Mark Lockheart - Dreamers

Colored vinyl LP

The new project from the legendary British saxophonist

Featuring Elliot Galvin, Tom Herbert and Dave Smith

Dreamers is the new project from the legendary British saxophonist and composer Mark Lockheart featuring Elliot Galvin (Dinosaur, Elliot Galvin Trio), Tom Herbert (Polar Bear, The Invisible) and Dave Smith (Robert Plant).

Stylistically free and psychedelic in nature, the release of Dreamers signals a new trajectory for the musician who has already featured on a wide ranging and diverse catalogue of albums including Radiohead's Kid A. As a founding member of Loose Tubes and Polar Bear, Mark Lockheart has always remained ahead of the curve and has constantly explored new directions in his own music. Dreamers epitomises this adaptation and evolution, allowing the music to speak beyond the boundaries of genre and predictability. Mark has created an album which is direct and unpretentious but also surprising and unexpected.

As Mark explains: "The grooves, the sonics and the musical character of each piece are all hugely important. The process of writing music for these musicians led me into a new sound world that's very different from anything I'd done before.

"I wanted this music to be unfussy and direct, but also unpredictable and surprising. The writing happened quickly for this album - my only intention being not to be restricted by style or genre. Of course there are influences and with hindsight I can hear many of them, John Zorn, Burt Bacharach, Ellington and Kraftwerk are all here, not sure how, perhaps they were all in one of my dreams!"

 

Side A

1. Dreamers

2. Jagdish

3. King of the World (Jagdish reprise)

4. Gangster Rat

5. Nature V Nurture

Side B

1. Fluorescences

2. Marmalade Skies

3. Sixteen

4. Dream Weaver

5. Mingle Tingle

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