Bman's Blues Report

David’s new record (Rooftop Recordings) made it to the LUISTERPAAL (listening pole) of RADIO 6 in Holland. The disc also entered the EURO AMERICANA CHART for October. The Euro Americana Chart is compiled by DJs, journalists, retailers, promotors and other people who are interested in Americana music from all over Europe. Every month they send in their favouriteCD top 6. These are the ingredients for the chart, published each month on this site and in different european fanzines. At David’s site you will find a music player with all 12 tracks of the new record. http://www.davidphilips.net/ .FEEDBACK Esa Kuloniemi (Finland): Nice, intimate and soothing acoustic blues with enough variety to keep up the listening activity. David's vocal abilities are in balance with his excellent guitar skills. Arjen Dekker / Stads RTV Breda; Great album en last wednesday in my show. Mike Flynn / The Folk Sampler (USA). I t is an interesting CD. Thanks. Nu.nl (Holland): Het voelt bijn...

NEW RECORD The new record made it to #11 on the July / August airplay chart of the Collectif des Radio Blues; a society representing all blues radio shows in the French speaking countries. Here is some of the feedback that came in the last few days: Jean Louis Poirier / Radio Beton (France): Excellent musician Marylou Busch / Concertzender (Holland): Prachtig, beetje Kelly Joe Phelps-like Hans Schiffer / Schiffers FM (Holland): Well recorded, intimate en perfectly fitting for a Sunday HEAVEN (Holland): David Philips is ontvangen en wordt niet alleen met veel plezier beluisterd maar ook zeker besproken in de komende editie. Rootstime (Belgium) : David Philips / Rooftop Recordings is een pracht van een rustgevende, bluesy luisterbeleving geworden die we zowel aanraden aan liefhebbers van knappe stemmen als van snaren en gitaren! Something Else Review (USA): A Chris Smither from the other side of the pond, Philips keeps it straightforward simple, making The Rooftop Recordings a ...

I just completed a few listens of the new David Philips recording. The recording is focused and quiet. Grab a cup of coffee, a news paper and enjoy a quiet day. David Philips lives in a roof top apartment at the top of a block of flats in Barcelona, Spain. When it came time to record these songs, he decided to record at home. He set up a few mics in the room that leads on to the same roof terrace where he likes to write his music. The songs are stripped down to the bare bones, just voice, a guitar (be it regular 6 string Acoustic, 3 string Cigar Box Guitar, 4 string Ukulele or Lap style Dobro), a little harmonica now and then and maybe some foot stomping. No overdubs, just live, one take and if you listen carefully you'll hear in the background a soundscape created by the people and creatures David shares his environment with, just like any other day up there on the roof. Tracklisting 1. Help Me To Forget 2. You Didn’t Make Me 3. Our Own Hands 4. Raised In The N...