A new album which tackles the stigma and discrimination faced by those with mental health problems will be launched in October.
All of the musicians, engineers and technicians who have contributed to the CD use mental health services and hope that the album will challenge the prejudice that still exists around mental health.
The official launch event will be held at FOPP Record Store in Nottingham City Centre on Thursday 7 October from 4pm to 6pm and will feature musicians showcasing some of the album tracks. Technical support at the launch will be provided by Confetti Studios.
The album ‘Labels’ is part of the Music is What Feelings Sound Like project which is a partnership between Nottinghamshire Healthcare and Nottinghamshire County Council. Based at the Middle Street Day Centre in Beeston it showcases musicians with mental health problems and has an ethos of ‘judge the music, don’t judge a label’.
The project produced a hugely popular album last year, selling out of all copies.
Rob Ashford at Middle Street said: “It’s sometimes called the last taboo; mental health is still not spoken about openly, it can take a problem within the family before people will start to think about it, when thinking about it earlier might have helped.
“That said, this project is all about the music, but you don’t have to go far to find links between musical creativity and mental health, the list is endless and includes people like; Beethoven, Brian Wilson, Kurt Cobain, Britney Spears, Keith Moon, Peter Green, John Lennon, and Syd Barrett.”
To check out some of the album tracks before release go to: www.myspace.com/musicsoundslikefeelings
