SGT

THE CORNISHMAN THURSDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2004

PENWITH’S latest rock trio, the STG Project, pose the question, ‘In today's climate of music as commodity', and its associated downward spiralling collection of one chord wonders masquerading as artists who will save the world?" Before you ponder that for too long, let us reveal that the group themselves mean to offer themselves up as a solution. Well, they say aim high – and STG Project does have musical pedigree.

Penwith's latest rock trio is made up from former Sequoia frontman Shane Bailey, aka Blaze, percussionist Ged Kingsford, drummer for many a local band   and bassist Tim Chapple, who is also head of the Top of the Hill label.

Tim told Info the STG Project are producing a collection of music with both a nod back to earlier times, while compassing the technology and the outlook of the 21st century. And they're keen not to be pigeon holed, aiming to push the boundaries where “Jazz meets rock meets acid meets metal- meets blues.”

However, since the group are instrumental, the trio really let their music do all the talking.  So far they have only played a handful of gigs but they already have a record out.

Handily, the CD. containing five live tracks, has been Issued on Tim's label, which promotes Cornish music and musicians.

Says Tim:  “The album was recorded in one take, and is as near to a live sound as it's possible to get. The band has consciously tried to bring back some ‘musicality' into the scene   we are all influenced by people like Jeff Beck and the amazing jazz/prog bands of the 70s.

"We are so unfashionable at the moment in that we are doing something completely different to the norm there's certainly no one around making a sound like us. Ged Kingsford has brought a decidedly jazz feel to it all. Blend that with Shane's more rock approach and you've got something quite individual.”

The album can he purchased from www.cornishmusic.com, and the group hopes to set up more gigs soon.

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Internet Review

Logrhythm
Boulder, Colorado
February 19th, 2005

ahhhh yeaaaaahhhhhh!

There is so much to like about this instrumental. First off, applause goes out to the fine instrumentalists that put this together. The Bassist and the Drummer do a magnificent job of holding this piece together. The lions share, of the burden fails on them considering this is essentially a jazz trio. The piece is arranged with lots of space but the drum and bass interlok so well that even when there is a moment of silence, the whole piece still feels supported by an invisible thread constructed by these two. 1 get the flavor of some of Jeff Becks fusion work in the late seventies and the early eighties with the melody on the guitar, first executed with a clean sound and then reiterated with a fuzz. Then the piece really kicks into high gear at about the three minute mark with a great figure by the bass propelling the piece into territory inhabited by the likes of Billy Cobham (solo and Mahavishnu).

The guitarist seems a master of the clean tone. The slight reverb and the occasionally whammy on the chord really accentuate what is a very simple and effective melody. This is really esoteric stuff.

Playing Live at The Dock Inn During Golowan