by Ian Diddams
image by JP Oldfield
Rising Devizes star and promoter at “The Fold”, JP Oldfield last Friday revealed the information he is to release a new six track EP on September 26th this year.
Those privy to this revelation at “The Fold” last Friday also heard five of the tracks off that EP and Devizine can assure readers its one more than worthy of consideration.
JP explained “It’s going to be a concept EP based on a story I have written to go alongside the EP that is loosely influenced by the rime of the ancient mariner. It hopefully will have 6 tracks and will really be pushing the limits of what can be defined as an EP. There will be physical copies for sale that will come with a copy of the story to read alongside it, I’m trying to make the whole thing an experience with the story running the whole way through.It’s currently unnamed at this point in time and probably will be until August when I get all the artwork finalized. I’m in the studio later next month finishing all the music off. It’s been quite the awesome but full-on undertaking!”
I am sure prog fans will be no doubt in tune with the idea and if the tracks played last Friday from that EP – Song 2 (real name to be decided), “Further from Heaven”, “No Rest”, “The Best I Can” and “Heavy Was the Rain”– are anything to go by so will anybody else that is prepared to sit and listen.
Furthermore JP is playing an EP release gig on that same day at “The Fold”. So, make a date in your diaries to see one of Devizes’ rising stars and grab a copy of the EP and the story at the same time … and it’s the night before my birthday so you can also buy me a pint!
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