Greece may be having its problems at the moment, but
may be it gives inspiration to singer and harmonica player Paul
Karapiperis, founder member of the highly-regarded band Small Blues
Trap. Take a listen to ‘You Expect Me To Do The Right Thing’ for a
direct reference to his country’s woes.
This album – which Paul would like to issue on CD
when things pick up – is a completely solo effort, with Paul’s voice
coming across somewhere between Howling Wolf and Tom Waits after both
men have emptied that bottle of rot-gut whisky and the box of cheap
cigars. The backing uses the usual blues instruments but is otherwise
rather experimental – the album title is certainly appropriate as
certain tracks (the opener ‘Light To The Darkest Train’, and its closing
reprise, for starters) come across as quite spooky.
The harp wails, Paul plays acoustic, electric,
steel, 12-string and bass guitars as required, plus seemingly random
percussion and keyboards. The result is a little unsettling – this is
not the blues as easy listening – definitely committed and passionate,
and worth investigating by those who prefer their music to mean
something.
Norman Darwen
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