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Plinth - Music for Smalls Lighthouse

Review by George Bass

Up there with Jon Brooks’ Shapwick for its balance of the macabre and the cosy.»

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Music for Smalls Lighthouse is Plinth’s first full-length album for Second Language. Plinth is the pseudonym of Michael Tanner, a composer, writer and musician based in the south of England. In addition to his solo work as Plinth he is an active member of Directorsound, United Bible Studies and Tyneham House. Michael plays live with English folk musician Sharron Kraus and recorded and engineered Sharron’s acclaimed 2008 album, The Fox’s Wedding. He is currently working on forthcoming albums by United Bible Studies, Agitated Radio Pilot and cult singer-songwriter Mark Fry. Other musical outlets include The A. Lords with Nicholas Palmer and the Vangelis-stylings of 'Cat Lady' with Matt Shaw (Tex La Homa). In 2008, Plinth collaborated with Textile Ranch, the solo project of Second Language’s Glen Johnson, to create the album The Rest I Leave To The Poor (Make Mine Music).