'Shared'

'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.


£12.99 + UK P&P
(UK buyers only)


£12.99 + International P&P
(All non-UK buyers)

 

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.
 

'Shared'