I dont have a regular group as such, but over the last few years i have been fortunate to have recorded and/or perform with the following people:
James O'Sullivan, Tom Springbett, Dario Bernal Vilegas, Yazz Ahmed, Claire Brock, Amaryllis Rizou, Chris Prosser, Jonathan Moore, Jane Wild, Ross Lewin, Neil Adams, Ben Puttnam, Felix Jay, Andrew Pisanu, Jo Downs, Pedro Roxo, Jerry Wigens, David O'Connor, Andreas Terry, Nick Jackson, Martin Moore, Aaron Wade Robertson, Thomas Maetoft, Chris Boulter, Abigail Hopkins, Niklas Tafra, Tom Page, Nick Smith, Oli Mayne, Jasper Beauprez, Stuart Catmur, Colin Somervell, Charlotte Forest, Stefano Tedesco and many more...
Influences
The Ghost Of What You Thought You Saw..., Holger Czukay, Mark Eitzel, Stina Nordenstam, Froth On The Daydream, Four Seasons Television, Dilly Moore, The Brood, Tim Hardin, Hugh Lloyd, Japan, Jerry Reed, Bill Callahan, lost and found, and then lost again light of Olympia, John Cassavetes, Thomas and Asia, Miles Davis, 66B Nightingale Road, Dory Previn, Ligeti, Marvin Gaye, Bob Newhart, Ross Lewin,..plus a host of other things that i would deny have any influence, but unfortunately and undeniably do.
Debut single 'Sick Of Hate' was released in 1999 on Day Release records, swiftly followed by live performances across London and Berlin.
Signed to Fire Records in 2001 and opened shows for, amongst others, Mark Eitzel, British Sea Power and Tim Bowness.
Debut album 'He Was A Woman' was released in 2002, followed by the critically acclaimed 'No Love' E.P.
In 2004 David performed at SXSW festival in Texas, recorded a number of sessions for BBC Radio, and composed music for a series of short experimental films.
A ltd edition single 'I'm Spending Christmas With Jesus This Year' was released
at the close of 2005 and described by the Western Mail as 'Probably the most tragic Xmas song ever produced.'
'How I Came To Hate My Saviour', a 3 track CD single was released in June 2006 on Fire Records.
'Jennifer (phantom soul miner)' was included on Paris based label Astro Lab Recordings 'cookie and brownie' e.p. series, and was released on 12" vinyl in October 2006.
Davids second full length album, 'The Beautiful Trustful Future' was released in March 2008 on Fire Records, and features the 7" single 'The Man Who Stayed In Bed Forever'.
Also contributed music to 'Chamber Music', a tribute album to James Joyce (featuring Sonic Youth, Ed Harcourt, Magnetic Fields, Mercury Rev, & many others) This was released on Fire Records in June 2008.
Currently recording his third and fourth albums of songs,
as well as working closely with longtime friend and collaborator James O'Sullivan and their improvising myth Four Seasons Television..
A ltd edition CD album titled 'Black Flowers' (4 track instrumental recordings '97-98) is due for release in winter 2009 on Trace Recordings.
This release will hopefully coincide with a short winter tour of Poland in November with violinist Martyna Hoffmann.
Am listening to all your new songs right now; the new ones, the old ones! Ah! David, it's sweet to hear your voice and your tunes in the shy morning sun of the awakening San Francisco! Love you x x x
"Above the Volume"= special precious jewel! I won't get tired of listening to it! Glad you had a break and some rest for Easter! not long ago, I visited the Russian Church as I was going to do a drawing session and there was a strange messiah. It looked like a theater with magnificent setting and very colorful costumes on strange actors. Wow! It was stunning!
Hey!!! Thanks so much for my birthday... I am 30 now! It's special! Lol I can't believe it : i realized that my last comment was in october? Sorry, i will try to come more often... Luv xXx
I always thought this song Above the Volume had great songwriting-maybe that is because you are a great songwriter my friend-and you scoff at the very idea of being a writer-silly man!
