Positively Beautiful - Lewis Taylor News, Issue Two

The band members:

Lewis Taylor - lead guitar/vocals

Dave Ital - guitar

Phil Mulford - bass

John Crawford - keyboards

Gavin Harrison/Ash Soan - drums **

Pam and Lucille - b.v.'s

** Why Two Drummers?

The first warm-up gig featured Gavin Harrison on drums - this talented man had only heard some of the material about 30 minutes before he played it, if you can believe that! Ash Soan (noted for his work with Faithless, MJ Cole, BB Mack amongst many others) more than capably filled Gavin's rhythmic shoes, however, playing with Lewis and band on October 2nd. Ash is scheduled to play further gigs with Lewis and Gavin will likely play with Lewis' band on some future occasions after he's back from his upcoming US tour with Porcupine Tree.

Review

Warm-up gig at the Noble Rot September 25th Lewis Taylor: Soul in the making

By Jessica Reed, Fan

" Why is Lewis' music so great? I don't know. Surely because Lewis...is just Lewis."

And that's the only answer i've been able to give to anyone asking me why I consider the London-based artist to be a musical genius. Forget the useless comparisons, this guy is one of a kind. Taking the loan of American soul music, and shamelessly mixing it with heavy rock influences , Lewis Taylor is re-inventing music, pushing the boundaries of creation to their limits. Eclectic and psychedelic, you never know where his songs will take you.

So, when a year of silence and an important decision later - Lewis becoming independent, releasing his third cd, namned Stoned part one, via Slow Reality records - many warm up sessions were annouced, the excitement was palpable. A first gig took place at the Noble Rot club last August, in front of a hundred or so admirers who clearly couldn't hide their pleasure to see Lewis back and truly, vividly alive. The crowd wanted more, and their wishes eventually became true, as many gigs have been anounced this month.

The first of many to come took place last Wednesday, once again in the same exclusive Mayfair venue. Arranged and organized by die-hard Lewis supporters, reserved for fans, the gig/rehearsal had a flavour of wild improvisation. When a maliciously smiling Lewis appeared, you could already feel the tension. Acting like he was unaware of the ninty-nine pair of eyes starring at him, he gave directions to the band for a while before taking the stage, dressed in a black and white Hendrix all stars t-shirt (he is surely going to start a new trend with those...). After telling the crowd that new songs were going to be played, murmurs of anticipation could be heard, floating in the intimate atmosphere of the room. People were giggling, both strangely amused and desperatly curious to hear the new material. "You're gonna hear strange noises coming at you" Lewis said, "...and i'll be nowhere to be seen!" he then added, while the first song began...and eventually blew people away.

Forget about the little mistakes (and Lewis excusing himself in the middle of a song because he had to tie his shoe lace!), it was more than an attempt to finally give life to the new songs in front of an audience. The crowd could feel something big was created at this very moment. The highlight of the session was the breath-taking 'Lewis IV', a beautifully dramatic-sounding song, tainted with distorted, deep backing vocals and a flamboyant Lewis-esque ending creshendo which left the audience speechless.

Surely Lewis' greatest strength onstage is his capacity to really, totally drawn in his music, sing in the most exquisite soulful way, and still remain accessible to his public. Positive, cheerfull vibes were shared during the night. Songs like 'Lovin' you more', or 'Stoned' surely got the girls wishing the song was written for them, and the guys wishing they could write such lyrics for their significant others. ...It is a very refreshing thing to hear such a recognizable, fragile yet strong voice, which is so expressive that it makes you think Lewis is singing like his life depends on his perfomance, rehearsal or not. He sings like a grown man disguised as a teenager who's playing music for the first time, rediscovering its power and magic every second passing by.

After a short break old songs from the first self-titled cd were played. The classic 'Lucky' received a warm welcome from the audience, who was without a doubt astonished by Dave Ital's fantastic guitar solo. When Lewis asked what number we wanted to hear, enthusiastic requests burst out, 'Waaaves!' screamed one young lady, 'Whoever, please!' was also heard, as Lewis grabbed his guitar and started to play the song. By the second chorus, the crowd took over, singing 'whoever is the love in your life, he has a hard time ahead of him' to Lewis' delight : 'So y'all doing the backing vocals now?' he said with a grin on his face, forgetting his own lyrics three seconds after.

