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Recommended by us on 14th October 2010
...according to our Phil on Thu 14 Oct, 2010.
Upward Arrows is John McCaffrey aka Part Timer! Here Mr Timer has adopted a new guise especially for Under the Spire. The name comes from church spires that point upwards like arrows peppering the sky. Mmmm.... Lovely! This is different from the other Part Timer material I've heard. Gone is the electronica and here we have a CD focused more on drone, acoustic guitar and modern classical music. It's lovely as well. Really lovely in fact. Beautifully constructed atmospheric pieces of music which will have you all melty in no time. Am suitably impressed! This release really expands Mr Timers repertoire quite considerably and proves he's a talented chappie. If you're a fan of drone / field recordings/ neo classical gear with a hint of folkyness then you'll love this. One of the best things I've heard on Under The Spire in a while!
The next release on UTS will be an album from John McCaffrey under the new guise of Upward Arrows. Here are a few words from John.
“The tracks on Upward Arrows were made especially for Under The Spire – the name Upward Arrows is an allusion to the thousands of church spires that pepper the world, all pointing upwards like arrows aimed at the sky.
Instead of giving Chris an album of ‘Part Timer’ material, I wanted to do something different; something that fit with my understanding of the UTS sound and which was still linked to my music as Part Timer. Looking through the files on my hard drive, I found lots of sounds from collaborative pieces I had done recently and many partially completed tunes. I started to combine snatches of these sounds with field recordings, recorded some new parts and assembled 10 tracks that felt right together.
I suppose I have tried to merge my folkier-electronic leanings with a relatively recently developed interest in drone and modern classical music. I think Upward Arrows captures my developing awareness of these other genres without trying too hard to change what it is I normally do.
Anyway, I hope you like it.
John”
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