hazel winter

Biography

Hazel Winter took her first musical steps clad in leopard skin playing guitar for all-girl R&B covers band Gorilla My Dreams. She later graduated to playing for Bristol’s Blue Aeroplanes, with whom she toured in 1991-2.

Her solo debut album Put Away The Sharp Knives was released on Bristol-based independent label Clearwater at the end on 2000, and met with instant critical acclaim. Many of the songs were recorded on a basic 4-track in Hazels’ front room, before being overdubbed and mixed by John Parish (P.J.Harvey, Eels, Tracy Chapman) and Adrian Utley (Portishead). Other tracks were re-recorded live. Parish kept the production as raw as he could, using the spontaneity of the 4-track takes as the heart of the album.

“…Winter pulls you into her deliciously paranoid world …an extraordinarily unsettling persona…one to watch, but with the lights on…”
MOJO
“…jagged and dangerous…angular…soulful…a thrillingly raw debut…”
TIME OUT
““…oddly seductive…sexual magic…Hazel Winter will be unstoppable…”
Q

“…bluesy, viscerally exciting ride…thrillingly uneasy listening…”

BIG ISSUE
“…dark and broody….a contemporary classic…”

EXPRESS MAGAZINE
“…slinky, schizoid, off-kilter groove…jagged, edgy, rare and brilliant…”
GUITARIST MAGAZINE
“…a stunningly fine album…breathe in her cold air, she’s the breeder of bad dreams…”

ORGANART
“…affair of the (dark) heart… furious and fathom-filled….clash of fragility, ripped lyrics and wonderfully warped guitar…songs clogged with life’s cold sweat…”

BATH FESTIVAL GUIDE
“…frantic, crashing, howling, cacophonous racket spiked with open-heart lyrics ripped from the files marked sex, death, general belligerence and painful break-ups/downs…disturbingly close to the bone….it fucking rocks…a statement of bloody-minded intent and utter, delicious confusion…”

VENUE

Hazel produced her second album Death Row Bride along with new band members Stig Manley and Doug Bott. It was engineered by Portisheads Jim Barr. The drummer is Dave Burbidge. It was released on her own label Death Row Bride Records, on Feb 16th 2004, distributed by Shellshock

“…the sound of a quite unhinging ferocity…a terrific burst of whispery nastiness…”
ROCK SOUND
“…The West Country’s first lady of noirish guitar blues…vocal witchiness and bile-spitting make a convincing dent”
Q
“…Hazel Winter purrs and crows … facing her demons …twatting you over the head with a shard of buoyant riffage…a thoroughly disturbing, thoroughly compelling listen …”
LOGO
“…doomed romantic masterpiece…but best of all is Hazel’s provincial non-singing Northern voice picking at death/love metaphors like scabs that won’t be left alone…”

KERRANG
“..ever -present atmosphere of menace…Goddess-like spikiness…”
WHATS ON IN LONDON
“…noirish confessions …raw, stark and sparse … allow Winter’s tortured whispering, cooing and choking to have full shocking effect…”
GUITARIST MAGAZINE
“…fabulous new album…bleak hearts and fuzzy murder ballads ….a spooked collection of livid punk blues and eerie ballads…”
VENUE

Email info@deathrowbriderecords.co.uk

DEATH ROW BRIDE RECORDS
PO Box 1050, Bristol BS99 1FT

Photography by Jaqueline Glynn and Tom Abba

Website design by Tom Abba


		Biography Hazel Winter took her first musical steps clad in leopard skin playing guitar for all-girl R&B covers band Gorilla My Dreams. She later graduated to playing for Bristol’s Blue Aeroplanes, with whom she toured in 1991-2. Her solo debut album Put Away The Sharp Knives was released on Bristol-based independent label Clearwater at the end on 2000, and met with instant critical acclaim. Many of the songs were recorded on a basic 4-track in Hazels’ front room, before being overdubbed and mixed by John Parish (P.J.Harvey, Eels, Tracy Chapman) and Adrian Utley (Portishead). Other tracks were re-recorded live. Parish kept the production as raw as he could, using the spontaneity of the 4-track takes as the heart of the album. “…Winter pulls you into her deliciously paranoid world …an extraordinarily unsettling persona…one to watch, but with the lights on…” MOJO “…jagged and dangerous…angular…soulful…a thrillingly raw debut…” TIME OUT ““…oddly seductive…sexual magic…Hazel Winter will be unstoppable…” Q “…bluesy, viscerally exciting ride…thrillingly uneasy listening…” BIG ISSUE “…dark and broody….a contemporary classic…” EXPRESS MAGAZINE “…slinky, schizoid, off-kilter groove…jagged, edgy, rare and brilliant…” GUITARIST MAGAZINE “…a stunningly fine album…breathe in her cold air, she’s the breeder of bad dreams…” ORGANART “…affair of the (dark) heart… furious and fathom-filled….clash of fragility, ripped lyrics and wonderfully warped guitar…songs clogged with life’s cold sweat…” BATH FESTIVAL GUIDE “…frantic, crashing, howling, cacophonous racket spiked with open-heart lyrics ripped from the files marked sex, death, general belligerence and painful break-ups/downs…disturbingly close to the bone….it fucking rocks…a statement of bloody-minded intent and utter, delicious confusion…” VENUE Hazel produced her second album Death Row Bride along with new band members Stig Manley and Doug Bott. It was engineered by Portisheads Jim Barr. The drummer is Dave Burbidge. It was released on her own label Death Row Bride Records, on Feb 16th 2004, distributed by Shellshock “…the sound of a quite unhinging ferocity…a terrific burst of whispery nastiness…” ROCK SOUND “…The West Country’s first lady of noirish guitar blues…vocal witchiness and bile-spitting make a convincing dent” Q “…Hazel Winter purrs and crows … facing her demons …twatting you over the head with a shard of buoyant riffage…a thoroughly disturbing, thoroughly compelling listen …” LOGO “…doomed romantic masterpiece…but best of all is Hazel’s provincial non-singing Northern voice picking at death/love metaphors like scabs that won’t be left alone…” KERRANG “..ever -present atmosphere of menace…Goddess-like spikiness…” WHATS ON IN LONDON “…noirish confessions …raw, stark and sparse … allow Winter’s tortured whispering, cooing and choking to have full shocking effect…” GUITARIST MAGAZINE “…fabulous new album…bleak hearts and fuzzy murder ballads ….a spooked collection of livid punk blues and eerie ballads…” VENUE Email info@deathrowbriderecords.co.uk DEATH ROW BRIDE RECORDS PO Box 1050, Bristol BS99 1FT Photography by Jaqueline Glynn and Tom Abba Website design by Tom Abba
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