The Flaming Bridges new EP Water/Sand
Arriving twenty years ago to the windswept climes of New Zealand after another life in North London, Matt Schobs has followed a path across the country laying his head in places as exotic as Tauranga and Oamaru where he has written recorded and released his excellent new EP Water/Sand within seven days from it’s conception.
Split between two instrumentals and three vocal pieces Water/Sand opens with the beautifully expansive sounding Water, which blends a mixture of narration and dream-like vocals, the evocative nature of the instrumentation shimmering like the tracks namesake title.
Stripped of its vocals, Water and alongside instrumental Sand, Schobs displays his talent for multi instrumentation and a potential future sound-tracking films, both tracks cast a luminescent filmic spell.
Water incidentally received National Radio airplay on Nashville Babylon along with some great reviews.
To Be Here Again and Whiskey & Wine showcase a penchant for the blues with warm guitar and heartfelt mournful lyrics, a trait that works across the entire EP Schobs showing a strong flair for pensive and insightful lyrics and while life as a steam punk now lays in ruins, a bright future as a kiwi troubadour beckons.
“It's something I wrote, recorded and released in 7 days after returning from Hawkes Bay for salvation.. It deals with love, loss, acceptance and hope.”
Scobs has opened a group on Facebook for a pre-sale on a batch of limited edition lathe cut records of the "Water / Sand" ep. It's being pressed by Johnny Electric in Christchurch, It includes a digital download and costs $35. Orders close on September 15.