Many songs followed, such as the LT anthem 'Damn', or a funky jam à la Sly and the Family Stone which largely allowed the band members to shine: piano player John Crawford blessed us with an amazing solo, quickly followed by the impressive playing of Gavin Harrison and Phil Mulford.

And so the night ended , leaving the fans satisfied and eager to hear the upcoming cd. Maybe some of you remember the 2000 Cameron Crowe movie 'Almost Famous', the story of a groupie following her favorite band across the United States in the 70's? Well, i've travelled two times from France just to see Lewis' gigs, and I can say the man is so talented that, just like in the 70's, it makes you want to listen to your heart, quit your job, take a flight, and just follow the music, wherever it may be. That's how good his music is.

Four-Track Promo CD (and Gig-Related Thoughts)

By MarkRB, Fan (originally on the forum)

Had a good listen to the promo and I like what I hear. I think the tunes are in some ways simpler (more 'commercial' to quote some others on the site) and the production seems very clean and seems to be more focused on the vocals and general high end of the mix than some of his earlier work (although I've yet to blast it through my floorstanders!).

I think in general my feeling from the gig was that Lewis, without label pressure, appears to have further embraced the classic soul approach. He seems vocally and stylistically comfortable and his new promo material also seems to emphasise this side of his work. 'Positively Beautiful' to me starts off with a Mayfield-esque groove before hitting its stride with an 'Isleys' gospel-styled ending. Great stuff incorporating the feel of some of the great funk/soul records of the past without losing that indelible Lewis stamp.

Catchier (!!!) still is the dancier version where he almost dons a white suit and hits the dancefloor in a classy, almost 70's Philly-sounding way. This version really rams home the melody and the backing vocals. Its his most accessible tune to date - to these ears anyway.

Love 'Send Me An Angel' - a great ballad that I feel shows a new level of songwriting maturity. Lewis doesn't feel the need to throw everything into the mix like he may have done 5 years ago. The song's a winner and it doesn't need over-elaborating in any way.

'Throw Me A Line' is more like the Lewis we would expect - an angular song with a great solo and some melodic and production twists.

Just my thoughts.
Cheers,
MarkRB

Further to the Warm-Up Gigs

Visit this URL to see pictures from the September 25 gig: http://fanclub.lewistaylormusic.com/sept25.html

Positively Beautiful hopes to make available an official review of the October 2, 2002 warm-up gig in the next issue/near future.

Lewis Live at Soul 24-7.com with What's the Word, October 5, 2002

Chris Heath and Mark Ede had Lewis into the Soul 24-7 studios for a live interview and preview of a number of tracks from Stoned | Part One on the What's The Word program on October 5, 2002. Chris was on-point with his interview questions, Lewis was fun, funny, and full of fellowship, and the tracks from the new album were incredible. The show was recorded and then re-broadcast on Soul 24-7 early on October 18, but to catch it if you missed it - or to hear it yet again - go to the 'Audibles' page at http://www.lewistaylormusic.com/ and download mp3s of the complete interview. Many thanks to Hadena, webmaster of the fansite, for making these mp3s available for download - and to Rog, the fan who made them available to Hadena! Incidentally, also on this Audibles page are a couple of mp3s of rehearsals for the August 20, 2002 Noble Rot gig... get you there to download these, if you haven't heard them yet.

Stoned | Part One, Media Launch Gig October 8, 2002.

Review

By Mark Ede of What's The Word (originally on the forum)

Yeah...good weren't it???

Very full house - including plenty of journalists and industry people - Bryan Ferry included toward the end - all waiting to see what our man and his 7-piece band had to offer.

Lewis, resplendent in white crinkly shirt and dark suit, started on stage alone playing the intro to 'Stoned' while one by one the band joined him before kicking in the main groove. Some improvised, modest-yet-effective (fairy!) light show - kind courtesy of Bjorn Against road manager! - kicked in to a cheer from the crowd and we were up and running.

The band were pretty tight and on the money, running through other new numbers from the new album, 'From The Day We Met', 'Lewis IV' (great solo from Dave Ital), 'Lovin U More' and the new live favourite, 'Shame'. The sound suffered a few gremlins - too many mikes for such loud music in too little space was always going to invite feedback problems - and the b.v's were a bit low at times but Lewis sounded loud and proud and the overall instrumental mix was much better for the keys being fed through the PA this week. All went down well and, all in all, a pretty effective showcase of some, and only some, of the very strong new material on the new record.

