{"product_id":"595304","title":"Monocled Man (rory Simmons) - We Drift Meridian [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou wouldn't even know they were there... but the minute islands and atolls amidst the vastness of our world's oceans provide intriguing inspiration for Monocled Man's second album, 'We Drift Meridian' - a concept devised by trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist and composer Rory Simmons. \u003cb\u003ePackaged in a simple cardboard sleeve it is limited to 750 copies.\u003c\/b\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith established colleagues Chris Montague (electric guitar) and Jon Scott (drums\/electronics), plus vocal contributions from Emilia M\\xe5rtensson and Ed Begley, Simmons layers-up haunting electronic and acoustic soundscapes which reflect the remoteness and sometimes curious histories and characters associated with these far-flung, isolated spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonocled Man's ethos of through-composition and open improvisation is carried over from their debut release on Whirlwind, 'Southern Drawl' - but here, a distinctive new dimension is introduced, emanating from Simmons' predetermined, home-studio-produced sonic environments. Cinematic beds of sound, carefully crafted with modular synths, sequencers and chopped audio, are all fashioned into an expansive framework which provides a springboard for individual artistry. Chris Montague's characteristically oblique guitar style and Jon Scott's hard-hitting, sparky drumming - both of which are unwaveringly inventive - join with Simmons' plaintive trumpet in generating these appropriately drifting, searching panoramas. But, far away from ambient lifelessness, this is a creative band whose energy also frequently crackles with filmic urgency as pulsating, electronic textures erupt into industrial, post-prog fervor.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Rory Simmons (trumpet, flugelhorn, keyboards, guitar, electronics), Chris Montague (guitar), Jon Scott (drums, electronics), Also featuring: Emilia M\\xe5rtensson, Ed Begley (vocals - tracks 4 and 6)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTromelin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe Drift Meridian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarie-Betsy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeception Island (feat Ed Begley)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMount Cerberus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction Afloat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen Tirza\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Moorman Adrift\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErebus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMount Terror\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55169458962817,"sku":"595304","price":9.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51Q9WW3YP3L._SL1500.jpg?v=1768077578","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/595304","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}