| 'Shared' is a
project conceived by Miles Hunt, of The Wonder
Stuff, to showcase and introduce some of the
outstanding musical talent available in the UK which
may not get picked up by the standard media outlets.
The inaugural 'Shared'
event took place Birmingham's newly refurbished Town
Hall in January 2009 and featured Nick Heyward,
Wayne Hussey, Roddy Frame and Katell Keineg
alongside Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls. Since
then, in addition to approaching established artists
of an acoustic nature for further ''Shared'' live
events in the future, Miles has been working with a
number of lesser known UK artists for a compilation
album released in association with Independent
Records Ltd.
The debut album was launched as part of the
"A Day at The Bridges" festival held at The
Horseshoe Inn, Bridges in Shropshire in July and
features performances from six acts with each artist
providing three songs including The Mission's Wayne
Hussey, Immaculate Fools' Dirty Ray with Miles and
Erica alongside Rob Dunsford, Matthew Derrick and
Timothy Parkes.
In conversation following the release of the album,
Miles said "Once again I am genuinely surprised at
the goodwill and enthusiasm shown toward the
'Shared' project. The first people that I
approached to record for the album gave me an
immediate 'yes', in much the same way as Wayne, Roddy, Katell & Nick did for the show in Birmingham.
It was always my intention to open up the appeal of
''Shared'' with newer artists and given the amount
of touring that Erica and I have done in the last
couple of years, we have seen so many great players
and performers that there are plenty to chose from.'
 The
full tracklisting for the album is as follows:
1. The Waiting Song
(performed by Dirty Ray)
2.
Dashboard Therapy
(performed by Rob Dunsford)
3.
Witchcraft
(performed by Timothy Parkes)
4. Oars
In The Water
(performed by Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls)
5. You're
My Heaven
(performed by Matthew Derrick)
6. Like A
Child Again
(performed by Wayne Hussey)
7. The
Rain Song
(performed by Dirty Ray)
8. Don't
Go To The Other Side Of The World
(performed by Rob Dunsford)
9. Looks
Like Rain
(performed by Timothy Parkes)
10. The
Sum Of Us
(performed by Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls)
11. Head
Up, Chin Down
(performed by Matthew Derrick)
12. Tower
Of Strength
(performed by Wayne Hussey)
13. The
Mermaid's Song
(performed by Dirty Ray)
14.
Millionaire
(performed by Rob Dunsford)
15. Holes
(performed by Timothy Parkes)
16. We
All Go Down Together
(performed by Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls)
17. Not
On My Cloud
(performed by Matthew Derrick)
18. Trail
Of Scarlett
(performed by Wayne Hussey)
Three samplers
featuring extracts from all tracks on the album can
be found on the 'Shared'
MySpace page.
Copies of the album are available priced at £12.99.
The time and effort
of all of the artists and personnel who have
contributed to 'Shared' thus far is gratefully
appreciated. It is hoped that 'Shared' will
introduce all of the artists involved to a much
wider audience and promote their talent not only to
people within the UK but to other parts of the world
also.
Miles is currently
working with a number of other artists on the second
SHARED compilation album which is hoped to be
released towards the end of the year. Keep an eye on this
website for more news and
information on 'Shared' including news of a second
album and live dates.
Reviews
Record Collector Magazine - Terry Staunton
Room 512 website - Rob Stokes
Shared album launch party -Bryan Taylor
Sunday Times article and interview
Rock and Reel (Radio 2) album review
Media
Links
Website
resources
Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls (The Wonder Stuff's
website)
Wayne Hussey
Timothy Parkes
Independent Records
MySpace links
Shared
Matthew Derrick
Miles Hunt
Wayne Hussey
Erica Nockalls
Timothy Parkes
Dirty Ray Weatherall
Independent Records
Hi-resolution
images
Artwork packshot
Dirty Ray
Rob Dunsford
Timothy Parkes
Miles and Erica
Matthew Derrick
Wayne Hussey
For further
information, contact Tom Haxell at Spirit Music and
Media on 0208 741 6020 or email
tom@spiritmm.com.
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