Name: Witchazel
Brand: Matt Berry

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AJXLP251B

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Brown

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Caramel

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-08-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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0676499025192

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / brown

Artist

Matt Berry

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Acid Jazz

Acid Jazz is a British label that was established in 1987 by Eddie Piller and Gilles Peterson. Although Peterson left in 1989 to form Talkin' Loud, the label continued to thrive under the management of Dean Rudland. The name 'Acid Jazz' was a playful response to the popular 'acid house' movement of the late 80s. Despite its name, Acid Jazz produced records that were not necessarily jazz or acid music, but they quickly became synonymous with 90s style and sophistication. In fact, the term 'acid jazz' began being used to describe any record with a similar vibe. Today, Acid Jazz remains an influential force in the music industry.

Eddie Piller
Gilles Peterson
Dean Rudland

Matt Berry, born on May 2, 1974 in Bromham, Bedfordshire, England, is an actor and musician known for his roles on the British sitcoms The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. He gained international recognition as Lazlo on the FX vampire comedy series What We Do in the Shadows. Along with Rich Fulcher, he created and starred in the cult comedy series Snuff Box. Matt has also written the parody rock opera AD/BC for BBC Three.

Aside from acting, Matt Berry has a vibrant musical career with 10 albums released through Acid Jazz label. His music style varies from progressive rock to experimental folk with an electronic feel. He often collaborates with his band 'The Maypoles' who perform live at his concerts. One of his most famous songs is 'Take My Hand', featured in Snuff Box and Toast Of London.

Inspired by musicians like Jean-Michel Jarre and Vangelis (whom he played as a cameo on Shooting Stars), Matt Berry's music incorporates recurring melodies while exploring different genres. His theme song for Snuff Box was briefly featured in the movie Dredd and covered by American R&B artist Geno Washington.

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Matt Berry has starred as eccentric explorer Dixon Bainbridge in the Mighty Boosh and Douglas Reynholm in the it crowd but Witchazel is Berry's voyage into the heart of the countryside, where strange things happen and barn doors go creak in the night. Recorded almost entirely in his front room, it is a collection of thirteen songs which will touch a central nerve with anyone with a fondness for British psychedelia and / or '70's folk. for Matt, it's a labour of love, pure and simple. Veering between spooked folk laments ('accident at a harvest festival'), space rock tapestries (eight minute epic 'the pheasant') and Donovan-esque pop ('look in my book'), it's quite simply a stunning record; the sort of woodland fantasia Fleet Foxes would make had they grown up in within earshot of the m25. If the massed mellotrons, fruity hammond and prog-rock inflections (check out 'from the manger to the mortuary') makes it feel like a lost classic you've found in the racks of your favourite second hand record shop, it's deliberate.

Witchazel

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