The Only Constant In 'Pulse Transit' Is The BPM, Everything Else Was Up For Grabs

With six albums already under his belt and having performed three theatre shows featuring his own compositions, it's easy to see why Ashley Davies' talents as a studio musician are highly sought after in the world of television and film. But far more than just a gun for hire, Davies' new album entitled Pulse Transit is yet another powerful entry in his career as a solo artist.

An album of instrumental music rooted deeply in the joy of rhythm, Davies describes some of the sounds and tempos featured in Pulse Transit. "The tracks shift in rhythm and sound, you are in transit over land, water and time," waxes Davies. "That is the theme. The only anchor was the metronome at tempo 60 holding the music in some subliminal dwelling."

Although primarily a drummer and guitarist, Pulse Transit also contains many performances by Davies on instruments he is genuinely untrained and unfamiliar with. "On the track Fremantle Doctor, there are marimbas, xylophones, synth brass, drum machines and a great physical two-bar drum groove. It has a great fresh/Bacharach type sound and arrangement to it."

A true musician that's never afraid to mix it up in a live setting, Davies expresses his excitement for the day he performs these new songs before an audience. "I can't wait to do this live, I will mix it up! I can cut and paste the whole album and it will stay on the pulse of 60."