[propeller] by GRICE
Propeller is the debut solo album from the artist GRICE. This is crafted music that swims freely, a restless and challenging cocktail of electro-acoustic glitch, art-rock and avant-pop synthesis, tempered into a rare collection of passionate, well-crafted songs. A contemporary production vision combined with a sense of nostalgia create a unique and detailed record.'Uncompromising and uplifting, Propeller is an achingly personal record, a sonic missile aimed at your heart.'
'Grice is a songwriter who transcends boundaries and genres and this solo album showcases his ability to perform shimmering musical alchemy.'
Propeller is available to buy now as both digital download or as signed physical CD housed in beautiful card digipak from Burning Shed on-line store.
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Music & Lyrics by GRICE
[propeller] The Musicians
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GRICE: Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Bass guitar, Tzouras, Kora, EBow, Virtual VincenzoTM (digital harpsichord) Percussion, Electronic Percussion, Guitar synth, Sequencing Programming, Piano & Keyboard treatments, Drum loops/Samples String arrangements Sax & Horn arrangements & Digital editing BJ Cole: Pedal Steel Guitar Markus Reuter: soundscapes, U8 Touch Guitars Raphael Ravenscroft: Saxophone, Flute Luca Calabrese: Trumpet Jerri Hart: Trumpet Alan Burton: Uilleann Pipes Fred Ehresmann: Hammond Organ, Digital Santur, Pianos, Fender Rhodes Jacqueline Kershaw: French Horn Jim Peters: Pianos, Backing Vocals Joe Breban: Drums 05Ric: Drums, Percussion Ondrej Pochyly: Electric and Acoustic Violin Steve Bingham: Violin, Viola Lisa Fletcher: Backing vocals Lee Fletcher: Bass Guitar, Soundscapes, electronic percussion, treatments, extra arrangements Alexander Marchant: Bass Guitar Samples: Bristol Blenheim bomber Alarm clock courtesy of C J Peters Goat herder bells courtesy of C J Peters 'Quintet' courtesy of E. McAlpine Virtual Vincenzo TM digital harpsichord |
[propeller] Credits Between them the musicians featuring on Propeller have worked with and appeared onreleases by an illustrious list of artists including: David Sylvian - Nine Horses - Depeche Mode - Elton John - Toyah Wilcox - Chrysta Bell Stick Men - Dave Gilmour - Gerry Rafferty - Marvin Gaye - Ray Charles - Keith Tippett Touchable Dreams - No-Man - Gavin Harrison - Porcupine Tree - Duffy - Swanston The Martyrs - The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet (Gong) - Veil Cassini - hungersleep and many more... Produced and mixed by Lee Fletcher (for Unsung Productions) All songs written and co-produced by GRICE Arranged by GRICE and Lee Fletcher Engineered by GRICE, Duncan Chave and Lee Fletcher Mastered by Simon Heyworth (Super Audio Mastering) Audio © 2012 GRICE Label: hungersleep records Recorded at Sound Gallery Studios, Exeter, UK. www.sound-gallery.net Additional contributions recorded in Milan (Italy) and Innsbruck (Austria) Original cover art: courtesy of Elizabeth McAlpine and C J Peters Cover design: Bernhard Wöstheinrich |
[propeller] Image
The images for the album artwork and website imagery are courtesy of British artist Elizabeth McAlpine from her installation 'QUINTET', a collection of five second hand colour vinyl LP records, lazer cut and collaged together. After reconstruction the vinyl was played on record players at 33rpm (the same speed as Duchamp's original rotaraliefs from the 1920's were made to rotate) in order to create the illusion of the third dimension. Audio from the reconstructed vinyl was recorded by GRICE and samples were used on 'Propeller', adding analogue crackle to digital static and in effect, creating the signature soundscapes which underline the warmth of the songs.Quintet: Oeuf, Verre, Lampe, Mont Golfiere, Poisson (lamp, martini glass, light bulb, hot air balloon, fish)
Quintet Instatllation by Elizabeth McAlpine www.elizabethmcalpine.com |
[propeller] Film
The 8mm films that accompany the trailer audio for the album are original archive footage shot by C J Peters (DFM) between 1955 and 1967.Following three tours of duty in B17 squadron (N for 'NUTS,) during WWII, CJ Peters worked within civil aviation and his travels took him around the world.
These films were shot in Africa (featuring captured film of Freetown which no longer exists), Spain and France (featuring archive film of the Peralta brothers (renowned matadors)
and many more locations. The films were shot on a then state of the art 8mm camera and were digitized 10 years ago using Diamond - Prism technology.
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GRICE: Propeller (album teaser) from GRICE on Vimeo. Audio taster HERE Check the official Facebook page for updates: GRICE | Album: Propeller www.unsung-productions.com |
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