After releasing their debut EP and album in 2022, Crimson Creatures set about rehearsing their songs and recruiting a drummer for live performances. Using their spare time to work on demos for a follow-up album, they concentrated on one particular extended piece; which had been simmering on the back burner for several months already. The nine-part song focuses on a woman in an unspecified state of catatonia and follows her internal journey through traumatic life events. In a departure from the previous format, the band uses a series of song fragments to convey each stage of the journey. Each fragment is linked to the next with characters from the woman’s life.
Crimson Creatures have expanded on their sonic palette for this more theatrical and ambitious release and Fragments is unlike anything that you have heard before. Think of Neil Innes of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band with a scattering of Monty Python, Pink Floyd and a whole heap of other Progressive Rock influences. Creator Matthew has a whole host of talents in many different fields, along with other prolific band and solo projects. His creative musical enthusiasm and drive should be bottled and sold to those less inspired. As a music teacher Matthew can pass his inspirational wisdom on to his students. Fragments takes you on a musical journey of many different textures and sounds that jostle for your attention, pushing at your senses in all directions. The atmospheric Ebow-fed guitar, combined with the sweepingly haunting keys, bursts of recorder, and numerous sound effects all add to the complete uniqueness of this distinctive creation.
The Cast
Crimson Creatures
Matthew Cornes: voice, bass guitar & recorder
Richard Stockdill: keyboards, accordion & recorder
Keith Nuttall: 6-string guitars & sound fx
+ their good friend Ken Rafferty, who kindly provided us with drums
Voices provided by
Jo Neill (mother)
Ken Rafferty (teacher)
Matthew Cornes (protagonist, man, girly screaming & crying)
Richard Stockdill (father & cheeky chappie)
Keith Nuttall (drunk)
Jo Neill appears courtesy of the Swanage Barstool Recording Company
Music by Richard Stockdill
Story concept and lyrics by Matthew Cornes and Richard Stockdill
Arranged by Crimson Creatures
Produced and mixed by Keith Nuttall
Cover art and Crimson Creatures logo created by Matthew Cornes
Purchase the EP Here.
You can check also out Matthews Solo work out here.
Links
https://crimsoncreatures.com
https://www.facebook.com/crimsoncreatures
Article by David Chinery (Chinners)
