Boxharp Featured on David Bowie's Official Website

Feb. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Following on from their inclusion in David Bowie's list of current favourites (see 'What's On David Bowie's Ipod' in The Guardian), Boxharp once again find themselves in the great man's spotlight. The band have now been featured on David Bowie's official website showcasing both the track that featured on Bowie's Ipod, 'All These Deserters', as well as their latest single 'Rainbirds'. Check out the feature at davidbowie.com.

All this comes ahead of the release of Boxharp’s stunning new EP Loam Arcane which is available on the 25th of February. Fans can freely download the first single taken from the EP, 'Rainbirds', at the Hidden Shoal Store. Fans can also stream a sneak peak of the new EP before it's release at Boxharp's Facebook Page.

“sparkling pure, like dancing snowflakes on a beautiful cold and sun-touched winter’s day. Harmonically waving between Allen’s pretty angelic voice, and the delightfully silvery ambient tones, evolving into a choir-like peak, before the play-box take a perfect sudden closing which leaves, at least this listener, both wanting and content” – Luna Kafe on single ‘Rainbirds’

For Boxharp, inspiration comes from 78s of Burl Ives and John Jacob Niles’ children’s songs played on a Fisher Price record player, and Soviet France albums encased in burlap and tinfoil. Field recordings, layered harmonies, found objects, obsolete hand-me-down machines – all these things brought producer Scott Solter and singer Wendy Allen together. In their music, the disparate parts lead down diverse paths, rich in atmosphere and emotional resonance.

Wendy Allen has played and toured with several bands since the start of the decade, including The Court and Spark, Tarantel, Paula Frasier (of Tarnation), William Lazarus, and Howard Hello, as well as writing film scores for small indie film projects. She is a member of The Balustrade Ensemble.

As a producer, recordist and mixer, Solter has worked with numerous indie artists, including Erik Friedlander, Spoon, The Mountain Goats, John Vanderslice, Lazarus, The Forms, Pattern is Movement, Superchunk, Okkervil River, Liam Singer, and St Vincent. Solter has released two solo albums, The Brief Light on Manifold Records (2003) and One River on Tell-All Records (2005). He has also executed a number of remixes, including Scott Solter Re-Populates The Caribbean (Hidden Shoal, 2009). He is a member of The Balustrade Ensemble and produced 2007’s Capsules for Dynamophone Records.


Boxharp Feautre at Davidbowie.com: http://davidbowie.com/news/index.php?id=20100209
Boxharp on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boxharp/281318626495
Hidden Shoal Store: http://agora.hiddenshoal.com

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Hidden Shoal Recordings is an Australia-based music label that has earned a reputation for releasing engaging new music that is not bound by genre or style. The label has been dubbed “This generation’s 4AD” by prominent New York radio host DJ Mojo.