# Harry Stafford and Marco Butcher present protest-infused ‘Bone Architecture’

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/harry-stafford-and-marco-butcher-present-protest-infused-bone-architecture/
- Published: 2021-09-16T11:35:01-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Harry Stafford and Marco Butcher present protest-infused ‘Bone Architecture’, 
title track from their new album**

_“Unapologetically weaving their way through varied genres, Stafford & Butcher’s
bluesy story-based music is raw around the edges, while sucking you willingly inside–
a sonic diamond in the rough, so to speak”_ ~ **[The Spill Magazine](https://spillmagazine.com/spill-video-premiere-harry-stafford-marco-butcher-termite-city/)**

_“The symmetry between the two artists is remarkable… a refreshing track, meshing
the grit of blues with an urban thematic. This is dirty but agreeable, weaving straightforward
guitar work through the prism of a junkyard instrument approach. Goes down smooth
like a good shot of bourbon”_ ~ **[Big Takeover Magazine](http://bigtakeover.com/news/VideoPremiereTheresSomeoneTryinToGetInbyHarryStaffordMarcoButcher)**

_“Right from the introduction, one is reminded of Lynch’s Twin Peaks and, at the
same time, the opening beats of Tones on Tail’s “Happiness,” before you’re thrust
into jazzy blues territory” ~_** [Stereo Embers Magazine](http://stereoembersmagazine.com/stereo-embers-track-of-the-day-harry-stafford-and-marco-butchers-bone-architecture/)**

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**Photos by Allie Jade Butcher and Harry Stafford**

Manchester indie music stalwart and Inca Babies frontmen [**Harry Stafford**](https://harrystafford.bandcamp.com/)
and US-based Brazilian guitarist [**Marco Butcher**](https://www.facebook.com/harrystaffordUK)
present their new video for** **[**‘Bone Architecture’**](https://youtu.be/aYYKh_XMKkw)
from the [**album of the same name**](https://harrystafford.bandcamp.com/album/bone-architecture),
which the duo released several weeks ago.
‘Bone Architecture’ is a song about being
caught in a riot. It could be an Extension Rebellion Riot, a poll tax riot or even
the Peterloo massacre of 1819. Harry’s film puts him as a broadcaster reporting 
on events that happened. But because he doesn’t mince his words, he tells it in 
a bloody and visceral way. As humans when our bodies are broken and bruised by the
police batons it’s our ‘bone architecture’ that is smashed and broken.The video 
was shot on the streets of Manchester, where the riots may or may not have happened.
This is a piece with drums, piano and trumpet – dub jazz – and a fitting sampler
of the full ‘Bone Architecture’ album with Harry Stafford on piano and vocals, Marco
Butcher on drums, and London’s Kevin Davy on trumpet.

Bone Architecture by Harry Stafford and Marco Butcher

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Stafford and Marco Butcher⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

**‘Bone Architecture’**

Despite the distance, Stafford and Butcher are punk soul brothers from the same 
muddy musical pond. Connecting during a year of ‘lockdown hell’ inadvertently led
to their collaboration. Marco’s tracks were recorded at his **Boombox Studio**.

“There’s something about collaborating that is pure magic to me, cause you’re not
sharing ideas at the same time and you’re in the moment. There’s something about
the not knowing what the other will bring . . the surprise factor. The fact that
music is very elastic and not always the way ya listen to it in your mind but something
else, something cooler, greater,” says **Marco Butcher**.

‘Bone Architecture’ is a superb collection of songs that is raw and, at times, an
unforgiving forage into urban punk blues with fuzzed up jazz and garage trash rock.
Here, Harry and Marco’s styles have clashed magnificently into a powerful record
that crosses a multitude of genres but with a dirty blues makeover. The LP includes
reworked older material, brand-new compositions and even a dirty blues version of
the **Pink Floyd** classic **‘Arnold Layne’**.

Earlier, Stafford and Butcher released singles  [**‘Termite City’**](https://youtu.be/-VTI4UMvwto)
and [**‘There’s Someone Tryin’ To Get In’**](https://youtu.be/3kpQmI7Dy7k)**, **
which has garnered the duo press attention and airplay in several dozen countries.

Best known as founder, guitarist and vocalist of Manchester post-punk gothic rockers****
[**Inca Babies**](https://www.facebook.com/incababies/), Harry’s two most recent
solo albums (**[‘Guitar Shaped Hammers’ ](https://harrystafford.bandcamp.com/)**
and [**‘Gothic Urban Blues’**](https://ffm.to/harrystaffordgub)) reflect a cooler,
less frenetic vibe, leaning on piano, trumpets and blues guitar. All this made him
the perfect collaborator to set words and lyrics to Marco’s sonic backdrop.  

From Sao Paulo, Marco Butcher now lives in Winston Salem, North Carolina. A prolific
artist, his acts include **The Jam Messengers, Chicken Snake**, and **The Jesus 
and The Groupies**. Professing the American underground of blues, jazz, rockabilly
and screaming punk blues, he has collaborated with **Hugo Race** and members of**
Tex and the Horseheads, Pussy Galore, Gumball, The Gories, Gibson Brothers, Jerry
Teel, The Oblivians **and** The Workdogs.**

The ‘Bone Architecture’ album is out now, released on CD and digitally everywhere
online, including** **[**Spotify**](https://open.spotify.com/artist/5JXtZ10c6Bah5IRERYaln0?si=8B04c4bYRPSTjyxtMNp7AA)
and [**Apple Music**](https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/harry-stafford/1303471258).
Both formats can be ordered via [**Bandcamp**](https://harrystafford.bandcamp.com/)
and the [**Louder than War shop**](https://louderthanwar.com/shop/product-category/music/harry-stafford/).

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**CREDITS**
Harry Stafford – vocals, piano, guitarMarco Butcher – drums, percussion,
bass, sax, guitars, vibraphoneKevin Davy – hornsWritten by Harry Stafford and Marco
ButcherProduced and Mastered by Marco Butcher at Boombox StudioCatalogue no. BLRCD0055

**FOR FANS OF:** Tom Waits, Jon Spencer, Nick Cave, Shriekback, The Gun Club, Archie
Bronson, Bukka White, Son House, John Coltrane, The Birthday Party, Foetus, The 
Gories, Lord High Fixers, Mose Allison, Jessie Mae

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