Second set Lewis informed us (tongue in cheek) he was going to do 'all the hits' and the band struck up 'Lucky' which lasted a good 12 minutes with everyone having a bit of a jam - Lewis clearly digging John Crawfords spikey keyboard solo - before things moved onto 'Lewis II'. A creamy 'Betterlove' followed before Lewis played an unaccompanied version of 'Track'. The intimacy of this was enhanced by Lewis laughingly missing the odd note (suffering from the 'Rod Stewarts') and doing a Dom Jolly 'I'm in a club...it's rubbish!!!' when one of the band members phones rang from back stage. Then 'Song', again unaccompanied before the band and b'v's (and crowd) joined in on the coda with first Dave Ital, then Lewis, taking storming solos.

On another post I (rather incongruously) compared Lewis with Prince but - argue with me all you like - Prince (good as he may be) ain't half the lead guitar player Lewis is. For one thing Lewis has an incredible tone from his Blues DeVille/pedal and Tele set up but also has chops and technique to die for - and importantly, the ears to put the right phrase (however simple) in the right place, which surely is what guitar playing is all about. Dave Ital, no slouch himself and one of the most successful and best all round players in the UK for sure, described Lewis as 'the most exciting guitarist in the UK'....no small praise from a man who should know what he's talking about.

We then had 'Damn' - after Lewis teased us by threatening to keep breaking into Marvins 'Lets Get It On' - and then, as an encore, a jam based around 'How'. Lewis did this song alone before the band - not having learnt it- picked up on it and they went into a full, free form blues jam with everybody taking solos. Just when you thought Lewis had no where to go - such was the quality of the soloing - he casually switched his amp and pick ups to an old school, almost clean with a shade of crunch, sound and just blew the place down with a fantastic, high feel, out-and-out blues solo to top off the night. And what a night. The hundred or so people there (the club's capacity) were privileged to be there to witness Lewis and his new band - and wot a band! - come of age.

The future looks bright with the vibe and enjoyment showed by one and all. Now all Dave Ital and the girls (all looking great) needs to do is to take the rhythm section clothes shopping (smile!) and we're up and running!

.....all this and Lewis too.

Lewis Live Interview on Radio London, October 18, 2002

By Citizen, Fan (originally on the forum)

"Brief visit by Lewis into BBC London... for those who missed it, the track Positively Beautiful was played from the album, to much praise from presenter Robert Elms. Lewis talked about how they'd decided to do things their own way for this record, simpler arrangements and more emphasis on the vocals... how Sabina Smyth had helped bring out the vocal quality - the first time Lewis had "allowed himself to be produced". Elms said he loved the new album, feeling Lewis II was perhaps too complex - something Lewis tentatively agreed with. Then Lewis sang live "Send me an Angel" over an acoustic backing track featuring guitar, congas and backing vocals. Great stuff, voice sounding excellent. Roll on Monday."

Stoned | Part One - Released in the UK, October 21, 2002!

Finally, the long-awaited release of Stoned | Part One. Much excitement, and no disappointments - Lewis is back, and how! Visit the fansite forums (link in Lewis Lovers' Links section) to see all the positive response to the new album. Stoned | Part One is without a doubt Lewis' most accessible, upbeat release so far, and I'm sure we'll be seeing reviews from many magazines and critics over the next while.

The album is available at most HMV stores, as well as via online purchase at http://www.hmv.co.uk/ . More locations for purchase will be announced after the initial two-week exclusive HMV availability.

Reviews

MOJO (November issue) is the first of (hopefully) a number of music magazines and newspapers carrying Lewis Taylor articles and reviews about the new album. MOJO's initial words on the album (as reported by MarkRB on the fan forum):

Title: 'Stoned Part 1'

Due: November

Production: Self-produced at home in London.

Songs: Title track is 'psychedelic soul'. 'Lovelight' is 'Kraftwork meets Eno-era Bowie', 'Positively Beautiful' nods to 'Norman Whitfield'.

Buzz: Taylor thinks that it is his most accessible album to date. Revitalised by the chance to strike out on his own, Taylor says he has three albums worth of material ready to go.

