Friday, 28 March 2008Mr. David Viner on Ambiguous Records Mr. David Viner Go Home / Welcome Change Label: Ambiguous Records Format: 7” Vinyl and Digital It's always a surprise to hear someone reinterpreting this classic acoustic blues rooted sound in such a new way, it takes someone like Mr. David Viner (Mr. is his first name) to have you reappreciate this stripped down folk sound. It takes vision and talent to even approach this well worn territory, but here he pulls it off in spades. Like the great Nick Drake, he's recording live leaving a warm room sound and an emptiness right before the 'one, two, three, four...' of this haunting immediately satisfying acoustic melody. NY based folk newcomer, fresh off an appearance on Conan O'brien adds a lush duet element to this anything but self described musical suicide note, the orchestration effortlessly builds on the hopeful cascading heavy hearted gem. The strength of this A-side is worth the purchase alone, but it alos comes signed by Mr. David in this limited edition vinyl release. Adding to this blues crossroads myth is that supposedly he was discovered on tour with the Von Bondies, working their merch table eventually landing an opening slot on their tour. More recently he has been touring with the similarly neo blues act the White Stripes. Melancholy heartbreaking blues never sounded so good. From Ambiguous Records: The Ed Harcourt-produced track is a bittersweet duet with New York singer/songwriter and new Heavenly signing Jaymay, featuring Viner’s finger-picked guitar backed by a stripped-down band of cello, double bass and drums. The Band is: Mr. David Viner (vocals/guitar), Alice Gunn (backing vocals/cello), Ben Swank (drums) and John Cheeseman (double bass). ‘Go Home’ is released on April 7th on Ambiguous Records – available on limited edition vinyl and itunes. Labels: ambiguous records, jaymay, Mr David Virner
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