Solo

Hazel’s solo debut album Put Away The Sharp Knives was released on Bristol-based independent label Clearwater at the end of 2000, and met with instant national critical acclaim. Produced, overdubbed and mixed by John Parish (P.J.Harvey, Eels, Tracy Chapman) and Adrian Utley (Portishead).

“…Winter pulls you into her deliciously paranoid world …an extraordinarily unsettling persona…one to watch, but with the lights on…”

MOJO

“…jagged and dangerous…angular…soulful…a thrillingly raw debut…”

TIME OUT

“…oddly seductive…sexual magic…Hazel Winter will be unstoppable…”

Q

“…bluesy, viscerally exciting ride…thrillingly uneasy listening…”

BIG ISSUE

“…dark and broody….a contemporary classic…”

EXPRESS MAGAZINE

“…slinky, schizoid, off-kilter groove…jagged, edgy, rare and brilliant…”

GUITARIST MAGAZINE

“…a stunningly fine album…breathe in her cold air, she’s the breeder of bad dreams…”

ORGANART

“…affair of the (dark) heart… furious and fathom-filled….clash of fragility, ripped lyrics and wonderfully warped guitar…songs clogged with life’s cold sweat…”

BATH FESTIVAL GUIDE



“…frantic, crashing, howling, cacophonous racket spiked with open-heart lyrics ripped from the files marked sex, death, general belligerence and painful break-ups/downs…disturbingly close to the bone….it fucking rocks…a statement of bloody-minded intent and utter, delicious confusion…”

VENUE

Death Row Bride

She went on to release three more critically acclaimed independent albums on her own Death Row Bride label...

“…the sound of a quite unhinging ferocity…a terrific burst of whispery nastiness…”

ROCK SOUND

“…The West Country’s first lady of noirish guitar blues…vocal witchiness and bile-spitting make a convincing dent”

Q

“…Hazel Winter purrs and crows … facing her demons

…twatting you over the head with a shard of buoyant riffage…a thoroughly disturbing, thoroughly compelling listen …”

LOGO

“…doomed romantic masterpiece…but best of all is Hazel’s provincial non-singing Northern voice picking at death/love metaphors like scabs that won’t be left alone…”

KERRANG

“..ever -present atmosphere of menace…Goddess-like spikiness…”

WHATS ON IN LONDON

“…noirish confessions …raw, stark and sparse … allow Winter’s tortured whispering, cooing and choking to have full shocking effect…”

GUITARIST MAGAZINE

“…fabulous new album…bleak hearts and fuzzy murder ballads ….a spooked collection of livid punk blues and eerie ballads…”

VENUE

“…abrasive folk rock hybrid…incredibly captivating and irresistible…is likely to be one of the most intriguing of the year…”

Devil has the best tuna

“…a unique brand of folk-tinged dark rock ….subtle dynamics…the guitar….emits a brash and gloriously dusty sound that is suitably paired with Winter’s smoky, fainting voice…Endearing beauty and musicianship…”

The Music Magazine

“…a commendable solo artiste and rich purveyor of scintillating-yet-caustic folk/punk …dark and idiosyncratic British charms with an increasingly melodic sound …her most potent album to date…brutal uncompromising and intelligent punk…”

Fresh Deer Meat

“…Hazel has set about creating a wildly powerful and uncompromising new album…”

Female First

“…a relative unknown …former Blue Aeroplanes member…Winter’s gritty folk-rock sound is exciting, strange andincredibly compelling….haunting lyrics and unique instrumentation…unsettling yet captivating…”

Chewing Gum For The Ears

“…a striking solo artist…cathartic and hypnotic blend of coarse English folk and unapologetic, splintering garage blues, like evil black-sheep twin sister of Maddy Prior and early P.J. Harvey…striking….alarmingly visceral…truly engaging and bewitching…”

Crud Magazine

“…fat, fuzz-heavy guitar played with disarming skill behind a cacophony of strings, flutes, and bells…makes a swift impression…”

Wears The Trousers

“…Adrian Utley…her fellow Bristolian, helps create a more rounded production on Situation Normal Then, albeit one that still retains Winter’s trademark vicious bite…Utley should be applauded for his subtle production work throughout the album. The employment of folk and Celtic instrumentation could easily have backfired, but every track bristles with inventive touches that deepen with repeated listens…the spooked world of Hazel Winter will alienate some and delight others. Needless to say , this is an album that deserves repeated listens for its unique atmosphere to really grip…”

Music OMH



“…the camera is out of focus and Your Mother and I can’t see the kitten…”

Hazel’s Dad



Flux Capacitors; Courtesan Album Launch

“Instead the Flux Capacitors are a brilliant, unique and quite bizarre prospect and gonna appeal to fans of the Lovely Eggs, Half Man Half Biscuit, old post-punk fans and basically any one who digs originality, self expression and Lo-fi odd-ball geniuses.”

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Ged Babey - Louder Than War

“They finish with their most notorious song, Satan (Love Song For Bill Hicks), where Hazel sings about being too old to perform acertain sexual act due to dodgy knees (again too rude to repeat here!). It rocks, supremely, and the Exchange crowdresponds in kind.”

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Nick Walters

The Flux Capacitors supporting Jah Wobble at The Fleece Bristol Sept 2015

” The FC’s have pretty much have torn pages out of the rule book, rolled them up and smoked them..what did we learn tonight as we leave sonically battered and lyrically bruised after our warped encounter? If anything that you can escape convention, be lyrically subversive underneath an avalanche of melodic noise, samples and hooks… you can also have a good time doing it. More please”

egigs.co.

The Flux Capacitors First single “Melt” Sept 2015

“…adrenaline fuelled action, piercing guitar lines, hard pounding drums and roaring riffs, Melt packs one Hell of a wallop bulldozing anything that stands in its way..”

The Flux Presents