Johnny Eskimo - Vocals, Guitar, Glockenspiel, Autoharp, Melodica, Piano, Saw, Percussion, Loop Station
Influences
Simon & Garfunkel, Bonnie Prince Billy, Bat For Lashes, late Talk Talk, Tindersticks, British Sea Power, The Band, the soundtrack to Blood On Satan’s Claw, Sherlock Holmes, e e cummings, Stanley Spencer, Tove Jansson, Roy Orbison, Scott Walker, Trunk Records, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, Don’t Look Now, The Company Of Wolves, Spirit Of The Beehive, Something Wild, Bill Oddie...
Sounds Like
"Magically endearing...8/10" - Kat Lister, Planet Sound Teletext, May 2008
"Gentle shimmers of sound that shiver into pools of beautiful melody and over it all, his measured vocal whipping out weary meanders. As fine a new folker as you’re going to hear." - Chris Long, BBC Manchester Music, www.bbc.co.uk/manchester, April 2008
"A superb way to happily soundtrack the disheartened - 4and a half out of 5, demo of the week" - JA, www.manchestermusic.co.uk, April 2008 (for the collected Ghost Stories EP)
"Johnny Restall, God's Little Eskimo's one man band with a bunch of instruments, some pencils and a nifty loop station, is a talent indeed." - www.highvoltage.org.uk, February 2008
"God's Little Eskimo is Johnny Restall's gratifyingly special formula to resolve any potential bleakness, with a wild mixture of stripped back, sparkling sounds. 4/5 - recommended" - www.manchestermusic.co.uk, January 2008 (for the Hooting EP)
"9/10; a rare talent and an astonishing voice" - Alistair Clay, Planet Sound Teletext, August 2007 (for the Fishing EP)
"A talented songwriter with sweet harmonies and a vocal range to suit every mood" - Koffee Pot Teatime Sessions Review, March 2007
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I make music for a slightly wistful, slightly sinister teddy bear's picnic. I am a one man band using a blend of layered vocals, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel and whatever else is at hand to create a warm, haunted world of harmonies, rhythms and loops to add flesh to the bones of my songs. But without a big drum on my back.
Named after a misheard quote, influences include cinema, books and a range of music.
(all songs and drawings are my own original work. please don't steal them as they're my copyright)
It was very nice to see you the other Saturday. I believe this weekend went relatively smoothly...even though Al was there...sorry. I like the new songs by the way...most enjoyable. Rochelle is speaking in freaky voices on and off. It's just a wierd attention seeking thing but I'm never watching "A Haunting" again...unless it's set in Newcastle. See you soon...
Strawberry Shortcake Festival Sunday June 22 at the Klondyke Bowls Club, Levenshulme. The perfect way to prepare for Wimbledon...
Featuring: Puzzle Sad Shields The Lovely Eggs Amida Le Tetsuo The Fountain Sparky Deathcap Peepholes Jam On Bread Plaaydoh Les Enfant Bastard Buen Chico Klaus Says Buy The Record Husbands We're Not The Cool Kids Hoe Cakes
Hi, thanks for the new CD (and Stanley Spencer postcard!) Sorry I haven't had a chance to play any yet, but I will. I have mislaid it at the moment, but I know it's buried somewhere on my desk, so once I unearth it then I'll stick it on the show.
hey, i found you in my random trawling of myspace to find interesting artists. glad i did! In the search box, I typed in 'Bat for Lashes' as influences and you were one of the top ones. :) loving your instrumentation, particularly the autoharp. I also have a loop station but can't really do anymore on it than cover Final Fantasy... badly
Hi Jonny, Just wanted to say a big thank you for coming down to play over the weekend. We really do appreciate your support...we are still counting all the pennies that were donated!
Thanks for the add Eskimo, saw you play on saturday at the townhouse macc, thought you were superb. You sound slightly like Kris Drever which is no bad thing. great stuff, do you have a cd to buy?
Hedge presents the legendary Peter Walker with support from John Fairhurst and Olivia Moore Friday 25th April, 8pm St Margarets Church, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8AE
Finally touring again after nearly 40 years of quietly working damn hard on his playing, Peter Walker comes to Manchester. Truly a Godfather psyche raga flamenco and folk. He studied with Ravi Shankar and Ali Akhbar Khan, travelled to Franco era Spain to study flamenco and jam with the gypsies and was at the heart of the San Fran acoustic scene.
Don’t for a minute let your mind wander to the watered down come-backs of some of his contemporaries; Peter has just matured and improved, developing his passion for flamenco. A rare opportunity this is, to encounter a player of Peter's influence and excellence.
In support are two local musicians, descendants in a musical family tree.
John Fairhurst has travelled extensively with his guitar, playing everywhere and anywhere with allsorts of people. A heavy Raga influence, with elements of gypsy jazz, a big spoonful of blues and psyche folk.
Olivia Moore, a truly gifted violinist, has herself travelled to India on numerous occasions to study. After many years playing classical violin, she delved into the worlds of jazz, flamenco, Cuban music and improvisation. Awesome!
Hey your welcome Im glad you had a good night tell Heather im sorry for chewing her ear off about nothing!! im such a loser when im drunk Take Care Lucy x
TOM HICKOX Blending the macabre narrative and vocal performance of such songwriting heavyweights as Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave and Scott Walker, with melodies that permeate and resonate, Hickox’s music is unique on the British music scene. At once complicated and simple, quirky and passionate; these songs reveal a great voice and song.
’This provides a lesson to bands like Clor in how to combine electronica with both musical and emotional depth. It’s well constructed, intelligent music from a singer/songwriter who aims to be different and not peddle out soppy ballads.’ Manilla Magazine . SPARKY DEATHCAP Sparky Deathcap wears a hoodie with felt animal ears sewn onto the hood, and twists proggy guitar loops against the sound of himself whistling a lovely dawn chorus." -Emily Bick, Plan B Magazine
"Very witty-Time out
"It’s reminiscent of a slightly more good humoured Smog with its dry crackle and old-fashioned hue" –Manchestermusic. co. uk
KLAUS SAYS BUY THE RECORD "Musically, it’s pitched somewhere between Anthony and the Johnsons and Beirut, with lashings of piano and the occasional ukelele. Quality wise, it’s going to sneak up behind you and steal your eardrums - it’s a genuinely surprising fantastic collection of songs, and probably one of the most accomplished albums to emerge locally in the last ten years. " Blam!Magazine
