John_Illsley-Testing_The_Water-2014-404

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2014-10-02

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Artist: John Illsley
Album: Testing The Water
Bitrate: 244kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Creek Records
Genre: Rock
Size: 69.91 megs
PlayTime: 0h 38min 01sec total
Rip Date: 2014-10-02
Store Date: 2014-09-26

Track List:
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01. Railway Tracks                   4:59
02. Nothing To Do                    4:24
03. Testing The Water                5:10
04. Sometimes                        3:47
05. Run For Cover                    4:55
06. Darling Heart                    4:51
07. When God Made Time               4:54
08. This Is Your Voice               5:01

Release Notes:
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Multiple Brit & Grammy award winner John Illsley returns with a new studio album
æTesting The WaterÆ. Recorded and produced with Guy Fletcher at A-Bay Studios
and British Grove, æTesting The WaterÆ sees the ôengine room of Dire Straitsö in
fine form.

æTesting The WaterÆ is a welcome return to the recording studio for John whose
last album æStreets Of HeavenÆ was released in 2010.

ôI was missing being in the studio and playing music seriously. This record was
an important one for me to make.ö

From the opening riff of the first single, æWhen God Made TimeÆ, JohnÆs classic
sound is unmistakeable. As the man who was a significant element in the pace and
feel of Dire StraitsÆ music from the outset, this familiarity is not surprising
""that's not me being influenced by the band, that's just the way I've always
played and it continues in my own work"" he reflects.

Written over the last three years these songs are deeply personal narratives,
ôthe last few years have been so turbulent politically, militarily and
personally and I wanted to try and create some songs that reflected these
strange times and perhaps were worthy of sharing with others.ö

John also expresses himself through painting, a passion he has developed over
the last twenty years, and has now had solo exhibitions around the world.

ôFor me art and music are interlinked - you start with a blank canvas and work
away until you are satisfied that you have made something which is as close as
it can to be to what you are trying to achieve. There is a great element of
mystery in both processes which can surprise you and upset you in equal
measure.ö

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