Culley's fourth album, Stripling, was recorded solely in his adopted home city of Krakòw by engineer Jarosław Zawadzki, and consists of 12 songs of voice and guitar, with not an overdub used. It applies a stripped down ‘one-take’ approach with zero accompaniment, imbuing the idea that a flame can only be seen most clearly in the dark. With such disparate themes as: gemology, our biased selectivity of memory, mortality and seduction, this set is the quintessence of Culley's versatility as a songwriter and his inventiveness as a guitarist. Rock ‘n Reel Magazine awarded Stripling four out of five stars and once again Culley received comparisons to Tim Buckley and John Marytn.
A hushed and low-lit EP from this Melbourne musician, where dreamlike melodies drift across a bed of tender guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 19, 2023
Blue Mantra Rhymes, aka Ed Cooke, pays tribute to his current home of Bangkok and its folk traditions on this delicate new LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 23, 2021