biographical info
Allister Thompson is a Toronto, Canada-based singer, songwriter and guitar player, whose music is inspired by the folk greats of the Seventies such as Tim Buckley, John Martyn, Sandy Denny and Nick Drake as well as early progressive rock groups like the Moody Blues and Pink Floyd and ambient music.
After a varied career in bands, the highlight of which was a number of years spent with cult glam band Crash Kelly, he spent the winter of 2008/09 holed up at Studio W19 in Toronto with producer Michael Dilauro working on his first studio album, "Shadowlands".
The music on this record is a stew of different musical styles, ranging from melodic folk-rock to psychedelic pop, acid folk to symphonic progressive rock and ending with a 9-minute full blown Krautrock-esque piece featuring Mongolian-style throat singing.
In May of 2012, he released his fifth album, "Light the Darkness", as a free download.
Full details on his work can be found at www.allisterthompson.com
lineup
Allister Thompson Singer/guitar player
influences
John Martyn
Nick Drake
Richard Thompson
Pink Floyd
Bob Dylan
Bruce Cockburn
Lou Reed
Leonard Cohen