I'm into electronic music, I'm not into folk. Not anymore. I used to be. Very long ago. A different life. I'm not into folk.. yet I bought this.
Gareth's music is everything that can be good about folk and I thought had been lost. Thought was lost to folk. I'm an idiot. Micro Landscape of a Bathroom Sink
If you're just discovering the music of Gareth Dickson, I'd suggest starting with this album. Spend an hour or two with it and you'll feel like you grew up with this music. Comparisons to Nick Drake could be made, but Gareth's music has its own gentle and brilliant light to it that ultimately steps well outside this easy reference. Lost Tribe Sound
Even if he says otherwise, Ian Hawgood is super prolific and incredibly talented in not only his own releases, but in collaborations and with the heart & soul put into the labels he's run over the years.
Saying all that, this is a more recent favorite release of Ian's: peaceful, deceivingly simple (yet not!) piano works that is personal, elegant and graceful in its warmth and presentation. Plus it's for a wonderful cause. Get it!! Joe Borreson
Spectral, dark-edged British folk, warped on the latter half by mesmerizing remixes. All proceeds go to Black South West Network. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 23, 2020