ian neal

My work follows in the traditions of electronica, prog-rock and even classical music. I use a range of sounds and often work with lengthy pieces in order to create uplifting music with crescendos and points of resolution, as demonstrated in my track Kingdom of the Birds. The piece was played on Radio 1 by Rob da Bank for his track selection from the double CD "A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding in Your Mind: Vol. 1" and is typical of my work in its mixture of quiet and loud passages, its 70s inspired Mellotron and synth sounds, but also its 21st century production and feel.
My first CD is a concept album. Its title track 'All in the Golden Afternoon…' provides the conceptual cues inspired by the figure of Lewis Carroll and the Victorian summers that were the context for his producing 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. Like other tracks, it features evocative samples of spoken poetry, (in this case Carroll's poem 'All in the Golden Afternoon' which features as a preface to the book). Spoken word adds another dimension to my music and works well for the albums. I also make voice-free versions of the tracks so that they might be used for sync work. My second CD 'Out of the Woods' (provisional title) follows in the same vein. Work is underway on a third album which aims to be more synth-based owing to the "sci-fi" and "space-type" themes it draws on. The fourth album will make a return to the pastoral feel which is partially evident in the first and second CDs.