What can fans expect from a live Stuart O’Connor performance?
SO: It’s always different. That’s one thing for sure. Because I play over 200 times a year I’ve stopped writing a set list. I let my mood run things. I recently did a show on the south coast of England where I didn’t play a single song on my record. I also linked every song together with loops and ambience so it all merged into one 45 min set. Also the line up for my gigs changes fairly regularly. Sometimes it’ll be solo or with Riad (Double Bass). Then other times it’ll be with keys or percussion or even with Didgeridoo. PEV: Tell us about your debut, “Autonomous Debut”. SO: I wanted to go full time and so having a record to sell was essential. So I spent 6 months recording and re-recording all these songs that had just been sitting there waiting for a home. Until then I had only really recorded with ‘My Pet Junkie’ (A Prog Rock Power Trio I’m in) and so I’d never considered working with different musicians and instruments. Suddenly I had all these new options for the songs and I took
