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Andrew has had various musical guises, rock bands, dabbling with electronica, and sonic landscapes but first and foremost has always come back to acoustic guitar. After getting heavily attached to the nineties music movement through grunge and indie after no family musical history, started playing guitar at the relatively late age of 16. That was when the book opened and i started listening to everything i could, writing immediately i found this was something i needed to do. Working in various recording studios in London "I have some celebrity stories i could tell!" and studying various recording techniques he started recording demos on an old four track, which an ethic that has punctuated everything hes done since.
The debut "Media Ghost" had press acclaim from the Fly Acoustic Mag and the Metro etc, and is played regular on BBC radio and stations across the south.
The up and coming album is something a little different and is going back to a time when music wasnt always about instant gratification.
"For this album I wanted to create something that was like a Tim Burton film, I aimed to create a world in which to immerse yourself in. A loose concept album built upon storytelling, nature, conspiracy, lies and home truths".
Andrew is an artist that spends the time analyzing, digesting and processing lifes stimuli into something musical. Enjoying a wide range of music and not being scared to explore these genres he is hard to pigeonhole but creates a sound that is his own. Completely at the helm of his own ship he writes, records, and produces his own recordings armed with a laptop and various bits of kit that make noises.
"Im all about the take - the delivery, even if its not perfect it stays in. It's about the mood and a moment in time"
Andrew takes his influences from a wide variety of music. Live he takes on the role of the troubadour singer songwriter, alone with the songs bear and delivered how they would have been written. On record he lets the creative juices run free a little more. Not to be scared to restrict himself sonically just because the songs in their live guise take on a more acoustic nature.
I feel this is why he is versatile to many a bill through his many supports from Mumford & Sons, Stephen Fretwell and David Ford, through to Mc Fly, Natalie Imbruglia and Hard Fi. Alternative folk tales with an accessible edge.
"I love acoustic music and this is how I write most of my songs. First and foremost I love the craft of song writing and delivering a message. Nothing displays that more than one man and a guitar." On record I prefer to layer the songs a little more, to paint the picture in my head
Imagination, secret confessions, paranoia and social comment epitomize Andrew's song writing, and its these qualities that have enabled him to always get people on a emotional level.
"The messages i get are always really personal. I remember someone writing to me to express how i gave them a connecting moment and they felt like i was singing just for them alone. I loved that".
With some impressive achievements so far including a list of great support shows, radio play and receptive press reviews. Andrew is also a very prolific writer often writing quicker than he can release. Nature plays a huge part in the song writing, the beauty of whats already around you.
"I think people often have a disregard for their environment and I dont mean that in a hug a tree type way but the beauty in whats already been carved. Have a look around, slow down, and take it in. The seasons will never stop and they are beautiful. Im afraid reading about Jordan and Peter will not be interesting soon... shock horror!"
With a full length, a mini album and two 5 track Ep's out in two years Andrew has been holding back material in order to try and promote whats already been written.
"I could do an EP a week if i had the time!"
The new album has a commercial sound but with a creepy undertone of paranoia, an old circus or a conspiracy theory. With a wide range of styles from pop, americana, rock, and singer/songwriter influences its shaping up to be something quite fresh and immersing.
"I do have a pennant for the dark side of things. I dont see it as a bad thing as it acts like exorcism for me. I use music to channel my frustration, fear and panic into a contained place. Id like to think that people will take something from the music. The best music to me has always shown that you are not alone in your thinking, it speaks to you and acts as medicine.
Mumford & Sons
Hard Fi
Mc Fly
Stephen Fretwell
Kate Walsh
Natalie Imbruglia
Jon Allen
Sons of Adrian and Noel
Cara Dillon
The wonder stuff
John Bramwell (I am Kloot)
YOAV
Beth Rowley
The Bluetones
Gold Heart Assembly
Mark Morris
David Ford
Nik Kershaw
Sam Beaton
Chris Helm (ex Seahorses)
Ben Ottowell (Gomez)
Amy McDonald
Polly Paulsma
John Power (ex Cast)
Priscilla Ahn
MERZ
Gemma Hayes
Tom Hingley (inspiral carpets)
Passanger
Sam Isaac
David Jordan
A lot of risks have been taken in the recording of this album, and they pay off. Its great and your'll be hearing new things every time you listen.
Sam Wise (ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE)
Here we have an intelligent and introspective singer/songwriter with a wonderful gentle sound that is at once familiar and refreshingly his own (THE MAG)
This album has to be heard to truly understand the wealth of technique, lyrical dexterity and, most importantly emotional investment, involved!
Matt Merrit (Art Rocker, "The News")
Andrew Foster is a heart-on-the-sleeve, straight up minstrel, sometime solo strumming serenader, othertime vocal figurehead and a songwriter with considerable pathos at his command. (THE FLY)
Andrew Foster's honest and stripped back approach gives you access to a man that is clearly a great wordsmith, a damn fine composer and a stunning performer. (TOXIC PETE)
Steeped in the craft of developing his skill, to produce a melody that is natural and honest. He writes in a quiet personal way exemplified on tracks such as the questioning Snow Through The Window (BREAKING MORE WAVES)
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