The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 23rd September 2009

The Diarys never went away, always placing bets and moving forwards, changing lanes not direction. We have a band that made a pact many years ago to keep going until the bitter end. Its been a collaboration that enables the music to just fit into the grooves of their day to day living. If walls could talk, London boy & Heart mind and soul has told the story so far. Lets see what the future holds for these old wolves. There is talk of a retreat studio in the hills. They said they were bringing back the sound of the wind howling through the trees.

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Singer-songwriter, Paul Dunton leads his own unique cross-over orchestra providing an atmospheric fusion of alternative and pop with a classical twist. Paul & his Orchestra take influences from varying modern day artists such as Pink Floyd, Elbow, ELO, Turin Brakes, Massive Attack, Damien Rice and contemporary composers such as Samuel Barber, Ludovico Einaudi, John Barry and Hans Zimmerman. The Orchestra performs Paul's own compositions and a varied selection of uniquely arranged standards from a wide range of artists. The line-up of 8 violins, 4 cellos, guitar, flute, bass and percussion accompanies Paul on vocals and piano, joined by his lead vocalists, Charlotte Andrew and Poppy Raine. Paul and his Orchestra regularly perform at concerts, festivals and private events throughout the UK and internationally, including headlining the Theatrium Wilhelmstraße Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany and an 8 state tour of the USA which culminated in a spectacular roof-top performance on top of the New York Strand Hotel. Increased attention and success led to the orchestra being featured on BBC Radio 2 by Joan Armatrading with interviews and airplay of one of Paul's songs, 'Don't Forget'. This led to Paul supporting Joan Armatrading on five occasions during her recent UK tours.

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With no love for the traditional trappings and clichés that pollute the world of acoustic music, Mechanical Sunrise is a two-piece band from the Southeast who deliver a raw, uncompromising sound. Musically, their influences range from Nick Cave and early New Model Army to Israeli trance act Infected Mushroom. Lyrically inspired by everything from universal entropy to the works of avant-garde occult writer Grant Morrison, the duo deliver an acerbic, yet playful commentary on the counterfeit culture that pervades Britain in the 21st Century. Between them, bassist Craig Burton and guitarist Ed Hammond had burnt through a flurry of bands before forming their current project, including local goth-rock legends Purity of Decadence and Stable award winning indie band Zoë From London. However, it is with the Mechanical Sunrise that the two have at last found their voice -and with an almost fetish-like obsession with the apocalypse, the only thing burning this time will be the world as it prepares for the dawn of the Mechanical Sun.

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Karl Haynes entered the music scene performing and recording 6 years ago after many years in and around Kent learning and playing with some of the great musicians and bands in the South East area, a very competent guitarist with many years of playing under his belt the ability to marry his playing with his soulful vocals has produced a bright new direction for the upcoming artist, influenced by artists like Chris Cornell, John Mayer, Richie Kotzen and Matchbox 20 to name a few he has spent his time trying to create a subtle blend of Rock, Pop & Acoustic music that has universal appeal and the ability to make you reflect with it's heartfelt lyrics and upbeat drive. At the present time Karl is in the process of finishing and releasing his début album Sunburnt Smile which he will promote with shows around the South East.

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