MR JAMES BRIGHT - Big Sounds From Small Spaces [TAPCLB012] - OUT NOW!
This is the debut album from the young and upcoming super-songster, Mr James Bright. Available on CD and digital download worldwide.
'The man's gift for composition is evident from the start. 4/5 ' Big Issue
Mr.James Bright is a guitar wielding song-maestro. He knows a tune when he feels one, and he has the unique ability to spread the goodness directly to your music nostrils. Having played with various musical outfits (MeOne, Soup, Milo Fitzpatrick and Jack Wylie of the Portico Quartet) in his local land of Winchestershire , he first took a solo dive in 2007. Since then he's been hangin' with the Tape Club Records collective, writing and releasing dynamite folk-funk along the way. He's been played on Radio 1 by Huw Stephens and Rob Da Bank, been in magazines and sported the loudest sock/sneaker combo you could ever care to imagine.
Recently James has been buried deeply in the eary midsts of the studio, working with Tape Club's own Gillan McGlaughlin, P*Nut (Amy Winehouse, Wiley, Faithless) and Fear of Theydon (It Hugs Back,Grand National) from the Sunday Best team. The Frankenmusic-monster that these guys have helped James to create is beyond alarming. A collection of rhytmically vibrant and aurally spanktastic tracks has been born - the true sound of Mr.Bright is here. It's big, it's bold and it's beautiful!
Keep an eye out for the venues near you, this boy is gonna be there swinging his pants and if you've got time to pop on your wellies and come on down -you'll be wetting yours at the same time. New releases are always around the corner - look out for a full length album and a special treat in June!
Quotes:
Radio 1's ROB DA BANK -
"Watch out world, mr james bright is about to invade you radio and it'll never be the same again."
Electronic Pop Idol DAVID SUGAR -
"I quite simply love your record. It's as if Alt-Country originated from Winchester. I'm a full paid p member of Tape Club Boy!"
Radio 1's HUW STEPHENS
"I Wish You Would is Brilliant"
Radiator Zine Editor ALEX HORNSBY
"you know that song 'gone'? that you done... well, it's FUCKIN BRILLIANT"
Drowned In Sound 'Single of the week'
'Shut Up Shop' on the other hand, is low-slung wibble funk not a million miles from Phoenix circa 'I’m An Actor' – that is, totally brills, and totally infectious
Timeout Magazine 'the accomplished, rhythmically driven and fx-treated songcraft of Bright, who's clearly had his ears turned by grime and R&B'
Plus reviews of other Records ive worked on (sung/played/written/produced)
TOM ENO - BARNSTORMER
TOM ENO- Finding it really really hard to describe this, so we may just have to invent a new genre: bossanova-spanish-acoustic-but-not-quite-cause-at-times-its-electro-folk-pop-rock? Like Beck, with a thousand more influences than he already has... Really darn interesting... Prince or MGMT or Kings of Convenience at times or even the Beta Band. In fact Mr Eno could well be the bossa nova Beta Band- what a guy!! (Bugbear)
On this Record James Sounds like the 'Argentinean Paul Simon' Quoted Jool's Mum :-)
Releases:
Buy My First Single SHUT UP SHOP at itunes from the link below >>>
Also available on LIMITED 7" Vinyl from Tape Club Records SHOP!
Yeah I had a little listen all ready - its good stuff. Liked your Tape Club release too - forget the name - something about a shop and moonshine perhaps? Anyway - great production on that.
Enjoyed the acoustic balcony version too - especially the presenter - hubba hubba!
Alas I won't be there for the launch - I never really go to London now anymore - the journeys just too far and too expensive, but I'm sure it'll be a good night, and I'll be there in spirit! Plus I have responsibilities now - ie the cats.
Which - thanks for asking - are great! The Bengals are proper little Geordie jauguars and strutting their stuff all the the house now. There have been some pure comic moments and everyone who meets them is amazed at how they look. I'll be posting some pictures soon probably. Best decision I ever made getting them. They have started playing fetch, witch is weird - it just kicked in one day - I didn't train them - I just started throwing them toys and they ran, got them and strated bringing them back for me to throw again.
They go mad for ham too. More than any other cats I've seen - they start growling and climbing my legs trying to get to it as I'm cutting it up. They're proper softies though. They only have 2 modes - super mega climb the walls hyper and a kip on your lap purring mode - that's it.
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