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Andy Mackay & The Metaphors
Experimental / Live Electronics / Classical

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London / South West,
United Kingdom

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Member Since1/8/2008
Band Websitethemetaphors.com
Band Members

Andy Mackay - Woodwind

Julia Thornton - Concert Harp

TJ Allen - Guitar / Laptop / Synth

Hazel Mills - Piano / Vocal / Looping

Paul Thompson - Drums

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   About Andy Mackay & The Metaphors
Formed in the spring of 2007, The Metaphors are a unique instrumental group gathered to extend the sax, oboe and wind synth performance of Andy Mackay of Roxy Music.

Falling into no obvious existing genres, this post-rock combo crosses avant-rock, ambient, electronic, classical, jazz, experimental and R&B. The first project is of arrangements and variations on pop, film and show tunes, searching for the dark heart of the contemporary city.

Julia Thornton – known for her percussion work with musicians from Roxy Music to Jeff Wayne, and for her Classical albums - but here playing her principal instrument, the magnificent and strange concert harp, used, perhaps for the first time, as an electrified fully integrated and manipulated rock instrument.

TJ Allen – Bristol based experimental guitarist, laptop musician and producer, who uses bowing techniques, manipulated feedback, and live DSP to coax unusual tones from a familiar instrument. Known for his work with the likes of System Vertigo and Hazel Mills, and for his own material and remix work under the moniker, Aesoteric.

Hazel Mills - Pianist and vocalist of the modern classical avant-garde (Feldman, Reich, Cage) and LA-based KGRL Radio's featured artist of July 2008, who’s acclaimed debut EP, Butterfly, was released last year. A long-time collaborator of TJ Allen, her mesmerising fusion of contemporary experimentalism with live looping techniques creates stunning soundscapes and textures.

And on drums, the solidarity of Roxy Music’s The Great Paul Thompson.

This eclectic line-up perfectly reflects Andy’s lifetime musical odyssey and obsessions from the rock ‘n roll sax, electronic experimentation and classical and film music. He was listening to all this, long before he co-founded Roxy Music with Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno, through their decades of performance, to the awareness of newer directions in music from contemporary bands including Battles, Sigur Ros and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

The Metaphors recorded an album in five days last summer at Real World Studios near Bath, and mixed at The Hospital in London’s Covent Garden. London! New York! Paris! Rome! was produced by TJ Allen and Michael Boddy, engineered by Marco Migliari, and is due out late in 2008.


Introducing The Metaphors (Promo) from TJ Allen on Vimeo.


Andy Mackay + The Metaphors - Tara (live) from TJ Allen on Vimeo.


Love Is The Drug (Promo) from TJ Allen on Vimeo.

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The She Creatures





Jul 4 2008 2:04 PM



Pj@MelloR





Jul 2 2008 2:06 AM

I really love the way you play !
Matth from pj@MelloR
Shadowranglers





Jul 2 2008 5:44 AM

How do you do Andy Mackay & The Metaphors.






Shadowranglers.
BROCKEN





Jul 2 2008 9:57 AM

Thanks for adding me to your friends list.
The newer version of "Love Is The Drug" is interesting!
I'm looking forward to the album and gigs in Japan.
Saul Ashby





Jun 17 2008 10:21 AM

Hey, thought I'd say hi. I just posted a new blog, (been meaning to for ages).
What's news with yous?
Oliver





Jun 10 2008 9:20 AM

Three Coins in the Fountain is sheer genius!

I want to let you know that War Brides and Struttin' Ground are being performed in a school concert in Leeds on July 1st - a new generation of musicians are highly appreciative of your compositions.
The saxophones are playing your solo in Struttin' Ground straight of the record!
Daniel





Jun 5 2008 1:35 AM

Thanks for the add and for your music Andy
MrBlisster


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Jun 2 2008 4:31 PM

The new posts (songs: "Elle" & "New York New York")are amazing! I am sure that I am not alone in wishes for MORE!!!!!!!!!!
Marsellus





May 17 2008 10:10 AM

Thanks Add

I grew up listening to Andy with Roxy Music, the great Paul Thompson on drums.
Chubby Wolf





Apr 12 2008 12:19 AM

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La la la, 'allo!

-Chubbs
Brain Tumour UK





Apr 10 2008 6:51 AM

Andrew V Parry





Apr 5 2008 7:44 AM

The Numberer returns!

Exciting!

Peace!
tniemiec





Apr 5 2008 2:49 PM

Have a great weekend!

