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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

#DoctorWhoTheTargetStorybook mini spoiler free book review

Doctor Who: The Target StorybookDoctor Who: The Target Storybook by Terrance Dicks

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


15 doctor who stories from a variety of authors including previous Doctor Who novel contributors, audio drama writers, former actors and other sci-fi authors and contributors, such as Colin Baker (the 6th doctor), George Mann (Doctor Who: Engines of War), Matthew Waterhouse (played Adric in classic Who) and many more besides.

Varying in style and quality throughout, I've on the whole enjoyed this collection. I'm a fan of short story collections and this is a great mix of stories for the Doctor Who fan.

My personal favourites were 'Citation Needed' by Jacqueline Rayner, written from thd perspective of the Encyclopedia Gallifreya, a digital archive of all knowledge from all Time Lords that have ever been, but bio linked to individual Time Lords.

The story 'The Turning Of The Tide' by Jenny T Colgan featuring the 10th Doctors other half as left with Rose in the parallel universe after season 4 was a really interesting take on an adventure that occurs after the events we witness on screen and once the Doctor has upped and left.

I loved the recurrence of Missey, Nardol, Bill and the Twelfth in 'Pain Management' by Beverly Sanford, which shows another story of Missy's time out of the vault trying to better herself.

I loved all of the stories too written from the perspectives of some of the classic companions, who I know about but have never really seen much of screen. These still feel quintessentially like Doctor Who and I'm glad this collection covers both old and new characters from Doctor Who lore.

Definitely recommended for the Whovians out there.



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