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Stutter Drop
what the f%$£$%K is stutter drop?
I hear you asking
Well- its not an album- its not an EP- we don’t really know what it is- but we like it!
It contains parts of the following tracks…
All Done Things
Change
The Rose
Lover
Sacremento
Scream
Falling into The Future
Funk Rat
Passage
Run and Hide
Killing Time
Up on High
Safe
You can ‘t Stop It
Shining Surface
Feel
Fear
The Hoodoo
Lucy Blue
These tracks all have longer full versions and will be released over the coming months- probably one at a time as we get round to them-
Musicians
Stu Rowe
Julianne Bastock
Andy Partridge
Cinzano Taylor
Gemma Whitmarsh
Mikey Rowe
Pete Rowe
Charlie Rowe
Sam Bates
Barry Andrews
Bozley
Brendan Hamley
Natasha Whitmarsh
Para
Monstrance
Recorded 2006/7 at New College Studios Swindon
Guitars Andy Partridge
Keyboards Barry Andrews
Drums Martyn Barker
Engineers
Merv Carswell
Stuart Rowe
The Alfonz
All Done Things
Recorded from October 2007 til Feb 2008
In order of appearance
Kingshill Road
Mikey Rowe Rhodes and Clavinet
Natasha Whitmarsh Backing vocals
Brendan Hamley Percussion
Andy Partridge Harmony vocals, guitar solo and Motown guitar in final chorus
Bozley Lead Vocals
Stu Rowe Bass
Cinzano Taylor Growly Guitar
DJ Para Turntables
Barry Andrews Strange Industrial Noises
Mixed by Stu Rowe and Andy Partridge
To be released on Lighterthief “Stutter Drop” album October 2008
Tracks
Julianne Bastock
Feel
Sunrise
Shine
Nothing
All tracks recorded at Lighterthief Studios between April 2007 and September 2007
Shine original recording in London 1999 by Jim Pigott
Overdubs and mixing in Swindon 2006/7
All tracks written by Julianne Bastock/Stuart Rowe ( except Shine written by Julianne Bastock)
Julianne Bastock - Vocals
Stuart Rowe- guitars/bass/production
Mikey Rowe- keys/piano/strings
Videos
Run and Hide by Lighterthief
Filmed by Julianne Bastock and Stuart Rowe in Devon and Birmingham.
Edited by Merv Carswell
Satisfaction Remix by Lighterthief
Lighterthief at Riffs bar swindon Decemeber 2005 featuring Billy the Onion Jones on guitar and Stu Rowe on parasite guitar
Lighterthief at Riffs Bar Swindon December 2005 featuring Gem Whitmarsh on vocals, Cinzano Taylor on bass, J Ganberg on drums and Stu Rowe on guitar
Stu Rowe playing guitar with Amorphous Androgynous/ The Future Sound of London in Melbourne Australia at the Earthcore Festival 2007
Gallery
Contact
Stuart@lighterthiefproductions.com
Phone
07881 940695
Projects
2008
Lighterthief album “Stutter Drop”- production
Julianne Bastock- Co- writing
Andy Partridge- co-writing
The Alfonz- Production
Talk In Code – “Swings and Roundabouts EP”- Production
Matt Kilford - Production
Built for Comfort- Mastering
Shebeats- Production
Barry Andrews -co-writing- bass - guitar
The Dacoits – Mastering
Richard Pryn- Co-writing
Gem Whitmarsh- co-writing
Bob Bowles- “Thick and Thin” bass /mastering
The City Riot- production
The Julia Set- mixing and mastering
Rocket Box- production
Trip Dress- guitar
Ella’s Unable – production
2007
Lighterthief- Incubation
Monstrance –“ Fine Wires Humming a New Song “ EP- Mixing
Shriekback- “Glory Bumps”- Production
Arc- production
Rag Doll Girl- Blood and bones EP – production
Seven years On - mixing
The Alfonz- Summer Sun EP- Production
Charlie Bath – Production /bass
Pugwash- engineering
Ogheno- guitar
The Stone Poem project- bass/guitar
Nick Baker- bass/guitar/ production
Anita Masri – production
Rocket Box EP_ production
2006
Monstrance- Mixing
The Future Sound of London- Teachings from the Electronic Brain- Guitar/ bass
2002
The Future Sound of London- “The Isness” –guitar
2001
The Future Sound Of London- Translations - guitar
News
October 08
Stutter Drop was released at the 12 bar gig - if you want a copy email us and we’ll send you the mp3s. We have also approximately 150 hard copies left- free to anyone who sends us the p and p.
