3/2/2023 0 Comments Rufus eight miles highThe gifted singer, songwriter and producer fell in love with music from an early age and showed instant promise, with support from his musical family. Hailing from a small Wiltshire village in the southwest of England, Rufus is the definition of a hidden gem. Even though the song was written from a place of negativity, I turned those negative feelings into a positive as well as a banging song that allowed me to really reclaim my spirit.” This song was instrumental in me securing my deal with TAPE and so it means a lot to me, it was also pretty much the first time I was doing music on my own and forging my own sound. Shortly after that, I put a melody/track idea together and wrote the lyric with Jermaine and Justin from Black Saint and ‘One Eye Open’ was born. Speaking about the inspiration behind ‘One Eye Open’, Rufus says, “Late in 2019, some people I was associated with pulled some weird moves on me, and wrongly or rightly, I felt they took me for granted, it left me feeling confused and pissed off. For the accompanying visuals, Rufus has collaborated with Italian filmmaker Ivano Barcellona to unlock another element of the single by offering up an interesting dichotomy we all face of becoming the machine version of ourselves that gets the job done with precision versus being the mere mortal version that makes mistakes and is not always disciplined. Led by his buttery smooth vocals, captivating delivery and infectious melodies, ‘One Eye Open’ sees Rufus in defiant mood over a glorious R&B-trap backdrop, as he sings about keeping your focus, staying on course and having total belief in yourself, no matter what bad vibes are sent your way. Produced in collaboration with TheElements, who have recently worked with Stormzy, Headie One, Zara Larsson and Tion Wayne, among others, and mixed by Heff Moraes (AJ Tracey, MoStack, Mist), ‘One Eye Open’ is the first single from Rufus’ upcoming debut EP, which is set for release in the autumn with revered nightlife brand TAPE London, who have signed Rufus as the first artist to their label division Tape Music Group. ![]() Turn! Turn! Turn! and Eight Miles High have also been combined into one ebook, Jingle Jangle Morning: Folk-Rock in the 1960s, which adds a bonus mini-book detailing the nearly 200 tracks that would be compiled into the author’s ideal 1960s folk-rock box set.‘One Eye Open’ is the glorious debut single from exciting new UK R&B artist, songwriter and producer RUFUS – full name Rufus Mackay – as he introduces us to his outlier fusion sound of R&B, alt pop and trap music. Based on first-hand interviews with folk-rock figures such as Roger McGuinn, Donovan, Judy Collins, and more than 100 others, Eight Miles High and its prequel Turn! Turn! Turn! have been updated from the original print books for their 2015 ebook versions. Detailing folk-rock from mid-1966 to the end of the 1960s, Eight Miles High portrays the mutation of folk-rock into psychedelia via California bands like the Byrds and Jefferson Airplane the maturation of folk-rock composers in the birth of the singer-songwriter movement the reemergence of Bob Dylan and the inception of country-rock the rise of folk-rock’s first supergroup from the ashes of the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield the origination of a truly British form of folk-rock and the growth of the live folk-to-rock music festival, from Newport to Woodstock. ![]() ![]() Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock’s Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock is the sequel to Turn! Turn! Turn!: The 1960s Folk-Rock Revolution, which documented the birth and heyday of folk-rock in the 1960s.
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