Phil James Discography of CDs

Phil James songs Phil James has been an independent singer/songwriter and musician for over 30 years. Songs have taken him from churches to pubs to prisons and been fortunate to collaborate with some of the best known Welsh artists on the way. eg Wal Coughlan,(Bass) Nigel Hopkins(keyboards). As a solo artist, he\'s produced two acoustic albums to date. This Way Up! in 2001 and Shine Like You in 2005. Both received good reviews and airplay on a number of radio stations. Tracks from Shine Like You were playlisted by BBC Radio Wales with Oxwich Bay and Honey Blue making Singles of the Week. Lyric-wise he says he's a recovering melancholic! Someone once wrote that he'd be great if only he ...

Phil James CD discography This sublime 1992 release by the London-based duo of Paul Hammond and Ian Cooper has become something of an underground classic. With its comforting, womb-like warmth, which presaged the softer chill-out vibe of ambient by several years, it is a record to return to, one that brings renewed joys whenever it is played. Its unabashed positive energy is evident even in the record's completely unironic ...

Phil James albums All songs written or co-written by Ian Cooper and Paul Hammond. What should have been Ultramarine's breakout album, United Kingdom sank them with an audience expecting far-out ambient techno who received instead lukewarm folk-pop with only occasional electronic textures. The added vocals (from a heavy influence, the Soft Machine's Robert Wyatt) were a good idea, but United Kingdom sounds more like a Mike Oldfield LP from the 1970s rather than an electronic album of the 1990s. ~ John Bush Recorded at Woodbine Studios, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England; Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England. Personnel: Robert Wyatt (vocals); ...