BIRD DOG DANTE (LP)

John taught me everything about playing guitar - PJ Harvey?John Parish, a proper Englishman that knows how to rock - E (Eels)?John Parish, the twice Ensor nominated composer and Mercury?Prize winning producer delivers a brand new collection of songs,?including a duet with his longtime musical partner PJ Harvey.?Bird Dog Dante was completed in a busy year for Parish. On top of?being the musical director of the extended PJ Harvey band on their?Hope Six Demolition Project world tour, he produced acclaimed?albums for This is the Kit, Nadine Khouri, and Aldous Harding.?John is an exceptionally skilled artist with a youthful delight and a?creative open mind, as well as the ability to masterfully expand on?those ideas. It is clear why Uncut said that Parish is one of Britain's?most resourceful and imaginative studio craftsmen.?John's recent solo records were instrumental, and mostly included?works composed for film. While Bird Dog Dante contains a few?pieces written for film, it is his first song oriented album in nearly a?decade. Working while touring allowed him to bounce lyrics off his?long time musical partner PJ Harvey. On Sorry for Your Loss, a song?about their close friend Mark Linkous, it seemed only fitting to take it?further and sing the song as a duet. The music is gentle and quiet, not?unlike its creator, and its heft comes through its emotional depth and?its subtle delights from unexpected sound choices and processing.??SALES POINTS?John Parish is an accomplished composer, solo artist,?and producer. Parish has worked with PJ Harvey since the?80s, and just finished a busy year as the musical director?of Harvey's Hope Six Demolition Project world tour?Bird Dog Dante features duets with both PJ Harvey and?Aldous Harding as well as drumming from Harvey's?bandmate Jean-Marc Butty?Parish has produced albums for PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding,?Jenny Hval, Giant Sand, Eels, SIxteen Horsepower, Tracy?Chapman, This is the Kit, and Nadine Khouri?LP version pressed on virgin vinyl and packaged in an?uncoated stock jacket with an artworked inner sleeve?featuring spot metallic ink and a free download coupon.?CD version in 4 panel mini-LP style gatefold package?In addition to touring with his own band in April, Parish?is playing a commemorative show of Nick Drake's music?at St George's, Bristol in what would have been Drake's?70th year?Album artwork was done by Parish's daughter Honor and?the layout designed by his wife Michelle Henning, who as?well as being Professor of Photography at University of?West London, was art director for PJ Harvey's The Hope?Six Demolition Project and also responsible for the iconic?Let England Shake cover design?Together, Parish and Harvey sound confidently?experimental, like two soldiers daring each other to ever?more stupendous feats of bravery. - Uncut??TRACK LISTING:?1. Add To The List?2. Sorry For Your Loss?3. The March?4. Let's Go?5. Type 1?6. Rachel?7. Buffalo?8. Kireru?9. Le Passe Devant Nous?10. Carver's House?11. The First Star