Revelations by Colin Clyde and Aching Muscle
These works feature the voice of Colin Clyde performing the words of his Uncle, Gordon H Steele with ambient musical accompaniment from Richard Fennings. A working relationship that has its origins in Colin’s use of the band Moly to soundtrack his recording and stage performance of The Fighter Pilot’s Tale.
Biographies:
Gordon Steele
Gordon Steele BSc (author) won The North American Grand Prize for Poetry in 1996, for "On Perspective and how to get things into", which has since been incorporated into "The Fighter Pilot's Tale".
Gordon was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and spent his childhood in Georgia. As a teenager he moved to Honolulu, Oahu, and from there to Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended high school. In July 1940 Gordon entered the US Military Academy at West Point, from which he graduated in June 1943. As a fighter pilot in the Second World War, he flew fifty-six missions over France, Belgium, and Germany, in a single engine, soloist P-47 Thunderbolt. He was shot down and wounded twice; taken as a Prisoner of War, from which he escaped, but was recaptured after 17 days; and subsequently awarded a DFC, 9 Air Medals and 2 Purple Hearts.
Colin Clyde
Colin Clyde (actor) trained at St Catherine's Drama Studio in Guildford. He is a LAMDA Associate with Gold Honours in Speech. He has been involved in drama locally in Surrey for many years, and his notable roles include: Adam in "The Four Seasons" by Arnold Wesker, Feldmann in "Duet for One" by Tom Kempinski, for the Studio Company in Ash Vale; Adolph in "The Creditors" by Strindberg, and Serebryakov in "Uncle Vanya" for Teddington Theatre Club.
Tracklist
| 1. | Colin Clyde and Aching Muscle - Predicate | 5:53 |
| 2. | Colin Clyde and Aching Muscle - Especially | 5:56 |
| 3. | Colin Clyde and Aching Muscle - Candle | 3:07 |
Credits
Colin Clyde: Voice
Gordon Steele: Words
Richard Fennings: Sounds
License
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Aching Muscle is the solo project of Richard Fennings, a multi instrumentalist from the cultural capital of Surrey - Godalming. It is an instrumental concern centered on guitar based rock but incorporating elements of electronic, funk and jazz.
Richard has been playing in bands since the early 00's including drumming for Doom/Sludge outfit Pensevor.