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Heather Slater

About Me


Songbook Words and Pictures By Heather Slater Book PreviewThis is an acoustic-based solo project for singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Heather Slater, also from alternative duo The Monikers and with the post-punk rock alter-ego Pale Heather .The In The Wilderness albums see Heather at her most organic, stripping the songs right down to their core, to a place where the squeak of finger on acoustic guitar string, or the crackle of vinyl, or the muffled sound of a dog barking in the distance, are as essential to the atmosphere as the song itself. The Work Experience EP shows Heather taking a more electro-pop direction, with powerful basslines, synths and electric guitars.Equipment used: Yamaha CPX 8SY six-string acoustic guitar; Martin D28 acoustic guitar; Simon & Patrick SP12 12-string acoustic guitar; a battered Epiphone T310 Telecaster guitar; Fender Highway 1 Stratocaster; a Shure microphone; a Boss digital 12-track portastudio; a Boss digital four-track portastudio; a Korg N264 workstation synthesiser; an Ibanez bass guitar. Other toys include a violin, a recorder, oh and a gadget on the Boss that can turn a six-string electric guitar into a very realistic bass.DISCOGRAPHYIn The Wilderness Volume I (12-track CD-R album)
In The Wilderness Volume II (12-track CD-R album)Work Experience (8-track CD-R mini-album)************************************************* ***********CLICK BELOW TO ORDER IN THE WILDERNESS VOLUME ONE CD (UK BUYERS) £5 + £1 p&p ************************************************************ *CLICK BELOW TO ORDER IN THE WILDERNESS VOLUME ONE CD (BUYERS OUTSIDE OF UK) £5 + £2 p&p**********************************************************CLICK BELOW TO ORDER IN THE WILDERNESS VOLUME TWO CD (UK BUYERS) £5 + £1 p&p ************************************************************ *** CLICK BELOW TO ORDER IN THE WILDERNESS VOLUME TWO CD (BUYERS OUTSIDE OF UK) £5 + £2 p&pCLICK HERE TO ORDER WORK EXPERIENCE 8-TRACK CD (BUYERS IN UK AND R.O.W)************************************************************ **

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/11/2006
Band Members: Heather Slater (vocals, guitars, percussion, bass, violin, recorder, keyboards, photography)
Influences: The Beatles, Patti Smith, David Bowie, Nick Drake, Julian Cope, Paul Broome, Elliott Smith, Gravenhurst, Beth Gibbons, Kings of Convenience, Shack, Jeff Buckley, Siouxsie, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Sounds Like: Splintered between stripped-down acoustica (the In The Wilderness albums) and edgy electro-pop (the Work Experience EP).
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

HEATHER SLATER INTERVIEW

Click herefor an exclusive, extensive interview with journalist Mick Mercer in his new free online magazine, The Mick issue 47. The Heather Slater project is covered as well as my other musical ventur...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:18:00 GMT

HEATHER’S ON LASTFM

Just to let you know, all three of my albums are on Lastfm so you can try afore ye buy! Copy and paste this into your browser...http://www.last.fm/music/Heather+Slater
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Long Long Time in competition success!

This year I entered the prestigious UK Songwriting Contest with the song Long Long Time, available on my mini-album Work Experience. The song was given the rating "commended" by the judges.About the c...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:36:00 GMT

WILLOW TREE UPLOADED

Hi,I've uploaded my song Willow Tree. A remastered version of this is now available on Volume II of my album, In The Wilderness.CheersHeather
Posted by on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:16:00 GMT

DOUBLE LENGTH CDR ALBUM AVAILABLE

Hello,There are two CDR albums available now containing 12 songs each. The albums, which can be bought separately, are entitled In The Wilderness Volume One and Volume Two. The inlays are printed in b...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:19:00 GMT

New recordings - Work Experience & I Wonder

HiI've uploaded two hot-off-the-press recordings - Work Experience, and I Wonder. One's a bitter electro guitar-fuelled rant, the other's an acoustic ballad!These are probably the last new songs of th...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:09:00 GMT

Download Long Long Time

Hi My new song, Long Long Time, is available for limited free download. Featuring two electric guitars, two acoustics, an organ and double-tracked vocals, it's a bittersweet rant against all those ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:27:00 GMT

DOWNLOAD POISON ELF

Time is running out to download my new song Poison Elf.... it's only on the site for a VERY limited time, so don't delay! Cheers, Heather
Posted by on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:44:00 GMT

Heather's on Monica's Last Prayer's new song

Hi thereFans of introspective, dark, brooding music are advised to check out Monica's Last Prayer - click on the banner on my profile. I have sung backing vocals on new song Pieces, which has been fre...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:45:00 GMT

Download I Wonder (Hero)

I wrote and recorded a new song, off the cuff and live after a night down the pub. It's called I Wonder (Hero) and is an improvised, finger-picked number. It was actually recorded the same night as my...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12:00 GMT