'Northern Earth' LP launch with special guest The Horse Loom

Dean McPhee

Dean McPhee is a UK-based guitarist whose work draws on dub, British folk, underground electronic music, and psychedelic rock, evolving from sparse, echo-laden solo guitar pieces into a heavier, more immersive style incorporating deep bass, hypnotic riffs, and layered, loop-based structures. Performing on electric guitar through an expansive pedalboard routed into a valve amplifier and 18" subwoofer, his live sets unfold in real time, building dense, rhythmic compositions from minimal elements. A regular contributor to the Folklore Tapes collective, he has released music on his own label Bass Ritual as well as on BLAST FIRST (petite), Sonido Polifonico, Reverb Worship, and Hood Faire, which he co-runs with Sam McLoughlin and David Chatton Barker, and has toured throughout the UK and Europe, opening for artists including Thurston Moore, Acid Mothers Temple, Michael Chapman, Wolf People, The Magic Band, Emeralds, and Ex-Easter Island Head. His latest album, Astral Gold, received widespread critical acclaim from The Quietus, Uncut, Aquarium Drunkard, MOJO, Loud and Quiet, KLOF Mag, and Brainwashed, and his sixth album, Northern Earth, was recently released on limited cassette and is due out on coloured vinyl this September

"There's really no one else who can create (and sustain) the darkly seductive mood that's embedded within his work." - Aquarium Drunkard

"McPhee's greatest moments reach another plane altogether where it feels like he is channeling something much deeper, more timeless, and almost supernatural." - Brainwashed

The Horse Loom

The Horse Loom is the solo project of Northumbrian musician Steve Malley. In this project he turns the exploratory, inventive spirit of his band The Unit Ama towards acoustic guitar and songcraft, combining intricate fingerstyle playing with a rich, unaffected voice. His self-titled debut album has become a cult favourite and was recently repressed via Low Point Records and his atmospheric, folk-inflected guitar playing has drawn comparisons with Bert Jansch and Davey Graham. His live performances have seen him share stages with artists such as Michael Chapman, Six Organs of Admittance, David Grubbs, Alasdair Roberts and Daniel Higgs, among many others.

"Rich in the intimacy of 'one man and his guitar' while simultaneously reaching outward into the realms of panoramic natural spaces." - ATTN Magazine

"Northumberland's best kept secret." - The Wire

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