Since before he was even able to play an instrument, Martin Newell was
messing around with home-recordings. Having grown up in the Far East,
Newell returned to his home of England at age 13 with just a little 3-inch
spool tape-recorder and his first guitar. At age 14 he wrote his first song, not
even knowing any chords. His song writing continued through is teens and
into his 20s, when he purchased a Sony reel-to-reel recorder and 12 string
guitar. It is this early songwriting that led him working with a wide variety of
musicians, recording in beautiful studios and forming his many projects such
as Cleaners from Venus and Brotherhood of Lizards. But it was this early
songwriting and recording that led him to find that he was happiest when
recording by himself, with minimal equipment. As Newell often says, "Actually,
I preferred the demos".
Since before he was even able to play an instrument, Martin Newell was
messing around with home-recordings. Having grown up in the Far East,
Newell returned to his home of England at age 13 with just a little 3-inch
spool tape-recorder and his first guitar. At age 14 he wrote his first song, not
even knowing any chords. His song writing continued through is teens and
into his 20s, when he purchased a Sony reel-to-reel recorder and 12 string
guitar. It is this early songwriting that led him working with a wide variety of
musicians, recording in beautiful studios and forming his many projects such
as Cleaners from Venus and Brotherhood of Lizards. But it was this early
songwriting and recording that led him to find that he was happiest when
recording by himself, with minimal equipment. As Newell often says, "Actually,
I preferred the demos".
RELEASE DATE: May 26, 2015
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE/NEW WAVE/PSYCH
Having upgraded himself from reel-to-reel to a Tascam Pocketstudio and
digitizing some of his archaic recording knowledge, Newell set out to begin
home recording again. The tracks on this collection run from 2010 to mid
2014. Some are recordings loosely based on movie themes and soundtracks
for imaginary films. Some are instrumentals from a collection called The Late
District, while others are from a recent album Return to Bohemia, which saw
a small release in England. This recent resurgence in creative strength, along
with the success and newfound popularity of Cleaners from Venus, have all
led up to Teatime Assortment. Think of it as a "Best of New Newell". A true
wordsmith, Newell himself has put simply why one might be compelled to
take a listen here: "If you're the sort of person who likes this kind of thin, then
this is the sort of thing you'll probably like."