Hope you add more of your songs soon.

The newer version of "Love Is" is sweetly delicious!
Rachel McCarron





Apr 5 2008 4:16 AM

Thanks for adding me and thanks for the great music!
with all good wishes,
Rachel
giorgia





Mar 26 2008 4:01 AM

Fab Andy was the only Roxy bloke I missed backstage at Apollo/London in October 2001 so I couldn't thank him personally for all the "stronger through the years" sax vibes.
Please keep on entertaining us, SaxMeister,you do it superbly !
adrian





Mar 21 2008 8:52 AM

Thanks for the add. Been a fan of andy since 1972. Wrote a letter to him when I was 14 and he wrote back to me in a handwritten letter. When I met him at an explorers gig he was with his wife and he said he rememebered sending the letter. He gave me a reed which he signed and dated. What a top bloke. He was my inspiration and why I took up the sax.
Ade Sax xxxxxx
Anne





Mar 19 2008 1:04 PM

Meant to say that I enjoyed both gigs I went to, you're all absolutely amazing, and my favourite is Three Coins in a Fountain! Long may it rain!!! I look forward to more gigs and the CD coming out!
Glenn Page Music (Songwriter)





Mar 18 2008 12:46 PM

Thanks for the add guys! So great to hear two of my favorite legends (Mackay/Davies)"together" on Waterloo Sunset. Love your solo work Mr. MacKay, and I love Roxy Music too! And Julia Thornton is equally awesome. Keep up the great work. -Glenn
Barry de Foyle





Mar 15 2008 2:11 PM

Bristol was superb and well worth the long journey. It was fantastic to hear 'The Pride and The Pain' and 'The Loyang Tractor Company' but equally importantly, keep pushing those boundaries - we need more of it in the world ...

Sincerely,

Barry.

P.S. Thanks for the add.
roberto





Mar 14 2008 3:25 PM

Three coins in the fountain...another geat piece! Love it! Thank you Andy
Roxy Magic





Mar 14 2008 4:49 PM

Really enjoyed Bristol - such a refreshing line-up and such stimulating music. The Pride! The Pain! The Pleasure!

Lee S
New Horizons





Mar 14 2008 1:48 PM

Hi guys
thanx for the link, great show in Bristol last night,
be cool, Nige
Chicken Feed





Mar 14 2008 8:35 AM

Hiya, just wanted to say great gig last night really enjoyed it. M
Evolution!





Mar 14 2008 3:32 AM

Hey Guys

We really enjoyed the gig in Bristol last night - well done for providing something interesting, challenging, fascinating and new to our ears.

Looking forward to the album and more dates later this year hopefully.

Cheers

Evo
The Hype





Mar 13 2008 3:04 AM

Tracked down In Search of Eddie Riff its been such a long time since I last heard it, what a superb album, just how I remembered.
Has the Metaphors album been released ?, How do we get a copy?, any more gigs lined up? will Eddie ever be found? so many questions so little spa
Marc





Mar 12 2008 1:26 PM

Yes thanks for the add Andy

Brilliant, brilliant show @ the Exeter Phoenix. Many thanks once again for signing my Roxy albums and for the photo. Thanks to Paul as well for signing the CD's and hats off to the Metaphors !

Best wishes
Marc

PS Has Julia got a MySpace site ? There is only an American currently on there with the same name !!
themightycrolf





Mar 12 2008 11:15 AM

absolutely blown away -fantastic live performance at Exeter-thanks again.
Helen





Mar 12 2008 2:32 AM

Hi Andy

I've read some great reviews of your shows!!
Wish you could come to Manchester!!

Hope you have a blast in Bristol!!
Love
Helen x
STARSCREEN





Mar 10 2008 12:30 PM

Hey andy, love ya loads, shame ya aint playing anywhere near us otherwise we'd be there!

we've got four new songs on our MySpace page taken from our new E.P, due out soon. Please have a listen and let us know what you think! STARSCREEN
vince





Mar 8 2008 1:31 PM

Hey Andy! Thanks for the add :)

Love your music, especially "In Seach Of Eddie Riff!"
Apjiw





Mar 7 2008 6:25 PM

thank you so much Andy
for the invitation...a great honour for me...i,m a fans of your music since the Roxy Music in 1972

your music pieces here are beautiful
...a brillant work

(C) Ilinca Bernea

Without music, life would be an error.
Friedrich Nietzsche

love and peace
Aimee





Mar 7 2008 9:04 AM

Thanks for the request. Your music is great.
giorgia