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London, United Kingdom (1981 – present)

Acoustic Alchemy is a British and band formed in London, England in the early 1980s (c. 1981), originally fronted by acoustic guitarists Nick Webb and Simon James. The band is currently fronted by Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale.

During the 1980s, there was little grateful audience for this form of music in the UK, and the big players in the genre were all American. The pioneering sound of two duelling acoustic guitars - Simon James on nylon and Nick Webb on steel - was a fresh touch on the genre, and hence the immediate success of the band, backed up by a double bass, percussion, and occasionally string quartet The Violettes. In the mid-1980s, James left the band; he would go on to form Kymaera, a similar, albeit more Latin oriented band. Webb then went on to discover Greg Carmichael, who became James’ immediate successor.

The new pair got work playing as an in-flight band on Virgin Atlantic flights to and from the United States - after sending some demo material to Nashville-based label MCA, the band was called six weeks later to record their first album. The pair had literally played their way to America, and in 1987 released their debut album, “Red Dust and Spanish Lace”. The project saw them joining forces with other like-minded musicians such as Mario Argandoña on percussion and Bert Smaak on drums. The album was recorded at the Hansa Haus Studios, in Bonn, Germany. This was where they met sound engineer Klaus Genuit, who has worked on many of the band’s albums.
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  • dobromih

    Not bad

    last month
  • WiTHiNt

    wow, not bad at all !

    February 2012
  • BeetsAndBears

    Rad!

    January 2012
  • squezey

    I'm really enjoying the newest release, they really improved. My favorites will always be Natural Elements and Red Dust & Spanish Lace.

    January 2012
  • slifer2006

    Awesome music, very soothing. 2 thumbs up for them

    December 2011
  • malifloki1

    Papillon & Passion Play are my fav :)

    December 2011
  • armandputra

    playing for time, really love it !

    November 2011
  • TheDragon6

    so good, seriously

    October 2011
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