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©2005
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Lucky Charms is not the kind of album one would
expect from an artist with a reputation for
being a virtuoso acoustic slide guitarist. Mixing rock, soul, classic blues, old
vinyl, turntables,
loops and world rhythms, the sound Michael Messer has created on Lucky Charms is
contemporary, accessible and wholly unique.
The album contains ten original blues, love songs, stories and musical
postcards, seven of which
were co-written with long-time songwriting partner, Terry Clarke. Lucky Charms
and Sad Side
of the Note are pure Delta-Disco and have their roots firmly placed on both
sides of the Atlantic
- there's as much Ian Dury & the Blockheads as there is Captain Beefheart;
Son
House and
Steve Cropper are homages to two of Messer and Clarke's musical heroes and sit
firmly in the
mould of classic British Rock; Sunflower River is an abstract tone poem for W.C.
Handy,
a kind of musical postcard; Havana Blues was written about Messer's 1937 twelve
string
National 'Havana' guitar; Knife Song is an abstract blues rocker and is
reminiscent of the
Stones' Exile On Main Street; Turning Blue was co-written with a new songwriter,
Ron Smith,
and is a classic blues about lost love, whilst Crackly Hums (an anagram of Lucky
Charms),
the last track on the album, is an instrumental that is described perfectly by
its title.
Recorded using analogue recording equipment in Kent at BigSqueak studio in June
2005,
Lucky Charms was co-produced by Messer and analogue engineer extraordinaire,
Keith James.
"There is a little unexplainable magic that a reel of tape gives to a
recording," explains Messer.
"Most of the album was recorded live in the studio over a three day period, with
as little
overdubbing as possible. I also like to mix the tracks the old way, without a
computer
storing one's every move. This makes the mixes, as well as the music, become
performances
that cannot be repeated".
Lucky Charms was recorded with Messer's regular band, Michael Messer & the
Second Mind Band.
Messer is singing and playing acoustic and electric slide guitar on vintage and
hand-built instruments from
his renowned collection; Ed Genis (Messer's guitarist for the past two decades)
is playing rhythm guitar;
Richard Causon (who has worked with Ryan Adams, Jayhawks, Kings of Leon,
Sugababes, Keane and
Alanis Morissette) is on keyboards; Jerry Soffe (who has worked with Robert
Wyatt, Innes Sibun and
Larry Garner) is on bass; Simon Price (who has worked with Chuck Berry, Jamie
Cullum and Annette
Peacock) is on the drums and Louie Genis (son of Ed Genis) is on the turntables.
Photo by Dave Peabody
©2005
The album was preceded by a single, Lucky Charms (FRYCD250) on
30th January 2006
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