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The Golden Age Of Steam: Tomato Brain

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by Bruce Lindsay
December 4, 2020

It's been a while. The Golden Age Of Steam released debut album Raspberry Tongue (Babel Records) in 2009, the follow-up, Welcome To Bat Country (Basho Records), in 2012. Then they laid low until 2020 and the appearance of album number three, Tomato Brain. It's been worth the wait. The album's multi-layered, six-part, “Loftopus" is an atmospheric and often disturbing half-hour. The title track is a reminder of the comic, but dark, inventiveness of Scots poet, songwriter, humorist and all-round genius ...

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Album Review

The Golden Age Of Steam: Raspberry Tongue

Read "Raspberry Tongue" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
May 17, 2010

The musicians who combine to make The Golden Age Of Steam are part of an energetic and vibrant community of young British jazz players who work together in a seemingly endless series of collaborations and collectives. All three are already BBC Jazz Award winners--reed player James Allsopp and drummer Tim Giles winning the 2008 award for Innovation for their band Fraud and keyboard player Kit Downes gaining the 2008 Rising Star award. Raspberry Tongue is the debut album for the ...