A gig on Saturday 7th March. The event starts at 19:30.
Mark McDowell & Friends are a folk-rock group from Bristol performing jangly garage folk, spooked out ballads & hypnotic drone based improvisations.
Mark McDowell releases his 6th studio album Breakthrough on Friday 3rd April. Recording as Mark McDowell and Friends – it builds on the sonic palette of 2017’s acclaimed Dark Weave LP. The nine tracks encompass free flowing instrumentals, West-coast sunshine pop, acid folk and electronica.
Marking a busy year, Mark McDowell and Friends also have tracks released on Fruits de Mer Records ‘A Band For All Seasons - 4 cd and triple vinyl – as well two live albums taken from the ‘17th Dream of Dr Sardonicus Festiva’l – released on vinyl in May
Mark McDowell’s last alum ‘Dark Weave’ received great reviews and worldwide radio support, including BBC 6 Music’s Gideon Coe show and The Late Junction along with key stations across Europe the States ensuring the album considerable exposure. Reviewers praised the album's outstanding song writing, production and unique instrumentation.
Shindig Magazine
MARK MCDOWELL AND FRIENDS – DARK WEAVE
Dark Weave derives much of its success from its artfully constructed textures. Analogue bubbles and drones are at play here as Mark McDowell and Hannah Moriah’s vocals commingle with acoustic lines and Indian strings, on this fine and varied offering.
(Greg Healey)
Terrascope
https://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Reviews_June_18.htm
MARK MCDOWELL AND FRIENDS – DARK WEAVE
What a little corker of an album it is, “Look In The Dust”, is a pure sixties inspired garage nugget, “Light Of Love”, starts off like a classic Hawkwind style tune, Definitely try and secure a copy of this album; it reminds me in places of The Clientele, high recommendation indeed.
(Andrew Young)
Up the wooden Hills to Bedfordshire
youtu.be/gkosTjuNEJE
Celequiem
youtu.be/1LE3fz9plIo
Mark McDowell and Friends – Give the Gods
youtu.be/Zi21xn15dMk
https://markmcdowell.bandcamp.com
https://markmcdowell.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/mcdowell-2
www.facebook.com/markmcdowellsolo
[email protected]
Twitter @mcdowellband
Entry requirements:
Mark McDowell releases his 6th studio album Breakthrough on Friday 3rd April. Recording as Mark McDowell and Friends – it builds on the sonic palette of 2017’s acclaimed Dark Weave LP. The nine tracks encompass free flowing instrumentals, West-coast sunshine pop, acid folk and electronica.
Marking a busy year, Mark McDowell and Friends also have tracks released on Fruits de Mer Records ‘A Band For All Seasons - 4 cd and triple vinyl – as well two live albums taken from the ‘17th Dream of Dr Sardonicus Festiva’l – released on vinyl in May
Mark McDowell’s last alum ‘Dark Weave’ received great reviews and worldwide radio support, including BBC 6 Music’s Gideon Coe show and The Late Junction along with key stations across Europe the States ensuring the album considerable exposure. Reviewers praised the album's outstanding song writing, production and unique instrumentation.
Shindig Magazine
MARK MCDOWELL AND FRIENDS – DARK WEAVE
Dark Weave derives much of its success from its artfully constructed textures. Analogue bubbles and drones are at play here as Mark McDowell and Hannah Moriah’s vocals commingle with acoustic lines and Indian strings, on this fine and varied offering.
(Greg Healey)
Terrascope
https://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Reviews_June_18.htm
MARK MCDOWELL AND FRIENDS – DARK WEAVE
What a little corker of an album it is, “Look In The Dust”, is a pure sixties inspired garage nugget, “Light Of Love”, starts off like a classic Hawkwind style tune, Definitely try and secure a copy of this album; it reminds me in places of The Clientele, high recommendation indeed.
(Andrew Young)
Up the wooden Hills to Bedfordshire
youtu.be/gkosTjuNEJE
Celequiem
youtu.be/1LE3fz9plIo
Mark McDowell and Friends – Give the Gods
youtu.be/Zi21xn15dMk
https://markmcdowell.bandcamp.com
https://markmcdowell.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/mcdowell-2
www.facebook.com/markmcdowellsolo
[email protected]
Twitter @mcdowellband
Entry requirements:
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