Just Music presents Acoustic & Beats @ The Brighton Fringe - May 12th

PADMA's debut EP out on Monday!

DOWNLOAD PADMA's new EP by clicking HERE!



In support of this debut release, Padma is playing our Acoustic & Beats night at the Brighton Fringe Festival on Monday 12th May.

The show is at the JOOGLEBERRY PLAYHOUSE and features Just Music artists LEO ABRAHAMS and DIGITONAL on the bill as well.

Expect the very best in downtempo and acoustic live music, a music-loving crowd and a relaxed and amicable ambience.

Padma
Brighton-based singer-songwriter Padma’s warm voice is the perfect match for his gentle lulling guitar technique

Leo Abrahams
Acclaimed instrumental guitarist who has worked
with the likes of KT Tunstall and Brian Eno

Digitonal Cinematic electronica of epic proportions with classical leanings

DOORS 7.30
£5 on door or advance
Box Office: 01273 709709
Info: 0208 741 6020



Padma's debut EP, SPACEFOOD & BALLOONS will be released on Monday 5th May

'Absolutely enchanting – definitely one to watch…'
Life FM

'Beauty in simplicity… Padma’s voice has warmth and depth'
Fluidnation

Spacefood & Balloons is the first single to be taken from Padma’s debut album, Here. The title track shows the upbeat and uplifting side of the album, and showcases Padma’s talent as a reflective and witty lyricist, and the B-side is a true reflection of the albums gentler moments - Padma's soft voice and lulling guitar technique together as one.

Have a listen to the tracks and a taster of the forthcoming album by clicking HERE

Tracklisting:
1. Spacefood & Balloons
2. Throw My Drugs Away

Watch the video for Spacefood & Balloons on the Just Music Youtube channel here

Padma hails from a small suburban town near Sheffield in the North of England. He has been a practicing Buddhist for over 10 years and at one time intended to spend his life as part of a Buddhist Order. In the end it was his inability to cope with that exact thing – order – that led to him going his own way, choosing instead the path of the artist.

Padma’s songs speak both of the mud and the sky - both the gutter and the stars. The album reaches in mood from the upbeat optimism of Funny and The Ballad Of G & Eva, to the heartfelt introspection of Half A Person and Throw My Drugs Away, Padma’s lyrics are very personal, but through drawing on personal experiences and observations, he often makes a wider philosophical or political point. His gentle, lulling guitar technique is embellished with the subtle use of percussion, vintage effects and analog synthesizers, creating a timeless and other-worldly acoustic-based sound.

Padma on Western politics:
The late Capitalist system is incapable of nourishing the individuals who live within it. It is simply not designed for that purpose. Given its self-centred, fragmented, and short term focus, and its incessant need to generate ever-new markets, it seems obvious too that this model is not ideally suited to tackling the impending environmental crisis.

Padma on Buddhism:
I might be on a mountain, washing the dishes in my outdoor kitchen, but fundamentally I'm still just washing the dishes. It is in these moments - the vast majority of one's life - that Buddhist practice shows its worth, by revealing the subtle magnificence of the everyday. Bliss in the check out queue. Tranquility on the tube.

Padma on the Olympic torch:
The Chinese government, and the Olympic committee, are emphasising the fact that the torch is a symbol of harmony and unity. Well I’m all for harmony and unity, but in order for people to unite and live harmoniously, they must be free. Until that is the case in Tibet, and in China as a whole, these words are nothing more than propaganda.


Padma’s debut album, Here, will be released on June 2nd 2008 on Just Music