Angel Pavements - D. Rothon
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A limited edition Mini CD inspired by twentieth-century London literature
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. “
