Sleep England

from: Boomkat

Michael Cashmore is one of the central components to David Tibet's Current 93, giving the band a melodic core and rich emotional heart with his unique touch on the electric guitar.

Cashmore has always been a shadowy figure in the music world, sidestepping any kind of limelight which may have been thrust on him, and this latest recording is the perfect testament to that sentiment; it is a shy and retiring record, but full of hope, magic and endless life.

Comparable to Robin Guthrie's post Cocteau Twins recordings or even Helios's recent gem 'Eingya', this is an album which steeps itself in British folk tradition yet manages to sound mercilessly contemporary, even poppy at times.

What's more remarkable still is that he only uses a guitar and bass, layering arpeggios and melodies over each other in his own very characteristic style to create heart stopping cinematic love poems to times and moments lost. If you were lucky enough to catch Loren Connors' incredible 'Sails' earlier this year then you'll know how deeply emotional and melancholic solo guitar music can be, and Cashmore has come up with the year's perfect accompaniment for that in 'Sleep England'.

As another tense post-millenial year draws to a close, there can be no better sentiment than this. utterly gorgeous.

Michael Cashmore - Sleep England (DURTRO/JNANA 001)

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1.		Michael Cashmore - Twilight Empire	4m 51s
2.		Michael Cashmore - I Killed Dusk	3m 29s
3.		Michael Cashmore - Dream England	3m 36s
4.		Michael Cashmore - Broken Seas	3m 24s
5.		Michael Cashmore - If We Knew Silence	4m 20s
6.		Michael Cashmore - The Way They're Found	3m 16s
7.		Michael Cashmore - Passed To Snow	2m 48s
8.		Michael Cashmore - Eight White Stars	4m 5s
9.		Michael Cashmore - Sleep England	4m 49s
10.		Michael Cashmore - Vernon Road	2m 25s
11.		Michael Cashmore - Keepsake	3m 39s
12.		Michael Cashmore - Flowers Under Snow	3m 16s
13.		Michael Cashmore - Untitled	3m 43s

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