Name: An Englishman Abroad by lostinsounds
Duration: 56 s
Description: Original music for the Sky One documentary series 'Russell Howard Stands Up To The World' by John Lemke (2021).

Original music for the Sky One documentary series 'Russell Howard Stands Up To The World' by John Lemke (2021).

An Englishman Abroad

Pre Title & Title music for the BBC five part documentary series 'Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution' composed by John Lemke (2021).

Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution (Pre Title Music)

from 'Thawlines' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den372
available on all formats at https://denovali.com/johnlemke

Unfamiliar landscapes, dampened by snow and fog, frozen waterways, ghostly forests: in equal parts unsettling and rich with possibility - such is the world of ‘Thawlines’, the third solo album by John Lemke. Carved out at a glacial pace over six years, it distills the memories of a deeply impactful journey to Finland in 2011 into John’s most personal album to date.

During a time of inner turmoil, John’s first encounter with the harsh Finnish winter while visiting an old friend in Helsinki, served as the backdrop and catalyst for pivotal change. Inspired to write an album based on the experience some years later, a second trip with a residency near the Arctic Circle followed. Gathering field recordings and reflecting the original voyage, John experimented with first sketches in the solitude of the icy woodlands, before beginning to flesh out tracks in his Glasgow studio.

The practice of turning memories of places, situations and atmospheres into music, slowly evolved into a complex mosaic of textures and tones, sparking near endless permutations of each piece. About the process John says, ‘I always liked the idea of time as my main collaborator. Or put differently, collaborating with slightly different versions of myself over time. Most of the pieces on ‘Thawlines’ were crafted over a number of years, with long gaps in between recording, letting the ideas ferment somewhat in the meantime, or at least my notion of where they could go. The process let me look at each track from a multitude of angles and come at it with contrasting frames of mind, before understanding what the pieces truly needed to be. It was just a very natural way to work and let ideas grow. In many ways the album turned out as a celebration of the art of getting lost.’

The increasingly slow progression, partly due to John’s many soundtrack commitments, meant that more and more current experiences started seeping into the work as well. As John explains, ‘A lot of life has been digested in this record. From losses of loved ones to becoming a parent and everything in between.’ From a production point of view, John kept feeling drawn to sounds that evoked a certain childhood nostalgia in him such as the mellotron, unruly synths, reverb drenched vocals and era specific recordings of cello, drums and guitars.

Abandoning the rather electronic feel of People Do (2013) and Nomad Frequencies (2015) for a more band oriented sound, John enlisted the help of some of his favourite musicians in the form of Pete Harvey (Modern Studies) on cello, Clive Deamer (Portishead, Radiohead, Robert Plant) on drums and harpist Urška Preis (rouge-ah) to realise his vision. As John says, ‘The music somehow needed to run through the hands of others, which gave a sense of catharsis after such a drawn out, solitary process. It was exactly what was needed to bring the journey full circle’.

As a long odyssey comes to its conclusion, the yield can finally begin a life of its own.

Thawlines

Apparition

John Lemke - Apparition

from my soundtrack for Ch4 series - First Dates

Single By Choice, Just Not My Choice.

John's contribution to 'Further Studies Beyond Decay' - a compilation of new @everyday-dust material and remixes from 'The Green Decay’.  

OUT NOW on @sparkwood-records & AVAILABLE HERE: https://sparkwoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/further-studies-beyond-decay


More Info:
'Further Studies Beyond Decay' - is a compilation of new Everyday Dust material and remixes from 'The Green Decay’.

Earlier in the year Everyday Dust started work on new and experimental works whilst various remixes from his ‘The Green Decay’ album were also taking place. As both projects developed they fortuitously drifted together and soon became clear that the new works and remixes belonged on the same release. ‘Further Studies Beyond Decay’ is a development of ‘The Green Decay’ that feels as organic as the process from which it was created.

The contributing remix artists - covering a spectrum of ambient and electronic music - each bring their own unique interpretations in order to present a multifaceted and compelling re-synthesis of 'The Green Decay' (Released on Sparkwood Oct 31, 2016)

Everyday Dust - Roots (Era Interitus Remix by John Lemke)

Today, breath-taking post-classical artist Poppy Ackroyd shares her brand new single ‘The Calm Before’ taken from her first full-length album with One Little Indian Records, Resolve – out early 2018. A classically trained pianist, violinist, producer, and composer, Ackroyd turned heads in the neo-classical world with her previous works Escapement and Feathers, as well as her involvement in Hidden Orchestra (Tru Thoughts).

