Collaborators in the past: Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, The Edge, Harold Budd, London Zoo creatures, Pieter Nooten, Mary Margaret O'Hara, The Pogues, Bryan Ferry, Lisa Gerrard, Youssou N'Dour, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Cheb Khaled, Jorane, Lisa Germano, Indian electric mandolin player U. Srinivas and the Armenian duduk flute master Djivan Gasparayan.
Over the past twenty-five years, Michael Brook has forged his own path, fueled in equal parts by scientific curiosity, the thrill of playing guitar, technical aptitude and a fervent interest in music from all over the world. A record producer; a soundtrack composer; an instrument builder; an inspired collaborator and player and a solo artist possessed of a unique sensibility.
Dear friend We are so happy to announce NEW ALBUM IS OUT NOW!!!
Our new album "Herbarium" is out now on CdBaby (MP3 so far, physical CD is on its way).
Diverse palette of styles (post-rock, ambient, electronica, trip-hop, with elements of noise, dub, neoclassic and free improvisation), united by cinematic, slightly pensive mood.
«Herbarium» is called so because of heterogeneity of «songs», which can be compared to miscellaneous leaves in the album, still being belonged to the family of trees. Trying to avoid non-alive metaphors here, only thought of diversity and warm and innermost feeling that herbarium is capable to conjure up. «... This leaf I picked up in the park where I met her, and this - I sat by the river, contemplating...». So tracks were created – one was captured in some magic jam, another – recorded layer by layer and meticulously mixed then, next – cut from previous sessions and so on.
All compositions are united by Poostosh sense of music – mostly pensive, spatial, tender and experimental. There's a lot of soul and charisma in every leaf... So please let your soul look over our HERBARIUM.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The album "Around Robert Wyatt" Orchestre National de Jazz Daniel Yvinec is OUT !
With ROBERT WYATT, CAMILLE, YAEL NAÏM, ROKIA TRAORE, ARNO, DANIEL DARC and IRENE JACOB Arranged by VINCENT ARTAUD
They liked it, we wish you'll like it too ! les Inrocks, Le Monde, Jalouse, le Nouvel Obs, Muziq, Disque d'émoi Jazz Magazine, Choc Jazzman, Qobuz, Sélection FIP, Playlist TSF, France Inter, France Culture, France Musique...
Concert 23th of May in Paris With Erik Truffaz and live pictures by Antoine Carlier With the recorded voices of the disc's guests +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
North Atlantic Oscillation's "Hollywood Has Ended", from the forthcoming album Grappling Hooks, is featured in this month's Police Box compilation from TenTracks. It's here:
In case you haven't heard, TenTracks is a new music delivery service where you can buy exclusive 10-track compilations for £1, i.e. a mere 10p per track.
This month NAO are in the illustrious company of the excellent Found, Orkestra Del Sol, Fence Collective luminaries James Yorkston and King Creosote and exactly 5 others. Once again, that's £1 for ALL TEN TRACKS. Not bad, really.
Over the past twenty-five years, Michael Brook has forged his own path, fueled in equal parts by scientific curiosity, the thrill of playing guitar, technical aptitude and a fervent interest in music from all over the world. A record producer; a soundtrack composer; an instrument builder; an inspired collaborator and player and a solo artist possessed of a unique sensibility. 
