yet another demonstration that Milton Hide are at the very top of their game and enjoying every second of their music. That enjoyment is definitely shared by the lucky listeners.

https://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/reviews/MiltonHide3/

Reviews

Milton Hide
Album: Bungaroosh
Label: Self Released
Tracks: 14
Website: https://www.miltonhide.com/

Four years after bursting onto the scene with debut Temperature’s Rising, popular East Sussex duo Milton Hide are back with album number three. With a title that is delightful to say, Bungaroosh refers to building material used in and around Brighton, whereby they shovelled whatever was to hand into hydraulic lime. It looks fine when finished, but that masks a messy interior without much substance. Which makes it quite the metaphor.

As we’ve come to expect from Milton Hide, the album is quite the eclectic mix. The album begins with the lead release and shows what great storytellers Jim Tipler and Josie Church are. It tells the story of a man shown by fairies where to mine for copper on the Old Man of Coniston in the Lake District, on the understanding that he would not tell anyone about the fairies. There’s other stories on display as well, such as Old Tom’s Story; Tom Hendrix built a dry stone wall installation in Florence, Alabama to commemorate his great great grandmother finding her way home after being forced off her lands on the infamous Trail of Tears.

Elsewhere, Quicksand Calling tells the tale of the Chinese cockle pickers who died at Morecombe Bay in 2004. Small Boats was originally written for America Ground The Musical, but features a new arrangement for it’s appearance on the album, and is one of the standout tracks. There are also a few rockier tracks, including the excellent Judge, Jury And Executioner early on, which takes aim at the media trying to make us all judge other people. It sounds as fun to perform as it is to listen to.

Bungaroosh sounds fantastic, which is testament to both the quality of the home studio it was created in, and the production of John Fowler. The intermingling of various influences and genres mean you’re never quite sure what’s coming next, which makes for a rather compelling listen. It’s yet another demonstration that Milton Hide are at the very top of their game and enjoying every second of their music. That enjoyment is definitely shared by the lucky listeners.

Adam Jenkins

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