Tales Between The Tides, by James Reid (7" on Autumn Ferment)

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Got a lovely 7" here by singer songwriter man James Reid. 'Tales Between Tides' is a good old fashioned honest salty folk tune but he adds some extra elements into the mix, field recordings and subtle, well executed electronics. This chap hails from Fife. There must be something in the water up there in Scotland as this gentle little tune will probably appeal to those of you that dig stuff on the Fence label, King Creosote, James Yorkston etc. 'Wandering Man' has him with an effect on the vocal that sounds a lot like Tunng. Lots of sparkling electronics, melodica and acoustic guitar. A fine single from Autumn Ferment records. The label that put out the Lisa O Piu 7" a wee bit ago. Hand numbered of 500 copies with CDr of the tracks.

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‘Tales Between the Tides’ is the collective title that James Reid has given to the latest release on Autumn Ferment Records. The two tracks, recorded by James at his home in Fife at the start of 2007, are available together on limited edition 7” vinyl. With no plans to include them on any future albums they act as a bridge between his debut release ‘Like a Buzzard Chased by Crows’ (2006, Barl Fire Rec.) and future recordings.  
  In these songs of the sea James blends salty folk melodies on acoustic guitar, melodica and odd bits of percussion with dusty old field recordings, crackly, textured electronics, disembodied off kilter beats and warm bass lines to provide soundscapes for his sea shanty tales about life on the Scottish coastline.
The A side, ‘She waits by the Shore’, is the darker of the two; a ghostly tale of a lost love spending an eternality by the shore with only the seas inhabitants as company. The flip side ‘Wandering Man’, while being an up beat ode to the traditional countryside travelling man and his quirky tramping tales, also weaves in the story of an old beached up wooden boat and the lives of those who found it in the sand.
  The second piece of vinyl to be issued from Autumn Ferment Records and the first piece of work to be released by James since ‘Buzzard’ comes as 500 hand numbered 7” vinyl with sleeve art by artist Stewart Easton. Also included with the record is a free CD-R of the two tracks so you can have the best of both worlds!

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