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"From out of the dark"

From Out Of The Dark

From out of the dark is a collection of 6 songs finished during the infamous Covid lockdown of 2020, drawing musical influences from many different genres and based on different themes close to my heart.

Some with a narrative, others about how I felt a particular junction in life, playing music, writing and recording songs has been a great outlet for me and helped me deal with and express myself in a productive fashion.

With no single genre over the six songs I decided to put them out as From out of the dark, to show how something good can come from the darkness. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed making them.

I appreciate so much all the friends and family who have helped critique these tracks ready for public consumption. Thanks also to my younger sister, Hannah, for providing her vocal talents and lyric writing on two of the songs.

Please listen below and follow me on all of my social networks using the links above.

Matt x

#1984 by George Orwell mini spoiler free book review

Nineteen Eighty-FourNineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Daunted by the task ahead of reading something so important, I was pleasantly surprised to find 1984 completely readable. The real struggle was to not be overwhelmed with frustration at the nanny society portrayed in Orwell's novel.

The bleak dystopian world created here see's the lead Winston - a mundane member of "the party" working daily for the ministry of truth, who are responsible for constantly editing works of art, literature to meet the "truth" put forward by Big Brother and the party. As soon as something is contradicted, immediately the ministry of truth are tasked with removing or altering all instances of the contradictions existence. Winston continues his dull, monitored existence until finally doing the unthinkable and rebelling against the totalitarian system in the worst possible way - by falling in love. He a Julia meet in secret, sure they're avoiding the eyes and ears of "Big Brother" but who of course eventually and inevitably have to suffer the consequences...

It's tense, grim and still completely terrifying, mainly because this level of control doesn't feel a million miles from becoming a reality...

It's absorbing, suitably depressing and tense, bleak, captivating, frustrating and more. I'm glad to have finally read such a relevant and important piece of literature, and whilst enjoyed probably isn't the right work, it was a page turner and I'd recommend it to others.

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