Stompin' on Spiders

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“LHR Monday, BHX Tuesday,

BRS Wednesday and MCR Thursday...." 

“Necessity is the mother of Invention” so it is often said and frequently, dire situations will inspire ingenious solutions. If worse comes to worst, people will apply all their imagination and skill to deal with the problem. And so it was, that necessity bought together two musicians with very diverse influences and styles, to form a “musical collective” called Stompin’ on Spiders to honour a “booking” at a Blues festival in April 2009. Since then, Stompin’ on Spiders has successfully spanned the divide between blues, rock and folk genres and has also enjoyed international notoriety.

The musical collective that is Stompin' on Spiders, is based around core members, Noor Ali and Gazza Tee. The band's stripped-back acoustic Blues/Rock style is individual as it is unique, blending the traditional ethos of Blues music with a very modern edge. “It’s the new tradition" is how one music journalist described the live and recorded offerings from Stompin' on Spiders; "a radical mix of stripped-back blues and roots inspired by international world events".

Indeed, since those words were penned, the "new tradition" inspired by Stompin' on Spiders, has been embraced by the Blues traditionalists and a growing army of "spider stompers" around the globe.

After an appearance at the prestigious Upton-upon-Severn Blues Festival and other music festivals in the UK, Stompin’ on Spiders were invited to host their very own “Tea Time Special” for the Worcester Music Festival, an event that was broadcast “live” from the Worcester Music Festival to a world-wide audience via internet radio.

In the autumn (fall) of 2010, Stompin’ on Spiders moved into the recording studio and recorded over one hundred minutes of material. From these sessions, an album called Follow My Thread was produced. The album blends blues-rock, fusion and soul inspired original material with sympathetically reworked classic covers and is regarded as a true representation of the Stompin’ on Spiders musical style. In March 2011, four additional tracks were recorded and in April 2011, Follow My Thread was released for digital distribution via Apple iTunes or Amazon.com

Building on their reputation through live performances and the distribution of  Follow My Thread, Stompin’ on Spiders were invited to record a live performance for the BBC. The session was broadcast in April 2011 by BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester and received favorable comment from listeners and critics alike. Thereafter, Stompin' on Spiders were in demand and they became the featured band on Firebrand Radio (UK) and UKAWAY FM (Spain) as well as enjoying prime-time airing of tracks from Follow My Thread on Radio Port Douglas (Queensland, Australia).

 

In August 2011, Stompin’ on Spiders released a special limited edition E.P. in Far North Queensland, Australia to support the world famous Kuranda Scenic Railway and the community of Kuranda. Called Kuranda Brake, the E.P. featured tracks from the MP3 version of  Follow My Thread plus a special hidden bonus tracks on only 40% of the limited edition run of E.P.’s

In late October 2011, work on a second studio album called Nothing To Declare began at Penorose Studios in Malvern, England (now closed) and mixed and mastered at Noor's new studio at The Pleck in December 2011/January 2012. Containing original material throughout, the nine track album offers an insight to what drives Stompin’ on Spiders along as a band and the wide range of musical influences the band draw-upon to produce their distinctive "New Tradition" Blues / Acoustic Rock sound.

Nothing To Declare was  released on 29th February 2012 as a CD only and is available at all Stompin' on Spiders gigs in 2012 and via mail order through this website. The download version of Nothing To Declare should be available in May/June 2012.

You can mail order a CD copy of Nothing To Declare via PayPal. Click on the link below and let PayPal take the strain.....