Smith and Willox

“Coming out of retirement. Very excited about playing with Troyka from London. 24th of June, Cori Tap.”
18:08 17 May

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Released: 1 Jan 2009

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Genre: Healing & EasyListening / Nu-Jazz / Post punk
Location Bristol, Un
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Last Login: 17/05/2012
Member Since 10/12/2007
Type of Label Major
Bio
'The Lost Cow' (LP, self-released) **** • There's something very seductive about the tightly disciplined playing out of chaotic musical ideas - it worked for Captain Beefheart and it's working for Smith & Willox. This wordless album shrieks, coos, mocks and apologises at you, leading you from gloomy tunnels into sparkling electric landscapes before deluging you with cheese and then whispering conspiratorially in your ear. It could be prog - there's enough pompous chord washes and drum thunder in tracks like 'The Mighty Chris' to make a brilliant Yes out-take - but the weirdly jaunty 'Faye Is Funk' is actually very funky (mostly) and the epic 'Muffin Mind' throws everything it can at a Krautish undertow before conceding to their inner Zeppelin. What's going on? It's like a beautifully crazed puzzle - there's no answer, except to say it makes for magnificent music that somehow always works. (Tony Benjamin)
Members
Neil Smith - Guitar .. Mike Willox - Keyboard.. Dave Johnston - Bass.. Matt Jones - Drums
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