Artist description Raslo Layton - the Rock Poet - is a poet and songwriter residing in Hong Kong, who has been making regular forays to the west coast of America in search of adventure. He is first and foremost a wordsmith. His work condenses the complexities of life to their essence, then he wraps them with his cynicism and northern humour and fires them at the world. He is unique as an artist - he is not a singer nor a poet nor a performer. Yet he is all these things, as he turns music-lovers on to poetry and poetry-lovers on to mu

Music Style acoustic rock poetry

Musical Influences bob dylan, leonard cohen, counting crows,

Artist History Raslo trades on his experience. All his life he has travelled, and he has experienced life in its richness and its poorness. From the desperate Smokey Mountain slums of Manila to the sun-glassed opulence of Beverley Hills, he looks for the poignancy or the foolishness of every situation He tries, with hiswork, to cut through the woolly frivolity of our times. He spurns the mindless excesses of the young executives and legitimises the simple life. His work is aimed at normal people; poetry, whether spoken or sung, should be an every day currency that puts value back into the very act of living

Group Members Raslo Layton

Instruments guitar, synth, bass

Location Wanchai, Hong Kong - Hong Kong

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