Recorded music, live music, geography, spare time.
風格近似
Balance, repetition, compression.
"Introductions" EP (2008). £3 (inc. P&P).
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"They Shook Hands for Hours" (2009 / Home Assembly Music)
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Split EP w. Iris to Hypnos (Due winter 2009 on Static Caravan Records)
More info HERE.
"To be brief, They Shook Hands For Hours sounds like Merzbow doing a chill-out album. Yes, it is that good - and disturbing. Minimalist without being minging, drone without being dirge, Fieldhead conjures up a variety of soundscapes to lose oneself in, like opening a door and suddenly being swamped by the cut-up soundtracks to late-night films." - Die Shellsuit Die
"With the release of They Shook Hands For Hours, this Leeds native should find his place in the English underworld of art. All it takes is a little creativity and an abundance of incomparable talent. And Fieldhead is a terrific demonstration of both. Any album that can leave you puzzled, amused, and disturbed all at once is definitely one to be considered renowned and well rounded. Which is exactly what this is." - Fensepost
"This is the kind of aural treat that will sound like heaven to fans of Boards of Canada, Four Tet, Biosphere, Fennesz and even the more ambient side of dubstep [ala Burial]... probably one of the finest ambient electronic albums we have heard all year..." - Road Records
"...frozen laptop-generated soundscapes that generate a warmth beyond their contents via the twin violins veering off at different baroque angles in the most slow-burningly lovely way possible." - The List
"This hauntological hip-hop opus is really quite special, and certainly with songs like 'I'm Fond Of Maps' (think Burial, circa 1920) and 'He'd Found The Sea' there's an indication of exciting things to come from this artist. Highly recommended." - Boomkat
"...his music is vast, expansive, dark, and inspiring, perfect for audiophiles who need some contemplative, absorbing electronica to divulge in." - The Silent Ballet
"This elegant album communicates integrity and substance in the few seconds it takes to open. The decisive minimalism of the graphics and the carefully dense texture of the music announce a wish to be known and listened to, with an assurance that there will be a lot to hear and nothing dropped carelessly in simply because it can be (9/10)." - Whisperin' and Hollerin'
"They Shook Hands For Hours shines with emotions, inscribed by confident melodies and an impression of sensitivity radiated by the whole work... the Englishman delivers music which is expressive, and stands apart from the usual constraints of this style." - Autres Direction
"The album is constructed with a clarity and attention to detail that some electronics performers miss out on... if there's one album I've heard this year that would bring a defined ambience to a large art gallery... then that album is most definitely 'They Shook Hands ...'. Quality." - Tasty Fanzine
"Fieldhead are... making a bigger, louder, and more intriuging noise than, given any of my own preconceptions about music of this type, I was entirely prepared to hear... a name to watch out for, as producers, performers, or just the faceless mavericks they undoubtedly are. Play loud." - Adequacy
"[They Shook Hands for Hours] always manages to convey emotions and there’s a constant sense of loneliness and despair to these tracks. In fact, one could imagine this album being the perfect accompaniment to walking through disused buildings on a cold autumnal day in Yorkshire." - Leonard's Lair
"Anyone in search of new beat-driven ambient music of the minimalist variety, would do well to give Fieldhead an explore. There is much here to enjoy, with mind expansion into the bargain." - God is in the TV
Fieldhead is P. Elam (a resident of Leeds, UK). He produces ambient/electronic music that delights in tape hiss, geography, bleak landscapes and decaying analogue loops. He is also a full time member of The Declining Winter and a part time member of Glissando's Fleeting Glimpse Ensemble. He is ably assisted by violinists S. Kemp and E. Reynolds.
The debut album, "They Shook Hands for Hours" was released on Home Assembly Music in November 2009. A limited number of copies will be issued with an accompanying CD of remixes from the likes of Machinefabriek, Jasper TX, Seaworthy, The Declining Winter, Library Tapes and Northerner (amongst others).
A limited edition split EP with Copenhagen's Iris to Hypnos is due for release on Static Caravan records in late 2009.
Drop me a line here or e-mail me on fieldheadmusic@hotmail.co.uk to chat, or if you'd like to join the occasional Fieldhead mailing list.
hi paul, just a few words to say that "they shook hands for hours" is a very nice album. and the remixes cd sounds great too. if you need other remixes someday i'll be glad to participate. best wishes with the album. bye.
Grouper (US) has her latest – Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill – of three
albums on Type Records. She has also been involved in collaborative
releases, contributing a track to Xiu Xiu’s Remixed & Covered and
four tracks to a split release with Inca Ore. Her other contemporaries
are Belong, Growing, Tim Hecker, Windy & Carl and Atlas Sound.
Jasper TX (Sweden), with a hefty back-catalogue of releases on labels
such as Miasmah, and collaborations with buddy Machinefabriek, is an
essential domestic appliance in the household of conceptual music. He
is comparable to artists Fennesz, Sigur Ros, Múm and Tape.
Intricate and atmospheric songsmith, Danny Saul (UK) performs with
different combinations of musicians, making each gig a unique event.
His forthcoming release is "Harsh, Final", and he also performs with
Greg Haines as Liondialer.
Fieldhead (UK) music delights in tape hiss, bleak landscapes and
decaying analogue loops. He is also a member of The Declining Winter
and Glissando. His debut album, "They Shook Hands for Hours" is
released soon on Home Assembly.
Trespassers William (Seattle,
US) are the duo
of Matt Brown and Anna-Lynne Williams. "Subliminally sublime and
pragmatically perfect, you would have to possess an ashtray for a heart not to
feel this coursing through your soul" (DSD Music Magazine). A new EP, The
Natural Order of Things, is set to be released on Gizeh Records. They will make a church performance with special guests.
Glissando (Sheffield,
UK) “have the
kind of atmosphere that can captivate and relax in equal measure- never before
has tranquillity sounded so urgent. While track lengths of over 10 minutes may
fail to hold the attention of the ADHD sufferers among us, with patience it
plays like a majestic dream. And it's one you'll never want to wake up
from." NME
Operations (Chris Anderson) is a Manchester based conceptual music producer
and sound artist. He performs and records with an array of analog synths and
effects, reel-to-reel tape and casette players, and guitars. Followers of Tim
Hecker, Slowdive, Fennesz, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Stephen O'Malley, Type
and 12K Records will surely nod in approval.
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