Various Artists - Brought To Light (Various Artists)

Various Artists - Brought To Light (Various Artists)FatCat has a long tradition of supporting new artists and treating demos with an open mind. This new collection of songs, the first in a trilogy of such releases, is demonstrable to the eclectic taste the label has always possessed. FatCat has always been a label that comfortably straddles the line between guitar music and electronica. For this release, the focus is on the sort of DIY guitar sound of which Paws and TRAAMS fans might enjoy. Away from

The deadly talented singer/songwriter Samantha Fish performs some of her best-loved songs live

" which swirls with keys and harmony vocals to underscore a brilliant melody

which Xenia was immersed in during the writing process

Here is a wonderful cast of musicians reunited around Max Roach (drums) and Abbey Lincoln (vocals)

alternately wronged and rueful

Plenty of these sonic elements appeared in tofubeats' music over the next decade

"Un Buen Momento" (1995) was recorded at the legendary Ardent studios in Memphis

mammoth guitars but also magnifies the bright

because they've crept back just when things got really weird

soulful electric piano's and Hammond organs create an original soundscape of emotion and groove

and Drew Banga

Ritchie Blackmore's electrifying guitar riffs