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SELECTED INTERNATIONAL PRESS – ALBUM HISTORY
‘Like all great songwriters Ed Laurie takes his influences and weaves them into something new and unique; an artist of rare and exceptional talent’
Nigel Williamson The Guardian
‘Inspired, improvised… felicitously recalls the instinctive feel of the blessed Astral Weeks. One of the best surprises of the year’
UNCUT Magazine ****
‘To stand out these days as a singer songwriter you have to be doing something exceptional, and Ed Laurie is doing just that’ Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2
‘Exquisite snap-shots of love, friendship and grief’ Q Magazine ****
‘Beautiful music from a very talented songwriter’ Stuart Maconie & Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 6
‘Exceptional – one to watch’ WORD Magazine****
‘A very talented songwriter’ Gary Crowley BBC Radio London
‘A sweet offering if ever we heard one… a singer with similar emotional depth as legendary troubadours such as Leonard Cohen’
The Stool Pigeon Magazine
‘Outstanding … A Modern classic’ PLAYMUSIC Magazine
‘You heard it here first’ Clive Anderson BBC Radio 4
‘A singer who clearly knows what he is doing’ John F Kennedy XFM‘
‘10/10 Mesmerising, brilliant folk concept release from the emotive, genius singer songwriter Ed Laurie… ’
Subba-Cultcha Magazine
John Schacht
‘Delicate and entrancing … a magical and transcendent trip to say the least’ SPIN MAGZINE USA
‘Exquisite… showcasing a sparse and brooding talent’ NPR USA
‘Melancholic splendour’ Les Inrocks France
‘Ed Laurie’s songs speak several languages… the grace with which he brings these musical continents together give his songs a hypnotic depth’
JALOUSE Magazine France
‘Original… An act of mature love, and a journey from past to present’ Il MANIFESTO Italy *****
‘This will move your soul… a genuine and unique talent’ Wild Ones Magazine Italy
‘Pure poetry’ Blow-Up Magazine Italy
‘Within the Buckley, Van Morrison family… with some Gypsy in it’s veins’ XL Magazine Italy
‘Like hearing some recently discovered recording from Drake-producer Joe Boyd’s attic’
‘Sensory peace is realized in Dark Green Blue…a disc for everyone, even for those who make light-
hearted melody a reason for living… A great album’
ROCKIT.IT Italy!
‘Dark Green Blue opens a new chapter for this outfit , a chapter in which words, music and
arrangements are born in an almost mystical equilibrium’
SENTIREASCOLTARE Italy
‘Reminiscent of Jeff Buckley… Performed with great devotion’
ROLLING STONE Germany No 1 Album of 2012 Franz Schoeler ‘With a husky, sonorous voice, his is the sound of Art, excellent… ‘
ECLIPSE Magazine Germany! ‘An asset to your record collection’
ALTERNATIVE NATION Germany
‘An excellent album’ CD STARTS Magazine Germany
‘…contains the pathos of an album Daniel Lanois might have recorded’ HIFI STARS Magazine Germany
‘Personal Intense… a cross between Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks and the music of The Doors’ HEAVEN Magazine Netherlands
‘The raw passion of Jim Morrison… songs screaming out for live performances’ NU Netherlands
‘Whether this dark sound of ‘Trip The Wire’ is now more beautiful than the romantic folk sound of Cathedral is just a matter of taste. One thing is clear: Ed Laurie takes control of almost any music genre’
RECENSIE NL*****
Of all the guitar music that is presently being released … Ed Laurie ‘s new album ‘Trip The Wire’ knows how to stand out. A unique sound.
The Post Online Netherlands
‘Trip The Wire’ – Once again… A solid musical whole – rock with blues, jazz, psychedelic and even a bit of flamenco’
MANIA MAGAZINE Netherlands
‘Trip The Wire’ – ‘Mighty music performed by excellent, solid musicians’ OOR Netherlands
‘A totally new style – a surprising collection of autobiographical songs’ THE BLUES ALONE Magazine Netherlands
‘Cathedral ’… the harbinger of a masterpiece’ CHERRYPOP Magazine Netherlands