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Ascendant

Ascendant

Mark Northfield

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'Ever wondered what a Sondheim musical from his darker years would sound like if it was recorded by an indie pianist and some buds? Well, wait no longer!' SPUTNIK MUSIC (FEATURED IN STAFF REVIEWER ADAM DOWNER'S TOP 20 Read more
'Ever wondered what a Sondheim musical from his darker years would sound like if it was recorded by an indie pianist and some buds? Well, wait no longer!' SPUTNIK MUSIC (FEATURED IN STAFF REVIEWER ADAM DOWNER'S TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2008 AND TOP 100 OF THE DECADE.)

'Northfield takes art-pop Chamber music to a new level.' WILDY'S WORLD

'Like a Tim Burton movie for the ears - quirky, detailed, immaculately produced...' BLUESBUNNY

'...deserves its place in the same pantheon as Aqualung, Antony and the Johnsons, Damien Rice or anything by Andy Partridge.' MUSICZEITGEIST
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    Waiting For Green 6:02
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    Resistance 6:35
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  3. 3
    The Calm 5:39
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    Sleeping Beauty 4:09
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    Decidedly Dumb 6:41
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    Weight 5:40
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    Zero 6:54
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    Our Father 4:34
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    Luco 6:17
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Lead vocalists, in order of appearance:

Matt Crutchlow

Chris Killerby

The Pearsall Consort

Bryony Lang

Paul Cozens

Ellen Jakubiel

Mark Northfield

Jon Payne

Jamie McCarthy

Alexandra Howlett 
 

The Bosendorfer piano was played by Mark one rainy summer's day in the Grand Hall at Dulwich College, South London. Strings were played by Gillon Cameron, John Metcalfe, Ian Burdge and Jan Kiernan in the months following. The sax solo on Resistance was recorded by Nigel Hitchcock on the Isle Of Skye with bovine interruptions.

Andrew Holdsworth played guitars and drums on Decidedly Dumb and Zero; he also engineered the album in typically enthusiastic fashion. Eva Holdsworth played imaginary mandolin.

The song 'Weight' contains a lyrical excerpt from the book 'Hotel World' by Ali Smith. Used with the author's permission.

The front and rear artwork is taken from paintings by Tamara Dubnyckyj, a graduate from the RCA, London. More of her work can be seen at her homepage:

www.tamaradubnyckyj.net

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