Colin Reid burst upon the scene with his 1998 debut album of solo guitar music and was acclaimed as the new guitar hero. He is, however, much more than an exceptional guitarist - he is an exceptional musician and, as this new album proves, an exceptional composer.

The best description of TILT comes from Colin Harper's review on MOJO - "this set triumphs in its technicolor daring, where the guitar is an engine beneath the arrangements that drives forward the notion of quirky yet often moving compositions for small group and strings, from precisely where the Penguin Cafe Orchestra left off - an exceptional collection" The album works wonderfully as a kind of radio programme, moving from solo guitar to funky string quartet with guitar and on to vocals by Eddi Reader and Boo Hewerdine.

"Both as a performer and composer he is a huge talent" - The Independent
"A stimulating, genre-bending extravaganza - a stirring success" All Music Guide
"Tilt is a rich collection of guitar music in evocative settings ..(It's) distinct approach will shift listeners' musical axes" Sing Out Magazine

COLIN REID SWIM TSCD541

Colin Reid guitar
Liam Bradley kit
Brian Connor piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ
Becky Joslin cello
Neil Martin cello
Buffy North violin
Alan Shields double bass

COLIN REID TILT TSCD530

Colin Reid guitar
Maire Breatnach viola, violin
Brian Connor piano
John Fitzpatrick violin
Boo Hewerdine vocals, guitar
Andrew Lavery kit
Gino Lupari bodhran, shaker
Neil Martin cello
Oleg Ponomarev violin
Eddi Reader vocals
Alan Shields double bass