Drawing inspiration from disparate musical and poetic sources, two Mercury Prize nominees have come together in a playful departure from their respective work with Field Music and Maximo Park.
Based around text from Paul Smith's travel writings and Peter Brewis's chamber-band arrangements, the pair have collaborated on a suite of songs, creating a restrained yet richly descriptive sound-world that echoes the works of master arranger Van Dyke Parks and poet Frank O'Hara.
Smith says, "We allowed the words to guide where the music was going in order to break free of more traditional pop structures."
Brewis: "We wanted to touch on a point somewhere between composition, songwriting and improvisation, but we also wanted to keep a sense of humour and a sense of the everyday."
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"Frozen By Sight" is released on 17th November via Memphis Industries. Paul and Peter perform Frozen By Sight as a nine piece and will be announcing dates soon for late 2014 and the New Year.
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