19th May 2016: ★★★★ from The Scotsman, The Evening Standard and UK Vibe among latest reviews for Preston Glasgow Lowe debut album.

Preston Glasgow Lowe is the eponymous debut album from London-based trio David Preston (guitar), Kevin Glasgow (six-string electric bass) and Laurie Lowe (drums).

The sheer, virtuosic rapidity of the playing found within these 65 minutes is striking – from the tumultuous, firecracker synchronicity of ‘C:\>PU’ and ‘Colour Possesses’ to the melodic guitar breadth and animated bass grooving of ‘Everything in Everything’, and the breathless six-string bass velocity of ‘Elephant and Castle’ to Laurie Lowe’s viscerally penetrating drum eruption at the centre of three-part ‘Within You’. Presenting a cool, synthy spatiality, ‘Song to the Citadel’ prompts exquisite fretboard roaming and pitch-bending from both Preston and Glasgow; while the intensifying, rock-infused urgency of ‘The Priory’ – written in part as a through-composed drum solo – features Lowe’s relentless yet nuanced drumming.

Here are some of the highlights from the many excellent reviews rolling in for Preston Glasgow Lowe:

“A trio fast-playing and fast-reacting with often spectacular ease.”
★★★★ The Scotsman (full review)

There’s a real buzz around this London trio, whose live rock energy and left-field smarts are evident on their eponymous debut.”
★★★★ The Evening Standard (scroll down to read) (website)

“There’s subtlety, there’s grace, and there’s excitement. The variation on the themes are exceptional.”
★★★★ UK Vibe (full review)

“A dazzling level of technical proficiency and a wide ranging harmonic sensibility that puts them at the forefront of progressive jazz.”
Jazz Views (full review)

“A great band… Exactly what you would expect from musicians of this calibre.”
Bebop spoken here (full review)

“The playing is impressive, as are the compositions, the group empathy & the deeply embedded melodic sense that runs throughout the record.”
Jazz In York (full review)

“A very promising debut from Preston, Glasgow and Lowe. Rich in intensity and spellbinding in parts, there’s obviously much more to come from this exciting trio.
★★★★ UK Vibe (full review)

“Think Metallica meets Mingus, or Hendrix, Pastorius and Animal from the Muppets on a bro-date.”
★★★★ The Evening Standard  (website)

“Impressive”
Northern Echo (website)

Elephant and Castle from Preston Glasgow Lowe