Ollie
Stewart Night Bell [EP]
“Influences
from past music styles
mixed with futuristic innovation
give singer-songwriter Ollie Stewart’s
Night Bell a different slant for his
fine debut EP...”
COMPOSED AND RECORDED IN A WIDE RANGE of surroundings, Ollie Stewart's
Night Bell benefits from the multi-talented artiste's pure musical
abilities. Every note, beat, melody and instrumental line is written and performed
by Ollie, who has just announced the debut EP's launch.
Described as "a compelling demonstration of one artiste's message and capacity
to build a complete musical idea", Night Bell is a compilation of five creditable
tracks, kicking off with the beautiful I See Love.
To have something that is yours, and yours alone, with such depth and imagination
is quite special and Ollie Stewart has created Night Bell with a natural
flair; deeply personal and echoing with a shadowy undertone. Is this how Ollie
wants to be seen? Somehow, I think it is so.
The EP was composed and recorded in a wide range of surroundings which leaves
its mark on the record. It begins energetically, with the heavily-produced Moog
and drum pad tones of the studio before the sound moves back to its beginnings
in a Dorset garden shed, with a thick piano base mixed with beats sampled from
wooden beams and brick walls.
We loved the way Ollie's voice melds perfectly with the music, especially on
I See Love; the clear and pleasant vocals on Savour Me and the
ballad-style Tare. As he progresses through My Delight to Made
At Dark, the final track has a lovely slow beat and a compelling melody.
"It's been a huge journey making the EP," says Ollie. "It takes influences from
the wild and epic stadium sounds of 70's Psychedelic Rock, the intricate and
dark focus of 90's Trip Hop; while its instrumentation has led to an overall
electronica feel. With five tracks that really mean a lot to me, it's very exciting
to be releasing this to the wider public."
Engineered by rising Kenyan producer Woni Kimani and supported by a talented
team of producers and designers, Night Bell has been eagerly anticipated
by all involved and is proudly presented as a unique sound inspired by one individual.
• The EP is available to download on iTunes
and can also be streamed on Spotify and Youtube.
Also, check Ollie out at myspace
and twitter.
Night Bell Tracklisting: 1 I See Love | 2 Savour Me | 3
Tare | 4 My Delight | 5 Made At Dark.
"To have something that is yours, and yours alone, with such depth and imagination
is quite special and Ollie Stewart has created Night Bell with a natural
flair; deeply personal and echoing with a shadowy undertone" — Maggie
Woods, MotorBar
