Paul Steel - Moon Rock

The April & I animated movie also sees a release on July 20th following a 10 week serialisation on You Tube which began 18th May. The April & I album tells a story about a young boy inventing an imaginary friend to get through tough times and was conceived by Paul in between working at a supermarket, in a branch of Next and a BP garage. Recorded for two hundred quid the album was, says Paul, "not a concept album for the sake of being a concept album. I just really like the idea of something being musically cohesive. It worked out quite well."

The April & I movie playing part homage to the R Kelly release of "trapped in the closet" as well as the obvious way to give people bite sized chunks of the film. The idea of a film was always in Paul's mind and after approaching Oscar Winning "Passion Pictures" the project was green lighted. By giving creative freedom to Passion Pictures' directors they've been able to create a beautiful Technicolor madhouse of a film that still manages to resolve itself in the most beautiful way. Wizard of Oz, Button Moon, Tim Burton, and Grange Hill are reference points along with the craziest crack smoking monsters you are ever likely to see. Indeed the Honkin' (On My Crackpipe) video was leaked onto You Tube and saw an impressive 40,000 hits in a matter of weeks.

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