MarkRB also says: Not the longest feature but I'm sure Mojo will do a full review in time because they were big fans of him when his first album came out if a little less celebratory about his second which, if I recall, they concluded was an 'over-egged disappointment'

hmv.co.uk October, 2002

There are a fair few soul survivors in the history of modern music. The likes of Solomon Burke and Dionne Warwick have ploughed their own furrows for years now, both with and without the help of the music industry in general and big labels in particular. Exceptional talents, every one of them but all, you'll note, American. For a UK soul singer to keep on keeping on - often against all odds - is almost unheard of. Unheard of, that is, unless you're Lewis Taylor. 'Stoned Part 1' is Lewis back on track once again and doling out tune after soulful tune of future vintage rhythm and blues of a quality almost without equal.

Fans' thoughts and personal reviews of the new album are welcome for consideration for the next issue(s) of Positively Beautiful! Please contact loz at positivelybeautiful@telus.net.

More news and reviews will be reported about the new album in the next and upcoming issues of Positively Beautiful. In the absence of more 'official' reviews at the moment, we thought we'd include here for you some of the more expressive comments that caught our eye on the fansite forum, below.

Pjam

Well I picked up "Stoned Pt 1" this afternoon, rushed home and nevously approched the CD player. How different was this going to be without the record company pressure that we all know Lewis was unhappy with?

It was like going to a party by yourself, in fear that you may not know anyone, entering the room and ecstatically greeting your best friend as the first face you see. Then being introduced to lots of new people who are all really cool, and then finally going home with an ex-lover who you never wanted to part from. You discover they have learnt some hot new tricks and the old ones still make your spine tingle.

Lewis is still the most original, inspirational, undiscovered talent around. This will bring him some new friends and keep the old ones as well. Enjoy.

Toppa

...about recording quality

I dunno about the comment regarding the recording quality.

To these ears at least, the sound quality is amazing. It sounds like an entire band is playing live, even though it's only LT. This is due to his keen ear for arrangement as well as expert production skills. Songs are thick with multitracked instruments, but are never muddy-sounding.

Also, I think the CD overall has a warm, analog quality to it, unlike the somewhat overbright sound of the Lewis II CD.

In that respect, the sound fits the content...classic songwriting, classic production.

Mark Ede

Yeah.....one mans ears are another mans ...erm, no that's not right!

I think this is the best produced LT album by some distance. It's sound full but uncluttered and not over bright (a criticism of lewis 11 perhaps?).

Don't get me wrong I LOVE the overall aural feel to the debut record - all dark, gothic, and insular but, technically - as with the b-sides - the recordings are. well... different! And overloaded and 'badly' recorded and the EQ is all 'wrong'. It shouldn't work but it does but no one in their right mind would claim it was a well recorded album in the traditional sense of the word (much as I wouldn't change a note or a tone of it).Christ, play a Lewis b-side on the radio after modern produced records and they sound like they are coming from a bucket in a lead filled room next door. Talk about muffled.

No, Sabina's definitely brightened it all up but the anolgue feel keeps it warm and natural so, to my ears at least the production is a major plus.

On the songwriting, yeah S's influence is there for all to hear - the songs are uncovered and, in places, the structures and melodies are kept a bit simplier. Pros and cons to this.

Many (Lewis included) love 'Till the morning light' as being commercial and great pop while others (I'm more to this opinion myself) will -whilst digging it - think it's one of the weaker tracks on the basis that it's 'commercial and pop' and sounds like not trademark Lewis but like a song 'anyone (albeit talented) could have written' and 'Robbie Williams could perform'.

So meats and posions etc.

Anyway, just a view... no rights and wrongs here, of course... just opinions!

Ali Staton (yes, the same who mixed Lewis' music)

The album sounds great!!

Hello all,

I am a relative new comer to this forum, this being only my third post. However this is one discussion that I feel I am in a good position to contribute to.

First I have to say how much I love this new album, for the songs, the voice and THE SOUND.

I mixed both Lewis Taylor and Lewis II and although I didn't mix this album (stoned|part I, much as would have loved to), I did provide technical support and assistance to Lewis and Sabina when asked.

I understand some of the comments that have been made so far and on their own they could be vaild.
However we (and I assume we are all LT fans) must put into context the production of this album when compared to the others.

No major label budgets were available this time round to pay for the type of studios where I mixed the first two albums. Large format console rooms with Neves or SSLs and decent monitoring are not cheap. Lewis mixed it at home in his bedroom and to my ears achieved amazing results.. 4 Real Aiiiii. That's Proper Bo!!!
I apologise to those who may not get the last two comments.

