CHAPTER

Bio:

Chapter’s albums are the musical equivalent of page-turners. The elements are deceptively simple but weave into a complex storyline: a confident and versatile voice, understated and crafty guitars, keyboard flourishes, harps and odd instruments, hushed and tap-your-foot rhythms make up the vocabulary for an enticing story. Chapter are haunted by both music and literature. The lyrics, both intimate and universal, put forward subtle and intriguing reflections on everyday life. ///// Over the course of two records, 2004’s acclaimed « One (Prologue) » and 2007’s groundbreaking « Two (the Biographer) », Chapter have gained a loyal following. Spellbinding performances throughout Europe have earned them devoted fans. The years have also marked a rapid progression from intimate, bedroom recordings to the sophisticated brand of folk-pop studio work found on their newest record, set for release on Saiko Records in September. ///// Recording for their third album, « Three », a wide exploration of monsters, inner and outer, that plague our daily lives, began in early 2009 at Thierry van Osselt’s recording studio in Geneva, after a year-long tour. Thierry and Alexander J.S. Craker show their compelling craftsmanship by playing every instrument heard on the album and Alex writes all the lyrics and sings all the parts. All songs were written, arranged and recorded in the studio and bear the by-now traditional Chapter trademarks of acoustic warmth and finesse. In the winter Chapter put final touches on their third record and by the end of the year, Michael Heirath in Münich, Germany, did the mastering at the famed Bereich 03 studio. ///// Chapter’s songs are grounded in a strange place where genre descriptions like pop, blues, country and folk intersect, becoming secondary to the precision of the moods being conjured. ///// One of their stronger works to date, « Three » uncovers a whole new range of possibilities in the Chapter realm, delving deeper in their folk and country roots while revealing new lights in their pop atmosphere. The work clearly bears Chapter’s signature but opens up on new unexplored and inspiring horizons. /////
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Member Since:

April 21, 2006

Members:

Baron Alexander J.S. Craker & Thierry van Osselt. The live band includes Alex Müller Ramirez on bass and guitars (Equus, Vargas, etc.) and Vincent Haenggi on drums (Equus). Other talented musicians have contributed to Chapter's live acts such as: David Mamie on bass (Equus), Valerie Niederoest on bass (Toboggan), Franco Casagrande on guitars (Dog Almond) and on the drums Christian Pahud (Honey for Petzi, Larytta) or Bernard Widmer.

Influences:

DISCOGRAPHY ////// CHAPTER - ONE (PROLOGUE) // buy it on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/one-prologue/id129592208 ////// CHAPTER - TWO (THE BIOGRAPHER) // buy it on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/two-the-biographer/id260992254 ////// CHAPTER - THREE (A COLLECTION OF MONSTERS) // buy it on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/three-a-collection-monsters/id384494323 ////// CHAPTER - FOUR (WHITE HERON BLUES) EP // 6 tracks Collector's EP issued on 10" vinyl only, release date: August, 11th 2010 // buy it on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/four-white-heron-blues-ep/id382043261

Record Label:

Sons of a Gun Records / Saiko Records