SUBORNO
The Instrument
Suborno 2011
09 Tracks. 30mins15secs

Suborno is Portuguese for ‘bribes’ or ‘bribery’. Suborno is also Asheq Akhtar, a south-London-based musician, blogger, writer and budding actor who has spent much of his formative years playing with numerous formations in pubs and clubs the length and breadth of Britain in the hope of making a living out of music. Things didn’t quite turned out as he hoped, but, earlier this year, he picked up his guitars for the first time in a couple of years and began improvising, capturing his wanderings as they happened. Recorded at home using two guitars, general household items and a computer, The Instrument is the result, currently a self-released digital album with a vinyl edition scheduled for February. Continue Reading »