Tim Schmidt released an album of unreleased tunes named Purple Limelight A Lost Folk Tape Saga contains the 10 songs: Limelight, Lighthouse Keeper, Grey/Dog, Keep Punching Joe, In The City, Solid Ground, So It´s Written And So It´s Said, Copenhagen Blues, You Are Just Like A Child, Easy on November 4 2023.
There are several guest appearances on the album. Listen to it, right here.
PURPLE LIMELIGHT
The album was released late 2023. Purple Limelight contains 10 songs written, performed and recorded by Tim Schmidt. This is one of several compilations of unreleased tapes with folk songs by the Swede. The first song is named Limelight is an acoustic number. The next one: Lighthouse Keeper, has Saxophone, Backing Vocals and Bass add-ons. The last tune ”Easy” on the folky album is an organic, warm, instrumental where acoustic guitars and pumporgans play the main roles. Still there is not the one totally instrumental album by Tim Schmidt. Perhaps one day.
A piece of tape and typed song titles, a portrait of a seated Prince Schmidt is seen on the purple cover of the album filled with previously unheard tunes. The photo on the cover is a self-portrait snapped in the summer of 2012 in an abandoned house in south-east Sweden.
*Guests on vocals: harmonica, saxophone, clarinet, bass are also to be found. in two songs. Yes like the 2nd song Lighthouse Keeper is hypnotic but grounded folk.
Musicians are Emma Bensing (Vocals), Maja Landin (Clarinet), Jennie Ståbis (Vocals, Harmonica), Johannes Ståhl (Bass), Simon Winqvist (Saxophone), and Tim Schmidt (all live takes on acoustic guitar & vocals, and the rest of the instruments/prod.). All names named appear on this album. Two songs were recorded live in concert (2007, 2008) by Johan Christoffersson and Juhani Hemilä and co. Kenta, Jonathan and more. All other recordings by Tim Schmidt.
All songs written by Tim Schmidt on all streaming sites (like Spotify, iTunes, Apple, Tidal etc) on NOVEMBER 4 2023.
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Listen or Download the record on Bandcamp.