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Strange Acrobats

by Kitchen Cynics

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about

Kitchen Cynics is the musical project of Alan Davidson from Aberdeen, Scotland. Active since the late 80s, with over a hundred releases, Alan is a prolific and talented songwriter whose work draws on his own experiences as well as the characters and history of Aberdeen. Full of charm, his albums are tender, bittersweet, packed with a dry wit and an ear for a melody that can pluck your heartstrings, whilst the words resonate deep within.

Feature and interview with Alan (Terrascope, 2005) www.terrascope.co.uk/Features/Kitchen%20Cynics%20interview.htm

'Sounded to me like a cross between Anne Briggs and Robert Fripp' (Dylan Carlson, Earth)

'The Kitchen Cynics have been releasing great weird music from their hidden fortress in Aberdeen since the 1980s' (Byron Coley, The Wire)

'Strange Acrobats' is a gentler, more pastoral response to current times than last year's 'A built environment' (Traumatone).

"Having released albums every year since 1989, Aberdeen’s Alan Davidson has amassed quite the catalogue. Operating in terrain similar to Current 93 (with much more of an emphasis on the folk side of things) and Ivor Cutler, this is a darkly intimate album which feels like it was recorded in a damp forest after a rainfall. Standout track has to be ‘Dropped from the Dark’ owing to it’s intricate guitar lines, backwards flute and overall ambience feeling like a potential soundtrack piece." (Christopher Owens, Predominance 18, www.thepensivequill.com/2022/06/predominance-18.html)

"As Kitchen Cynics, prolific Aberdeen songwriter, Alan Davidson arrives on Cruel Nature in what is arguably one of the label’s greatest boons so far.

With over a hundred releases under his belt, Davidson brings us his latest, Strange Acrobats – an atmospheric series of highland folk. With luscious arrangements and haunting lo-fi qualities, Strange Acrobats further exemplifies why Kitchen Cynics is one of the most important voices to come out of Scotland over the past four decades.

Essentially this is escapism etched to tape, as Davidson’s songs – tenderly mysterious and undoubtedly heartfelt – steer you into stress free zones. It’s yet another beautiful release from an artist who has produced many." (Sun 13, sun-13.com/2022/06/27/label-watch-cruel-nature-records/)

"A very highly recommended album from one of the best contemporary psych-folk projects."
- Bliss / Aquamarine www.blissaquamarine.net/cn32.html?fbclid=IwAR2fXdLu6Nc_-j1XIz1uVx2piuOP2jUp27ktw1IF4tQtgk9WvMLe-eJosZY

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released June 24, 2022

All songs by A. Davidson
Recorded at The Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen in June/July 2021

Art by A. Davidson
Design by James Watts

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