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New Album Alexandrine by Art Rock artist Grice - Out 22 June on burning shed - Pre-Order now https://www.burningshed.com/store/artrock/product/452/6667/
Also available for pre-Order through https://hungersleeprecords.bandcamp.com/album/alexandrine
Album teaser features an extract from the track Frozen Water taken from Alexandrine by GRICE.

Artrock musician and emotive singer-songwriter, GRICE returns with his much anticipated second album ‘Alexandrine’.

The 12-track album is produced by GRICE and features Richard Barbieri (Porcupine Tree, Japan, Hogarth & Barbieri) on keyboards, synthesisers and as co-producer on a number of tracks. Alexandrine is mixed by Steve Jansen (Japan, Rain Tree Crow) who also lends his unique percussive input, tonalities and treatments. The album features musical contributions from a unique line-up, including Hossam Ramzy on percussion (Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel), Italian freeform trumpet player Luca Calabrese, BJ Cole on pedal steel guitar (Felt, T-Rex), Suzanne Barbieri (vocals) and violinist Steve Bingham (No-Man). The core band comprises of Al Swainger on bass and 05Ric on drums (Gavin Harrison).

‘Alexandrine is a multi-faceted rare gem, an intricate play of changing colours and unique rhythms
diffracted by GRICE’S passionate vocals and powerful songwriting.’

‘ Through sonic musical sculpture, instrumental eclecticism and Proustian detail, Alexandrine entices the listener to embark on a voyage through continents and cultures. Alexandrine conjures celluloid fantasies and narrates a kaleidoscope of emotions.’

Alexandrine is mastered by Simon Heyworth (Mike Oldfield/Tubular Bells) and is available on CD in an elegant card digi-pack with original artwork by British artist Elizabeth McAlpine.

Alexandrine is released on the burning shed label and through hungersleep records.

Order CD now for release date: 22 June 2015 from burning shed - https://www.burningshed.com/store/artrock/product/452/6667/
Digital download available from bandcamp - https://hungersleeprecords.bandcamp.com


Track listing

1. Alexandrine
2. She’s in my Garden
3. Eclipse
4. Flaw 1 (Fracture)
5. Leftside
6. The Magic of Changing Colours
7. 12 Syllables
8. Flaw 2 (Silica)
9. Incomplete
10. Frozen Water
11. Clear Conscious & Free
12. Flaw 3 (Fractal)


Credits

Grice - vocals, acoustic/electric guitars, keys, ebow, tzouras, treatments, tonalities, percussion
Richard Barbieri - keyboards, synthesisers, tonalities
Steve Jansen - additional drums, percussion, tonalities
Hossam Ramzy - percussion, triangle, riq, duff, Egyptian tabla
Luca Calabrese - freeform trumpet
B J Cole - pedal steel guitar
Al Swainger - bass, double bass, french horn, pedals
05 Ric - drums
Suzanne Barbieri - vocals
Matt Calder - hang drums
Steve Bingham - viola, violin
Maria K. Peters - spoken word
Joe Breban - drums


All tracks produced by GRICE
Songs written & arranged by GRICE
Music & Lyrics by GRICE
Tracks (7, 10) Co-Produced by Richard Barbieri
Additional Arrangements (1, 7, 9, 10) by Richard Barbieri

Mixed by Steve Jansen
Additional Treatments & Tonalities - Steve Jansen

Engineered by Duncan Chave & GRICE

Recorded at Sound Gallery Studios, UK. www.sound-gallery.net

Mastered by Simon Heyworth & Andy Miles at Super Audio Mastering

Original Cover Art from ‘Sprayed Sound’ courtesy of Elizabeth McAlpine
Artistic Direction: GRICE
Cover Design: Carl Glover

Special thanks to:

Richard Barbieri for his support, friendship & sonic wizardry
Steve Jansen for his tonalities & attention to detail
Duncan Chave for his technical support & endurance
Maria K Peters for the company of Gods & the terrible sea
Hossam Ramzy for his Alexandrian rhythms
Luca Calabrese for his unique freeformity
Suzanne Barbieri for her vocal radiance
B J Cole for his pedalcraft
The core band:
Al Swainger - Duncan Chave - 05Ric
for their sonic chivalry

The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by GRICE under exclusive license to hungersleep productions LTD.
All rights of the owner of the recorded work reserved.

www.gricemusic.co.uk I www.hungersleeprecords.com
© 2015 GRICE
℗ 2015 hungersleep records