GALE P

Gale P, best known as the co -founder, guitarist and occasional singer of acoustic-indie stalwarts Turin Brakes.

Born in Tehran, based in Brixton, Gale Paridjanian was raised in the multicultural melting pot of South London in a family home full of musical instruments.

The lockdown provided space to explore fresh creative directions and inspirations. “I’d go around London looking for inspiration, bring it back to my garden shed, attempting to turn into sound what I’d seen - a painting, a fight, a story overheard”
Everything is tied together by his authentically lo-fi production, intimate vocals and sultry acoustic guitar, floating across dreamily trashy beats and subtle offbeat electronics.

‘Thunderclouds’ is one collaboration with BBC 6 Music regular Eliza Shaddad. It's a tale of quiet evenings, rowdy nights and full blown arguments. Eliza’s voice soars above a track that’s one part Bon Iver to two parts Velvet Underground. There’s fleet finger guitar picking on ‘In The Rain’, and hushed campfire vibes to ‘Dark Clouds’, but this isn’t a folk album: ‘Zombie’ has the insistent push of 70s LA, ‘Need To Know’ drives like a Hall & Oates radio banger, and ‘There She Goes’ marries the cool of JJ Cale to the swagger of Britpop. Eliza returns with stunning effect on ‘Offices’, with echoes of 90s slacker rock building to a shimmering climax.

HIFILOFI SCIFIWIFI blends together a mix of honest emotions and influences into a sound that’s genuinely homespun and heartfelt.