Red Cable Sunday - Prelude To The Nocturne

Red Cable Sunday releases debut single Prelude to the Nocturne, evoking George Gershwin, Michael Nyman, Philip Glass, Max Richter and Debussy along the way.

Prelude to the Nocturne typifies the Red Cable Sunday manifesto – a deliciously dark re-writing of the idea of blackness, it is an abstract and otherworldly piece of grand piano magic, starting in the sunlight and ending in twilight, it conjures images of big cities like London and sings of the adventure and exhilaration of darkness and the night, the perfect antidote to the poisonous idea that blackness and darkness are evil – an idea originated by Malcolm X that still needs promoting today.

Red Cable Sunday founder Denis Fernando says:  “When bands talk about their music being ‘darker’ they usually mean bleaker, miserable and negative.  As a black person, I have had to challenge that idea all my life – the most beautiful part of this song is its ‘darkest’ part - a reminder that for some of us darkness has been, is and always will be beautiful”

Denis graduated at Goldsmiths College in London, was the National Black Students Officer on the executive of the National Union of Students, and before becoming an anti-racist campaigner. Denis has composed, arranged and performed music all his life; the band takes its name from the battle for Cable Street in the 1930s East London where he based himself as a full time anti-racist activist for the best part of the last decade.

“With the economic crisis creating upheavals, it seemed timely to create something that harked back to the great depression era – as a reminder that there was art at the time that did not lose its humanity, even when the world was losing its financial security and fascism was about to grip Europe.”

"It means a lot to me as it shows that the evil of fascism can be defeated by ordinary people –I have met people in their nineties now, who were young people in the 1930s, defying the British Nazi equivalent, the Blackshirts, who were protected by the police. It is truly inspiring." says Denis.

 "It is especially relevant for us as it was the joint effort of the Jewish, Irish and trade union activists that stopped them. Today we have the fascist BNP making gains in East London and across the country, attacking vulnerable groups such as asylum seekers and demonising Muslims. We've seen where this leads before when Hitler scapegoated the Jewish people- we need the spirit of unity and activism against fascism that brought people together on Cable street to stop them in their tracks today."

This summer Denis filmed the video for Prelude to the Nocturne – Live Across London’ performing live on the streets of London as part of the Street Pianos project by artist Luke Jerram – “Its great to see such a positive vibe for spontaneous live music at a time when the digital media dominates” Denis says.    Whether its on Resonance FM, the streets of London or via the internet, Prelude to the Nocturne is picking up fans from every background into all types of music, underlining the  ethos that you cant keep a good tune down.

FYI RADIO :

"Prelude to the Nocturne is a fundamentally moving track that sends shivers through the spine from the opening bar...Denis effortlessly expresses emotions through the trickling of his fingertips."

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