Bittersweet, gothic, edgy, addictive
DISCOGRAPHY
GIN AND REGRET
Gin And Regret is very much a retrospective album, drawn from songs that Angela has written over a period of many years and always loved - they have sometimes been performed but never till now released.
It's a more acoustic and vulnerable sound than Angela has created before. She has gone back to her jazz roots to create a sound that is raw, vulnerable and very honest.
The album is available on Bandcamp NOW
https://angelablacklaw.bandcamp.com/album/gin-and-regret
WHAT LOVE SOWS
LILIES 1
“I cannot escape death, but at least I can escape the fear of it.” - Epictetus
This EP is the first in a series of four examining the topic of death. Inspired by Angela's own experience of grief, and other people's sometimes clumsy or awkward responses to that, Angela is seeking to break the taboo and normalise conversations about the thing that we all face.
This EP explores the inevitability of life ending, covering topics like miscarriage, anticipatory grief and giving our short lives meaning.
To be released in July 2025
KALEIDOSCOPE VISIONS
Seven songs, seven very different voices, seven shades of groove.
Kaleidoscope Visions is a collection of songs produced by Angela Blacklaw and Dorriel Tulloch as Kaleidogroove and written by Angela (one co-written with Sean Dominic Grand).
The album was also seven years in the making but that's a whole story in itself!
Featured singers are Laura Janssen, Sue Wyllie, Jess Lawson, Maria Simone, Zoe Cooper James and Emma Brookes. Angela does feature on one song herself but the joy in this project comes from the diversity of vocal sound.
The album is available on Bandcamp.
https://angelablacklaw.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidoscope-visions
THE SCALE OF LOVE AND DESTRUCTION
The Scale of Love and Destruction is a collection of nine songs. They extend across a wide emotional axis, ranging from the uncomplicated seduction of Feather Fall, through the emotional ambiguity of If I Could Feel, all the way to the dark, dramatic, destructiveness of The Last Kiss. Bittersweet, gothic, edgy and addictive...
The Scale of Love and Destruction is available on Bandcamp. https://angelablacklaw.bandcamp.com/album/the-scale-of-love-and-destruction
M.K.C.
"The sheer uplifting joy and love the group exudes makes you realise that they are indeed a true musical family but also belies the incredible musical sophistication and complexity which streams through every song. The harmonic structure and musical arrangements of the material are stunning and rarely found on these shores.
The expansive repertoire takes you far beyond the expected and where other "choirs" fear to tread. MKC is a gem that we are very lucky to have!"
Ron St Louis
Angela not only sang but worked on the production for MKC's debut album M.K.C. which is available on iTunes and Spotify.
ABOUT
In addition to writing and recoding her own music, Angela is a soprano in the acclaimed Mike King Collective, one of the UK's premier contemporary vocal groups combining soulful vocals, rich jazz harmonies and captivating performances. MKC has recorded for the BBC, performed live on Channel 4, sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe and worked with some of the music industry’s biggest names including Mark Ronson, Florence + the Machine, Lily Allen and GRAMMY® world music artist Angelique Kidjo.
A teacher and module leader on the MA in Songwriting at the Institute for Contemporary Music Performance, Angela is an expert on creative process and is writing a book drawing on her expertise in the application of Jung's archetypes to songwriting, which has been discussed on BBC Radio 6.
STEPHEN DUFFY, THE JAZZ HOUSE, BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
"A very interesting singer... Portishead meets Kate Bush... Angela does all her own production and I think that is particularly impressive.”
PETER CUNNAH, D:REAM
"Such a great lyricist."
PAUL STANBOROUGH: PRODUCER
"Beautifully crafted, original, distinctive and expressive."
PLUGGED IN SWITCHED ON
“Haunting yet soulful voice that will stand the hairs straight up on the back of your neck.”
THE CANDO PRODUCTION
"Angela Blacklaw... gave that special kick to the soundtrack of Let Me In. I’m already thinking about future projects.”
REVIEW RHINO
"Chilled pop with a touch of class."
GERRY GEDDES, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER
"Insinuating rhythms, haunting, beautiful vocals - GOOD STUFF."
MIKE KING, MUSICAL DIRECTOR
“Angela is a valued member of my personal choir and one of the few individuals I chose to be part of the project.”
