Welcome!
This is a site dedicated to the multi-instrumentalist and beautiful soul singer Lewis Taylor. Based in the UK, he has developed a following of devoted fans round the world. His music is unclassifiable, though frequently compared to musicians as diverse as Marvin Gaye, Brian Wilson, Scott Walker, Syd Barrett and Radiohead.
You'll find images and sounds, as well as links to similar artists. However, the most active place on this site is the forum, so come along and join in the discussion. Also, to find out more about LT fans, please visit Lewis Taylor's Fan Collection, maintained with devotion by Loz!
More music on its way.....
The long awaited release, "The Lost Album", is finally available from slowreality.com! This collection of tracks rumoured to have been developed in response to the success of his first release (some might say "in retaliation"...) is Lewis as you always wanted to hear him. A quote from the Uncut (12/2004) review says it all: "It's hard to believe one man is making most of these sounds... Whereas his soul LPs have tended to be improvised over grooves and atmospheres, this is more crafted, the songs written on guitar or piano, the vocals layered with detail and delicacy... with each release he dynamites more barriers. You could lose yourself in this".
"The Lost Album" can be ordered direct from here.
"Limited Edition 2004" is a 50 minute collection of Lewis Taylor tracks and a must for hard-core fans. Lewis gets funky, does the jazz thing, goes all experimental and weird, rocks out, progs it up and even goes 'west coast'. Basically 10 tracks of Lewis just being himself. This album was originally only available at the London gigs in April 2004 and proved so popular that we decided to continue making it available exclusively at slowreality.com.
"Limited Edition 2004" can be ordered direct from here.
"Stoned Part II" is the second release by Lewis, 1 March 2004, once again on his own label. This record proves to be a more accurate reflection of the diverse range and nature of Lewis' talents and influences, from classic pop, rock and soul to more contemporary sounds and colours. More than ever, this is music impossible to classify and is, rightly, better just listened to. "If you know someone who thinks Daniel Bedingfield or Jamiroquai represents the very apex of classy soul-pop, then slip them a copy of this stylish, sexy, infectious record and blow their tiny mind." Mojo, **** March 2004.
"Stoned Part II" can be ordered direct from here.
"Stoned Part I" was the first album to be recorded by Lewis on his own label, Slow Reality. It was released in October 2002, and received excellent press - The Times, The Telegraph, Q-Magazine, Uncut, Mojo, Hot Stars (OK! Magazine), Music Week, and radio support - Radio 1, Radio 2, Kiss FM, Jazz FM, Radio London - and had Sir Elton John plugging the album on TV. It was accompanied by a widely acclaimed gig at Subterranea, London and a completely sold out 3-day run at London's well-known Jazz Cafe.
"Stoned Part I" can be ordered direct from here.
If you've heard them already, have you considered giving either of them as a gift?
Site News
22.08.04: And we're back! After a considerable amount of time and effort reconstructing the forums following a pretty vicious hack last week, we are now back in action, upgraded and all... Check the forum news for some special treats..... (To reach the forums, use the link above, do not use your old bookmarks).
18.08.04: Forums were hacked again... Quite possibly by someone in Vietnam -- email address canhsat_khuvuc@yahoo.com, IP address 203.210.215.93, unless it was faked. Do with that information whatever you wish.... Forums will be out for a while as I investigate this. However, we will be back with some veeeery juicy new additions. (Think of "ghostly" tracks, or fishy, possibly "trout"-like music....).
07.23.04: Limited Edition is now available online at the slowreality store...
03.05.04: Stoned Part II is out and everyone has something to say about it... check out the forums! Now... when will be able to hear that elusive "lost album"....?
06.05.03: We were hacked and now we're back... the forum was out for a while but has now been upgraded so it should be more secure. It had to happen some day, eh?
01.24.03: There have been several updates over the past few months but somehow they slipped past the "Site News" section... A terribly overdue spring cleaning has just been undertaken! In particular, more images have been added and we're now testing a chat feature, located here. To support this site, you can now send small donations using PayPal (click donations in top right hand corner for more information).
09.19.02: Welcome to the new site design! Please let me know what you think...
08.28.02: Moved to a new server; new forums are now available. Please re-register!
Notes
Apart from the official news message on this page, this site is not affiliated with Lewis Taylor or his management, though we are in regular communication with them.
For the most recent and up-to-date information, please visit the forums.
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