Chris Bishop

Rick Tomlinson aka Voice of the Seven Woods stumbled in to Manchester's vivid musical landscape as a vinyl hungry psyched-out sidekick to Andy Votel on his formative Twisted Nerve road show. The self-taught jack of all musical trades has since drawn influence from an oblique archive of obscure LPs and bizarre instruments and forged his own unique approach to making music, his very own hybrid blend of instrumental progressive folk. Enlisting the skills of drummer Chris Walmsley in a quest to create the authentic sound typified by the likes of Tery Cox in Pentangle with an added rhythmic influence of Turkish psychedelic bands first heard in the mid 70's, who has recorded with forward thinking groups like Broadcast, along with upright bass player Paul Blakesley - both of which are the perfect reactionary accompaniment to Rick's sporadic flirtations with time and tempo. – Amazon

In the end, there's no questioning this album's impact, one that is still being felt via rap-induced aftershocks. In addition to its contemporary impact and continued longevity, the album was a massive success for Clinton and company upon its release in 1975, elevating the P-Funk collective to unparalleled heights in terms of audience. Some Parliament albums may be flawless, and others may be innovative, but this is the P-Funk zenith in more ways than one, perfect as well as perennial.

Matt Powell is a Virginia born singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist currently living and working in Nashville, Tennessee. He has spent the past fifteen years residing in Austin, Texas where he has self-produced and independently released six solo efforts on which he performs nearly everything. He has also appeared on and produced records for a number of other artists from the area. Matt fronts his own bands, performs solo, and has played guitar/bass for a number of acts including Wade Bowen, Adam Hood, Bonnie Bishop, Drew Kennedy, The Greencards, Brandon Rhyder, Sunny Sweeney, and many others. Matt's music is an intricate, interesting blend of many styles ranging from country and bluegrass, to singer/songwriter type tunes, to rock, soul, and blues; all of which Powell seems to somehow tie together and always deliver with a catchy pop sensibility. His songs have been recorded by a number of artists from Texas favorites.