The Semantics
Alternative / Folk / Acoustic
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"The Semantics - Heading Upstream"
United Kingdom
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| Member Since | 12/13/2007 | | Influences |
Nature, people, stories, journeys C. S. Beckett, Craig Ashby, Red Trees, Jeremy Enigk (especially Return of the Frog Queen), Sunny Day Real Estate, early Tori Amos, Radiohead, Teenage Fanclub (especially Grand Prix), Will Oldham (Palace, Bonnie Prince Billy), Bill Callahan (Smog), Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon), Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Joni Mitchell's Blue, Sufjan Stevens, Low, Talk Talk, Mark Hollis, Nick Drake's Pink Moon, Nic Jones, Alasdair Roberts, Appendix Out, Nina Nastasia, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Richard and Linda Thompson, Tim and Jeff Buckley, John Martyn, Joan Biez, Dar Williams, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Nick Drake, Tim Buckley, Smith Perkins Smith, Reflections of the Marmalade, Pentangle, Vashti Bunyan, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, The Cure, Romantic classical piano music, Black Vinyl Heart, Bjork, The Magnetic Fields, Bob Tilton, Joy Division, Gameface, Rachel's, Texas is the Reason, David Pajo (Aerial M, Papa M, Tortoise), Jim O'Rourke, The For Carnation, Slint, The Posies, Big Star.
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Steven with a fever up Mount Odyssey (inc. photos)
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Antwerp in Belgium is great for travelling musicians
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Heading Upstream - Semantics European Tour starts today
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| About The Semantics |
Carly Collingwood and Steven Stanley perform, record & write songs together as The Semantics. They have been friends and music collaborators since 2000. They combine vocal harmonies, piano and guitar, to create plaintive and dynamic songs that aim to bring warmth to cold climates.
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Carly Collingwood – vocals/piano/keyboards/guitar. Collaborated with/recorded with/performed with as: The Semantics, Steven Stanley, Our Lady Star of the Sea, Barry Paul, The Sound Carriers, Chris Beckett. Performed at: (UK 2007): Glastonbury Festival of Contempory Arts, Pilton / ICC (Folk Roots and Shoots), London / The International Arts Centre, Leicester / The Arts Café, London / Dublin Castle, London / Mellow Mellow, Liverpool / The Art Organisation, Nottingham. (2006): The Marquee Club, London / (FRANCE): Park de Charmettes, St Bastille Day, Lille. Recordings/releases: vocals/keys on release by Heron Recordings, August 2007. Sounds like: “a cross-wired fusion between St Etienne’s Sarah Cracknell and Shortwave Sets Ulrika Bjorsne”. Mark Barton, LOSINGTODAY.COM July 2007. Studied at: Rose Bruford College London, Music Technology, September 06 – july 08. Member of: The Art Organisation, UK. Artist Representative – Nottingham Committee.
Steven Stanley – vocals/guitar. Collaborated with/recorded with/performed with as: Gary Bagley, Neil Johnson, Allan Gainey, Simon Feirn, Ralph Hamilton, Tianna Kennedy, Chris Beckett, Emma Niblett, Mark Spivey, Phil Welding, Mark Simms, Carly Collingwood, Barry Paul. Performed at (UK) The Embassy Café, Cardiff / Djanogly Recital Hall, Nottm / The Social, Nottm / International Art Centre, Leicester / The Arts Café, London / Susumi, Derby / Dubble Bubble, Nottm / Supported: I/O, Savoy Grand, David Grubbs, Rachel’s Alasdair Roberts, Herman Dune, Lazarus Clamp, Brown Owl, Last of the Real Hard Men, Blue, The Auditors, Red Trees. Recordings/releases: Ten Songs Records (’Steven Stanley’, ’Ten Songs’ CD Albums, ’Wilderness Songs’ EP) / Gringo Records (I am Spartacus - ’Forward!’ CD Album) / Genet Records (Bob Tilton w/ Reiziger Split 12 Inch EP). He has played with/as Bob Tilton, I am Spartacus, Chimera, Wolves of Greece, Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Steven Stanley, The Semantics.
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