Jamie Hamilton, Simon Kirk, Chris Mason, Stuart Medley, Miriam Braun
Influences
Neil Finn, Sonic Youth, Augie March, Swervedriver, Nick Drake, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Beck, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Cat Power, Beth Orton, CSN, Wilco, Grant Lee Buffalo, Something for Kate, Dinosaur Jr, New Buffalo, Josh Pyke, Lior, the Pixies, Supergrass, Four Tet
It was inevitable, really. From a family of musicians (father, brother, uncountable sisters)another musician. Treading the path most trodden, taking the easy decision into a life of creative despair and financial ruin. No, really.
After being stuck in the bedroom for quite some time Chris finally emerges with an album brimming with pop goodness.
The Music
Think of a marriage between Slowdive, Beck, Neil Finn and Beth Orton. Melancholic but with an overriding sense of optimism and humour. Open ended stories tainted with a melancholy that you just can't shake.
The Man
Some years fumbling with the guitar and various other instruments until some semblance of competence emerged. Some further years toiling away with various analogue, then later digital, recording equipment. This continues. Various projects have born and died over the years, various recordings have been completed then trashed.
The Band
When treading the boards on the live stage, Chris calls on the collective talents of a mighty cast of fine followers. With Stuart Medley on keys (Resin, Benji, The Fur Versions), Jamie Hamilton on drums (CSR, PB, M-16’s), Simon Kirk on guitar and the recent addition of Miriam Braun (Tragic Delicate) on the Cello, the Chris Mason Implosion will warm your hearts, ears and minds with their exemplary musicianship and snappy dress sense. Playing the songs with arrangements that allow space and intimacy, the Implosion seek to inform as well as entertain – to inform you that yes, music can be whatever you want if you just let yourself be drawn in and taken away.
So. The story continues; there is more to come. Music is the closest we have to expressing the inexpressible - the quest continues.
Purchase the Chris Mason album "Up Down Up" at Itunes:
Chris also has a track on the Hidden Shoal Recordings compilation album, "The Least Vestige of Land" available for free download :
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Request a Chris Mason track on the Australian radio station Triple J. International requests are welcomed.
Hello...Thank you very much..I know the band comments can be pretty cheesy, but we had to say Hi to all our new friends...since you and others gave us a chance...and we care very much about people giving us their time...thanks again
