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'Gold, Green’ is taken from the 'The Appearance of Colour' out now on Real World Records.
Pre order from iTunes and download 'Gold, Green' instantly:
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John Metcalfe takes to the road for a series of dates in May 2016.
For these live shows Metcalfe has assembled an incredible line up of musicians from the worlds of folk, electronica and post-classical; crisp, jazz-influenced beats from Rae Morris’ drummer Daisy Palmer, deeply felt groove from Red Snapper's bassist Ali Friend and the exquisite voice of Rosie Doonan, fresh back from touring with Birdy.
2016
8 May BRISTOL Colston Hall Lantern
www.colstonhall.org 0844 887 1500
13 May CORK Triskel Arts
www.triskelartscentre.ie +353 (0)21 427 2022
19 May BRIGHTON Great Escape Festival
www.greatescapefestival.com 0870 264 3333
20 May OXFORD The Bullingdon
www.thebullingdon.co.uk info@thebullingdon.co.uk
21 May STROUD, SVA, Brunel Goods Shed
www.sva.org.uk 01453 751440
28 May LEICESTER Cookie
www.thecookieleicester.co.uk 0116 253 1212
29 May LONDON Royal Albert Hall Elgar Room
www.royalalberthall.com 020 7589 8212
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'It's an effervescent, divinely beautiful moment, packed with Eno-esque passages of ambience and glistening guitar lines worthy of
Vini Reilly.’ – Clash
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Composer, producer, classical violist, guitarist, and arranger to A-list pop stars, John Metcalfe has always been a name worth seeking out. The Appearance of Colour presents Metcalfe as a recording artist -- as front man, maestro and manipulator of sounds. Moreover it's a 'proper' album, carefully crafted as a listening experience with a beginning, middle and end, in which no two tracks sound or feel the same.
To make the album, Metcalfe enlisted the support of a small 'repertory company' of trusted collaborators, including drummer Andy Gangadeen (The Bays, Chase and Status), bassist Ali Friend (Red Snapper), pianist Tom Cawley (Curios, Peter Gabriel) and singer Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes). Metcalfe then meticulously assembled his arsenal of electronics, strings, guitars and layered vocals in his Oxford garage studio. The Appearance of Colour may share some of the programmed perfection typical of contemporary electronica, yet there's a 'played' feel that animates the tracks -- the sense of musicians giving everything they have in the first take.
http://john-metcalfe.co.uk
- Genre
- Electronic