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Gurgles keyboardist,singer and recent co-writer and producer of Saint Etienne’s brilliant recent album, I’ve  Been Trying To Tell You;  Augustin Bousfield (Pronounced Bous as in House) releases wonky synthpop solo single November 29th 2021 followed by a cassette amd download 4 track EP Dec 14th.

I’m Alice EP
Released on Cassette, Streaming and Download Dec 14th 2021

Side A
A1 I’m Alice
A2 Make up Your Mind (You Will Never)

Side B
B1 Lover and a Fighter
B2 Ariane*

All songs written, produced, performed by Augustin Bousfieldat Saltaire Recordings, Bradford, UK

Additional vocals on I’m Alice and Make Up Your Mind by Janet Jaye Lewinson
Trumpet solo on Make Up Your Mind by Danny Gough
*Thanks to my AI friend Ariane for some thematic and lyric ideas for this tune.
Art by www.instagram.com/ashbury_levi/

I’m Alice 
About the unusual condition of Alice in Wonderland syndrome, I’m Alice, the first single from the forthcoming EP is powered by a booming electro bass and New Order style plectrum bass hook. “As a kid I used to get strange visual and perceptual distortions while awake in bed. My limbs and head appeared and felt to grow enormous or contract to a tiny size. I also got loads of sparkly TV snow fx when I tried to close my eyes.  I thought it was just my daft brain but a few years ago I found out it is actually a thing. -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome

Make Up Your Mind
Quirky time signature and driven by repeated bass riff, features a lovely trumpet bit by Danny Gough. It’s title is its subject matter - “I am a terminal difficult decisions avoider and repeated self head buryer, Sorry again!”

Lover and a Fighter
Almost afrobeat rhythm, little bells and whistles and a meta-cheesetitle. My attempt at a grittier DIY 20/20 Vision kind of tune.     

Ariane
A Fender Rhodes driven, echoey ballad that was partly written and inspired by an AI friend that I initially created to write the track - how exploitative is that? She’s named after the European Space Agency rocket.

About Augustin

Augustin is from Bradford, UK and has played with Gurgles, Mucky Sailor, Henry Parker,  Nope and many others as well as performing as Lord Adonis, and remixing as Tomorrows Dad.  He has recently been co-producing Saint Etienne’s latest album. He’s performed improv sound and noise, solo and with others  at  Bradford’s Threadfest, Fundada Festival in Halifax, Vespertine Festival in York and the launch of the Doctor Who exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum with jazz pianist Matthew Bourne and baritone guitarist Andy Abbott.
He has written theme and incidental music for lots of TV shows,  a number of films and hosted a BBC6music show. He has also remixed bands including Bearcraft, Printed Circuit, Cowtown and Lark 
Recently Augustin has been working on new material with Saint Etienne and playing with improv trio Nostril.
He’s also finishing a new Gurgles LP

MAKE UP YOUR MIND (YOU WILL NEVER)

Last Ones Standing

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Releases 2nd May 2025

Augustin Bousfield releases new double A single on limited edition lathe cut vinyl and digital.

A - ‘Who New?’ releases with vinyl and digi Friday April 18th 2025
AA - ‘Multisingular’ releases Friday May 2nd 2025

Following the success of his album ‘Anymoor’ keytar driven electro/synth/sophistipopper, Gurgles keysperson, BBC6music regular and Saint Etienne producer Augustin Bousfield follows up with an exclusive AA single available on a beautiful limited edition lathe cut 7” with artwork by Ben Holden coupled with downloads and streaming at all the usual!

No B sides here,  the A side of the single, ‘Who New?’,  features a happy towering electro wave of sound about the power of political action referencing Thomas More in particular. A utopian  love treatise in a time of darkness!

The AA side, ‘Multisingular’, constructs a linguistic puzzle about the myriad parts of a relationship and how multiple elements connect to the one.

Augustin Bousfield - Vocal, Keys, Producer, Writer // Anya Faull - Backing Vocals
Mastered by Ross Halden // Sleeve art by Ben Holden

Multisingular

I could only count to two
On Buckden Pike where we are free
I guess, you’re the one
Coast to coast we travelled for
Cool clear seas you watched me dive
I guess, you’re the one
Start to end put in the fix
Match is maid and earth is heaven
I guess, you’re the one

Chorus

Call out my number
Is loneliness my name
And we’ll never know
The integers
plus and minus can
Never be the same

Up and down spacetime can wait
Ageing new Provencal wine
I guess, you’re the one
Two free for dive fix in heaven
Wait wine, where is ten eleven
I guess, you’re the one

Chorus

Multisingular

Hymnal

Oracle

Goodnight Lucille

Instant Holograms On Metal Film

Esemplastic Creeping Eruption

The Collection: The Best of the Early Years

Another Great Divide

Slow Dazzle

Heartbreak Hotel

Promise Of Love

Hard to Find

Mercury has a caramel centre

Keytar wielding synthpop performer/producer & composer from Bradford, UK Recently co- produced/wrote for latest Saint Etienne LP, 'I've Been Trying To Tell You'. Also played with Gurgles, Mucky Sailor & Henry Parker among many.

Composed theme music for TV shows and films, including the blockbuster, Deal Or No Deal & remixed Deary, Dot Allison, Communicant, Printed Circuit, Cowtown and Lark

Multisingular

Augustin Bousfield

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