Debut album receives 10/10 review from American blog

Taken from Breaking Music Magazine

Reviews

SEPTEMBER:

PAUL DIELLO – THE LAST GREEN BOTTLE

I was pleasantly surprised at what unfolded as I listened to the musical genius of Paul Diello creating a quirky simplistic sound in not only his music but his song writing too.

His talent has an innocence about it which I find very refreshing.  It soothes you into an almost drunken stupor, before it envelopes you deeper into a near day dream as he holds you in the palm of his hand .

I particularly like the use of classical guitar and violin in his pieces. Diello creates a feel with cello and pizzicato violin filling the gaps beautifully with a passion you can feel emanating through each and every song .

This was all created by a mix of musicians he has met along the way and a pure demonstration that art can be created with out the use of a brush with the sound of electric guitars, drums and a far and distant memory.

One thing I noticed with Paul that he is very much an observationalist as the depth of thought throughout his work have a passion to stop you in your tracks. His descriptive mind almost boasts a parable or two of his own as he takes you on a journey through his imagination.

The backing vocals on most tracks have been crafted beautifully still keeping that simple naturalistic feel and not over complicating things. The use of a more modern electric piano in the instrumental ‘The walk Home’ and the use of bird song and the sound of the sea makes this a very hypnotic track, very calming reminiscent of a carefree walk we may all have taken once.

Paul has been performing since 1999 which started with his brother Michael and friend Tigger in a covers trio called ‘Hessian drape’ playing local pubs until discovered by a founder member of rock band ‘Porcelain’ . Shortly after the brothers decided to start a band of there own as they had material of their own dating back to younger days enabling them to develop their renowned tight harmonies.

And so ‘Shiseido Red’ was born with full quota of electric guitars, keyboards, bass and drums with a fully plugged rock styles. Soon after the boys quite easily drifted into the more acoustic feel and while cutting his teeth with his brothers, Paul began the development of the classical/acoustic sound he has today, cutting a groove deep within his genre .

Hailing from Brighton,UK, Paul has been inspired by many artist considered to be musical geniuses includingTori Amos, PJ Harvey, Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright,  Imogen Heap, Joni Mitchell and  Madonna to name but a few. With these types of muses, it is  no wonder Diello is as  good as he is and well on his way to musical genius himself.

SOLO SOUND SCORE……10/10

SOLO SOUND SUGGESTION

If ever there was a song to tempt the listener into buying this album it would be ‘Flame’

Ian Davies

SOLO SOUND PRODUCTIONS