about lewie
Lewie was raised in London, by an Irish mother and a Jamaican Father.
His father was a Voodoo Priest, who was constantly at war with his son. He eventually threw Lewie out at the young age of 16 after a dispute where Lewie broke his fathers twin doll (Voodoos keep a doll if there twin dies. Lewie's Father had a twin, who died at birth).
Lewie's mother was the more stable character, except that she suffered from OCD. You can hear this 'rub off' in Lewie's music, it creeps up with a certain awkwardness.
Lewie was always involved in creating from an early age. After learning drums from attending his Fathers local gatherings, Lewie's appetite for melody moved him to Guitar, Bass and Singing. His family couldn't afford tuition fees, so he had to teach himself.
He claims that he rarely listens to music, so perhaps this is the reason his music is unique and hard to categorize.
It just sounds like it comes naturally, unforced and 'direct from the self':
"Every now-and-then, everyone feels the desire to hear some music/sounds. When this desire hits me, I pick up my Guitar, and the sounds come... But some people pick up a CD. Everything I write contradicts itself, but not in an obvious way, because most of it sounds obvious!? I love the idea that; at the brink of total understanding, you discover that you could be totally wrong. To me, my music sounds like the dots on the Ying and Yang."
His music is a series of Acoustic Folk stories, with a simply honest vocal, very rhythmic Guitar, theatrical and melodic backing vocals and a basic striped sound. His stories can be insightful, naive and often both simultaneously.
But ultimately it sounds like nothing you've ever heard!
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LOVE MONEY WAR DEATH (Album) - The Concept
posted November 14th at 4:57am
Lewies album 'LOVE MONEY WAR DEATH' is a puzzle.... a series of folk stories.
It is a riddle that you can solve using the artwork and the songs.
The answer to the puzzle is a sentence that joins the songs together, it is the concept of the album.
Lewie has promised to never tell the answer to a soul... But he is happy to use this website to create debate on the possible answers.
If you think you have found the answer to the puzzle, then add your Guess! Other users will be able to comment on your Guess, and Lewie will rate your guess 'Hot' or 'Cold' to help you along.
If you would like to see other users Guess' and comment on them, click here, or click the GUESS? link at the top of the page.
Most importantly, have fun with it.
CLUE: When the pieces are cut out and moved around, they create much more extra information.
Montage
lewie has not created a montage yet.
If you are interested in creating your own montage, click here to get started.
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Nice Lewie - Love the album cover too. Thanks for letting me know about the blog.
November 17th at 12:15pm