Grant Baldwin- turntable/dj, mandolin, guitar, Kaossalator!
Nadia Clark- Vocals
Brian Horwitz- Percussion
Ian Cohen- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Joshua Capri- Flute, Tenor Sax
Influences
ninja tune records- in1995 they opened my ears.
metallica- taught me therory and got me through my teens.
pink floyd- the wall has my favorite tones.
richard dorfmeister- hi fi groove without the cheese.
and most recently sinewave, alot of the new stuff
i'm working on has a more melodic focus much like his stuff.
Sounds Like
Thievery Corporation
dj shadow
air
kruder and dorfmeister
RJD2
Tosca
Bonobo
Aim
Portishead
Morcheeba
Sia
Zero 7
Born in Brighton, England and now hailing from Western Canada, Phontaine released 'aqui' in late 2001 under the name 'earball'. The appeal of the album reached all over the globe. "I just tried to make something familiar but fresh, something I'd like to listen to". Phontaine doesn't take a conventional approach to creating music; " I don't listen to music as most people do, I've always absorbed tones and timbres before notes and arrangement. I blend instruments, ambience and sounds and maintain the sonic quality of their era. I hope this brings a sense of nostalgia to the listener."
"It's electronic music for sure, but less abrasive than alot
of the stuff out there, I want it to sound as warm and authentic as possible, like warm 70's electronic music but with some new modern tones mixed in."
After the indie success of 'aqui', Phontaine had songs released on the compilations 'Blue Light One' (Upstairs Recordings/Nettwerk) and 'Global Groove'(Sugo Music) alongside Thievery Corporation.
The self-titled cd 'phontaine'(brighton sound recordings/Position) is his latest release. " I worked with some amazing musicians on this album, Nadia Clark (vocals) Ben Karcz and Chris Ledrew (Percussion) and Rob Johnson (stand-up bass). Without them this disc would not have such great 'humonic' feel. I also did alot of field recordings when traveling that I mixed in to certain tracks, it can add
an amazing depth to a song.
His tracks can also be heard on film and T.V (Sacred Planet IMAX,Las Vegas, Tru Calling, The O.C).
Phontaine, you are definitely my favourite Down-Tempo producer in Canada. Your sound definitely inspires me to keep on my production toes. Thanks for sharing the info about your Kit. Can't wait for your next release!!!
I heard your song on Crash and seriously searched Google for it for like 6 hours because it didn't say who it was in the credits. I finally ended up e-mailing Mark Isham to find out. I did however find a Crash forum where people were asking who you were. I would have told them but I didn't want to register, but here's the website if you want to...
Just thought I'd come back, thank you for the add and see if you'd have any interest in reading my "self-help" blog. This summer I've lost my grand-mother, my first love, I broke my leg and fell into a lot of debt... I've had to pull myself back together and have done so by reading lots of books... all of which are mentioned in the blog.
If you're a blogger or reader, check my official site http://www.christienpaul.com (designed it myself)
thanks for adding me you guys are sick isla de la piedra is a definite favourite, i heard you guys in the collective first...i also really like a band kinda like you called boards of canada theyre not to bad you should chek them out
hellou there! BIG THANKS 4 THE ADD... ;)) First time heard your music while watching a 16mm mountain bike film The Collective! Since then simply looove your music! stay the greatest! cheers! ;)
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