Andrew Hockey
There A Mountain/ Bunny Boiler Blues

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...according to our Phil on 22 February 2007.

The 1st of 2 Static Caravan 7"'s this weeks comes from ANDREW HOCKEY with his 7" called There A Mountain and it's limited to just 500 copies in a top Pete Fowler sleeve. Information aside what's on offer eh?? Two simple tracks of pure singer songwritery folkyness... that's what on offer. The opening track kicks off with twittering birds and you're immediately trabsported into a meadow with bouncing pink bunnies, flapping butterflies and birds doing cartwheels. The sun is shining and you'll be thinking you've heard this delightfully simple (and slightly cheesy) tune before but you haven't. It's new.... and I like it. Bits of Simon & Garfunkel in there.... The flipside I like (even more than the A side!)...... A well cheeky affair...

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What their label says...

Andrew Hockey, possessor of the yi-yang finger, whom defeats the bone cutting sword of nu folk baddies in ‘the battle wizard’ a film directed by run run shaw. Sorry, Andrew Hockey, green man stalwart, possessor of a renbourn finger and strepsil soothing voice. Mr Hockey has previously released two special eps on 10” vinyl. Songs from the Dandelion Clock, Vols 1 + 2.  Containing meditative, mantra-like loop-folk nodding to the Silver Apples crafty, evocative instrumentals bearing the touch of John Fahey and the style of blues-infused finger picking  that stretches from Bert Jansch to Tyrannosaurus Rex to 21st century anomalies like Entrance or M Ward. Andrew Hockey does all of that, and he manages to Wrestle you out of your glib comparative straitjackets to boot. He might have a selection of kindred spirits, but it’s a wholly singular path he travels. 500 dinked 7” singles, in a Pete Fowler designed sleeve, for Krankies sake this will last no time in the shops Buy now.