September 08
Stutter Drop- CD to be released at Lighterthief gig- 12 bar Swindon 17th Oct 2008
Musicians confirmed as playing
Stu Rowe
Sam Bates
Natasha Griffiths
Cinzano Taylor
Charlie Rowe
Matt Kilford
Billy Jones
Polly Strange
Bozley
Pete Cousins
DJ Para
VJ Matt Musella
Natasha Whitmarsh
2 tracks produced for the Shebeats- “Exactly That” and “Coffee and a Screw”
July 08
New recordings commencing with the Shebeats
Production continues for Stutter Drop album.
Preparations underway for the Lighterthief gig at the Swindon Shuffle on Sunday August 10th at The Vic Swindon
Alfonz and Shebeats do a mini tour of Cornwall
June 08
New Lighterthief tracks being recorded with Andy Partridge and Julianne Bastock
The Alfonz are working with new management – Wildlife Entertainment
Lighterthief gigs at Riffstock and The Crown Faringdon- lineup Stu Rowe,Sam Bates, Matt Kilford, Pete Rowe, Charlie Rowe, Nick Warr, Billy Jones.
Talk in Code EP mastered- released in August
May 08
Mikey Rowe gets married in New York
Charlie Rowe gigging with the Dacoits- Rich Millin having hernia operation
Alfonz recording continuing with Andy Partridge
New Lighterthief tracks being recorded with Julianne Bastock , Gem Whitmarsh, Rob Szeliga and Richard Pryn.
Lighterthief playing Riffstock Sunday May 25th
Talk in Code EP in mastering stage
Julia Set EP in mastering stage
New Recording with Rocket Box
April 08
Article about The Parasite on Music Thing website
Trip Dress Gig at the Furnace Swindon
Work starts on new Alfonz EP with Andy Partridge and Stu Rowe co-producing
2 New Lighterthief tracks, Killing Time (with Matt Kilford) and Run and Hide (with Julianne Bastock) progressing well. Video of Run and Hide being edited by Merv Carswell
Work about to start mixing 2 tracks for The Julia Set
In middle of EP project with Talk In code
2 track EP produced for The City Riot
“Goblins” - a project with composer Richard Pryn gets stranger and stranger
Buy Incubation here
Incubation
Incubation Album
Released 2007
Tracks
Rite
Shine
The Trumpet Player
Desperation
Invisible
The Forest
Barely Human
Piece
Cold Calling
Head
£5.00 plus £1.00 postage
Reviews
mmambalbums.blogspot.com/2008/03/incubation-by-lighterthief.html
Incubation By Lighterthief
Last month I had the unenviable task of trying to put into words what it is that Lighterthief actually do when they perform live. It seems only logical that I re-visited 2006’s Incubation album and get to grips with them as a studio project as well. It may seem as if this is going over the same ground, but in the case of a band such as Lighterthief, this is certainly not the case. What this band does live and what they do in the studio, may have a lot in common, but it is certainly not as straightforward as one being the public performance of the other. In that respect this band are very good value for money. Lighterthief main man, Stuart Rowe, would be the first to admit that his creation falls somewhere between a studio project, a band, and a label; an approach that enables him to embrace all the tricks of the studio and work with an ever-changing roster of musicians. This fluidity allows for a sound that is at once full of diverse elements and yet retains an underlying and identifiable fingerprint.
This is not an album that conforms to anything other that the imagination of the creator. If you are expecting the standard, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, chorus, play out template, then you have come to the wrong place. This album is the home of rich textured musical forms that seem to slowly morph from one to the other, music that oozes and spills rather than has defined boundaries, it is an album of extremes as ethereal vocals give way to grinding metallic guitar riffs, or deft piano work is dragged into hypnotic trip hop beats. This really has something for everyone .
