LEAFCUTTER JOHN RELEASE June 10, 2006

Staubgold, Goldmund und Goon Magazine präsentieren:
LEAFCUTTER JOHN Record Release Party

LEAFCUTTER JOHN (Staubgold, Planet Mu) live feat. Alice Grant und Leo
Chadburn
SIMON BOOKISH (Tomlab, Use Your Teeth) live
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DJs Ekkehard Ehlers , Alex X , Markus Detmer und The Goldmunds

Aus Anlaß der Veröffentlichung des neuen LEAFCUTTER JOHN -Albums "The
Forest and The Sea" (staubgold 68 CD/LP, VÖ: 12.06.) lädt das Berliner
Staubgold-Label zur letzten großen Label-Party vor der Sommerpause ein.
Der Londoner Leafcutter John, "one of the bourgeoning stars of
post-electronica" (Tony Herrington, The Wire) präsentiert an diesem
Abend sein beeindruckendes neues Album, auf dem er Folk-Musik,
Electronica und elektro-akustische Klangexperimente zu einer bislang
ungehörten,
verblüffend selbstverständlichen Melange verknüpft. Unterstützt wird er
dabei von den beiden Gastvokalisten Alice Grant und Leo Chadburn aka
Simon Bookish.

Eröffnet wird der Abend mit einem Solo-Set von Simon Bookish. "His music
is like Scott Walker in a transformed dream of electronic madness",
schreibt das renommierte Tomlab-Label, in dessen "Alphabet"-Single-Serie
Bookish unlängst debütierte.

Umrahmt werden die beiden Live-Sets von einer munteren DJ-Battle, bei
der sich Ekkehard Ehlers, Alex X, die Goldmunds und Staubgold-Labelchef
Markus Detmer hinter den Plattentellern ablösen.

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"One of the bourgeoning stars of post-electronica."
— Tony Herrington, The Wire

Leafcutter John is London-based John Burton, and this is his first
release on the Staubgold label. Since his debut on Planet Mu records in
2000, Burton has developed a strong musical identity using processed
instrumental and
environmental recordings. The Forest and The Sea features a dynamic
hybrid of electronic and acoustic songs. Telling a true story, the
compositions are bound together by a meticulous narrative enriched by
haunting vocals and traditional instrumentation. Both story and field
recordings were constructed and gathered in various locations including
Greece, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
This journey reveals John's musical kaleidoscope and his consolidated
approach to songwriting, field recordings and electronics. A significant
development from John's earlier works, he manages to produce seamless
transitions between electronics and songwriting. The end result is the
creation of a new, all-encompassing genre. The list of guests includes
drummer Seb Rochford and bassist Tom Herbert from Mercury Music Prize
nominees Polar Bear — of which John is a fulltime member. Additional
vocals are provided by Leo Chadburn aka Simon Bookish, and Alice Grant.
Burton is an accomplished remixer, having worked on projects for Nettle
(DJ Rupture), µ-ZIQ/Speedy J, Electric Company, Badly Drawn Boy and
Capitol
K, amongst others.
The Housebound Spirit (Planet Mu, 2003) won an Honorary Mention at the
2004 Ars Electronica prestigious awards and was featured on The Wire's
top 50 records of 2003.
"Burton's approach to sound structure has developed considerably.
Increasingly confronting electro-acoustic with his folk roots, leaving
behind all conventional forms of electronica." — TheMilkFactory.co.uk