The discussion of 'less or more low end', 'analogue or digital' and 'warm or overbright' are to me as a music fan secondary. As an engineer I understand these opinions better than most seeing as they are a part of my everyday working life, but I try to keep these technical aspects second to the artistic. Given the choice between a fantastic, emotional one of kind performance that's sonically weak, and a super hi fi but emotionally flat one, I always pick the former. I've engineered albums for amongst others Gary Katz (of Steely Dan fame) and Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur) and they both share that same philosophy.

And for the record the first two albums were mixed to analogue unlike this album which is entirely digital. Which I think proves that it really does not matter what formats or technology are used, as Jake already said the 'experience of sound is a very individual thing'. Couldn't have said it better myself.

In a time where much of what we as listeners are subjected to is the fancy of svengali A+R men and faceless producers, LT is one of the few truly original RECORDING ARTISTS capable of writing, arranging, performing and producing his work to a fantastically high standard consistently. And he and Sabina have done this with little to no financial support on this album.

So, let's (as I know many of you are) get behind LT and support this release so that he continues to make these great recordings and maybe the industry will finally come to him and provide the neccessary funds for for the Warm, Analogue, Phat, Organic, Home Grown, Non Genetically Modified album that'll keep everybody happy.

Cheers

Ali Staton

PS Hopefully I'll get to mix the next one and then you can all blame me

Matthew Robbins

Mind Blowing!

First impressions....an outstanding, well written, well produced, top quality, highly accessible and commercial set.

If anyone releases a better album this year i'll eat a Beetroot!

Congratulations to Lewis and all involved...a HUGE achievement.

Lee

Blimey O'Reily

Well, I'm just getting over the shock of it arriving on time - good work HMV - and I can say simply 'f**king marvellous'.

Hearing the songs performed live and then hearing them on CD, I was expecting them to lack a little of the live 'bite' but oh no, Lewis is truly sublime in his approach to recording and production - not to mention Sabina who's helped him with the writing and production.

I indeed tip my already unfeasibly tilted hat to them both, as a matter of fact everyone who's been involved in the creation of this. That includes all of us here at the forum, we should be damn (no pun) proud of his achievement and I personally hope it leads him to much higher things both on a musical and personal level.

Enough guff - shit hot album Lewis - well done!!!

Oh, and my Dad loves it and he's of the old school Maze, George Benson family - so I'm quite shocked and overjoyed too.

Ray

Well, I promised myself to not say anything about the new album until I listened to it at least 10 times. And see, now everything has already been said. I just would like to add one thing: at first I was guilty of something we all do, probably. I was a little disappointed about the 'poppiness' of some songs, especially the much-discussed Til the morning light, but then I realised that was because I was expecting another Lewis (I or II). In other words, I wanted our hero to repeat himself!

But if you listen to those poppy songs and take them as music, not just Lewis Taylor music, they're just great songs, and prove at least that LT is capable of more than one trick. And although the album is certainly more accessible than the first two, there are more than enough layers in the music to listen to. So in my opinion he's grown as an artist (although he might resent that comment, and go out and make another warped album never to be released like he did before Lewis II), and made another consistently great album. Now I'm going to listen to it a bit more.

hadena

lewis, baby, you... you... you...

..... bloody blow my mind.... i'm in state... i can't think straight....

what an incredible album, i just received my copy, takes a while to get to the other side of the planet (thank heavens for weekend mail!!). i've listened to it 3 times since the morning... stoned part 1, postively fantastic i might say, (loving U more is a great great track) but the final track, sheneverdid, is just incredible, i know it's not "single" material, but it really goes places i've, well, never been touched before...... i don't know how to describe just how great it is to listen to the music, i wish i could slow it down to savour each second, to hold each moment between my fingers and hold it like a marble to the light and see the fragments inside......

i love it, thank you SO MUCH, lewis, there's only one way to say it:

LEWIS IS BACK!!!!

Thanks, Everyone!

Positively Beautiful thanks you all for your very interesting contributions, about the album and throughout this newsletter - even though none of you know they'll be here until you see this ;).

CURRENT-SEES

Lewis at HMV MegaStore, 6 pm October 28, 2002

Location: HMV Oxford Circus, London

Lewis and the full band are to appear at 6 pm today for an 'in-store' mini-gig at HMV mega store, followed by a 'meet and greet' with fans and customers. Be there!

