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13 Press Release for Rob Baxter’s new album ‘THE MOON & THE THIEF’ Written by Ray Purvis, Perth music journalist, March, 2013 Rob has been building up to this CD for the last 30-years and there are eight new tracks written by this original artist. It’s enormously gratifying to know that his writing and musicianship is as edgy and insightful as it was back in the eighties... Rob has always been more adept than most at keeping his finger on the musical pulse. Back when he was a kid it was the Blues of seminal artists like Taj Mahal and the earthy rhythms of Jamaican reggae. Then along came the seismic explosion of Punk in the mid-70’s, new wave, Kraftwerk, Can, The Cure, The Smiths, PiL, … and beyond. He was never the same again. Miraculously, with so many genres and styles vying for attention, Rob was able to navigate many of these influences into his own unique sonic vision. Ask him today and he’ll tell you that what’s always fuelled his relentless creativity is music that stands