Having played alongside giants of the genre, Hauschka and Nils Frahm, the unique musician has returned, newly signed to Bjork’s label One Little Indian Records, fresh off the back of a mini-album Sketches, and set to release her brand new self-produced full-length record - her most ambitious and progressive piece of work to date.

Resolve

The Calm Before

Ο γέρος

Συνάντησα ένα γέροντα στου ποταμιού το τέλος
το νόημα της ζωής να βρω για να μου πει
ρωτάω λοιπόν με έμφαση σαν να μουν ο Οθέλλος
μα αυτός όπως στ' ανέκδοτα με γρίφους προκαλεί

Όποιος δε γελά - να φύγει
Όποιος δε βογγά - να φύγει
Όποιος δεν μιλά - να φύγει
Όποιος δεν κοιμά - όξω!

Το γέλιο αν δε γνώρισες θε να σε φτύσει ο έρως
αντίσταση αν δεν έκανες θα μείνεις ένας βλαξ
αν είπες σ' όλα 'μάλιστα' στραβός θα γίνεις γέρος
κι ακόμα και στον τάφο σου θα στριφογυρνάς

Ο γέρος

from 'Turmalinturm [Remixes] [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den302
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/foghdepot]

Turmalinturm [remixes] is a scrupulous compilation of tracks inspired by the second Fogh Depot album released in October 2016 via Denovali Records. The idea was to compile pieces both from artists of the Denovali roster and of the booming Russian electronic scene.

The Tourmaline tower is crashed. A new town is being raised at its place, eclectic in architecture, but of a monolithic mood. Get ready for a dense atmospheric mix of magnetic darkness and genuine delicacy. This is an example of seductive and at the same time disturbing tunes at the confluence of drone, ambient, IDM and live electronica. The collection absorbes works of the most skillful producers of this noble genre demanding extreme precision.

Half of the London-based duo «Piano Interrupted» and also successful solo musician Franz Kirmann provides a shard of pure romanсе from Albion’s shore, while the experienced Moscow artist Dima Ustinov delicately and gently dissects the modal harmony of the track «Meduse». The prolific Sardinian producer Saffronkeira adds a detached, ephemeral and otherworldly piece and master of techno hymns Moa Pillar contributes a horror-drone remix of Quicksilver Spoon. For those who want to dance there is Monokle - an eclectic musician from Saint Petersburg - decomposing «Meduse» into a bassy club track. The Siberian dark lord of modular synthesizers Hmot totally deconstructs Oscar and literally distills all the piercing dramatic effect from the track, while an emotional and powerful piece by John Lemke, gloomy, affective and catchy, closes the remix album. 

The Tourmaline tower is crashed. But the town made of its remnants is no less fascinating than the original.

Turmalinturm [Remixes]

Fogh Depot - Svetly Prazdnik (John Lemke Remix)

Interjú és dalpremier egyben a Phenomenon oldalán!
https://phenomenon.hu/phenom-podcast-w-wave-of-sound/

Tracklist:
01 Brian Eno – An Ending Ascent
02 Björk – Hyperballad
03 Tycho – Awake
04 Boards Of Canada – Dayvan Cowboy
05 Agnes Obel – Stretch Your Eyes
06 Grandbrothers – Honey
07 Dillon – From One To Six Hundred Kilometers
08 Massive Attack – What Your Soul Sings
09 Hælos – Pray
10 Ry X – Shortline
11 Poppy Ackroyd – Paper
12 John Lemke – Ivory Nights
13 Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I_09
14 Ólafur Arnalds – Near Light
15 Wave Of Sound – Falling Sky

Wave Of Sound_Phenom' Podcast Mix

Supermodified

Amon Tobin - 4 Ton Mantis (Original HQ)

Film & TV composer John Lemke (Glasgow, UK)

For John's solo work, please head to @johnlemke

An Englishman Abroad

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