Studio: Leafcutter John.
Live: Leafcutter John (vocals, electronics, guitar, toys), Simon Bookish (vocals), Alice Grant (vocals). And sometimes Seb Rochford (drums), Joe Zeitlin (cello)
Influences
Not all influences but also people i like right now:
Queen, Bernard Parmigiani, ELO , Pavement, Greg Davis, Simon Bookish, Venetian Snares, Sanso-Xtro, Nina Simone, Will Oldham, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Keith Fullerton Whitman, The Microphones, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Kylie (around 2004), Bishi, Pierre Schaeffer, Vincent Epplay, Sebastian Roux, Beck, Radiohead, Un caddie renversé dans l'herbe, Chevron, etc etc etc.
"One rarely finds a record with so much brave beauty as Leafcutter John's second [it's actually my 4th L.J.] album, the forest and the sea. Brave for its transgression, both musically and historically."
"This record is all the best cadences of folk combined with all the best parts of sampling and processing - togther they render a whole new form."
Ralph Cowling
TimeOut London
"Alongside Aphex Twin and Bogdan Raczynski – he's one of the UK's most fearlessly inventive electronicists and a member of fêted avant jazzers Polar Bear. His fourth solo LP is a striking hybrid of pastoral songcraft, glitch, field recordings and traditional Greek instrumentation that goes far beyond ‘folktronica', running the gamut of moods from sweetly mournful to darkly malevolent."
"For while his name might conjure up the pastoral in a distinctly old-fashioned sense, Leafcutter John's great success on 'The Forest And The Sea' is to blend traditional sounds and vocals that cry forth from the ordinary folk long past, with mastery of technology and laptop proficiency. And it's a journey, too, not just an escape from the urban jungle, but a progress of learning, adventure, and discovery."
"By the sounds of The Forest and the Sea, Leafcutter John has just begun to create his best work yet. It is an unexpected, but pleasantly delightful curve ball and proves Burton is more than a trendy scenester, if there was ever any doubt to begin with. This record will likely appeal to a wide variety of listeners, with only the most purist of Burton's experimental electronic fans turning up their nose to this accomplished work from a talented and capable artist."
"Whereas other artists operating under the folktronica guise often tip too far towards acoustic traditionalism, the Leafcutter matches his bard-like couplets with perfectly married sample matter, stretching his captured sounds into gently distorted shapes."
Oh yes, i feel very lucky and excited about it! hopefully you'll pop along to union chapel? So i can tell you more about the extensive research I have carried out on pidgeons...
Hope you are well, looking forward to seeing you again.
Dear friends, I am playing a free gig at the beauteous Union Chapel, Islington this Saturday. The sunlight will be streaming through its vaulted windows as Blank Canvas and Arctic Circle present this gig during the blessed daylight hours of 12-2. And yea shall it's hallowed interior be filled with all manner of scraping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Let us pray. And then let us go to the pub.
On July 17th, incite/ will perform in London the first time in almost two and a half years! The performance will be on a DarkFiber (aka AV Social) night at the BFI Southbank. The event centers around the 40 anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, featuring first men landing on the moon. We have prepared a new track that..s just ready to be premiered on this occasion.
Also presented this night: a film remix of George Lucas' first film THX1138 by Oli Sorenson and Dan Tait plus a variety of space-related screenings featuring Semiconductor and others. (10pm, free entrance)
Would be fantastic to meet if you happen to be around! Kera + André
cheers for accepting my friend request, been hearin the name for ages, finally got round to checking out the stuff, likin what i hear, hope you enjoy my stuff too. jerry
Hey John, hope you're well man. Enjoyed the Cafe Oto gig a while back. Just wanted to give you a heads up about the gig we've got tomorrow night at Pangea Project with Billy Jenkins. Its gonna be a cracker if you're around, otherwise hopefully catch you soon man, Jamie x
