‘Papa Voodoo’ was the first track blues musician Mick Pini and indie producer/musician Craig Marshall (aka Audio 54) worked on before it was later included on the groundbreaking ‘Way Ahead’ album.
As Craig explains; “While compiling the forthcoming deluxe version of ‘Way Ahead’ - which will include all the material that Mick and I have released so far - I re-mastered all the previous EP tracks and ‘Papa Voodoo’ really stood out as a potential single.
In the meantime we’ve been working on material for the next album which we plan to release in autumn 2023. The new material has a great vibe and live feel which I’ve tried to incorporate into the new version of ‘Papa Voodoo’.”
Mick adds: “When Craig presented the basic idea of ‘Papa Voodoo’, I was taken aback by the noir feel of it. It took me a while to work it out, but it lent itself to a swampy musical feel and Dr. John style phrasing, which in turn put me in mind of the New Orleans voodoo mystique.
It was so different and exciting that it led us on a completely different musical journey and I’m really happy to revisit it.”
Mick Pini is a German based Leicester born, Mike Vernon mentored blues guitarist, vocalist, visual artist and photographer.
His 2021 ‘Backtrack’ compilation celebrated his 55th year as a pro musician.
Audio 54 (Craig Marshall) is a fellow Leicester musician turned indie-producer. His use of cross-genre digital technology with loops and new sounds opened up Mick Pini’s blues into new facets of fusion, funk, and even hip hop influences. ‘Papa Voodoo’ is a great example of that.
Contact: Pete Feenstra: petefeenstrablues@gmail.com
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