EthosYou play the music. We make the album. Without artists and musicians there would be no record labels – Natural Studio Records uses that as its motivation and my continuing aim is to produce albums of which both the artist and label can be proud. Making an album independently can be a costly and time-consuming venture. I started Natural Studio Records to cater to those musicians who wish to make a record but lack the knowledge and/or expertise involved in executing such a project. Natural Studio Records is a healthy compromise between the idea of self-releasing an album and ‘signing’ to a major label. Douglas Whates,
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Latest reviews in brief:Matthew McAllister / Merula @ Tokafi.com
It has almost become a general consensus that classical and contemporary repertoire need to be treated fundamentally different. “Merula”, however, works exactly because it defies the dogma. For his debut album, Matthew McAllister has taken the liberty of showing his abilties within the most diverse contexts, of organising a time-travel package through the ages and of recording his own interpretations of “a choice selection of classic guitar repertoire, alongside newer styles of contemporary guitar music.” Agnew & McAllister / Recital @ Classical Guitar
The Agnew/McAllister duo once again show their talents as arrangers in a superb presentation of the Fantasie from “Carmen” where Aisling Agnew displays her highly polished, fluid technique to its best advantage … Throughout this recording the duo handles all the technical and musical requirements with aplomb and have produced a most alluring disc. Agnew & McAllister / Recital @ Tokafi.com
If you can’t catch this duo live, then “Recital” is the next best thing … a work which lures you into loving it by its unintrusive nature … it is vivid and full of the pleasure of being alive
Artists' itinerary:Aisling Agnew Agnew / McAllister Duo 05/04/08 - St Mary’s Church, Slough25/04/08 - Milngavie Music Club, Milngavie 08/05/08 - Dundee University 09/05/08 - St Brides, London 17/09/08 - The Town House, Inverness 01/12/08 - Cowdray hall, Aberdeen Allan Neave Blue Rose Code 15/05/08 - The Great Escape, Brighton16/05/08 - The Great Escape, Brighton 31/05/08 - The Cavendish Arms, Stockwell 23/09/08 - Union Chapel, Islington David Ward Maclean 08/04/08 - The Last Drop Inn, York29/04/08 - The Tap and Spile, Hull 23/05/08 - Cityscreen Basement, York 31/05/08 - Montrose Music Festival, Montrose 01/06/08 - Montrose Music Festival, Montrose Feargus Hetherington 01/04/08 - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen12/04/08 - St John's, Smith Square, London Frevo Quartet Kelvin Trio 19/04/08 - St. Paul's Cathedral, Dundee17/07/08 - St. Salvator's Chapel, St. Andrews Maelasta 22/04/08 - Edinburgh24/04/08 - Old Trafford, Manchester Matthew McAllister 17/05/08 - Geldrop, Eindhoven, Netherlands20/05/08 - Waalwijk, Netherlands 21/05/08 - Tilburg, Netherlands 23/05/08 - Groningen, Netherlands 24/05/08 - Enkhuizen, Netherlands Douglas Whates 24/05/08 - Brel, GlasgowSamantha Whates 09/04/08 - Canal 125, London23/05/08 - Cityscreen Basement, York 31/05/08 - Montrose Music Festival, Montrose 01/06/08 - Montrose Music Festival, Montrose |
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