Pissabed Prophet and Spooling

Rev Simpkins and the Phantom Folk performed Saltings at St Andrew's Wickford in November 2022.

"Saltings is a loving portrait of the mystery and beauty of the salt marsh wildernesses of Essex, and a meditation on the human cost of the wilderness time of the pandemic. Like Rev Simpkins's last LP, 'Big Sea', 'Saltings' is most of all a record of unblinking realism amidst darkness, and of a hope grounded in human experience. The album weaves together tales of the legendary and mysterious figures of the saltings, such as John Ball (leader of the peasants’ revolt) and Saint Cedd (whose Saxon chapel stands at Bradwell), with reflections on the wilderness’s ever-changing tides, skies, and seasons. ‘Saltings’ is an attempt to share the atmosphere and history of this remarkable place in picture and song.”

Rev Simpkins' latest project Pissabed Prophet "is the fruit of the fevered musical imaginations of Matty Simpkins (Rev Simpkins) and Ben Brown (Dingus Khan, SuperGlu)" and is described as melodious, chaotic, and gloriously energetic. 'Spooling', a song built from the noises of an MRI scanner with a crazy video created using a scanning technology called photogrammetry, has been attracting attention, including the Look East interview above.

Pissabed Prophet will be playing Colchester Arts Centre on 6 July. As Pissabed Prophet, they are masters of melody, high-priests of harmony, and evangelists for eccentricity. With a band of friends and vagabonds in tow, Pissabed Prophet brings together the irresistible energy and addictive tunefulness of Matt and Ben’s work in SuperGlu, FuzzFace, Dingus Khan, Sons of Joy, and Rev Simpkins & the Phantom Notes.

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Pissabed Prophet - Spooling.