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Even For A Shadow

Ray Cooper

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Format: CD

Cat No: WP87434

Release Date:  10 May 2024

Label:  Westpark

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  4015698844450

Genres:  Indie  Singer Songwriter  

Release Date:  03 May 2024

Label:  Westpark

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  4015698275889

Genres:  Indie  Singer Songwriter  

  • Description

    Ray Cooper (Ex Oysterband)

    'Even Like A Shadow' is his fifth solo album. It shows both Ray's ability as a song-writer and multi-instrumentalist and also as an arranger. It features collaborations with singers Emma Hardelin (Garmarna, Triakel), Kathryn Roberts (Equation, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman), Sunniva Bondesson (Baskery), as well as musicians John Eriksson drums (Peter Bjorn and John), Anders Peev nyckelharpa, Gustav Andersson piano, Ben Paley fiddle, and trumpets and trombones from some friendly church musicians in Hamburg. Ray sings and plays piano, guitars, cello, bass, harmonica, harmonium, mandolin, percussion and kantele. The album was recorded in Ray's log cabin studio in Sweden with additional overdubs in Devon, Hamburg, and Berlin, and mixed by Al Scott in Brighton.
    Ray speaking of his new album: "A journey, and a long one, over forty solo tours in the last twelve years and a lot of time to think. I get many of my song ideas when I am driving; it is also the only time I listen to music. These songs are my memories, imagined conversations and thoughts. This album is like a ar journey and the kind of radio I would like to hear, but rarely find." Ray's music straddles both folk, world music, rock and the singer-songwriter tradition, drawing on his wide experience in all these areas, from playing ceilidh music with Oysterband or rocking out on festival stages, to playing Swedish folk music in the local Sormland tradition where he lives. Ray is also a member of two Swedish folk groups, Malmabygdens Spelman and Slangpolska Social Club.

    Description

    Ray Cooper (Ex Oysterband)

    'Even Like A Shadow' is his fifth solo album. It shows both Ray's ability as a song-writer and multi-instrumentalist and also as an arranger. It features collaborations with singers Emma Hardelin (Garmarna, Triakel), Kathryn Roberts (Equation, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman), Sunniva Bondesson (Baskery), as well as musicians John Eriksson drums (Peter Bjorn and John), Anders Peev nyckelharpa, Gustav Andersson piano, Ben Paley fiddle, and trumpets and trombones from some friendly church musicians in Hamburg. Ray sings and plays piano, guitars, cello, bass, harmonica, harmonium, mandolin, percussion and kantele. The album was recorded in Ray's log cabin studio in Sweden with additional overdubs in Devon, Hamburg, and Berlin, and mixed by Al Scott in Brighton.
    Ray speaking of his new album: "A journey, and a long one, over forty solo tours in the last twelve years and a lot of time to think. I get many of my song ideas when I am driving; it is also the only time I listen to music. These songs are my memories, imagined conversations and thoughts. This album is like a ar journey and the kind of radio I would like to hear, but rarely find." Ray's music straddles both folk, world music, rock and the singer-songwriter tradition, drawing on his wide experience in all these areas, from playing ceilidh music with Oysterband or rocking out on festival stages, to playing Swedish folk music in the local Sormland tradition where he lives. Ray is also a member of two Swedish folk groups, Malmabygdens Spelman and Slangpolska Social Club.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Even For A Shadow
      • 2. Falling Like Thunder
      • 3. Wind And Steel
      • 4. The Sky Was Black With Diamonds
      • 5. Going Underground

      Side 2

      • 1. Sir Patrick Spens
      • 2. Black Is The Colour/En Vacker Van
      • 3. Bonaparte's Retreat
      • 4. The Wind
      • 5. Tynne Laine
      • 6. When We Reach The Sun
      • 7. Adios

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Even For A Shadow
      • 2. Falling Like Thunder
      • 3. Wind And Steel
      • 4. The Sky Was Black With Diamonds
      • 5. Going Underground
      • 6. Sir Patrick Spens
      • 7. Bonaparte's Retreat
      • 8. Black Is The Colour/En Vacker Van
      • 9. Tyyne Laine
      • 10. The Wind
      • 11. When We Reach The Sun
      • 12. Adios