Latest News June/July 2020

New Single - Out Now!

The month of June sees the release of a new single, 'City Of Lights'. An original composition by Douglas McAuley, this is the first release on Rubber Taxi Records, based in Glasgow. Available now at all good download sites and streaming platforms. Want to watch the video? You'll find it further down this page.

ALBUMS

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY

"Dark's vocals are smooth and measured: the added element of fragility that was noticeable on Trouble In Paradise is often apparent and adds another emotional level to his interpretations of these often melancholy and downbeat lyrics."      Bruce Lindsay - All About Jazz

TROUBLE IN PARADISE

"This is a fine collection — a left-field take on the classics that reminds us how an artist's vision can throw new light on old favorites. The album's high point is "Trust In Me." Written by Robert and Richard Sherman for Walt Disney's film version of The Jungle Book (1967) It was sung in the movie by Kaa the python as he planned to eat Mowgli, the story's hero. Dark turns the song into a seducer's tale — plausible yet ultimately a lie, the promise of safety and faithfulness is given to the accompaniment of Freeman's smooth saxophone. Who could fail to be swayed by such charms? Or, indeed, by the equally seductive charms of Trouble In Paradise." Bruce Lindsay - All About Jazz

SONGS FOR SUICIDAL LOVERS

"Songs for Suicidal Lovers suggests the bastard lovechild of Frank Sinatra and Morrissey, and that’s by no means wrong. Dark sounds a bit Tom Waits, a bit Lou Reed, a bit Leonard Cohen – bring in the occasional slow guitar lick from local guitar legend Eugene Pao, and you’ve got yourself an album. It’s largely jazz and swing standards, with covers of Sinatra, Holiday and Jobim (with some Joy Division thrown in there for the hell of it), but it’s refreshing to hear different takes on songs so familiar. They’re spacey, melancholic." Adam White - Asia City

Singles

CITY OF LIGHTS 

 An original composition by Douglas McAuley, this is the first release on Rubber Taxi Records, based in Glasgow. Available now at all good download sites and streaming platforms.