Grasscut

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28 Jan 11
Tilburg, 013

27 Jan 11
Rotterdam, Internationaal Film Festival

26 Nov 10
Utrecht, Tivoli

Boeker: Adriaan Muts
+31(0)6-21665113 / adriaan@alleslos.nl
Territory: Nederland

These forms exist. They simply have fallen into disrepair. - W G Sebald

So begins the debut album from grasscut, a transcendental journey from the Sussex South Downs of High Down to the Nintendo cathedral of Muppet. On its way it encounters both string quartets and casio keyboards, as well as a cast of voices including a 1920s tenor (The Tin Man), a Victorian singing poet (In Her Pride), gossiping mums and the Massed Voices of St Helier Choir (Muppet), a woman reminiscing about post-war rationing (1946), and two American property developers (Old Machines). The contemporary song cycle also features original vocals on several tracks. Influences include Robert Wyatt, Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Vaughan Williams, Brian Wilson, and Gavin Bryars.

Grasscut songwriter Andrew Phillips is an award-winning film and television composer with over 100 screen credits (to be viewed at unitedagents.co.uk/film/andrew-phillips/). His soundtrack album, Home, is out on Burning Shed and he has recently contributed tracks to Lo Recordings. He is also a former keyboard player, vocalist and arranger with One Giant Leap, working with Baaba Maal and Neneh Cherry.

He is joined on this journey by erstwhile partner in grasscut: classically trained double bassist, keyboards player and noisenik Marcus O Dair. Live, they set up facing one another, at right angles to the audience, each armed with laptop and keyboard – Phillips on live programming, keyboards, vocals and guitar, O’Dair on double bass, stylophone, megaphone and toy piano.