Union Song
Union Song is a song I wrote for a married couple and friends I have know for over 10 years now. My old friend and lapsteel guitarist Joel Bloom and I played at their wedding exactly 10 years ago and Yvette asked me to write a song for their 10 year anniversary, and she sent me a poem she had written and from that poem I shaped this song. It’s probably the happiest song I’ve ever written and I’m glad I could give this gift. A big thanks to Katharina Gade for her beautiful backing vocals also, the idea of the song as a duet makes sense in it’s context. - jb x
Buy it here on Bandcamp
Man & Beast
An epic song from the up and coming ‘Red Tide’ mini album. Man & Beast was recorded in a cabin in the remote north of Iceland in September 2010. The song reflects on the nature of humanity and the continual separation between man and the natural world and the animal kingdom, as does much of the material recorded for the album Skálá, still in production.
‘Red Tide’ will be released digitally on Bandcamp in April to help promote the full length, up and coming record Skálá which is still in production and needs new recordings made. This release will include 2 album tracks, studio tracks recorded in a cabin in Iceland (some that won’t appear on the final 15 track album) and a couple of demos.
Refuge. An atmospheric music video made for the road song ‘Refuge’ taken from the forthcoming album Skálá, still in production. The video was shot using an iPhone 3GS in Iceland, during the late summer of 2010. I spent time in a remote cabin in the north of Iceland writing and recording material whilst travelling through the country and documenting my journey.
I’m a Leopard. Here’s a little clip I made as a Christmas present…mostly filmed at the Berlin Christmas market near Alexander Platz. The track is from my forthcoming album ‘Bovine’.
Adventures in Iceland
In summer 2010 I ventured to Iceland to write and record an album in friend and musician, Svavar Knútur’scabin in Skálá, in the remote north. Here is a slideshow of photos I took during the journey. There are also a few taken by Tina Bauer. Enjoy!
Changing Of The Hours. This was performed in August 2010, in the oil drum of the ‘Old Herring Factory’ in Djúpavík, Iceland, where Sigur Ros have also recorded and performed. The old oil drum has amazing acoustics and a natural reverb that can often echo around the tank for up to 7 seconds depending on where you’re standing. Apologies for difficulty in hearing the lyrics but in this case it’s all about the ambience.
