Track listing
1. haven – asquith
2. ac-adapter – f.o.m
3. the river – ollie banks
4. floater – f.o.m
5. love lies bleeding – r.w. hedges
6. cross walker – f.o.m
7. 308 – asquith
8. that long – f.o.m
9. the wood & the trees – ollie banks
10. abyss – f.o.m
11. venetian masks – r.w. hedges
12. they say – asquith
13. free orchestra loop – f.o.m
14. swanage song – r.w. hedges

About the artists…
Friend of Mine was always about promoting other people’s creativity. Find out more about our films, photographs and music at www.friend-of-mine.co.uk.

Ollie Banks is a surfer, filmmaker, explorer of strings and things. He’s responsible for ‘900 Miles’, a unique film that chronicles the surf and scenery of Yorkshire’s east coast. Shot by this Scarborough local, this more than just a surf film, it’s a journey from one piece of art to another, a seamless transition from Super-8 water footage to high-quality digital images. Check him out on MySpace and Flickr.

R.W. Hedges – wandering old skool minstrel. Reviewed by Henry Baum:
“I read somewhere that a band should never sound like its record collection. Which is ridiculous. The Beatles sounded like their record collection. Also something entirely new. Same goes for this record. It’s 2007 by way of 66-68. R.W. Hedges’ record is as good as the Kink’s ‘Village Green’ or ‘Arthur’, while also having more post-indie rock melancholy, and not sounding at all like retread. It’s its own thing.”
R.W. Hedges album ‘Almanac’ is available on itunes, and you can follow him on MySpace.

Asquith – bearded barefoot barnacle boy. The tracks on this playlist are some dusty demos from the friend-of-mine vaults. All one-take wonders, they’re just a bunch of songs that were floating through our heads so we decided to lay it down! Excuse the clicks, sound upsets, scrapes, body releases etc… but we kinda like it raw for now, front porch loungin’ style!

Want to know more? It’s all on www.friend-of-mine.co.uk.

RW and I first crossed paths on a musical mis-match, and at the time – being a well-educated DJ of the crate-digging variety – I had a lot more knowledge of the old school than he thought! Comparing great breaks, 7’s and songs that people don’t really care about anymore, we educated and re-educated each other to a point where we knew we were on common ground. With RW, the history and influence of the old style and days gone by isn’t some retro movement to gain recognition among industry folk, but has been his upbringing, his security, and it shows in his music.

‘Almanac’ is his debut album and, in my eyes at least, it sits very well in this collage industry! Trust me, you will not be disappointed – it frequents my iPod and gramophone most days. I had the pleasure of singing on some tracks, so it’s close to my heart…

To speak to the man himself, for iTunes links and tour dates check out RW on MySpace.
There’s a great review by a superb author here.

Here’s the video for ‘Abe’s Dream’ – look out for the smallest left-hander reeling at the very end…

Lunch is on me next time RW!