Rooftop Recordings - David Philips

David’s new record (Rooftop Recordings) made it to the LUISTERPAAL (listening pole) of RADIO 6 in Holland.

The disc also entered the EURO AMERICANA CHART for October. The Euro Americana Chart is compiled by DJs, journalists, retailers, promotors and other people who are interested in Americana music from all over Europe. Every month they send in their favouriteCD top 6. These are the ingredients for the chart, published each month on this site and in different european fanzines.

At David’s site you will find a music player with all 12 tracks of the new record.

http://www.davidphilips.net/

.FEEDBACK

Esa Kuloniemi (Finland): Nice, intimate and soothing acoustic blues with enough variety to keep up the listening activity. David's vocal abilities are in balance with his excellent guitar skills.

Arjen Dekker / Stads RTV Breda; Great album en last wednesday in my show.

Mike Flynn / The Folk Sampler (USA). It is an interesting CD. Thanks.

Nu.nl (Holland): Het voelt bijna alsof je naast Philips op het terras zit.

BluesMagazine (Holland): Kaal. Kippevel. Kwetsbaar. En jankend mooi.

Soundslike (Belgium): Ook al lijkt er een overaanbod aan singer/songwriters, albums al dit blijven schaars goed.

Ruud Heijjer / Kippevel (Holland): teksten die passen binnen countryblues en folk, maar tegelijk persoonlijk zijn

BluesInThe Northwest (UK): It could just be that British ex-pat David Philips has recorded one of this year’s best albums

Blues Again (France): Ce disque appartient à la catégorie des plaisirs simples qui font beaucoup de bien.

You can read the complete reviews at the Black and Tan site

http://www.black-and-tan.com

BUY

The quickest and probably cheapest way (12,99 EUR shipping included) to get your copy of the record is direct from the source in our own web store. In the store you will also find David’s previous album (Heal Yourself Alone). Here is the direct link to the web store

http://tinyurl.com/2qax9c

LIVE

David will come to tour Holland and Belgium in the first half of December. Feel free to send us all you venue suggestions and of course David can easily travel to the neighbour countries as well. David is also available for all kind of media activities (like interviews and live-on-air performances etc)

LINKS

Here you can find music & information and also interact / support David.

http://www.davidphilips.net/

https://www.facebook.com/davidphilipsmusic

https://twitter.com/#!/dphilipsmusic

David Philips - Update

NEW RECORD
The new record made it to #11 on the July / August airplay chart of the Collectif des Radio Blues; a society representing all blues radio shows in the French speaking countries.

Here is some of the feedback that came in the last few days:

Jean Louis Poirier / Radio Beton (France): Excellent musician

Marylou Busch / Concertzender (Holland): Prachtig, beetje Kelly Joe Phelps-like

Hans Schiffer / Schiffers FM (Holland): Well recorded, intimate en perfectly fitting for a Sunday

HEAVEN (Holland): David Philips is ontvangen en wordt niet alleen met veel plezier beluisterd maar ook zeker besproken in de komende editie.

Rootstime (Belgium) : David Philips / Rooftop Recordings is een pracht van een rustgevende, bluesy luisterbeleving geworden die we zowel aanraden aan liefhebbers van knappe stemmen als van snaren en gitaren!

Something Else Review (USA): A Chris Smither from the other side of the pond, Philips keeps it straightforward simple, making The Rooftop Recordings a simple pleasure.

Moors Magazine (Holland): Ga liggen en stel je een warme zomeravond voor en iemand die alleen voor jou een paar liedjes speelt.

ZICAZIC (France): Sorte de tranche de vie vue et pens\351e d'une terrasse et d'un toit, \253 The Rooftop Recordings \273 allie avec une certaine intelligence la rigueur technique et la libert\351 artistique pour faire de l'album un pur moment de bonheur. A commander au plus vite !

THE GOOD MUSIC FOX: David Philips is a sweet troubadour and solitary singer-songwriter

BluesForum (Holland) : ga op de bank liggen en laat je verrassen door heerlijke folk-bluezy songs

You can read the complete reviews at the Black and Tan site
http://www.black-and-tan.com

BUY
The quickest and probably cheapest way (12,99 EUR shipping included) to get your copy of the record is direct from the source in our own webstore. In the store you will also find David's previous album (Heal Yourself Alone). Here is the link to the
http://tinyurl.com/2qax9c

LIVE
David will come to tour Holland and Belgium in the first half of December. Feel free to send us all you venue suggestions and of course David can easily travel to the neighbour countries as well. David is also available for all kind of media activities (like interviews and live-on-air performances etc)

LINKS
Here you can find information and interact / support David.
http://www.davidphilips.net/
https://www.facebook.com/davidphilipsmusic
https://twitter.com/#!/dphilipsmusic



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LIVE
For the booking in France miX&dorp signed with NUEVA PRODUCTIONS Agency in Gignac. They will be handle the exclusive booking for miX&dorp in France plus the French and Italian part of Switzerland. A few of the other names on their roster; Eric Bibb, Corey Harris, Shemekia Copeland, Roland Tchakounte, Holmes Brothers.
http://www.nuevaonda.fr/

MORE TRAX
Besides the 12 tracks on his first record there are a lot more miX&dorp tracks available in digital form. Here are the links to all the tracks at several popular download platform
iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/nl/artist/mix-dorp/id416567823
BeatPort:
http://www.beatport.com/artist/mix-and-dorp/187116
Amazon:
http://tinyurl.com/62ru7ka

BUY
The quickest and probably cheapest way (12,99 EUR shipping included) to get your copy of the CD is direct from the source in our own webstore
http://tinyurl.com/2qax9c

LINKS
At these links you can follow, interact with and support miX&dorp
http://www.mixendorp.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/MiXendorp/152870691404494
http://twitter.com/#!/miXendorp

The Rooftop Recordings - David Philips - New release review

I just completed a few listens of the new David Philips recording. The recording is focused and quiet. Grab a cup of coffee, a news paper and enjoy a quiet day.

David Philips lives in a roof top apartment at the top of a block of flats in Barcelona, Spain. When it came time to record these songs, he decided to record at home. He set up a few mics in the room that leads on to the same roof terrace where he likes to write his music.

The songs are stripped down to the bare bones, just voice, a guitar (be it regular 6 string Acoustic, 3 string Cigar Box Guitar, 4 string Ukulele or Lap style Dobro), a little harmonica now and then and maybe some foot stomping. No overdubs, just live, one take and if you listen carefully you'll hear in the background a soundscape created by the people and creatures David shares his environment with, just like any other day up there on the roof.

Tracklisting
1. Help Me To Forget
2. You Didn’t Make Me
3. Our Own Hands
4. Raised In The North
5. What Am I ?
6. Kind Stranger
7. South East Breeze
8. Tied Up, Gagged And Bound
9. Stones Throw
10. Mountain To Climb
11. When I’m Drunk
12. Kind Stranger (reprise)

Total playing time 42:04

The official release date is September 9, 2011.