The Dirty Aces - From The Basement

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2015
Time: 40:00 
Size: 93,2 MB 
Label: V2
Styles: Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:

 1. Sinnin' 'Gainst Me - 2:56

 2. The Girl I'm Talkin'About - 3:15

 3. Anna Marie - 4:07

 4. Ain't No Forgetting

 5. That Simple Step - 3:08

 6. Know Where to Get To - 4:37

 7. Upstairs - 2:57

 8. A Few Choice Words - 3:56

 9. My Angels Might Die Too - 3:03

 10. Howl & Moan - 3:45

11. When That Final Storm Rolls In - 4:21

12. Silver Bird to Mexico - 3:50

Musicians:
Vocals, Harmonica – Giles Robson
Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Filip Kozlowski
Bass – Ian Jennings
Organ – Sam Falle
Drums – Mike Hellier

Like the previous record, From The Basement is full of catchy hooks and again the songs use punchy emphatic repetition of a chorus lyric or lick – if a line is good it bears repeating. Good harp tone is a product of the player rather than the instrument. Giles’ tone is exceptionally good and it’s captured perfectly on this record. It’s warm and clear but with a little edgy bite – sort of clean-but-dirty. Giles uses standard Marine Band and Special20 harps out-of-the-box (none of that obsessive tuning and tweaking), and rather than relying on gritty overdriven amps that many harp players favour, his edge comes from playing technique. If the meat of Giles’ harp work is the signature licks, then the Specials on the menu are the solos. They twist and turn and flick, Giles brandishing his iron like a samurai sword slashing through a web of Christmas lights, sparks flying everywhere. There is nice guitar work throughout, it’s the kind of understated complementary rhythm and riffing you might find on a Charlie Musselwhite or Jason Ricci album, but there are several great guitar solos too. 

From The Basement