All music written, performed and produced by Christian Ward
Influences
The Zombies, Saint Etienne, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Daft Punk, Prince, The Left Banke, Belle & Sebastian, Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, Scott Walker, The Rolling Stones, the Beta Band, Leonard Cohen
Sounds Like
"implausibly charming" - NME
"Fakesensations... dazzle" - Q
"like the Pet Shop Boys if Lloyd Cole had passed the audition instead of Neil Tennant" - Jockey Slut
"Morrissey-esque" - Music Week
"superb... Morrissey-esque" [again!] - Metro
"sublime" - Record Collector
"file it alongside Saint Etienne, Loney, dear, and Sebastian Tellier" - Popjustice
"fame is a formality" - Indiestore.com
Buy 'Isaac and the Secret Chord' from iTunes
Record Label
who needs record labels maan? fight the power, etc
Fakesensations is the one-man DIY pop-tronica project of Christian Ward. In the spirit of fellow bric-a-brac beatboys ('n'girls) like the Beta Band, Saint Etienne and Beck, Fakesensations make organic digital pop.
Christian started making music as Fakesensations in 2003 (before which he was a music writer. Honest, look), and in 2004 his track 'Selfish Girls Stay Thin' was released on the Wall Of Sound compilation 'We Love You...So Love Us Three'. It was played on Radio 1, XFM and Triple J in Australia. He also released a Christmas song on the label's 2004 Xmas EP 'Yule Love Us', but it was a bit shit so he doesn't talk about it anymore (though Metro said it was "Morrissey-esque"... but what do they know?).
'Isaac and the Secret Chord (Part One)' is the first volume of a psychedelic concept album about time travel, superstrings, Leonard Cohen and lost love. It is available to download for free at indiestore.com/fakesensations.
The next instalments of the Isaac saga will be released individually, one song per month, and will be available to buy from indiestore.com/fakesensations. The first song will be available on June 4th. Stay tuned for more!
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I'M BACK.....
JUST WANTED TO LET U KNOW THAT I AM NOW IN A NEW BAND CALLED 10 REASONS TO LIVE....PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR MYSPACE PAGE AND TAKE A LISTEN TO "BREATHE" AND LET ME KNOW WHAT U THINK....PLEASE ADD THE BAND PAGE SO U CAN KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT WE ARE UPTO.
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THE XPOSED INTERNATIONAL QUEER SHORT FILM
FESTIVAL
WILL HIT THE SCHWUZ WITH AN AMAZING NEVER
BEFORE COMPILED PROGRAM OF QUEER SHORT FILMS FROM TURKEY
PLUS
THE PARTY OF THE WEEK, THE XPOSED PARTY
WITH FREE SHOTS and MUSIC by Desolation Disko King, Das Ponymädchen, Mikki P and
Direct from Australia – Seymour Butz! Plus a konzert by SO LOW SUICIDE!
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
hey Fakesensations i am about to embark on the biggest journey of my life and career.
i want you to help me see the dream of having millions of people loving my music. this year v festival is giving artist from the uk the chance to open up the show.
i need you to sign up as a fan on the web site become a fan of mine and play a few of the songs.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE JOIN UP I WILL BE FOREVER GREATFUL AND MAKE SURE TO SHOW U AS MUCH SUPPORT AS U GAVE ME EVEN MORE
Hey! I hope this finds you well. There's lots of exciting stuff going on right now! I just wanted to let you know we've got some new songs, and pictures up on my page. Also we're starting to get some air play all across the United States. Stop by my blog section to find the request lines to the stations in your area. Do you think you could help us out by calling the request line and demanding one of our tunes?!? Let me know how things are going with you. I hope all is well! Talk to ya soon! -Jeff"
It’s been far too long since I last said hello and so much has happened I thought it about time we said did.
We’ve changed a lot, now we are an “UltraModern, post-electro rock, post-nu rave behemoth where Muse and Mansun meet a Massive Attack with Duran Duran pop sensibilities, louder guitars, and a stunning female front person/guitar virtuoso”, or so we have been told.
I’d love to know what you’ve been up to since we disappeared into the dark damp studio cave, let us know how it’s going, I’m always up for a chat! Be good, and if you can’t be good, be lucky ;-) Dawn xx Scarlet/blonde
Fakesensations is the one-man DIY pop-tronica project of Christian Ward. In the spirit of fellow bric-a-brac beatboys ('n'girls) like the Beta Band, Saint Etienne and Beck, Fakesensations make organic digital pop.
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