THE NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND – Standards Vol. VI LP Metal Wilkerson cites many non-musical inspirations

Wilkerson cites many non-musical inspirations like family

so new and uncharted

Inspired by the likes of Dick Raaijmakers

The contrary poles of humor and morbidity for which Matmos are known show up on the album’s distinct sides

from breezy folk-rock ('Man Hole Covered Wagon') to pieces incorporating classical guitar and phantasmagoric lyrics ('L Ballade' finds Phillips' at his most Donovan-like

THE NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND – Standards Vol. VI LP Metal Wilkerson cites many non-musical inspirationsA kind of hush pervades throughout Standards Vol VI, the latest release by The National Jazz Trio of Scotland, the ironically named project helmed by Falkirks musical polymath, Bill Wells, that is neither a trio, nor a jazz band. If this collection of ten covers probably comes closest to the latter in its late night renditions of actual standards, the presence of long term NJToS member and collaborator Aby Vulliamy as the records lone vocalist adds to