420:' in 2021. Recorded once again with Lesiuk during a week of lockdown easing in Summer 2020, the record was loosely based on the concept of the current climate crises and contained mainly compositional instrumentals that utilised piano, clarinet, synthesizer and drone elements. In his 8.4/10 review for Backseat Mafia, Chris Sawle wrote: "So different from his previous two albums, which illustrates his far-reaching talent, Trophic Asynchrony is circular, ever-mutating, expressive, shows rather than tells in the warp and weft of a sound palette which has its roots in the recherchƩ traditions of Moondog, Terry Riley, Masoyoshi Fujita et al, rather than the waters of folk; an octet of tracks to soundtrack the societal confusion and informational overload of political chaos, plague and ecological precarity."
378:. Released on 4 May 2018 via Song by Toad Records, the largely instrumental, classically-leaning set was met with perhaps the greatest acclaim of Stafford's career. Working with The Pumpkinseeds and Modern Studies cellist and arranger Pete Harvey and a nine-piece choir, the album referenced Stafford's struggles with depression that had plagued him since youth. The record was issued on double-disc 12-inch gatefold vinyl and received ecstatic reviews from critics: in a 9/10 review, God is in The TV said the LP "may stand as perhaps the most stunning piece of art to have been released so far on Song by Toadā; a 5/5 review
348:, over four days in July 2014 and two days in October 2014. It was produced and engineered by regular collaborator Robbie Lesiuk, who used the warehouse's natural reverb in the large room, and also played a plethora of instruments including steel drums, bass, organ and mellotron. Other collaborators included Greggor Douglas who improvised synthesizer parts on a vintage Roland Juno and Omnichord and Anna Miles who provided vocal harmonies on three tracks. The album was completed at the end of 2014 but was postponed during the following year due to commitments with family and other projects.
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413:' (2008), which saw Stafford write desolate blues-inspired songs written from mostly characters' perspectives and touched on themes of addiction, mental health, loneliness and childhood neglect. In a 9/10 review for Clash, Nick Roseblade writes: "What āDiamond Of A Horse Famineā shows is that Stafford is back to his best, but he isnāt recreating his previous albums for the sake of it. Nothing Stafford does it for the sake of it. His guitar work is exquisite... The solo on āSalveā might be his finest to date. However, the songs are equally as compelling."
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405:' on bi-coloured red/yellow tape with hand-printed sleeve/insert on a limited run of fifty. The LP set was a collection of mainly improvised pieces on synthesizer. During the next two years of Covid lockdown restrictions Stafford was at his most prolific, recording and releasing three albums and one EP between 2020/21. The first being the home-recorded, stark and intimate set `
455:, "Best Short Documentary" at Palm Springs Film Festival, along with both the Jury and Audience prizes for Scottish Short Film at the Jim Poole Awards. At the end of 2010 the film also won "Best International Short Documentary" at The Belo Horizonte Film Festival in Brazil and Grand Jury prize for "Best European Short" at Festival Premier Plans in France in January 2011.
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Redding Pit disaster of 1923 not only captures the poignancy of the literal event, but explores a multitude of wounds deep within the national psyche.' It went on to be selected for Encounters Short Film Festival in Bristol and Indie Cork Film Festival in Ireland at the end of 2014.
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371:. The photobook was a selection of mainly landscape and abstract photos that Stafford had been taking since 1999. The musical element was a download of a single 40-minute track improvised in one single take that incorporated a capela ambience, sampled drums and clarinet and synthesizers.
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