Andrea Garland: Vocals, Autoharp, Thumb Cymbals, pain and suffering; Katrina Dixon: Banjo, Vocals, Dulcimer book of abstract tunings; Matt Scragg: Bass Guitar, general stoicism; Kevin Younger: Lead Guitar, Keyboards, cool reserve; AJW Bourton: Guitar, Keyboards, sleep therapy. Chris Everett Mandolinical musings ,Mr Paddy Pulzer Drums traps skins and cool collectivity and Mr Shohei Kawamoto, brass, reeds and occasional jazz bagpipes, mr grant gordon keyboards and yes style posturing. mr John cheeseman driving bass
Influences
The Byrds, The Copper family, The Carter Family, WCPAEB, Axelrod, Free Design, English Folk, Loving Spoonful, American Folk, Soul, Jazz, Rythmn and Blues, Bossa Nova
From the kitchen of a small terraced house in the woody lanes of South Hackney village, a group of like minded individuals got together to form a musical collective in an attempt to play the kind of sounds that they wanted to hear.
Moving on from these monthly kitchen jamborees, they have moved out of their village confines and are now haunting the concert halls and ale houses of this great smokey metropolis we call home.
The Garden City Project have battled collective laziness, general inertia and the grind of our capitalist society to entertain their friends, themselves and other like minded individuals with a bitter sweet blend of folksy soul bossa nova psych.
The past year has seen a grand number of performances and the establishment of a new monthly folk night and residency at MY AUTUMN ALMANAC at the Apple Tree public house in Mount Pleasant WC1; tired of waiting for promotors and the bovine taste of the powers that be, The GCP put on shows with bands they like for people they like, nothing more nothing less.
"its like the good life ...applied to a band".
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....FRIZZ RECORDS is proud to announce our first official LP release...
"It's Not The Wand, It's The Magic" is the debut release from AUGUST, the London based band centred around the songwriting partnership between vocalist VEDINA MOSE and multi-instrumentalist / producer RAPHAEL MANN (MR HUDSON / JOY JOSEPH / ART TERRY), with master drummer CLEAN CUT MARK and clarinetist / vocalist MAREE CHOIE completing the core line-up, and a supporting cast including ART TERRY (keyboards), SHOHEI KAWAMOTO (AKA Japanese producer Baraki, Bass clarinet, soprano sax and flute), and KAI HOFFMAN (French horn)
Always an act that juggled a diverse set of influences, the album has been compared to artists as diverse as KATE BUSH, PRINCE, DE LA SOUL, SLY STONE, MADLIB, SERGE GAINSBOURG and THE DELFONICS, for its concoction of wild experimentation and traditional song craft, organic production and futuristic electronic touches, funk bass & drums and jazz & orchestral references, infectious melodies and lyrical flights of fancy...with nods towards classic soul, JB funk, Studio One, 60s pop, psychedelia, left field hip hop, new wave, doo wop, tropicalia, high life, & avant garde jazz, without any song ever fitting squarely into any of those categories...new music, basically...and an instant classic!
"It's Not The Wand, It's The Magic" can be downloaded now from the iTunes Store
The album is also available on heavyweight vinyl LP in a sumptuous gatefold sleeve, or on Digipack CD from www.FrizzRecords.com & all good retailers
Tune in and turn on. Episode 18 features the long awaited return of Ben Folke Thomas, from his hidden island lair to continue his evil plans to take over the world, an interview with, performance by, exclusive album track play, and give away, by noir-folkists 'Juniper Leaf', and many more goodly musical gifts to be bestowed upon you dear listener by the noble Lantern Players.
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Just had to let you know that I am touring Scotland this August ( Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Glasgow). and I invite you come on down and catch a show. All the shows feature Scottish singer/songwriter Yvonne Lyon. So come on out and say hi, it's been great connecting through MySpace.I very much look forward to meeting you in person. See you in August! -Ryan Donn www.ryandonn.com
Aug 5th, Edinburgh, Cabaret Voltaire-£10 , Doors 7pm.
Aug 6th, Aberdeen, Cellar 35, Doors 8pm, Tickets £5 at the door.
Hey Garden City Project, I enjoy your sound. Many thanks for the add. New album “Banging My Head” is now out, so drop by and grab the free download at http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cranes+Are+Flying Just a small way of saying thanks for being friends. All the best with your music, - Trevor
The Cranes Are Flying 100% certified organic electronica
“The elastic pulse of new single “Banging My Head” is exceptional” The State newspaper, 6/19/09, “Pick of the Week”..
Tune in to episode 12 of the Lantern Society Radio Hour, featuring the creme de la creme of the capital's most comely crooners. Stunning live performances beautifully captured for your listening pleasure, at London's Finest Folk Club, The Lantern Society.
And, why not join us for the next Lantern Society - Thursday 18th June.
The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Rd, London. EC1R 3BL
Hi Garden City Project. We will be releasing a 10 track pastoral psych folk CD entitled 'midsummers' on 24th June 2009. midsummers is currently available to buy from our website www.millersounds.co.uk . You can hear some tracks from midsummers on our myspace player. Best wishes, The Rowan Amber Mill.
www.kenningtonrecordings.com
