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WorldService Project: Articulate Arsonists

by John Kelman
July 15, 2013

It's a very different time to be a musician than it was even 20 years ago, when major record labels still existed, providing tour support and money to make recordings. It's also a very different time because, with the upsurge of DIY recordings, there's more music being released every month than ever before. Add to that the mix of media--CD, digital (low and high res) and the resurgence of vinyl--and music fans now have more choices than ever before, at ...

Album Review

WorldService Project: Fire in a Pet Shop

Read "Fire in a Pet Shop" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
July 15, 2013

With its debut album, Relentless (Brooke Records, 2011) WorldService Project announced itself as a band to watch. Since that release, the five-piece--led by keyboardist and principal composer Dave Morecroft--has consolidated its reputation as a cooking live band, in particular in its Match & Fuse live collaborations with like-minded bands from across Europe. Now, its second album, Fire in a Pet Shop, is radically different to Relentless; different enough that fans of the earlier record may wish to ...

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Album Review

WorldService Project: Relentless

Read "Relentless" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
September 22, 2011

Formed in 2009, and winner of the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award in 2010, WorldService Project rapidly established itself as a popular live act in London and across Britain, before branching out onto continental Europe with gigs in Norway and Germany. Its debut, Relentless, demonstrates that this is a band on a roll.The quintet has a classic jazz lineup, centered around the piano of founder and main composer Dave Moorcroft. Eight of the nine tracks are Moorcroft originals, and ...