disconcerting machine noises of Dear Spider, Love, The Fly to the sublime low whistle of The Gift. In addition, the CD artwork, by Mark Case, is beautiful and sensual.

UM/shop - http://cdbaby.com/cd/dearspider
more - http://www.colinreidguitar.com

agent - Artistic Upstarts | +44 (0)28 9065-3533 | kresanna@artisticupstarts.co.uk

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