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There are at least 2 artists who use this name: 1) A trance artist which track "Malibu Beach" was featured on Tiesto's In Search Of Sunrise 5. 2) London singer-songwriter Conil has been called “the anti-James Blunt” for his dark, edgy, late-night music inspired by his Strange Part Of The Country. With “one of this country’s finest voices” his raw, animalistic growl sounds like he gargles with bourbon before smoking his breakfast then chews on gravel to get him through til night fall. But it’s not just with his music that he makes a statement. He travels to cities around the world putting up signs declaring that this is a Strange Part Of The Country. This unique artist is not afraid to get out on the streets to scream his story. WHAT Inspired by wandering through the city at night, the Strange Part Of The Country album and signs document Conil’s trail through the the urban underbelly. Recording unusual ethnic instruments at night in his London home-studio, Conil would not leave the house for days until interrupted by one of his collaborators - legendary double bass player Danny Thompson (John Martyn, Tim Buckley), Ged Lynch (Goldfrapp) and David Rhodes (Peter Gabriel). Mixing was done by multi Grammy winner Tchad Blake – the man behind a number of Tom Waits and Pearl Jam records - at the LA producer's country hideout. The result is a gumbo of cerebral and otherworldly rock music by a man with a raw and unique voice. WHY In the UK, Conil was included in Heat Magazine’s Hot New Artists of 2010. He has garnered critical acclaim from the blogosphere, a 4 star ‘Q Recommends’ review from Q Magazine and support from BBC Radio 2, 6 Music and XFM. New single ‘Stoned’ is on the NME Radio playlist. Single ‘Years Between’ reached Number 3 in the Alternative Radio Chart in America and Blues Matters magazine featured Conil as the main front cover story. He supported US singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur on tour and was invited to perform at NXNE in Toronto and SXSW in Austin Texas where he first put up his Strange Part Of The Country One Way signs. The Strange Part Of The Country album will be supported by a street session tour later this year. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.