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Mirrored Sky :
"A multi-instrumentalist
of considerable skill, and a composer of sensitivity and imagination..."
Spins.
"Fourteen tracks display
a range of music which is really imaginative...This album is a
must for the stressed out layman as well as for stringed instrument
players to check out " Musician Magazine.
"...an individual take
on folk music...Nick Pynn doesn't stick to the harmonic conventions,
bringing unusual instrumentation into the idiom...an individual
voice..."
Mark Russell. " Mixing It
", BBC Radio 3.
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Music
From Windows :
Multi - instrumentalist
Nick Pynn composes contemporary instrumental music that draws
its inspiration from folk, classical, and jazz. Featuring multi-tracking
guitar, fiddle, dulcimer, bouzouki, bass, piano, and percussion,
with additional musicians providing sax, clarinet, and flute,
Pynn weaves soundscapes that are at times forceful, and at other
times melodic. A quiet guitar piece will lead to a full scale,
complex composition and then back to a simpler number. The recording
ends with an interesting experimental piece commissioned for a
multi - media dance performance. Compelling, challenging, imaginative,
and always interesting.
Jim Lee. Dirty Linen
(US). April/May 2000.
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Devil's Fiddler :
"What a showcase this
is for Nick's fiddling talents...tunes arranged by Nick
in his own special way...the eponymous final track is a fitting
end to this brilliant disc..."
Stuart Toff. British Bluegrass
News.
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Nick & Dick
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The acoustic collaborations
of Richard Durrant & Nick Pynn.
"...Durrant and Pynn's
musical styles defy categorisation but share a highly accessible
approach... "
The Punter.
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Rotator :
Inspired by 2002, the Year of the Palindrome,
Jane Bom-Bane and Nick Pynn have created a collection of new songs
and tunes that explore the reversible delights of rhythm 'n' rhyme.
Using an unusual combination of instruments -
harmonium, violin, dulcimer, mandocello, guitar and theremin -
they perform forward and backward melodies, lyrics and stories
based on their various interpretations of the palindrome.
Rotator is a sincere, intimate programme
of songs served up as a skillfully woven, reflective musical tapestry.
Musician Magazine June 2003.
Edinburgh Festival 2002. "Year of the Palindrome".
"...magi of mystical word and sound puzzles exploit the idea
in some fascinating ways."
"...gives each musical riddle an unearthly quality.
Chloe Veltman. 'The Scotsman'. 17th August 2002.
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Hotel Rooms,
Forests and Submaries (Limited Edition) :
The CD is a collection of compositions from 1993-2003,
performed in his Edinburgh show 2003, including new tracks from
the forthcoming 'Afterplanesman' album.
Nick's 'Music from Hotel Rooms, Forests and Submarines'
has been described as an otherworldly music-box of original acoustic
delights.
"Playing guitar, fiddle, dulcimer, mandocello,
assorted bits of electronica, a pack of cards, and a set of tuned
wine-glasses, Pynn occupies a musical landscape somewhere between
Steve Reichs minimalism and traditional jiggery-folkery."
Rob Adams. The Herald. Friday August 15th,
2003.
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Afterplanesman
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The CD 'Afterplanesman' is the third solo release
featuring a variety of stringed instruments, theremin, wine glasses
and playing cards. The album features instrumental and spoken
word pieces which were performed in his Edinburgh show last year.
"Playing guitar, fiddle, dulcimer, mandocello,
assorted bits of electronica, a pack of cards, and a set of tuned
wine-glasses, Pynn occupies a musical landscape somewhere between
Steve Reichs minimalism and traditional jiggery-folkery."
Rob Adams. The Herald. Friday August 15th,
2003.
"Having worked on previous solo CDs, an album
of world fiddle music and many recording sessions, multi-instrumentalist
Nick Pynn offers his new album Afterplanesman with 14 instrumental
tracks. There are certainly surprises in store: violins, poetry,
acoustic guitar and playing card sound effects on the surreal
Joker Jack. In addition, Heriot Row slinks hypnotically through
minor and diminished chords to reach a happy-sounding conclusion.
Production companies should sit up and take note
- this would sound very good indeed on films and programmes. Stunning
and original, Afterplanesman is richly varied and wonderfully
played with an intriguingly elusive style. A highly recommended
recording."
Musician Magazine March 2005.
'Afterplanesman' CD features Nick Pynn :
acoustic guitar, violin, mandocello, lap
dulcimer, theremin, bass pedals, bouzouki, oud, playing cards
and wine glasses.
Tom Arnold: drums,
hammond organ, percussion and accordion. Olly Blanchflower:
double bass. Jane Bom-Bane:
harmonium. Arthur Brown,
Astrid Williamson and Rich Hall: spoken
voices.
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P.O.Box 2649
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 1YB
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