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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

#RiversOfLondon #BodyWork spoiler free mini book review

Rivers of London Vol. 1: Body WorkRivers of London Vol. 1: Body Work by Ben Aaronovitch

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A Graphic Novel by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London) and Andrew Cartmel (The Vinyl Detective, Doctor Who) with artwork by Lee Sullivan, "Body Work" brings together the "Potter" meets Policing crew from the first Rivers Of London novel for a new mystery, involving haunted automobiles, shady drug dealers, dodgy parties and an unusual use for a medieval ducking stool, that detective Peter Grant thinks may all be connected.

With the help from the gaffa of all things magical and crime related, Nightingale and supporting officer Gulleed, as well as some surprisingly charismatic (and lethal) cars and other supporting cast members (I especially like the car mechanic) Peter tries to link these cases to get the bottom of another exciting and well told magical mystery story.

Do not write this off because it's a graphic novel. The superbly drawn artwork by Lee Sullivan in combination with the story adds a depth to the characters without spoiling the hard work your imagination has already done when reading the stories, enhancing rather than replacing what you may have in your mind's eye.

The colour pallet feels quite dark and grungy and never feels childish in it's design. The story was exciting and believable, with moments of levity that kept me turning through to the end, and I even liked the little micro stories bolted on to the end for an added bit of humor.

For all fans of Rivers of London, whether into graphic novels or not. I wasn't particularly before reading this entry, and will endeavour to seek out the rest.



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