Now the delicate twinkling of JASPER LEYLAND with his new album
Fieldstone. Hailing from Guy Fawks'
York he contains little of the explosion of
his famous neighbor. Maybe if Guy had been listening to this music with
a bit of
herbal he wouldn't of gone and tried to blow up the government. Still
...worth a
try. Jaspers press release says "He moves between a variety of
instrumental sources such as zither, chimes, melodica, acoustic and
electric guitars, and accordion, applying subtle digital processing and
layers of found sound to craft dense organic compositions." We've still
got a few copies of his last CD available. Sounds like being born or
coming
out of a coma (i think!!). A lovely exploration of chiming sound.
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What their label says...
Jasper Leyland is the alias of York-based sound explorer Jonathan Brewster, whose work combines melodic drone structures with deft acoustic manipulations and splashes of field recordings. He moves between a variety of instrumental sources such as zither, chimes, melodica, acoustic and electric guitars, and accordian, applying subtle digital processing and layers of found sound to craft dense organic compositions.
Born in 1984, his first forays into music making began in autumn 2004 with a sampler and effects, before investing in a laptop six months later and delving into the possibilities of computer processing. His debut EP ‘Capsize’ came out in August 2005 on Stray Dog Army, and was praised by The Wire magazine for its “meticulous laptop manipulations”. His debut album ‘Margin’ followed in May 2006, and was extremely well received, with press and radio coverage both in the UK and worldwide.
Jasper Leyland began playing live shows late in 2005, and an early performance at the Cube Microplex in Bristol was described by Venue Magazine as already exuding “the cultured caress of a seasoned electro-acoustic auteur”. These initial performances were followed by a UK tour in December 2006, which saw him using a wider variety of acoustic instruments to further combine live playing with real-time digital processing
‘Fieldstone’ is his second album, and marks a satisfying development of his sound in terms of both structural sophistication and sound-processing skill, leading to clearer, more melodic and concise work.
Other items by Jasper Leyland
Capsize EP Jasper Leyland CD single, £4.99 Sorry - sold out.
