Winter North Atlantic

Winter North Atlantic brings together live acoustic instrumentation, analogue synths, stumbling electronic rhythms, and dissonant melodies. Reviewers have drawn comparisons as varied as Can, Ry Cooder, Fourtet, Hood, Prefuse 73 and RJD2, reflecting the breadth of influences behind the Winter North Atlantic sound.

The first Winter North Atlantic album, 'Load Line', was referred to as being:
'packed with duvet-snug melodies... an album for headphone escapism' [The Wire].

Drawing primarily on electronic influences, and recorded on only 8 audio tracks, this release set the tone for WNA's dusty, warm, lo-fi sound. The follow-up release, the 'Mercator' ep reflected a move towards greater live instrumentation, whilst retaining the abstract loops of 'Load Line', and received comparisons as diverse as Ry Cooder and RJD2.

This led to a collaboration with Animat (Big Chill Recordings), producing a live rescore for the animated feature film Belleville Rendezvous, which premiered at the Big Chill Festival (UK), and went on to a sold out tour of UK independent cinemas. Since then, WNA has produced several remixes for the likes of Tunng (Full Time Hobby), Maximo Park (Warp), Bracken (Anticon), The Gentleman Losers (Buro/CCO), Animat (Big Chill Recordings),
and Digitonal (Just Music) – which featured on Gilles Peterson's Radio1 show.

The second Winter North Atlantic album, 'A Memento for Dr. Mori' (released in Oct 2009) continued the progression towards live performance, and a greater diversity of layered, natural sounds. The album received radio play on BBC6, and Bleep43 described it as: “a glistening sound world that grabs your attention... a smart, unusual album which takes a interesting concept and applies it with deft skill."

A CD of remixes from the album was released in Nov 2010 on Boltfish Records, featuring mixes from Fieldhead, The Gentleman Losers, John Ashton (Arctic Monkeys), Paul Sleaze, Bracken, Mint, Cheju, Damien Shingleton, The Declining Winter, Animat, and Dextro.

The new album 'Yaga's Cabin' (due mid 2011) retains the sense of cinematic disquiet, and has already received comparisons with the likes of Trans Am and Bonobo.

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