Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The instrumental album is the release of the emotion without the explanation, it is akin to the work of the detective pondering over a mystery in which the clues are there but to no reason on why the perpetrator committed the crime, the how and the means are visible, but not the motive. It is up to the detective and the audience alike to fathom the enigmatic covert nature and understand the brilliance in which the instrument alone is the voice, the account, and the enlightenment on show.

The new creation from Sean Williamson, performing under the stage name of Pigeoto, sees his new self-titled recording take the stage, an instrumental phenomenon that asks of the listener to think carefully about what it means to be visible in the modern day when the voice you have is stolen or lost, and all you have is the instrument of will. That is the beauty of the sonic resonance to be found in all its justified glory as the music moulds into a wisdom of solidarity senses and aural persuasion.

The five track E.P., which consists of the pieces Rise, Homing, Snow Day, Fox, and Go, combine in a territorial flashmob, each unexpectedly surrounding the listener with extreme care and intent to the point where the point of the instrumental becomes clear; to add your own distinct voice to the strident and the heart-filled and be enthused to create your own narrative, to speculate on a story with a huge and impressive background.

Featuring the talent of Static Chicken’s Matt Turner on bass guitar and Willy Porter’s drummer Dave Schoepke, the album captures the drive of the organised and the fierceness of the ambitious and the compelled; for that is the ultimate plan, to stretch the imagination of performer and listener alike, a combination of the focused and those willing to hand themselves over to the passion of unison.

A truly exciting set of music that punches deep and with admiration, Pigeoto balances groove with exotic freedom with a keen ear and the strength of ingenuity.

Ian D. Hall