Stratoblaster by Icarus Peel

This album was started, as so much was started, during the covid seasons. Mitch from Minneapolis, USA sent me the drum tracks and I did the rest. Mr Budge had a drum track I rather liked booked in for a Locker Room Cowboys set, but I stole it, the sound on the first part of Loki IS a guitar despite what people think. Thank you to everybody for being so patient, this has taken a very long time. I wanted to try something different, explore tone and texture and different rhythms. I wanted to hear some guitar music. I wanted to blast away on a Stratocaster….

Tracklist

1.	Mordrunner	6:18

2.	Dropping	3:52

3.	Juniper	2:53

4.	Domehead	2:29

5.	Loki Laughs Last	6:12

6.	Wicca	3:58

7.	Temple Bell Chorus	3:40

8.	Shake	3:51

9.	Ignition!	10:15

Credits

released June 23, 2023

Icarus Peel….Stratoblaster

1 Mordrunner (Peel)
2 Dropping (Peel, Griffin)
3 Juniper (Peel)
4 Domehead (Peel,Griffin)
5 Loki Laughs Last (Peel, Budge)
6 Wicca (Peel, Smyth)
7 Temple Bell Chorus (Peel, Griffin)
8 Shake (Peel,Griffin)
9 Ignition! (Peel, Smyth, Griffin)

bonus tracks

10 Witches Song (Faithfull, Reynolds, Mavety, York)
11 If 6 Was 9 (Hendrix)

Mitch Griffin...drums and Percussion on 2,4,7,8,9,10,11
Mordecai Smyth...drum programming on 6,9...mellotron on 10
Andy Budge...drum programe, bass and synth on 5...bass on 11
Rob Gould...keyboards on 6,8,9
Michael B Greetch...drums on 1
Crystal Jacqueline...Bck vocals on 10

Artwork by Pete A Shaw...peteshawcreative.co.uk
Sleeve design by John Blaney

Thanks also to
Phil Townsend for the loan of his fast Wolfgang guitar
Geoff Hodgkinson at Johns Park studio for sonic help and advice
Mordecai Smyth for encouragement and thoughts
Mike Brewer for his generosity
Mitch for his patience
Crystal Jacqueline for everything

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