Cedric Burnside - I Be TryingI Be Trying might be the title of the new record from two time GRAMMY nominee Cedric Burnside, but its also a mission statement in an era when plenty of us have discovered what the blues really means. Recorded over three days at Royal Studios in Memphis (the home studio of Al Green and Hi Records in the 60s and 70s), this album is the ultimate statement of purpose for a critically acclaimed artist who has proudly carried the mantle of Mississippi Hill

mellotron strings & analogue synthesisers and developed intricate mass vocal harmonies before sending the whole lot through their vast collection of old tape delays and phasers - set to slow

not only of earth’s celestial atmosphere but also what happens within the gaps and how sound manipulation has the power to carry

” This approach yields results like ‘Uysring’

that is to say where I've been brought to listen

Limited to only 4-tracks and first takes

Fireside Favouritesand Collapsing New People

Gary Wright and the band Badfinger

‰ÛÏVelvet Arc‰۝ is an album finding Johnson playing at the top of his game

was recently discovered in the legendary Trojan archives

2 Blu-Ray Audio Discs: 159 new mixes

still one of the most significant albums in the history of reggae

to be replaced by Chris Scott