Which is the music philosophy of Giles Robson & the Dirty Aces? Originality but with respect for the tradition both lyrically and musically. The name "The Dirty Aces" took a while to think up - but there's always some grit and dirt in our music so it seemed to fit and went down well. How did you choose the name and where did it start? Well I met the great Polish guitarist Filip Kozlowski and we went from there with several different line ups. Tell me about the beginning of Giles Robson & the Dirty Aces. African American musicians transformed this instrument an axe that has the range of a tenor sax or guitar and a huge textural and tonal palette and a massive emotional impact! Here is a seemingly technically crude instrument, that fits into the palm of your hand and was mainly designed to play very simple music - marching band stuff. We wanted to get an earthy, rootsy sound with a hint of grit and dirt.ĭo you know why the sound of the harmonica is connected to the blues? The blues created one instrument and that instrument was the blues diatonic harmonica! African American musicians started to imitate Fox chases on it, train impersonations then more and more songs until you get to the grand masters - Little Walter Jacobs, Walter Horton, Sonny Boy Williamson 1 and 2 and James Cotton. Sound wise and progress wise - we've progressed from a straight ahead Chicago twelve bar sound to, with our album "Crooked Heart Of Mine", a more eclectic selection of song forms and genres. Good music passionately played gets the same reaction from the South Side of Chicago to deepest snowy Poland to the sunny South of France. I really don't know what I've learnt about myself from music, but I have learnt that music transcends races and nationalities and languages. Also it help you approach what you a are creating in a different way and means you can add other elements. It gives you a sense of perspective and helps you appreciate the strengths of the music you're really into. I love music and process of making music in general and I listen to loads of different genres. What do you learn about yourself from music? How do you describe your sound & your progress? That's an interesting question! I would have to say that you are always learning, listening and pushing. I heard everything I wanted in music within the blues and It's still the first music I go to now for comfort and consolation and for joy. Mainly the feeling - it became more important than anything else I was listening to. Blues became an addiction not long after. I then picked one up on a school trip to Toledo in Spain and started to learn the moment I got home. I heard the harp on a couple of TV shows and became attracted to it's amazing sound. Giles, when was your first desire to become involved in the blues & what does the BLUES mean to you? Well I played a bit of violin and Jazz saxophone before finding the harmonica. "Crooked Heart of Mine" is his new album with amazing reviews international. This is the first time in the Paul Jones show history that a track has been heard by a mainstream radio 2 DJ and chosen spontaneously to be played on their show. A track called “The Mighty Incinerator” from the band’s 3 track promo CD was played on BBC Radio 2′s Paul Jones show and was immediately spotted by Chris Evans and played on his Breakfast show the next morning with Evans stating “This is so good”. The Express’s Paul Stewart stated that Robson could “Possibly be the best harmonica player on the blues scene today” and praised Filip Kozlowski’s “Cutting guitar” and lauded the band as a “Great blues combo”. Robson first came to the attention of the UK national press in 2010 when backing blues legend Muddy Waters’ eldest son Mud Morganfield.Īt a packed show in central London, The Daily Express praised his “Exquisite harmonica” and The Dirty Aces were described as “Virtuosi”. Giles Robson and The Dirty Aces are fast rising stars on the UK and international music scenes. "The blues created one instrument and that instrument was the blues diatonic harmonica!"
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