It is not an album that seems to exist for its individual tracks, though some, Desperation, for example, would make obvious singles, but more should be experienced as a complete body of work. The musical scope of this album cannot be summed up in one, or three, or four tracks. The joy of the album comes in the unexpected blending of genres. For example, The Trumpet Player seems to be a mix of a Tom Waits’ style spoken vocal with the repetitive mournful brass of Hugh Masekela’s Coal Train. Even more extremes are at work than this though. The Forest opens on medieval strings before heading off into a spiral of seventies funk guitar , staccato vocals, off beats and trippy modern electronica. It really does mix things up in a way that you probably haven’t experienced before. Still, variety is the spice of life, they say, and if that is true then this is the hottest musical chilli powder you will ever taste.
Incubation is a roller-coaster ride of musical themes. Although most of the tracks share a foundation of dark sub-dance back beats, each track is fleshed out with a wealth of musical layers dovetailed into strange shapes and with a production quality and attention to detail that really sets this apart from anything else. You may have read this review and still not really understood what the album is about. The reason for this is that firstly it is difficult to encompass the spectrum of this album in mere words and secondly, each time you play the album you will get something new from it, something that you missed last time round. All I can urge you to do is buy the album and work it out for yourself. You will not be disappointed.
Dave Franklin
The Ocelot
Lighterthief
Incubation Album
www.myspace.com/lighterthiefproductions
Lighterthief is the spawn of local producer Stuart Rowe – he’s responsible for the latest recordings from Swindon bands ‘Seven Years On’, ‘The Alfonz’, ‘Arc’ and ‘Rag Doll Girl’, to name but a few. Before all that though, he unleashed ‘Incubation’, the result of over 6 years of work, featuring countless top musicians and more great tracks than you can shake a stick at. It’s got all the makings of a classic album, and never starts to sound dull or predictable. You can order a copy from his website for English pounds, or if you have none, he might accept lighters. You never know.
About
Lighterthief is a Swindon based music collective formed in the late 1990s by musician/producer Stuart Rowe. It operates somewhere between a band , a record label and a production company and it is an output for the work of a continually evolving group of musicians ,singers and producers. Lighterthief’s album “Incubation” was released in 2007. It features performances by several musicians and singers and incorporates influences from electronica, trip-hop, rock, downtempo, ambient, jazz, blues, soul, punk, folk, classical, gospel and funk.
As well as Lighterthief ,Rowe is involved in many other projects.In 2007 he co-produced ( with Barry Andrews) the Shriekback album “Glory Bumps” released on Malicious Damage Records. He also remixed the “Sleep” single for Swindon band Buswell. He mixed the improvised album “Monstrance “ featuring Andy Partridge (XTC) and Barry Andrews and Martyn Barker(Shriekback) . The album was awarded “Album of the Month” status in the Independent newspaper.
In 1998 he met Gary Cobain and Brian Dougans from the Future Sound of London and played guitar and bass on their album “Translations” (2001), ‘The Isness’(2002) , “Alice in Ultraland”(2005) and ‘Teachings from the Electronic Brain’(2006) He also played with their Psychedelic live band ‘the Amorphous Androgynous’ in Sweden ,Russia and Australia alongside sitar player Baluji Shrivasta ,Gary Lucas(guitarist with Captain Beefhart and Jeff Buckley) ,Tim Weller(The Divine Comedy) Mikey Rowe (Oasis, Sheryl Crow), Virgil Howe (The Dirty Feel) and Dave Sanderson (the Hat/ Hoof).In 2005 he developed, in conjunction with Midigun designer Christopher Bauder, the “Parasite” which is a controller for computer sequencers mounted on a modified Fender Telecaster known as the “Cybercaster”. This was used on the Amorphous Androgynous tour of Australia in December 2005.
Also in 2005 he played at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House improvising blues guitar with Pianist /Singer Barry Ganberg accompanying dancers from the Rambert School of dance.; In 2000 he started work part time as a lecturer in Music Technology and Jazz Studies at New College Swindon and a tutor at Swindon Contemporary school of Music.In 1990 he settled in Swindon and opened a record shop- selling rare punk, funk and jazz music at The Rockin Emporium. Whilst continuing to play guitar in local bands such as The Wild Bikinis, The Vindaloo Brothers, Cosmic Rays, and the Advocates with whom he played at Glastonbury Festival in 1994. He also taught guitar privately and started to develop his production ideas.Lighterthief was set up to be a creative output for Rowe’s productions and musical ideas.