Paul Messis: Case Closed 2013 + Songs Of Our Times 2017

 

UK based, singer-songwriter Now living in Spain, well established underground musician who

writes 60s garage, folk-rock, psychedelia and 60s punk sounds. Has had a number of vinyl releases on both, State and 13 O Clock records and also is the founder of his own Market Square Records. That is Paul Messis, a Billingshurst boy “stuck in a 1960s time warp”. Paul plays a form of psychedelic garage guitar rock with an authentic, jangly guitar sound.
                            

Originating from the wild depths of West Sussex; Paul Messis is a singer-songwriter who writes and

creates authentic 60s styled garage songs which perfectly suit as a soundtrack, the zeitgeist of his society and generation. While he may be a new face to some, or perhaps a self-described 'unknown', the fact of the matter is Paul and his songs are the real deal! Paul encapsulates many different styles of the garage genre in his songs and music, whilst still sounding new and fresh, songs written from the heart with a hint of personal influence and emotion, all in all making Paul Messis one of the lost great songwriters of his generation and the current underground music scene.
                      

His old favourites include The Dovers from LA, and the 13th Floor Elevators from Austin, Texas.

Funnily enough, that’s where his record label is based. He’s a bit Old School. It’s not just the sound of the sixties he is in to - it’s the look and the whole recording process too. He’s very particular in recreating an authentic experience. Paul said: “This is my look. I really am stuck in that era. I'm not trying to be anything - it's just what I'm into and what I'm all about.”
                           

Paul said: “My Grandfather used to listen to old jazz records, my uncle was into the German electronic

bands like Kraftwerk, and my dad was into Pink Floyd. So there were all those different influences. When I started school I thought I would find something that no one else was into. That took me to indie music, and that inevitably it took me to the sixties. Ever since then I've been trapped in the sixties and trapped in "Billingshurst!”. firmly rooted in his solid bedrock of sound, meshing jangly '60s-style garage-punk with folk-rock/folk-punk moves. This isn't a cookie cutter retro trip."

                                        

PAUL MESSIS - CASE CLOSED 2013

                          

He is currently one of the best at recreating the garage-punk sounds of the mid-sixties so expertly that ‘Case Closed’ could have been promoted as being some long-lost unheard classic and few would have

raised objections. But Messis breaks out of the garage and takes us on a surprisingly exciting and rewarding journey on ‘Case Closed’. With titles like "I Hate the World Around Me" and "(Don't Wanna Be) Scene Or Herd" and a press release where Messis admits to being angry as hell, you might expect this to be full of more punkish fury than it actually is, but the reflective nature of Messis' lyrics makes this a much more thoughtful affair than anticipated - the world's first existential garage psych LP? Who knows?
                              

Paul Messis – Case Closed
Label: State Records – THSLP-005, State Records – THS LP-005
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono
Country: UK
Released: Apr 15, 2013
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Garage Rock, Folk Rock

SIDE A.

                               

                                
A1. I Hate The World Around Me     1:46
A2. A Matter Of Opinion    2:31
A3. Happy This Way    2:10
A4. The Tables Have Turned    3:24
A5. Nickels And Dimes     2:47
A6. Sad How A Love Fades Away     3:01

SIDE B.

                           

B1. Further From Yesterday    2:37
B2. (Don't Wanna Be) Scene Or Herd    2:10
B3. No Use In Trying (Written-By – Kerr, Rose, Hearn)   2:36
B4. Sowing Seeds     2:19
B5. It Doesn't Matter To Me    2:33
B6. Goodbye    3:42

NOTES

Limited to 500 copies on 180 gram vinyl.

Flac Size: 203 MB

PAUL MESSIS - SONGS OF OUR TIMES 2017

                            

Since the release of his first single, back in 2009, Paul Messis has been a whirlwind of musical activity. Along with his own work as a songwriter, he is still an active member of The Higher State and The

Suburban Homes. Now he's back full circle with his third full-length album, containing a dozen songs firmly rooted in his solid bedrock of sound, meshing jangly '60s-style garage-punk with folk-rock/folk-punk moves. This isn't a cookie cutter retro trip. It isn't just some trite retro trip either, it's 100% heartfelt & genuine -honestly, it really doesn't get much better than this, with the tunes to match the sound & cool as fuck aesthetic. A little masterpiece!! Highly recomended!!!
                                

Paul Messis – Songs Of Our Times
Label: 13 O'Clock Records – 13OC-028
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, clear red Jan 5, 2018
Country: US
Released: 2017
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock

SIDE A.

                          

A1. Yesterday's Confusion   2:40
Songwriter – Paul Messis
A2. Sign Of The Times   2:52
Songwriter – Paul Messis
A3. Societies Games   2:33
Songwriter – Paul Messis
A4. The Last Reflections Of Fall   3:21
Songwriter – Paul Messis
A5. Back Against The Wall   3:15
Songwriter – Paul Messis
A6. Apathy's Callin'   2:04
Songwriter – M. Ratcliffe

SIDE B.

                                 

B1. Games People Play   2:18
Songwriter – Paul Messis
B2. The Ballad Of A Strange Cat   2:41
Songwriter – Paul Messis
B3. Mainstream Lifestyle Blues   2:37
Songwriter – Paul Messis
B4. Stuck In The Past   2:45
Songwriter – Paul Messis
B5. Mistress Of Death   3:30
Songwriter – Paul Messis
B6. Don't Follow The Man   3:42
Songwriter – Paul Messis

NOTES

295 copies on clear red colored vinyl.

Flac Size: 194 MB