April in moments...

Here is our photographic diary of April which has been such a busy month. We have dived into an ocean of songwriting, experimentation and discovery plus a first-time trip to the Algarve over Easter.

Apr 25, 2023

Wow!! April has been a whirlwind of new sounds, new friends and new places.

We have been immersed in experimentation and writing for Starlite.One, our third studio album. We are working with jazz-rock-fusion drummer Hugo Danin from Porto on this project. Simon is producing and engineering the whole album which is a huge job! We are over half way there now and can’t wait for you to hear it.

At the beginning of April we also decided to take a couple of days off and go and explore The Algarve and stay with our cool friend Euan which was a much needed break. On the way down we stopped off at our favourite restaurant in Alcácer do Sal and had a fabulous fish soup for lunch!! It’s a different world again.

Here are some photographs that tell of our adventures…

Man and woman on a TV screen — A still from our Starlite & Campbell 2023 UK Tour promo video

Man sat at a desk in a Supertone recording studio with a big CADAC console with faders and buttons. Keyboards on the left and electronic gear at the back — Simon Campbell at the helm of the ship

Two Vox AC 30 amplifiers in the Supertone Studio, Samora Correia, Portugal — Recording guitars for the new Starlite & Campbell album - Starlite.One in the Supertone studio, Portugal

Drummer Hugo Danin recording drums for Starlite & Campbell new album Starlite.One in the Supertone studio, Damora Correia, Portugal — Recording drums with Hugo Danin in the Supertone studio, Samora Correia, Portugal

Leaf audio sound box, bow and resin on a table with Simon Campbell playing guitar in the Supertone studio, Samora Correia, Portugal — Experimenting with sounds

Inside the Supertone recording studio with drums, Hammond organ, salt crystal lamps and glitter ball - in Samora Correia, Portugal — Studio ambience

Alcácer do Sal, Portugal — Alcácer do Sal

Simon Campbell - lunch with a nice glass of red wine in Alcacer, Portugal — Lunch in Alcácer do Sal

Bobby and Hummock chilling out with customers in Alcácer do Sal, Portugal — Making friends

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A bottle of delicious Taboadella wine chilling in an ice bucket looking out at the Atlantic ocean in the Algarve, Portugal — Romance

Simon Campbell changing strings on his Jim Drake guitar in the Algarve, Portugal. Strings by Curt Mangan. — Changing strings

Animal from the Muppets wearing sunglasses sat next to a top hat in the Supertone studio, Samora Correia, Portugal — Trouble

Two hairy beast labrador hounds Hummock and Bobby Starlite-Campbell in Samora, Correia, Portugal — Double trouble

And finally…

I hope you have enjoyed a little snapshot of my photographic journey here in Portugal. The light is so bright… it feels like you are in a movie some days… a bit like being in California… it’s a good job we are workaholics!

Next week it’s over to Simon.

Working on: Our weekly podcast - The Supertone Show - and chipping away at the new album, Starlite.One - which is now available to pre-order.
Listening to: Scott 4 - Scott Walker.
What’s cooking: Spaghetti Carbonara from the indispensable Second Classic Italian Cookbook by Marcella Hazan.