JosieJo's Great Big Pair
of Tips
The JosieJo Show 8
Greetings! I'm JosieJo and
this is the JosieJo Show. I'm trying to bring you music that you
maybe wouldn't normally hear, but music that may just become your
inspiration, your song, or the tunes you share because they just make
you smile. I find this music in the most surprising places, but the
great thing about music now is it's out there for you to find and
there are many people who want to share it with you. Some of the
best sources for my tunes have been the internet radio stations that
are available now and you can access them wherever you are in the
world. I can highly recommend particular Djs such as Dennis
“Songsmith” Holseybrook on www.hamiltonradio.com, the marathon
Sunday sessions of Sparky on www.scrubradio.com and anything that
Steve Jarrott produces on Tampa Bay Florida's www.qstarradio.com
I say this because these guys need your listens to keep going. They
don't just give musicians opportunities to have their music heard,
they also form genuine communities through the loyalties they nurture
and their chat rooms, so every now and then switch your listening
habits from mainstream to independents. It will make a difference.
This show is a snippet of those shows; a taster if you like. It's
like popping round the shops for chocolate or a biscuit with your cup
of tea (to translate a cookie with your coffee). It's your treat to
yourself and this show, like all the others, has two tracks. One
track is delicate and sparsely beautiful and the other is powerful,
dangerous and strengthened with different styles. Let's show you
what I mean. It's the JosieJo Show – let's give it a go.
Nottingham, England?
Remember that? I've talked about it before because it really does
have a wealth of musical talent coming out of it right now and
Gallery 47 is no exception. Gallery 47 is a singer songwriter called
Jack Peachey from Nottingham England who has complete control over
his own sound. It's smoky club sound interweaved with the paranoia of
caring, jealousy and just the basic toughness of being human.
Similar to the oppression of possession, self awareness comes with a
troubled mind.
This song is the first
single from the Gallery 47's forthcoming album “All Will Be Well”.
The single is being released on vinyl so it has two sides. The B
side is “Please Not Yet”, but I have to play you the beautiful
and fragile sound of the A side “Some Things”. The track is
sparse, plucked guitar which provides the beat and the melody as the
vocal harmonises over the top. I don't mean over the top in the
exaggerated sense. This track is completely understated. The only
thing “over the top” about it is that the vocal harmonizes “over
the top” of the guitar. This is uncomplicated and seemingly
effortless advocacy delivered in an unjudgemental way. If all the
advice I was ever given was conveyed like this then I would pretty
much be able to accept anything with no heartbreak. It's a shame
that life isn't like this, but for the next few minutes let's enjoy
the serenity and the lesson of Gallery 47's “Some Things”
“Some Things” by Gallery
47 and you can follow him on Twitter and check out his you tube
channels for news of that vinyl single, the forth coming album and
videos.
The next band Splext and the
Effects have been played on Dave Milligan's show Round At Milligan's.
When I introduced them on that show as one of my Great big Pair of
Tips I said that the name of the bass player, Josh Sparkes always
reads as Josh Sparkles to me and the band tells me that he really
does, sparkle The bands vocals are provided by Splext himself and
the wonderfully powerful Rachel Rose who is a solo artist in her own
right. Splext also provides the synth, supported by Shane Green on
guitar and Ben Jordan on drums. Their sound is ...well...what is it?
It's a collaboration is what it is. Soft pop, rap, haunting female
vocal, rock guitar, electronica, drum and bass, dubstep … confused?
I'll tell you what; I'll get straight to the track. Let's not wait
any longer. It's out the day this show gets uploaded. It's released
11th November 2013. The track is “Dangerous”. No I
mean it's called “Dangerous”. I suppose it may be dangerous if
you get distracted by it whilst walking your dog next to a cliff and
you do a little skip to the beat or segway into an air guitar moment
which insists you close your eyes and adopt a low stance whilst
crossing a busy road. That is dangerous. Don't do that. That is a
health and safety notice brought to you by The JosieJo Show. That's
free. I'll give you that, but back to the track. “Dangerous” by
Splext and the Effects is loud and proud. If you've not got guts,
power and individuality then take a step back. Every member of the
band brings something to this tune. Rachel Rose sings loud of the
message that women are strong and not to be messed with. Shane's
rock guitar hollers, Ben's drums push the whole thing through and
Josh, of course, Sparkles. Splext comes in with unexpected, yet
totally, naturally organic, rap. This track has it all. It's power
pop, rock, rap and folk. Ok I'm just confusing you all now. It's
powerful, that's all you need to know. Let me show you. Splext and
the Effects and their brand new single “Dangerous”
Thanks to Splext and the
Effects for sharing their brand new single with the JosieJo Show.
Thank you for listening. Go to www.josiejoshow.com
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mixtapes without the pencils.
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