MP3 Cameron Clark - This Dark Season Is Reborn
Country-Soul With Psychedlic Leanings
6 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, COUNTRY: Country Folk
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"For the first time in my musical life, nobody''ll tell me "For the first time in my musical life, nobody''ll tell me I''m playing too loud," laughs Cameron Clark, reflecting on the acoustic undertones that make up a good portion of the six songs found on his debut EP, This Dark Season Is Reborn. "Now its just my voice, my guitar...just putting it all out there."
Most people have known Clark as the southpaw guitarist who has spent the last several years weaving his way around a fretboard for the likes of MapleMusic''s soulful rock n'' roll band Lovemethod or with Toronto mainstays The Urban Street Scandal.
"Its so hard to keep five or six people in the same collective head space...even if initially there is a spark or some sort of chemistry," says Clark. "Being in a band - especially writing songs as a band - is a big game of give and take. Its honestly like being in a committed relationship."
While spending his nights onstage pummeling notes through an old Fender amp, Clark found himself countering that by whiling away his days plucking Nick Drake-ish melodies on an old beat up acoustic. Little did he know, but he was subconsciously laying the groundwork for the honest, heartfelt songs that would later come to light.
Fall 2006 finds Clark fine-tuning his live performances, keeping things as stripped down as possible "I want to keep the live shows tight - but just loose enough to keep things raw and spontaneous", says Clark.
"I like to call it country-soul with psychedelic leanings."