You Are The Healer
Matt Deighton is the former vocalist and guitarist with Mother Earth and recently known for his place in Paul Weller's band and deputising for Noel Gallagher in Oasis when he left their european tour in a hail of publicity.
Debut solo album "The Villager" was very well received and described by The Guardian as "a superlative album of tender, touching beauty. English folk with a westcoast sensibility akin to Richard Thompson".
He now has a new album out called "You Are The Healer" which The Guardian has again called "wonderful".
Interview with Matt on his stint with Oasis.
A
shadey bunch who
played Mother Earth emerged in the summer of 1991 out of some sessions
that Acid Jazz boss Eddie Piller produced for his friend Bunny, which
comprised of a load of Bunnyıs mates jamming over samples and rhythms
put together by him and Eddie. Out of these sessions came not only the
debut album 'Stoned Woman' but also the nucleus of the band.
The album was released in May 1992 and after a slow start it really took off after a page review in the NME. The beats and wah-wah grooves of 'Theme From Riot on 103rd Street' perfectly conjured up the images of New York fire escapes and cops chasing robbers; while the title track 'Stoned Woman' became the crowd stopper at the bands live shows.
An
EP 'Mr Freedom' followed, with all four tracks appearing on this album.
Paul Weller sings backing vocals on the title track, while 'Help Me Up'
was inspired by a plea from Keyboard player Bryn Barklam and 'Time of
the Future'was liked so much that it was reconfigured to become the bandıs
autumn 1993 single. The following album 'The People Tree' was a masterpiece
with tracks like 'Find It' showing the bandıs hard aggressive edge, whilst
³Institution Man² has a space-rock feel.
The album features two stand out tracks, both ballads and both absolutely beautiful; ³Jesse² became the single, but it could also easily have been the Curtis Mayfield inspired 'Apple Green'. The album was packaged with a stunning photo by legendary rock photographer Gered Mankovitz. The bands final studio album was the aptly titled 'You Have Been Watching...' and was recorded as the band started to fall apart. Despite this it contained some classic songs such as the singles (Never Gonna Get) To War and the supremely laid back 'Compare Yourself'.
Of all the bands on Acid Jazz, Mother Earth should have been the one who really made the big time. They had a critically lauded first album and a second that was brim-full of beautiful melodies, whilst their lead singer Matt Deighton was an obvious candidate for stardom. In the end it was destined not to be. This album collects the gems from their recording career and is a must for all fans as well as those who missed them while they were together. The music available here by Mother Earth is under license from Mud Hut.
Mother earth biography by Greg Boroman
Pic from www.mother-earth.onfo