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Album Reviews
'First and Last' pure pleasure from RM Hubbert (February 19, 2010)
For all its vagaries life presents certain constants – the
sun rises, winter fades - and ‘First and Last’ by RM Hubbert contains some stunning
percussive guitar playing. There’s a concoction of style and influence here
that combines to make this album something incredibly different yet at the same
time it seems to slide on familiar acoustic wings. On ‘First and Last’ Hubbert works
across a range of styles based on Flamenco foundations and techniques overlayed
with the inspiration of his own melodical constructions. The result is pure
pleasure.
There’s no doubt about it, this music demands free time,
peace and candlelight. You cannot rush this music and it’s a crime to do so. Find
some personal space, settle down and relax into this most mellow, warm and
tranquil music. Hubbert has a feel for the 'wood and the strings’ that take the
guitar places many try to achieve. This collaboration is pure music without
visible seams. From the delicate touches of ‘For Maria’ to the intricacies of ‘TipsyTapsy’ and the softness of ‘Skyreburn’ -
 love the guitar and you’ll love this.
Initially, ‘First and Last’ was released as a specially produced, hand bound, hardback
art book. As well as the hand-made book the open source inspired record label
Ubisano is set to release the CD on 1 March 2010.
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