I’ve mentioned Magic Arm before, and I hope you were paying attention because he is very, very good.  I saw him for the first time at the first Fence Club I ever attended, and then again at Homegame a couple of years later and was really impressed both times. So needless to say the news of a new EP and imminent album release is greeted with much anticipation and joyfulness here at Toad Hall.

Magic Arm is the stage name of Mancunian Marc Rigelsford, and he is another loop pedal master, along with the likes of Toad favourite David Thomas Broughton.   The tendencies of Magic Arm, however, seem to have a little more of a pop-wards leaning than his Leeds contemporary.  Bootsy Bootsy is a little less introspective and meandering that his wonderful debut Outdoor Games, from what I’ve been able to make out so far, but whatever the hell it sounds like I am really looking forward to it – just waiting until pay day on Friday!

In amongst his loops, he uses acoustic guitar, electronica, children’s instruments and god knows what else, and this gives his music the kind of improvisational, stumbling narrative which regular readers of this blog will know is like a gentle and loving caress to my oh-so-predictable eardrums.  As well as Bootsy Bootsy, there is an album pencilled in for release later in the Spring, I believe, and I cannot wait to hear it.

Magic Arm – Move Out

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Magic Arm – Daft Punk is Playing at My House

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