Guy Buttery - Songs From The Cane Fields

¡°Songs from the Cane Fields¡± ¨C Iris/Greenhouse Records
Released June 2006 - {GHR 002}

Nominated for ¡°Best Instrumental Album of the Year¡± at the South African Music Awards.

¡°Put on this CD and you can almost feel the warm breeze off the Indian Ocean. Guy Buttery's music is all about atmosphere and contrast, and he's drawn from the sights and sounds of his South African surroundings and culture to conjure it all so magically. Somewhere halfway through 'Cane Fields' a smooth transition from fingerstyle to ambient acoustic tone poems occurs, experimental ground cleverly foisted as traditional.¡±
 - Minor7th Webzine (USA's leading Acoustic Guitar Reviewer)

¡°¡­ persuasively original instrumental architectures that flow from impressionist acoustic guitar sketches and quietly psychedelic sitar improvisations to mandolin-picked pastoral tone poems kissed with classical, folk, bluegrass, and avant-garde filters.¡±
- The Mail & Guardian

'I am honored that Guy sites me as an influence. His music has a very strong heart. The passion comes through like a tidal wave.'
- Richard Leo Johnson (Legendary Acoustic Guitarist)

¡°Guy Buttery is something of an enigma. His art is the product of a lengthy relationship with the structured sounds we call music, a deep and sensitive relationship that is evolving constantly. Guy¡¯s temperament is placid, to say the least, yet there is a firey undertone underscoring much of his articulately composed work. I am noticeably amazed by the sheer depth of the material and the obvious pride he takes in the art of composition. The man has the ability to select a specific scene, convey the surroundings musically and set us upon a journey, enhanced by his ability to create music that sharply focuses the listener¡¯s emotional sensitivity. To hear a person speak this way through sound is to be blessed.¡±
- SubKulture CDzine
      
1. December Poems [listen]
2. Driving North For The Sun  
3. I Feel Like I Am Standing In The Rain  
4. Nectarinia Amethystina  [listen]
5. Spontaneous Combustion  [listen]
6. Foot Tapper II ( The Sequel)  
7. Renwot  
8. Mad Scientist Ritual 
9. Room 23  
10. Nail Problems  
11. Wet Feet  
12. Kogelsberg

YouTube Videos

Half A Decade -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTzObLQ7lQ0

Umtamvuna -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu9FWlW4TBk

Foot-Tapper III -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dylmbEBBl_c

30¡ã12¡ä45¡åS 26¡ã31¡ä53¡åE [Martian Folk Song] -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huhzC9VJIG0

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Website: www.guybuttery.co.za