Coming September 2014, on Edinburgh based label Song, By Toad.

After meeting at SXSW in 2011 Juice and David kept in contact about possibly working together. But getting together at the same time is difficult for artists who are busy with their own projects, particularly if one is based in the Far East. Finally in 2013, during a couple of short trips back, David gathered the group in his home town of Otley to spend a few hours recording.
The album spans the hymnal to human beatbox, discord to angelic harmony, with lyrical themes displaying the weaknesses of men, via rural imagery and sombre love songs, to the decline of northern industry and pub brawls. David had some basic ideas; Juice had no idea what they would be faced with. After some short discussion and a little practise the part-improvised tracks were recorded by Phil Snell at LIMBO studios in Otley. All parts were recorded live in one take and kept sparse, underpinned by David’s gentle and often imprecise guitar playing as the accompaniment to four voices.

For some more information on Juice, they have a website: www.juicevocalensemble.net

I will be back in the West with my countrymen soon, I will open three shows for Beth Orton.
Shall dazzle the pants of adoring fanatics, at shows in Glasgow, Manchester and London.
A couple of shows are dotted around in the bright summer month of July.
Stoney Stratford, and the Vortex of London, and some weeks then of biding my time.
Resting perhaps in the warm haze of summer – assuming that nothing arises.
To assume the stage at the End of the Road, and all that that visit comprises.
The September resumption of shows ’round the country, starts with the Waiting Room.
In cozy surroundings, in Eaglescliffe village, before travelling up to the Toon.
South Yorkshire beckons, and a visit to old friends in the undulating city of steel.
After a visit to Leicester, there’s York and Auld Reekie, towns of ancient appeal.
Liverpool, Manchester, cross country East Anglia, then on to the dreaming spires.
Through Bristol, Exeter, Truro and Leeds, to the Kings Place in London retires.
These shows in September, I’m performing with Juice, for an album we’re touting around.
To be certain of tickets and whether I’m being honest, details elsewhere can be found.
 

The official release details read:

“UnAbleTo, David Thomas Broughton’s first effort since 2011’s Outbreeding,blends his distinctively rich baritone and folk sensibilities with cut up dance beats and harsh noise loops, making an album completely different from anything that’s come before.

A jumble of electronic samples, feedback mishaps and manipulations, mixed with folk songs. All played into the pin mic of a Macbook, colliding on Ableton Live in haphazard and randomised arrangements. A study in seeing what happens. Loops phase, falling in and falling out, locking into ambient sprawl or cutting into manipulated noise.

The lush and strange first single is “Problems,” which is as much folk-pop genius as it is a propaganda piece for a new – as yet, unknown and undefined – type of faith.

In the physical realm, UnAbleTo is limited to 100 hand-numbered cassette tapes, while also existing perpetually in the digital realm.”

 

Release Date: October 29th, 2013

​Released by Antiquated Future Records (antiquatedfuture.bandcamp.com)

Distributed by the Antiquated Future distro (antiquatedfuture.com)

Soundcloud Stream: https://soundcloud.com/antiquated-future-records/david-thomas-broughton-1

Digital Album: http://antiquatedfuture.bandcamp.com/album/unableto

Physical Album: http://antiquatedfuture.com/music/unableto/

​Track Listing:

A1. Untitled 280710
A2. Untitled 3
A3. Salvation
A4. Soil of War
A5. Problems
A6. Faith in Women

B1. Take the Edge Off
B2. Martha
B3. Rather Forgive

 

Some solo guitar inprovisions.

Further to this there is a Tumblr you should follow – bear with it being slow to start with, over time it’ll reveal some snippets of wisdom from Mr Neil Turpin and Myself, plus our faithful documenter, Michael Ward.