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She is a singer/songwriter from Belfast, a left-handed person who plays right-handed bass and who also a visual artist! And you are going to be hearing a lot about her very soon and her name is Louise Patricia Crane. She has taken the aspects between Progressive, Post, and Alternative Rock genres to a whole new level. From her work with The Eden House, Crane wants to go beyond the structures, as far as she can go with her debut solo album, “Deep Blue”.
The genesis of the project started back three years ago when Louise relocated to Cambridge with producer and musician Stephen Carey at this Stanton Manor studio. What the two of them did was to create something special with her vision and capture some of the storied textures by bringing it to life.
And to be allowed to have people like; King Crimson’s Jakko Jakszyk, and Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson to name a few, it shows that they are here to lend not only Stephen and Louise a helping hand, but bringing Deep Blue to life.
The four centerpieces that are on this album showcase some of the mysterious twists and turns that are brought to life.From start to finish, this is her big moment to let her wings spread out and fly. While it may not be everyone’s cup of coffee per se, Crane has come a long way to bring her debut solo album to life. And were my ears ready to explore Louise’s story-telling arrangements? Absolutely. So, I will be on the lookout for her next work in the years to come in the roaring ‘20s.
I have listened to her album Deep Blue and believe me it blew me away it’s just brilliant. You can describe her music as she says “A blend of progressive rock and art rock, with psychedelic sounds and dreamy lyrical imagery. What I set out to achieve for my own music is a sense of escapism… the way some of my favorite records made me feel. When, from the start of an album, you can go on a journey away from the boring and sometimes unpleasant reality of day to day life to somewhere more beautiful. I knew I didn’t want to be confined by genre and instead wanted to make the album that I wanted, for me. As this is my debut solo album, I had nothing to lose in that sense and felt so strongly about doing this how I wanted it to be, not too bad at all.”