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Genre: Electronica / Experimental / Folk
Location London, UK
Profile Views: 232484
Last Login: 10/1/2011
Member Since 12/2/2005
Website http://www.leafcutterjohn.com
Record Label Staubgold, Planet Mu, Schematic, Tigerbeat6, XL
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Leafcutter John at the Camden Crawl (both days) click below ...... ..I'm looking forward to this tour with the fantastic Lisa Knapp, we have been working hard on putting together something really special for these gigs and I hope you'll be able to join us on our voyage. We'll be performing from a beautiful 1930's boat (apart from the London and Birmingham shows). I just saw that the Guardian has done a thorough preview of our tour which saves me having to write a proper explination. Click ..HERE.. or on the photo to read Will Hodgkinson's preview. I'm particularly pleased that he chose to mention the Hydrophone I made ..HERE..... ...... Lisa and I on the Thames with Bob the boats daddy. Photograph: Sarah Lee...... ..Take care, .. ..Leafcutter John x... .. My guitar is FINISHED!! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....PRESS.... ....Plan B.... .."One rarely finds a record with so much brave beauty as Leafcutter John's second ..[it's actually my 4th L.J.].. album, the forest and the sea. Brave for its transgression, both musically and historically.".. .."This record is all the best cadences of folk combined with all the best parts of sampling and processing - togther they render a whole new form.".. ....Ralph Cowling.... ....TimeOut London .... .."Alongside Aphex Twin and Bogdan Raczynski – he's one of the UK's most fearlessly inventive electronicists and a member of fêted avant jazzers Polar Bear. His fourth solo LP is a striking hybrid of pastoral songcraft, glitch, field recordings and traditional Greek instrumentation that goes far beyond ‘folktronica', running the gamut of moods from sweetly mournful to darkly malevolent.".. ....Sharon O'Connell.... ......Play Louder...... .."For while his name might conjure up the pastoral in a distinctly old-fashioned sense, Leafcutter John's great success on 'The Forest And The Sea' is to blend traditional sounds and vocals that cry forth from the ordinary folk long past, with mastery of technology and laptop proficiency. And it's a journey, too, not just an escape from the urban jungle, but a progress of learning, adventure, and discovery." .. ....Luke Turner.... ......Urban Pollution.. .... .."By the sounds of The Forest and the Sea, Leafcutter John has just begun to create his best work yet. It is an unexpected, but pleasantly delightful curve ball and proves Burton is more than a trendy scenester, if there was ever any doubt to begin with. This record will likely appeal to a wide variety of listeners, with only the most purist of Burton's experimental electronic fans turning up their nose to this accomplished work from a talented and capable artist.".. ....Jerry Long.... ......BBC Collective...... .."Whereas other artists operating under the folktronica guise often tip too far towards acoustic traditionalism, the Leafcutter matches his bard-like couplets with perfectly married sample matter, stretching his captured sounds into gently distorted shapes." .. ....Martin Longley.... ......Organ Magazine.. (Album of the week).... .. "Another must check album then (sorry), beautifully refined warm treats to get lost in for hours and hours and hours (fine album artwork as well).".. ....The Wire .... .."If there is such a genre [folktronica], he is the best possible exponent".. ....David Stubbs .... ......Latest news at LeafcutterJohn.com...... ..
Members
Studio: Leafcutter John. Live: Leafcutter John (vocals, electronics, guitar, toys), Simon Bookish (vocals), Alice Grant (vocals). And sometimes Seb Rochford (drums), Joe Zeitlin (cello)
Influences
Not all influences but also people i like right now: Queen, Bernard Parmigiani, ELO , Pavement, Greg Davis, Simon Bookish, Venetian Snares, Sanso-Xtro, Nina Simone, Will Oldham, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Keith Fullerton Whitman, The Microphones, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Kylie (around 2004), Bishi, Pierre Schaeffer, Vincent Epplay, Sebastian Roux, Beck, Radiohead, Un caddie renversé dans l'herbe, Chevron, etc etc etc.
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