Grimmer Than Grimm

In tune with his habit of revisiting his old material, Paul has returned to his 2011 album ‘Grimm’, (long time deleted and sought after collector’s item) and strengthened it with the participation of Mick Crossley (Flyte Reaction), who added some psychedelic flourishes to the songs and gave the record an entirely new tone. “I had always considered it a very strong album but one lacking the presence of other musicians as I had played all the instruments myself,” Roland explained. “Now it has that personality that it lacked in its glorified ‘demo’ state and I’m very proud of it. In fact, I would say it is probably my personal favourite of all the albums I have made.”1 Crossley in turn described what he labelled as his “remote contribution” as follows, providing some fascinating asides about the project: “Paul sent me the ‘Grimm’ material as stereo mixes. My thoughts were not to drown it too much in many layers as the material was delicate and the