FUTURE-FLINGS

Lewis Appears at The Kashmir Klub Again - November 5, 2002

Taken from the Kashmir Times - Issue 11 (newsletter) - The Last Bit

We have a very special night coming up on Tuesday November 5th, featuring Lewis Taylor, Dave Saw, Art Fazil, Lucie Silvas, SonOFDave and many more....please try and make it down and experience an incredible night.

Related news, sad to report. From the Kashmir Times - Issue 11 - Web News section:

For the time being we are having trouble with our Internet streaming. Sadly the bandwidth we needed to be able webcast the show is not available anymore and we are desperately looking for someone who can sponsor the Klub by offering us bandwidth and a real server to stream from. If you can help in ANY way - please email tony@kashmirklub.com.

The KK & Krew have been great supporters of Lewis; judging by attendance in the KK chat room at various show times - more often than just for Lewis' performances - I know many Lewis fans love the KK & Krew, too. Is there anything we can do to help them maintain their webcast? Let's talk... send your solutions & suggestions to owner Tony Moore at his email address, above, or brainstorm with fellow Lewis and KK fans. Let's see if we can come up with any way(s) to help keep the most excellent and valuable Kashmir Klub webcast online.

Editor's note: Just before publication of this issue I heard from Tony at the Kashmir Klub, who reports that at least there is one hopeful possibility lined up for solving the webcast dilemma. It may be a week or so before he knows anything for sure so let's keep our thinking caps on for them in case that possibility doesn't work out!

First Public Lewis Taylor Gig in Two Years Announced!

Lewis and his new world-class, 7-piece band are to play a headline gig - Lewis' first major gig for over two years - at London's Subterania, 12 Acklam Road, W10 5QZ. The Subterania has a capacity of 650, so lots of room for all you Lewis fans and your friends to attend.

SUBTERANIA (all info as taken from the ticketmaster.co.uk website)

12 Acklam Rd Ladbroke Grove, London, W10

Transport

Public Transport: Tube - Ladbroke Grove (Hammersmith and City line) Buses - 7, 15, 52, 70, 295 Night bus - N50

Parking: Street parking available

Box Office Information

Phone: Ticketmaster (UK +44) 020 7316 4709

Hours: The venue box office is open Tuesdays - Sundays 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Payment: All major credit cards accepted on the 24 hr booking line. Cash, cheque and credit card accepted at the venue box office.

Collection: Tickets may be collected when the doors open. Take the credit card and Ticketmaster Reference Number as proof of purchase.

General Information

General Rules: No under 16s. No readmittance. No dress code. Smoking is permitted in this venue.

Children's Rules: No under 16s.

Special Needs: Easy access to the venue but no special seating available.

Miscellaneous: General admission standing - no formal seating.

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ reports that tickets are on sale now, with the show starting at 20:00.

Other Ticket Info:

Tickets £12 on the night, £10 in advance from the venue or Jazz Cafe, Astoria or other Mean Fiddler (http://www.meanfiddler.com/) outlet (personal callers). Or, by credit card from Ticketmaster on 0207 344 0044.

Lewis-Lovers' Links

http://www.lewistaylormusic.com/ - Fansite with hugely popular forums... this is the place for Lewis fans to hang out online, and Lewis himself contributes from time to time. Lots of information, mp3s and pictures here. There's even a forum specifically for questions to and answers from Lewis, whenever he is able and/or has inclination to answer.

http://fanclub.lewistaylormusic.com/ - Lewis Taylor's Fan Collection. a site for and about Lewis fans. Show your love of and support for Lewis' music by going visible online with all the other fans there - or just have some fun checking out who else loves Lewis' sounds.

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Arena/7463/ - The first fansite online; still there, though not updated in ages. Still lots of great Lewis-related info, though.

http://www.soul24-7.com/ - The hugely popular internet radio station with a soul forum to post messages at. Hear Lewis music played regularly by the What's The Word team on their show, or try requesting a Lewis tune by emailing direct to any DJ on-air at studio@soul24-7.com. The more requests received and forum posts made about Lewis, we believe, the more likely the station will get behind The Man and his new album!

http://www.slowreality.com/ - Lewis' official record company site. The site is currently being built... don't give up checking the link, even if you get a 'page not available' notice currently; keep checking back because it's coming soon!

Contact Positively Beautiful:

All questions, comments, contributions and suggestions are happily received at positivelybeautiful@telus.net.

Until our next issue - take care, keep the Lewis faith, and spread the Lewis word! The Legend is back!

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