Angel Pavements - D. Rothon
A limited edition Mini CD inspired by twentieth-century London literature
Angel Pavements by D.Rothon was created to mark A Spring Gathering with Clay Pipe Music at Soho Poly, in London. It will be available at the event on 25th April 2026, which is now sold out.
It will also be available at the Independent Label Market on 9th May 2026, and as usual, I’ll be taking reservations for those attending, so if you’d like me to reserve you a copy, just shout.
Clay Pipe welcomes back D. Rothon with four signature instrumental compositions featuring his beautiful pedal steel and keyboards as well as contributions from regular collaborators Hilary Robinson and Johanna Warren. Created to mark Clay Pipe’s event at Soho Poly in London, this new Mini CD gathers four pieces inspired by the London novels of the likes of James Curtis and Patrick Hamilton, which strongly evoke a largely forgotten yet distantly familiar world.
“For years I’ve enjoyed hunting down novels of everyday London life – and low life – especially from the early-to-mid 20th century. It all started with James Curtis’s brilliant The Gilt Kid – a charity shop punt – then tracking down his other books and any others vaguely like them. I’ve already stolen a few titles for tracks on my other Clay Pipe releases, but thought it was time I did a whole set of pieces based around this theme. On Angel Pavements the track names are taken not just from book titles but also chapters or quotes lifted from the text. “