Discography

Below is a list of the projects that I've been involved in over the years and a little snippet from a review of each album. You can go and have a listen to them by clicking on the album picture or take a look at their site by clicking on there name. The albums are arranged in Chronological order with the latest first.

Key:

Pr Produce, R= Record, M=Mix, Ma= Master, C=Consultancy, Pt= Pro Tools Engineer, Pf= Performer.

Polar Bear: Peepers (RM)

This fourth Polar Bear album, with electronics specialist Leafcutter John featured on rock-ballad guitar, takes their special story on...Read More

The Little Unsaid: A Piece Of Fruit/Given (Pr RMMa)

The first installment from the multi instrumentalist John Elliott and his band of merry mell (well just john actually) just show's that we are in for a treat when the album arrives...Read More

Telegrams: (Ma)

Big, ambitious music in an endearingly downbeat way... relaxed vocals, crisp drums and an approach to guitar playing that at times borders on the mathematical, all comes together to create an intricate and delicate sound that will stay in your head for days....Read More

Oumou Sangaré: Seya (M)

...for 20 years, there has been an array of incomparable singers and musicians in Mali... make room for one more, this spectacular collection of songs from Oumou Sangare...Read More

Tony Allen: Secret Agent (M)

There is no question that Tony Allen is a genius, one of the greatest percussionists in the history of popular music. His lengthy career has included a 15-year stint working alongside Fela Kuti...Read More

Her Make Believe Band: AM Radio (CoPr RM)

In Cy Winstanley they have a potent songwriter with a voice gently reminiscent of Paul Simon, while fellow Kiwi Vanessa McGowan adds beguiling harmonies...Read More

Matt Stevens: Echo (Ma)

this here, is one magnificent instrumental album. Mixing with the guitar sounds of Robert Fripp, Ottmar Liebert, Omar-Rodriguez Lopez, John McLaughlin, and Alex Lifeson...Read More

Outhouse: Ruhabi (R)

Ruhabi means "on the corner" - a meeting place - in the Wolof culture of the Gambia. That's where this project began, when the British two-sax quartet Outhouse, steered by inventive drummer Dave Smith, studied there with local musicians in 2007...Read More

Zoe & Idris Rahman: Where Rivers Meet (R)

Zoe is an unusually empathetic musician. She inhabits a broad range of material, from bop to Bengali, with an ease verging on osmosis, getting deep inside each tune and investing her improvisation with its particular character...Read More

Joe Stilgoe: I Like This One (RM)

Many a musician twice his age might listen with a mix of admiration and envy...Read More

Portico Quartet: Knee Deep In The North Sea (CoPr RM)

The music, all of it original, is a cross between jazz and modern classical. It's mellifluous, exuberant and jaunty, full of catchy tunes and strong hooks....Read More

Sevenball: The Wild Turnkey Sessions (RM)

The Magazine King: The Reasoning Album (M)

Orchestra Baobab: Made In Dakar (M)

As ever, their foremost instrumental star is lead guitarist Barthélemy Attisso, whose fluid but never florid licks continuously percolate through the music...Read More

Ali Farke Touré: Savane (Pf)

This is a memorable album of African blues, but the lyrics are also well worth checking out. As Ali Farka Touré himself said: "It's not so much the music that's important, as what you're saying....Read More

A Few Others I've worked with too