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artist.....: Michael Kiwanuka
album......: Tell Me A Tale EP
year.......: 2011
label......: Communion
COMM 018
source.....: WEB
moodswing..: Soul
releasesize: 30,9 MB
tracks.....: 03
length.....: 13:30 min
encoder....:
quality....: 320kbps
scenealized: 08.02.2011
http://www.7digital.com/stores/7_1/art
ists/michael-kiwanuka/tell-me-a-tale-e
p-the-isle-of-wight-sessions/
While listening to the title-track of
Michael Kiwanuka's debut EP, Tell Me A
Tale, you could easily be fooled into
thinking that this was a rare vinyl
from the early 70s, covered in dust at
the back of an independent record
store, waiting to be discovered. Those
who are finding his music for the
first time are beginning to notice a
timeless talent. At 23-years-old, this
North London resident has a voice
which holds more gravitas than his
youthful age suggests.
Kiwanuka was inspired to pick up the
guitar by Jimi Hendrix, a figure he
identified with while coming to terms
with life in England as the son of
Ugandan parents. During his teen years
two more iconic figures shaped the
sound. Firstly, Bob Dylan's
song-writing and immediacy of delivery
had a huge impact, as did Otis
Redding's soulful voice and use of
brass arrangements.
After building a following while
playing a series of small London
shows, Paul Butler of The Bees invited
him to The Isle Of Wight to record.
The new EP is a result of these
sessions, in which an assortment of
backing musicians brought his vision
to life. The title-track closely
counts Otis Redding's influence, with
lush melodies providing the backdrop
for his weighted delivery. I Need Your
Company sways elegantly into Marvin
Gaye's Motown territory, while Worry
Walks Beside Me is a piece of
heartfelt blues. As if harking back to
so many era defining genres wasn't
enough, the video below further places
Kiwanuka in an earlier context, with
its frozen in time feel.
Psst, more info at www.communionmusic.co.uk
01 Tell Me A Tale 04:09
02 I Need Your Company 04:26
03 Worry Walks Beside Me 04:55