JOHN MATTHIAS
John Matthias is an award-winning musician and composer. He has released 8 albums via Accidental, Ninja Tune, Nonclassical, Village Green, Sony, Welfare State and Cognitive Shift and he has collaborated with many artists including Radiohead (The Bends) and Coldcut (Man in a Garage).
His music has been remixed by many artists including Thom Yorke, Matthew Herbert and Jem Finer (The Pogues) and in 2008 he won the UK PRS for Music Foundation New Music Award (The ‘Turner Prize for Music’).
John will be performing songs from the albums ‘Smalltown, Shining’, ‘Stories from the Watercooler’ and ‘Geisterfahrer’
AMANES
Soul-stirring and truly awesome folk music from across Europe.
Come and be transported across space and time by the duo’s melodies and songs with this enchanting blend of Easter European, Roma and Balkan music from Lisa Rowe on accordion and Anita Munson on clarinet.
GRICE
GRICE (Grice Peters) is an award-winning art rock artist and producer. He has released 6 albums on hungersleep records and he has collaborated with notable musicians including Richard Barbieri (Japan, Porcupine Tree), Steve Jansen (Japan), Raphael Ravenscroft (Baker Street/Gerry Rafferty, Vangelis, Pink Floyd), Paul Gray (The Damned), Hossam Ramzy (Peter Gabriel, Led Zeppelin), David Torn (David Bowie, David Sylvian) & more. His album ‘Polarchoral ’ (2022) was voted Best Album (Indie Prog Awards, NY) and was on PROG magazine’s top 20 albums.
Grice will be performing songs from ‘Propeller’, ‘one thousand birds’, ‘Polarchoral, ‘ Mordant Lake’ and from his forthcoming album ‘Filter’.
‘Music of exquisite beauty from an artist of rare refinement’ PROG
Art-rock artist GRICE presents his unique brand of sonic alchemy through a deeply personal set of powerful and intricate songs.
GRICE is joined on stage by the Polarchoral band: Robert Brian on drums (Siouxsie Sioux, Simple Minds, Goldfrapp), Al Swainger on bass & Duncan Chave (sonics).
Polarchoral was voted Best Album of the Year in the Indie Prog Awards (NY).
‘Gorgeously epic’ BBC Radio 6 Music
Grice will be performing for the first time songs from his award winning album ‘Polarchoral’ and his latest album ‘Mordant Lake’.
Charged with pop sensibility and art-rock energy, GRICE and the Polarchoral Band set co-ordinates for a journey through dark and sometimes challenging waters, gliding between neo-psychedelic rock, nuJazz and art rock, creating a cocktail of emotive songs mixed with hints of electronica and electro-acoustic glitch set to stunning visual projections and films created by GRICE.
‘This is stunningly clever, and to my mind a genius work.’ The Progressive Aspect
‘There are bewitching passages of avant-classical beauty, a true original’ PROG
An immersive dynamic soundscape, surround sound audio-visual exhibition and installation showcasing extracts from his award winning album and film ‘one thousand birds symphony’ set to a Virtual Forest of visual projections and films.
Saturday 2 November 2024
Exeter Phoenix
Gandy street, Exeter, EX4 3LS
Doors: 7:00pm – Event: 7:30pm-10:30pm
Tickets: £12/£10
online & OTD
Seated – cabaret style
Award winning art-rock artist GRICE performs songs from his new album ‘Mordant Lake’, as well as songs from his previous releases.
GRICE is joined by the ‘Mordant Lake’ band featuring his brother Jim Iz (Invisible Opera Company of Tibet) on keys and vocals, Dave Costello (The Letters) on bass & vocals, Tony Plato on drums (Jackdaw Music, John Matthias) & Duncan Chave (programming)
Friday 22 November 2024
The Refuge @ The Mermaid
11b Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS
Doors: 7:30pm – Event: 8:15pm till late
Tickets: £8 adv./£10 OTD
Seated – cabaret style
Live music showcases presenting under the radar and established singer-songwriters and artists ranging from Modern Indie Folk, Americana, Art Rock, Eastern European, Alternative, Acoustic, Folk Noir & more.
Alternative Music for Alternative Folk!
Hosted by The Peters Projection – Special guests: Siobhan McCrudden & Maz McNamara
Immersive events and live performances showcasing award winning album ‘one thousand birds symphony’ by art rock artist GRICE presented in surround sound/Dolby Atmos accompanied by films, projections & artwork by the artist.
Super Audio Mastering Studio & Gallery, Chagford. TBC