Video for song "Comedian"

"Unearth" Radio Interview & Live acoustic songs

I did a 3 hour show on internet radio last night, talking about the new album "Unearth" and singing some songs live. You can listen to the entire show at

Watch live streaming video from aiiradionet at livestream.com

"Unearth" Released Today - Full Stream on bandcamp

"Unearth" is finally out and you can stream it in full on bandcamp.



You can play it on Spotify

You can get it on Itunes

And also on Amazon UK

More recent reviews For Unearth

More Reviews in for "Unearth" (released on Monday)

 Progarchy - "Musically, the songs range from the sublime (this word seems to fit more than does “beauty” for Bassett’s music) and the delicate to the clever and the intricate."
http://progarchy.com/2014/03/23/integritys-minstrel-john-bassett-unearth-2014/

Sonic Abuse -  "Lush, elegant and poignant, ‘unearth’ is a stunning work from one of the UK’s foremost progressive artists and it deserves to be heard far and wide."
http://www.sonicabuse.com/2014/03/john-bassett-unearth-album-review/

Mediaversal - "Bassett  easily takes the listener on a journey where a modern early day Pink Floyd might have visited"
http://www.mediaversal.com/review/38-art-rock/141-john-bassett-unearth.html

Debussy & Dorsey - "The value of this album for me is that Bassett has created something very original, exhibiting exciting possibilities for acoustic music."
http://danddmusic.wordpress.com/2014/03/25/john-bassett-unearth-out-march-31/

Some early Reviews in for "Unearth"

Heres an update of some of the first reviews that have come in so far for "Unearth" which is released on March 31st.

Prog Magazine - http://www.progrockmag.com/

Sphere Music - Full Review @ http://spheremusic.me/2014/03/12/john-bassett-unearth/
"I think the strength in his tracks is his ability to assimilate pop elements like in Nothing Sacred but at the same time keeping everything in borderline. It means that years from now, these songs will never sound outdated in a sense that the sweetness is all over the album but he layers it with other  elements. This reminds me a bit of OK Computer by Radiohead. Unearth is a must-have album if you want something timeless but sounds like the tunes are what you hear on the radio."

Lady Obscure - Full Review @ http://www.ladyobscure.com/albums/john-basset-unearth/
"It is a shining beacon of simplicity in an over-complicated world and an antidote to the ponderous, heavy and dull music that can clog up our airwaves in this industrial age."

Bucketlist Music Reviews - Full Review @ http://bucketlistmusicreviews.com/john-bassett-unearth/#.Uyse2qIuey-

It is a shining beacon of simplicity in an over-complicated world and an antidote to the ponderous, heavy and dull music that can clog up our airwaves in this industrial age. I will tip a nod to the master Leonardo Da Vinci and finish with one of his quotes, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. - See more at: http://www.ladyobscure.com/albums/john-basset-unearth/#sthash.lV5Om1Bn.dpuf

It is a shining beacon of simplicity in an over-complicated world and an antidote to the ponderous, heavy and dull music that can clog up our airwaves in this industrial age. I will tip a nod to the master Leonardo Da Vinci and finish with one of his quotes, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. - See more at: http://www.ladyobscure.com/albums/john-basset-unearth/#sthash.lV5Om1Bn.dpuf

"Running the gamut of time signature changes effortlessly while handling every instrument is always a tricky task, and Bassett pulls it off majestically. The compositions flow and ebb, the guitar always casting a spell and taking the listener to a far away land"

Nick's Album Reviews - Full Review @ http://nicksalbumreviews.net/2014/03/05/unearth/
"Unearth is the mark of a great songwriter when the songs themselves can feel special" 

Athos di Mat2020 - Full Review @ http://athosenrile.blogspot.it/2014/03/john-bassett-unearth.html
Groundcast (Brazil) - Full Review @  http://groundcast.com.br/review/john-bassett-unearth-2014/

Video for "Stay Away From The Dark"

Here is the Promo Video for "Stay Away From The Dark"
Filmed on location in and around Hastings and St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex.

"Unearth" Album Video Trailer

Album Trailer Video for "Unearth"

Just posted a trailer video for the forthcoming John Bassett (kingbathmat) album "Unearth"

The album will be available on March 31st
"UNEARTH" is described as "a darkly lush collection of 10 finely crafted acoustic songs that inhabit a melancholic progressive dreamscape"

Track 1 "Stay Away From The Dark" and Pre-Orders for the album from bandcamp will be available from next week.

New website to support this release is now live at http://www.johnbassettmusic.com  - come and say hello, and sign up to recieve some secret unreleased stuff!

I've also recently started up a facebook group for KingBathmat/John Bassett related music and news etc, you can find it at https://www.facebook.com/groups/kingbathmat/


Thanks for your continued support
John Bassett

Inside pages booklet artwork

This pic goes across a couple of pages from the booklet of the new CD, will post the album cover next week.

Live rendition of new song

Took a break from recording the new album to video a brief live version of one of the new songs "Nothing Sacred".