Gareth Dickson featured on Spinning on Air on WNYC
Gareth Dickson was recently featured on the “Thank You, Guitar” episode of Spinning on Air with David Garland on WNYC. You can listen here (Gareth Dickson start at around 13:40), or view the episode page here. It was recorded live in studio when Gareth was touring with Vashti Bunyan. The full session will air in December.Phanton Channel’s best of 2009 includes Gareth Dickson
Well apparently it’s the time of year for reflection. British indie label Phantom Planet have named Gareth Dickson’s “Collected Recordings” in their list of the 50 Best albums of 2009. I know we’re supposed to be all “gosh” and humble, but sod that “we agree!”. It’s one hell of a disc. One that I think we’ll keep coming back to year after year.6. Collected Recordings | Gareth Dickson (Drifting Falling)
An over-looked gem of a record where Labradford meets Nick Drake in one of the most dream-like of recordings in 2009. Glasgow-based Dickson is a master craftsman and his songs are simply sublime.
Textura – 2009 TOP 10S AND 20S
Textura has named Gareth Dickson’s “Collected Recordings” as Number 7 in it’s Top 20 albums of 2009! We’re very excited about this because Textura is a publication that we hold in very high regard. Read the text below.07. Gareth Dickson: Collected Recordings (Drifting Falling)
Though Gareth Dickson cites Aphex Twin, Brian Eno, Bert Jansch, Robert Johnson, and Nick Drake as influences, it’s clearly the latter that stands out from that diverse crowd in Dickson’s music; in fact, there are a few songs on Collected Recordings that sound so uncannily like the long-dead legend, they could pass for newly-discovered Drake songs. Throughout Dickson’s fifty-minute recording, the finger-picking of his steel-stringed acoustic guitar merges wonderfully with his fragile voice, and the peaceful ambiance created by the slow-motion tracks proves seductive too.
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