Rainbows in
the Gasoline
The new album by Karl S. Williams, out September 1st, 2023
Rainbows in the Gasoline was recorded live-to-tape in a fibro cottage up on Mount Nebo in South-East Queensland, with light streaming in the windows and dogs sleeping on the floor.
It was recorded by Jamie Trevaskis and this place is his home and studio, called Tape Land, shared with his partner Mia and a couple of requisite studio hounds. I don’t know what magic Jamie worked to make it sound and feel so right in there (and he seemed to do this effortlessly) but that’s how it was, and as a result the songs just flowed out.
First single ‘Built This Way’
Second single ‘Moments’
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All songs written and performed by Karl S. Williams
Recorded and mixed by Jamie Trevaskis at Tape Land, Mount Nebo QLD Australia
Mastered by Andy Stewart at The Mill Studio, Bass Coast VIC Australia
In Memoriam Claes Johnny Magnus Loberg
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WAV and MP3 files for broadcast available here
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High resolution press photos available here
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Please direct all enquiries to contact@karlswilliams.com
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Drawing from folk, blues and gospel Karl S. Williams’ songs are steeped in the swamp water of the northern NSW cane country where he was raised, lending the distinct flavour of this land to all his work.
I wanted to make a really raw solo record, to just play the songs and capture them as performances - unadorned and unquestioned. Simply songs, allowed to be. It’s so easy for songs to get crushed before they can ever be heard and many of the songs on Rainbows I believed particularly fragile. It’s typical in a loud world to want to add more to a song, make it bigger, bolder. I decided I wanted to try quietness, space, less.
Rainbows in the Gasoline was created with the assistance of RADF, The Regional Arts Development Fund - a partnership between the Queensland Government and the City of Gold Coast Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.