Various -
Ralphs Life
CD
Out Now
A new
compilation raising money for Rethink Mental Illness is out now.
Mike Lindley
has done tremendous things. Putting all
selfishness aside, he has single-handedly organised and compiled a cd of forty
(mostly) unsigned artists of which the quality has rarely been seen.
Firstly,
why? Mike is a blogger and under the
Twitter username FruitBatWalton he has amassed a huge following of fellow
bloggers and bands alike. Through
personal experience, mental health issues are something very much in his
focus. He’s blogged about The Fine Line
Project (who work hard to promote mental health awareness), many times, and
with their help he saw the benefit of this project to the Rethink Mental
Illness charity.
It’s a great
cause and something we should all support, with one in four people in the UK
suffering at some time during their lifetime, and if there is any way we can
help out, no matter how small then we should.
Us British are a peculiar breed and seem to want something in return for
their efforts. Read on.
It’s easy to
buy this cd and think you’ve done your bit.
You may have, but to be honest you’ve also bought one of the finest
compilations you ever will do. Imagine your
favourite Top 40 of all those tracks that no-one else has ever heard. Imagine loads of different genre’s from pop
to Goth, from soul to dance, from folk to punk.
They’re all here.
Names you
will have come across before – Tom Robinson contributes his angry, guitar only
rant that he wrote for the Legal Aid Rally last year (The Mighty Sword Of Justice). “There’s one law for the rich and another one
for the poor” - it’s stirring stuff, and
a song that only the great man himself could write. Helen McCookerybook (formerly of The Chefs
and Helen & The Horns) is also here with her usual wit and warmth with
Mondays Mood.
There are
also artists which are hiapop favourites – Snippet,
Shiny Rhino, and Feral Five all making appearances and all bringing their very individual styles to the collection.
Prostitute’s
Handbag is brought to you by Tingle In The Netherlands with poetry to your ears
and Fiona Soe Paing contributes one of the most unusual tracks you will ever
hear with Daymoon Soon. It’s almost a crime
to single out any tracks such is the quality here, but special mention should
go to Vukovi for their excellent Schwagger and Debs McCoy for the beautiful
Wendy.
Don’t take
my word for it, buy this cd. It will be
one of the best £12s you’ll ever spend and your support for Rethink should make
your insides shine.
10/10
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